DR HOLLIDAY Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Man City 3 losses in a row and they took a beat down, lol Backup keeper was shockingly horrible, but very entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 Glad to see EPL table tightening up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted September 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 I hate the friggin' Spurs. I hate even more that United is atop the EPL table now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Nice draw by my Canaries away at Hammers yesterday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted September 27, 2015 Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Nice draw by my Canaries away at Hammers yesterday! They should have won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Aud Smell Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Norwich solidly mid-table. And as much as I hate Man U, I am glad to see there is an actual title race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Everton wins and jumps to 5th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Man City is back atop the EPL table, at least for now, pending the Man U result later today. Sergio makes sure by scoring 5 goals ... http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/sergio-aguero-nets-5-goals-1.3255652 He has such a fine touch, especially around the net, but he is often overlooked in International play due to that other guy from Argentina and for the fact that he is often played in the mid-field for Argentina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 MUST WIN!! GO BiH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) BiH scores in the 71st minute to lead 1 - 0. Cyprus (still not sure if that is a country ... especially a European one) leads Israel (another European (?) country) 1 - 0. If these scores hold it will be a tremendous result. ----- Israel just scored to make it 1 - 1, but a draw there would still be OK. ----- CYPRUS!! ----- Why is 11 not in there? Edited October 10, 2015 by Sabres Fan In NS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) BiH scores in the 71st minute to lead 1 - 0. Cyprus (still not sure if that is a country ... especially a European one) leads Israel (another European (?) country) 1 - 0. If these scores hold it will be a tremendous result. ----- Israel just scored to make it 1 - 1, but a draw there would still be OK. ----- CYPRUS!! ----- Why is 11 not in there? Cyprus has always been a part of europe, Israel well I'd rather see them go to the asian conference but politics and holocaust guilt trip I guess. Nice to see BiH taking 3rd place though, much better team than Israel. Edited October 11, 2015 by Huckleberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Cyprus has always been a part of europe, Israel well I'd rather see them go to the asian conference but politics and holocaust guilt trip I guess. Nice to see BiH taking 3rd place though, much better team than Israel. Where do you stand on Turkey and Russia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Cyprus has always been a part of europe, Israel well I'd rather see them go to the asian conference but politics and holocaust guilt trip I guess. Nice to see BiH taking 3rd place though, much better team than Israel. BiH started the qualifying matches poorly with a home loss to Cyprus. They changed managers and there was a bit of a transition and they were experiencing a bit of WC hangover. They have been playing better of late and their last qualifier is away against Cyprus on October 13th. So, they have a playoff berth secured with a victory. Their arch playoff nemesis CR7 and Portugal has qualified already, so that's a good thing, assuming they reach the playoff. BiH is ranked 30th in the world right now, which is good for a small country that has only had a National Team for about 20 years now. Where do you stand on Turkey and Russia? I know you were addressing Huck, but I will tell you where I stand. Turkey has traditionally been the gateway to Asia, with the Bosphorus being the actual divide. Istanbul is a very interesting place, with eons of history. Also, a great "bucket list" destination, as you can walk across a bridge in Istanbul and cross Asia of your list. Now there is talk of Turkey being admitted to the EU. They are working hard to be admitted and Ataturk (the founder of modern day Turkey and the first President, who turned Turkey into a secular state) really got the ball rolling around 100 years ago. I believe it is pretty much inevitable that Turkey (all of it) will eventually officially become part of Europe, as it should be, IMO. Now, as for Russia, I have always viewed them a part of Asia geographically. Seeing that they adopted a Eastern European religion (for the most part) and with a strong Slavic (Eastern / Northern European) tradition and heritage I can understand them being part of Europe as well. The problem is that Russia is so big that there will be parts that are very Asian and the traits of the people reflects this. So, Russia is a more interesting discussion, but the bottom line is that they will ultimately, IMO, be considered part of Europe, but stretching all the way to the Pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Where do you stand on Turkey and Russia? Geographically their countries have parts in Europe , so I don't mind having them playing with us. Allthough Turkey is just a real small part. Also the main population of Russia is located in the european part. As for turkey I wouldn't mind them joining the eu, but their current prime minister "erdogan" is running the show like a corrupt dictator. Europe should have let the Turkish army take over back when he first got the job, Europe told the Turkish army it was not democratic. After that Erdogan replaced the leadership with his puppets and is turning Turkey away from a secular state. Edited October 11, 2015 by Huckleberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksabre Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Faaaaaack Man U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 BiH was a seeded side in the Euro 2016 playoff draw and they drew Ireland. Should be a good matchup. See you in mid-November. GO BiH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Ukraine vs Slovenia - Tough call but Ukraine will come out on top Sweden vs Denmark - Two best teams in the playoffs against each other, but I think Sweden will come on top. Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ireland - Normally I'd say Bosnia, but Ireland has that old school British fighting mentality and it doesn't suit Bosnia. Norway vs Hungary - Norway is the better team here and should win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I am in Orlando for a wedding yesterday, and it so happened that the USWNT was playing a friendly versus Brazil here at the Citrus Bowl!... a bit of a "Victory Tour" for the champs. I ended up going to the game, and it was a ton of fun. Lots of families, great weather, and they won 3-1. Truth be told, though, Brazil was outplaying them for a solid majority of the game. Brazil did not bury their chances. Hope Solo played well in goal. Man, you can really see the game better in person than on TV, e.g., seeing the ball's trajectory, seeing the speed of the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I am in Orlando for a wedding yesterday, and it so happened that the USWNT was playing a friendly versus Brazil here at the Citrus Bowl!... a bit of a "Victory Tour" for the champs. I ended up going to the game, and it was a ton of fun. Lots of families, great weather, and they won 3-1. Truth be told, though, Brazil was outplaying them for a solid majority of the game. Brazil did not bury their chances. Hope Solo played well in goal. Man, you can really see the game better in person than on TV, e.g., seeing the ball's trajectory, seeing the speed of the players. Hope Solo.....I wonder if she can skate, and stop a puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Ukraine vs Slovenia - Tough call but Ukraine will come out on top Sweden vs Denmark - Two best teams in the playoffs against each other, but I think Sweden will come on top. Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ireland - Normally I'd say Bosnia, but Ireland has that old school British fighting mentality and it doesn't suit Bosnia. Norway vs Hungary - Norway is the better team here and should win this. Is it really fair that Ireland has to play against two countries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted October 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2015 Is it really fair that Ireland has to play against two countries? :w00t: I know you know better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Sorry 11 ... your guys played them tough though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 A short clip of my 10 year old, soon to be 11, daughter. She is the one who makes the overlapping run down the near sideline. What amazing ball movement for 10 year old girls. It's a shame our forward didn't check-in to finish/continue the play. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8GhHqgAQS4&t=3m30s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chileanseabass Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 A short clip of my 10 year old, soon to be 11, daughter. She is the one who makes the overlapping run down the near sideline. What amazing ball movement for 10 year old girls. It's ashamed our forward didn't check-in to finish/continue the play. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8GhHqgAQS4&t=3m30s That's insane. My daughter is playing U10 at the moment and is miles behind something like that. Hell, I wish my son's U14 team could move the ball that way. Instead, the coaches have them give the ball to the two highly skilled players on the team and watch them try to dribble through 4-5 defenders. It's infuriating. Luckily one of the two is suspended for their next match for yellow card accumulation. I don't have any real "experience" in soccer, but I'm a fan of the game and coached hockey for a number of years so there's some things I understand, and a lot of learned in a short period of time. I've befriended a few of the non-English speaking Mexican dads on the team (some played pro in Mexico) and we just complain about the coaching (or lack there of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 That's insane. My daughter is playing U10 at the moment and is miles behind something like that. Hell, I wish my son's U14 team could move the ball that way. Instead, the coaches have them give the ball to the two highly skilled players on the team and watch them try to dribble through 4-5 defenders. It's infuriating. Luckily one of the two is suspended for their next match for yellow card accumulation. I don't have any real "experience" in soccer, but I'm a fan of the game and coached hockey for a number of years so there's some things I understand, and a lot of learned in a short period of time. I've befriended a few of the non-English speaking Mexican dads on the team (some played pro in Mexico) and we just complain about the coaching (or lack there of). SDS has posted clips of his daughter's team a couple of times before. It seems to me that they have an incredible coaching staff that is teaching them to think about the game the way the pros do--even if the skills aren't quite there yet. By the way, that video initially confused me; I couldn't figure out why they wouldn't shoot! Then I noticed the people sitting in the goal, and then I noticed the other goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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