Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:19 pm  

Bang wrote:

Zidane

All time great?

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:25 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

All time great?

Did I stutter?

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:36 pm  

World Cup 2010 - England's World Cup TV schedule ITV will show England's first two matches at the 2010 World Cup, with BBC showing the third group game, as well as the last-16 and quarter-final if Fabio Capello's men make it that far

World Cup 2010 - England's World Cup TV schedule ITV will show England's first two matches at the 2010 World Cup, with BBC showing the third group game, as well as the last-16 and quarter-final if Fabio Capello's men make it that far

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:37 pm  

Catalancs wrote: World Cup 2010 - England's World Cup TV schedule ITV will show England's first two matches at the 2010 World Cup, with BBC showing the third group game, as well as the last-16 and quarter-final if Fabio Capello's men make it that far Eh? So the games won't be shown on both channels? FFS. Got to put up with ITVs dire coverage.

Catalancs wrote: World Cup 2010 - England's World Cup TV schedule ITV will show England's first two matches at the 2010 World Cup, with BBC showing the third group game, as well as the last-16 and quarter-final if Fabio Capello's men make it that far Eh? So the games won't be shown on both channels? FFS. Got to put up with ITVs dire coverage.

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:18 pm  

"He's alright that little Messi fella, might make it if he puts on a bit of weight and learns to head a ball..."

Probably what the scouting report would have read if he'd been born in Aldershot rather than Argentina.

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:34 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

"He's alright that little Messi fella, might make it if he puts on a bit of weight and learns to head a ball..."

Probably what the scouting report would have read if he'd been born in Aldershot rather than Argentina.

Add 'too short & only has 1 foot' and you're bang on the money.

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:43 pm  

He was turned down by Argentinian giants River Plate due to the conditon which stunted his growth.

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:48 pm  

I am yet to meet an Argentinian here who has a good word to say about Messi, they all think he doesn't care about playing for Argentina and only plays well for Barcelona because that's who pay his wages.

Then again, they seem to think similarly of most of the star players who head to Europe so it isn't that much of a surprise.

I presume the post about Messi/Rooney/Ronaldo joining the likes of Pele and Maradona if they do well in the World Cup was a joke? Three players in their early/mid 20's who have done well for the last 3 or 4 years for their clubs in comparison to players who performed well at the very top level for club and country for over a decade?

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:53 pm  

Asim wrote:

I presume the post about Messi/Rooney/Ronaldo joining the likes of Pele and Maradona if they do well in the World Cup was a joke? Three players in their early/mid 20's who have done well for the last 3 or 4 years for their clubs in comparison to players who performed well at the very top level for club and country for over a decade?

Obviously. All 3 of the ones I mentioned won at least 2 World Cups? (Did Maradonna? Think he got 1) Mess, Roo & Ron have still got many years of football ahead of them.

Re: More football chat : Tue Mar 23, 2010 1:54 pm  

Asim wrote:

I am yet to meet an Argentinian here who has a good word to say about Messi, they all think he doesn't care about playing for Argentina and only plays well for Barcelona because that's who pay his wages.

Then again, they seem to think similarly of most of the star players who head to Europe so it isn't that much of a surprise.

Why do they think so highly of Maradonna then? Because he won things with Argentina? Maybe Messi will.