Worldwide Soccer Thread I

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Azazel
Btw, how are greece's qualification campaign going on? I still can't believe they won Euro2004.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables?league=FIFA.WORLDQ.UEFA&cc=5901

Group Two

They are 2nd with 8 points, but Denmark, Turkey, and Albania all have 6 points (ok, Albania most likely won't make it ).

[MikeH]

Albanian are only doing so well because they beat Greece at home.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by MikeH
Ok, you can call them Eastern European but no-one will know what the hell you are talking about.

And that's just the way I like it . I have an excuse... I'm a Yank.

[MikeH]

Eastern Europe:

[Az]

@ Lichtenstein's 4 pts.

Damn, I wasn't keeping track of the other groups. quite interesting stuff!

[alva]

Originally posted by MikeH
Seriously though, we'll have one of the best squads at next years world cup... but there will be a few other great teams/squads there. Whether we can translate that into a win I have no idea.

Hmm, exactly how this record finds it's way to the playing table every four years is a real mystery to me...

But yeah, I'm SURE you'll win it this time.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Eastern Europe:

But Greece isn't west of center

[MikeH]

Originally posted by alva


Hmm, exactly how this record finds it's way to the playing table every four years is a real mystery to me...

But yeah, I'm SURE you'll win it this time.

That's exactly what I meant.

We actually will have a really good squad this time, which is the first time I can remember - but of course our press says that every year.

[Az]

You could've won Euro 2000.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Yeah, but they're English. They'd eventually have to choke in the end .

[Az]

Actually, IIRC, they never made it past the group stage.

Neither did Germany, from the same group, IIRC, so at least they have that as consolation.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Nope, not allowed... er, mate .

Btw, where am I sounding like a 'brit'?

had a stormer against you guys.
conceeded a goal
fookin A!

[Lawrence of Arabia]

also imran, post your picks in the world cup qualifier thread.

[FrustratedPoet]

Damn I wish I had the time to participate properly in this thread.

I'd like to hear people's opinions on who they think the worst player in the EPL is. And by that I mean the worst player who actually starts pretty regularly for his team.

In all seriousness, and recent elbowing incidences aside, I have to put forward the name of Timothee Atouba of Tottenham. He really is an enormous pile of cack in pretty much every respect, can't dribble, can't pass, can't tackle, can't head, poor discipline, even his own team hate him - he nearly got in a fight with Paul Robinson at the weekend. All this and Martin Jol still picks him ahead of Edman, who was one of our best players for the first 10 games of the season before he got injured.

The fact that he is an astonishing bad player and also scored a great goal for us to get a 1-0 away at Newcastle earlier in the season is just an added bonus because it also trolls Agathon, which is a worthy aim of any post.

[Imran Siddiqui]

had a stormer against you guys.
conceeded a goal
fookin A!

Where do you live? How are any of those exclusively British (except perhaps 'fookin' which is trying get around the auto-censor)?

who they think the worst player in the EPL is.

Anyone on the Norwich defense aside from Drury and Doherty .