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Arsenal would not sign Wolverine, he is very obviously a tenacious defensive midfielder. They would sign a pretty-boy like Gambit and wonder why he was looking more like Professor X (wheelchair optional) a year later...
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Jan 17, 2015 13:05
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chuggo is BACK posted:Arsenal would not sign Wolverine, he is very obviously a tenacious defensive midfielder. They would sign a pretty-boy like Gambit and wonder why he was looking more like Professor X (wheelchair optional) a year later... Iread itbwrong, sorry fat gay nonce fucked around with this message at 13:42 on Jan 17, 2015 |
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Jan 17, 2015 13:33
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lol bunnyx I actually read yours wrong as well
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Jan 17, 2015 13:40
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Im not an xmen expert but i think beast would sign for arsenal and its obvious why!!
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Jan 17, 2015 13:41
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Beast is already signed to AFC Wimbledon
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Jan 17, 2015 15:13
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arsenal would sign the retard one that speaks with an accent that disappears and is blue.
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Jan 19, 2015 15:27
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hes BLUE because he is DEPRESSED playing for arsenal. hahaha. #footybants. also the disappear this was a reference to disappearing in big games. e. sorry i thought these posts were in pwm.
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Jan 19, 2015 15:28
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right thread nonetheless
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Jan 19, 2015 15:43
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big soccer thread with title "is jurgen klinsmann a homophobe", lulzy posts ensue. http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/is-jurgen-klinsmann-a-homophobe.2014835/
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Jan 19, 2015 23:26
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straight up brolic posted:big soccer thread with title "is jurgen klinsmann a homophobe", lulzy posts ensue. its also why he dropped donovan imo
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Jan 19, 2015 23:28
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quote:Klinsmann is Rand's Objectivist hero if there ever was one: he's handsome, successful, motivated by self-interest, despises weakness and opposes systems of control. He could've leaped right out of Atlas Shrugged. It's probably one of the reasons he has adopted the US to begin with, where a form radical libertarianism prevails.
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Jan 19, 2015 23:33
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That's this year's NaNoWriMo plot taken care of
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Jan 20, 2015 00:37
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quote:That's extended meaning, but the proper meaning is the one in the dictionary.
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Jan 20, 2015 00:41
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Is this all because he said the MLS is poo poo or something?
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Jan 20, 2015 00:41
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Make no mistake, a top talent, a top lad. Doing great work both offensively, defensively, unfazed by pressure, building lovely understandings, constantly oozing confidence and it has been contagious for the team. I'd say this young man has easily been our best player recently and it doesn't seem as he'll ever look back. Markovic
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Jan 20, 2015 00:44
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Dunban posted:Is this all because he said the MLS is poo poo or something? He said the national team players aren't facing quality opposition in MLS, and somehow MLS signing more national team players is supposed to be some kind of massive own.
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Jan 20, 2015 00:47
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take your pick http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/what-team-should-i-support-part-2-cont.958788/ quote:I don't don't know which team has the most supporters on here so I might get blasted for this but I don't care. America's Team is Manchester United. I guarantee you even the number one soccer hater in the world will know Manchester United. I don't know how to explain it but when I was young and only remember watching Euro and World Cup I would always here about even on MSM about Manchester United nothing else. There is just something about the team maybe the players, the brand, the coach,the trophies. They a reason why there followed so much. If you are watching soccer for the first time you should follow Manchester United. Now if your one of those people who don't like rooting for the "biggest" team I would say Chelsea is the next best team. On the East Coast the team with the most Jerseys is Chelsea. There always in contention and always have a lot of recognizable players. Now I see on here the team recommend is Arsenal. I respect that but I don't understand why. First when's the last time they came to see there fans in the US. Not in the last few years ( if I'm wrong I apologize). Next is the Trophies . Yes they won the FA Cup and have had memorable BPL title seasons but when the last time they were in contention for something outside of England. I agree if you want to root for a team that you could say is an underdog Arsenal is your team. However not for someone new to EPL. Comments are welcome but like I said if you just wanting to yell at me Don't try. Thanks for reading 8raz fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 01:14
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Hmmm well I was thinking of rooting for plucky underdogs Arsenal but I'm just not sure if they have the brand power I crave
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Jan 20, 2015 02:10
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I went through this last year. I'm from Boston, but the Red Sox were not yet WS Champs and I was still very angry about the whole Bobby Valentine thing. I did not cross off Liverpool as a result but I refused to just let them be the default that the Red Sox wanted them to be. I put them in the mix and none of my friends who were Liverpool fans said to "Root for Liverpool and You'll Never Walk Alone". Why? I don't know. But I took their lack of trying to sell me as a negative. So I went to Wikipedia and looked at American Players in the PL. I narrowed it down to Sunderland, who had Altidore, my favorite US player, and Stoke City, who had the most US players on their team. I asked around and my cousin said "Not Stoke they're going to get relegated." I signed onto the Sunderland Rollercoaster ride, without knowing before it was a rollercoaster. Their FA Cup run and matrix-style relegation dodge hooked me. If you are new to a league: Pick the obvious team, or you take a great risk of going Base Jumping without a parachute. hehehe For example our CEO is a big AS Roma guy, so when it comes to Serie A and Champions League, I'm a Roma fan!
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Jan 20, 2015 02:26
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I was once accused of being a glory hound because of my avatar, but my accuser was wrong. I was born in 1960 and the first sport I liked was basketball (however short an affair that was). By 1968 I was turned on to gridiron football, baseball by 1971 and soccer shortly thereafter. By 1972 I was on my high school soccer team. At some point there, I read about the Manchester United plane crash in Germany during 1958 and began following the club and what was going on in League Division One. I don't know why, but I seem to support those who have the most to overcome, just as I chose Lokomotiv Yaroslavl as my club to support in the Kontinental Hockey League after a plane crash decimated the team. Now this might sound like a most ridiculous reason to choose a club, but I was born in Chester, Pennsylvania just south of Philadelphia (and now the home of Philadelphia Union) and since the name of my native city was spelled out in that of the Red Devils, I chose them as my club. That they went on to win another 13 English titles was unforeseeable. If I were truly a glory hound, I would have chosen Leed's or Liverpool at the time.
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Jan 20, 2015 02:28
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Jan 20, 2015 02:34
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big fan of plane crashes here
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Jan 20, 2015 02:41
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Agree 100%. I even think it's okay to flirt with a couple of clubs. You know date them for a few matches maybe even half a season. You can't get committed. Not allowed to use the "we" when describing them. But can admit a soft spot for them. If it feels natural take the plunge, if not flirt with another. But once you have made the commitment and identified yourself as a supporter that's it. You stuck for life. No divorces in football. Even if your favorite player leaves, a new manager gets the team relegated to the Conference North (which is a real accomplishment consider the team you support is Plymouth), or the chairmen screws his secretary loses the club and the ground to his vindictive wife in the divorce. No matter what you're stuck with them.straight up brolic posted:big fan of plane crashes here in that case may i suggest queens park rangers they're rapidly on the rise in this demographic Lamont Cranston fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Jan 20, 2015 |
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Jan 20, 2015 02:42
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Lamont Cranston posted:in that case may i suggest queens park rangers they're rapidly on the rise in this demographic 
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Jan 20, 2015 02:47
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Lamont Cranston posted:in that case may i suggest queens park rangers they're rapidly on the rise in this demographic Nah mate, actually they're on the decline.
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Jan 20, 2015 03:46
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West Midlands Football Teams Aston Villa or Birmingham City or Wolverhampton Wanderers The reason being is because I've learned that the city of Birmingham is the sister/twin city to my hometown, Chicago. Since I don't have much of a geographical connection to any of the cities in England, save for Southampton where my aunt lives (married an Englishman), the sister/twin city would be, theoretically, the next 'logical' and 'well-reasoned' step to choose a team in my eyes. I never saw the "the team chooses you" way of doing as was, well, well-reasoned. I'm not compelled by such a mantra. And in my experience Man. U., Arsenal and Chelsea are the most chosen EPL teams that came out of the "team chooses you" stance, which is predictable. (Controversial and offensive, I know.) Then there's Wolverhampton Wanderers in Wolverhampton. I'm aware that BC and Wolverhampton are not in the EPL. That's okay. I'm also aware that Aston Villa, in recent years, have been in the bottom half of the standings in the EPL. That's okay as well. I'm looking at this in a "support your team no matter what division they play in." Though relegation is non-existent in the MLB, if I had to choose, I'd cheer for the Cubs over the White Sox, so dealing with a losing season has become normalcy. What are the youth development philosophies of each team? I know Birmingham City took a financial blow, so I'd like a team with "sound" finance, though BC isn't out of the running. This is where I wish Arsene Wenger was present in Birmingham football. (If had to choose between the top EPL teams, I'd probably choose Arsenal due to Wenger.) I'm also putting "choose a team by their playing style" aside as well because I know managers are fired every few years, so if they're out then the style is out unless the new manager so happens to follow that same style. But, in saying that, I have soft spot for solid back fours since I was a centre-back in my days playing organized soccer. To me, without a good back four you don't have a "healthy" team. If any Americans are on the team? Not a really factor. It helps, but like I said, not really a factor since players are sent out on loans and there's free agency. My favorite Bulls (NBA) player is Joakim Noah. If he ever left the team I'd be upset, but I woudn't suddenly cheer on his new team - I'd cheer for the Bulls, and I'd cheer for the Bulls if they were up against him. I'd follow the player but not the team. Team colors and motto? Not really a factor. I feel the same way about those aspects as I feel about whether or not an American plays on the team. Also, how are the fans of each of the three teams, in general? I know there are bad seeds in each fanbase, so it's not like I'm expecting cordial perfection out of the group. A turn off would be if a given team was known for hooliganism, like if they formed any "firms." I know I rejected many common paths on choosing a team, but again, I'm looking at this at a more cold position, much less emotional: Choosing a team based where one lives. Or, for me, my sister city, which so happens to be Birmingham, England. Even if I move to another US city I'll be cheering on my Chicago teams. It is parochial, but that's what I'm about when it comes to sports teams. I don't follow "cheer for whoever you want f_ck the detractors." I'm adding West Bromwich Albion (closer than Wolverhampton) & Walsall FC (close enough) to the list all while crossing out Wolverhampton Wandarers. So that's four teams I'm choosing from. Aston Villa or Birmingham City or WBA or Walsall And I'll make clear that it doesn't matter the league. AV is in EPL, BC is in Champion, WBA is a bordleline EPL+Champion club while Walsall is in League One.
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Jan 20, 2015 03:53
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do europeans who watch american football go through these kinds of insane contortions to pick a team
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Jan 20, 2015 06:35
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TRP was packed with all those kinds of Bigsoccer type autism people until maybe like 2009 they began to be hunted as prey
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Jan 20, 2015 06:49
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Homework Explainer posted:do europeans who watch american football go through these kinds of insane contortions to pick a team Watching the Super Bowl I plastic for whichever team does not have a Manning or Tom Brady as quarterback. That's about it.
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Jan 20, 2015 09:48
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vyelkin posted:I was once accused of being a glory hound because of my avatar, but my accuser was wrong. I was born in 1960 and the first sport I liked was basketball (however short an affair that was). By 1968 I was turned on to gridiron football, baseball by 1971 and soccer shortly thereafter. By 1972 I was on my high school soccer team. At some point there, I read about the Manchester United plane crash in Germany during 1958 and began following the club and what was going on in League Division One. I don't know why, but I seem to support those who have the most to overcome, just as I chose Lokomotiv Yaroslavl as my club to support in the Kontinental Hockey League after a plane crash decimated the team. Small timers Manchester United, not like they had won the champions league 4 years before that and still had world class players or anything
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Jan 20, 2015 12:31
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Round up round up lads for its time for more made up Scholes circlejerking from the daily mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...dream-team.html
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Jan 20, 2015 18:29
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TelekineticBear! posted:Round up round up lads for its time for more made up Scholes circlejerking from the daily mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...dream-team.html  there's no loving way Pirlo wouldn't pick himself. And there's nowhere near enough backhanded compliments either.
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Jan 21, 2015 03:21
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Homework Explainer posted:do europeans who watch american football go through these kinds of insane contortions to pick a team Asking a friend who likes that thing: He's been watching NFL since 2002 and he likes Reggie Bush so he started liking the New Orleans Saints. I think he started liking Reggie Bush first because he was a star debutant or whatever they call it, then because he apparently was banging Kim Kardashian.
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Jan 21, 2015 10:25
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Von Linus posted:Asking a friend who likes that thing: He's been watching NFL since 2002 and he likes Reggie Bush so he started liking the New Orleans Saints. I think he started liking Reggie Bush first because he was a star debutant or whatever they call it, then because he apparently was banging Kim Kardashian. Oh, I am more familiar with sinners than saints , my dear. And sinners always look good. Strawman fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Jan 23, 2015 |
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Jan 21, 2015 12:24
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https://twitter.com/MadFootyMoments/status/557296526007877632
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Jan 22, 2015 17:33
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wrong thread
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Jan 22, 2015 21:41
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Jan 23, 2015 01:37
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Sterling is more like Messi, but Black. It's sharp turns, pace and body movement. Love Couts's skill but it ain't always necessary to beat your man
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Jan 23, 2015 18:20
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Brony Car posted:Sterling is more like Messi, but Black. It's sharp turns, pace and body movement. Love Couts's skill but it ain't always necessary to beat your man This but Jozy
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