Victims of a Campaign- The Other Footy Teams Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by GunneRy, Mar 25, 2015.

  1. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    There's more access to the game via TV and various mediums. I don't miss the old days of Fox Soccer Channel that's for sure.

    Coincidentally, there's a bunch of people I know who go to Detroit City games now. 10 years ago the thought was laughable.
     
  2. Bluto11

    Bluto11 The sky is falling!

    May 16, 2003
    Chicago, IL
    Over/under on dodgy calls in Barca's favor today is 2.5

    I'll take the over.
     
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  3. Rewinder

    Rewinder Member+

    Jun 24, 2004
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    We need to organize a summer exchange program with Juventus. We will send our players to learn how to defend, and we will teach their players how to manage their social media presence.
     
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  4. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Neymar is crying right now. It was a ********ing quarterfinal, buddy, not the final.
     
  5. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I think UEFA used up their quota of dodgy calls yesterday.
     
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  6. Serengeti_Boy

    Serengeti_Boy Member+

    Sep 15, 2009
    Serengeti, East Africa
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Tanzania
    Not too convinced by Thomas Tuchel.
     
  7. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Hey he wants to win unlike our squad
     
  8. nicephoras

    nicephoras A very stable genius

    Fucklechester Rangers
    Jul 22, 2001
    Eastern Seaboard of Yo! Semite
    Take that for data!

    But seriously, the Grizzlies foul like crazy, because that's how they play. Jerry Sloan's Jazz teams used to do that too. It wasn't a screw job.

    Also, NBA refereeing has less significance, other than in final seconds - and if you're good, you won't get to those. Two bad fouls - no problem. But you get two bad cards in a football match, and you're done. Same with penalties - a bad foul isn't a big deal in the second quarter. A penalty in the 40th minute is massive!
     
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  9. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It seems that Juve are going to have something to say about that.
     
  10. nicephoras

    nicephoras A very stable genius

    Fucklechester Rangers
    Jul 22, 2001
    Eastern Seaboard of Yo! Semite
    The dude that dates supermodels and lives his life like a brand is in any way relatable to you?

    What is your life like?
     
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  11. bandwagongooner

    bandwagongooner Member+

    Dec 9, 2006
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Darren Rovell-esque?
     
  12. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Different players

    If u saw ronaldo he looks like he's created in a lab and messi by a deranged scientist

    I honk ronaldo proved his worth in 2 leagues but messi has arguably been better at his peak

    Either way, 2 all time attacking greats
     
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  13. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The fact that, after 20 years or so, they're able to have good crowds at every MLS game is testament to soccer having arrived in the US.

    It was one thing to sell out places like the Rose Bowl for World Cup matches, it was another if they could sustain decent crowds for as long as MLS existed.
     
  14. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you had told some NBC Sports exec in 1990 that they would've paid serious money to broadcast a major European soccer league, they would've been calling for the police thinking you're crazy.
     
  15. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Lol, same thought ten years ago.

    What I really appreciate now is the mediums we have to watch it. Tablet, smart phone, TV or smart TV, or the computer. It's insane but it's awesome.
     
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  16. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I think of all the things that would have been implausible in 1990 that have actually happened, the US watching the Premier League is pretty far down the list.
     
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  17. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Considering the many mediums people around the world have to watch TV, you'd think UEFA would come up with an "NFL Sunday Ticket"-type package for both the Champions League and the Europa League.

    The millions they could generate per season would dwarf anything FIFA could attempt.
     
  18. GunneRy

    GunneRy Member+

    Aug 22, 2006
    Chicago
  19. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah they lost Rojo too I heard. So, yes this could help us IF we really mount a SERIOUS EFFORT to take back 4th place. That remains to be seen.

    In other news, I heard that the Dortmund bus bombing was not terrorism but rather someone who would benefit financially from Monaco winning. How nice.
     
  20. mebeSajid

    mebeSajid Member+

    Feb 16, 2009
    Atlanta, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    United were already in fifth, though. It's City/Liverpool we have to pass.
     
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  21. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    More importantly, it's their own ineptitude they need to overcome.
     
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  22. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Close. I don't understand the intricacies of it, but basically, he would profit from the team's stock price going down. If the first team was murdered, it would.

    What a ********ing asshole.
     
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  23. AEAAFC96

    AEAAFC96 Member+

    Mar 27, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Basically doing it out of greed: took out a loan, put it on Dortmund (they're publicly traded), hoped his bombs would get some of them killed and, as the stock tanked, he'd rake in millions.

    BVB bombing suspect acted out of greed (ESPNFC).

    A quick death is too good for that bastard. He should be thankful for German privacy laws; otherwise there would be a group of BVB supporters wanting to use his head like a football.
     
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  24. NorthBank

    NorthBank Member+

    Arsenal; NYRB
    United States
    Mar 29, 2006
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You're right. He was shorting Dortmund stock, so he figured bombing them would drive the price down and make him a bunch of money. The opposite happened. And with any luck this guy will go to jail for life.
     
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  25. Quentin

    Quentin Member

    Jul 12, 2008
    Hurricane, WV, USA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is literally a story line on Grand Theft Auto V. (Replace soccer team with CEO of a Facebook type company)
     

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