Football Focus

[Annasfield]

I don't see how you can say we didn't deserve at least a point last night.

Atletico had 2 shots on goal all night. Ref made some terrible decisions and finally a call went our way and it was debatable. A Swedish ref should not be officiating at that level. He has nowhere near enough experience, unlike referees from la liga, the premiership etc.

[mockney piers]

"debatable."

I'd say that was debatable ;-P

[Keef]

I don't see how you can say we didn't deserve at least a point last night.

I never did. We deserved a point, I just said Atletico deserved their point, and I'm not sure I agree with the phrase Liverpool deserved AT LEAST a point. Think it was a fair result basically.

The lad Ngog was fecking shite when he came on, looked way way ou of his league!

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Typical Away performance by many decent teams,namely plenty of possession but no real penetration and Roma scored against the run of play to go in with a lucly 1/0 Lead.

That is what I said last night.

Now substitute Chelsea for Man United at Celtic tonight!...They have had 75% of the game but can't put it in,even from 5 yards out.(6)

Still think they will in the last 25 mins though.

Law Of Averages.

[Tony.London Suburbs]

I kept the faith and Won my Bet: Celtic-Half/Time--Draw Full-Time(Also did Celtic-ManUtd and ManUtd-Draw) but thanks to that XXXX Bebatov(who missed from 6 yards-centre of Goal--trying doing that-it ain't easy to miss:X) I would have got the other bet up,as well

Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.16 ?427.00 ?496.63 ?69.63 ...though after trading it cost me ?239 not the original ?427 Profit.

Cheers Berba(6)

p.s That was the LAST kick of the game,literally.

[Sandperson]

I wish I understood what you are on about....:-S

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Sandperson Wrote:

I wish I understood what you are on about....:-S

I'll reply as long as you are not pulling my plonker!

[Jah Lush]

Oh dear the Gooners seem to be slipping a bit. They're not as good as they think they are. Still, at least they're not bottom of the Premiership like we are. Going up the Spurs tonight and hoping for a good win against Dinamo Zagreb.

[ratty]

Where as I am hoping for a series of Spurs injuries, and an unfortunate incident where some of the baggy flesh on Harry Redknapp's face gets caught in a huge industrial fan and rips his head off! The saggy faced one is trying to nick our goalkeeping coach and chief scout! The swine! ;)

[Jah Lush]

And Diarra, Defoe and David James according to the tabs, though it looks like Diarra is on his way to Man City.

[bon3yard]

Defoe cant leave unless there are some serious bending of the rules, I'd love to see Diarra at Spurs...and havent we already got our own David James?

[Jah Lush]

Calamity James is a far better goalkeeper than that clown we've got at the moment.

[ratty]

David James has today stated that he will not leave Pompey. Not much point in signing a 38 yr old keeper imo. Defoe can leave but not to go to Tottenham.

Diarra - well it looks like he will be off, but I reckon it will be for Champs League (so only Man U or Liverpool in this country and Liverpool probably could not afford him. We'll have to wait and see.

My bet is on Krancjkar going to Spurs to link up with Modric and Corluka (you are welcome to him by the way) reckon this could happen for around ?10m-12m

You are of course welcome to Djimi Traore, David Nugent, Lauren, John Utaka or Papa Booba Diop Do whop de doo!

Reckon Spurs may try and get Belhadj next summer as well! He is mustard!

[bon3yard]

Not conviced by James at all but your right about Gomez, hes poor. The Opposition knows they only have to loft in a high cross and theres a 50/50 chance Gomez will flap at it.

[lard]

bon3yard Wrote:

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> Not conviced by James at all but your right about

> Gomez, hes poor. The Opposition knows they only

> have to loft in a high cross and theres a 50/50

> chance Gomez will flap at it.

So a good shot stopper but calamitous at crosses...James-10 years then.

[bon3yard]

??? Great performance from The Spurs last night with man-mounatain Tom Huddlestone Man of the Match for me. Its encouraging to see a smooth, slick performance to follow on from 2 games where we've ridden our luck at times but got the all important points. A night of Rarities too with the first european hat trick for Spurs in 25 years(the long winded Crooks bagged our last) and young John Bostock becoming our youngest ever debutante at 16 years of age. Modric was outstanding again and everything looks encouraging for our visist to Citeh on Sunday. :)

[SeanMacGabhann]

I didn't expect to hear from Jah early today and sure enough..

[Keef]

In all that praise, not even a name call for Darren Bent? Come on!

[ruffers]

Clive Tyldsley. Clive Tyldsley. Dear God that man's annoying.

I've listened to him slowly disappearing up the collective United ar5e for years and last night was the first time I've heard him commentate on City what with us not being in Europe much. It's even worse listening to him commentate on a team you support, constantly trying to put together memorable phrases and sound like everything is historic.

And then he has the ignorance to say City (City!) are safe with a two goal lead and can now relax. Clearly a man who has never seen the club play and who knows nothing about football.

I just hope Channel 5 have our other games.

[SeanMacGabhann]

First time on the eve of a Man U game that I have been genuinely nervous - That said, I wasn't nervous that time they tonked us 5-1 as I never saw that coming but I was sick as a dog afterwards

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Arsenal 1 Manchester United 1

Wigan Athletic 0 Stoke City 0

Hull City 1 Bolton Wanderers 1

Sunderland 1 Portsmouth 2

West Ham 1 Everton 0

Liverpool 4 West Bromwich 0

Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 2

Aston Villa 3 Middlesbrough 0

Manchester City 4 Tottenham Hotspur 0

Fulham 0 Newcastle United 2

[SeanMacGabhann]

Who do I pay and how much???

[Jah Lush]

What bon3yard said and ok Keef Bent is improving, slowly but surely. I feel someone like Redknapp can only give him the kind of confidence he needs to put in the kind of performances that he is now beginning to show. His first hat-trick in five years though. Still needs to do better for me. Anyway he has created a nice bit competition for places up front with Pavlyuchenko and that can only be a good thing.

Very entertaining game last night, Modric at his best, a hat-trick for Bent, Woodgate in total command at the back but Man of the Match has to go to Huddlestone who was superb throughout laying on all of Bent's goals and scoring a fabulous volley direct from a Bentley corner.

I've got to mention the fans from Dinamo Zagreb who were brilliant and in fantastic voice all night and really added to a great atmosphere. They lit a few flares which reminded us that we were playing a European tie and when secrurity moved in they protested by all taking the shirts off. They continued singing, and banging their drums and blowing their whistles in time even after the game was long over. Even louder and more continuous that Pompey's away support and that's saying something.

[Jah Lush]

Arsenal 2 Manchester United 3

Wigan Athletic 2 Stoke City 1

Hull City 2 Bolton Wanderers 1

Sunderland 2 Portsmouth 2

West Ham 1 Everton 2

Liverpool 3 West Bromwich 0

Blackburn Rovers 1 Chelsea 4

Aston Villa 3 Middlesbrough 1

Manchester City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2

Fulham 2 Newcastle United 2

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

At Ladbrokes you get 11/2 on 1-1 Arsenal Man u which is the lowest odds on all scores. Arsenal had tough run and Man Utd on a spurs roll but these games are always heated so would actually bet on the two goals being penalties.