MattPie Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 (edited) As for your second point, I could misunderstand you but if you are comparing Maradona to Roenick I am putting you in the ignore filter. Please confirm or deny. Just a silly joke about an illegal goal. Unless I find out Maradona is having Twitter-fights with Englanders about a decades-old goal. ;) EDIT: Then it occurs to be that the goal was Brett Hull not Roenick. Can I plead drunk on that one or do I have to go with incompetence? I have no idea how I got that confused. Edited November 17, 2012 by MattPie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Just a silly joke about an illegal goal. Unless I find out Maradona is having Twitter-fights with Englanders about a decades-old goal. ;) EDIT: Then it occurs to be that the goal was Brett Hull not Roenick. Can I plead drunk on that one or do I have to go with incompetence? I have no idea how I got that confused. :w00t: While incompetence is simialr to ignorance at being bliss, I'd go with drunk ... :beer: . As for that goal, the fans in England are still way more upset 25+ years after the fact, than Sabres fans are concerning *no goal*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Just a silly joke about an illegal goal. Unless I find out Maradona is having Twitter-fights with Englanders about a decades-old goal. ;) EDIT: Then it occurs to be that the goal was Brett Hull not Roenick. Can I plead drunk on that one or do I have to go with incompetence? I have no idea how I got that confused. I was just about to ask if you meant Hull! They do look alike, somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattPie Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 I was just about to ask if you meant Hull! They do look alike, somewhat. And both did some National broadcasts, right? I'm going with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Canaries just beat MU! Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Canaries just beat MU! Awesome. Anytime anyone beats MU it is awesome. The best news ... That loss by MU coupled with the 5 - 0 drubbing of AV by my favourite EPL club (the other one from Manchester) has Man City on top of the EPL ... :thumbsup: ... :beer: !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Normally, when MU loses a game, Ferguson is all over the referees, the calls, the sheer luck of the other team, whatever. Anything but his team is at fault. Today, he was all about Ruddy and being outplayed. And Ruddy might be the best keeper in England, if they really want to look at it. (Sorry, Scotia, but I don't think that Hart gets challenged like Ruddy does!) You know, it's good, for once, to hear him speak well of his opponents rather than rail against invisible goblins. And, of course, I'm thrilled with a Canaries win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Interesting writeup on Ibrahimovic. http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/15/will-the-real-zlatan-ibrahimovic-please-stand-up/?hpt=isp_r1 While his goal against England was spectacular, best ever? Probably not. One of the comments to the linked article does a good analysis of why not. Included in that reasoning is the fact that it occured in the later stages of a 3 - 0 (at the time of Zlatan's 4th goal) friendly match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 don't dream about 2014 to much, cup going to belgium, well if we make it passed group qualifyer, croatia, serbia, wales, scotland, macedonia, and belgium one of the rougher qualifying groups around :P Belgium leads that group as of now, on goal differential, over Croatia. Serbia looks finished at this point, which I am happy about ... :w00t: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaFontaineToMogilny Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 Interesting writeup on Ibrahimovic. http://worldsport.bl...-up/?hpt=isp_r1 While his goal against England was spectacular, best ever? Probably not. One of the comments to the linked article does a good analysis of why not. Included in that reasoning is the fact that it occurred in the later stages of a 3 - 0 (at the time of Zlatan's 4th goal) friendly match. Not the best goal ever, if Hart wasn't so hopelessly out of position it would probably be the best goal ever scored, as it stands, hitting the empty net with a 30 yard overhead kick is amazing, but it's not the best goal ever. I refer to several other goals that have been referenced in this thread already :) As for what goal is the best ever, I would like to nominate Van Basten's impossible volley against the Soviet Union, or Hagi's long range strike in 94 against Colombia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) I believe there are a few Chelsea supporters on board here. Hello, Yuri. http://edition.cnn.c....html?hpt=hp_t3 Just wow! Things are really in a sorry state at Chelsea, after a few short months from glorious times. ===== Looks like only a matter of time before Messi breaks the calendar year goal scoring record. He's on 80 with 6 Barca matches left to score 6 goals to break the record. Should not be a problem for this magical footballer. http://edition.cnn.c...html?hpt=ifo_t1 True to his team first attitude he is more concerned with winning matches. I wonder if he can skate and knows how to hold a hockey stick? The Sabres could use his attitude and approach. Edited November 21, 2012 by Sabres Fan In NS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR HOLLIDAY Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Schalke, Dortmund and Bayern all through to the knock out round......... :beer: :beer: :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Strong stuff from the German clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Manchester City ... :cry: !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Defecting Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 It's different following a team that plays abroad, than following a local team. Playing soccer, growing up in the 80's, near Buffalo, we didn't have the best coaching, the fields were comparatively dire, and there were no professional teams, and there wasn't YouTube, so when games started being broadcast on the big satellite dishes, particularly the Prem, and Serie A, leading up to WC '94, it was magical. Then came WC '94. I taped as many games as I could from that tournament, and it really shaped me as a fan. To me, at 14, it was a tournament of so many new faces. There was Branco and Romario. There was Koeman and Bergkamp. There was Beresi and Baggio. Valderama, Stoichkov, and Tony Meola. That's why, as a soccer fan, I feel I can switch my allegiances at will. I came out of that tournament following Bergkamp at Arsenal. By the time he retired, Ronaldo was on the rise at Manchester United. I've stuck with ManU, too long perhaps, because I'm tired of seeing Giggs and Scholes every other week. It might be time for a new team, but so long, long a time as a fan, has jaded my feelings about other teams. Rooney and Van Persie together has been sickly sweet, though. I've also loved the way that Anderson and Cleverly play midfield. United's always had such an embarrassment of riches, that it's been fun to watch them play, mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 It's different following a team that plays abroad, than following a local team. Playing soccer, growing up in the 80's, near Buffalo, we didn't have the best coaching, the fields were comparatively dire, and there were no professional teams, and there wasn't YouTube, so when games started being broadcast on the big satellite dishes, particularly the Prem, and Serie A, leading up to WC '94, it was magical. Then came WC '94. I taped as many games as I could from that tournament, and it really shaped me as a fan. To me, at 14, it was a tournament of so many new faces. There was Branco and Romario. There was Koeman and Bergkamp. There was Beresi and Baggio. Valderama, Stoichkov, and Tony Meola. That's why, as a soccer fan, I feel I can switch my allegiances at will. I came out of that tournament following Bergkamp at Arsenal. By the time he retired, Ronaldo was on the rise at Manchester United. I've stuck with ManU, too long perhaps, because I'm tired of seeing Giggs and Scholes every other week. It might be time for a new team, but so long, long a time as a fan, has jaded my feelings about other teams. Rooney and Van Persie together has been sickly sweet, though. I've also loved the way that Anderson and Cleverly play midfield. United's always had such an embarrassment of riches, that it's been fun to watch them play, mostly. This, to me, seems to be akin to what a lot of NBA fans are like. They follow players, not teams; they follow the stars. There is, of course, nothing wrong with this, but it's just not "normal" to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy22 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Mario Götze has been superb as of late... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Manchester City drew Chelsea, nil - nil, this afternoon. Therefore, Man U stays one point clear of Man City atop the EPL ... :( . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Two more goals for Messi. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2012/11/25/sp-soccer-spanish-roundup-barcelona.html He is on 82 now for 2012. 3 more to tie the record and a 4th will break the calendar year goal scoring record of 85 that has stood since 1972. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Be still my heart ... http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2012/11/27/sp-soccer-toronto-fc-kevin-payne-dc-united-major-league-soccer-don-garber.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Best U8 team I ever saw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Best U8 team I ever saw! They all are ssssooooo cute and happy. Are you the proud papa of someone in that photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 They all are ssssooooo cute and happy. Are you the proud papa of someone in that photo? Yes. Top left. I was also their coach. This was an end of year tourney and 3 coaches chipped in players to form one team. Our club plays 5v5 at U8, but this tourney was 7v7 on a larger field, so we needed to form a larger roster. Ended up with 4 shoutouts... 2-0, 4-0, 2-0, and 1-0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabres Fan in NS Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Yes. Top left. I was also their coach. This was an end of year tourney and 3 coaches chipped in players to form one team. Our club plays 5v5 at U8, but this tourney was 7v7 on a larger field, so we needed to form a larger roster. Ended up with 4 shoutouts... 2-0, 4-0, 2-0, and 1-0. Outstanding! Congratulations all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 K-town on track for promotion, eight wins, eight draws, zero losses for 32 points. Very happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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