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

this is the truth


also: pompey won at last, hooray, we are maintaining our bid for europe.

West Ham, lol.

and poor Wigan ;(

Poor Wigan, more like, I am glad.

Wigan were very unlucky, and Henry is an arrogant little slag.

If I were Kirkland, i'd have thrown my detachable limbs at his mush.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/6343463.stm

Southend 5 - 0 QPR

Fucking get in lads! The Shrimpers are staying up, just you wait!

FIFA rankings out today. England stay sixth following defeat to Spain.

NI and ROI swap places, 49th and 46th respectively.

Wales down one to 75th :(

Scotland up to 20th despite not playing any games? Wtf?

those rankings are a joke.

I agree. Some of them defy belief, Burkina Faso are nearly in the top 50!

They are greatly improved from the old system that had Ireland in the top 16 and such, at least now results from before the time of Jesus are not factored into the equation.

I'm not so sure. In this system crappy teams can rise up the rankings pretty quickly with a few wins against even crappier teams.

E.g. Burkina Faso ;)

That seems anomalous though, the system is designed to stop that happening. Mexico and America were 4th and 5th in the world prior to the World Cup because the only teams they ever have to play are Caribbean islands with 8 people, but under the current system a win is multiplied by an opponent's coefficient so a win against France or Brazil will count for 10 points or something and a win against the Faroe Islands just 1. I don't have any idea how accurate the figures I have used are but that is the theory at least.

Arsenal should have won 6 or 7-1 tonight no problem, still a competent performance though, especially in the first half.

Didn't see the game, was on the phone to the missus.
Manyoo on bbc AGAIN, surely they should look at over teams? oh well, as long as they don't win.

Arsenal should have won 6 or 7-1 tonight no problem, still a competent performance though, especially in the first half.

Missing two penalties in a match is a criminal offence........

Aresenal vs Bolton was the worst game of football ever.
Baptista was a fuking disgrace, 2 missed penalties like ceidwad said is a criminal offence, a bloody miracle that we won though.

Actually, I think Arsenal did well not to have won it before extra time to be honest!

The game was really one-sided, although Bolton as usual didn't give up and were competitive. In terms of real chances though Arsenal were way ahead.

But Bolton always frustrate Arsenal in some shape or form, so it was classic to see them get the late equaliser.

It was a shame that Arsenal won through, cos they're cunts, but they were the worthy winners, tbh.

It was a shame that Arsenal won through, cos they're cunts, but they were the worthy winners, tbh.

QFT.

hahaha, I thought you loved the gooners like a brother ?_?

But Bolton always frustrate Arsenal in some shape or form, so it was classic to see them get the late equaliser.

It was a shame that Arsenal won through, cos they're cunts, but they were the worthy winners, tbh.

I apreciate how you can respect a Team that you hate when they win, though I thought their performance was almost terrible though you don't win 3-1 by playing abysmal.

No point hating a team because they deserved to win, just hate them for being all French and cunts.

Also, Arsenal may have played pretty terrible, but I think, overall, they carved out more chances than Bolton.

too bad they fucked up nearly every chance, i didn't watch extra time so I didn't see Aresenal's last 2 goals.

hahaha, I thought you loved the gooners like a brother ?_?

Me? No, Can't stand them. My Dad's a West Ham fan so I suppose they would be the team I'd most support in the Premiership but to be honest I don't really have any paticular favourites. Hope West Ham stay up though, esp. given the Welsh internationals there.

I have a soft-spot for West Ham too, but being from Southend, its usually a given. A lot of West Ham fans down here.

I thought Bolton Arse was a decent game, thb.

=/

Would have been better if Arsenal had got raped in every way imaginable, because the FA cup is crap when just the top sides are in the last 8 or so.

Also, Blackpool were bloody unlucky against Delia City. Last minute extra time scramble ;(

McClaren: Door open for Becks

England head coach Steve McClaren insists that until David Beckham retires from international football he will always have a chance of making his squad.

The former England captain was unceremoniously dropped by the ex-Middlesbrough man after he replaced Sven Goran Eriksson last summer.

McClaren has resisted the chance to recall the Real Madrid ace on numerous occasions, including last week's 1-0 home defeat to Spain.

He now insists that the likes of Beckham, David James and Sol Campbell, all have a chance of a recall as long as they are available for selection.

Asked whether people have misread McClaren shutting the door on Beckham, he told Sky Sports News: "Yes, of course they have.

"It's the same with David James and Sol Campbell.

"I reiterated a few weeks ago after watching Portsmouth and Manchester United, they gave excellent performances there.

"Unless they retire in international football everyone is under consideration. I don't retire them, they retire themselves and they haven't, none of them have, David Beckham included."

Meanwhile, McClaren have moved quickly to quash talk he held a crisis meeting with senior players following last week's defeat at Old Trafford to Spain.

"No, there are meetings with players, but crisis? Never in crisis. Just opportunities to learn and do things better," he continued.

"The big frustration of being an international manager after a game is de-briefing the players and closing a game. So getting the messages to the players after a game can be difficult.

"In the coming weeks, although I haven't decided how, we'll get that message across. We'll close that Spain game down and quickly move onto Israel."

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I think it's ironic that many of the people who were calling for Beckham's exclusion are now calling for his re-instation to the team.

But do you think he should return, especailly now he is going to the USA?

Well It's all down to him, as far as I'm concerned the club that offers the most money wins.

I think the whole Beckham situation was blown wildly out of proporation by the media (suprise). When he didn't select him for the first friendly against Greece, the man was injured in training with Real and had only just passed a late fitness test. So the reason he didn't pick him probably had very little to do with what the media were actually suggesting.

To be honest, Aaron Lennon would be my pick for right wing. Perhaps Beckham should be picked to give him so inspiration/confidence in a covering role, i'm not sure.

Basically, players should never be picked on their reputation. If they're performing week in week out their selection should be guaranteed. That's why the like of Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, and Cashley should be dropped if they don't put the effort in that is expected of them.

It's an honour to be picked for your country, not a cash cow.

It's an honour to be picked for your country, not a cash cow.

Quoted for the goddamned truth. It's something that so many of these "stars" claim, but how many actually believe, or act like it?

I see Lampard play for England, and I lol. His effort(or lack of it) is disgraceful.

He's a hugely over-rated player in any event.

Lampard sucks.

Agreeing with Diablo and MCP on Lampard.

Beckham should never have been dropped in the first place. He is an extremely overrated player but even so, he is also a very good one. McClaren, as far as I am concerned, only dropped him to signal the end of the Eriksson era and to outright prove that he was his own man and it just seems idiotic to me. Not playing him every game would have been enough to signal a new era, but refusing to select some of your best players to prove a point? Wacky. He is much better than Aaron Lennon who is all pace and no end product (I believe this is also true for Theo Walcott to a large extent, but that is tangentially related) and Shaun Wright-Phillips isn't great either, you can probably attribute that to never getting games for his club. Is there anyone else on the right? If Dyer can play there, he is a very good player when fit, but whatever. Beckham is a bit of a one trick pony, well two to be fair, great crosses when he has time and space and a fairly decent free kick. He is, however, very good at his two tricks and surely merits a place in the squad if not the starting XI.

The whole England thing is a debacle.

I reckon we should call up Freddie Eastwood.

Well, he would at least get you goals.......

gonna see the Aresenal Vs Balckburn Tommorow I'll let you guys know what I think about the match.

david james and sol campbell for england


also matty taylor, linvoy primus and gary o'neil

Matt Taylor is the bomb.

Steven Taylor is the bomb.

fix'd ~

Anyone watching Man U v Reading?

Came back from Aresenal vs Blackburn a couple hours ago it fucking sucked ass, and no it wasn't the good kind.

good old argyle

The Arsenal game was fairly insipid, but it's hard to find fault with Arsenal's performance at least. They tried to play their normal game but Blackburn had 10 men in their own half for basically all of the match and it was hard to create clear cut opportunities. They will probably win the replay.

Matt Taylor is the bomb.

he is fuckin ace

Bellend in trouble again (http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/kop_18.02.07.shtml)

i havent stopped lollin at this, a leopard never changes its spots.

Not believing that story for a second, ftr.

Edit: http://www.liverpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=52446

This sounds infinitesimally more likely.

well, if it wasnt true, why havent LFC squashed the rumour, come out and denied it totally?

why just, 'no comment'?

Edit: yeah, i read that earlier Jest, but it still doesnt answer why LFC have only said 'No comment.'

well, if it wasnt true, why havent LFC squashed the rumour, come out and denied it totally?

why just, 'no comment'?

Edit: yeah, i read that earlier Jest, but it still doesnt answer why LFC have only said 'No comment.'Well for one, this event was alleged to take place during the early hours of Friday morning. It's only sunday now, meaning any official liverpool statement would be released early in the coming week.

Personally, I don't think such a statement will be released at all. Liverpoolfc.tv will publish an interview with both players explaining what really happened, rafa will throw in his two cents, and that will be that.

Honestly, I know you hate bellamy and all, but a little logical discretion would go a long way.

what, and the fact he's caused trouble at EVERY club he's been at, been in court more times i can count, threw a chair at his own coach, beaten up his own girlfriend is lost on you?

i didnt say it was 100% true and im quite aware the News of the World is a rag of a paper, but if anyone would do something like that, it WOULD be Bellamy.

But beating another player within an inch of his life with a golf club? You have to admit that sounds pretty ludicrous. I doubt even bellamy is capable of that.


"I met this morning with the entire first team squad and made it absolutely clear to all of them the responsibilities that come with playing for this club and the way they are expected to conduct themselves both on and off the pitch.

"The players worked extremely hard at last week's training camp, but we will take disciplinary action and fine any of them who are found to have breached club rules during our stay in Portugal. I've told the players this and they understand and accept the decision I have taken.

"Despite reports to the contrary, the spirit amongst the lads is very good with everyone looking forward to the game against Barcelona on Wednesday.

"We remain totally focussed on what will be a very tough game against the defending European Champions."

From my interpretation of that, only a minor transgression between the two could have taken place. Had anything close to the notw story actually occured, bellamy would have been sacked instantly.

well yes, it does seem absurd, but it isnt beyond Bellamy.

also, NOTW, are the Suns sister paper, correct?

someone has an agenda perhaps?

all the same, it was pretty lol.

also, NOTW, are the Suns sister paper, correct?

someone has an agenda perhaps?

all the same, it was pretty lol.This would not suprise me at all tbh, especially given the poor sales of the sun and news of the world on merseyside to date. What's the harm in further aggravating them if it leads to higher sales elsewhere? It's been what, 17-18 years since the hillsborough article the sun published? and still no real apology in sight.

man there was a story in this weeks irish news of the world about IRISH FASCISTS crashing a black beauty paegeant. actually it was kind of hard to tell if they even crashed it or if they just bitched about it on stormfront. they gave them the paedo treatment and just called them monsters or sicks fascists instead of people, anyways i know the eventual winner of this paegeant, she is alright to be sure, but i wouldnt want to carry out a conversation with her shes a bit on the dense side.

also: footballs lol

the papers are always full of shit. the classic petrol over the open flame.

the whole thing smacks of lads fucking about on a beano out in the med. drunken larks and all that.

if liverpool do cart bellamy out, it'll be because he's an under performing, mouthy little cunt.

under-performing?

im surprised to hear you say that Minty, as much as I despise the cunt, i think he's a fantastic player.

mind you, you're not the first Liverpool fan to say that.

what's the general consensus on him?

Southend thrash QPR 5-0, then fall 4-0 to Sunderland.

;-;

Southend thrash QPR 5-0
:sad:

Liverpool played well.

Southend fail to escape the relegation zone after losing to Crystal Palace.

Apparently we dominated, but failed to stick away our chances :(

When you walk
through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't
be afraid
of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a gooooooooolden sky
And the sweet silver song
of a lark

Walk on
through the wind
Walk on
through the rain
Tho' your dreams be tossed and bloooooooooooooooooown
Walk on,
walk ooooooooooooooooooooon
With hoooooooooooooooooope in your heart
And you'll neeeeeeeeeeeeveeeeeeeeeeeer
waaaaaaaaaaaalk
alooooooooooooooone
You'll
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEER
WAAAALK
alone


http://www.kocica.org/images/liverpool.gif

I heard from Jest that Paddy Power were offering 120/1 that Bellend would score AND do the celebration he did.

If i'd know that, id have so taken out 20 euro on it ;(

lol euro

you should have asked a garda what he thought

intresting, a poll on soccernet is asking?

Who is the better manager: Wenger or Mourinho

i voted Wenger, and saw that he has 3 times the votes Mourinho has.

Given the funds that Wenger has in comparison to Mourinho, he's done wonderfully well in keeping Arsenal where they are in the league. And Arsenal play some of the best football in the league. Even if they are French.

yup, no doubt that Wenger > Mourinho.

He's a much better coach too, and he works well with seemingly every player he's ever had, they play much, much better football then Chelsea. And yeah, with much less resources, he manages to have Arsenal competitive in all 4 competitions.

Only problem with Wenger and Arsenal is they havent learned how to lose.

I admire Wenger for the job he is doing at Arsenal. He is investing in youth and gets his team playing good football. I just wish he used some British players :(

And yes, in my opinion, he is a better manager than Mourinho, though Mourinho's actual achievements are probably superior.

i dont agree. Mourinho might have sucess in Europe, but Wenger has been winning trophies and been competitive for over 10 years now, and dont forget that he has a tiny fraction of the resources Mourinho has had.

I just wish he used some British players :(


I don't actually agree that Arsenal don't give young English players fair representation. There are plenty of talented English players who have come through the Arsenal youth ranks, just because they didn't make the cut at Arsenal cannot be blamed on Wenger. For example: Jermaine Pennant, Ashley Cole, Matthew Upson, Stuart Taylor, David Bentley, Justin Hoyte and Theo Walcott. I'd like to see a club that has produced more English talent than Arsenal, even if they don't currently own many. Furthermore, British players are overpriced, so that isn't helpful. Curtis Davies, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Gareth Bale and even Theo Walcott are all prime examples. Why would Wenger spend extortionate amounts of money on an English left-back when he can command more loyalty from a kid he plucked from the Parisian suburbs?

MOSSY!

I haven't seen you in a long time.

Post in GD more.

I would if more threads interested me right now. I'LL HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT'S ON OFFER THOUGH, FOR YOU.

Mossy wins the Arsenal foreign influx battle

John Terry's not having much fun at the moment, is he?

nor are pompey though tbf

new Leeds Utd kit



LOL

A red for Adebayor but Lampard just gets a warning?

Football puts me to sleep.

With all the red and yellow cards in yesterday's match it was like a game of Connect 4. However, I think Arsenal can take enormous pride from beating Everton, Liverpool, Tottenham and running Chelsea close with what is largely a youth team. Furthermore, red cards aside, it's the suspensions that will really sting Arsenal now.

John Terry is having it hard at the moment, haha.

Also, West Ham, lol.

harsh on Liverpool yesterday. and Pompey.

also, Newcastle were rubbish, although Boro parking the bus in front of their goal, and an inspiried Woodgate didnt help.

Woodgate is such a class player. Best defender in the world IMO, when he isn't crocked.

I think that is overdoing it a tad, but he is very good when he is fit. However, there is no point in owning the best player on the planet if they are never fit to play, not that Woodgate is quite so injury prone, but you see my point.

Anyways, I don't think Liverpool are going to win tonight, 1-0 Barcelona or 1-1, but I still think they will go through. The only thing that might pose a real difficulty to Liverpool regarding progressing into the last eight is if Barcelona really, and I mean super duper really, play as a team. As individuals they are the best team in Europe, no question in my mind, but they lack cohesion and collective drive.

i dont. ive seen Woodgate play(like actually been there) numerous times. he is one of the best defenders ive ever seen. he's the complete defender. positional sense, aerial ability, pace, tackling, reading of the game, everything.

Think I agree with you Mossy about Liverpool tonight but as Diablo said, Woodgate is nigh-on the complete defender. Who would you say is better in the world at the moment? Cannavaro perhaps, but the best English centre backs are not having good seasons this term. Ferdinand & Terry are pretty overrated IMO.

Gallas ive always considering a fantastic player and totally under-rated.

He's a good shout for me. Cannavaro, Nesta, Ayala all quality.

Woodgate would be the best defender in the world if he didnt get injured so damn much.

Yeah, I agree on Gallas, he seems to have improved since leaving Chelsea and has pretty much the lot too-pace, strength, athleticism, and technique.

Question mark over his attitude and discipline maybe, but not really different to Woodgate being injured half the time to be fair!

Give young dan agger 3-4 years to mature a little and he'll be up there fighting for the best centre back in the world accolade, imo.

Also, come fucking on the pool. Should have walked them at least 3-1 on the night, but a win is a win.

Given his performance in the two European knockout legs and United on Saturday, Carragher is the best Centre Half in the country for me.

Also, have it my son. Can't believe the final results of the last two games though. Should have won both, tbf.

John Terry, Ferdinand or Nesta are certainly better than Woodgate, probably Toure, probably Carragher, probably Ayala probably others. Cannavaro is a massively overrated player who just happened to have an exceptional World Cup, there is a good reason that Inter let him go because he really is past it. But anyways, if Woodgate was that exceptional, the finest centre back in the world, I seriously doubt Capello, who bases his teams around defence, would have let him leave on loan for an entire season and is prepared to sell him for next to nothing in the summer.

DYC Football Forum (www.doubleyellowcard.com) ;)

Pardon me for advertising somewhat, but it's relevant to the thread at least. If the link disappears I'll sign back in and send it via PM if you want it. It's a nice board for everything about football and it'd be nice to chat with some of the better Shriners away from the Shrine some more.

John Terry, Ferdinand or Nesta are certainly better than Woodgate, probably Toure, probably Carragher, probably Ayala probably others. Cannavaro is a massively overrated player who just happened to have an exceptional World Cup, there is a good reason that Inter let him go because he really is past it. But anyways, if Woodgate was that exceptional, the finest centre back in the world, I seriously doubt Capello, who bases his teams around defence, would have let him leave on loan for an entire season and is prepared to sell him for next to nothing in the summer.

Capello is likely regretting his decision now Mossy, he obviously let him go on loan as he thought he'd get injured and didn't fancy paying his wages (which are reportedly pretty high!)

Either that or the language barrier. Spanish, English and Italian don't mix well.

And on the basis of what I've seen this year if Woodgate isn't the world's best then he is certainly England's best. Terry and Ferdinand? Pah.

WALES CALL UP HAMMERS PAIR (plus six shit league two players)

Wales manager John Toshack has named Danny Gabbidon and James Collins in his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers with the Republic of Ireland and San Marino.
The West Ham centre-backs have been out injured since January, although Collins played a reserve game last Tuesday.

Gabbidon is still a worry, and likely to join the suspended Jason Koumas in missing the Ireland game on 24 March.

Koumas will be available to face San Marino four days later as Wales look to make up ground on the Group D leaders.

Germany and the Czech Republic lead the way on 10 points, with Wales one from bottom with three points but with a game in hand.

The Republic of Ireland game will be the first football international played at Dublin's Croke Park, with Wales back at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium for the visit of San Marino.

Gabbidon and Collins have not played a competitive match since mid-January, but West Ham are happy for them to join the Wales squad.

Carl Robinson retains his place despite not currently playing competitive games.

The midfielder was released by Norwich in January to allow him to join Major League Soccer side Toronto, whose season does not start until next month.

His last game was Wales' friendly goalless draw with Northern Ireland on 6 February.

Striker Robert Earnshaw (groin) and defender Mark Delaney (knee) are unavailable because of injury.

Shrewsbury's David Edwards is the only uncapped player in the 26-man squad.



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Wales squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers with the Republic of Ireland and San Marino:
Danny Coyne (Burnley), Paul Jones (QPR), Darren Ward (Sunderland), Gareth Bale (Southampton), Danny Collins (Sunderland), James Collins (West Ham United), Richard Duffy (Portsmouth - on loan at Swansea City), Steve Evans (Wrexham), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham United), Craig Morgan (Peterborough United), Lewin Nyatanga (Derby County - on loan at Barnsley), Sam Ricketts (Hull City), Andrew Crofts (Gillingham), Arron Davies (Yeovil Town), Simon Davies (Fulham), David Edwards (Shrewsbury Town), Carl Fletcher (Crystal Palace), Jason Koumas (West Bromwich Albion), Joe Ledley (Cardiff City), Carl Robinson (Toronto), Craig Bellamy (Liverpool), David Cotterill (Wigan Athletic), Jermaine Easter (Wycombe Wanderers), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Chris Llewelyn (Wrexham), Paul Parry (Cardiff City).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6452013.stm

fucking dumb

What the hell is wrong with draws in the first place?

HAHAHAHA, most excellent Meph that gave me a good laugh, utter stupidity. :rolleyes:

Killa_7, what country are you from? I mean, if it's England or Ireland or at least a nation with a footballing sort of tradition behind it then okay, I am being ignorant. Even if you are from a country with largely no interest in the sport, but you personally know tons and tons and are super interested then okay, I am still being a dick. But if you are just making that comment to shit up the thread and have a go at Meph or something, could you not, please? I don't mind if you and Meph are having a super awesome feud or whatever, I just would prefer not to have to read it in this particular thread if that is okay.

On topic, that is absolutely ridiculous and there is not a chance it will be passed. In a tight game if a team deserves to draw, they deserve a point. And imagine, with all the games Watford have drawn this season all they'd need is 5 Andy Johnsons and they'd probably be pushing for a Champions League place this season.

Hey wait I was just saying "Nice find meph, it made me laugh" I am from England by the way, the "utter stupidity" comment was aimed at the people who think they should have penalty shootouts rather than a draw, I have no problems with meph.

My mistake then, the rolleyes thing threw me. Sorry ;(

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6452013.stm

fucking dumb

hahaha this is completely fucking stupid

first the americans take over our clubs, now we're turning into american football

i tell you what, the goals will be three meters wide and tall next.

I dont usually frequent this thread, and im not the biggest fan of football in the world, but i watched the spurs match yesterday, i was suprised by how different my view of football can be after not watching a game in so long (about 3 years except for world cup matches)

hahaha this is completely fucking stupid

first the americans take over our clubs, now we're turning into american football

i tell you what, the goals will be three meters wide and tall next.

and after the fa cup winners receive the trophy they will be all YES WE ARE NOW THE WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THIS FOOTBALL HOORAY

Newcastle are playing Az Alkmaar again tonight, hopefully they can add onto their 4-2 scorline from the last game.

I'm a Geordie, so what...

Man Shoden, you, Bryan and Michael from Alan Partridge are probably not very happy.

useless incompetent cunts.

Roeder is fully to blame. For his tactics, team selection, and the attitude the players seemed to have. we went looking for a 0-0 and when we went 1 down, we had no answer. shocking.

Newcastle.

More like...BYKER GROVE FC

and after the fa cup winners receive the trophy they will be all YES WE ARE NOW THE WORLD CHAMPIONS OF THIS FOOTBALL HOORAY
well wolves did in the 50s as i recall!

or was that the championship. maybe it was both!


also the present england squad resembles the renford rejects.

Chelsea steal a draw at Stamford Bridge, then win the replay.

cunts =/

Enjoyable game though.

two quality goals as well.

SWP is being wasted at Chelsea though D:

I fucking <3 SWP, he has such a gormless looking face~

Also, Benitez needs to stfu about his reserves playing in the Football League.

Daego tosser.

I think they should too. Arsenal's would make Division 1 np.

Predictions for international week then guys.

Here's my call:

Israel 1-1 England

Liechtenstein 0-2 Northern Ireland

Rep of Ireland 0-0 Wales

Scotland 1-0 Georgia


Andorra 0-5 England

Italy 2-0 Scotland

Northern Ireland 2-2 Sweden

Rep of Ireland 1-3 Slovakia

Wales 3-0 San Marino

Agree or disagree? Let the debate begin.

Wales will beat Ireland. They are a shambles.

no way are england winning 5-0 in this state, even against andorra.

I wish I was Scottish

English cunts.

How shit were we today? :rolleyes:

extremely. ireland were just as bad.

terrible game of football. two shit teams, going nowhere.

Israel 0 - England 0

I was expecting this....

what a bunch of cock


fuckin england

England

more like

Smokey!

LOL ^^

they were pretty much a disgrace once again, espically after all their big words before the game.

Lampard is a over-rated, fat, waste of space, ill say once again.

Freddy Eastwood up front, srsly.

seriously though

drop lampard

like, off a cliff, preferably

Somebody photoshop a pic of Eastwood wearing an England shirt.

Somebody photoshop a pic of Eastwood wearing an England shirt.



also

i've hammered out my views repeatedly since the final whistle, and I can't be arsed putting them down here. basically mclaren another fa patsy, pick players for sponsorship revenue not for good of country, rooney jug eared over rated cunt, lampard fat cockney muppet, none fit to wear shirt, hope get beat against andorra and stoned when get back to heathrow blah blah

i'm going for a slice of pie.

I knew some cunt would do that. Should have figured it would have been Minty.

I was at the Welsh match tonight. While it's hard to argue with 32 shots plus 10 blocked and well over 70% of the possession I still don't feel we played that well. I guess England feel the same way about their match!

Good result for both the Irelands tonight, didn't seriously expect Scotland to get anything from Italy so I'm not surprised there.

PS. Nugent is a goal-thieving c*nt. ;)

Loving the NI action atm.

David Healy <3

Louis =O

Bryan. Why are you using an odd looking yellow character wearing sunglasses as an avatar? It is making me 'lol'.

Ha-ha! PSV Eindhoven beat Arsenal!

It is no laughing matter.

Yes it is. So is calling them Arse-Anal.

Man, we may not have seen eye to eye on the first issue, but I agree this time, Arse-Anal is indeed an uproarious play on words.

hahahaha mossy


bad luck for pompey, again. although if a year ago you'd have offered me 9th place in the prem this season and safe from january i'd have taken it no problem

ARSENAL ARE THE BEST FUCKIN TEAM

IN THE

WORLD

we only let liverpool win to make winning the premiership this year a real challenge because we will definitely win the premiership, yes.

COME ON DA ARSE ANAL

hahahahaha arse anal

that is like

up the bum!

Hull droshed Southend 4-0.

Fucking Northern cunt rags ;-;

ARSENAL ARE THE BEST FUCKIN TEAM

IN THE

WORLD

we only let liverpool win to make winning the premiership this year a real challenge because we will definitely win the premiership, yes.

Somethings tells me that it's more likely to be Chelsea this time round. :(

Still I live in hope that I'm wrong!

, yes.

A GIRL TALKING FOOTBALL

I bet you sink pints as well, you beefy wotsit.

A GIRL TALKING FOOTBALL INACCURATELY.

Man United are probably going to win the thing this time round, which means the league has been bought for slightly less money than last season. Not that I am complaining too much, the only way any team is going to win the Premiership is through spending lots, unless you are Arsenal and buy all the future best players in the world for 6p.

A GIRL TALKING FOOTBALL

I bet you sink pints as well, you beefy wotsit.

Just occasionally lol, can't do too much of it though. Bloats me up too much.


A GIRL TALKING FOOTBALL INACCURATELY.

Man United are probably going to win the thing this time round, which means the league has been bought for slightly less money than last season. Not that I am complaining too much, the only way any team is going to win the Premiership is through spending lots, unless you are Arsenal and buy all the future best players in the world for 6p.

Hmm you're probably right, thinking about it.

Just occasionally lol, can't do too much of it though. Bloats me up too much.



SO DOES PREGNANCY, FEMALE.

Very true. Lucky that I'm not the maternal type lol.

Oh come on, I was expecting more of a lol at my amazing witticism than that =/

Well I guess I've already given you enough disappointment for one day :p

LOL

There you go! Just for you. :-D

PSV will CRUSH Liverpool like the insects they are... or not.

A GIRL TALKING FOOTBALL INACCURATELY.

Man United are probably going to win the thing this time round, which means the league has been bought for slightly less money than last season. Not that I am complaining too much, the only way any team is going to win the Premiership is through spending lots, unless you are Arsenal and buy all the future best players in the world for 6p.

I've always said Arsenal are taking a gamble with their youth strategy. Plenty of young players lose their way or fail to develop as expected.

If all their young players come through they will be a force in 2-3 years time but if not Wenger might be looking at the sack.

Fucking, Southend 0-3 Colchester.

Pikey North Essex cunts.

ONLY ONE TEAM REIGNS SUPREME IN ESSEX, I TELLS YA.

Sea-sea-sea siders ;-;

so lads

man u and roma

what about that then

so lads

man u and roma

what about that then

great match. as for the violence, absolutely despicable behaviour by the police that kind of discourages the common fan from wanting to go there, and encourages the common hooligan one would think because there was a lot of publicity about the warnings against travelling and avoiding the ultras, fucking scum, and clearly some manc fans still took to fighting. always many sides to a story but there will be fallout from it. again the cops out there were bang out of order, beating 200 shades of shit out of fans lying prostrate on the floor. of course that will help, policia. fucking monkeys.

spuds fighting in spain with cops the very next day LOL.

manc will go through, tough act to beat man u in this sort of form at OT. but we can hope.

the police action was horrible :( and completely biased, of course, but that's to be expected

just shocking scenes really

with an away goal, i'm betting 1-0 to utd on the return leg and them to go through.

how do you think the ultras - and even the drunk mancs - got into the stadium? you wouldnt see that in england. ultras out there are a lot more powerful than firms here, they intimidate squads at training and club presidents and as for the police, shocking. this happened with boro too didnt it

yeah, the italians really need to sort out their hooligan problems. :/ at least in england, post-heysel, we've managed to contain it. italy still seems to be in abject denial that there's even a problem - the roma coach even said, after the man u game, that he didn't think there were problems with roma's fans. it's a disgrace.

some people say its a different mentality but thats bollocks its just vicious cunts who use matches to cause extreme violence and beat the shit out of each other. england has dealt with it quite well although you still see the park next to fulham broadway full of fat spuds and blues kicking the shit out of each other or welsh chavs and chester kids bottling each other in the station and the shrewsbury lot turning up to add to the fun. not in stadiums though, just a little banter there, and the cops close pubs on big match days, have early kick offs etc.

in europe you get mental cunts going at each other with fucking knives, and homemade bombs chucked into copcars. WTF. turkey, italy, germany, poland, spain, russia, georgia and it happens in stadiums too. deluded politicians and authorities trying to brush it off should be sacked for negligence but when its common as muck and impossible to track what are they going to do about it.

back to the match yeah mancs will go through but im hoping roma can pull it out. counter attack is the key but mancs would LOVE another treble, get back at roman and chelsea. 'oh look you won the tin cup well we won everything else you're shit.'

Liverpool didn't make me happy. :(

title race and relegation battle wide open again.

oh dear at the gooners.

also HA at the mancs.

also 35 yarder from carvalho??

2 - 1 for pompey against man u.

bloody hell.

England has a bloated impression of its hooliganism reforms. The lower leagues are still pretty hooligan-y and plenty of the teams still have racist chants. I'm not saying Italy isn't worse, but it's silly to be delusional about the achievements of the English game.

England has a bloated impression of its hooliganism reforms. The lower leagues are still pretty hooligan-y and plenty of the teams still have racist chants. I'm not saying Italy isn't worse, but it's silly to be delusional about the achievements of the English game.

what do you expect with swathes of chavs with nothing better to do? they love it, its like tribal warfare.

on a serious note, its a problem that cannot be solved by mere footballing authorities, let alone the collective press moaning about it to try and spur those authorities and even better government and local authorities into doing something more constructive and more groundbreaking at a basic level to try and change the mentality and reduce or wipe out racism, fighting, firms etc. from football.

theres so many factors, so much context, social and otherwise involved that its an impossibility to hope for our dithering authorities to get a grip on the problem.

Haha, Manchester United, more like absolutely slashed.

England has a bloated impression of its hooliganism reforms. The lower leagues are still pretty hooligan-y and plenty of the teams still have racist chants. I'm not saying Italy isn't worse, but it's silly to be delusional about the achievements of the English game.

but there's nothing going on like it was in the 70s and 80s. the old firms are pretty much irrelevant now and are made up of mostly old men who were around back when they were a force. breaking hooliganism requires social change more than anything now.


as for pompey, all i can say is fucking yes. it's about time we started winning again.

but there's nothing going on like it was in the 70s and 80s. the old firms are pretty much irrelevant now and are made up of mostly old men who were around back when they were a force. breaking hooliganism requires social change more than anything now.


as for pompey, all i can say is fucking yes. it's about time we started winning again.

PLAY UP POMPEY

Apparently, Southend United has a firm, according to some podgy kid who was chatting about it at work.

I lolled.

Taylor saves Sib the Sexists blushes.

thank fuck, now we can rest easy and get this car crash of a season out of the way.

thank fuck, now we can rest easy and get this car crash of a season out of the way.

do you think roeder will still be around considering his comments about newcastle's apparent inability to avoid fucking up and losing and his comments about being judged only on his players, the ones he brought to the club? as well as your shabby excuse for a defence

newcastle are capable of so much more with the squad they've got.

Newcastle are forever the team who should do better than they actually...do ?_?

nah thats just a shit excuse that roeder used. i feel sorry for newcastle fans generally, great fanbase but awful pig of a chairman 'newcy birds are slags' and 'those fans are so loose with their money' and i think roeder is a bit of a tit during press conferences too.

they havent won a thing since 1955 either i think

What I mean is, their team is never really that shit, the players that they have had should have got them a bit further.

yeah you're right, but what im saying is roeder's trying to use that as an excuse now 'failure is ingrained in newcastle united' which is of course a cop out

Oh, yeah yeah, sorry, I think I misunderstood what you were talking about.

They need somebody with some big balls who will be all FUCK THE INGRAINING.

Not that I really care that much for Newcastle anyway =/

watford on monday, hopefully we'll pull of a double win for the first time in ages


the european dream is still alive! sort of. and now we're above reading harry's got a better chance at manager of the year.

watford on monday, hopefully we'll pull of a double win for the first time in ages

Or not. :(

Southend are up against Preston, away from home.

Yet another thumping for the Shrimpers ;-;

had to actually take down my pompey avatar.

FOR SHAME

4-2. seriously. WATFORD.

Play up pompey, pompey play up!

how is it we can beat the top team with a stunning performance then get beaten by watford, 23 points all season.


:(



in other news, glad to see the milton keynes dons lost again.

PRESTON 2-3 SOUTHEND

FUCKING GET IN LADS

SEA SEA SEA SIDERS!

And so, we are top of the Championship (and by we I mean Sunderland). If we do get promoted I can see us at least putting up a better fight than our last Premiership season *shudders*.

Hey Meph, good news that Freddy Eastwood might be playing for Wales soon.

Had no idea whatsoever he qualified for us. He's a quality player!

He is a pikey, after all!

looks like my prediction of 1-0 to united was a little bit of an underestimate then

haha

well, THAT was fun.

roma biggest shambles they could have been, looked lazy and tired and almost scared to play with the sort of tempo, confidence and employ any sort of tactic or gameplan to try and match their hosts. united on the other hand looked like the united of old. scary

chelsea! great win in spain, valencia played well but chelsea played some great football in the second half, 2 great saves from canizares against drogba and ballack, and morientes unlucky to hit the post.

3 out of 4 champions league semi finalists are english (liverpool are pretty much through) :D FUCKING GET IN! i remember when 3 spanish teams did that the year real beat valencia 3 0 in the final.

Southend will be there soon.

Just you wait.

Southend will be there soon.

Just you wait.

I would but I don't think I'll live for another 293 years Meph.........;)

293 years?

You'd be lucky!

fao: Bryan.

Portsmouth 2-1 Newcastle.

Just thought I'd bring it to the thread's attention.

lookin' good for pompey again

7th place, we could still make europe. not that it'd be much good for us - without massive fortification, we couldn't do europe along with the league and both cups at the moment. quality of the squad aside, we don't have enough depth for it.

pompey had me worried for a moment there! playing quite nicely overall, really.

more pompey fans itt than there are on 606

gj, bbc

lookin' good for pompey again

7th place, we could still make europe. not that it'd be much good for us - without massive fortification, we couldn't do europe along with the league and both cups at the moment. quality of the squad aside, we don't have enough depth for it.

That's the idea of playing in Europe. TV money gives you ��� to spend on quality players.

And thus the rich/poor gap grows larger.

Lovely business, football. :rolleyes:

more pompey fans itt than there are on 606

gj, bbc

haha

Also, Southend are down. Every game is must win, really, and dropping points against Barnsley might as well be a nail in the coffin.

Tbh though, successive promotions aren't really going to much for a team in the long run D:

That's the idea of playing in Europe. TV money gives you ��� to spend on quality players.

And thus the rich/poor gap grows larger.

Lovely business, football. :rolleyes:

to succeed in europe, stay up in the premiership and get anywhere in the cups pompey will need to buy a whole new reserve team, not to mention the players we already need (a couple more defenders, 20-goal striker). it's just not worth it this season. we should be cementing ourselves at the top ready to challenge in 2007-08.

leeds vs ipswich, what a lol


also! back in the uefa cup spots, this is excellent news

oh and man utd look to be winning the title which is good

Southend are relegated ;-;

big sam's gone ! :O this is shocking

I know, I was pretty amazed =o

Benfica vs Sporting tonight, if we win(benfica), we only need Porto to lose a game and we may be champions if we win every game, and Sporting is out of the race.

Arsenal still might get third. They don't deserve it though, they have been crap all year ;O

sammy lee's appointment isn't surprising.

here's hoping bolton muck up their uefa cup challenge, though. pompey could use a boost with everton and arsenal still to play.

also arsenal are playing really badly lately, which is odd given the quality of their side.

lol @ Chelsea

haha yes, most pleasing. russian fucks.

AND HERE WE GO AGAIN!!! LIVERPOOL - CHELSEA, CHAMPS LEAGUE SEMI'S!!!!!

CHELSEA IN THE DRIVING SEAT, ONE UP FROM.... OH WAIT HERE'S DAN AGGER!!!!!



LIVERPOOL LEAD!!!! DAN AGGER, I COULD KISS YOUR FEET!!!!

CHELSEA PUSH, BUT LIVERPOOL ARE STILL BY FAR THE STRONGER TEAM

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADING FOR THE DREADED EXTRA TIME. . . HANG ON, CECH FUMBLES...KUYT!!!!



2-0!!!!

...HANG ON



BUT NO!!! THE LINESMAN HAS GOT A BLUE SIEMENS SHIRT ON AND HAS DENIED A CLEAR GOAL IN THE CLOSING STAGES!! WHAT A SILLY SILLY MAN!!!

IT'S AGONISING WATCHING TWO TEAMS TRUDGE MUDANELY THROUGH THE RIGGERS OF EXTRA TIME

AND WE ARE GOING TO A PENALTY SHOOT OUT!!! OH NO!!!!

BUT WAIT....CHELSEA ARE AWFUL!!! CHELSEA ARE AWFUL!!!

DIRK CAN FINALLY HAVE THE LAST LAUGH!!!!



YES!!!!!!

AND IT'S LIVERPOOL AGAIN!!!!!!

ALL THE TALK, ALL THE MIND GAMES!! AND YET NO, MR MOURINHO, AND YET NO!!!!!

THE ANFIELD ROAR HAS ONCE AGAIN SHONE ON ANOTHER GLORIOUS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVERPOOL WIN, AND ON TO ATHENS!!!!





CRY ME A RIVER

roffle

Man Yoo are struggling right now.

hahaha minty


man u really really need to get their act together :(

they're getting played off the park.

Ouch! just gone 3-0, united are finished

fucking hell, manchester united


what went on there

It's pretty lollin, but still, a Liverpool-Man U final would have been ace.

HOW TO MOTIVATE YOUR BITTER RIVALS, EXHIBIT A:


Yet it is Ferguson's apparent support for Milan in Athens on May 23 that is bound to raise the most hackles.

Having previously been reluctant to add fuel to the fire that forever burns between Manchester and Liverpool, the ManYoo boss has dismissed the Reds' hopes of registering a sixth European Cup triumph.

"I'd bet for sure that Milan will win the Champions League. I'm absolutely certain of it," he told The Sun. "I told their manager Carlo Ancelotti at the end of our semi-final that there is no way he cannot win it now."

Ferguson even plans to drink to Milan's success in two weeks' time.

"Carlo gave me a magnificent bottle of wine. But I immediately told him there is no point in giving such a wonderful gift if he then fails in the final.

"In fact, I told him I would only drink his wine once I see him lifting the Champions Cup."

I totally kicked a ball around a playground with a few members of Pompey FC today !_!

Disgraced myself though, shrieked and ran away everytime the ball got near in case I got pummelled by da pros. They have meaty legs, I wouldn't half snap in two!

Can you remember their names? !__!

That is pretty cool, how did it happen? I DON'T SEE THIERRY HENRY KICKING A BALL ABOUT ANY PARKS NEAR ME, though I do live in Northern Ireland, so, yeah =(

Adam: It was only 4 of them, no one awesome like LuaLua. Sean Davis, Richard Hughes and Matthew Taylor were there but no idea who the fourth one was, kind of older looking ?_?

Mossy: I work at a school, and Portsmouth FC always do visits to the local schools at the end of term as a little treat, so to speak (never the whole squad, so nothing that spectacular). They taught the kids a load of new Pompey Chimes, too. Pretty decent of them! School paid a fair penny, though. =/

Adam: It was only 4 of them, no one awesome like LuaLua. Sean Davis, Richard Hughes and Matthew Taylor were there but no idea who the fourth one was, kind of older looking ?_?

Mossy: I work at a school, and Portsmouth FC always do visits to the local schools at the end of term as a little treat, so to speak (never the whole squad, so nothing that spectacular). They taught the kids a load of new Pompey Chimes, too. Pretty decent of them! School paid a fair penny, though. =/
matty taylor!!! that is awesome


in other pompey news - looks like we're getting muntari and distin. quality players.

Matthew Taylor is a legend. I bet he scored from 60 yards and everything!

I worked with a guy named Richard Hughes. No relation though.

All Pompey need now is a quality striker and they're sorted.

be under no illusion, my arsehole is going like rushdie's after the satanic verse

great success :D

heartbreaking! if i were a liverpool fan


they played milan off the park for most of it, it's a bit shit really

Thought it was a pretty naff final, tbh.

FA Cup was a shocker as well.

Southend relegated.

GONNA START CHEERING ON ANTHONY HAMILTON

F1 4 lyfe, yo.

I don't believe it, Liverpool fucking owned AC Milan and lost it all to a fluky pre-half time free kick.

I like Milan. Also: isn't Anthony Hamilton that snooker player, you know, ROBIN HOOD?

Apparently that Hamilton guy's first name is Lewis, didn't actually know that!

I know a Milan fan (he's Italian, so we'll let him off). He spent five minutes bragging about the result to me today before asking me if I was a Liverpool fan.

I said no, but I've forwarded his address on to Steven Gerrard... His car's not going to have any tyres tomorrow.

Oh yeah, Anthony plays snooker.

Lewis drives real fast.

Lewis Hamilton has the potential to be as good as Michael Schumacher, and since he's with McLaren, he should go far.

This year was pretty dull football-wise around here, every team got eliminated pretty soon on the league, all the big games were disapointing and the champion wasn't the team that played better, but the one who didn't play as bad as the other teams.

Also, the national cup final was a total letdown.

And Rio Ave contrived to finish third so they didn't get promoted =(

bristol rovers! hooray!

Up the seasiders!

Blackpool in their highest position since i've been watching them.

It makes me smile like that cat from Cheshire.

muntari! hooray

and blackpool is good news too, be interesting to see how they get on in division 1

i heard thierry may well be leaving us

;-;!!!

(also posting cos mossy is on)

It is terrible news, but it seems likely. BUT IT DID LAST SUMMER TOO, SO YOU NEVA KNOW.

(also: hello Duo)

mossy have you heard the BSP / Wurzels split single

it is all kinds of awesome


in football news pompey could be losing all our strikers. oh well

Meph for president of FIFA, y/n?

yes

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is a cunt?

RVP is excellent man, excellent. If Thierry does leave first off I'd be all demanding Eto'o in part exchange but if that didn't work out then it'll be RVP and Adebayor next season probably, with Walcott slowly filling Thierry's sizable boots or something.

Also: I haven't TC, though I was listening to BSP earlier. I will perhaps see about procuring some material through less than legal channels.

mossy i am not surprised it was only on a 7", my dad made me a tape of it

it is awesome stuff

is a cunt?

Maybe? I don't know.

All I know is his skills are awesome and that I enjoy watching him play.


RVP is excellent man, excellent. If Thierry does leave first off I'd be all demanding Eto'o in part exchange but if that didn't work out then it'll be RVP and Adebayor next season probably, with Walcott slowly filling Thierry's sizable boots or something.

RVP is excellent. Hopefully in the next world cup Netherlands will be able to win it all with Persie as top goaler. Portugal screwed them out of everything, I believe. Love that game though.

ETO'O'O''O'''O''''.....O is quite poor, i've found after watching quite a lot of spanish footy.

plus, i would wager he'll be one of those who can do well in spain or italy but comes over here and does fuck all because he can't handle the change between the latin leagues and the premier. like morientes and forlan.

also rafa GET YOUR WALLET OUT YOU CUNT

united are buying the world. it's no time to be introduced to your first hamburgler ;-;

I'd be more happy if we signed the fat little argie tbh, if only because he and masch's shower room dvd would earn us a healthy few quid in merchandising.

Also, we missed out in the race to sign titus bramble - well gutted.

Bramble for england (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgnWpCZfpC0)

is a rapist?

fix'd

although he is pretty talented. adebayor, not so much and a lot of people would be preferable to him, i think. ;|

Meph for president of FIFA, y/n?

Y.

England Vs Estonia tonight, and my telewest box has broken so I can't watch the game.

Rubbish.

Still. Could be worse. Watching a blank screen might be more interesting than watching the game.

it's england so at the moment yes