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rog of the rovers

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  1. Its the kit everyone has been waiting for since I was in primary school! :hehe
  2. For those who cant see the picture, It has a strong resemblance to this kit!
  3. Nothing to do with Rovers's new kits, but I thought this might interest a few people. Grasshoppers of Zurich's new kit Everyones favourite Swiss team
  4. Mexico vs. Angola, something to watch down the pub on Friday night. Mexico Last time out: Beat Iran 3-1, although the result doesn't tell the whole story. The Fourth best team in the world according to FIFA, struggled for 80 mins against the Iranians before two pieces of sloppy defending from Iran allowed the Mexicans to in the match. Positives in World Cup: Omar Bravo (above) scorer of two goals, also an impressive display from Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez Negatives in World Cup: Jared Borghetti, the Bolton striker will miss the rest of the group stage. Star Man: Look out for Brazilian born Zinha, also known as Naelson. Better Behave: Carlos Salcido and Gerardo Torrado, both booked in the opening match in Group D Odds: Pre Tournament 50/1. Now 40/1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Angola Last time out: Conceded an early goal to the Portugese, but valliantly held on for the remaining 88 minutes and were unfortunate to not get an equaliser through Akwa Positives in World Cup: Akwa, currently unattached, watch out for his drammatic over head kicks. Negatives in World Cup: Defence is just too weak. One to Watch: Akwa, a chance to do a bit of scouting, is he good enough for Rovers? Better Behave: Jamba, Loco and Macanga, all booked in the first game Odds: Pre Tournament 750/1 Now 1500/1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My Prediction: 3-0 to Mexico
  5. The defender had to go though in my opininon. I thought Poll had a good game
  6. My predictions, although the change everytime I do one of these things!
  7. I dont have anything against Souness, I think a lot of people forget what good he actually did for the club, taking an absolutely shocking group of players left by Brian Kidd and moulding them into a team that got promotion automatically, the 2000/2001 season was one of the best seasons in recent years. Souness' problem came when we sold Duff, his master plan was broken up and his big money gamble (aka Barry Ferguson) back fired big time. As the money dried up so did Souey's hunger to do well at Rovers. If he goes to Crystal Palace it would not suprise me to see them gain automatic promotion to the Premiership as in Simon Jordan they have a chairman who can back his manager financially. Therefore I think Souey will succeed, however you cant help but feel that if Palace were broke Souey wouldn't be interested in the slightest. Good luck to Souey and remember the good parts of Souey's reign 2000-2003 (10th, 6th and the Worthington Cup, that aint too bad in my book!)
  8. Pauleta a good shout, as said in my preview, recently beat Eusebio's Portugese goalscoring record. And as pleasure said vs. Angola and Iran, at 25/1 could be a good bet. In World Cup 2002 he scored a Hat-trick vs. Poland in Portugal's only win. In Euro 2004 he failed to score however so maybe a point to prove?
  9. Now for those of you who are Angolan or Portugese this may be a match you give a miss but for those who are interested here goes...... IMPORTANT MATCH FACTS Sunday June 11th ~ ANGOLA vs. PORTUGAL (8pm, COLOGNE) on ITV (Beats watching Song's of Praise) ANGOLA Where the Hell is it? : Angola is a country in south-central Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. Capital City : Luanda Population : 15,941,000 World Cup Pedigree : First Time How they Qualified for Germany : 1st in CAF Group 4, beating Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Algeria and Gabon Coach : Luis Oliveira Goncalves, a Brazilian, who had previously lead the Angolan u-21 World Youth Championship Star Player : Pedro Mantorras, Benfica centre forward. Did You Know? : Angola was Portugese owned until it gained independence in 1975. Angolans speak Portugese. Odds : 500/1 to lift the cup. To get zero points 4/1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PORTUGAL Where the Hell is it? : Portugal is located in the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and is the westernmost country in continental Europe. Portugal is bordered by Spain to the north and east and by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south Capital City : Lisbon Population : 10,495,000 World Cup Pedigree : Semi Finalists in 1966, exited in 1st Round in 1986 and 2002. How they Qualified for Germany : 1st in UEFA Group 3, ahead of Latvia, Estonia, Liechtenstein, Russia, Slovakia and Luxembourg Coach : Luis Felipe Scolari, another Brazilian, who had lead Brazil to world cup success in 2002 and Portugal to the final of Euro 2004. "Big Phil" nearly became England manager if you believe the reports. Star Player : Christiano Ronaldo, Manchester United winger. Did You Know? : Pauleta recently became Portugal's top scorer of all time with a brace against Latvia his 43 goals surpassed Eusebio's 42 Odds : 20/1 to lift the cup. 25/1 on Pauleta claiming the Golden Boot. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub Plot: The last time these two teams met was in a "friendly" which was abandoned after five Angolans were sent off. We can only hope Christiano Ronaldo gets cleared in to touch. My Prediction: Portugal 2-0 Angola.
  10. Yeah Claire. Played a t Sheffield Wednesday on loan this season. I was thinking that there must be a better English Goalkeeper but the only other "good" one I could think of were: Nigel Martyn, Everton, but hes injured! Richard Wright, Everton, Dodgy at times. Mike Pollitt, Wigan, Too Old? Ben Foster, Watford, Untried. English keepers a bit thin on the ground at the moment!
  11. Mexico for me! I think the Ivory Coast could shock a few people
  12. MCG is certainly on my to do list. Australian actor Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from X Men) was earlier saything that Oz was getting gripped by Football Fever although he said he didnt think that Australia would be there too long!
  13. Well done Jason, always a good read. Simon Garner's is just funny, which games does he watch?
  14. My Predictions Group A Winners- Germany Runners up- Poland Group B Winners- Sweden Runners up- England Group C Winners- Argentina Runners up- Holland Group D Winners- Mexico Runners up- Portugal Group E Winners- Czech Rep Runners up- Italy Group F Winners- Brazil Runners up- Croatia Group G Winners- France Runners up- South Korea Group H Winners- Ukraine Runners up- Spain 2nd Round Germany v England - England Sweden v Poland - Sweden Argentina v Portugal - Argentina Holland v Mexico - Mexico Czech Rep v Croatia - Czech Rep Brazil v Italy - Brazil France v Spain - France Ukraine v South Korea - Ukraine Quarter Finals England v Argentina - Argentina Sweden v Mexico - Mexico Czech Rep v France - France Brazil v Ukraine - Brazil Semi Finals Argentina v France - Argentina Mexico v Brazil - Brazil 3rd Place Playoff Mexico v France - Mexico FINAL Argentina v Brazil - Brazil
  15. Nice work Philly Rover. Chimbonda hardly inspiring! Ouch GOod job Hughesy is better at fin players than I am!
  16. Must say that having seen the interview with him on ITV News he looks like a top bloke who I think is destined for great things. Anyone with that sort of pace can be a real asset, especially coming off the bench against the aging defences of countries such as Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago.
  17. JACK-AN-ACK-ANORY I liked the kit, the Dark Blue was the right shade and the shorts and socks were nice and plain, superb effort from the club IMHO If you see the blue and white and don't love it aren't you supporting the wrong team?
  18. Makes you wonder again, what role does David Dein have in the F.A.?
  19. I presume from the big yellow stripe on the side of Brad's shorts and his yellow socks that the keeper shirt may be yellow, however due to Man City wearing yellow, he couldn't wear it. Of course I may be wrong!
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