Football Focus

[Keef]

Rhinestone cowboy, you obviously haven't seen Charlton play recently if you think they are going to win a match by 3 goals!

[SimonM]

Some pretty optimistic Charlton supporters hereabouts! :))

[Jah Lush]

Derby 1 Nottm Forest 0

Chelsea 3 Ipswich 0

Doncaster 0 Aston Villa 3

Hartlepool 0 West Ham 8

Hull 2 Millwall 1

Kettering 0 Fulham 3

Man Utd Res 3 Tottenham Res 1

Portsmouth 2 Swansea 1

Sheff Utd 3 Charlton 0

Sunderland 2 Blackburn 2

Torquay 1 Coventry 1

Watford 1 Crystal Palace 2

West Brom 2 Burnley 2

Wolverhampton 1 Middlesbrough 0

[ratty]

A little bit of stuff from me (not much)

S**thampton are on the verge now of administratioin due to Barclays forcibly restructuring overdraft arrangements. Dates of 2nd Feb and 16th March have been mentioned to me, but with a break even gate target of 22k it will not be long. Woopert Lowe is just trying to judge whether they should take the ten point hit this season or next (i.e. is relagation a certainty?)

Now many may think I find this funny, but I am saddened by the financial plight of any football team, especially, in the case of S**thampton, one that for years was run so financially well. Just shows the dangers (imo) of appointing Harry Redknapp as manager (of course, relegation was in no way his fault - it was all the players doing!).

Oh and I am to have an evening with the FA Cup on 6th Feb as a guest of PFC! Quite looking forward to it really!

[Ladygooner]

Derby 2 Nottm Forest 1

Chelsea 1 Ipswich 2

Doncaster 1 Aston Villa 2

Hartlepool 1 West Ham 2

Hull 2 Millwall 1

Kettering 0 Fulham 2

Man Utd 3 Tottenham 0

Portsmouth 2 Swansea 1

Sheff Utd 2 Charlton 0

Sunderland 2 Blackburn 1

Torquay 1 Coventry 2

Watford 2 Crystal Palace 1

West Brom 2 Burnley 1

Wolverhampton 2 Middlesbrough 1

Cardiff 1 Arsenal 3

Liverpool 2 Everton 1

[Ladygooner]

What about the most important Sunday fixtures?!!

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Being an Iron we do not like Sheff Utd.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Being an Iron we do not like Sheff Utd. We also try to support all London teams apart from Spurs.

[SimonM]

Derby 2 Nottm Forest 0

Chelsea 2 Ipswich 0

Doncaster 1 Aston Villa 3

Hartlepool 1 West Ham 1

Hull 2 Millwall 0

Kettering 0 Fulham 2

Man Utd 2 Tottenham 0

Portsmouth 1 Swansea 1

Sheff Utd 1 Charlton 1

Sunderland 2 Blackburn 1

Torquay 1 Coventry 2

Watford 0 Crystal Palace 2

West Brom 2 Burnley 0

Wolverhampton 0 Middlesbrough 0

[matthew123]

I'm only predicting 3 results this FA Cup weekend: -

Man Utd 1 Tottenham 2

Portsmouth 2 Swansea 3

Cardiff 2 Arsenal 1

[????]

Rhinestone...and Millwall and Chelsea....

[SimonM]

Yeah but this is about forecasting results not waving flags!:)

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

It's also about having a friday smile .. Man Utd 15 Spurs 0 did that just for me. Childish but it worked

[Keef]

I hear you, but went to watch Charlton not long ago, and they were shocking!

[matthew123]

Swans flying at Pompey, 2-0 up HT - listening to Sky 0117, sounds like it's one way traffic.

[Mick Mac]

Celtic move ahead again as Rangers slip up. Good day.

[matthew123]

Just goes to show the kinda team mate Ronaldo is when he just walks straight down the tunnel after being substituted when it's 2-1 and over 20 minutes still to play rather watching rest of game from bench.

[Sandperson]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Celtic move ahead again as Rangers slip up. Good

> day.

I can't remember which Scottish team you support Mick but another good weekend for the Dons.

Ronaldo is a selfish git. I expect he had somewhere to be. Still, we won, let's see what the Toffeemen can do tomorrow.

[matthew123]

ITV Sport are a disgrace with their camera work for the Portsmouth v Swansea FA Cup game. They had all their cameras no higher than 10 rows back from touchline and not even coveromg near side of pitch. I thought it was a nailed on Swansea win and the kind of potential 'shock' to show the nation - but clearly ITV thought a Tony Adams Pompey team in freefall would have no problem against maybe the best footballing side in the Championship. Sort of sums up their panel of "expert" pundits.

Wow, and ITV appear to be rehabilitating their disgraced former commentator Big Ron, in the crowd at Fulham game, by focusing in on him and referring to him as a member of the glitterati!

Off to Anfield tomorrow morning, but intend watching Cardiff v Arsenal beforehand which I think is going to be another Cup 'shock'.

[Mick Mac]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Mick Mac Wrote:

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> > Celtic move ahead again as Rangers slip up.

> Good

> > day.

>

> I can't remember which Scottish team you support

> Mick but another good weekend for the Dons.

Sandperson - I think the clue is in the "Good Day" bit of my post. Although I have a financial interest in MU this year, so as far as south of the border goes, I'm with you this season.

Can't quite believe Bill Hill gave me 10/3 on MU in mid November.

[Mick Mac]

Setanta have just said that Everton playmaker Arteta is injured and will miss todays tie - should give Liverpool the midfield edge (if they did not have it already). Hope Liverpool win, think their fans need a lift....

[Sandperson]

Yes, somehow I missed the good day bit. Arsene Wenger's eyesight for a moment there. :))

[Ladygooner]

We live to fight another day at the Emirates - surely we should beat Cardiff there?!

[Sandperson]

Matthew123, here you go, this explains Ronaldo's behaviour:

Cristiano Ronaldo was withdrawn after 71 minutes against Spurs and after the game Ferguson admitted the Portuguese winger was a doubt prior to the match.

"We had to get the doctor in to see Cristiano," said the Scot.

"He had a bit of a bug and I think it showed today, I don't think he was anywhere near ready.

"But he showed the appetite to play and it's always good to have him on the pitch, opponents are always aware of him. He should be better by Tuesday."

From the BBC website. He had the trots then. :-$

[Keef]

Not the most exciting depay ever, but I don't think I'm being too biased in saying that Liverpool had the chances to win it... hope we can win the replay, as I think a tie against Villa would make for a good match.