Football (soccer) thread - 2012

Uk kings fan · Jun 12, 2012

right liverpool... no just dont go there they think there a massive club and are hated by everyone else

Newcastle dont do it please just dont support them... please

Fulham... the demster is leaving and IMO they will get relegated this season

West ham anouther team people dislike <laugh>

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can i ask what things you look for to choose your team?? and maybe i can give you an indication which team i think will fit you (might help

??)

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

Not a mega club. Great supporters, interesting/unique tifo & songs. If the ultras are political prefer it to be anti-racist/anti-fa bent. Reasonable likelihood to watch their games in the States - I try to follow VfB Stuttgart but only get about 6-8 games in the season if that. St. Pauli and Celtic are two others I like and those are a lost cause, outside of the Old Firm stream.

William Blake · Jun 12, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

Why not Arsenal? They keep it young, fresh and always play good. Not an underdog per se but certainly among the top pack.
It can be difficult to root for a team that is never going to win anything when it's not from your area.

Uk kings fan · Jun 12, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

i dont know if it will help but im on a football forum and wrote this about 1 1/2 ago now i think.... connor wigham is the user name because my second team is wigan and connor wickham is a sunderland striker

it is a comparison between nba and PL teams

http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/52075-Which-NBA-teams-are-like-which-Premier-league-teams

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i think you should concider my team sunderland

young team who has great history but is not a top team by any means we got into the PL sgsin sfter lots of relegations and years of lower league football... under the new manager martin o'neil we can be back up there again the derbys are massive games vs newcastle (the atmosphere is much better then anything) and it is a football first area where fans dispite money problems come out in there droves (35-45k a week) i dont know what you mean by songs we have some great chants and songs by the supporters?? and we are on TV quite often your way i think

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

Pro for Arensal - their kit resembles my clubs' second. Can watch in the Champions league.

Cons - admittedly minor, they are "big 4" but hanging by a thread. My buddy Steve likes them, we hate each others' teams outside of the Timbers.

They are definitely the least objectionable of the EPL teams that will be playing in the Champions League next year.

Uk kings fan · Jun 12, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

there boring to watch play, young players which just get sold off, there manager whines to much and they havent won anything for years

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

Uk kings fan said:

Well like I said Sunderland and Portland have a friendship, though it was before my time. If the games are on I'll check them out.

We have Aston Villa coming next month, I have played a few games on FIFA with them and had an ok time. West Brom came out last year, I guess I wouldn't rule out either of them.

Interesting that the link you posted linked the Kings to Nottingham Forest. I managed to really cheese off a Nottingham guy on FIFA beating him with my lowly MLS squad. We have the rights to Robbie Findlay if he ever comes back to the MLS, hopefully we'd move him for something more useful.

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

Wow, nice tifo Russians. I am glad I am nowhere near this game!

Uk kings fan · Jun 12, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

because there crap now but have amazing history

im going to make it my job to convince you to be a mackem...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3wKrIEarUM (underdogs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipr2vfUvNt8 (history)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEuBHXFPT_E&feature=related (support)

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

Well if you want me to like your club you should know Coldplay isn't going to score points! I hope one of the other two videos uses a Clash song. lol

well maybe all the ManU pouters on the third link gets points.

Uk kings fan · Jun 12, 2012

i could sit here for hour telling you about the team i love and many outhers love... its just somthing special to be part of IMO better then the top teams

ellis short the amarican billionairre said he fell in love with sunderland the minuet he felt the atmosphere he saved us from going under and made us a real force

i could show you the wins against newcastle,man city,arsenal,liverpool,chelsea and many more... i can show you the players we have and the players we will be signing andi can show you more vidios of the support but instead i will just tell you this team is amazing and i love them and they seem to fit the bill for you if you like them learn about them and watch them if not i will help you find anouther team

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

My team is hovering around last place, lost to an expansion club (which is probably worse than losing to a newly promoted club) and then lost to a Division 5 squad in our domestic cup. I couldn't love them any more, so I know what you're saying.

Uk kings fan · Jun 12, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

this is a canadian speaking about his love for sunderland having never been

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/showthread.php?t=707860

we were relegated by our bitter bitter rivals newcastle and they were singing "your going down, going down, going down" this was the end for us no money and no future and the players having to be sold off but in the 45,000 strong crowd a united voice sung back "we know we are, we know we are, we know we arrrrre" even they had to laugh

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

The poor Canadian fellow doesn't have a local club to support? I really only cared about international for years until I got stuck into the Timbers then I got curious about other leagues.

If anything it does seem Sunderland supporters would be a fun group to share a few pints with. I guess we sent about 33 out there in 2006, which was my first full year in Portland so well before my time. Farthest I've gone for the boys is Montreal which I think is just under 3k miles. Hopefully they tour Europe one day soon.

Our season ticket holders night is tonight, the first event since our embarrassing US Open Cup defeat, it will be interesting I'm sure.

MassachusettsKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

What is wrong with Chelsea

I don't follow the EPL as much, but Chelsea is my team over there. I really like the World Cup and Euro Cup, obviously, and would choose International soccer over anything else.

The MLS can be a good time... cheap/good seats and the talent is improving. I go to a decent amount of Revs games each year. Matt Reis and Shalrie Joseph usually makes the games entertaining enough for me.

pdxKingsFan · Jun 12, 2012

I wish they would move the Revs to Boston proper, they'd get great support in town with easy access. I was there when MLS started so always had a soft spot but when I moved the games were still tape delayed and shown after midnight on ESPN2 which was still trying to be the edgy X-games channel then.

Chelsea are pretty firmly on my don't like list. No reason except they are.

Kingsfan23 · Jun 12, 2012

After watching almost all of the first games of this Euro, I believe Germany may be the team to beat.. They just seem primed for the big time. Spain didnt look as sharp

TyFreak Evans · Jun 12, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

Well yes, I shall agree with you, pdxKingsFan, because she was definitely hot before she signed with the Sounders women. She has definitely stayed hot even after signing with the Sounders women. And, to be honest with you, I don't see her stopping anytime soon...

Uk kings fan · Jun 13, 2012

Kingsfan23 said:

they looked dodgy IMO baring in mind portugal should have got a draw at least i think it will be Croatia...

jalfa · Jun 13, 2012

Uk kings fan said:

dodgy is putting it nicely. ever since that loss vs. France in that prep match a couple of months ago, we've looked pretty much horrible. the loss against the Swiss and that uninspiring 2-0 against Israel were just symptoms of a larger issue. it's probably got something to do with a large portion of the team playing for München and having just finished a very disappointing season. right now, the only ones playing solidly are Hummels, Boateng and Neuer (just realised that it's still 3 Bayern players...so much for that theory, although Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Müller and Badstuber still didn't look good) and the only thing really going for the team is being massively lucky. Portugal should've at least gotten a draw out of that game and really should've scored two goals and just won. I do hope the team will find a rhythm tonight, I'll definitely be watching closely.

King in England · Jun 13, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

Im from Bristol and support Bristol City in the Championship (league below the EPL). I dont support a premier league team but still watch it every week. Football is my first sport so id like to chip in with my views.

From your description the first team i thought of were Newcastle (sorry Uk kings fan). Big team but not top 5 they recently got relegated but were promoted the following season. The fans in that part of the country (the north east) are renowned as some of the best. Great rivalry with sunderland which is always a plus in my view.

The problem is I dont know how much coverage you get over there so its hard to suggest a team that you will get to see regularly.

My thoughts on other teams...

Liverpool- Pros. Massive history, massive fanbase, rich american owners, lots of rivalries, fighting for europe. Cons. Horrible accent, living in the past, contender for most hated team in england.

Everton- Pros. Brilliant manager, consistant top half finishers. Cons. No money/investment, traditionally the smaller team in liverpool.

If you wanted to watch winning teams Man City, Man Utd or Chelsea will be the dominant top3 for the next few years in my opinion.

In case you cant tell i love talking football so sorry if I rambled a bit.

pdxKingsFan · Jun 13, 2012

Uk kings fan said:

I am supporting Germany (and Ireland while they last) and tend to agree and they had a bad run of form in the most recent stretch of friendlies. Is it the Bayern thing? maybe.

pdxKingsFan · Jun 13, 2012

King in England said:

Im from Bristol and support Bristol City in the Championship (league below the EPL). I dont support a premier league team but still watch it every week. Football is my first sport so id like to chip in with my views.

From your description the first team i thought of were Newcastle (sorry Uk kings fan). Big team but not top 5 they recently got relegated but were promoted the following season. The fans in that part of the country (the north east) are renowned as some of the best. Great rivalry with sunderland which is always a plus in my view.

The problem is I dont know how much coverage you get over there so its hard to suggest a team that you will get to see regularly.

My thoughts on other teams...

Liverpool- Pros. Massive history, massive fanbase, rich american owners, lots of rivalries, fighting for europe. Cons. Horrible accent, living in the past, contender for most hated team in england.

Everton- Pros. Brilliant manager, consistant top half finishers. Cons. No money/investment, traditionally the smaller team in liverpool.

If you wanted to watch winning teams Man City, Man Utd or Chelsea will be the dominant top3 for the next few years in my opinion.

In case you cant tell i love talking football so sorry if I rambled a bit.

We get a lot of EPL and Serie A with Bayern and Real/Barca sprinkled in. Mostly focused around the big teams but still plenty of opportunity to catch the others especially in the EPL. I could never root for the Manchesters or Chelsea. I like a challenge, but it would be nice to root for a team with an outside chance at making some noise.

Uk kings fan · Jun 13, 2012

King in England said:

Im from Bristol and support Bristol City in the Championship (league below the EPL). I dont support a premier league team but still watch it every week. Football is my first sport so id like to chip in with my views.

From your description the first team i thought of were Newcastle (sorry Uk kings fan). Big team but not top 5 they recently got relegated but were promoted the following season. The fans in that part of the country (the north east) are renowned as some of the best. Great rivalry with sunderland which is always a plus in my view.

The problem is I dont know how much coverage you get over there so its hard to suggest a team that you will get to see regularly.

My thoughts on other teams...

Liverpool- Pros. Massive history, massive fanbase, rich american owners, lots of rivalries, fighting for europe. Cons. Horrible accent, living in the past, contender for most hated team in england.

Everton- Pros. Brilliant manager, consistant top half finishers. Cons. No money/investment, traditionally the smaller team in liverpool.

If you wanted to watch winning teams Man City, Man Utd or Chelsea will be the dominant top3 for the next few years in my opinion.

In case you cant tell i love talking football so sorry if I rambled a bit.

Tell him that sunderland are a big team too.... and we will be in a final this year

also are you on any football forums?

Uk kings fan · Jun 13, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

Yep i think so but also teams dont really try in freindlys because they are picking/playing there 23 man squad

pdxKingsFan · Jun 13, 2012

Uk kings fan said:

Of course, but the last few friendlies are generally taken a little more seriously than others. Who knows, but their advancement is far from certain at this stage.

Uk kings fan · Jun 13, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

i hope they dont go through along with ireland,france and portugal

pdxKingsFan · Jun 13, 2012

Uk kings fan said:

You're trying to get me to choose Newcastle here.

Uk kings fan · Jun 13, 2012

pdxKingsFan said:

im english what do you expect

if you start supporting the skunks im not talking to you again

i dont know why anyone whould like to support that team with there horrible owner and dilusional fans

jalfa · Jun 13, 2012

well, so far Schweinsteiger and Gomez have managed to shoot my "all München players suck now" theory to pieces. not that I complain

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