There's always the good old "hey pawl liverpool r gay" I can pull out in times of need :shifty:
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There's always the good old "hey pawl liverpool r gay" I can pull out in times of need :shifty:
LFC are gay? Ha! More like we-take-it-up-the-Arsenal!
Yeah, that's what they said about Posh Becks, isn't it? :-) So how does it feel to be on par with that?
(anyways I don't want to go into the logistics of this, but taking it up the blah = gay)
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If that wasn't innuendo I dunno what it was :confused:
WHATEV. >=(
Why should Liverpool and Arsenal fans making fun of one another at the moment, when things are going so delightfully wrong for Chelsea and Spurs? There'll be plenty of time for immature my-fans-are-louder-than-yours banter come the business end of the season. For now, can't we just bask in the blissful suffering of teams who deserve it?
I take it you are enjoying the spurs-villa game then CZ :D
Maybe we'll get an 11 goal thriller again, 6 goals already XD
Will be hilarious if Villa win this
EDIT: Villa, you SUCK! Losing the chance to stick Spurs into even more trouble, and after being 4-1 up! Useless!
Not that i've got owt against spurs, you're right. They really should not have given that win away.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
They shouldn't have conceded at all. Bouma has been pretty good for my fantasy team so far!
What is it with these high scoring games? xD
He is a total gun :heart:
Oh Villa, the things you do.
Also that is a seriously quality goal.
I was starting to forget about that.
Definitely a quality goal.
Also, the reason Paul has to resort to laughing at Arsenal is because Everton have decided they've had enough of being crap for this season. Until Thursday, most likely, when I use the old "well the UEFA Cup is for losers anyway" excuse.
I can't believe Spurs managed to come across a team more unreliable than they are. I guess it's still only a point for a team that thought they were going to be top four material this season, but it could have been so much more. :(
For those of you who think Rafa only cares about the Champions League when he selects his team, think again. For tonight we are starting with Sebastian Leto on the left flank. Apparently Rafa doesn't care about anything!
lol^
chelsea one down already! sack the manager :D
a quick prediction Celtic 1 - Milan 3
Chelsea equalise 1-1, I dont think chelsea will win 1 trophy this season though.
This. Very much this. Come back, Pako. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
So the problem is Rafa's rotation of assistant managers, eh? Yes, this explains everything.
Marseille's goal was brilliant, though not quite as brilliant as Dida's antics at the end of the Celtic game. Great stuff. :thumb:
Someone obviously doesn't know about Celtic's home record in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by blim
Fantastic game, watched it from start to finish and loved it. Great goals, too (for Celtic) and the finish by Dida, well, what can I say? Pussy.
Aye, now i cant take the piss out of my Celtic supporting mates :(
Watched Liverpool instead, god they were crap.
what can anyone say? talk about dramatic:p that game had a great atmosphere as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Great score for Celtic, hurrah. Been a good week for me! City win, Celtic win.
City vs. Boro tomorrow.
GONNA WIPE THE FLOOR WITH THEM.
Matches like Metalist Kharkiv-Everton are ones that ensure that no Evertonian can possibly have a greater life expectancy than 25.
United players (ie, every player which has been given a shirt number), the roles they are used in predominantly, and which are injured.
GOALKEEPERS
Van der sar - INJURED
Foster - INJURED
Kuzscak
Heaton
DEFENDERS
Ferdinand
Vidic - INJURED
Evra
Neville - INJURED
Brown - INJURED
O'Shea - INJURED
Silvestre - INJURED
Piqué
Evans - INJURED
Bardsley - INJURED
Simpson
Eckersley
CENTRAL / DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDERS
Hargreaves - INJURED
Carrick - INJURED
Fletcher - INJURED
ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS / WINGERS
Scholes
Ronaldo
Giggs
Nani
Anderson
Park - INJURED
Gibson - INJURED
Eagles
Martin - LOANED OUT AS OF YESTERDAY.
FORWARDS
Saha - INJURED
Rooney
Tevez
Dong
Campbell
What the hell. :( To add to that, Pique and Evra have suffered knocks in this game and may be rested later. If there's the ability to rest them, that is - with only five defenders left...
EDIT: Fantastic goal.
United must be the most unlucky team in England :(
Hopefully some will be back soon!
Goal-wise, at least, it looks good. :D I'm happy enough - although I'm just thanking the football Gods that it's the international break now, as we really do need some players coming back to fitness.
Unless more get injured over the international break... XD
I don't think half of our players will even be playing over the international period at this rate.Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
Yeah, well we've got Harry Kewell injured but you don't see me complaining.
Also the triple A billing of Alonso, Aurelio and Agger, but that's just not as funny as Harry Kewell, is it?
Not really, no.
If we don't win the Premiership, I for one will not say "Oh, we didn't have ____ and ____ during that period and that's the only reason we lost" though. I still want to slap anyone who thinks that's why Chelsea lost last season. It's part of the game! We have more players injured now than they did then and we're still winning. They could have kept winning but they just didn't play well enough.
An incredable display from the force that I now call Tevenaldooney!!!
Great, that gets the ball rolling.
Nothing is as funny as Harry Kewell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
I can only hope that the international break kills United's buzz a bit, and they don't carry over the momentum from this game. If they've been able to keep up a pretty decent record while being entirely unremarkable, they'll be a a real force if they start playing well.
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What a horrendous combination, ugly, smug and fat.
Granted a bit talented though.
Hello there people.
I am invading this thread again!
YouTube - 0-2 Schalke 04 vs. Karlsruher SC | DFL round 9
2nd spot after 9 games baby.
Nearly had a heart attack. Giving away a two goal lead against Sunderland could've killed our momentum. Thank goodness for Robin Van Persie.
We are City, super City.
That was a tricky one today, but at least we got the victory. We almost wound up doing an All Blacks against France though in going ahead early on and putting our feet up.
We're still top which is good, and I'm pleased to see Man City continuing to win. Elano is terrific. And nice to see Spurs and Liverpool taking points off each other ;)
We're not doing terribly, what with being undefeated and all, but it could be a heck of a lot better, too. Meh.
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Fyi, Torres scored his seventh of the season today. Bellamy's total was six.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
Doop, and indeed doop. :greenie:
I never thought that Emre would be producing Turkish Delight ever again. :jess:
Everton beaten by Newcastle?
Suicide or UEFA Cup related excuse?
SUPER CITTTTTTTYYYYQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimsour
FROM MAINE ROAD
I don't even know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
Arsenal = yay but wha- on the loss of a 2-0 lead. At Emirates. Skerry stuff, boys.
Liverpool = guh, granted, it was spurs, but still. Can't do a job right, ay.
Group A
AZ Alkmaar
Zenit St Petersburg
EVERTON
Nuremburg
Larissa
Group B
Panathinaikos
Lokomotiv Moscow
Atletico Madrid
Copenhagen
ABERDEEN
Group C
Villarreal
AEK Athens
Fiorentina
Mlada Boleslav
Elfsborg
Group D
Basle
Hamburg
Stade Rennais
Dinamo Zagreb
Brann
Group E
Bayer Leverkusen
Sparta Prague
Spartak Moscow
Toulouse
FC Zurich
Group F
Bayern Munich
BOLTON
Braga
Red Star Belgrade
Aris Thessaloniki
Group G
Anderlecht
TOTTENHAM
Getafe
Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Aalborg
Group H
Bordeaux
Austria Vienna
Galatasaray
Panionios
Helsingsborgs
Spurs got quite possibly one of the easiest groups they could've gotten. The gits. Everton got a better draw than I expected. I worried about getting Bayern Munich or Villarreal, so quite naturally avoiding those two was quite nice. lol @ Bolton though.
See you in the next round, Neverton. :)
(I have every confidence that we'll finish ahead of Besiktas!)
Don't be silly, Paul! Everton don't play in Netherton!Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
I think we should manage to get through that group. Hope we don't fall down at Larissa like Blackburn did. We play Nuremburg and AK Alkmaar away, both of whom haven't had the best of starts to their respective leagues.
Time for the international break.
Life gets boring during this period, and players get injured.
Am I the only person who got an orgasm at the sight of Frank Lampard sulking on the bench? Fantastic. And as soon as he comes on, England go to :skull::skull::skull::skull:. Ah Frank. Frank, Frank, Frank.If you were watching the England game, I think you might've been worried about Micah Richards after that nasty clash of heads early on. Oh well, at least it's just Chelsea players who are getting crocked. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimsour
Aye. International games are like running the gauntlet these days anyway. Petrovs been injured too.
Didnt actually watch the match I was still in bed, but the Ireland match is on tonight anyway. Gonna kick the arse of the Germans!
Well done to Scotland, they're even closer now to making it to Euro 2008.
And good to see Cyprus beating Wales, we don't get to win too often :)
I went to the match on Saturday. Decent game. Tried to talk to the players after the match when they were getting on the coach, but most of them just ignored us. Joe Cole, however, is a top bloke. He talked to my brother and I for ages. He even let us take a few snaps with my mum's camera.
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I'm the good looking one in the middle.
Hahahaha. :lol:
Did you actually go to the match or was that all a part of your elaborate ruse?
I didn't go. I didn't want to miss John Barnes on Strictly Come Dancing.
The Anfield Rap was on one of the random music channels today, I nearly died
Sammy Lee has left Bolton by 'mutual consent', apparently. Reckon he was sacked?
Wow, really? I wonder who will take over. Probably Chris Coleman, or Paul Jewell.
Oh crap, does this mean Bolton are going to stay up now? :(
I doubt that.
It won't be Chris Coleman. He looks like he's having fun managing Real Sociedad in Spain.
Jesus smurfing christ England. :mad2:
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But it's alright because if England don't qualify a lot of Welsh people will be happy, hooray for England not qualifying but still doing better than Wales! And then we can not support Scotland when they qualify to be really bitter and petty!
Oh god i dont believe it:eek: i wonder if England will even get in euro 08 now:(
Okay, Let's sack McClaren now.
Yes. Bring Sven back :(
England are in a pretty precarious spot now. But then Russia couldn't beat Israel at home so it's no guarantee they'll beat them away (England could not beat Israel away after all). And if Russia did slip up then it's back in England's hands. So will just have to wait and see.
And Scotland, oh dear! Talk about possibly blowing it!
No, screw you, he's found a loving caring home now and he's not leaving. :mad2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
Crap results for England and Scotland tonight it seems. England's destiny are in other countries hands now, just need to hope someone slips up. As for Scotland, what an awful performance that was, didn't even look like scoring. Still, seeing as we've won every single game at home for this qualifying campaign I don't see why we can't go and beat Italy.
And no, I'm not drunk.
Hooray, Greece qualify with two games to spare!
Hopefully they can defend their title for more than three games next summer :D
And argh, Cyprus almost beat Ireland, lucky Irish gits with a last minute equaliser! We never get many away wins... :(
EDIT: I see now that Scotland probably need to beat Italy in their last game. Pretty tough task. But doable. Just about anyway.
I'm sure David O'Leary or even, dare I say it, Graeme Sounness would be willing to look after Man City for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by DKNo, screw you, he's found a loving caring home now and he's not leaving. :mad2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
Just to say, these are the teams that are now definitely through, or nearly there barring big accidents:
Austria (definite)
Switzerland (definite)
Germany (definite)
Czech Republic (definite)
Greece (definite)
Romania (definite)
Croatia (probable)
Sweden (probable)
Spain (probable)
Holland (probable)
And that leaves (in rough order of likelihood):
2 of Poland/Portugal/Finland/Serbia
2 of Italy/France/Scotland
Norway or Turkey
Russia or England
Maybe England could take Jose Mourinho and spite the Russians (he's already fought one Roman!) xD unless he's got another home already, which...well, I'm out of it. Out of the LOOP.
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Originally Posted by Heath
I refuse to acknowledge the Republic of Ireland team as the team of my country anymore, we are smurfing :skull::skull::skull::skull:e.
Only hope now is Northern Ireland next month maybe doing a bit better.
Yes! Saunton's on the way out. Quite possibly the worst manager Ireland ever apointed. No wait, just quite possibly the worst manager ever. Dave O'Leary to lead us to the promised land.
You know, I always wondered what Everton fans saw in Tony Hibbert. And now I know.
Funnily enough, it was our two weakest players that got sent off. Or at least, in my mind, two players that I'd like to replace. Nice of Gerrard to speak to Mr. Clattenberg to get that yellow he had in his hand bumped up to a red though. We started playing better after Hibbert went off and, in my opinion, would've been worthy winners had we won.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
Yeah Liverpool were lucky to win, f'sure. But at the same time, we were robbed against Chelsea, so I guess these things really do even themselves out. Maybe you'll fluke your way past United later this season.
Phil neville should be a goalkeeper.
I have to say, the game was open as hell. How you managed to miss all those blatant goal opportunities in the second half is beyond me. I was in a pub surrounded by Liverpudlians (damn swear filter! :p) and they were mystified a) Why Benitez didn't bring on Crouch for one of either Mascharano or Sissoko and b) Why they were missing such open chances. I feel that Carragher should've been booked for all that mouthing off to the referee and that Lescott also earned a penalty. But I'm bound to. Disappointed with the result, but eh.
Another win earned, now for two big tests in the next two weeks for us. I'll be happy if we get a draw at Anfield anyway.
I had a dream that Arsenal win that game 7-2.
God damn please let Elano never get an injury.
On Yellow Card count most likely :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
Elano you are god. Bring on Chelski.
Was surprised that Liverpool won cuz I was keeping up to date with it on my phone (soft spot for everton) and it was looking good.
Alright, that proves it, Arsenal are the best team to scrape the earth!
7 - 0 battering, hammering and complete annihilation of Slavia Prague:
Fabregas (2)
Hleb (2)
Theo Walcott (2)
Bendtler (1)
We were outstanding today and showing signs of a prosperous Arsenal team, our attack was flawless and fluent with the motion, we commanded possession and used it greatly. Cesc is definitely our main maestro and key link to goals, along with Hleb's finishing touches!
Yeah it was great to see but it was just Slavia Prague, let's not get carried away.
Playing Liverpool and Man Utd in the next two weeks will tell us a lot more, and we have a lot of away games coming up in what is traditionally our worst time of year. For now let's aim to be in the mix in the League come Christmas and take the CL knock-out stages as they come (it's a long way until February after all)
I know it was only Slavia Prague, but damn winning 7-0 makes you feel great. Qualification's practically secure now, so it looks like we won't need to worry about getting a result from Sevilla or anything like that. That ought to allow us to rest players in the last couple of CL games, too, which will help us in the league.
Apparently rumours are spreading about that martin Jol will take charge of chelsea.
I hope he doesn't thats for sure. :(
I like to get carried away, but that match shows the confidence we once failed to exploit, I heard rumors of how Henry negatively influenced the players in the team, even to the extent of bullying. I like the way we have versatility and considerably class options in our main squad, things are on the up with us sailing 1st place in the Premiership...
I think we'll do alright against Liverpool, depends on the tactics and team we set up.
I think Rafa's had enough of people accusing Liverpool of being a Europe-only team. :lol: Hope we come bottom, or if we come third, that we play the kids in the UEFA Cup. That way we can really make a go at the league.
Oh, Liverpool. You make me sad. What are you playing at? You're the only English team in the CL that I like. xD
On the other hand, hahaha tottenham.
Psy hacking your account again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jess
Must be. No one but a Liverpudlian could like Liverpoool :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoBPsy hacking your account again?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jess
There goes Jol. Does this mean Spurs are going to stay up now? :(
I never thought I'd ever find myself feeling sorry for a Spurs manager....
But I can laugh at Spurs though, keep up the form lads XD
Actually, according to some poll, Liverpool are the most popular "second" team. It's not our fault we're the forces of good in the world of football!Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
Really? I find that quite surprising given that supporters of teams like Chelsea, Manchester United and Everton among others tend to dislike Liverpool a fair bit. Ah well.Quote:
Originally Posted by PsychoticActually, according to some poll, Liverpool are the most popular "second" team. It's not our fault we're the forces of good in the world of football!Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
Looks like Jol made a pretty penny out of leaving Spurs as well, apparently.
Everybody else hates those two. Everton aren't worth a mention anyway :kiss:Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
That's because Everton are the lovable scamps of the Premiership. We pulled through every single relegation battle just because we're lovely.
Chelsea, United and Everton fans hate us? WTF?! Then why are they always talking and singing about us (even when we're not playing)?! :confused:
You over-use that argument, Psy. It makes me dislike Liverpool fans when they go on about one thing over and over like you do with that. Which is a shame, because Liverpool used to be my second team, too! Rafa ruined that before Psy did, though. Man, I hate that guy. The new moaning manager, stepping up to fill the void Mourinho left - just without the charisma.
I don't know who my second team are these days. I tend to find myself supporting loads of teams after United. City ('cause of Dan being my best mate and also their lack of cocky supporters), Blackburn (NZ captain in Nelsen + Hughes factor), Watford (sang endless words of praise for Foster), Newcastle (Jess + Danielle), Celtic (chosen Scottish team)... there's a few. Oh, Villareal now that they have Rossi, who I'm a big fan of, too.
I'm a pretty non-traditional United fan in that I like City, used to like Liverpool, like Arsenal for their entertainment factor and think Everton are pretty cool too because I like a lot of their players (Cahill, McFadden, Neville). Can't stand Chelsea, though.
Believe me, us chelsea fans REALLY hate Liverpool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
STAUNTONS OUT! :D
Thank god, he wasn't worth a crap. Now we can bring in a decent manager.
I'm hoping United secure another home win this weekend, and close on Arsenal, given that Wengers boys are playing Liverpool away. I'm wary though, I don't think I have ever seen them on such good form ever.
As for the Spurs ordeal, Jol should really just resign.
Also, I tend to like Sunderland & Villa as a secondary team.
He has, that's why everyone is talking about it. :kiss:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket Edge
Clearly two indications of your impeccable taste.Quote:
Originally Posted by lonny bob
Also it would be ridiculous for City to have cocky supporters anyway, sure we're on a massive roll at the moment but we've been generally :skull::skull::skull::skull: for a long time. Not that intend to get cocky if we start winning everything anyway. I quite like supporting my chilled out team in a chilled out manner :spin:
Also, as for second teams, I am also one of the Liverpool men. I just like them because they are good and all, yet incapable of winning the league. It's cute. :love: Also like teams who antagonize Arsenal failures, like Spurs and (formally)Bolton. Not West Ham because James supports them, but I would otherwise. (Luis Boa Morte is my hero!)
http://images.askmen.com/men/celeb_p...o_wanchope.jpg
It's been a while, just thought I'd throw that out there
Aye, we dont need cocky supporters. I want to see Sven give Bianchi his proper chance but it'll not be against Chelski. Going to be a tough match tomorrow but if we can beat United we can beat Chelsea. CITY!
As for Liverpool, I hate them nearly as much as United ;) Second team in the Premiership for me would be Everton honestly but only if their success isnt detrimental to City, and at the minute its not. Other than that, its Celtic for me, up north.
Ironically, I dont hate Arsenal, could care less about them am pretty neutral with that lot, they're on fire at the minute and good luck to them because City wont be taking their place or Uniteds place it'll be either Liverpool or Chelsea.
I hope us Gunners sign up Sergio Amuero from Alectico Madrid, there's no speculation of it, but I've got my eyes on him and the forward Bojan.
Jol's probably gonna get replaced by that Spanish coach, and I've noticed a serious flaw in their play - Jol set up a tactic was predominantly issued for the team to ATTACK, they don't relax or learn to defend after scoring (defoe's header against getafe) and they concede rather quickly (free kick two minutes after).
They need to learn to Counter-Attack and create a fluent flow with passes, instead of making everything intense - it can either pressure a more fragile opposition or won't go in their favor at all.
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Liverpool are a difficult challenge with a talent such as Fernando Torres.
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Shame benitez never plays him. XD
We've won it five times, etc, etc? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by PsychoticI assume you're being ironic here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I thought the rule for second teams was that they had to be at least two divisons apart from your first choice club? Either that, or pick someone from another country entirely.
Eh, I think most fans got bored of that last season in the run up to Athens. You can't really taunt AC Milan about winning it five times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Heath
Oh, and I don't suppose People's Club, we were here first, we would've won the European Cup if you hadn't got us kicked out because of Heysel, etc etc rings any bells? ;)Injured.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Hazzard
Shame benitez never plays him. XD
Is that so - for how long? Hopefully he won't be available for the Arsenal game...:D
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Originally Posted by Official Liverpool Website
I hope benitez falls on top of torres.
That would be a long injury.
Rafa's belly would cause a rather harsh connection on Torres...:rolleyes2Quote:
Originally Posted by demondude55
If Torres plays he'll just experience a world of pain and distress against our defense; Toure and Gallas won't let the Spanish kid through for anything. We're unstoppable, baby. :)
If Torres plays he'll probably score a hat-trick or something knowing the way things work.
I can't help it if Everton is the Socialist club of the Premiership. Though in all fairness, People's Club was adopted as an unofficial nickname. Everton clearly sees the injustices of the working man and woman and is sick of being oppressed by the man, man. I don't deny that Evertonians don't repeat things, but Liverpudlians certainly do!Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychotic
Also, my second team is Rangers really, so I suppose that qualifies. I've also always liked Crystal Palace for some reason and Yeovil. Not really sure if either count as 'second clubs', but I like to see them do well.
Rangers? Nooo.
Torres is notorious for scoring in big games. He did it all last season in Madrid (Not to mention this season against Chelsea). Why he didn't come to United. :sad:
Anyway, If he starts, he is without a doubt Liverpools biggest threat.
Actually, no wait, if Lehmann plays, that will be Liverpools biggest threat.
[q=stupid psy :p]Eh, I think most fans got bored of that last season in the run up to Athens.[/q]
You didn't, and that's what matters to us in this thread. :p LYNCH HIM.
Hey City, why so useless all of a sudden? I know Chelsea are still a good side and all, but at least keep yourselves respectable. With this and United's result, it's a pretty crappy day of football.
6-0 to chelsea!
Essien had a great match with two assists and a goal. A very poor match for man city, I mean even shevchenko scored!
Poor DK. :sad:
Does this mean Chelsea are contenders again? :sad:
Hahah, we got raped. Was going to happen sooner or later though, the most important thing now is to bounce back well.
what the hell happened to City today?
In other news, Newcastle can't beat Reading. :weep:
However, I'm still on high spirits after the whole 'bye bye Martin Jol' stuff. I can't believe Jol got the sack, personally. I think he's a good manager. Ramos is now in!
Man City lost 6-0 to Chelsea, that's what happened.
I know the score, I meant that their performance was nothing on par with the way they've played so far this season. xD
That put me in a bad mood all day. But at least something went right, 3-0 to Celtic.
Just, smurfing, no. We're still going to Europe. Newcastle and Portsmouth - you're having a laugh.
But right, we're still a young team, the new teams played about 10 matches toghether compared to Chelseas 4 years, and they're one of the best teams in Europe, maybe the world. We had a young lad with about 3 games experience in the premier league in net there no way he'd have been able to handle drogba and lampard. Isaksson could but he wasnt on for some odd reason. Ontop of that our midfield are young lads the academy and I fail to see why Sven didnt get Geo and Bianchi (whos been dying to play) out on the field. 6 is embarrassing but its not saying much against Citys performance so far, we're still 3rd and we're still going to end up in the top 6 if we stay unbeaten at home, it wont be Everton, wont be Newcastle.
We've got Sunderland next week and we're at home, we're taking the points back.
A draw's OK, I suppose. Considering how badly this fixture went last season I'd probably have taken it before kick-off, but considering the two open goals we missed, and how amazing we were in the first twenty minutes, I'm also a bit disappointed that we didn't take all three points.
Anyway, between snatching a point and Spurs losing again, I suppose this week's football didn't turn out to be too horrible after all.
I'm happy with the draw, I've seen us crash and burn too many times at Anfield over the years (who remembers Neil Mellor? No-one except us Arsenal fans that's who!) so I'm OK with avoiding defeat there. And we played well too. Now for Man Utd next weekend.
Pssh. We'll be back up there at some point, I'm sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimsour
I do! Number 33!Quote:
Originally Posted by charliepanayi
I am disappointed it did not finish 7-2.
Honestly Newcastle, Everton and Blackburn are going to be the rivals, I'm just being the bollocks to try and cheer myself up from a devastating defeat :DQuote:
Originally Posted by HeathPssh. We'll be back up there at some point, I'm sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimsour
Arsenal VS Man United = Game of the season
I'm not going to lie to you guys, this will be an extra difficult match. When you compare player to player between the two teams, it's clear than Man U is better with the exception of a few star Arsenal players.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket Edge
We need to play offensive with the counter attack in this game, keeping aware of Nani, Anderson, Ronaldo, Tevez and Rooney's pace and decisiveness. Toure and Gallas need to be on top form in defense, Almunia needs to play top notch as well. We definitely need the help of Van Persie in this game to support Fabregas with playing killer balls, also to aid Adebayor with shooting - he sucked in the Liverpool game.
I'm predicting a draw for the Man U game, or a possible scrappy win for the Gunners. :cool:
Big round of matches this week. Arsenal - Man U should be a real treat and I'm interested to see how Blackburn do against Liverpool as well.
Also, interested recurring debate right now about how the top players, in this particular case, Mr. Steven Gerrard, get used so much that they get worked into the ground. Is there anything that can be done to keep the players both active in both league and international fixtures without running them down? Or is it just the way that it has to be since the matches have to be played? Granted, I'd rather not move some of the international matches to the offseason for the EPL because players do need some down time, but is there any other alternative?
It's also of note that this sort of question doesn't effect everyone, as only the true top of the top players are involved in nearly all the matches in question, from league to Carling Cup to Champions league to international, but in a way, why should they be almost punished for being so vital that they need to play for every side?
Article: ESPNsoccernet - England - Benitez: Gerrard is not over-played
Thoughts? Opinions?
Take care all.
They want to play. If they don't play, they bitch about it. So they should quit their bitching and play. If they want to rest, they can easily tell their bosses that they want to skip the Carling Cup matches or something.
I laugh at people who say "I'm tired" when earning £150,000 a week to play the sport they love. "But half of it goes to taxes!" - oh no! So you only earn £75,000 a week... poor you! Get on the bloody pitch!
I feel tired at the end of my £250 week. Screw them, they live in a dreamland. They don't want to play that often, they can make their decision to not get paid that amount and instead only play 1 game per 2 weeks or something. Then we'll see if they're still nagging about how x person earns more than them.
Re: Players wages. Yes, obviously they are overpaid but any measures brought in to counteract this (if brought in in UK only) would just encourage players to go abroard and then the Premiership would be crap. IF a solution could be found that ALL Football associations signed up to then maybe it can be changed but that is highly unlikely.
Re: Man Urine v Gunners
Tough to call but i was very surprised to see Man U at 15/8. Considering their current form thats gotta be worth a punt. ( I wont because i refuse point blank to put money on Man U winning) Anyway i think Man U will probably win, and possibly with ease. I know Arsenal are also in fine fettle but Tevez, Rooney and Ronaldo are an awesome trio to have in a side. (gotta go wash my mouth out for saying that now)
Shocking, was hoping Arsenal could get through that one.
Hmm, not too sure what to think. A draw against United can't be considered a bad result, but I think that we needed to win one of the last two games to really establish our title-winning credentials. A draw today also brings Chelsea back in to the picture, and I was hoping that big gap would exist for a little while longer.
A draw with united is always a bad result! They should be beaten outright!
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Originally Posted by Jimsour
A bit gutted that we let one in so late to lose two points, but overall I'm okay with the result given that it's an away game. Would have really liked to have gone ahead though as I can't see Arsenal losing anytime soon and we're still a game behind.
I get the feeling it won't be about losses this year, but more so about wins. Whoever wins the most will likely win the league - you can get by without losing a single game and still manage to come second if you draw too many games (Hi, Chelseas last season).
Pompy are a goalscoring machine lately...
Poor Jess. :( Clearly Harry Redknapp's gammy eye put the Geordie's off. Unfair advantage tbh
Also, Jeff Stelling is a massive failure.
No way! United always comes first! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DK:monster:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimsour
I'm OK with the 2-2, it may sound daft but I would have preferred to take two draws from Liverpool and Man Utd rather than beat one and lose to another. We showed good spirit today to come back twice, especially against a team better than us on paper.
And our second goal was hilariously farcial, with seemingly only Gallas and the linesman knowing what was going on as the other players carried on.
Good game today between Arsenal and Manchester United. Enjoyed watching the highlights, even though I couldn't watch the match itself. Decent result for Everton today, even if we did make a meal of it.
Man U Arsenal was a good exciting game today, i dont see Arsenal losing for a while now:rolleyes2
But well done Pompey:) Newcastles defenders might as well not been there the first 10 minutes
I wish I had your confidence in us not losing!Quote:
Originally Posted by cloud21zidane16
Tell me about it. I never thought that once in my life it would make me sad to see Chris Kamara say "It's unbelievable Jeff!" :(Quote:
Originally Posted by DK
Jeff Stelling is a legend. I bet you'd love this, Dan:
Jeff Stelling's Super Special Soccer Saturday Drinking Game:
- Everytime a goal is scored:- 1 shot of beer
- Every sending off:- 1 shot of Jager (or substitute)
- Half time:- Absolutley no alcoholic beverages may be
imbibed during this period.
- Whenever Chris Kamara is talking:- You must be drinking
- Whenever Merson uses stupid rhyming slang (i.e."he's hit the beans on toast"!):- 1 shot of Jager
- In the second half, all teams can only be referred to by their nicknames:- Failure to do so results in a 3 beer shot penalty.
- Whenever Swindon Town appear on the vidiprinter: - Last person to shout out 'Mackerel' takes shot of Jager.
- Whenever Dundee appear on the vidiprinter:- Last person to shout out 'Football' takes shot of Jager.
- Everytime Phil Thompson says 'Stevie Gerrard':- 3 shots of beer.
- Everytime Jeff makes an 'A Trialist' joke:- 3 shots of beer.
- Everytime your team score:- 2 extra shots of beer
- Everytime Matty Taylor and 'Goal of the Season' are mentioned in the same sentence:- 1 shot of Jager
- Everytime Jeff calls Kenny Deucher 'The Good Doctor':- 1 shot of Whisky
- Any hint of racism (social or otherwise) from any of the pundits:- Quad bombs (4 jager+redbull) all round
- Everytime Hartlepool score a goal:- 3 shots of beer
- Everytime a pundit shouts off camera:- 2 shots of beer
- Everytime LeTiss is mentioned in connection with a takeaway: - 1 shot of Jager
- Whenever Chris Kamara says "its unbelievable Jeff", all drinks must be downed
- Everytime Jeff mentions "dancing in the streets of TNS: - 1 shot of jager
- Everytime Jeff says "its Doom and Gloom at..." - 1 shot of jager
- Everytime the team 'Keith' is referred to as just being one guy :- 1 shot of jager
- Everytime Brighton & Hove, or Daggers & Redbridge are jokingly referred to as two different teams playing the same oppo :- 1 shot of jager
- Everytime when Arbroath striker Kevin Webster scores and Stelling says "ohh, Sally will be pleased" :- 1 shot of Jager.
- Everytime anything bad happens to Craig Bellemy (injury, og, booked, arrested for assault etc.) :- 2 celebratory shots of the spirit of choice.
- Whenever Northampton Town appear on the vidiprinter, last person to shout out 'Cobblers' :- shot of Jager
- Whenever the Carlos Tevez affair/scandal is mentioned :- shot of jager.
He's not a legend, he's a tit, and his random ridiculous B-movie villain emphasis on parts of sentences that don't need emphasising at all is smurfing annoying.
Chris Kamara is a wanker too.
But alas, that game would be fun.
I can understand how some people don't like Chris. But Jeff? Dude, Jeff's cool.
He does talk a load of crap though.
It's his job to. Nobody could do it better.
I've only recently invested in Sky, so I'm not 100% sure, but is Jeff the one who speaks like football is a Shakespearean play populated by over-acting morons hampered with severe voice spasms?
Because if that's Jeff, then the guy is a first-rate prat. But also quite cool, in a weird way. He's a bit like Stuart Hall.
Jeff hosts Soccer Saturday. You know, where he has to talk like an auctioneer (or whatever you call a person who runs an auction) in order to keep up with all the goals coming in throughout the league.
http://home.skysports.com/images/pla...telling-cm.jpg
That's the guy. Seems to get excited about just about anything. Kettering Town banging in a late consolation goal from two yards is boring and mundance to anyone outside Kettering (and, to be fair, most people in Kettering), but to him it's as if Kennedy was shot (again).
Yeah, but that's his job. He's there to make it special for anyone supporting any team. If you support a relatively low league side that scores a late goal, you don't want to find out because some guy is bored and didn't want to say it with any emotion at all. It's his enthusiasm for every moment that allows people to sit there watching a bunch of commentators talk to each other for such a long time - seriously, who else can manage that? Nobody in history as far as I know.
I don't mind getting enthusiastic about late minute goals, but "Oh and it looks like IT'S HALF TIME AT DAGENHAM AND REDGRAVES AND I THINK THAT MAN IS GOING TO GET A PIEEEEEEEEEEE" is seriously retarded. And he doesn't do it with any structure, he'll just randomly emphasise words that make no sense, and he does it in a really stupid voice. It's dire and so are you, gtfo my internets Towns :mad2:
I've never seen him go on about some guy going to get a pie. o_o All the talk I've seen him do is football based, aside from the odd rugby bit when the world cup was on and nobody was scoring goals. Anywhere. Really. That was just a weird moment.
I wasn't directly quoting, just giving an example of the inane sort of thing he would get excited about for no apparent reason. And he does it every 20 seconds.
I see your point Bob, but compared to the test match special team (a few years back, its gone downhil) the guys an amateur.
Were the guys on test match special commentating on about a hundred different matches simultaneously, or just one?Quote:
Originally Posted by blim
Granted only one match (most of the time) but i reckon if you could sober one of them up long enough he would do a better job. They are better at filling gaps in action, just as enthusiastic and IMO more entertaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
It's not about filling in gaps in action, it's about commenting on about five goals in the space of 30 seconds while maintaining clarity and providing stats on the players/games without second thought. I never watch Soccer Saturday for the commentary during the gaps because they're so rare. That one time was when they did it for eight games only during a Tuesday/Wednesday or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by blimGranted only one match (most of the time) but i reckon if you could sober one of them up long enough he would do a better job. They are better at filling gaps in action, just as enthusiastic and IMO more entertaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
I like Jeff Stelling, his banter is good fun and it's nice to see someone enthusiastic about the lower leagues, not just the Premiership. He's much better than the likes of Jamie Redknapp (worst pundit ever aside from Ian Wright) or Richard Keys (football host equivalent of beige) on Sky.
The only real reason I like Jamie is because he can give commentary on what it's like to play alongside/against most Premiership teams, sort of like Hussain does with the cricket team. I don't really notice what else he does/says, though, I have to say.
Jeff Stelling is fantastic. I like how he's so enthusiastic about the game and how he's just generally a nice guy. Certainly prefer him to someone like Redknapp or Hansen.
The Andy Gray drinking game has always seemed like something that would be fun to play, but I can't remember all the rules off the top of my head nor can I find them online.
This is just typical! We score seven a few week ago in the CL, so Liverpool go and set a new record in the CL by winning 8-0 tonight! XD
Fantastic. I'm pleased for Liverpool. I'm more pleased that Arsenal no longer hold the record. Yay~
:jess:
Try scoring 7 against a team from one of the big five (let alone the big three) and then we'll talk.
It's too bad that the lineup that just scored 8 won't play together for another a while thanks to the rotation policy.
Take care all.
Yeah yeah 8-0 wonderful I'm so happy etc. etc. Now, with that out of the way, let's get onto the most important issue that arose from this game - "Benny Noon!" David Pleat you are a legend! Benny Noon! Benny Noon! :laugh: David Pleat for knighthood.
But yeah this game was like when you finally make it to the bathroom after wanting to urinate for several hours. I think this is my biggest win as a Liverpool fan. I can remember a 7-0 against Rochdale in the 95-96 FA Cup but that's about it.
Roma WILL avenge that defeat one day! I swear it! :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Loony BoB
Sometime before 2010 would be good...
Vice versa for me :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jess
Eh, I hoped Liverpool would lose because as a rule of thumb I support the underdogs and whoever is playing Liverpool but never expected much to come of it. The opposition were awful and Liverpool made the most of their mistakes.
Saw an amusing thread title on another forum: "Worst player to play in the Champions League" - any suggestions? ;)
EDIT: Bonus points for naming people who weren't playing for Besiktas tonight!
Well, judging from his performance today:
Hakan Arikan, who couldn't hold on to anything.
Also, I think Rafa needs to use Crouch more.
Take care all.
I saw the end of the match when I was in getting something to eat at the chippy across the road. Was 7 - 0 at the time, scored the 8th and just had to shake my head at it.
and thats from a city "we lost 6 nil" fan.
Don't feel too bad. We got trashed by Arsenal 7-0 mere days after securing 4th place a few years back.
I have to say: I'm absolutely terrified for tomorrow. :(
I can't wait for Arsenal's Chelsea game next month; sure to be a cracker.
I think this is the best chance that Sunderland have had in beating us for a long time. The form we've been on in recent weeks is awful, and they aren't already doomed to relegation for a change.
Being a born Geordie, this is 1 of the 2 most important games of the season for me. The other one being Sunderland at St James. I'm terrified. Half of my family are mackems, too.
However, Mike Ashley is a legend. Instead of sitting in the directors match for tomorrow he will be sitting behind the goal with all of the travelling geordies (not that they have to travel far!) in his Newcastle shirt, rather than taking his seat in the directors box. I have just gained tons more respect for that man. :jess:
Torres ain't too shabby.
Oh, Rafa, just when we think we have you figured out, you DON'T rotate the team. Still, I think Babel needs more playing time and I think Voronin and Crouch played well too. Kuyt may be the odd man out for a while.
Take care all.
I hope Everton win tomorrow. We're on a fantastic winning streak and we were really unlucky not to have beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge last season. Cech and Terry are out, so with some luck I think we can get a decent result; a draw or a win.
Thank smurf we didn't lose. I've never gone so mental for us scoring a goal, EVER. Nice cross, Milner - you managed to score! xDDD
Was reading up on that match on the bbc website, was hoping Sunderland would lose ;)
City tomorrow. Our away streak is :skull::skull::skull::skull:e so we may win.
I was hoping for a Sunderland win. Keano's boys have had atrocious luck so far.
With Cristi on this form i'd be a silly man to bet against United this year.
As for Jeff Stelling, the man is a legend. So is Chris Kamara. Ah they all are, apart from Jamie Redknapp. Seriously, he makes it sound as if every team is incredable, and every player is world class. The man couldn't hold an argument without his mothers permission.
I'm pleased to get another win tonight. I wish we could keep more clean sheets though. Time for a nice two week break anyway. Let Russia v Israel and Scotland v Italy et al commence this weekend!
Hooray a draw. And what a goal by Mr. Cahill.
After listening to some of the rubbish spouted by Steve Coppell and Steven Gerrard amongst others this week I won't be shedding any tears if Russia do knock England out tomorrow. Foreign players - why yes that's a reason for England's national side being dismal! After all, when there were not many foreigners really in the English league in the 70s and 80s England bestrode the world stage like a colossus...oh wait a sec. No, they were crap then too!
However I still have the feeling that England will qualify (Israel away is not that easy a game) and Scotland will not. I have been known to be wrong some of the time though
...er....well most of the time actualyl ;)
If England qualify I'll probably laugh a fair bit because it'd be really lucky of us. But still, well done to Scotland for doing as well as they did. I certainly doubt England'd have done any better in that group. I just hope that if only one of us qualifies, that the other nation supports the team that got through. It really pissed me off during the World Cup the amount of anti-English sentiment that was presented in the media and on the Internet north of the border, because I always like to see British teams do well and will support them (provided they're not playing England). Some English and Scottish people do anyway, but it spoils it that some people are so anti-English that they'll go as far as buying Argentina shirts, cheering on the opposition and laughing at English fans when they lose, as is a fairly common occurrence in Wales, I can assure you. Happened during the Rugby World Cup too.
In short: Go Britain!
England really are a bunch of lucky gits XD
And poor Scotland get no luck at all with Italy's winner. Well OK, their equaliser was offside and Italy had a goal wrongly disallowed, so the officials messed up at both ends... XD
w00t go england!
Go England? They didn't DO anything!Quote:
Originally Posted by demondude55
I watched Israel vs Russia, it was so nerve racking especially before the winning goal when Russia hit the post:eek:
But it makes a change for England to get some luck. Unlucky for Scotland though:rolleyes2
:) COME ON ENGLAND:)
Scotland are more deserving of a place in the finals but to get as far as they did was an achievement in itself. To be put in the same group as both world cup finalists and to match them all the way is not something to scoff at. I'm disappointed Scotland didn't manage it, but I hope they do better in the World Cup qualifiers. I wanted Italy to miss out anyway as I really do not like them.