Topic: WE LIKE SPORTS (Read 657168 times)

scarred · « **Reply #500 on:** 16 Dec 2009, 21:30 »

Quote from: BeoPuppy on 16 Dec 2009, 05:12

Didn't see that one coming at all.

Neither did the Cardinals, apparently.

Alex C · « **Reply #501 on:** 16 Dec 2009, 22:50 »

Yeah, they must have been high on their Vikings performance and came in overconfident. Not really a smart move against the 49ers; if you look at their schedule they're right up there with the Falcons when it comes to defensible losses. Probably the best "bad" team in the league.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #502 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 00:00 »

I did enjoy it a lot, I have to say. For some reason I have decided that Kurt Warner is a dick. Don't know why.

Inlander · « **Reply #503 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 00:05 »

I feel the same way about Billy Slater. Actually pretty much the entire Melbourne Storm N.R.L. organisation.

Ptommydski · « **Reply #504 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 04:26 »

QPR appointed Paul Hart as their manager, as I'm sure you've heard by now Harry.

You might not think it now but that's a really good appointment. Hart has been unlucky with his managerial jobs thus far but he's an excellent coach. In the 90s he was the Leeds youth team manager and they won borderline everything. Practically all of that team of young lads is playing in the Premiership now. He's got a good footballing mind and the right mentality. If they give him a decent run (as unlikely as that seems given the track record of the QPR board) he'll have the club in good standing for the future.

Inlander · « **Reply #505 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 05:59 »

Actually I hadn't heard, I follow the results but I don't tend to pay much attention to the comings and goings of managers and players because the names mean nothing to me. The results have been pretty dreadful recently (three losses and a draw from their last four games, and the losses were heavy ones, too) so it's not surprising they've gone and got themselves a new manager, boards being prone to knee-jerk reactions like that. Thanks for the heads up!

In other news, holy shit the Super 14 rugby comp starts in, like, two months. I'm really looking forward to watching the A.C.T. Brumbies run around this season, it looks like they've got a hell of a team! Matt Giteau back home where he belongs, plus some amazing recruiting in the forwards (Stephen Hoiles, Rocky Elsom and George Smith are going to be a phenomenal back row, and Justin Harrison will bring some much needed experience and lineout skill to the team and should be welcomed back with open arms by the home crowd after his dalliance with New South Wales). Can't wait!

David_Dovey · « **Reply #506 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 06:17 »

Quote from: Inlander on 17 Dec 2009, 05:59

Matt Giteau back home where he belongs

You're welcome to the prick

Inlander · « **Reply #507 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 06:24 »

I can't really blame him for chasing the money over to Western Australia because when you're a professional sports person you've got ten years, fifteen tops, to make as much money as you can before you retire and then you've got another forty, fifty, or sixty years of life to live with chronic joint problems and no skills to speak of other than playing sport; with that in mind I can't blame Giteau for getting pissed off when the money he was promised didn't come through because the Western Force decided to make shady third-party deals (that they weren't supposed to be entering into under A.R.U. guidelines) with a snake-oil salesman.

valley_parade · « **Reply #508 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 06:59 »

Quote from: Kill.kenada on 16 Dec 2009, 15:26

Going up to Carlisle play off semi final without a ticket and ending up sitting in their end negates any "part time" argument.

Are you guys trying to have a Leeds pissing contest or something?

KickThatBathProf · « **Reply #509 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 07:31 »

American Footbal News

Yayniall · « **Reply #510 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 09:46 »

I'm actually gutted at Chris Henry's death, he was finally getting his career and life back on track and then poof.
=(

Kill.kenada · « **Reply #511 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 10:32 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 17 Dec 2009, 06:59

Quote from: Kill.kenada on 16 Dec 2009, 15:26
Going up to Carlisle play off semi final without a ticket and ending up sitting in their end negates any "part time" argument.

Are you guys trying to have a Leeds pissing contest or something?

Not particularly.
I'm not old enough to have been to the games the other guy had, just wanted to show I was a serious fan.

A lot of Leeds fans these days are stay away - armchair fans.

Sorry like.

Ptommydski · « **Reply #512 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 10:33 »

He's a scum fan, don't pay any attention to him.

Kill.kenada · « **Reply #513 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 10:35 »

Ahh, now it makes sense.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #514 on:** 17 Dec 2009, 18:50 »

Quote from: Kill.kenada on 17 Dec 2009, 10:32

A lot of Leeds fans these days are stay away - armchair fans.

Like me! Though football only started to pique my interest a few years ago and I didn't start following with any attention until this season, so I think I can be forgiven for still being at the armchair stage.

I really hope we don't lose this weekend though, partly just for selfish reasons since I'm currently staying with a Southampton fan. His grin would not be pleasant.

Kill.kenada · « **Reply #515 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 03:59 »

Aye, must admit, Yeovil on a cold, windy Tuesday evening isn't the most pleasant experience.

valley_parade · « **Reply #516 on:** 18 Dec 2009, 06:46 »

Quote from: Kill.kenada on 17 Dec 2009, 10:35

Ahh, now it makes sense.

Once again, thank you for Eric Cantona.

Kill.kenada · « **Reply #517 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 06:43 »

Aye Cheers for Gordon Strachan.

I'm a bit confused though, why do you have a Bradford city related name?

valley_parade · « **Reply #518 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 07:14 »

It's the name of my old harshnoise project.

valley_parade · « **Reply #519 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 09:54 »

Don't remind me. I'm really starting to think Fergie's losing it.

valley_parade · « **Reply #520 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 10:19 »

Apparently the Wild's equipment van went up in flames last night after a practice in Ottawa. They're somehow playing tonight's game against the Senators, but I can't imagine it'll go all that well. Niklas Backstrom's gear was completely destroyed, and well..lets just say goalies are REALLY superstitious about their gear.

This probably isn't a good sign for the rest of his season:

Darke · « **Reply #521 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 20:45 »

God damn it, Dallas.

Once that field goal rattled off the upright I was sure the Saints were going to make the comeback. It was all so perfect.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #522 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 23:48 »

Quote from: Darke on 19 Dec 2009, 20:45

God damn it, Dallas.

I say this every day. They continue to not fall in a well and die.

Alex C · « **Reply #523 on:** 20 Dec 2009, 00:47 »

An interesting wrinkle here is that if the Saints lose another game the Vikings could still end up with the number one seed due to the conference record tiebreaker. I haven't really set my hopes on it, however, since the Saints don't have anyone tough left on their schedule whereas the Vikings-Giants game may very well determine whether NY makes the playoffs or not. Home field sure would be nice though.

Alex C · « **Reply #524 on:** 20 Dec 2009, 18:24 »

You guys have no idea how happy that Steelers-Packers game made me. I wanted the Packers to lose, of course, but I also have Rodgers and Jennings on my fantasy team and it happens to be fantasy playoffs time. Last second Packers loss AND the Rodgers-Jenning hookup netted me 54 points. It's like an early Christmas!

Yayniall · « **Reply #525 on:** 20 Dec 2009, 20:50 »

I was down by 5 points with DW and Fred Davis to play.
DW got one, need Fred to pick up the rest.
It's so tense.

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #526 on:** 20 Dec 2009, 20:52 »

Don't worry, man. Jason Campbell is loving him some Fred Davis. Plus the Giants' secondary has kind of fallen apart.

scarred · « **Reply #527 on:** 20 Dec 2009, 21:58 »

man, everybody lost this weekend. Bears (no surprise, but I was hoping they'd, you know, put up a fight), hometown Hawks (uggghhhhh), Vikings... just embarrassing. Nobody showed up to play.

Except for the Cowboys. lolwot?

Reed · « **Reply #528 on:** 20 Dec 2009, 23:11 »

What the fuck, niners? You actually had a good chance against the Eagles. Instead you have 659999 fucking turnovers and blow the god damn game!!!!!

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #529 on:** 22 Dec 2009, 01:37 »

Quote from: scarred on 20 Dec 2009, 21:58

man, everybody lost this weekend. Bears (no surprise, but I was hoping they'd, you know, put up a fight), hometown Hawks (uggghhhhh), Vikings... just embarrassing. Nobody showed up to play.

Except for the Cowboys. lolwot?

Well, now ... Chargers won. Pats won. Falcons won. Ravens won. Eagles won.

Basically, a lot of the teams I sort of like won.

And yeah, Vikings were bad.

scarred · « **Reply #530 on:** 22 Dec 2009, 06:10 »

Yeah but the Chargers always lose in the playoffs sooo... no big. Falcons.. meh.

But man the Eagles. Always a late surprise. They're so "meh" through the middle of the reg. season and then Andy Reid is like "oh yeah coaching" and does that till they reach the playoffs. Then he gives up again.

lol Eagles

valley_parade · « **Reply #531 on:** 22 Dec 2009, 06:47 »

What was up with Washington faking a field goal and dropping into a pseudo-Wildcat?

I meant, the Giants were all "wtf is this shit" and called a time out, THEN THEY TRIED IT AGAIN. The kicker threw the worlds dumbest interception..

You're terrible, Washington. How the hell did you manage to beat Oakland?

CardinalFang · « **Reply #532 on:** 22 Dec 2009, 09:33 »

I think that there was a clown convention in DC and some of the clowns sneaked in and put on Redskins uniforms and played.
Or something.
I don't know.
I just don't know.

WestEnder67 · « **Reply #533 on:** 27 Dec 2009, 13:30 »

Pats secure the AFC East.

Also, anyone see Janikowski's 61 yard FG for the Raiders against Cleveland?

scarred · « **Reply #534 on:** 28 Dec 2009, 00:15 »

No, but I did see Brandon Stokley get ejected for striking an umpire. It's not as cool as it sounds, but still. Gives me some levity to fall back on after my Bears get clobbered by the Vikes tomorrow night.

Darke · « **Reply #535 on:** 28 Dec 2009, 05:23 »

Next week is going to be tense. Something like 11 teams still have (slim) mathematical chances of getting into the play-offs. Quite thankful I don't care about any of them, or the uncertainty would probably kill me.

scarred · « **Reply #536 on:** 28 Dec 2009, 12:50 »

It's more like 7, and they're all in the AFC.

Yayniall · « **Reply #537 on:** 28 Dec 2009, 14:36 »

So, two wins in two with two clean sheets.
Huzzah for Mancini.

Alex C · « **Reply #538 on:** 28 Dec 2009, 20:41 »

This football game is killing me.

scarred · « **Reply #539 on:** 28 Dec 2009, 22:59 »

DAAAA BEARS

Granted, this win is mostly a benefit from Viking mistakes, but I'll take anything at this point.

Also: Jay Cutler, 20/35, 273 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT

These are numbers I can get behind. Where the fuck has our offensive line been all season?

Alex C · « **Reply #540 on:** 29 Dec 2009, 00:05 »

I dunno, I rather feel like they got an assist from some mediocre defensive line play-- the Vikings offensive and defensive lines just got plain pushed around by the Cardinals and they haven't been the same since. It didn't help that Pat Williams was out either. Without him clogging up the middle the ends just can't get away with freelancing like they're used to, and god knows Jared Allen always rushes the passer first and checks for running backs second, if at all. The whole "We only play one half during any given game" thing definitely came back with vengeance too. We've had a good season, so I suppose I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth, but this isn't really the best way to head into the playoffs. I mean, c'mon, we curbstomped the Bears last time, so what the hell guys?

scarred · « **Reply #541 on:** 29 Dec 2009, 16:31 »

You're also going to be fighting a thoroughly pissed Giants team next week too. Not that that really means anything though.

Alex C · « **Reply #542 on:** 29 Dec 2009, 19:32 »

Their defense couldn't stop my chihuahua at this point though.

Inlander · « **Reply #543 on:** 29 Dec 2009, 20:03 »

Yeah but Chihuahuas are vicious little bastards.

So, cricket. I was briefly considering going to the last day of the Boxing Day Test here in Melbourne, but I didn't have any money and it's stinking hot today so I decided to cower in my house and watch it on the T.V. instead. Good thing, too: Pakistan completely capitulated, going from three wickets down at the start of the day's play to all out just a few minutes after the lunch break. Shame, but at least they've shown that they can put up something of a fight and at least the Test matches this summer are going to five days instead of two-and-a-half days like they used to when the Australian team was basically untouchable. Shane Watson was named man of the match, deservedly I guess, but after he made a complete tool of himself in the last Test against the West Indies I can't stand the sight of the man.

Alex C · « **Reply #544 on:** 29 Dec 2009, 20:05 »

That low center of gravity makes 'em tough to tackle too.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #545 on:** 30 Dec 2009, 02:15 »

True. But I think their ball carrying abilities are rather limited.

Anybody else here think that it's nice that the Giants are out? Anybody else here think that it's retribution for signing a wall in some stadium?

scarred · « **Reply #546 on:** 30 Dec 2009, 07:40 »

meh. I'd care about that more if I respected the Cowboys as a franchise. And any hope of that that hadn't been squandered by Wade Philips, T.O., and Romo was ruined by the ugly-ass, pointlessly retarded screen that hangs over their field. I hope it falls and kills them all.

scarred · « **Reply #547 on:** 30 Dec 2009, 07:42 »

HOW IS THIS NECESSARY?

Reed · « **Reply #548 on:** 30 Dec 2009, 07:46 »

Because all Texas football fans clearly want to know what is going on in the world of international soccer.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #549 on:** 30 Dec 2009, 09:51 »

It does remind one of that Xzibit meme we had on the internet a while ago.

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