Arsenal 6-2 Blackburn.

Cunting cuntrags.

I fucking hate arsenal but that cracks me up. Blackburns worse defeat in a long time isn't it?

rocksome.

arsenal > all

I fucking hate arsenal but that cracks me up. Blackburns worse defeat in a long time isn't it?

Indeed it is.

Those cockney shits deserve it. And I still maintain they are the best team in the league by the terms of actually playing 'sexy' football. But, yes. I fucking hate them too.

/waits for Garamonds rant about MLB.

Mark Hughes is a moaning twat, i'm delighted for him.

The general consensus between some friends of mine, who are avid Rovers fans, is that he needs to be sacked. I'm not sure I want to be on that band wagon yet, but judging by where we are in the league, the idea is crawling in.

Everton > Arsenal

Oh lol. You can't be serious.

I'm not, altough i'm a fan of Everton, it's Arsenal> Everton

Liverpool>Rest of teams>Everton>Arsenal>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Man fuckin U

Benfica > Manchester > Liverpool


The results show it

Liverpool are a fringe team. They've done nothing notable recently other than win the CL, and look where they finished domestically. I'm not saying Blackburn are better (push come to shove you've always had a better side, averagely, if that's a word, over the seasons) It's not right to say that Liverpool are the best team in the league. Nor Everton, and nor Blackburn.

As a supporter of what football really is though, a North West tradition, I'd like to see any of the above mentioned teams win the league ahead of Chelsea, or any other London club for that matter.

See my edit notes if you disagree.

Liverpool will have a good season with that new multi-billionaire who's investing in the club. I just hope Rafa doesn't go and buy players from around the globe and stays a little closer to our shores.

Homebrew is best.

You won't see Benfica win the premier league, also i never mentioned Chelsea, because if i did it would be Chelsea> Arsenal> Manchester, also i was joking when i said Everton.

The general consensus between some friends of mine, who are avid Rovers fans, is that he needs to be sacked. I'm not sure I want to be on that band wagon yet, but judging by where we are in the league, the idea is crawling in.

I don't think he should be sacked, I think despite his whinging, he's a good manager and you lads have enough decent players to climb the table. Reid and Nelson are big losses, and of course Bellamy is a very difficult player to replace, only now with Martins have we replaced him.


Liverpool are a fringe team. They've done nothing notable recently other than win the CL, and look where they finished domestically. I'm not saying Blackburn are better (push come to shove you've always had a better side, averagely, if that's a word, over the seasons) It's not right to say that Liverpool are the best team in the league. Nor Everton, and nor Blackburn.

I honestly thought Liverpool would be right up there, its quite dissappointing for the sake of a good title fight(3 way scrap > 2 horse race). They have serious quality all over the park, Bellamy and Kuyt are as good a pair as you'll find, Gerrard, Alonso and even Sissoko are world-class players, defence needs to be sorted out though, Agger is decent and Carragher is Carragher, but im not sure about it sometimes.




Liverpool will have a good season with that new multi-billionaire who's investing in the club. I just hope Rafa doesn't go and buy players from around the globe and stays a little closer to our shores.

Does it matter if the players brought in help you challenge for the title?

In theory, Benfica could win the Premier League. According to one of these business trades act of eighteen seventy one, or something like that, any football team in the world is well within their right to ply their trade wherever the hell they want. So saying, that Benfica, or anyone alike, are actually businesses and not clubs and don't have to play in the league where the club originates.

EDIT@BRYAN - Your post wasn't there at the time of going to press. I shall reply soon enough once another post has hit, so as not to x2post.

Newcastle should go play in the Belgian league then, we might actually win a trophy :(

Intertoto Cup = Belgium League?

Portsmouth 3 - 1 Sheffield United


only result that matters

Intertoto Cup = Belgium League?

Intertoto Cup gives clubs from europe to access the UEFA cup, it's like a tournament where the prize is access to the UEFA cup, i think only two clubs can qualify

Aye, we could have scored 8 or 9 even. Rosicky was very very unlucky and Fabregas made a cock up of his opportunity.

I don't Garamond is coming.

Sain: I would add you to my ingore list to make my forum experience more enjoyable, but that's a little too much time to waste, and I don't think I have it to spare.<br>But I have plenty of time to write this post, which is extremely odd.

I can no longer touch the keys in that sequence. I have to copy/paste his username into a response, else my fingers will break the board.

Sain: I would add you to my ingore list to make my forum experience more enjoyable, but that's a little too much time to waste, and I don't think I have it to spare.<br>But I have plenty of time to write this post, which is extremely odd.

That bastard's rubbing off on me :(

ohohoh, I didn't mention this yesterday, but when Arsenal click they can play some spectacular football. The thing is, they have only really clicked on two occasions this season: last week against Portsmouth and yesterday against Blackburn.

From 2-0 down against Portsmouth, Arsenal levelled in the space of five minutes and ran Portsmouth ragged for basically the whole of the second half. David James made some good stops and Arsenal players were a little greedy about squaring it or we would have won that game. Yesterday the same thing happened in the last ten minutes. I know that when a team goes two goals down with five or ten minutes to go they lose commitment and all that, so Blackburn's defending was ropey for the fifth and sixth, but still, Arsenal's fifth was a terrific example of what they should be doing but haven't been for two seasons. Adebayor threaded a ball through to Fabregas who could have shot but instead squared it to van Persie who had an open net. It's the kind of thing that Arsenal would do instinctively three seasons ago but has been lost since the squad has been changed so drastically, but I think it bodes well for the future that the new team is getting it together. Arsenal are good lads anyway.

Southend > all

Intertoto Cup gives clubs from europe to access the UEFA cup, it's like a tournament where the prize is access to the UEFA cup, i think only two clubs can qualify

I know this, lol. I appreciate your explanation none the less, it's quite good. I obviously failed at making a joke about Newcastle and having as little star quality to be associated with the Belgium league. Never mind.

goon cunts. cashburton's just a bigger more lavish library.

intertwobob cup's more worthless then unibond. or CIS cup. well its not but most clubs turn down the opportunity to play in it anyway cos it starts 3 weeks after the seasons ended or something stupid like that, and has welsh teams in it

tidus love your avatar del misses the prodigal. endless nights = awesome

cashburton's just a bigger more lavish library.


I would like to be made aware of an Arsenal fan who denies the Emirates is a profit making enterprise.

I would like to be made aware of an Arsenal fan who denies the Emirates is a profit making enterprise.

and if i can avoid being patronising i would like to congratulate a gooner who doesnt deny it. the games a big business now - plcs with alan sugar and martin edwards and that started it and then abramovich bailed 'chelski' out and signed peter CUNTyon to do a united in west london, and now investors are flooding the club game. there are ancient laws the fa never updated that stop clubs from becoming profit making orgs that the plc drive loopholed.

hell, why does the premiership exist? or the champions league? to seperate the elite clubs from the rest, get more money for the 'big clubs'. same for G14, what the fuck is that about. the club games a joke now.

I can't remember what this thread was originally about, and am too lazy to look back.
So uh... hi.

and if i can avoid being patronising i would like to congratulate a gooner who doesnt deny it. the games a big business now - plcs with alan sugar and martin edwards and that started it and then abramovich bailed 'chelski' out and signed peter CUNTyon to do a united in west london, and now investors are flooding the club game. there are ancient laws the fa never updated that stop clubs from becoming profit making orgs that the plc drive loopholed.

hell, why does the premiership exist? or the champions league? to seperate the elite clubs from the rest, get more money for the 'big clubs'. same for G14, what the fuck is that about. the club games a joke now.

Man, I actually largely agree, so yeah. You are a good lad

kefka - football

mossy - cheers. i reckon therell be a big split, between top level clubs who'll eventually fuck off to form a jet setting super league, and everyone else. fair play to FC united, even though their mancs, and AFC wimbledon, nice to see fans getting organised, taking things into their own hands, instead of shelling 45 for a ticket or 800 for the season and then moaning about it in the pub and trying to bottle me because i called him a plastic cunt. i thought the laughing stock thats mk dons would have discouraged them, but no KFC bates the dodgy cunt had one more trick up his sleeve - insanely rich russian businessman! now we're a 'global brand', theres no atmosphere except for mh lower and shed (cuntyon wants a new stadium too, the horrible penis head) and fancy greedy cunts like a hole (arsenal did well to lose the tool) bollock and swp play for us. i was a proud chelsea fan 3 /4 years ago, last match i went to was the zola testimonial and i REFUSE to spend a penny on the fuckers now. if matthew harding hadnt died.

rant over sorry i write essays about football because of the godawful state its in even the england teams a pile of wank now.

Oh well in that case.


















JOHN MADDEN

Interesting, and yet comical peice of trivia for Mr MossY.

Justin Hoyte's goal last night for Arsenal in the 4-0 win over Charlton was the clubs first goal scored by an English player in the Premiership for 14 months. The last one came from Sol Campbell.

Bunch of French wogs.

Not true. You might have left out the phrase domestic competition or Premiership in there, I dunno? But Sol scored in the Champions League final and that was only 8 months ago. Haha, not really improved the image much there, but yeah.

Not true. You might have left out the phrase domestic competition or Premiership in there, I dunno? But Sol scored in the Champions League final and that was only 8 months ago. Haha, not really improved the image much there, but yeah.

Quite true. Edited. But lol (in bold).

cant chat, chelsea was the first team to field a fully foreign line up, in 1999 i believe. and HAHA at their recent form.

Arsenal had the first fully foreign matchday squad and they fielded an eleven in the Champions League this season with no two players from the same country. It was: Germany, France, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, England, Brazil, Spain, Czech Republic, Belarus, Sweden, Togo and Holland I think.

Unbeleivable. I have no rights to call you French wogs anymore.

Arsenal had the first fully foreign matchday squad and they fielded an eleven in the Champions League this season with no two players from the same country. It was: Germany, France, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, England, Brazil, Spain, Czech Republic, Belarus, Sweden, Togo and Holland I think.

arsenal fielding 12 players?? cheating diving whinging foreign cunts :-P

Haha, probably Freddie Ljunberg is the extra one ;(

Haha, probably Freddie Ljunberg is the extra one ;(

off tottenham court road either on or near centrepoint there was a massive poster of freddie in nothing but tommy hilfiger cockpants, i thought it was funny that he had a cock the size of a bus on that poster - bit of subtle 'what men want' psychology there

Yeah, I remember those ads. Pity he's a pretty poor footballer now ;(

Southend are bottom of the Championship, but the chairman has still put total faith in the manager and extended his contract.

Just curious to what people think, because I think Tilson is a top manager, despite Southend's position (successive promotion shot us in da foot mir?). Also, I find it refreshing that in these ruthless days of manager sacking, a chairman whose club is at the bottom of the league would put so much faith in his manager.

I saw one of those giant posters of Freddie in New York last year, which I thought was a bit random as no one would have heard of him there.

I can't wait for Charlton to get relegated.

haha, Freddie in New York.

He still lives in his fucking pikey caravan D:

I ALSO find it refreshing that in these ruthless days of manager sacking, a chairman whose club is at the bottom of the league would put so much faith in his manager.

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And hey Twilko! Where've you been nigger?

I don't get the meaning behind the bolding and caps of also =/

talking about Arsenals lack of English players? big deal. they are a class side with class players, who cares where they are from?

i get the whole protecting the 'English game' and the national side and all that, but isnt it slighty racist to say, 'you can only have xyz' number of forgeiners in your squad?

I was reiterating your point Meph. It's a good one.

1000th post. Go me.

Liverpool are a fringe team. They've done nothing notable recently other than win the CL

Think about what you're saying. That's the biggest trophy in Europe. The one that all the biggest teams want, and we beat them all to it. Awesome achievement from an awesome team.

I don't see any other North West team achieving that now or any time soon, tbh.

Arsenal were nearly our carbon copy last year (poor league form possibly because of good cup runs), and Chelsea are shaping up to be the same this term.

Liverpool are a fringe team. They've done nothing notable recently other than win the CL...

Emphasis on 'other', Minty. The Champions League is the biggest domestic knock out tournament in the world, fair play, you won it. But the problem with Liverpool is inconsistency. Third in the league presently they might be, but six defeats on the road in the league so far does not constitute to awesome at all, the ever increasing gap between them and Man United and Chelsea is going to increase further. The league is a marathon, which Liverpool are not good enough to run. CL winners perhaps, but in the past now, the moment is gone and it isn't coming back to Anfield.

>.O (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6200037.stm)

i disagree, if someone actually told the thick scousers the season starts in August, not November, i think they are capable of winning the league next season.

make no mistake, Rafa is the man to win it for Liverpool.

Yeah and Blackburn will finish second that season too.

Not.

why cant Liverpool challenge for the league then?

Solid defence, some of the best midfielders around, and Kuyt and Bellamy will tear many teams asunder. They've replaced Hyypia, maybe they need a few more players to enhance the squad, but i dont see any reason, if they get some consistency, why they cant challenge for the league next season.

We're still in with a shout of winning all four trophies yet.

Ok, six defeats early on in the season with all new faces finding their feet and looking at new formations, tactics etc. But look who we played: Everton, Bolton, United, Chelsea and Arsenal all away.

We're on a decent run, Ewood Park result aside. If United and Chelsea slip up, which they both have in recent weeks, and we continue to find the form we are (eight clean sheets in nine games), whilst making sure we beat both the big two and Arsenal at home, don't be suprised if we're in the mix at the end.

And if Barca take us lightly, we'll have their arse as well.


talking about Arsenals lack of English players? big deal. they are a class side with class players, who cares where they are from?

i get the whole protecting the 'English game' and the national side and all that, but isnt it slighty racist to say, 'you can only have xyz' number of forgeiners in your squad?

I care. The whole beauty of it being the English league is that whilst we can watch breathtaking football from foreign talent, the English lads who used to provide the backbone of the team could learn from them.

The word racism doesn't mean anything to me anymore. It's used all too frequently by the PC brigade to justify actions beyond their control. It's like Paul Ince banging on about chairmen being racist as there are only a few black managers, despite the fact that a large majority of black players don't apply to go into management. They go into coaching, where there are a large number anyway.

If the cunts who continue to apply their misguided left wing politics stop using words like racism when a more accurate word would be 'injustice against the majority', then perhaps i'll take more heed of it.

I care. The whole beauty of it being the English league is that whilst we can watch breathtaking football from foreign talent, the English lads who used to provide the backbone of the team could learn from them.

i dont think there's any danger of that not happening, i mean look at pretty much every side, the spine of the team is english or british isles or w/e. i cant see that changing either.

newcastle: given, taylor, parker, dyer
liverpool: carragher, gerrard
man yoo: ferdinand, scholes, rooney
chelsea: terry, lampard
spurs: robinson, king, defoe



The word racism doesn't mean anything to me anymore. It's used all too frequently by the PC brigade to justify actions beyond their control.

i agree with you, but i think limiting the number of forgeiners is wrong. i mean, would that happen in any other profession?



It's like Paul Ince banging on about chairmen being racist as there are only a few black managers, despite the fact that a large majority of black players don't apply to go into management. They go into coaching, where there are a large number anyway.

yeah, he's full of it. racism(apart from Spain, Turkey etc and small minorities has been pretty much stamped out of football). i dont see any black person having a problem in becoming a manager or anything.



If the cunts who continue to apply their misguided left wing politics stop using words like racism when a more accurate word would be 'injustice against the majority', then perhaps i'll take more heed of it.

it is an over-used word, i agree, as is the whole 'race-card' bullshit, but i think you're moving away from football a bit there.

meph, southend's chairman giving the manager a new contract despite being bottom strikes me as refreshingly srange considering the monetary agenda behind all football clubs now. most clubs are quick to sack struggling managers because sentimentality and risk cannot be substituted for continued success, due to the amount of money at stake and the opportunities presented when the club improves. its nice to see some loyalty in the greedy climate of professional football

And hey Twilko! Where've you been nigger?

I'm on here everyday, however the only thing I've felt inclined to post about recently was lychees.

Hey.

>.O

Lychees are more important than football now? Bastard.

Palace are 15th in the Championship and won't sign anyone in the transfer window so anything else that can occupy me is great. Bring back Lombardo is all I can say. That or John Salako.

Or Matt Jansen.

Or Matt Jansen.

Poor guy, I bet if Palace hadn't sold him to Blackburn he'd still be going strong. I think we can both feel partly responsible for his motorcycle accident.

Neither you or I should feel responsible. It could have happened to anyone, it just had to happen to a pretty well known professional football player. Sorry but, shit happens.

Neither you or I should feel responsible. It could have happened to anyone, it just had to happen to a pretty well known professional football player. Sorry but, shit happens.

No Jarosik, it's all your fault.

Loose axel... I.. DIDN'T... mean...

Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal

The word racism doesn't mean anything to me anymore. It's used all too frequently by the PC brigade to justify actions beyond their control. It's like Paul Ince banging on about chairmen being racist as there are only a few black managers, despite the fact that a large majority of black players don't apply to go into management. They go into coaching, where there are a large number anyway.

If the cunts who continue to apply their misguided left wing politics stop using words like racism when a more accurate word would be 'injustice against the majority', then perhaps i'll take more heed of it.

basically agreein'

Lower League football has more passion and determination in it, because it flows from the actual hearts of the players and managers, rather than their wallets.

Also, faggots dont dive or surround referee's because they enjoy behaving like whining children.

I have a metaphor which goes a little bit like this: Lower League football is the woman who you will end up marrying one day - she is sincere, and honest and doesn't expect the world from you. She'll stick with you through thick and thin, and taking her on a date is always moderately priced. She may not be the best looking lady in the world, but you can definately be promised a great romp in the sack.

Premiership football is like a stunning beauty, everything about her looks great and she'd keep you up all night with rampant, RAMPANT sex. But scratch away to reveal the truth behind the thin surface, and you find yourself an uber-bitch, some strumped up little tartlet who will take all your money, and leave you in the gutter, weeping into your pillow while you masturbate over the sex you used to have.

Mephaphor <3

hahahaha, he's right too.

a lot of fans these days, go to games out of duty and all that bs, rather then enjoyment.

the modern premiership player(almost without exception) has no redeeming traits, whatsoever.

I agree completely. There's only a handful of honest, battling and sincere players, the kind of whom would soldier on broken and bruised, bloodied up to the eyeballs and still kiss his badge at the end of the game.

Robbie Savage.

Scott Parker, Stephen Taylor, Shay Given

and a few others.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal will all have the benefit of home ties in the 4th round of the FA Cup after the draw made Monday.

Favourites Chelsea take on League One side Nottingham Forest, who defeated Premiership strugglers Charlton in the last round while United's prize for eliminating Aston Villa is another Premiership team in the form of high-flying Portsmouth.

Arsenal, conquerors of holders Liverpool in the previous round, face Premiership rivals Bolton while West Ham United welcome fellow strugglers Watford.

Swansea of League One, who shocked Sheffield United in the last round, have been handed an away tie against Chester or Ipswich.

Tottenham Hotspur will face lower league opposition Southend or Barnsley but first have to overcome Cardiff City in a replay.

Blackburn Rovers face a trip to either Queens Park Rangers or Luton while Manchester City will have a home tie against Southampton if Stuart Pearce's side can overcome Sheffield Wednesday.

Birmingham City or Newcastle United entertain Reading or Burnley while Bristol City or Coventry welcome the winners of the Hull versus Middlesbrough replay.

Derby, sitting second in the Championship, welcome League Two opposition in the form of Bristol Rovers while Barnet or Colchester take on Peterborough or Plymouth Argyle.

Crystal Palace face Championship rivals Preston while Blackpool take on Norwich.

In other ties, Wolves or Oldham welcome West Bromwich Albion while Leicester or Fulham are up against Stoke.

Ties will be played on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 January.

I hope we get Spurs again, teach the cheating Yids a lesson for dumping us out of the Carling Cup. In that game, Defore was clearly offside, but his cunting goal still stood.

Flahavan is some kind of uber-keeper.

What is this with Tottenham and Jews? Someone mentioned it to me on MSN, "who've the Jews got?", in response "I said "Arsenal" (referring of course to Bolton) ... Sam Allardyce is a big nosed cunt, and they have Ben Haim, who must be Jewish. lol.

From Wikipedia:

The club have a reputation for having a large Jewish following, with some Tottenham supporters referring to themselves as Yids, a nickname derived from the Yiddish word for "Jew." The term was originally used as a racist provocation, but was co-opted by Spurs fans in the late 1960s, after years of having had anti-semitic racial abuse directed at them by opposing supporters, to deflect its impact and to differentiate themselves from other clubs' fans. A small element among the Tottenham crowd (including many gentiles) developed related chants such as "Yiddos!" and "Yid Army!" in an effort to fire up the team.

Excellent, thanking you.

we could have done without a poxy replay, but im happy with that draw.

More strain on your giant squad.

more like, team of kids.

however, they are aquitting themselves very well. Taylor looks a class act at centre-back, and dominated Rooney when we played Utd last week. Milner is having a great season, and the young lads from the youth acedemy have done well. our full team can give anyone a game, its just we never have a full-team :x

Far too many years of expectation met by failure has left neutrals just giving up on the idea of Newcastle ever contending for a trophy.

and supporters.

Those too, but you have some very good supporters for a shit team. :-P

Why the name change btw?

it was my original name, after this () :swoon:

GUYSGUYSGUYS!

Abou Diaby is back tonight after 8 long, cruel, desolate months on the sidelines after that tool at Sunderland mangled his ankle, intentionally I might add. Diaby is honestly one of the best looking young players I think Wenger has ever bought, and that's saying a lot considering he made a 4000% profit on Nicolas Anelka. He basically is Vieira's reincarnation- ignoring, of course, that their lives overlap- and if Arsenal were on the ball they'd have had him building up his upper body strength over the past 8 months, like Roy Keane after Haaland ruined his leg, and he should be like some sort of monster. Point is, he is a very talented player and will forge an awesome partnership with Fabrgas in the centre of midfield for years to come!

I sincerely hope you beat those scousers again tonight.

Doubt it. Liverpool have a fairly strong string compared to Arsenal who have only really got Toure and Fabregas with regards to players who would get into Arsenal's first eleven with a fully fit squad.

Diaby is honestly one of the best looking young players

you queer or wot

Haha ;(

Also: 1-0 Arsenal!

Edit: thx Fowler =( 1-1

Edit the second: 2-1 Arsenal, Baptista free kick!

Edit the third: 3-1 Arsenal, I can't remember who scored though !_!

Edit the fourth: 4-1 Arsenal- half time also.

5-1, Baptista completes his hat trick minutes after missing a penalty. I can only imagine that Liverpool have played their worst in a long, long time tonight.

Edit: 5-2, Gerrard scored.

Turning out to be a real cracking game there MossY, any idea if there are highlights on terrestrial tonight? I'm too lazy to find out.

I have been telling my friends for ages that Julio Baptista is an awesome player based only on the fact that he was a favourite of mine in CM 03/04. I feel vindicated!

Feed the beast and he will score!

6-3 to Arsenal

FUCKING CUNTRAGS

Although I wanted Arsenal to win, I still wanted Liverpool to score at the end just to make the score more ridiculous.

Before the sixth Arsenal goal, at 5-3 down I though Liverpool might pull off a draw. They had 10 minutes to score two and they have done it before. I was gutted when Baptista scored. Again.

Baptista was a great, great player at Sevilla. He didn't get any opportunities at Madrid and people have criticised him this season, but again, he's only had a handful of appearances. I still think he could be an excellent addition to Arsenal's squad, even if only as a super versatile squad player.

Baptista was rumoured to be signing for Arsenal from Sevilla, I was so disappointed when he signed for Real. Teams like Real and Chelsea ruin so many talented players by signing them for ridiculous money and then never playing them.

Yeah, I know what you mean. It was a benefit for Arsenal in that he now has Spanish citizenship whereas he'd have been Brazilian had Arsenal signed him last year, but still, his career just stagnated for a whole season at Madrid.

Feed the GOAT and he will score!



Obviously only when he played for Southend though, innit.


Teams like Real and Chelsea ruin so many talented players by signing them for ridiculous money and then never playing them.

Wright-Phillips, anybody?

Lol, Sean Goater, stupid nigger.

stfu you Northern bastard.

lol. Southern Fairy.

At least we aren't Welsh.

No, worse, you're nearly French.

And you're almost Scottish :(

Most chucklesome, I am Scottish.

That would explain the gotta stay sober custom user title :P

It would also explain the horrific smell and incomprehensible noise that passes for speech in those parts.

In other news, http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=206858000&p=zx68587x6&n=206858760

Officially taking bets on when David Beckham: The Motion Picture graces our screens.

I mean, just look at his range



Rumours are circulating that Jack Nicholson is the early favourite to play the leading role.

becks in los angeles, whatever next

Some sort of west end rendition of the simpsons involving marlon harewood, I wager.

The man is a ghetto mirror image of homer.

looks like he's given up all ambition of ever playing for england again though

unless MLS has metamorphised into a league with, you know, quality

With a mammoth wage like that combined with the countless sponsorship deals Beckham's had over the years (and, no doubt a massive wage at both Man Utd and Madrid) I reckon Beckham should become a billionaire, at least in dollars.

Meph you have hurt my feelings. I'm now forced to wear blue face paint and weild a sword at you, whilst bearing an angry face.

Better watch out MossY, Blackburn v Arsenal tomorrow! :-P

lol Beckham in Hollywood.


IN THE MLS, NO-ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM



GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLL!

Did everyone see Beckham's Good Morning America interview? The awkward silence at the start was awesome.

There's only a handful of honest, battling and sincere players, the kind of whom would soldier on broken and bruised, bloodied up to the eyeballs and still kiss his badge at the end of the game.

Robbie Savage.lol in hindsight of today's display against arsenal.

He hit the turf like a welsh powder puff.

Yes. And. Fuck. You.

Ha.Ha.

Not.

Fucking shitty Rovers.

Before the sixth Arsenal goal, at 5-3 down I though Liverpool might pull off a draw.

lol

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6236715.stm

Get in lads

~

~

yes, excellent.

becks getting a slice of LA galaxies profits. 128 mil in 5 years. biggest sports deal for an athlete ever i think. and he claims its not just about money.

liverpool, absolute tosh against arse in the cups. arse, best youth squad in europe, they ran rings around liverpool at anfield. last time that happened was when barcelona came to visit.

chelsea's devolving into a corporate circus gathers more pace, instead of slowing. cracker.

So, who here thinks Mourinho just crossed the line with the whole not-putting-Shevchenko-in-the-field-to-piss-off-Abramovich? I sure lol'd

So, who here thinks Mourinho just crossed the line with the whole not-putting-Shevchenko-in-the-field-to-piss-off-Abramovich? I sure lol'd

i think it would take a miracle for him to stay, a miracle based on relationships between people and personalities completely reversing themselves.

here comes guus hiddink.

I think it's media enforced over-hyped-shittiness.

I don't, I am fairly certain Mourinho will go now. Tabloids have a habit of vast exaggeration, but it's pretty uncommon for them to make up a story entirely. I think one of the most telling factors is that Mourinho said in a press conference that he wanted certain players and the board weren't buying them for him, it seems a sure indication of some sort of rift because there was absolutely no need for him to acknowledge it unless he wanted to publicise the acrimony.

David Dunn comes back to Blackburn.

Article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/6254879.stm)

Newcastle were abysmal tonight. Absolute crap. They kept running straight into the Birmingham back four and playing really bad 2 and 3 yard passes that were easily intercepted. Oh, they were mighty bad. Birmingham played very competently though, it has to be said. At times they too made poor passes and such, but it is to be expected whenever a lower league team with a weaker squad is trying to play an incisive passing game. I really was impressed. Well done Mr Bruce! From the first half highlights that I watched of the Spurs game, they also rolled the ball around fantastically- not that Cardiff are the most capable of opponents, but still.

In summary, Newcastle may well have the team to finish in the top 6 but they lack consistency.

Southend vs Spurs.

The Yids are going down.

Newcastle were abysmal tonight. Absolute crap. They kept running straight into the Birmingham back four and playing really bad 2 and 3 yard passes that were easily intercepted. Oh, they were mighty bad. Birmingham played very competently though, it has to be said. At times they too made poor passes and such, but it is to be expected whenever a lower league team with a weaker squad is trying to play an incisive passing game. I really was impressed. Well done Mr Bruce! From the first half highlights that I watched of the Spurs game, they also rolled the ball around fantastically- not that Cardiff are the most capable of opponents, but still.

In summary, Newcastle may well have the team to finish in the top 6 but they lack consistency.

dont remind me ; ;

Southend vs Spurs.

The Yids are going down.

Hell yeah.

Also, up yours Benitez. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6274157.stm)

man, u got owned man u

8-)

Yep, it's rofl (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6258777.stm). :-D

Hell yeah.

Also, up yours Benitez. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/6274157.stm)At best he would have been a backup to steve finnan, so i'm delighted he's decided to go down with west ham. I'm sure once the DIC takeover goes ahead we'll have dani alves in anyway.

I'm delighted that the money grabbing toss rag has left Blackburn. You really don't want a player like that for you anyway Jester, he made his mind up based on money, fuck what he said in the press conference. Being doubtful of a place at Liverpool can be just about anyones concern, especially under Benitez. Anyone with the right mind would move and fight for a place but no, off to West Ham for the money and relegation.

Have fun in the Championship you stupid cock.

There is a satisfying homogenisation of the second, third and fourth placed teams after this weekends games. Arsenal and Liverpool still can't really afford to drop points due to how close Bolton are, but yeah.

that match was very satisfying as i support aresenal.

Good going you!

Southend lost :(

blackpool won again (!)

in the playoffs and staring promotion in the face, like a dirty tramp lying in a gutter who suddenly has an inclination to suceed as he's found an empy brown paper bag to slip a bottle of bourbon and a razz mag in.

How are Pompey doing anyway

They went down 1-0 to charlton on saturday last.

Still lying in 6th place though, so i'd imagine european qualification is still very much on the cards!

Chelsea.

LOL.

that is all.

They went down 1-0 to charlton on saturday last.

Still lying in 6th place though, so i'd imagine european qualification is still very much on the cards!

Pompey have been mightily impressive so far, but they still have to keep it up like any other club chasing European football. Outside of the top four, they're just another team, when all is said and done IMO.

Lucas Neill saying he signed for West Ham for "purely football reasons"

lololololololol

he likes the slower pace of the Championship, perhaps?

Don't be dissin' The Championship >:

Don't be dissin' The Championship >:
Yeah what he said!

Meph, Southend won't be there for much longer anyway, teehee.

My name is MossY, I support a team nowhere near my hometown cos I am a Gooner tosser.

lol j/k <3

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Meph <3.14159

EDIT - Lucas Niell is a big raging homo.

I HAVE NO CHOICE THO SINCE I AM IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT ANY OF THE TEAMS HERE. IT'S LIKE THE SUNDAY LEAGUE FOR UNIONIST PARAMILITARIES IN THEIR SPARE TIME.

EDIT - Lucas Niell is a big raging homo.As luck would have it, our next permiership fixture is against west ham. Admittedly we're away from home, but the reception the travelling scousers will give him should be a joy to behold.

Why the god we even wanted to sign the hapless, Aussie chancer in the first place is a mystery.

Perhaps Rafa requires information about the Amber Nectar.

He's a dirty, ball-breaking Fosters drinking over-rated heap of shit anyway.

"footballing reasons"

rofl.

He has a relegation release clause as well, as I understand it. Wonder if sparky would take him back in the summer if west ham get the chop.

Also, Dani Alves ftw. This takeover looks set to go ahead, and rafa's always been keen on him.

I doubt he'd be taken back. Quite ironic also that he'll play for West Ham against you. I hope he gets some stick, good and proper.

Time to revive the 'Post A Cunt' Thread.

Losin' 2-0. I'm not overly bothered though, Tottenham are very good and we are playing a youth team (I also think Tottenham play in a nice, passing fashion so they deserve stuff).

Excellent result. Well done Julio!

lol those two posts are lol cos kinda like the game

It's not over til the fat player scores. Twice.

Edit - Welcome back to the top of the first page thread, where football belongs, for all to see.

I'd have enjoyed a southend win over spurs tbh ;_;

Where was the shakespearean call to arms, meph >:

Also, rename it ffshrine's resident footie thread and sticky, imo.

Also, rename it ffshrine's resident footie thread and sticky, imo.

qft

i have no comment on the FA cup ; ;

You wouldn't. Least you got the consolation of Birminghams KO in the tournament, AND a rest for your own team.


Also, rename it ffshrine's resident footie thread and sticky, imo.

psssh, we'll win the UEFA

in other news, we've supposedly bid �5m for Ryan Babel

this pleases me.

In other related news, gg lucas neill.

The big girl's blouse probably won't be available for west ham's upcomer against liverpool >:

It's not over til the fat player scores. Twice.


CERTAINLY NOT AT THE EMIRATES!

Never heard of Babel, and you are not going to win the UEFA cup ^_^

Jester, Lucas is a cunt and I will never forgive him, plus he's injured which is funny.


CERTAINLY NOT AT THE EMIRATES!

I rate him.

Wait wait wait, Babel as in the Dutch Antilles kid at Ajax? He is very good.

that'd be him yes Mossy ^____^

he's called the Dutch Henry ~

i dont think we have a snowballs in getting him, but still.

Sign Matt Derbyshire instead.

We had the next zidane at liverpool, but he nutted rafa in the giblets and was sold.

God bless bruno cheyrou~

ive seen Babel play though.

he's mustard.

Van Basten brought him to the World despite only making about a dozen appearances for the Ajax senior team. He seems a very good young player with plenty of potential, but he might never fulfill it as happens with so many talented youngsters. I DO HAVE HIGH HOPES FOR HIM, NONETHELESS.

Gareth Bale.

Discuss.

I'm sure he's talented and all but I am glad Wenger has the sense not to bid for him. It is a fine example of the inflated English transfer market and I think it vindicates Arsenal's mostly foreign squad. Arsenal have two very talented young left backs in Armand Traore and Gael Clichy, the former appears to be absolutely magnificent for his age from what I have seen, and both players were picked up for next to nothing from France. Curtis Davis is another one ;(

Hoyte is a right back then I take it?

Naturally, they shoehorned him in on the left at the start of the season because Cole was never going to play again, Gallas hadn't arrived yet, Clichy was injured and Traore was only 16. He can play in the centre too.

I was just curious because he's looking like yet another QUALITY Arsenal starlet.

Apologies for the x2 postage but the thread has now been renamed and stickied ;)

the thread has now been renamed and stickied

this news excites me more than bea gascoigne accessorised in something i find IMMENSELY EDIBLE

also watch out manchester, the mousers are on your tail

Charlton turning down �18m for Bent from West Ham

LOL

Javier Mascherano has apparently been given the go-ahead to join Liverpool on loan.

This should be interesting ;_;

Charlton turning down �18m for Bent from West Ham

LOL

Quite sensible if you think about it. Staying in the Premiership is worth more than �18m and keeping Bent is a vital component for keeping Charlton up.

I'm sure if they do go down, they'll reconsider.

they wont stay up, and he'll go for a lot less then. �18m is a collosal amount of money to Charlton. And he's injured until mid-Feb iirc.

They can't afford to reject such a sum of money, imo.

Javier Mascherano has apparently been given the go-ahead to join Liverpool on loan.

This should be interesting ;_;

well if he actually plays he might do a decent job, it's hard to tell since he never plays for west ham

SB Sunday NFC rulez.

A headline I saw on a Liverpool board.

"DIC pulls out."

Intentional, or oblivious?

LOL

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

Barclays Premiership

Bolton v Charlton, 20:00
Chelsea v Blackburn, 19:45
Man Utd v Watford, 20:00
Newcastle v Aston Villa, 20:00

Carling Cup

Arsenal v Tottenham (agg 2-2), 19:45

The Coca-Cola Football League Championship

Southampton v Sheff Wed, 19:45
West Brom v Plymouth, 19:45

SB Sunday NFC rulez.

AFC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> NFC ^98345

Southend have signed Richie Foran =o

Will be interesting if he strikes up a decent partnership with Eastwood. Also, finally moved off the bottom on goal difference, 3-1 away win over Birmingham =D

Anything Newcastle can fuck up, Southend can do properly...lolz

1. Why is this thread no longer for my attention? I couldn't find it for ages and now that I have, I am no longer in the title. Farcical.

2. Mascherano is actually a very good player, I feel. Pardew never played him for some crazy reason and I think Curbishley more or less just had faith in Pardew's judgement and didn't really give him a chance either. He's a strong defensive player and an excellent tackler though he is no playmaker.

3. Good going Arsenal! Probably be massacred in the final since it will be Arsenal youth v Chelsea but still, it's a fantastic achievement to have made it so far especially when their opponents have been Spurs, Liverpool and Everton- all good sides.

3-1 win, puts us into the lofty heights of 9th.

Duff had a good game, Milner was outstanding yet again. I wonder how long it'll be before the kid gets a England call-up. He sure as fuck deserves one.

1. Why is this thread no longer for my attention? I couldn't find it for ages and now that I have, I am no longer in the title. Farcical.

this is quite possibly the funniest thing i have read for some time.

good show, sir moss.

also

4-0?

we really are going to have to go some to catch the bastards up ;(

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~univ1498/scouser~.jpg

that image never fails to me me lol.

fine, fine D:

this was pretty lol though.


Cole:

"My worst fears were confirmed when, as Thierry and I sat in the centre circle after the final whistle, his name was sung from the rooftops while my contribution was recognised by a deafening silence.

"As his chants faded away we waited for mine. And we waited. And there was nothing. 'They're not bothered about me', I said, resigned to the fact. It was like I was the invisible man."

Oh my god, talk about EGO!! This guy's is huge. Can you imagine if every other star player started crying because their name wasn't sung in the centre circle?

Cole:

"As it turned out, the Arsenal board had other ideas about rubber-stamping Mr Dein’s recommendation. At a board meeting held two days before our 1–0 away defeat at Bolton in January, it was decided the maximum offer should be �55,000 a week. I don’t believe the board gave a damn about keeping me. It preferred to haggle over a difference of �5,000."


Ok, so first of all, why do keep knocking Dein. If he recommended �60k and the board said �55k, then it was obviously not Dein's fault. Do you know what a recommendation is?

"I don’t believe the board gave a damn about keeping me."

Ok, so Dein offers you �35k, which you call a "hell of a lot of money", but you want more because even though it's a hell of a lot money, you want a hell of a lot more, so Arsenal offer you �55k, and somehow you took this as meaning Arsenal don't want you?!?

Cole:

"Ash! Are you listening?" said a virtually hyperventilating Jonathan. "I’m here in the office and David Dein is saying they aren’t going to give you �60k a week. They’ve agreed �55k and this is their best and final offer. Are you happy with that?"

When I heard Jonathan repeat the figure of �55k, I nearly swerved off the road. "He is taking the piss, Jonathan!" I yelled down the phone. I was so incensed. I was trembling with anger."

First of all, it's illegal to use your mobile while driving dimwit. Second, ahem... see how this reads to the man on the street Cashley. You are "trembling with anger" because Arsenal only offered you �55 GRAND A WEEK!!

So what does poor Ashley do next, poor downtrodden Ashley and his paltry �55k a week. Does he go to the board and resign? Does he say I will leave if I don't get �60k - it's called negotiation Cashley, which is what Arsenal have been doing all along - no, he has an illegal meeting with Chelsea. Hey, that's real classy stuff.

This guy is the laughing stock of football. There is not a single person in this country, or anywhere I should imagine, who will have sympathy for this egotistical berk. And he's obviously living on fat head planet if he possibly thinks anyone is going to sympathise with him or even relate to him.

But thanks for the book Cole, it's all there in black and white. A blueprint of what money and greed does to a footballer's brain. Cole is an utterly vile and disgusting character, with no values, humility, self-respect or morals. Living in another world. I'm glad he's gone, and to a club more soulless and ungrateful than Arsenal could ever be in a million years - they should get on like a house on fire.

what planet is that cunt on? seriously.

I wouldn't pay Ashley Cole 50 pence a week.

I would.

To do my ironing.

ashley cole makes me annoyed

what a greedy, virulent twat

The cunt injured himself against Blackburn midweek, it was lol. He stepped on an imaginary nail or something then fell over like a pansy.

He is an idiot, really. His book has only sold about 3,000 copies I think though, so that is good. Hopefully he'll end up having to try and sell it in BP petrol stations or pulping it like Alan Partridge =D

haha ^^

yeah, his public image isnt exactly, prestine. and i can see why from reading those extracts. i personally wouldnt stop punching him if i started.

either way, Arsenal got the best side of that deal. Gallas is world-class and they got a nice sum of money, and got rid of an unhappy player.

It will be interesting to see how much Ashley Cole is actually worth when Abramovich gets fed up with Chelsea and they can't play 'fantasy football' there anymore.

Would any other club offer him the �60k per week he feels he's worth? I'd guess not.

Also, why the fuck are footballers releasing books in the middle of their careers? I always thought that was something done when you retire. You know, when you've actually achieved things? :rolleyes:

Cole's got to be one of the biggest tw@ts around in football.

I also agree that Arsenal must be laughing all the way to the bank about getting Gallas the way they did.

shit we lost to wigan

shit we lost to wigan

I think that could be the end of the Pompey European revolution.

Unless they get a string of results together like last year.

Someone had to kop that one TC. 8 defeats on the bounce, they had to come up good sometime sooner or later, and low and behold it's Pompey. You're still comfortable in the table.

Southend are still one above bottom ^_^

I think that could be the end of the Pompey European revolution.

Unless they get a string of results together like last year.

well the top 10 is still good

for pompey, at least

well the top 10 is still good

for pompey, at least

who'd have thought pompey would even be in the top ten? even though harry is probably certifiable (james is the best keeper in europe he said, and then he signed djimi traore) he's done a great job with signings, keeping quality loyals like lualua, oneil, ashdown and taylor and reinforcing with prem class players and they've played good football and stayed in a very reasonable position all season. by all accounts most people would have predicted another relegation battle ergo, this seasons a success.

my best mate krissy's a pompey fan =)

I didn't predict another relegation battle! They are basically where I expected them to be given the money they have spent.

I didn't predict another relegation battle! They are basically where I expected them to be given the money they have spent.

c'mon, a lot of clubs have spent a lot of money before and not got their money's worth. newcastle are a prime example. you could say inter milan but thats more not quite living up to supreme expectations, although they have spent silly money in the last 15 years and got nearly nothing for it. i saw a lot of press predictions at the beginning of the season that said pompey 15th or lower and they've spat in the face of those know-it-alls.

Would spending all that money really help!?

who'd have thought pompey would even be in the top ten? even though harry is probably certifiable (james is the best keeper in europe he said, and then he signed djimi traore) he's done a great job with signings, keeping quality loyals like lualua, oneil, ashdown and taylor and reinforcing with prem class players and they've played good football and stayed in a very reasonable position all season. by all accounts most people would have predicted another relegation battle ergo, this seasons a success.

my best mate krissy's a pompey fan =)

exactly, we've done pretty well considering. harry might be a bit nuts but he's one hell of a manager, saved us twice, got us up and now he's turned us into a bit of a force. decent record really, i've forgotten all about saints.

He spends more than Arsen� Wenger! I can see what you are saying in that money does not inherently equal success, but it does when coupled with a good manager and there is no denying Harry Redknapp is that. A bad manager with money to spend is pretty lol though, like Claudio Ranieri.

Doublin' and all that, but I hadn't seen this post before even if it is two months old!


In theory, Benfica could win the Premier League. According to one of these business trades act of eighteen seventy one, or something like that, any football team in the world is well within their right to ply their trade wherever the hell they want. So saying, that Benfica, or anyone alike, are actually businesses and not clubs and don't have to play in the league where the club originates.


Bayern Munich threaten to move to Italy all the time if they don't get as much money as they want because they are crazy and love money lots and lots. Saying that, Italy, or any other prospective league, have to accept them first or they'll just be Italian on paper but unable to participate in official competition.

Hahah, that's the funniest thing I've read all night.

He spends more than Arsen� Wenger! I can see what you are saying in that money does not inherently equal success, but it does when coupled with a good manager and there is no denying Harry Redknapp is that. A bad manager with money to spend is pretty lol though, like Graeme Souness.

fix'd

also;





LOL

They seem like genuine enough chaps, but I suppose time will tell all. David Moores has faith in them, and he's only ever had the club's best interests at heart.

I don't like the idea of following Arsenal's suit with naming the new stadium after a sponsor though, although it may well be inevitable in the long run.

they should name a stadium after me cos i'm g-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-reat!!!111 lolzlzlzlz

Premiership more like MLS Part 2

Premiership more like MLS Part 2

The sarcasm in that post is overuled by the sheer irony in the potential truth.

Becks will be coming back to England.

Dear God.

Okay, so, I will keep this short and sweet about the England performance:

There is no point berating the manager. There is no point making excuses.

England do not have enough top class players who are able to play together. Pure and simple.

Lampard, lol.

Never mind England, fucking hell how did Ireland get away with that tonight? :shock:

1-1 with San Marino till about the 96th minute when they score a winner.

Would have been a great result for San Marino and also us as we are in the same group.

we were beyond awful.

Stephen Ireland scored with the last kick of the game.

saved Staunton his job, imo.

Do you really think that a last-minute winner is going to save Staunton from the sack? I.e. that a 2-1 win is acceptable for the Republic? I'll be very surprised if the media isn't absolutely slating him tomorrow morning.

Looking forward very much to Croke Park now if he does stay, I think it's fair to say.

As for England, Spain are a good side and you have to play at a high tempo to stop them controlling the game. England didn't and got beaten pretty convincingly. Great goal by Iniesta though.

McClaren could be another one sitting quite uncomfortably in his job.......I always said, they should have gone for Allardyce.

oh, he'll be slaugthered, no doubt about it.

but its a results business, and we won. and no-one else will want the job. thats what will save him.

England are like the international version of Real Madrid. Tonnes of talented players, but none of them able to gel like a team...

... Hmmm.

Not quite, BZ!

Also, there is no point berating the manager - the squad is crap as well.

I say we all support Wales.

No, really.

Not quite, BZ!

Also, there is no point berating the manager - the squad is crap as well.

Then i'll berate the FA for yet again appointing a dour cunt who they can control instead of a decent, solid tactician with a bit of flair. The man is a fucking mug, and deserves a slap. But yes, the squad are a heap of shit as well.

There is a reason though. England do not play to their strengths. They've been trying to slow the pace down, concentrating on their movement and passing, and grind out 1-0 victories like the continentals do for about five years now. And basically, they can't do it. Not at all.

What England should do is play to their strengths. They've got some players with genuine pace and with the league we have in the Pemiership, we should up the tempo early on and keep it going. Instead of playing stop-start on-off football, we should go at teams from the off. Hike the bloody ball forward if needs be. There's no substitute for shitting a team up like the English do. Look at the mousers in the Champs League final. They made the best team on the continent look like a bucnh of fatties from a pub outfit for a good half hour.

Pick the right players with a bit of passion for the shirt and get stuck in. Nevermind who it's against. England was always designed to be a fast running, bone crunching tackling, long balling hoofing bunch of thugs who murder you on and off the pitch, shag your women and defocate on your flag.

And that's what we want back. That passion. Fuck the continentals. Literally. Fuck them all. In the arse.

Also, if in the long term this plan for England getting the passing, tactical awareness and movement right is to work then wee need to start exporting our young lads (i'm talking 12 upwards here) to places like Spain, Italy and Germany to learn from the best there. They send their lot over here and that's fine, but we don't reciprocate And it's a crying shame.

And until we start getting the passion back in our national side, i'm boycotting the cunts and supporting the Jerries. Hell, I supported them after we got kicked out of the World Cup by the dirty wops, and i'll do it again.

Wunderbar, or whatever.

P.S. Frank Lamptard is a greasy little oik, and should be strung up by his boot laces whilst being spat on by a lepper with cold sores.

I agree with those sentiments, Minty. Don't know if you caught the England U-21's vs Spain U-21's, but we pulled it back from 2-0 down - why? Because Psycho told them all during half time "play like a Premiership outfit" and they did. The result? 2-2. Textbook fucking stuff.

God you England fans don't half moan about nothing.....This England side might have lost narrowly to Spain but would still beat about 95% of the world's international teams more often than not.

All teams have blips even the best. Sacking a manager who's proven in the Premiership and Europe won't really do a whole lot of good to be honest.

Sacking a manager who's proven in the Premiership and Europe won't really do a whole lot of good to be honest.

I won't deny that keeping an average Premiership outfit afloat is easy but it's not exactly top level is it? When compared to the likes of Alex Ferguson (albeit he'd never take the job) he doesn't compare as a domestic manager, and that's where international managers are plucked from mostly, the domestic game.

Oh, and Maclarens' Boro side lost that UEFA Cup final didn't they.

Getting to a UEFA Cup final is still pretty good in my opinion.

And Boro were shit before he came along and won them their first trophy for fuck knows how long.

Mark Hughes.

Over.

Maclaren.

Any.

Day.

Of.

The.

Week.

Oh, Hughes'd never manage England.

No, same as Fergie. But he's still a better manager than Maclaren.

I say they promote Psycho already.

No, same as Fergie. But he's still a better manager than Maclaren.



Well, I won't argue with you on that. ;)

But to think though, Fergie, could he be tempted? You'd think not, but you never know. If he bows out this season at Utd, taking the Premiership title with him, then who knows ;)

He'll probably go for the Scotland job when he quits United.

FAO Jest and Minty

LOL

that is all.

*smug*

Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough GAY
Drogba 45
Xavier o.g. 66
Drogba 83

Everton 1-0 Blackburn GAY
Johnson 10

Man Utd 2-0 Charlton QUALITY
Park 24
Fletcher 82

Newcastle 2-1 Liverpool GAY
Martins 26
Solano (pen) 70
Bellamy 6

Reading 2-0 Aston Villa GAY
Sidwell 16
Sidwell 90

Sheff Utd 2-1 Tottenham QUALITY
Hulse 27
Jagielka (pen) 62
Jenas 2

West Ham 0-1 Watford FUCKING SUPERB
Henderson (pen) 12

<blink>Newcastle 2-1 Liverpool </blink>

GAY

GAY

qft.