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nba: 17 diferent winners in 60 years and two teams win half of the total celtics: 16 wins lakers: 14 wins (50% of total) champions league: 21 diferent winners in 51 years (not 55 as I said before) real madrid: 9 wins milan: 7 wins (31% of total) doesnt seem like your theory would be a solution in europe |
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totally agree, chelsea is not a big team. i miss the good old nottingham forest |
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in italy a lot of my friends think barça will win the cup. personally i dunno. barça - manchester--->barça liverpool - chelsea----> liverpool |
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I get the impression that a big team in your opinion is one with a lot of history. Ok, fair enough. What I mean as a big team is one with a lot of buying power. I think part of the reason why smaller market teams, that have had lots of success in the past thus making them big teams by your definition, aren't doing so well now is because there is a lot more money to be made in sports today as opposed to 20 years ago. Salaries have increased dramatically from what they used to be, and this effects smaller market teams the most because the bigger teams with more money to spend can still afford to pay the salaries. Maybe you're right that it won't have much effect, but I know first hand what this type of thing can do. Hockey is a Canadian sport, and we dominate it on the world stage in Olympics, world championships, etc. But when our Canadian NHL teams can't even compete due to sky rocketing salaries and smaller markets there is a problem. Salary caps mean you have to be selective on the big players you want to sign and then surround that player with other quality players that won't demand such large prices. As opposed to teams like Chelsea in the Premiership, and the Yankees and Red Sox in MLB that go out and sign up all big name players for rediculous amounts of money. I think a salary cap makes leagues more competitive. |
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The NHL are destroying hockey, they should stop attempting to cater to the US. What they should do is change the rules so that 11 players per team are on the ice for a full game cosisting of two halfs of 45 minutes. |
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Salary caps are a dumb idea, I would love to see a dominant team like the Habs again. It makes for great entertainment. |
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Where is Nottingham Forest? Maybe they just can't afford to compete with the bigger name teams. |
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Close to Nottingham. It still there, I understand it is protected by the National Trust. |
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I should've been more clear I guess. I was refering to the question Nacmat asked about Nottingham Forest, which I believe is a soccer team. |
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My semi final predictions were right. Lets just hope that L'pool beat Chelsea and meet Barcelona in the final. I must admit I'm a Liverpool fan, and I fear Man Utd more than Barcelona. Ferguson seems to know more about Benitez' tactics, than vice versa. That's apparent from the PL results the past few years. |
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Well it depends on what you want I guess. I love dynasties in sports, but what is the point if one team can afford to load their team with the best players while others can't? I'd rather see teams winning because they play well together rather then because they're a bunch of all-stars thrown together. |
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manchester and liverpool i think |
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funkmaster made nice points (as always) but still I am sure money cannot buy success all the time... not in football at least barcelona has spent much more money than ajax all throughout history ajax 4 champion leagues barça 2 but yes, money is important what I really meant is that some teams that become rich cos they have a rich owner, tend to dissapear from the elite as soon as the rich owner leaves, and this happens often |
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i felt real bad for arsenal when Liverpool got the penalty. That Walcott run was amazing. Arsenal and Man utd play the best football in the Premier League. Neutrals really wanted arsenal to play fenerbahce. A lot of people hate chelsea but i'm used to it. Abramovic buying the club didn't help our popularity. As for big teams, history is in the making. Chelsea won a fews things in europe (UEFA cup winner's cup, twice) and plenty in england. The club is over a hundred years old. I find that to be a history, even if it's not that of huge clubs like Real Madrid. Nottingham Forest was a huge club (they have a great history, bigger than Chelsea's for sure). Liverpool and Nottingham forest really represented english football at one stage. Liverpool - Chelsea, should be dull if the past is anything to go by. : ( What will it be this time, penalties, a goal when the ball didn't cross the line? (ok, that's debatable) I'm glad the secong leg is at Stamford bridge this time. I miss Mourinho but i'm sort of glad he isn't there for those two games. Let's hope for goals, n'est ce pas, ecdnads? |
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Yep, Leeds are a recent example in England. |
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Indeed. Lots of goals by the players wearing red. |
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soccer is so much better than football. |
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You mean football is so much better than "american football" |
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im beginging to hate ronaldo more than i hate paul mariner |
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ronaldo or ronaldinho? |
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i read ronaldinho is joining milan next season. for very small fee too. i hope this means kaka will move to real hehe |
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ronaldinho turned out to be what you thought 2 years ago but nobody can forget the first three years at barcelona... those were fantastic |
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im just quick at reading people : ) |
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liverpool 1 chelsea 0 well... too soon to say anything but liverpool is looking comfy |
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anyone looks comfy when playing against chelsea you silly spaniard.. |
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I wouldn't say comfy. Chelsea started well but the goal was thanks to a really embarassing mistake. Different story in the second half so far, Liverpool seem comfy. |
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there you have it, now its downhill for chelsky |
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maybe l'pool will score couple more goals to fisnish it off in london : ) |
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Fantastic. 94:07, and then a freckeled, redhead big-mouthed bastard from Norway ruined it all. I'm laughing at you John Arne! |
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lol |
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well glad Chelsea scored that last minute goal. I dont like Liverpool's football, players + manager one bit. Also, Chelsea's attitude in the game deserved a goal i think. Im all for Manchester United tomorrow! |
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I am all for barça of course but I reckon that manchester arrives in much better shape for this match so its time to suffer for us barça fans anyway a team with messi, etoo, iniesta, xavi, deco, henry or bojan has to have a chance no matter how bad it is doing in the season |
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it takes one ronaldo the faggot to take all those single handed.. |
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Barca had a lot of injury trouble unfortunately, which has been painful in the spanish league. But with Messi back, i reckon this game will be exciting. It could go either way... is a nice one. may the best team win :) |
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man united will whop barcas asses tomorrow |
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and lol at riise |
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Ronaldo can be disappointing in big games. I follow every game, and as impressive as he is... Amazing talent! he doesnt always deliver. But he does run like a faggot, i give you that! hehe |
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i love to watch man utd play..but i dislike ronaldo very much which makes it harder for me to watch man utd games : ) but i sure hope they kick barca's arse tomorrow! also, i hope there's no chance in hell for ronaldo to join real madrid or else i'll just stop watching footy all together : ) |
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son of a bitch |
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yeah, bloody madrid with their ever growing bids for ronaldo. i think he's dedicated to united, but beckham also seemed to be. nacmat lol |
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i wouldn't mind seeing rooney in real one bit though : ) |
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how come you are such a big fan of real madrid? |
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i would mind just as much as Ronaldo. Rooney is essential. number 10! United haven't lost a game with Rooney in the side this season. I guess i wouldn't like to see anyone go, apart for Fletcher and O'Shea i guess |
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not sure..many of my favourite players went through real..and they're one of those teams that always seemed like they're having great fun on the pitch.. they played the sort of football (with ups and downs) im very fond of - often seemed completly disorganised but still they were somehow managing to win games..a mixture of everything really |
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maybe next tuesday but not tonight |
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yes i think so |
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barça - manchester utd = 0 - 0 disappointing match |
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I WOULD SAY MANCHESTER IS TOO CONFIDENT IN THE match at manchester, cos yesterday they looked happy with the draw |
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barca should have won. i couldn't believe the final result. the only option for united now is to WIN at old trafford. i believe barcas home record is better than their home record. fingers crossed barca will nail em @ old trafford. |
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both games were really f. dull. that happens when real isn't palying : ) |
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