Random Soccer Chatter

• Automatik

  

  OSH;934036 wrote:Glad my Red Devils were able to salvage a draw! Phew!
  
  I hate Liverpool...Chelsea...Arsenal...City...man the list goes on and on...

  Let me guess....lifelong United diehard? :rolleyes:
• ohiobucks1

  

  Nice win for Chelsea today
• Pick6

  

  ohiobucks1;934563 wrote:Nice win for Chelsea today

  yessir
• hoops23

  

  Automatik;934532 wrote:Let me guess....lifelong United diehard? :rolleyes:

  I highly doubt many people were lifelong fans of any club. You see a lot of Man U, FC Barca, Madrid, etc fans though...
  
  In terms of club soccer, I don't have a hometown team, obviously. So I'm going to obviously go with a marketable team, as I'm able to follow them.
  
  I'm not real sure why people gripe about that. It's not like Steeler fans living in Ohio or anything.
• hoops23

  

  Mulva;934502 wrote:Inter with another loss today. Only 4 points through 6 Serie A matches.

  Is this the affect of losing Eto'o? Funny thing is, rumors are now circulating that Inter wants to bring him back. Very bad move to let him go in the first place.
• gerb131

  

  Crew clinched a playoff spot after beating the Revs 2-0.
• Automatik

  

  RVP doin' the damn thing today!
• DeyDurkie5

  

  Spurs up here in half an hour. A win would be huge as united tied this weekend.
• buck

  gerb131;935257 wrote:Crew clinched a playoff spot after beating the Revs 2-0.

  it was 3-nil
• gerb131

  

  buck;935411 wrote:it was 3-nil

  Must have had it wrong on the news. I turned it off up 2-0.
• OSH

  

  Pick6;934041 wrote:well i hate man u.

  I understand how many people don't like them. Nothing wrong with that.
  

  Automatik;934532 wrote:Let me guess....lifelong United diehard? :rolleyes:

  Actually, I have been a United fan since 2000 or so. I grew up in a very soccer-poor area. My parents finally got cable (Dish Network really) and it included FSC. I was pumped. I had been playing soccer for years and was really excited I could finally start watching. No one in my area knew anything about who was the best and all of this bandwagon soccer fan stuff. One of the first professional soccer games I saw was Manchester United and Fabian Barthez. He instantly became my favorite player and Manchester United my favorite team -- I was a goalkeeper like Barthez and I shaved my head like him also...it was destiny .
  
  Right or wrong, that's how it started. No one knew any better then, and neither did I. Manchester United was just some other soccer team where I grew up...no one knew how good they were or that they were the top EPL team in the world. Heck, I didn't even know that to begin with. But...GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!
• killer_ewok

  

  What offline career game mode do you guys play on FIFA? I just picked up FIFA 12 for 360 the other day. First soccer video game that I've ever played and it's pretty good. Just not sure which career mode to play in.
• Laley23

  

  killer_ewok;938177 wrote:What offline career game mode do you guys play on FIFA? I just picked up FIFA 12 for 360 the other day. First soccer video game that I've ever played and it's pretty good. Just not sure which career mode to play in.

  Manager Mode.
  
  I usually start with the Crew, or Red Bulls (cause they have fun players). Win a title and move to Europe. Either with a 2nd tier team or a low level team. My main goal is to manage Barcelona and win the Champions League. Manager Mode is probably the best because you control everything. But if you have never played, Id suggest playing with a top team right away so you can win some games lol.
  
  It used to be you couldnt get hired by the big squads, but I think you can start with whoever you want each year.
• OSH

  

  Definitely Manager Mode...I love building teams.
  
  I started with the Crew. Might as well. It's fun to play with the MLS sides. I then go anywhere. I choose who has the highest salary for me AND the highest budget. It took me to Sporting Lokeren in Belgium. I have been with them now for...3 seasons, I believe. This will be my last season with them. I'd like to move on from here. My budget isn't increasing much and it's hard to get good players.
  
  It's fun to scout players. I have two big money players on my squad right now, 65 and 68 ratings, but they could bring me $6.5 million apiece. It's hard to sell them though, they are solid.
• killer_ewok

  

  So then Manager Mode on FIFA is like Franchise mode on Madden?
• Laley23

  

  killer_ewok;939048 wrote:So then Manager Mode on FIFA is like Franchise mode on Madden?

  Essentially. But in Fifa, since there are so many different leagues, you can make it realistic and start low to work your way up to a top club in Europe. Madden you just start with an NFL team.
• Automatik

  

  Online seasons is where its at. I get bored playing the computer after a while.
• SportsAndLady

  

  There's just nothing better than smoking a blunt and playing fifa
  
  i miss both of those
• Automatik

  

  SportsAndLady;939133 wrote:There's just nothing better than smoking a blunt and playing fifa
  
  i miss both of those

  lol I think those both had something to do with me taking 5 years to graduate. At one point, I think in FIFA 07 or so I had close to 600 wins, not games played...WINS. I played a ton and would always come across dudes with well over a 1000. Crack man...straight crack.
• hoops23

  

  killer_ewok;939048 wrote:So then Manager Mode on FIFA is like Franchise mode on Madden?

  Kinda, but much more in depth and fun. FIFA shits on Madden.
• hoops23

  

  Laley23;938186 wrote:Manager Mode.
  
  I usually start with the Crew, or Red Bulls (cause they have fun players). Win a title and move to Europe. Either with a 2nd tier team or a low level team. My main goal is to manage Barcelona and win the Champions League. Manager Mode is probably the best because you control everything. But if you have never played, Id suggest playing with a top team right away so you can win some games lol.
  
  It used to be you couldnt get hired by the big squads, but I think you can start with whoever you want each year.

  You'll be happy to know that I just bought a FC Barcelona hoodie...
• Laley23

  

  hoops23;939262 wrote:You'll be happy to know that I just bought a FC Barcelona hoodie...

  Nice. I got one last Christmas. Really the only Barca apparel that isnt a jersey or warm up shirt lol.
• Automatik

  

  hoops23;939260 wrote:Kinda, but much more in depth and fun. FIFA shits on Madden.

  Truer words have never been spoken.
  
  I was a Madden fiend back in the day. FIFA converted me, along with about 10 of my friends. I get bored w/ Madden after a game or two.
  
  Nothing beats FIFA, 12 mins a match of pure bliss. NHL is nice though.....but still no FIFA.
• hoops23

  

  Laley23;939311 wrote:Nice. I got one last Christmas. Really the only Barca apparel that isnt a jersey or warm up shirt lol.

  lol..
  
  I was thinking about buying a jersey, but opted for the hoodie and t-shirt instead.
• hoops23

  

  Automatik;939316 wrote:Truer words have never been spoken.
  
  I was a Madden fiend back in the day. FIFA converted me, along with about 10 of my friends. I get bored w/ Madden after a game or two.
  
  Nothing beats FIFA, 12 mins a match of pure bliss. NHL is nice though.....but still no FIFA.

  The online setup of FIFA 12 is amazing. I love how it mirrors a season, with cup schedules, divisions, etc...
  
  I have Madden '12, but it's about to go by the wayside. I plan on trading it in along with Dead Island to pick up BF3. It's amazing how I keep letting myself get burned by Madden.
  
  FIFA '12 is the best sports game I've played, surpassing NBA 2K11...