Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Who did you have in mind , remembering Sporting's financial reality ?
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread forgot about that but selling top prospects would of garnered them so much dough.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Im excited about our New signings. Caneira and Abel appear to be good additions, but will Romagnoli be any good? Hopefully these players will stregthen SCP. any thoughts?
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread There is now some doubt as to whether or not Caneira will be coming to Sporting after all: http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/noticia.php?id=628368&div_id=1457
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Hugo and Varela will probably be loaned to Setúbal in the next few days: http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/noticia.php?div_id=1457&id=628395
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread It would be nice to have him, but if he's now saying something else. I say forget about him, and go all out for Castro.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Hugo has refused to go play with Setubal according to todays Record... Big mistake, I don't see playing time for him at SCP...
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread I agree. Hugo has a lot of heart, but makes too many mistakes for a top flight club. He's really Liga d'Honra material IMHO. Wishing him the best of luck, though.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Plantel do Sporting actualizado: Entradas -Romagnoli, Caneira e Abel e saídas -Edson, Rogério, Paíto, Pinilla, Wender, Silva, Varela e Hugo , Beto (? )e Semedo ( UL ?) . GR: Ricardo, Nélson e Tiago DD: Miguel Garcia e Abel DE: Tello e André Marques DC: Polga, Tonel, Caneira, Beto e Semedo MD: Custódio e Luís Loureiro MO: João Moutinho, Carlos Martins, Sá Pinto, João Alves, Nani e Romagnoli AV: Liedson, Deivid e Douala 17 portugueses e 6 estrangeiros 9 que jogaram nos escalões de formação do Sporting (39 por cento) 11 internacionais AA média de idades - 23,4 3 com 30 anos ou mais 3 com 21 anos ou menos Rogerio is the only starter that left the team but Abel should be a competent replacement. Caneira will be a much better option than Beto or Polga in the middle and could also play trinco or either side at FB. Romagnli, who knows??? He will start out blocking Martins (once again) but could be the wilcard we needed in the midfield or he could be a bust. Of the players we let go I'm sorry to see Semedo and Varela not stick around but they will be back soon enough. Pinilla showed flashes of brilliance but seemed to me too weak mentally for a team like Sporting. According to Bento we are still looking for a physical type forward (Marcel ???). I like this team better than when he took over but another CD (Castro,Alcantara) is needed. Tonel/Caneira is good enouch but not deep enough...
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread sporting should spend the money for ze castro because they will be making it back if they sell anyone in the summer which is highly likely. A target for many teams espeacially middlesbrough is douala and sporting will be asking a substantial amount for him.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Welcome newbie , I agree Douala is money in the bank, but personally I'm not a great fan of Ze Castro, not yet anyway, it may be better for him to stay in Academica for another year to really gel his skills.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread We already know that Bento wants someone with more experience. Semedo is the other starter at CD for the U21 NT and he was just loaned to Leiria. But We could buy him now (lower cost) and keep him there till the end of the season. We would then have 2 out of the top 3 or 4 prospects at that spot to complement Tonel or whomever for the future. In the meantime there are plenty of stopgap options out there. Avalos, Alcantara, Nunes could all do a nice job on the short term....
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread This team is a much better team than the one we started off the year with, except for Roca, whom was the midfielder that pushed everyone forward, even though he sometimes got tired toward the end of the game but he was always carrying two or three defenders with him. El Pipi, hopefully will bring conscestance to the middle with Carlos Martins. Caneira and Tonel (probable the best aquisition over the summer) will have a strond D. Up front with the emerge of Leidson again we seemed better than before. Abel has big feet to fill but he will be alright. And the biggest suprise is the excellent play of Ricardo. We should be alright now we just need the wins to put some stability back into Paulo Bento's game, that at times gets lost. _________________________________________________________________
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Caneira could start vs Braga. O certificado internacional de Marco Caneira já chegou à SAD do Sporting, pelo que o central está apto a defrontar o Sp. Braga, sábado, se o técnico Paulo Bento optar pela sua escolha, conforme tudo indica, face à indisponibilidade de Beto. ASF Autêntica maratona da SAD do Sporting para conseguir o certificado internacional de Marco Caneira, atendendo a que esta sexta-feira é feriado em Espanha. Mais difícil é a situação de Romagnoli, que ainda aguarda que o certificado chegue do México.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Deivide is back in training and may play vs Braga. Deivid, que chegou esta manhã a Portugal, já marcou o treino com a equipa do Sporting. O atleta integra os trabalhos uma semana depois da data prevista. Nos 15 minutos abertos à Comunicação Social, os jogadores fizeram aquecimento, com Deivid e Sá Pinto a correrem à parte. ASF Quando faltam dois dias para a deslocação ao Sp. Braga, o técnico do Sporting não pôde contar com Beto, que ontem foi operado ao nariz e com Luís Loureiro, que aguarda operação para superar uma hérnia inguinal.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread he wont but this juniors will make an impact and thats what im exicted about. let the kids play let the kids play let the kids play let the kids play
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Paulo Bento knows these juniors well, he should know wheter they are ready to play for SCP first team, Im not worried at all.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread The jersey #'s are 41,42 & 47 for the juniors. Os reforços Caneira e Abel fazem parte das escolhas do técnico, assim como os três juniores que esta sexta-feira treinaram com o plantel principal e que já têm garantida a estreia, pelo meno, no banco de suplentes: Bruno Pereirinha, médio-centro, David Caiado, avançado, e Tomané, ponta-de-lança, irão vestir, respectivamente, as camisolas 47, 42 e 41.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Hey Sportinguistas, we need to come up with a short name for our new signing Romagnoli. I've adapted his knickname from Argentina "El Pipi", but we can do better. Here are 2 other options "Romag", "Noli". Let's come up with one, this guy is a great player.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread What's wrong w/ El Pipi ? As long as he does it on the adversary teams , pee on them I mean.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread He did play and had a positive contribution Na etapa complementar, Paulo Bento trocou Custódio por Sá Pinto e o camisola 10 viria mesmo a resolver. Primeiro, aos 59 minutos, na marcação de grande penalidade, a castigar falta cometida sobre ele próprio. Depois, aos 85 minutos, a dar a melhor sequência a jogada do estreante Romagnoli.
Re: The Sporting Fans Only Thread Best Portuguese club in 2005 O Sporting foi em 2005 o melhor clube português, nos dados actualizados hoje pela IFFHS. Os leões ocupam o 27º posto da tabela, descendo três lugares em relação a 2004. O Benfica é o segundo melhor posicionado, aparecendo em 67º. O FC Porto surge em 114º. O Chelsea subiu uma posição, sendo agora o 13º. O Inter deixou a liderança para o Liverpool. Os melhores clubes de 2005 1. (2.) Liverpool (Inglaterra), 317,0 2. (1.) Inter (Ita), 307,0 3. (6.) Bayer Munique (Ale), 281,0 4. (5.) Milan (Ita), 263,0 5. (3.) CSKA Moscovo (Rús), 254,0 6. (13.) PSV Eindhoven (Hol), 249,0 7. (7.) Lyon (Fra), 246,0 7. (11.) São Paulo (Bra), 246,0 9. (4.) Arsenal (Ing), 245,0 10. (9.) Manchester United (Ing), 240,0 (...) 13. (14.) Chelsea (Ing), 229,0 27. (24.) Sporting (Por), 180,0 67. (69.) Benfica (Por),141,0 114. (98.) FC Porto (Por),110,0 Data: Terca-feira, 10 Janeiro de 2006 - 10:27 INFORMAÇÃO What is the chance ? post 100 on the centenary of our club. Forca Sporting