Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Premier League Odds and Sods 25 Feb 08

Arsenal 2- Birmingham 2 Eduardo’s injury - a horrific broken leg - stole the headlines. But, it did not decisively affect the outcome. Luck controlled much of it. Birmingham capitalized upon one free kick - a questionable call - and one penalty - a blatantly wrong call. Fabregas had two goal-worthy efforts, one stopped by Taylor and the other by the post.

Adebayor’s performance was as shocking as his short hair. He fluffed an open breakaway. He also failed to square a ball to testy teammate Nicklas Bendtner. Both would likely have clinched victory for Arsenal.

Walcott’s effort encourages, however. His talent is elite without question, but his confidence and decision-making ability has been sub-par. However, he put in a fine effort for a brace, his first two goals in the Premier League. He adeptly slotted in the first goal, and his second, a few minutes later, was magnificent.

The draw drops Arsenal to three points above Manchester United. The Gunners will hope their bad weak was a blip, not a sign of weakness.

Newcastle 1 - Manchester United 5 In case anyone was unaware, Rooney and Ronaldo are pretty good. It was an exhaustingly easy effort from the Red Devils. Newcastle played in a cloud, with neither coherence nor discipline in tactics. The back four could not fall apart, because it never came together initially. Even the one Titus Bramble’s part-time competence would have been preferred.

Newcastle’s question is not how long before Keegan gets canned, but how long before he suffers a nervous breakdown and quits. They reside only six points clear of relegation, with eleven matches remaining.

Liverpool 3 - Middlesbrough 2 Individual brilliance once again saved Liverpool, as Torres took control with a marvelous hat-trick. Carragher’s cards cost the team at the back, but exonerates none for the poor performance. Southgate’s side showed themselves excellently. With some luck and a consistent striker, that club could be challenging for a European place.

At the end of the day all i hav to say is dat...
suli,
U hav Post!

I play basketball, But i watch football.

I play basketball, I watch football.

So as i watch Football..
lemme start off with it!!! My favorite football club is Manchester United. A club i admire for its richness in talent (and lots of money too). It is the richest football club in the World.

Now on to other Stuff
As i need to know,
Why Should Countries Pay Clubs For Players On International Duty!!!
(Countries Could Go Bankrupt Or Competitions Could Disappear!)

Meddling FIFA president Sepp Blatter is intent on leaving a lasting legacy to the wonderful world of football regardless of the effect it will have on the game. This time he has paved the way for the richest clubs in football to get richer still, through payments for their player who are on international duty.

The threat of legal action from the G14 clubs which include Manchester United, Liverpool & Arsenal, appears to have forced the hand of the top man in Football. The clubs were seeking compensation for players injured on international duty, however Blatter has given them a letter if intent which has satisfied them, causing them to withdraw their legal action and disband the group. UEFA will be happy to see the group gone as they had threatened to set up a break away European league.


Why Should Clubs Be Compensated? Players Made Famous From International Competitions Make Them Millions!
(Who Will Compensate The Countries If The Stars Are Unavailable For Tournaments?)

Currently the International tournaments take place during the holiday/close season, with the exception of the African Cup of Nations, which could and should be rescheduled to suit considering the majority of players are playing their game in Europe. So what exactly are the clubs being compensated for? Being denied the ability to take that player on a tour of Asia or America? Surely the player is representing their club in some of the most watched competitions on the planet, if those players play well or win medals their value is raised, meaning the club can charge more for sponsors and branding. Just look at the new partnership between Manchester United and Kumho Tyres, where the Koreans will have paid a fortune to Manchester United so they can use effective sales tools like Wayne Rooney’s name in radio advertising. Their value is also raised on the transfer market, some clubs have been funded and built on the cash from selling a player who did well at a world cup. Damian Duff was sold to Chelsea for a fortune after his displays for the Republic of Ireland in 2002, Bayern Munich made a huge profit on Owen Hargreaves after he shone in the World Cup in 2006, is that not compensation enough for these teams?

Has a player ever had their career ended by an injury caused purely in an international tournament? Granted there have been a few long term injuries where clubs have had to pay huge wages during the recovery period, but who negotiated the contract with the players? Who agreed to pay them full pay during their sickness? More importantly if an international star is injured playing for their club and cannot play for their country will the clubs compensate the countries? If Cristiano Ronaldo is injured for the Euro 2008, could Portugal sue Manchester United for inhibiting their chances of winning the competition, reducing their potential revenues from sponsors? If so Wales could have a case against Manchester United as Ryan Giggs nearly always seemed to have a niggle when it came to international time.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

This is the day i joined Blogger!

its 15 minutes to midnight, n im kinda sleepy too!
i normally sleep around 12 or 12.30 am, but i dont think i can stay up dat long today!
but...
now bein the time i joined, i wud like to make it special.

today is 26 feb 08..its gonna be 27th in a matter of minutes...
im alone in ma room and the entire house is silent!!! My friend is chattin with me on ma nokia phone... we always chat round this time til we doze off!!!
Ma day today was not that good too, as my exams are to start in bout 2 weeks time!
My name is Vibin Issac.
Im very commonly known as 'Suli'.
(The only name my mom hates!!!)
Well, i hav been Suli since i passed ma 10th grade with an outstanding 72.4%,
and even after i walked out of 12th grade with an excellent 83%.
Im still Suli now, when im completing my 2nd year in a B.com degree!
So, i think there is nothing much i can add in now!!!
My body has called it a day...

this is ma first day in blogger...

or should i say
night
?