Zathras

Aye, I've seen every one of his 17 caps for the US. The kid's a beast. He's 6'2" 180 lbs. He's got quite a lot of potential and has realized a fair amount of it. 'Gooch' is one of the most popular players currently in the US Squad, having had most of the "chuch norris facts" attributed to him at one point or another. He's famous for 'staring down' Jared Borgetti at a world cup qualifier in 2005. In this region, most teams will kick you when down, pinch you in the ass etc, to get a rise out of you. Gooch looks like the kind of guy they could rile up so they went after him but just got the stare. He's a hell of a player, but I don't want him here. We'd just ruin him. He's SO leaning away from him in that pic, looks like he's bricking it tbh. Gotta look at it in full motion to get the real idea of it, tbh. I'lll see if I can find it on youtube.

Definitely. Hell, I'll be buying a new kit soon as I find out what number he'll get.

I thought so too tbh One of three of our players to do so....

Aye, I've seen every one of his 17 caps for the US. The kid's a beast. He's 6'2" 180 lbs. He's got quite a lot of potential and has realized a fair amount of it. 'Gooch' is one of the most popular players currently in the US Squad, having had most of the "chuch norris facts" attributed to him at one point or another. He's famous for 'staring down' Jared Borgetti at a world cup qualifier in 2005. In this region, most teams will kick you when down, pinch you in the ass etc, to get a rise out of you. Gooch looks like the kind of guy they could rile up so they went after him but just got the stare. He's a hell of a player, but I don't want him here. We'd just ruin him.

He'd be a terrific signing, but news over here is that he's already signed with l'OM

Stuck up anglo-philes who think that all things British are superior.

It's on 9 channels here. Says it all tbh.

Might have something to do with the Danish league having a break until March since last November... ... and the US league having been on Break since October? Edit: October, not September. Sorry Touché I'd still rather judge a player by the performances in his league or especially in the Championsleague than in a meaningless friendly in the mid of the winter break. I would tend to look at the Champion's League ahead of a friendly as well, but he was totally undone by any kind of speed all day--he'd get murdered in the premiership.

Might have something to do with the Danish league having a break until March since last November... ... and the US league having been on Break since October? Edit: October, not September. Sorry

Absolute shite against the USA last week. Made to look quite ordinary by several players on their international debut.

Sobering is realizing that when Mozart was your age, he was dead.

College Football is the closest sport in this country comes to 'passion' from its fans.

And why has the bloke on the badge got two daggers in his heid? They're not daggers. They're cutlasses. Why's he got them in his heid though? It's quicker than watching the damn sport?

And why has the bloke on the badge got two daggers in his heid? They're not daggers. They're cutlasses.

AGREED.

For the most part, yes. To the extent that their games cause me a parking headache, I root against the Minnesota Vikings. It is ok if you're watching it on DVR and can fastforward past all of the time-wasting. A 60 minute game taking upwards of 3 hours is ridiculous.

It is my theory that, by and large, trends such as those being discussed in this thread generally tend to follow from the 5th year in a decade, not the 0th--i.e. 1975-1985, 1985-1995 etc. It's a work in progres.s

Fuckin' sconnie, what do you expect?

He has in point of fact. He was an assistant coach with the Mexican National team in Germany, though I'm not certain what he's up to now that LaVolpe got the sack.

One of the more exciting privileges I got from being a color comentator for my local club was to get the opportunity to talk briefly with Romario last year during the World Cup. For someone who is so unhumble publically, I have to say that he was quite down to earth when I spoke with him. It was during the first round that I spoke to him and he predicted that Brazil would win it (unsurprisingly.)

Who's the governer of California again? The guy who was elected mere months after the premier of his last blockbuster, Terminator 3? NAh yes Terminator 3, up there with the Matrix for most pointless and tedious sequels of all time. Still, proves you guys are always going to give a has-been one last payday, so it looks Beckham has made the right move. T3 made considerable money, not just for AAAaahnold, but for the studio, so it's not like it was a poor choice on either part. I have never seen any of the Terminator films, so I couldn't say whether it was a good movie. As for the Beckham comment, I would like to point out the number of people who were advocating signing him for NUFC. I'm not saying it didn't make money, more that it's a worthless, pointless and cynical film that should never have been made. Which is a nice analogy for the Beckham move - both him and LA Galaxy will benefit financially, but he's still a sellout cunt. And I said he'd be a good player here if he could be arsed, which if he's prepared to pick up silly money whilst playing (in your own words) championship level football then he clearly isn't. I will never understand this criticism. Are you honestly saying you would rather work for somewhere where you'll be constantly and publically criticized and tracked by the press as opposed to being paid more to do less and live somewhere a hell of a lot nicer? Be rational. I agree with the rest of your post. However I wish you and others would stop trying to compare Beckham's situation to yours or mine. It's not the same. He is already rich beyond his wildest dreams, so the fact LA Galaxy are willing to pay him silly money is irrelevent, despite the attention it's recieving. Of course, if I were offered a better paid job then I'd probably take it, however I probably wouldn't be in a position to refuse it like Beckham is. You say there's more to life than employment, and you're right, but again 'employment' means something very different for David Beckham than it does to you or I. This move makes sense for him for many reasons, but his footballing career is effectively over. I'm just disappointed as despite his constant courting of photographers and publicity I thought he took pride in his football. Obviously, he takes more pride in his bank balance. I still disagree. Consider how much Pele's name is still synonymous with the sport in this country. He is one of only a select few who are still known here. Beckenbauer, Best, Chinaglia, Marsch--no one remembers them. Beckham has the chance to be to the 2000s what Pele was to the 1970s in this country for the sport. I'd say that's respecting his role in the game as much as his bank balance. Now I know you're talking shite, comparing Beckham to Pele! The latter does have the advantage of being the most famous and revered footballer ever, it's not surprising people remember him more. I hope Beckham does raise the profile of football in the USA, but in this country and I imagine most others he'll always be known as the man who chose dollars over his football career. What other countries matter, though? If you made it in the US, you're golden. Arguably Beckham is the most famous contemporary footballer--the only person I'd put on par with challenging him is Zidane. I can think of no other ambassador, and if the LA Galaxy go on to become the new New York Cosmos, that image of him being a money grabber will go away. Who thinks of Chinaglia or Beckenbauer in those terms?