10 Most Notable Events of the Decade
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From: Alkamista on 5 Jan 2010 14:45 On Jan 5, 12:12 pm, Benny <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > Subject : 10 Most Notable Events of the Decade > > From : alkami...(a)hotmail.com > > >> Because you claimed it was one of the most noteworthy events of the > >> entire decade and it's the only league specific inclusion on your list. > > > > No it wasn't, I mentioned Calciopoli, Barcelona's excellent season, > > and Real's spending spree, while neglecting to mention Chelsea's rise > > to prominence. > > No one would be talking about Barcelona if they only won La Liga. Real > Madrid's spending a few months ago was one of the most notable events of > the decade? You've got a short memory. Two points here: 1) Mentiong Real is La Liga-centric, not EPL-centric, so so much for your accusation. (nice try on changing the subject) 2) Have you followed football long? Are you not aware that never has a club spent such ungodly amounts in such a short period of time? In a little over two months they spent a quarter of a BILLION Euros (68m + 94m + 15m + 35m + 4m + 35m = 251m). It's unprecedented, dwarfing even the first Galacticos outlay and the first two years of Abramovich at Chelsea. It is certianly noteworthy, wake up.
From: Futbolmetrix on 5 Jan 2010 15:09 "Jesus Petry" <jesuspetry(a)pop.com.br> wrote in message news:069afab5-21d8-4394-9662-dbf36aef5756(a)j5g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > No. Atl�tico Mineiro and Botafogo managed to do it in the same year! > In 1977, Botafogo went unbeaten for 18 matches (11W, 7D) but crashed > out of the third stage of the Brazilian League, for an overall 5th > place. Atl�tico went all the way to the final (17W, 4D!!!), but lost > on PKs! Sorry, but the combination of multiple group stages + direct knockout + relatively short season invalidates the Atletico Mineiro and Botafogo "achievements". In a full league format, I'm pretty sure Perugia's achievement is unique. D
From: Benny on 5 Jan 2010 15:27 > Subject : 10 Most Notable Events of the Decade > From : alkamista(a)hotmail.com > Two points here: > 1) Mentiong Real is La Liga-centric, not EPL-centric, so so much for > your accusation. (nice try on changing the subject) > 2) Have you followed football long? Are you not aware that never has a > club spent such ungodly amounts in such a short period of time? In a > little over two months they spent a quarter of a BILLION Euros (�68m + > �94m + �15m + �35m + �4m + �35m = �251m). > It's unprecedented, dwarfing even the first Galacticos outlay Exactly. They've done it before. That they spent more than in the past was hardly unexpected. > and the first two years of Abramovich at Chelsea. It is certianly noteworthy, > wake up. Noteworthy yes, one of the TEN most noteworthy events of the decade? More noteworthy than the Glazers' takeover of Man United, than Abramovich, the measures against financial doping, Germany 1-5 England etc, etc? Don't be ridiculous. -- http://soccer-europe.com Rss feed : http://soccer-europe.com/RSS/News.xml
From: Alkamista on 5 Jan 2010 15:47 On Jan 5, 2:27 pm, Benny <Be...(a)soccer-europe.com> wrote: > > Noteworthy yes, one of the TEN most noteworthy events of the decade? > More noteworthy than the Glazers' takeover of Man United, than > Abramovich, the measures against financial doping, Germany 1-5 England > etc, etc? Don't be ridiculous. You're so EPL-centric.
From: Jesus Petry on 5 Jan 2010 15:47
On Jan 5, 6:09 pm, "Futbolmetrix" <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > "Jesus Petry" <jesuspe...(a)pop.com.br> wrote in message > > news:069afab5-21d8-4394-9662-dbf36aef5756(a)j5g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > > No. Atlético Mineiro and Botafogo managed to do it in the same year! > > In 1977, Botafogo went unbeaten for 18 matches (11W, 7D) but crashed > > out of the third stage of the Brazilian League, for an overall 5th > > place. Atlético went all the way to the final (17W, 4D!!!), but lost > > on PKs! > > Sorry, but the combination of multiple group stages + direct knockout + > relatively short season invalidates the Atletico Mineiro and Botafogo > "achievements". In a full league format, I'm pretty sure Perugia's > achievement is unique. Benfica did it one year earlier and other teams have done it afterwards. Tchau! Jesus Petry |