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Pat1 wrote:

Who knows? The winner from the Barça-Chelsea tie could go on to face Manchester Uni....oops...no, not this year. Sorry snypa!! Devil

PAT1, was hoping no-one would mention that!!!! Even ASIF was gracious enough not to! Left myself open for that didn`t I Laughing

You know more about it than you are letting on!!!! Wink

By the way, did i mention that an American now owns Manchester United? A guy called Malcolm Glazer....A funny story of a guy with huge debts, gets a huge loan for £265 million from a bank, puts United up as collateral and we have no money to buy new players!!! Thank you America!!!! Crying or Very sad

He paid a total of £790 million pounds for the club that was THE richest football club in the world.

He owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well.
Raptorman, Tim Howard is an American goalkeeper who plays for us, with tourets. Come to think of it, there were or are a few American keepers playing over here, Kasey Keller, Brad Friedal, still playing, and quite a few outfield players as well. United have an outstanding young American born Italian called Giuseppe Rossi, a striker.

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Snypa, I've been a Barcelona fan since I was microscopic. It was tough when everyone around you is a Real Mandrill...err...Madrid fan! Either way, by early March I expect to be Poke

Asif! Otherwise, I don't think I'll have the courage to show my face around this topic! Wink

OOOH! The Man-ape jibe! That`s a good one! I have some close friends from Barca` . Barcelona is my second team Cool

I know all about that Catalan/Madrid intense DISLIKE! That`s the only way to put it! I travel to Barcelona quite often to stay with friends and they are ALWAYS on about getting autonomy for the Catalan's, they may actually get that now... of a sort. I made the mistake once of suggesting that they spoke Spanish! Shocked

Barca` want REVENGE for last season over Chelski. badly! My friends think that they were unjustly dumped out of the comp`!. Can`t wait for that game.

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Favorite Pro football team: Atlanta Falcons (for obvious reasons)
College football: Florida State Seminoles (HATE Gators!)
Baseball: ???? The Marlins, I guess. (because they're from Florida)
Racing: NASCAR: Favorite Driver: Greg Biffle, Mark Martin
F1: Michael Schumacher
Le Mans: Ron Fellows/Johnney O'Connel in C6R 'Vette
Rally Racing: Any Subaru, any driver.
Drag Racing: IHRA, any driver.
IRL: I guess any driver.
IROC: Mark Martin, Kurt Busch

Habu wrote:

NASCAR is NASCRAP, and it's only for redneck ****. It's not even racing. There is not much skill involved, the cars a rudimentary and highly unrefined, their dynamics are horrible, and each race is put on with the same hokiness as a reunion convention of Elvis impersonators.

But it's a big money maker in this country, because 2/3 of it is redneck ****. Not that I'm bitter or anything.

I'm sorry, but I just can't live with this statement.

First off, it isn't totally a redneck sport (though, I'm sure some rednecks do watch it, but the rest watch truck racing.) Many assume that if it's American racing, that it's redneck racing, like drag racing. That's just wrong in my opinion, though in some cases it's true.

Second, it does take alot of skill to drive a car going 170+MPH into a corner with a car like 5 inches in front of/behind of/next to you and controlling your car from going sideways at the same time. Also, going 200mph at places like Talledega, draft plays a HUGE role in determining 1st place from 43rd. NASCAR also has some of the best finishes in racing, some determined in the thousandths of seconds, or by a bumper. They don't always race in ovals either, sometimes the races are held at road tracks like Watkins Glen.

Granted, it does get a little boring watching the cars go 'round and 'round in an oval 300-500 times for like 4 hours, but that would be different if you have a favorite driver. At that point races seem to be too short (At least for me Wink

).

If anyone here still thinks NASCAR driving doesn't take any skill, you might wish to check out this link: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/lars_anderson/06/24/nascar.f1/

I LOVE NASCAR! Very Happy

Quote:

My friends think that they were unjustly dumped out of the comp

How so. Your friends seem to forget the idea is to score more goals than the other side to win. They had 2 separate games [Attempts, chances, what ever!] to do it in and blew it! A unjust decision my eye! Very Happy

Asif wrote:

How so. Your friends seem to forget the idea is to score more goals than the other side to win. They had 2 separate games [Attempts, chances, what ever!] to do it in and blew it! A unjust decision my eye! Very Happy

ASIF, even as a Man U fan I totally agree with you! That is just the Catalan spirit! I am NOT going to disagree with a bar full of Catalans and MAD Barca` fans for fear of getting filled in! Wink

Asif wrote:

How so. Your friends seem to forget the idea is to score more goals than the other side to win. They had 2 separate games [Attempts, chances, what ever!] to do it in and blew it! A unjust decision my eye! Very Happy

Just the frustration of a really close tie that could have gone either way until the last moments of the second leg (IMO) Bang Head

At least it was worth seeing Mourinho's reaction after the first leg!! Rolling Eyes

Baseball: Boston Red Sox
Football (American): New England Patriots, 2nd-Atlanta Falcons
Hockey: Boston Bruins and Colorado Avalanche
Not a soccer or NASCAR fan haha, besides I see enough confrontation just being a Red Sox fan...

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Baseball: Red Sox
Football: Patriots
Hockey: Hartford Wolfpack (I guess - I'm from CT)
Soccer : England

And NASCAR: The U.S. COAST GUARD car

Who thinks the Red Sox will win the next World Series??
Go Red Sox!

MGB78 wrote:

Soccer : England

Thats a high level answer. So which team do you follow????

As for the Red Sox's doing the business for next season.. Nah. Would like to see the Met's turn on the Strawberry magic, but cannee see it happening Captain!!!

Football: Niners (faithful! Especially these days you have to be....or forced to be hehe), Sabercats (indoor), and Cal (college)
Basketball: Golden State Warriors
Baseball: A's but not a big baseball fan in general.
Hockey: Sharks
Love soccer only cuz it's the only sport I ever played in a league, but I don't watch too much of it.
And if you haven't guessed by now, I'm from the bay area
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Quote: "Thats a high level answer. So which team do you follow????"

Manchester United, and my friends and I like Sheffield.

As for the Red Sox's doing the business for next season.. Nah. Would like to see the Met's turn on the Strawberry magic, but cannee see it happening Captain!!![/quote]

Yeah, probably, now with Damon with the Yankees and all that jazz, it probably won't happen for the Red Sox this year. Or the next... but oh, well - I'm still hopeful.

MGB78 wrote:

Quote: "Thats a high level answer. So which team do you follow????"

Manchester United, and my friends and I like Sheffield.

Another mug for MU Doh

Which Sheffield side by the way? Wednesday or United?

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What is your favorite baseball, soccer, football team?