...::[The Footy Desk]::...

[Waddy]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtm...nronaldo103.xml

 

Telegraph is normally pretty good for being true...

 

 

[Stefan.]

That's shocking. Best team in Europe, and he still wants to leave.

[Crokey]

That's shocking. Best team in Europe, and he still wants to leave.

..United... to join them.

 

Hughes should be confirmed to be City boss today, and Ronaldinho should be confirmed by the weekend

 

Still not that keen on Hughes, but as someone reminded me, he's turned Blackburn into a team no-one likes to play against, his transfers have been pretty good and he gets the best out of players that aren't performing well (for which City have plenty of)

[Stefan.]

Ronaldinho's going to City? What a joke.

[Waddy]

Hughes just signed for City.

3 year deal

 

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3648451,00.html

[Seddo]

 

Ronaldinho's going to City? What a joke.

I rarely agree with you but for this i do agree, Ronnie will not leave Barca to play for a team in the UEFA cup, while he could join any top team in Europe and play Champions League footie.

 

Porto have been kicked out of the Champions league for next season for match fixing a few games in the 03/04 season, the year in which they actually won the trophy .

[Crokey]

Ronaldinho's going to City? What a joke.

I rarely agree with you but for this i do agree, Ronnie will not leave Barca to play for a team in the UEFA cup, while he could join any top team in Europe and play Champions League footie.

We'll soon see won't we.

 

And somebody pointed something out to me today and I thought they had a good point, I thought that Thaksin was slightly off his rocker for getting rid of Eriksson, but as they pointed out, you don't become a prime minister and a billionaire without some sort of decent coggetry up in the old noggin.

 

Besides now that I think about it, I think Sven had a taste now for international football and was just using City to stay in the shop window

[Eddie280]

Ronaldinho's going to City? What a joke.

I rarely agree with you but for this i do agree, Ronnie will not leave Barca to play for a team in the UEFA cup, while he could join any top team in Europe and play Champions League footie.

We'll soon see won't we.

 

And somebody pointed something out to me today and I thought they had a good point, I thought that Thaksin was slightly off his rocker for getting rid of Eriksson, but as they pointed out, you don't become a prime minister and a billionaire without some sort of decent coggetry up in the old noggin.

 

Besides now that I think about it, I think Sven had a taste now for international football and was just using City to stay in the shop window

What? Thaksin was a f*cking crook. Why do you think he got kb from Thailand?

[Kewfmwpj]

Who do you reckon the new Chelsea manager will be? My bets on Hiddink, contract runs out after Euros and has a close relationship with Abromavich.

[kietotheworld]

That's shocking. Best team in Europe, and he still wants to leave. 

..United... to join them.

Real Madrid haven't been the best team in Europe since 2003, United are the Double English and European Champions, hope this helps.

[EasyTiger]

So Villa have announced next season's kit will not feature any online poker site or airline, instead we're joining Barca in having a charity logo. I'm not sure but I think it's only us two that are currently doing so and I'm personally happy that we're helping a west-midlands charity.

 

Here's the logo:

 

[AndyGanteks]

 

Porto have been kicked out of the Champions league for next season for match fixing a few games in the 03/04 season, the year in which they actually won the trophy .

Remember AC Milan when they were involved and proved to be fixing a match in Calciopoli ?

 

Why weren't they kicked out of CL then ?

 

UEFA surprises me every day. 6+5 , now this. . Must be that Milanesi have a huge lobby in UEFA head rooms.

 

 

 

[Crokey]

That's shocking. Best team in Europe, and he still wants to leave. 

..United... to join them.

Real Madrid haven't been the best team in Europe since 2003, United are the Double English and European Champions, hope this helps.

Just look at the history books, and you'll see what I mean

[Seddo]

 

Here's the logo:

 

That looks pretty sh*t though, and it will probably look even worse on Villa's colour of the home strip .

 

And winning the Champions League doesn't mean your the best club in Europe, well that's what the United fans were saying when Liverpool won it in 2005, even though Liverpool's opposition were better than United's run in this season, funny how things change .

[Mexli]

Yes!, it's official, Sven Goran Eriksson is now Mexico's coach. I hope this is will be a good move for our National Team. We're having a big friendly against Argentina today, I really trust Mexico will beat them this time.

[The Killa]

So Villa have announced next season's kit will not feature any online poker site or airline, instead we're joining Barca in having a charity logo. I'm not sure but I think it's only us two that are currently doing so and I'm personally happy that we're helping a west-midlands charity.

 

Here's the logo:

 

Thats going to be on their kits? Haha it'll be interesting to see how that will look.

 

U.S lost to Spain 1-0. We put on a better performance than we did with England and actually had some good opportunities. Eddie Johnson got a shot deflected in the 35thish minute that I could have made, but I'm still satisfied with the outcome.

[kietotheworld]

And winning the Champions League doesn't mean your the best club in Europe, well that's what the United fans were saying when Liverpool won it in 2005, even though Liverpool's opposition were better than United's run in this season, funny how things change .

If there're 4 better teams in your country alone, and 1 in your city, then winning the CL doesn't make you the best in Europe. If you win the league widely regarded to be the best in the world, then go on and win the European Cup in addition to that, it's extremely difficult to form an argument against you being the best in Europe.

[Stefan.]

Hey Seddo, who do you think the best team in Europe was this year, huh? Liverpool? Nottingham Forrest?

[flicko]

 

Hey Seddo, who do you think the best team in Europe was this year, huh? Liverpool? Nottingham Forrest?

Now that, that is something I agree with. Kudos to you.

[kietotheworld]

Ronaldo break silence

 

Cristiano Ronaldo has broken his silence over his future by reportedly declaring a desire to move to Real Madrid.

 

The transfer story of the summer gathers pace by the day but prior to speaking to Brazilian website Terra, little of note had been offered by the Manchester United winger.

 

Sir Alex Ferguson and United's owners, the Glazer family, are united in their stance that Ronaldo will not be allowed to quit Old Trafford but their resolve to keep him will now be further tested by the player's latest declaration.

 

Speaking from Portugal's training base in the Swiss city of Neuchatel, Ronaldo admitted, according to Terra, that a move to the Spanish capital appealed.

 

"I want to play for Real Madrid, but only if it is true they are eager to pay me and Manchester United what they have been saying they will," said Ronaldo.

 

"However, it does not depend on me. It is important to send a message.

 

"From now on I will not talk again about this until the end of the Euros. It is not worth asking me because I will not reply."

 

On Wednesday, Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said he would not risk ruining his club's relationship with Manchester United by bidding for a player under contract.

 

However, now Ronaldo has signalled his intent for a future in Spain, it could be Madrid that make the next move.

[saintdave]

So Villa have announced next season's kit will not feature any online poker site or airline, instead we're joining Barca in having a charity logo. I'm not sure but I think it's only us two that are currently doing so and I'm personally happy that we're helping a west-midlands charity.

 

Here's the logo:

 

It’s a worthy cause but it also means a new home shirt or the same one with the new sponsor on so Villa will still make a lot of money in terms of replica shirt sales for people wanting to be up to date with what the team is wearing.

[Girish]

However, now Ronaldo has signalled his intent for a future in Spain, it could be Madrid that make the next move.

I read in todays newspaper that Ronaldo would want to move out of Machester United after one year. So, I don't think Real will make any move until then. Just a few days back, a spokesperson from Real said that ManU are not interested in selling Ronaldo and they wouldn't press for it since they wouldn't want to spoil the relations between the clubs.

[Waddy]

Also isnt there a rule after so much of the contract is done that another club can buy a player out of contract?

Dont know the exact rule...

[mark-2007]

Yes!, it's official, Sven Goran Eriksson is now Mexico's coach. I hope this is will be a good move for our National Team. We're having a big friendly against Argentina today, I really trust Mexico will beat them this time.

What was the score? I can't find it with a quick Google search.

 

Also, I only know of Carlos Vela and dos Santos as their youngsters, and they are supposed to become stars; who else is there though?

 

Also, was the caretaker manager in charge for the game? What happened to Hugo Sanchez? Last thing I heard about him was in World Soccer and he was doing fairly good.

[kietotheworld]

Yes!, it's official, Sven Goran Eriksson is now Mexico's coach. I hope this is will be a good move for our National Team. We're having a big friendly against Argentina today, I really trust Mexico will beat them this time.

What was the score? I can't find it with a quick Google search.

 

Also, I only know of Carlos Vela and dos Santos as their youngsters, and they are supposed to become stars; who else is there though?

 

Also, was the caretaker manager in charge for the game? What happened to Hugo Sanchez? Last thing I heard about him was in World Soccer and he was doing fairly good.

Argentina won 1-4, Burdisso, Messi x2 and Aguero, Naelson scoring for Mexico. Good start for Sven!

 

Anyone heard about this interview Kaka has supposedly done with Milanese radio station saying he'd love to play for United?

[Crokey]

Also isnt there a rule after so much of the contract is done that another club can buy a player out of contract?

Dont know the exact rule...

No the rule your thinking of is if a player is over 27 years old they can buy out the rest of their contract and become a free agent, Richard Dunne was/is thinking of doing that, until he reeled himself in when they announced Hughes as manger.

[Mexli]

What was the score? I can't find it with a quick Google search.

 

Also, I only know of Carlos Vela and dos Santos as their youngsters, and they are supposed to become stars; who else is there though?

 

Also, was the caretaker manager in charge for the game? What happened to Hugo Sanchez? Last thing I heard about him was in World Soccer and he was doing fairly good.

As kietotheworld said it was 4-1 in favor of Argentina.

 

Other than Carlos Vela and Giovanni Dos Santos there is also Andres Guardado who play for Deportivo La Couruña in Spain, Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa,22, who currently plays for Club America (my favorite team)in Mexico but he is expected to move to Europe soon maybe in July or next season. Edgar Castillo who plays for Santos, this guy has incredible speed and he was a factor in his team becoming champions no less than one week ago.There is some other few players that currently play in the Mexican league who seem to have a bright future.

 

The caretaker manager was in charge of the game. Hugo Sanchez got fired, because he didn't bring the results that most Mexicans wanted and he didn't qualify the under-23 team to the Olympics even though he had many talented and experienced talented players.

 

We got beaten 4-1 because two of our defenders were nervous, we had an incompetent defensive midfielder, and most of all, our goalie sucked balls and couldn't stop anything. Even though he is supposed to have experienced, I've always criticized this guy, and hopefully our young keeper will play against Peru next Sunday. But I don't take away from Argentina they played well and they deserved to win.

[Stefan.]

Will Sven be coaching for you guys again Peru? Also, just over 24 hours until Euro 2008 kicks off.

 

@flicko: Thanks, I just watched a season review on Fox Sports about League 1, and Forrest were by far the best team, and in my opinion already good enough for the Premiership.

[flicko]

 

@flicko: Thanks, I just watched a season review on Fox Sports about League 1, and Forrest were by far the best team, and in my opinion already good enough for the Premiership.

As much as I'd like to agree, I'm afraid I don't. For me, Doncaster were the best footballing team in the Division, and Swansea were up there in terms of grit and getting the results obviously. Next season I hope we don't do a Hull and get promoted yet again, as we'll just go straight back down. It would be nice to be up there with the big boys again, but not just yet.

 

Oh, and it's Forest, there's only one R, you twat!

[Stefan.]

Oh, and it's Forest, there's only one R, you twat!

My bad.