I need a team.

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 10:37PM #1

The EL is over for a few months only a u21 final in a cold cold belfield to look forward on thursday then thats it live football is over till Setanta Cup in feb.

So seeing as supporting a team is really easy when they winning and good, i need a team to support.

So can the folks of boards.ie help me support a team, i actually will go a game or 2 its pointless otherwise, but warmer i suppose.

So it has to be a safe team one gauranteed to win.

heres my list, help me choose.

Timans · 10-11-2007 10:39PM

Coventry City.

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 10:40PM

Timans wrote: »

Coventry City.

Always keep an eye on them hawkins plays for them one our best centrebacks and irelands. hes out injured at the minute but the fans love him.

kdjac

Timans · 10-11-2007 10:41PM

I was born there so I always keep an eye out as well. I'd watch their games if they were on TV more. But, obviously they're not.

Here's hoping they get in the Prem!

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 10:43PM

Also cant pick a team that wont win anything, its not safe i need to win something come may so my team has to be based on that.

No point picking a **** team in a **** league i got one of those already.

kdjac

mikemac · 10-11-2007 10:49PM

Pick a sleeping giant so you can claim you were a supporter before the bandwagon jumpers arrive ( a la Sunderland)

Sheffield Wednesday or Nottingham Forest have a very good chance of Premiership football in the next 2-3 years.
Big clubs with a proud history

Plus you have an Irish connection.
Glenn Whelan is an excellent Championship level player and Forest have a great youth policy with several Irish underage international players.Alan Power for example

Edit: I see your poll-why a Premiership team? Could you not look beyond the obvious?

Thanx 4 The Fish · 10-11-2007 10:54PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

No point picking a **** team in a **** league i got one of those already.

kdjac

True, maybe you should go for a south american team, then we could all whinge at you, like you do at everyone else, you know, support a team from your own continent, can't believe it etc etc... Then of course you could spend alot of money going out there, granted you would be surprised at the number of people who attend those games, a big crowd would be a nice change for you. Then when you came back you could have some fool come along and give you grief for spending money going along to go and see a game in America when you could have stayed closer to home and spent it on watching a team who at least have a chance of spending a few quid one an Irish player. :rolleyes:

Jesus Wept · 10-11-2007 10:57PM

Accrington Stanley

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 10:57PM

micmclo wrote: »

Edit: I see your poll-why a Premiership team? Could you not look beyond the obvious?

Has to be a safe team gauranteed to win something or get into Europe, i mean whats the point of watching/supporting/going to games if its **** team in a **** league.

Also keep an eye on Sheff Wed as our old keeper went there Chris Adamson, hes with stockport now.

kdjac

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 11:05PM

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

True, maybe you should go for a south american team, then we could all whinge at you, like you do at everyone else, you know, support a team from your own continent, can't believe it etc etc... Then of course you could spend alot of money going out there, granted you would be surprised at the number of people who attend those games, a big crowd would be a nice change for you. Then when you came back you could have some fool come along and give you grief for spending money going along to go and see a game in America when you could have stayed closer to home and spent it on watching a team who at least have a chance of spending a few quid one an Irish player. :rolleyes:

Lol

I actually dont whinge at people, what i do is stick up for my team. Tbh they the only team i care about. Most PL fans dismiss things without seeing it, i stand up for the fact i paid roughly 200 quid for a season ticket and seen some smashing football and some cracking goals (54 of them to be precise).

these 5 being my favs.

i dont care who anyone supports i go to more PL/Div1/Div2(lol leeds) and La Liga matches than most on here but i dont dismiss some league i have never seen simply because the one game i seen was crap, i watched 3 PL games today and now watching a La Liga game. As i do every week but i dont dismiss the PL as its crap which it mostly is if you watch all the teams play and not your own. Did any pool fan watch all 3 of todays games? i seriously doubt it they were all awful games. but best league in the world ......etc..... la liga game is also ****e barca losing 1-0 and looking clueless .....added to the 0-0 last night been a **** weekend of football for me. Hoping Utd Utd BBurn morrow will be decent otherwise every league ever is ****e based on this weekends games

Theres a high horse here and im certainly not the one on it.

kdjac

eirebhoy · 10-11-2007 11:07PM

Join me on the Pompey bus.

Thanx 4 The Fish · 10-11-2007 11:09PM

If it looks like whinging, reads like whinging and makes ones eyes bleed like whinging then it's probably whinging.

If it were just sticking up for your team then surely you would not complain about the teams supported by others and where they spend their money...

And regarding the high horse, it is far too far below the pedestal you put your team and league up on for you to get down to it.

Mr. Presentable · 10-11-2007 11:12PM

Palermo.

Just for the scenery.

el rabitos · 10-11-2007 11:16PM

not liverpool please. sick of looking at your drivel in the thread as it is.

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 11:19PM

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

If it looks like whinging, reads like whinging and makes ones eyes bleed like whinging then it's probably whinging.

If it were just sticking up for your team then surely you would not complain about the teams supported by others and where they spend their money...

i dont complain about other teams

i have more other teams that most on here but i go to their games, you may be confusing my abuse of people who dont actually go to games with some EL cause. The whole people who go to games are fans those who dont are people who like football, it really pisses irish people off

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

And regarding the high horse, it is far too far below the pedestal you put your team and league up on for you to get down to it.

ahh at last as a fan i can have one over you team, ever qualified for the European Champions League as champions of your league? Nope and i doubt you ever will but keep safe in the knowledge that being the 4th best team in your league is good enough to get you into it, as you wont ever qualifiy as champions of your league.

kdjac

whatawaster · 10-11-2007 11:21PM

Don't support Liverpool, it's far too stressful

leninbenjamin · 10-11-2007 11:24PM

Arsenal. no better team for the neutral. even when they lose they play good possessive football...

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 11:25PM

el rabitos wrote: »

not liverpool please. sick of looking at your drivel in the thread as it is.

Quality post as ever thats 2137 in a row now

kdjac

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 11:27PM

leninbenjamin wrote: »

Arsenal. no better team for the neutral. even when they lose they play good possessive football...

leaning towards them, went to see them in Madrid last season ****ing great game, good fun with the fans too. Went to highbury twice and wembley once when they were playing.

Was meant to go to prague this week but couldnt get off work, mates went and reckoned it was the coldest day in the history of ever :eek:

Lightweights tbh

kdjac

Guy:Incognito · 10-11-2007 11:36PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

its not safe i need to win something come may so my team has to be based on that.

Your list is seriously flawed so. I mean come on, it's got Everton on it.:)

KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 11:37PM

Stekelly wrote: »

Your list is seriously flawed so. I mean come on, it's got Everton on it.:)

Europe will do, granted it has to be after Pats get knocked out.

Which means i may be going to a game in europe that pats will lose 5-0 (all the others i went to went that way)

So ste should i go ?

kdjac

Guy:Incognito · 10-11-2007 11:51PM

KdjaCL wrote: »

Europe will do, granted it has to be after Pats get knocked out.

Which means i may be going to a game in europe that pats will lose 5-0 (all the others i went to went that way)

So ste should i go ?

kdjac

Don't bother, theres no fun when you know the outcome before. Although you'd make a fortune betting on Pat's to lose 5-0 in Europe (probably domestically aswell

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KdjaCL · 10-11-2007 11:56PM

Stekelly wrote: »

Don't bother, theres no fun when you know the outcome before. Although you'd make a fortune betting on Pat's to lose 5-0 in Europe (probably domestically aswell )

errrmm thats an odd one that made me think.

in my 25 years going to pats i only ever recall losing 5-1 , dont rememeber a 5-0 in the league. oddly the 5-1 game was to Derry away after than we went unbeaten for the next 21 games and won our 1st league title under Kerr in richmond.

thanks for the memory

kdjac

Jazzy · 10-11-2007 11:57PM

hmm, watever team is smuggiest i say, suits EL fans

really tho, Blackburn. exciting players, good squad, good manager, attitude seems okay too.
or else arsenal, amazing footballers and very fast and exciting football. plenty of young 'uns too. wenger is a bit of a d1ckhead tho

KdjaCL · 11-11-2007 12:00AM

Jazzy wrote: »

hmm, watever team is smuggiest i say, suits EL fans

So liverpool then

Went there before gave my ticket to merseyside derby to some pool kid with his da who had no ticket. Not being able to able to walk thanks to Woodpecker Red may have helped that decision.

pub was warmer :cool:

kdjac

PDN · 11-11-2007 12:38AM

Drogheda United.

A team of winners and already guaranteed Champions League football (well, for at least one round, anyway).

Guy:Incognito · 11-11-2007 12:41AM

Jazzy wrote: »

hmm, watever team is smuggiest i say, suits EL fans

really tho, Blackburn. exciting players, good squad, good manager, attitude seems okay too.

I think your confusing the word exciting with physical.

KdjaCL · 11-11-2007 12:43AM

PDN wrote: »

Drogheda United.

A team of winners and already guaranteed Champions League football (well, for at least one round, anyway).

No thanks our 54 goals will keep me warm in that we attacked them in every minute of our matches not just the last 5.

Stekelly wrote: »

I think your confusing the word exciting with physical.

LOL awesome this thread is bringing out the best in everyone, did you win your last CL by playing football or being physcial?

pot Kettle black?

kdjac

Thanx 4 The Fish · 11-11-2007 12:46AM

KdjaCL wrote: »

ahh at last as a fan i can have one over you team, ever qualified for the European Champions League as champions of your league? Nope and i doubt you ever will but keep safe in the knowledge that being the 4th best team in your league is good enough to get you into it, as you wont ever qualifiy as champions of your league.

kdjac

What do you mean qualify for the champions league ? I am fairly confident your team have never qualified for the champions league, I believe they have been in the qualifiers but never managed to beat enough other poor teams to make it into the competition (you may be setting the bar a bit lower as you are talking about a far lesser league or do you still consider Ireland in the European championships ?) and as for saying something will never happen, well it is a better bet that Liverpool will qualify for CL as champions before any irish team qualify for the competition. I am not going to say never as that would be an incredibly stupid thing to do :rolleyes:

KdjaCL · 11-11-2007 12:54AM

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

What do you mean qualify for the champions league ? I am fairly confident your team have never qualified for the champions league, I believe they have been in the qualifiers but never managed to beat enough other poor teams to make it into the competition (you may be setting the bar a bit lower as you are talking about a far lesser league or do you still consider Ireland in the European championships ?) and as for saying something will never happen, well it is a better bet that Liverpool will qualify for CL as champions before any irish team qualify for the competition. I am not going to say never as that would be an incredibly stupid thing to do :rolleyes:

The champions league is still called the champions league in the qualifiers, remember TNS?

jebus thats the worst comeback ever, your not going to get into the CL as champions of your league, that must suck

4th is as good as 1st eh ?

kdjac

Guy:Incognito · 11-11-2007 12:58AM

KdjaCL wrote: »

The champions league is still called the champions league in the qualifiers, remember TNS?

jebus thats the worst comeback ever, your not going to get into the CL as champions of your league, that must suck

4th is as good as 1st eh ?

kdjac

No its not, its called the champions league 1st (2nd, 3rd) qualifiying round. Not Champions league 1st round.

Plus if its all the same why do goals scored in the qualifying rounds not count towards the totals / goalscoring charts?

If your comparing 4th in the pl to 1st in the EL then no it's not the same, it's much better.

As for not getting into the CL as league champs, meh, winning it more than made up for the way we got there.

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