Any REAL football fans here? (Page 11)

Do NOT

Get

Me

Started

on

Rome.

Can't stand the f**ker!

Hehe.  That's awesome.  Wouldn't it be great if he was so good that he not only played in the MLS but on the USMNT?!?!  Or even better, in a super league in Europe? 

THAT

WOULD

BE

AWESOME!

MLS Starts this weekend.  If you don't have a team, the Fire (Chicago) will welcome you with open arms. 

Oh, and on the LFC front, RAFA SIGNED!  He has a new contract through 2014.  Phew.

Anyway, MLS starts so now as one league starts to wind down, my other one picks up.  Sweet!

Well, the Sounders definitely opened the season with a bang last night.  3-0 rout of New York!  I do believe they are not going to be your run of the mill expansion team.  And that new kid, Fredy Montero, is going to be fun to watch.  He has a pretty decent first touch and has some nice 1-on-1 ball handling in tight spaces. 

Should be VERY interesting indeed.

What abou the champions league draw! 'pool gets Chelski AGAIN....5 years in a row - has to be a statistical anomaly.....Manure gets a freebie to the semi's.....

MLS started? - ( just kidding - too much basketball at this time of year)

Yeah.  And I'm Steven Gerrard.

Taking a conspiracy theorist point of view, UEFA is trying to eliminate as many EPL teams as possible as early as possible so it won't be an all EPL final like last year.  And yes, ManUre gets another cake walk to the semi's.  Bollocks I say.

Well, the Sounders definitely opened the season with a bang last night.  3-0 rout of New York!  I do believe they are not going to be your run of the mill expansion team.  And that new kid, Fredy Montero, is going to be fun to watch.  He has a pretty decent first touch and has some nice 1-on-1 ball handling in tight spaces. 

Should be VERY interesting indeed.

Yeah.  It is a Friendly.  It is essentially Chelsea's pre-season.  Working out the bugs.  Chelsea was in the States a few years ago and played the US MLS All-Stars at the break.  Went to that match.  All the players I loved to hate were there.  It all depends on how healthy they are.  The draw is for the names so they usually play at least the first half.

Heck, I've even gotten to see the Fire play Celtic.  That was fun too.  And then Everton last year.  Although little Timmy Cahill (the fkuc) was injured for the match.

True.  One thing I'm concerned about is that they might be missing one potentially very important city.

St. Louis. 

That is a soccer town if there ever was one.  And they still haven't gotten the nod.  Something is going on but I don't know where.  St. Louis or MLS.

I agree on St Loius as a soccer city for playing - but do they have the base for supporT? Is there an immigrant base of nationalities that would turn out?

I think that is what helps sustain the success and momentum for new franchises.

GAME ON!!! I can't believe you could have expected the results from this morning! Could not have played out better for LFC--they just better win tomorrow.

Watched the second half of the Tottenham game--what a thriller. Gotta love the Modric goal and Gomes had just an incredible second half.

They not only won, they put a SERIOUS dent in the goal differential.  Mercy!  It started to get really ugly for a while there.

And with the two red cards in the ManUre match, that means Shrek and the Red Head (Scholes) will be out of the next match. 

SUCK ON IT FERGIE!!!

And the Fire won too.  Against Dallas.  Good weekend for me all around! 

Good question.  I have no idea.

'Bout time you started talking in here.  We've been waiting for you. 

Good weekend for Pool - thought Stevie G's celebration of his hat trick was a bit hollow since 2 were PK's and one a free kick!...Villa has rolled over an played dead too..everyone loved Martin O'Neill BUT playing a central midfield player at right back really hurt....Reo Coker gave away the free kick for the first goal, was beaten by a punt for the second, fouled ( or touched Reina and he fell over) for the third and the PK - what makes it worse is he actually signed 2 full backs in the off season he isnt using!....Genius!

Chelski were unlucky - Gonzo. ( Gomez - have you seen that nose?!!!) made a couple of outstanding saves for a change...should have been a draw.

Manure looked average in the beginning - great in the second half but could not score..a couple of fortunate bounces went Fulham's way...game was over when Rooney decided to throw a paddy - and was deservedly sent off - I would have prefered it if the ref made him sit in the corner for a pseudo time out..would have been more applicable for his childish behaviour

On the St Louis question - I've been there many times for soccer tournaments etc...it is a hot bed for "playing" soccer - just dont know if it is for watching...when was the last MNT game there? and was it well attended?

Don't forget the sending off of Friedl was a very poor decision in the Pool/Villa match.  PK, sure.  Yellow, probably.  Straight red, no.

And that second goal by Fulham was magical.  Just magical.  I loved it.

More good questions about STL.  No idea.  Sure there would be two almost immediate Derby's built in (CHI and KC) but not certain about attendance which would have to be the overall driver for a new team there.

What is wrong with you man!?!?!?  I would probably shrivel up and die without getting my footy fix. 

That's flippin' hilarious. I busted up watching the highlights of Shrek's tantrum. Classic.

I could watch that time, and time, and time again.  What a baby.  There is a rumor that the FA will suspend him for another game for his refusal to leave the pitch.