The SNH Football thread

[leyenda]

Great, won't be able to see the game tonight Would've absolutely loved to see how our guys perform against England. The newspapers here in Belgium have been making a fuzz about this game and our players in England for quite a while now.

I wouldn't have been surprised if we'd drawn or even lost based on our performance. My girl is Belgian so tbh I would have never heard the end of it. Your guys played well especially Fellani. I actually don't think we'll get that badly treated by the press after this tourney. Expectations are the worst they've ever been in my lifetime and I've been following since 96

[meanmrcustard]

Expectations are the worst they've ever been in my lifetime and I've been following since 96

Essentially, it's the first time in ages that expectations have been realistic. England have not been anywhere near being a top side for more than 20 years.

That's not saying England can't win the Euros (they won't, but it wouldn't be the biggest shock of all time), but they have nowhere near the level of quality as say, Spain or Germany.

Germany will win it I reckon. Scary thing is, based on their squad and the players on the fringes, they won't peak for another few years yet. Could see them dominating over the next 2-3 tournaments.

[ehbes]

^ that's what I'm thinking, they have a strong squad that is also very young.. Gotze and Podolski will only get better

[bassrael]

looks like Shinji Kagawa will go to ManU for about 17,5 m euro. It´s a shame he leaves Dortmund, but it is his dream to be the first japanese player in the pl that breaks through. You will have a lot of fun with him next season


looking fwd to the european championchip now!

[jazzamataz]

Did anyone watch the Real Madrid vs. Man Utd Legends game last night?

It was fucking brilliant. Figo, Zidane and Carlos look like they could STILL
play top flight football. It was ridiculous. Lee Sharpe's goal was fantastic.

[AxeD]

looking fwd to the european championchip now!

Congrats on winning them too
Just wrote down all my predictions, always fun to see how much money you could have won.
Got 3-1 on Germany - Netherlands and went with UK over France in the poule.

[Mehlovich]

Anyone fancy a SNH fantasy euro 2012 league?
I have made a team on Sportskeeda. But I'm up for making one on a different site if theres any better places.
if not - I'll just make on there

EDIT: never mind, made a new topic instead.

[TooMuch]

Yeh happy we tied up the Kagawa deal. Funny how the press are going on about how it was a plan B for United. I think that transfer was always on the cards with Sir Alex making an appearance at the German cup final to have a final scout. £12M with the fee going up to £17 based on success and appearances is not a bad bit of business at all.

With Chelsea making impact in the market with Hazard, Marin and Hulk? and City yet to spend their zillions I hope this is just the start for United. I won't be expecting anything £40m+ like the other two but it would be nice to bring in some players that show we still have the intent of claiming back our title and also that we can still compete financially. Really is a shame that football has actually come to a point where money (very much inflated money) is looking to be the best way to gain success.

I say all that and we didn't really spend a significant amount last season and came 2nd in the league by goal difference. That without our best defender/captain for most of the season and a particularly hard fixture list in comparison to other title challengers. Im sure we will be there or there abouts next season.

[Mehlovich]

Yeh happy we tied up the Kagawa deal. Funny how the press are going on about how it was a plan B for United. I think that transfer was always on the cards with Sir Alex making an appearance at the German cup final to have a final scout. £12M with the fee going up to £17 based on success and appearances is not a bad bit of business at all.

With Chelsea making impact in the market with Hazard, Marin and Hulk? and City yet to spend their zillions I hope this is just the start for United. I won't be expecting anything £40m+ like the other two but it would be nice to bring in some players that show we still have the intent of claiming back our title and also that we can still compete financially. Really is a shame that football has actually come to a point where money (very much inflated money) is looking to be the best way to gain success.

I say all that and we didn't really spend a significant amount last season and came 2nd in the league by goal difference. That without our best defender/captain for most of the season and a particularly hard fixture list in comparison to other title challengers. Im sure we will be there or there abouts next season.

THIS!

I fucking hate modern football.

[scspkr99]

I know it's different because Manchester United generate mroe revenue than anyone else but they have a lot of big transfers. Nani and Anderson at 18m apiece Veron 24m Berbatov 30m Ferdinand a whopping 27m.

Ferdinand has proved himself to be great value the others less so but Manchester United fans (Like Liverpool fans) crying about the money spent by other teams is laughable. Apart from anything else them stealing Robhinio from under your noses was a great bit of business for you. Same with Chelsea paying you about 10m for Mikel.

[garethom]

I am very sad today.

[scspkr99]

I am very sad today.

Because of Lambert?

Any preference?

[garethom]

I am very sad today.

Because of Lambert?

Any preference?

No, because of Hughton. (I'm a Birmingham fan).

Whilst it's not a good look if he leaves a few days after appearing on the season ticket renewal video saying the words "Be committed", I can't say I'm surprised.

Birmingham are now in a completely fucked position if he goes. What manager would come to a club that's under a transfer embargo, has no money anyway, whose owner is in court and has just been ordered to leave his house (and can't leave Hong Kong anyway) and might not have a job if they (hopefully) sell the club soon. I honestly can't see us getting a new manager until they sell, and I can't see us being bought until we go into administration (and thus will be a lot cheaper than we are now). That coupled with having only 15 contracted players (of which I've no doubt that Hughton was the main force of attraction for more than a handful) makes for pretty grim times as a Birmingham fan.

Also wonder if the Norwich fans that complained about Villa "poaching" Lambert will be as up in arms about their club "poaching" Hughton.

[scspkr99]

Probably not but then football often makes hypocrites of us.

I really didn't realise just how bad Birminghams position was and I can only hope it sorts itself out. I'm ok with the tribalism of football but I don't want to see other clubs fucked this way.

[garethom]

Probably not but then football often makes hypocrites of us.

I really didn't realise just how bad Birminghams position was and I can only hope it sorts itself out. I'm ok with the tribalism of football but I don't want to see other clubs fucked this way.

Supposedly it isn't as bad as the media make out (when the accounts are published, they're going to show losses, but not as drastic as some are reporting (mostly from last year)) and this year the club has pretty much been running self-sufficiently (which isn't going to get us much success, but at least it's good) and we have a deal with HSBC to stop money made by Birmingham City PLC going outside of the PLC, but it isn't going to get any better under the current owners. Just hope the rumours of an imminent buyout are true, Yeung needs to face up to the fact that the Golds and Sullivan ripped him off and he's going to get nowhere near £80m for us now.

I don't hate the guy, like many owners, he spent big and was let down the manager/players on the field, and just like many owners, didn't have a plan b. He just needs to accept that it's a lost cause, and it's only going to get worse.

Fucked any chance of getting back to the prem, but oh well, I go home from games happy more times in the championship

[scspkr99]

Supposedly it isn't as bad as the media make out (when the accounts are published, they're going to show losses, but not as drastic as some are reporting (mostly from last year)) and this year the club has pretty much been running self-sufficiently (which isn't going to get us much success, but at least it's good) and we have a deal with HSBC to stop money made by Birmingham City PLC going outside of the PLC, but it isn't going to get any better under the current owners. Just hope the rumours of an imminent buyout are true, Yeung needs to face up to the fact that the Golds and Sullivan ripped him off and he's going to get nowhere near £80m for us now.

I don't hate the guy, like many owners, he spent big and was let down the manager/players on the field, and just like many owners, didn't have a plan b. He just needs to accept that it's a lost cause, and it's only going to get worse.

Fucked any chance of getting back to the prem, but oh well, I go home from games happy more times in the championship

It would be hoped that club owners took longer term approaches. They are usually in it for a profit which is understandable but the model of spending and relying on Premiership survival or CL qualification was discredited when Ridsdales Leeds experiment collapsed to a point that they are yet to recover from. Liverpool were also in the position where we relied on RBS to protect us from our previous owners that were hemorrhaging 1m in interest payments a week and had us days from administration. Portsmouth's trials are also well known.

Players and managers have a responsibility to deliver but owners and chairmen have to plan for what happens in the event that they fail. There needs to be some kind of regulation that understands the importance of football clubs to communities. My preference is for some type of fan ownership or involvement and for owners to have to demonstrate their commitment and their ability.

[scspkr99]

I wondered whether it was April 1st then I realised this was just about the funniest thing I've ever seen

Roy the Redeemer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/euro20 ... z1x6A2tOOV

[PinUp]

I wondered whether it was April 1st then I realised this was just about the funniest thing I've ever seen

Roy the Redeemer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/euro20 ... z1x6A2tOOV

Wonder how roy feels about it?

[jazzamataz]

Manchester United fans (Like Liverpool fans) crying about the money spent by other teams is laughable.

Exactly. Take a long walk off a short pier. We've been dealing with
it at Arsenal for nearly a decade.

[wub]

Manchester United fans (Like Liverpool fans) crying about the money spent by other teams is laughable.

Exactly. Take a long walk off a short pier. We've been dealing with
it at Arsenal for nearly a decade.

Saints have just called up four of their youth team players to full team, Wenger's probably saving up to pay over the odds for them in the January window