OK, so maybe this will be a mostly soccer thread, but I figured there were enough soccer-based digressions on some of the other topics to warrant creating a topic here. I do smoke stuff (food) and eat smoked food often while watching soccer, so there's the connection to smoking . . .
[:D][;)][:D]
John
Newton MA
Hey Manx amd Mani--you guys must be flying after the great result today in the Manchester derby! And Manx, your sone was probably pretty happy with Liverpool today, too . . .
John
Newton MA
Hey Toffeeman--great result for Everton today!
John
Newton MA
John, don't you mean football and smoking? Our British friends you know [;)]
<i><font color="green"><b>Mike </i></font id="green"></b>
<i><font color="black">"Men like to barbecue, men will cook if danger is involved".</i></font id="black">
-John Wayne
Good idea John.
Yes, Jack my son was highly delighted with the Liverpool score just as all City supporters and most non-United supporters will be pleased to see Man C thrash Man U 3-1.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> John, don't you mean football and smoking? Our British friends you know <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
I think for the sake of the majority on the forum best stick to soccer and smoking, seem to be quite a few American Football fans here too![:D]
Manxman.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Yes, Jack my son was highly delighted with the Liverpool score just as all City supporters and most non-United supporters will be pleased to see Man C thrash Man U 3-1.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
HUH?? I don't speek soccer[:D]
GO COLTS (because the Pack didn't make it [V])
Glenn
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White smoke good...Black smoke bad!!
You think you had a tough (American) football time, Boxer? My two favorite teams are the Pats and Redskins . . . yesterday was the Saturday Playoff Massacre as far as I was concerned. [xx(]
Luckily, all my favorite EPL teams won . . .[:D]. Only result I didn't like was Chelski beating Sunderland . . . oh well.
John
Newton MA
Go Seahawks.....[:D] and what a finish in Indy
<i><font color="green"><b>Mike </i></font id="green"></b>
<i><font color="black">"Men like to barbecue, men will cook if danger is involved".</i></font id="black">
-John Wayne
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">GO COLTS (because the Pack didn't make it )<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
UUUH.....I mean GO STEELERS![:D]
Glenn
(http://usera.imagecave.com/boxertrio/iaff-copy.jpg)
White smoke good...Black smoke bad!!
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by mws</i>
<br />Go Seahawks.....[:D] and what a finish in Indy...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Uno mas win on their HOME turf and it's off to the BIG RINGS![:D]
35 years of extinguishing smoking stuff and now I'm wondering WHY!
Kummok @ Homer, AK USA
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JJC</i>
<br />Hey Manx amd Mani--you guys must be flying after the great result today in the Manchester derby! And Manx, your sone was probably pretty happy with Liverpool today, too . . .
John
Newton MA
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John,
Over the moon, although the hangover hasn't gone yet and my voice hasn't returned...
I know what you mean, Mani--I watched the match on video a second time with my daughter and I was still nervous they wouldn't hang on for the win. Cheered again when they did [:D]!
The other match worth watching more than once was the Arsenal-Boro match. Not from a competitive standpoint, but the quality of soccer played by the Gunners was gorgeous . . .
John
Newton MA
Hey Toffeeman--great result for Everton vs. Millwall today! WTG Toffees!
John
Newton MA
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I think for the sake of the majority on the forum best stick to soccer and smoking, seem to be quite a few American Football fans here too!
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Here is a quote from John Cleese in his address to Americans on the subject.[;)] <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer.
Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies).
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By the way, Go Seahawks![:)]
T2
Hi tsquared,
Haha, nice quote.[}:)]
Perhaps we should let John (JJC) respond to this one!?[;)]
Manxman.
Rugby? Isn't that what guys who are not brave and crazy enough to play Australian Rules Football do with their spare time? [:D]
John
Newton MA
Looks like only Toffeeman was a happy guy this weekend among our group . . . was Man U fortunate, or what [:(!]
John
Newton MA
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Rugby? Isn't that what guys who are not brave and crazy enough to play Australian Rules Football do with their spare time?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Haha, i definately think "crazy" is the best word associated with Aussie Rules Football.
There was an air of depression in the lab yesterday John, two very morose ardent Liverpool supporters cursing a somewhat fortunate Man U! Daylight robbery was the general concensus.
Manxman.
Ok, footie fans--I'm back in business but missed a lot of the soccer the past couple weeks. Looks like Man City and Everton have done pretty well. Lpool and Gunners not so well, and Chelski keeps purring along. What else is brewin'? Did Sounness get sacked yet?
John
Newton MA
Hey Manx--just a few hours (it's about 1AM in England right now) until the Man City-Liverpool match. It's a tough call for me because I like both teams, but I have to say I have closer ties with Man City. Hope the match is a cracker!
John
Newton MA
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">What else is brewin'? Did Sounness get sacked yet?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Yes, Souness got sacked a while ago and Newcastle have been unbeaten since!Guy called Glenn Roeder in charge for the timebeing.
I ended up watching the Liverpool City game on tely, the tickets fell through at very short notice related to unforeseen (and tragic, albeit not related to me or mine) circumstances. Jack, my 8 year old lad, was rather disappointed but was old enough to put it into context.
The game was obviously rather a disappointment to City fans, losing and Barton sent off!!
Now hoping to get tickets for next Saturday's game against Charlton, also at Anfield so keeping my fingers crossed. We will probably make a weekend of it and have a "boys behaving badly" weekend. Too much junk food, late nights and partying!!
Manxman.
Hi Paul,
What's new on the footie front? Did you get to Anfield a couple weeks ago for the match vs. the Addicks? Tough week for City with the Wigan loss and the FA Cup loss vs. West Ham--I though City deserved better!
John
Newton MA
Hey Toffeeman,
You must be enjoying Everton's resurgence in the EPL! A European place seems within reach now . . . Everton looks like they're enjoying playing again.
John
Newton MA
Hi John,
Yes, had a marvellous weekend with Jack. The football was awful[:(] but Jack is only 8 and was just happy to see his heroes play. I think Liverpool were to proccupied with the forthcoming game against Benfica which they also lost! Unfortunately no goals but the atmosphere was good. We had a few hours at the ground and Jack is already planning his next trip![;)]
City have lost the plot a bit recently, I think the FA cup has detracted from the league, against Wigan the manager made 6 changes and rested players only to lose both that and the quarter final last night..... very disappointing! They clearly need 2 or 3 new players in the close season, at least they will still be in the Premiership next season!
Did you have a good break?
Manxman.
Wonderful break, Paul. Cabo was amazing!
Watching Man U vs. West Ham as I type this. It's 1-0 Man U in the 83rd minute . . . hope the Hammers come through with a late equalizer!
Toffeeman, I'm hoping Everton end up in Europe, despite their stumble at Anfield last weekend. Who'd have thunk it after their horrendous start?
John
Newton MA
Hey football fans--what a week! Paul, what's the skinny on Stuart Pearce's comments on himself and his players--do the fans like that brutal honesty? And Toffeeman, not the expected result against Sunderland . . .
Hi John,
Most people support Stuart Pearce, the concensus amongst fans is that he is the best thing to happen to City in years and that has not changed one bit with his comments.
All the papers are in support of him as well. like may sports soccer has become a business for the top stars who get paid thousands of pounds/dollars per week but do not put their heart and soul into the game.
So many people seem to want a return to true sporting values and Stuart Pearce is rapidly being recognised as one such person capable of delivering rather than running scared of the overhyped overpaid underachieving "stars" we see so often in sport nowadays.
Virtually every football fan I have spoken to irrespective of club they support has a great deal of respect for him.