OT: soccer thread

Post #641 » by **fatlever** » Tue Aug 3, 2010 7:48 pm

i read that oezil to real rumor yesterday... ho hum. and where will he fit in that midfield? im really getting sick of all the real and barcelona rumors. here's an idea, sell some freaking players to pay off that massive debt you owe.

wouldnt bremen be better off selling him now and getting something? or maybe they want him so they can qualify for CL again which brings in the bucks.

Det the Threat · Post #642 » by **Det the Threat** » Wed Aug 4, 2010 5:06 pm

fatlever wrote:i read that oezil to real rumor yesterday... ho hum. and where will he fit in that midfield? im really getting sick of all the real and barcelona rumors. here's an idea, sell some freaking players to pay off that massive debt you owe.

He would only fit if they'd sell at least one of Kaka or van der Vaart.
It's also been rumored that Murinho isn't a real big fan of Kaka.

fatlever wrote:wouldnt bremen be better off selling him now and getting something? or maybe they want him so they can qualify for CL again which brings in the bucks.

It all depends on the price.
Making it to the CL is worth about 15 million euros extra, if i remember correctly.
So everything less then this wouldn't be what they'd sign off.

They could also try to play Oezil during those qualifiers and sell him afterwards, but that would prevent him from playing international games(CL or Euro League) for his new club.

So we'll have to wait and see, but him transferring during the summer is getting less and less likely with every day that goes by.

e4Nf6 · Post #643 » by **e4Nf6** » Wed Aug 4, 2010 5:57 pm

What do you guys think of the new home-grown rules in the prem? I imagine it just makes it that much harder for Americans to get over there, and it was hardly easy before.

Post #644 » by **fatlever** » Wed Aug 4, 2010 7:01 pm

i just hope that all the UEFA leagues adopt the same rules as far as home grow talent and financial stability.

Post #645 » by **fatlever** » Wed Aug 4, 2010 7:03 pm

USA roster for brazil friendly has been announced

GOALKEEPERS- Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton)

DEFENDERS- Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Étienne), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)

MIDFIELDERS- Alejandro Bedoya (Örebro), Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht)

FORWARDS- Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy), Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake), Herculez Gomez (Pachuca)

Post #646 » by **fatlever** » Wed Aug 4, 2010 7:07 pm

we finally might get to see jermaine jones. i was hoping to see castillas again.

Det the Threat · Post #647 » by **Det the Threat** » Wed Aug 4, 2010 9:01 pm

fatlever wrote:i just hope that all the UEFA leagues adopt the same rules as far as home grow talent and financial stability.

It's already in play by most of those leagues.

In Germany there's the rule that you need a certain amount of players from your own academy under contract.

BTW: Jermaine Jones seems to be healthy again, but i wouldn't expect much out of him, because he's just back after missing a whole year.

Post #648 » by **fatlever** » Fri Aug 6, 2010 4:54 am

well, spoke too soon about jermaine jones. he will not be playing vs brazil.

Post #649 » by **fatlever** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 5:59 pm

who is interested in playing fantasy premier league this year? ive played on yahoo and on the epl site in the past and i wasnt in love with either. has anyone done espn or fox? preferences?

Fred Williamson · Post #650 » by **Fred Williamson** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 6:03 pm

would love to but I suck big time at fantasy soccer games.

Post #651 » by **fatlever** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 6:05 pm

Fred Williamson wrote:would love to but I suck big time at fantasy soccer games.

i'll take that as a yes.

Post #652 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 6:19 pm

In for fantasy anything... and you know this.

When do this footballers start crackin shots anyway?

Post #653 » by **fatlever** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 6:29 pm

epsn has a nice layout but not many scoring cats, its mainly limited to clean sheets, assists and goals. the epl site is the same. i love yahoo for their tons of scoring categories, but they dont have team limits (meaning you can pick an entire team from man u if you wanted). fox soccer site wont let me read their rules w/out signing up first. i think i am leaning towards the yahoo version because of all the scoring categories.

Post #654 » by **fatlever** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 6:33 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:In for fantasy anything... and you know this.

When do this footballers start crackin shots anyway?

premier league officially starts next weekend.

france started last week
germany starts in 2 weeks
and spain and italy start in 3 weeks

early champions league and europa league qualifying has already started, but the group leagues wont get started until the fall.

e4Nf6 · Post #655 » by **e4Nf6** » Mon Aug 9, 2010 7:45 pm

I'm down for fantasy soccer. I had a lot of fun with the world cup version we just did...

Post #656 » by **fatlever** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:12 pm

OK, i created a league on yahoo. i really couldnt find a league system that i loved. espn, sky sports and the official epl site have similar leagues with similar scoring. but their scoring is so limited and basic, just goals, assists and clean sheets. that gets boring. yahoo has tons of scoring categories, but their league allows you to make unlimited transfers during the year. i wish i could combine the two types, yahoos scoring + espn other rules.

anyway, i went with yahoo. here is the league.

http://uk.premiership.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

· Group ID#: 8773

· Group Name: realgm

· Group Password: bobcats

doc.end · Post #657 » by **doc.end** » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:28 pm

Nah, I just want to spend less tie on the iternet, I'll opt out this time.

BTW czech league already had round 4 last weekend:) And we have only one club in european competitions (champs leageue, EL) already

Thaliontil · Post #658 » by **Thaliontil** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:47 pm

I´ve never played a fantasy league and I´m going on vacation this Sunday but it seems funnier...Just Premier League?That means I can´t recruit the whole Valencia´s squad?

Post #659 » by **fatlever** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:56 pm

we can also do a champions league fantasy league once we get to the group stage.

come on and join. there's only 2 people so far

Post #660 » by **fatlever** » Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:39 pm

fatlever wrote:OK, i created a league on yahoo. i really couldnt find a league system that i loved. espn, sky sports and the official epl site have similar leagues with similar scoring. but their scoring is so limited and basic, just goals, assists and clean sheets. that gets boring. yahoo has tons of scoring categories, but their league allows you to make unlimited transfers during the year. i wish i could combine the two types, yahoos scoring + espn other rules.

anyway, i went with yahoo. here is the league.

http://uk.premiership.fantasysports.yahoo.com/

· Group ID#: 8773

· Group Name: realgm

· Group Password: bobcats

only 2 more days until season starts... last chance. we have 4 in the group now. whoo hoo.