BarrileteCosmico Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Well you'll always have hattrick Maxi :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Harry Redknapp bringing his 'cultured' views to bear on European competition. Crazy perspective, that. Must be from a crazy place.ETA: Haha, and they've got Hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman of the North Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 "You have to go to crazy places, but we'll give it our best shot and just give it a go."ETA: Haha, and they've got Hearts.So true. Imagine the harrowing travel arrangements that needs to be in place in order to fit in a Thursday match all the way up in that wilderness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Ouch. That's a nasty draw for us. I'd dearly love for us to win it, but realistically it's not likely - unless the Tottenham players can't acclimatise. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajamieson Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Guess who put a bet on Rangers and Malmo to draw 1-1!Steven Whittaker?At this rate we'll have to pay Buraspor to take him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Steven Whittaker. Love it. :laugh:Redknapp is right though. There are few crazier places than Tynecastle at the moment. If we were to have Blackburn and Newcastle in that competition this year then we'd be in crackpot city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Didn't know Harry had the gift of prescience...Glad we've been drawn against a Swiss side, FC Sion. They have former Barca midfielder, Gabri, and ex-Hearts man Jose Goncalves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Mongoose Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Ouch. That's a nasty draw for us. I'd dearly love for us to win it, but realistically it's not likely - unless the Tottenham players can't acclimatise. ;)Depends what sort of side we put out, Redknapp has suggested that a lot of youth team players will be playing in the Europa this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiver Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Tbh, looking at the other teams we could have got: Bilbao, PAOK, Spartak Moscow or Hapoel Tel Aviv, i wouldn't have fancied Hearts against any of them so i'm happy with Spurs as there's no shame in losing and we may as well go out against an excellent team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon AS Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Dortmund kicked their season off in style, with a very convincing 3-1 victory over Hamburg. They seem to have compensated for Sahin's departure and still look just as good as last season.Obviously it's early days, no real point in making predictions this early, blahblahblah... but they'll be up there challenging for the title again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Tbh, looking at the other teams we could have got: Bilbao, PAOK, Spartak Moscow or Hapoel Tel Aviv, i wouldn't have fancied Hearts against any of them so i'm happy with Spurs as there's no shame in losing and we may as well go out against an excellent team.I'd have given us reasonable odds against Hapoel Tel-Aviv or PAOK, but yeah, I suppose we do at least get a glamour tie out of this. I'd love to get something off Spurs, just to hear 'Arry's excuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hey peoples! B) All ready for Stephane Sessegnon to rip apart the Premiership??Haven't been here for a while but I think there has been a lack of top class signings in the Premiership this summer. Arsenal got Gervinho, could lose Fabregas and Nasri.Chelsea have got no one of significance.Liverpool got a good few players but nobody of unbelievable quality. Still, they have strengthened their squad.Man City got Aguero, but could lose Tevez....I'd rather have Tevez tbh.Man Utd replaced VDS with De Gea which could be good but Young isn't top class and not better than Valencia or Nani anyway. Phil Jones is building for the future, I suppose. Bit expensive, maybe.Of course there doesn't always have to be massive signings and players like Torres, Suarez, Dzeko still have to make a big impact at their new clubs.N'Zogbia to Villa and Roger Johnson to Wolves will be 2 of the signings of the season though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renasko Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Where y'been, Fireball? Don't think I've seen you around since Newcastle trounced Sunderland last season in the 5-1 game. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Where y'been, Fireball? Don't think I've seen you around since Newcastle trounced Sunderland last season in the 5-1 game. :laugh:Lost my password, then had exams and stuff and then off travelling and holidays. But now I'm back.And don't remind me about that :thumbsdown: But nah it was a good bit after that, I'd say. I think I was here for the return fixture anyway :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Are Sunderland trying to buy any more strikers? Coz as it is you're relying on Gyan, who's ace but not the most prolific scorer in the world, Wickham who won't be first team yet surely, and Dong-Won Ji, who's just arrived from Korea and is thus utterly unproven, though seems to be making an impression pre-season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Sunderland don't need any more strikers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Sunderland don't need any more strikers, You mean Canto'Shea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Wizard Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I'm sure he meant to put his boot through that one. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Pfft.You've also got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball07 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Are Sunderland trying to buy any more strikers? Coz as it is you're relying on Gyan, who's ace but not the most prolific scorer in the world, Wickham who won't be first team yet surely, and Dong-Won Ji, who's just arrived from Korea and is thus utterly unproven, though seems to be making an impression pre-season.Bellamy is the rumour. I'd love to have him here...might be a bit of a troublemaker, but he's genuine quality and there's no chance of him bottling the derby like that lot last year. Plus it would infuriate the Mags. But he's a proven striker.Gyan is great but we can't rely on him. Ji sounds like he's great, most impressive performer in pre-season. Wickham will get a few first-team chances but by all accounts Ji looks better at this stage. If he's good enough, he'll start. Sessegnon will play as 2nd striker in some games too and he's really really good. Frazer Campbell might back from injury sometime too and we've got youngsters like Craig Lynch, Billy Knott, Ryan Noble and Jordan Cook, all who are highly rated.You'd hope we'd get in one more, Bellamy would be great, but remember Bruce refused to in January and we played a month with 0 strikers.And John O'Shea is a legend, should add a lot to the defence but sadly, he's going to miss the Liverpool game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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