Football Focus

[Ladygooner]

Carling Cup fourth round draw:

Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers

Arsenal v Wigan Athletic

Chelsea v Burnley

Swansea City v Watford

Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers

Stoke City v Rotherham United

Brighton & Hove Albion or Derby v Leeds United

Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool - should be interesting return for Robbie Keane!

[SimonM]

Good chance for Leeds to make the last 8 I'd have thought. I feel a bit sorry for Rotherham but they may yet surprise everyone. Spurs v Liverpool clearly the tie of the round though! I imagine Spurs will be fielding the strongest side possible...:)

[Keef]

Jah it looks like we have a date in the pub sir!

[Keef]

All you doubters who thought the pool would lose today. Tsk! Apparently this is our best start to a prem season. Worrying, because we're still not top! :-S

[????]

Not me I laid Everton on Betfair and Stoke, so doing ok,,,,,er, as long as Arsenal win or draw as I also did similar on Hull at 20s.......

[SimonM]

Well I got the Everton game wrong but - *adopts modest demeanour* - got the Fulham, Man Utd & Stoke games exactly right and the results right at Villa & Newcastle....

[????]

I'm just about to lose ?100 on Hull.....

[ratty]

PMSL at Arsenal

[????]

Normally I would be but in the circumstances I'm not - ?90 down on Betfair

[Keef]

Keef Wrote:

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> Nil all draw with Stoke, oh dear!

Doesn't seem too bad a result after Arsenal's result today >:D<

[????]

If Bolton go down as a result of Ronaldo's blatant dive who will they sue for ?30 million? Ronaldo? Man U? The Ref? Maybe the Man U crowd?

[Sandperson]

ruffers Wrote:

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> Annasfield Wrote:

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> > Considering how much united win, i'm surorised

> how

> > bitter their supporters are.

> > Don't call them merd though, that's derogatory.

> X

> And they call us (City fans) the bitters.

No, no, no Ruffers! You've got it all wrong we just LAUGH at City.

Anna, Merde not demeaning but 'bin dippers' is? Seems like double standards to me...

Oh and before you all jump on Ronaldo for diving (not an uncommon occurence and I'm not defending it also see Torres, Drogba et al) I was following the games on the BBC text service and they were saying that noone from United appealed for a penalty, not even Ronaldo.

[Annasfield]

Hey SP, chill. I was sticking up for you.

Why do you always single me out?

[Sandperson]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Hey SP, chill. I was sticking up for you.

>

> Why do you always single me out?

Apologies Anna. I misread your post. Text nuances aren't my strong point obviously.

[Sandperson]

Forgive the double post but I'm just watching the Everton 'Pool game. Wtf was that Liverpool fan thinking sitting with the home fans? He looked a little uncomfortable.

[Ladygooner]

Well done to Hull - what a fantastic goal from Geovanni. Not sure what happened to us today but it sure ruined my weekend!

[Keef]

Sandperson, I remember being at a derby match at Anfield some years back, and there were 2 Everton fans in the kop sticking out like a sore thumb. Everton won 1-0, and they stood and cheered the goal, and I remember being really suprised how friendly the banter was. You wouldn't get that at a Glasgow derby! ;-)

[Keef]

Very gracious of you LadyG, and yes, I think we'll be seeing that goal in the goal of the season short list! Came from nowhere and totally unstoppable! Hope you still have a nice Sunday!

[Annasfield]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Forgive the double post but I'm just watching the

> Everton 'Pool game. Wtf was that Liverpool fan

> thinking sitting with the home fans? He looked a

> little uncomfortable.

The Merseyside derby is one that's often talked about. Some people say it's dead friendly and others will tell you it's the most hostile derby played.

The thing is, up there is half the family can be blue and the other half red, which is why I guess you'll see a red shirt amongst a sea of blue and not witness too many problems. That said - I wouldn't do it.

[Sandperson]

Very true. I suppose he could have been there with his family. My father-in-law is one of 8 and they have red and blue fans in their midst.

[ruffers]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> No, no, no Ruffers! You've got it all wrong we

> just LAUGH at City.

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Not as much as we laugh at ourselves I suspect. While I was reassured by the loss at Brighton that we weren't going to become some kind of clinical professional organisation with our new found wealth I smiled less at the Wigan score.

For anyone who did see the game, or will see it on MOTD2, this quote from bbc text commentary re the penalty is brilliant

1646: "And people said building the JJB on an ancient trampoline burial ground wouldn't have any consequences."

[Annasfield]

Ha ha - I saw that earlier. Some very dubious ref decisions this weekend.

Don't think Cahill should have been sent off for a start.

[SimonM]

I see Hitler was also a Newcastle fan - and this one's even funnier than the Sheffield United clip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx7X4cgh3qI

[Ladygooner]

Well that was a better performance from our boys! Have to say the penalty was a bit soft - still not complaining!

[Annasfield]

Very happy with that result. 6 from 6 and Robbie off the mark.

WTF is that goal celebration all about? He reallys needs to bin that one off.

"Robbie Keane, Robbie Keane, Robbie Keane, Robbie Keane. His name's not f***** Keano!! Robbie Keane".

You coming to Ateltico Keef?