Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Hello Pistoleers!
Nifty
Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:28 am
#40
BadgerSmaker wrote:
'Fraid so, just outside London.
Ahh, that's ok. 
It was just a friendly anyways. We all know the record the US has against England in actual World Cup games. 
It was just a friendly anyways. We all know the record the US has against England in actual World Cup games. 
Nifty
Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:54 am
#42
BadgerSmaker wrote:
You have a football (soccer) team in the US?
/smack
your team just beat them last Saturday! 
Remember the last World Cup? The US got as far as the English team did. You lost to Brazil, we lost to Germany (damn refs in that one, when a ball hits a non-keeper's elbow on the goal line, it is a PENALTY!!!) If you were Portuguese, you'd know the US has a team! Beasley ain't got skill, but he's got speed, and he ran poor Figo up and down the line all game long. 
If you were Portuguese, you'd know the US has a team! Beasley ain't got skill, but he's got speed, and he ran poor Figo up and down the line all game long.
Nifty
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:01 am
#43
SCA wrote:
Its the boardgame with those merry men on a rotating stick
Have you seen how they do their penaltyshots?? very hockeyish
lol!!! that's foosball.
don't worry, the fan pressure forced our league to abandon that stupid #($*@#( shootout crap in the 3rd year of the league. Thankfully, a draw is a draw now.
Come on, our league isn't -that- bad now. It's becoming a feeder league for the European leagues. Even Beckham has said he might finish up his playing time in the US, like Youri Djorkaeff is doing now.
BadgerSmaker
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:02 am
#44
Nifty wrote:
BadgerSmaker wrote:
You have a football (soccer) team in the US?
/smack
your team just beat them last Saturday!
Remember the last World Cup? The US got as far as the English team did. You lost to Brazil, we lost to Germany (damn refs in that one, when a ball hits a non-keeper's elbow on the goal line, it is a PENALTY!!!)
I didn't watch the game... t'was only theUS after all.
How is soccer going over there then? The last time I visited it had a lot of competition from "Football" and Baseball.
SCA
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:04 am
#45
aye i know
i semi followed San-Jose Eartquakes some years ago but not for many years now, been a NHL fan for many many year and supports the SHARKS
i semi followed San-Jose Eartquakes some years ago but not for many years now, been a NHL fan for many many year and supports the SHARKS
Message Edited by SCA on 06-02-2005 08:05 AM
edit again: Im so tired my typing is seriously screwed
Message Edited by SCA on 06-02-2005 08:06 AM
Nifty
Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:54 am
#46
the regular league games draw about what your 2nd tier and 3rd tier leagues draw (what are those called now, Coca-Cola Championship and ???.) Speaking of which, sorry to see Preston not win the final promotion spot. One of ourboys plays for them.) Our national team draws pretty well, mostly because America has soooo many people here of all nationalities, and the only chance these people get to see their old country's team play in person is when they play against the US. Take the game last weekend. There were banners all around the stadium for all the club teams in England. It really looked like an England home game. The crowd was supportive of both teams though, as tends to be the case in our home matches. Overall, it was a fun game to watch. You should be happy, as you're about a year away from having a left footed winger that can cross and take free kicks like Beckham can from the right wing. Kieran Richardson looks like the real deal. He just needs a little more experience, which I'm not sure Sir Alex is going to give as long as Giggs is roaming the left for Man Utd. so he'll probably still get loaned out.
Hockey is great too, unfortunately no season this year. Too bad, as Tampa is my team, and I was all ready for a title defense season!
The Quakes are doing mediocre this year (3-3-4 for 13 pts so far). They lost Landon Donovan to Bayer Leverkusen, and when he came back to the US, he signed with Los Angeles (Galaxy, not the Chivas USA team.) They've also had a couple of other injuries to good players (losing one for the year.) However, since this is America, and we can't have a champion without some playoff structure, the Quakes are still in a playoff spot. It's sad really. We have 12 teams, and 8 of them make the playoffs. Should just be 4 teams if you're gonna have a playoff.
The biggest difference in America and England in terms of domestic football is the Cup tournament. The FA Cup is a HUGE deal in England. The US Open Cup is barely noticed by the fans here. Same with the international competitions. Our version of the Champions League isn't really noticed either, while the real Champion's League is another huge affair, and we even get to see that one live here in the US (well, I didn't because I was at work.)
Cutedge
Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:03 am
#48
BadgerSmaker wrote:
Well, a "Combat Doctor"is what I call it, in that I dabble in CM and Doctor.
That works. I like being pure MD because no one else is anymore.
BadgerSmaker
Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:53 am
#52
O-Boo-1 wrote:
Hi mate, hope you defend our little corner with vigour
Why? Are you trying to take it from me????!!! *Defends*