**2012 - 2013 FOOTBALL SEASON THREAD**

[kevcam]

Impressive that they played 37 league games and did not lose any.

[Mark!]

happy to see them having success again

[BrotherHood]

Juventus my team since they last won a Champions League which was way back in 97 so yuh know ah out and bad in this ched next season

[Mark!]

out and bad yes

Hardcore Italy fan so I glad Del Piero got one more if this may be his last season with the old lady

[BrotherHood]

^^ I think it is. The legend Del Piero. Had 2 or 3 goals for the season too eh.

[Maxxx]

Juventus my team since they last won a Champions League which was way back in 97 so yuh know ah out and bad in this ched next season

Before yuh come out and get on bad make sure yuh get yuh facts correct....Dortmund win in 1997.....Juventus was the winner in 1996....so basically yuh saying that yuh start supporting them the year after they win....

[Mark!]

think he would have more likely mixed up the year in which they won rather than who won in 97

...jus saying

[BrotherHood]

I just mixed up the years meng. I have been a supporter since that era of players i.e Antonio Conte, now coach, Edgar Davids, Roberto Baggio, Ciro Ferrara, Filipo Inzaghi etc.

[Mark!]

Suarez is to have reportedly confirmed his relief that the kit does not come in black

[sharkman121]

i hate it... looks like something Detour would sell

[sharkman121]

Final day of the premiership guys, all games about to start and being played simultaneously.

[pioneer]

real pace on this final day...teams fighting for CL and europa position

unlike that other boring league

[sharkman121]

CITYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

ZABALETA

[pioneer]

OPRRRRR!!!!!!!

CISSE

[pioneer]

MACKIEEEE!!!!!

[pioneer]

good luck to liverpoop and chelsea...hopefully see allyuh in 2014

[Lucian-2nr]

haahhahahahahahha city just gave united the ultimate FU!

[Mark!]

really get trolled yes...

[sharkman121]

[Mr Midas]

The full list of the winners from the Premier League's 20 Seasons Awards:

PANEL VOTES
Best Player
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)

Best Manager
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)

Best Team
Arsenal (The 'Invincibles' 2003/4)

Best Season
2011/12 (Champions Manchester City)

Most Memorable Quote

Kevin Keegan ("I will love it..." 1996)

PUBLIC VOTES
Best Goal
Wayne Rooney (Man Utd v Man City, February 2011)

Best Match
Man Utd 4-3 Man City (September 2009)

Best Save
Craig Gordon (Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers, December 2010)

Best Goal Celebration
Eric Cantona (Man Utd v Sunderland, December 1996)

FANTASY TEAMS
Public Vote: Peter Schmeichel; Ashley Cole, Tony Adams, Nemanja Vidic, Gary Neville; Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Steven Gerrard, Cristiano Ronaldo; Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer.


Expert Panel: Peter Schmeichel; Ashley Cole, Tony Adams, Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville; Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo; Thierry Henry, Alan Shearer.



http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news ... nners.html

[Mr Midas]

Liverpool are in the hunt for a new manager after club legend Kenny Dalglish has been sacked by the club's American owners.

Kenny Dalglish has paid the price for Liverpool's disastrous Barclays Premier League campaign after the Anfield legend was sensationally axed by the club's American owners on Wednesday.

Dalglish, who guided Liverpool to Carling Cup glory but oversaw their FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea at Wembley this season, has been shown the door by the club's Fenway Sports Group owners, just two days after holding a showdown summit with main men John W Henry and Tom Werner.

Dalglish arrived back in Merseyside on Wednesday and was expected to leave the UK again to go on holiday with his wife - although those plans have been put on hold following his sacking.

The Reds finished in eighth place in the league - four points below rivals Everton and level with ninth-placed Fulham on goal difference - in a woeful season that saw them lose four league games at Anfield.

The 61-year-old only returned to the Liverpool hotseat in January 2011 after replacing axed boss Roy Hodgson.
Dalglish, who has won nine league titles, three European Cup trophies, three FA Cups and five League Cup triumphs during his combined 15 years of service as a player and manager at the Liverpool is the latest in a series of high-profile departures, following director of football Damien Comolli and communications chief Ian Cotton out of the exit door.

Former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas, Wigan's Roberto Martinez and former boss Rafa Benitez are all in the running to succeed Dalglish in charge of the club.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... z1v301wyWS

[BrotherHood]

Ah know alyuh wont care but this is a football thread and just highlighting that my team and favorite player won the Serie A and will be in the Champions league in 2012-2013.



..Alessandro Del Piero gets a goal and a Scudetto in his last home match with Juventus
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.By Brooks Peck

.PostsWebsiteEmailRSS .By Brooks Peck | Dirty Tackle – Sun, May 13, 2012 1:52 PM EDT
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One of the classiest footballers to ever wear a Juventus shirt (or any shirt) got the send-off he deserved at his final home match. Juve finished off their undefeated season -- the first in a 38-match Serie A season, according to Paolo Bandini -- with a 3-1 win over Atalanta in which Del Piero scored Juve's second goal.

After he was subbed off in the 58th minute to a standing ovation, Del Piero turned his attention to the tearful fans who have supported him for the last 19 years, signing autographs and waving goodbye before lifting the Scudetto and taking a lap of honor after the final whistle.

With just the Coppa Italia final against Napoli in Rome left to play before his Juve career ends, the 37-year-old made it clear that there's still some joy he needs to squeeze out of the game. From Football Italia:

"There's a lifetime ahead of me to work as a director. I am in good shape, I was born to play football and as long as I can do that, I'm happy.

"Would I like to play in England? I've always said you experience football in a fantastic way there. However, I haven't discussed a transfer for 19 years, so I'm a bit out of the loop on what to do!"

Better to be born to play football than to talk about transfer, I'd say.

[Mr Midas]

yeah man, glad for juventus and my second favourite player

[BrotherHood]

^^19 years with one club dred...

What an accomplishment. At 37 he still has some touches.

[Mark!]

^^19 years with one club dred...

What an accomplishment. At 37 he still has some touches.

[jusme]

No disrespect eh sharkman121

[sharkman121]

shes hawttt!!

[dan80]

Fabio Capello in talks with Roman Abramovich over Chelsea job


Fabio Capello has held talks with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich about becoming the club’s new manager.

It was reported in Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport today that the former England coach has been in discussions with the Russian multi-billionaire about his plans for Chelsea next season.

As Standard Sport revealed last month, Abramovich is not keen on employing current interim first-team coach Roberto di Matteo on a permanent basis even though he has taken the club to their second Champions League Final — which they play on Saturday against Bayern Munich — and guided them to FA Cup success.

The Chelsea owner wants a more experienced coach to take charge and oversee the rebuilding of the squad, especially after the experiment of using a younger man in Andre Villas-Boas backfired when he was sacked in March.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/fabio-capello-in-talks-with-roman-abramovich-over-chelsea-job-7763355.html

[BrotherHood]

^^19 years with one club dred...

What an accomplishment. At 37 he still has some touches.

Mark, phoq u eh dan

[dan80]

^^19 years with one club dred...

What an accomplishment. At 37 he still has some touches.

Mark, phoq u eh dan

Got trolled like a boss