GLASSJAW Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) I've always admired Ajax. If you put together an all-time best 11 from their history (or even just their recent history), you'd have a squad that could rival almost any other you could build, IMO. They're a great club for building/finding young talent Edited August 31, 2013 by GLASSJAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) er dp here's an article about ajax 'best 11' vs Madrid's best 11 http://sabotagetimes...st-xi-who-wins/ i only ever saw Hierro at the tail end of his career, but i thought he was a beast. but man, Ajax's midfield and attacking line are phenomenal. bergkamp, cryuff, van basten Edited August 31, 2013 by GLASSJAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 er dp here's an article about ajax 'best 11' vs Madrid's best 11 http://sabotagetimes...st-xi-who-wins/ i only ever saw Hierro at the tail end of his career, but i thought he was a beast. but man, Ajax's midfield and attacking line are phenomenal. bergkamp, cryuff, van basten It's a shame that football is entirely reliant on money these days. Big clubs in small leagues (Ajax, Steaua, Celtic etc.) are suffering because of it. Ajax still do a great job of developing and selling on young players though. It's the sort of model that Celtic are trying to implement and it's already starting to produce results (e.g. Wanyama bought for £900,000 and sold for £12 million). But they have a long way to go before they're up there with Ajax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Does Celtic kind of have a monopoly on Scottish talent now, after the whole Rangers ordeal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Does Celtic kind of have a monopoly on Scottish talent now, after the whole Rangers ordeal? Pretty much, especially considering the Champions League money they've been receiving the last 2 years. We get next to no TV money at all so that and player transfers are pretty much our only source of income (plus we have a large fanbase). Celtic have a few young players that they've developed themselves and they'll occasionally buy a stand out player from another SPL side, but much of the young talent from elsewhere in the country tends to go to a poor EPL or Championship team down south. There's isn't much investment in youth development outside of Celtic and Rangers so the game is a bit of a mess at the moment. I dread to think of what it's like to be a fan of another Scottish team. There's no money up here (in football anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 European Leagues need a salary cap badly. But you'll never get the big boys to agree to that. Too much oil money by egotistical owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 4 out of a possible 6 points for Cardiff City so far... Not bad after 50+ years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobb Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) Group A: Manchester United, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad, Shakhtar DonetskGroup B: Galatasaray, Real Madrid, FC Copenhagen, JuventusGroup C: Benfica, Anderlecht, Olympiakos, Paris St-GermainGroup D: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen, Manchester CityGroup E: Schalke, Steaua Bucharest, Chelsea, FC BaselGroup F: Marseille, Arsenal, Napoli, Borussia DortmundGroup G: Austria Vienna, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St PetersburgGroup H: AC Milan, Celtic, Barcelona, Ajax Celtic are in for a tough task. Really, really, really difficult group. In saying that, we did the "impossible" last year, so might do OK. We can beat anyone at Celtic Park. My hugely, hugely ambitious predictions. Bold to go through, italics third place. I agree with your picks other than Porto for Zenit. Very tough group for Celtic, but they all look rather hard to be honest. Shaktar warned about the goat thing too... I won't comment... So, don't know a lot about the Pukki dude, other than he should be a good scorer at least in domestic competition. I really hope the new signings start doing something. The team is just not the same without Wanyama, Wilson and Hooper. Also, my league prediction for the top four in the BPL: Man Citeh, U, Tottenham, Chelsea. I think the bottom four is harder to choose. Also, if Bale is being sold and Citeh and Chelsea have all this cash why not go for him? For me Bale-Negredo-Navas would be a nice front three!! Edited September 1, 2013 by bobb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitecarnage Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) :shock: Edited September 1, 2013 by infinitecarnage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Also, if Bale is being sold and Citeh and Chelsea have all this cash why not go for him? For me Bale-Negredo-Navas would be a nice front three!! I think they're smart enough to realize Bale isn't worth 90M. And end of day, he'll go to Madrid instead of London or Manchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 I think Liverpool are putting a case forward for finishing in the Top 4. Grinding out results and looks like they'll get something today too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Hopefully the next game is a goalfest. 3-3. Giroud and Soldado hat tricks with Cazorla assisting on all three Arsenal goals. That would do my fantasy team wonders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Arsenal put in 42.5M bid for Ozil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish⑦Canuck Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Ozil is a fantastic player. Don't know if he's worth that much but I guess Arsenal have the money to spend, as they've done nothing else this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 With Sir Alex no longer running Man U, the team looks human. Great job Liverpool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Sounds like Fellaini is going to force a sell to United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 yikes they're saying Ozil is rejecting a move to Arsenal. That's a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Can someone please tell me how bale is worth 132 million US? It seemed he was hurt quite a bit last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marleau_12 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Money ain't a thing to Madrid lol. They want something, they'll pay to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksMadrid Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Real Madrid is a joke!! After spending 100M they let Kaka go for free! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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