The Official Football Thread (Soccer)

**19bernardo87** · 03-08-2012, 05:25 PM

By the way, Football Manager 2012 at Amazon is $6 right now for digital download
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/7050...-download-game

**Jim T.** · 03-08-2012, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by 19bernardo87

By the way, Football Manager 2012 at Amazon is $6 right now for digital download
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/7050...-download-game

It's probably good that I'm away from home then - I've been successfully resisting its siren song so far!!

**Gene Reginato** · 03-08-2012, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by 19bernardo87

Messi, IMO, is already the best player of all time.

It will always be debatable. Messi has big advantages over the others: the globalization of the european championships and the internet/youtube. His conquests are seen by more people. Some of those didn't follow football before.

However, he isn't a showman as Maradona was, neither will have the numbers or conquests Pelé had.

Plus, those two were able to play in small teams and make them great. Barça doesn't rely as much in Messi.

**afroloq** · 03-09-2012, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by 19bernardo87

By the way, Football Manager 2012 at Amazon is $6 right now for digital download
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/7050...-download-game

OOOO!!! Might grab that this weekend!

Anyone in or near the DC area? I am buying tix to the USMNT v Brazil game scheduled for May today.

**Greygor** · 03-09-2012, 03:48 AM

Used to be a big fan of Manager games until the developers started layering on more and more levels of detail. When it began to take more than the length of a season to play a season then I gave up

**19bernardo87** · 03-09-2012, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by Greygor

Used to be a big fan of Manager games until the developers started layering on more and more levels of detail. When it began to take more than the length of a season to play a season then I gave up

Yeah, same here.
Admittedly, I haven't tried one since probably around 2008-09. So I'm willing to give this a shot.

**19bernardo87** · 03-09-2012, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by afroloq

OOOO!!! Might grab that this weekend!

Anyone in or near the DC area? I am buying tix to the USMNT v Brazil game scheduled for May today.

If it was a Friday or weekend, I'd be there... but I'd have to miss 2 days of work for it. =/

**Petey Parker** · 03-09-2012, 04:26 AM

Originally Posted by Gene Reginato

Surprised no one is talking about Messi today.

What a strange time for football fans.

You get Messi trying to become the greatest player of all times, you have Robbie Van Persie scoring almost one goal per game, you have Neymar scoring ridiculous goals all the time, you have CR7.

I don't remember when the best players were so above the rest of them.

Some think it's awesome, but I'm afraid it will become like tennis where the top 3 are almost unbeatable.

RVP is on fire. Arsenal better give him some serious money this summer. Whatever he wants, I say double it. Of course they might not be able to afford him if they don't qualify for the Champions League next year.

**Jim T.** · 03-13-2012, 11:02 AM

Fox Soccer just announced they've picked up the rights to Scottish Premier League. They'll be showing the Old Firm match on the 25th, assuming Rangers are still around, of course.

**Greygor** · 03-19-2012, 04:44 AM

Sad weekend,

Bolton vs Tottenham abandoned after Bolton's Fabrice Muamba collapses after a a heart attack http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17419654

Kilmarnock wins the cup but one of the winning player's dad dies of an heart attack after the win http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-17423952