Football Focus

[SeanMacGabhann]

you going to the game Jah?

[Jah Lush]

Unfortunately not Sean and worse still I've got to work tomorrow morning. Bah!

[SeanMacGabhann]

What time you finished?

you are more than welcome to join myself, Ladygooner and poss a few others at my brothers pub showing the game (ahem) in South Wimbledon - details in the "whats on in ED" forum under the spurs v arsenal thread

[clare]

With one bound they are free !!!

Big cheer from all us East Dulwich Leeds fans- 6th win in a row tonight. Best goal difference in *ahem* Div 1.

Marching on together.........

David_C/East Dulwich Angst- fancy the Millwall fixture in April????

PS. R.I.P. Ian Porterfield but I am sick to death of THAT goal!!!!

[SimonM]

Yes well done Leeds! keep it up

Ian Porterfield managed Sheffield United for a couple of seasons, tkaing them up 2 divisions. Then when it did not look like he was going to get them promoted instantly to the top level in one season the Board sacked him....Who'd be a manager?!

[East Dulwich Angst]

And still the only 100% record in the land :)-D

David_C/East Dulwich Angst- fancy the Millwall fixture in April????

One to keep in mind.

[Jah Lush]

Good luck to Leeds. I thought their punishment was very harsh.

[Keef]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Nothing to do with him being an ex Everton player

> then Keef!

No, I loved him back then, he scored a blinder against your lot ;-)

[Keef]

Well Portsmouth did indeed prove a stern test for the pool, but still pretty happy with the point. Keep it up spurs, you're sounding good on the radio!!!!!

Shame about that late Man U goal against the blue scum. 0-0 would have been good there!

[Keef]

Come on Spurs, keep the faith, 25 minutes to go, don't lose your heads!

[citizenED]

Who needs Henry - we have Saint Cesc! Come on you Gooners

citizen

[Keef]

Only heard it on radio, but feel sorry for Spurs, as radio suggested that Berbatov had put the ball over the line just before Arsenal's second!

Robinson sounded dodgy in goal too.

[citizenED]

3 - 1. top of the league, say no more....

citizen

sorry Jah, sorry Keef

[Keef]

No need to say sorry to me, I don't support Spurs, just commenting on the radio commentry.

You won't be top at the end of the season either ;-)

[Annasfield]

Boo hoo hoo - what a depressing day of football (for me). Oh well at least Chavski only got a point too.

The top four appear to be the top four again :-S

[Ladygooner]

I haven't had such a good weekend in ages! I keep rewatching those fantastic goals by Adebayor and Fabregas. Can't believe its been nearly 3 years since we were last top of the table. Long may it continue!

[Jah Lush]

Oh boo hoo hoo. Bloody Gooners. Grrr...God I hate Arsenal. Thank the lord and all his angels I'm off tomorrow otherwise work would just be too intolerable to bear.(6)

[SeanMacGabhann]

Jah... sorry what can I say... obviously I'm elated but a great match, with so many chances either side it could have been any kind of result

[Annasfield]

What is this man on? (?) One minute its melons, the next omelettes....

"The style of how we play is very important. But it is omelettes and eggs. No eggs - no omelettes! It depends on the quality of the eggs. In the supermarket you have class one, two or class three eggs and some are more expensive than others and some give you better omelettes. So when the class one eggs are in Waitrose and you cannot go there, you have a problem."

Jose Mourinho is desperate for Chelsea to scramble a win from somewhere. ::o

This is eggs-actly why I think this bloke is a prize wally! :-S

[Jah Lush]

Well, if Jose Mourinho doesn't put all his eggs in one basket does that make him a basket case?

[fonson]

I laughed during the pre season when all of those silly reporters were once again pulling predictions out of their backsides.

One prediction in particulaar was the "Spurs will finish above Arsenal" line.

I am an Arsenal fan and I quite like Martin Jol but you could also see that Spurs didn't have the necessary players in midfield or defence for the so called experts to come out with such unfounded rubbish.

It is easier when you make up your own mind instead of listening to reporters who really hink Rio Ferdinand is a world class player (he couldn't lace Thuram's boots).

[Jah Lush]

I agree with you Fonson and I'm a Spurs fan. Certainly with all the injuries we had at the beginnning of the season it was always going to be tough for Spurs to make a good start and all the speculation in the press added even more pressure onto Martin Jol. Then the board go and shoot themselves in the foot with their approach to Seville's Juande Ramos and it doesn't look good for Jol's future prospects and adds more pressure onto his shoulders. But, we had a poor start last season too and were in the same position we were this time last year and still ended up fifth.

As for Ferdinand. I've mentioned it before on this thread he's got to be the most over rated centre-half in recent memory. He makes far too many mistakes. Once Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King are back to full fitness I think they'll be some real healthy competition for his place in England's back four.

[fonson]

Jah Lush, I have watched England on a regular basis since about 1978 when I was 9 years young and it is always the press who seem to pick the England team. People wonder why we didn't qualify for the world cups in '74 and '78.......I know why....We had people like Mick Channon and Mick Mills playing for us whilst others had the likes of Gerd Muller, Johann Cruijff and Michel Platini playing for them. Ferdinand will sadly keep his place.

The press complain about Mclaren but it is they who demanded an English manager and we bloody well got one!!

Yes Gerrard and Lampard should work but it doesn't, be bold and drop Lamps!

We complain about too many foreign players in the pemier league but they have raised our standards. This is probably the best bunch of English players I have known in my time.

How can we expect the great Wenger to buy British when people are asking 30 Million for the likes of Rio.

Look at the Ashley Cole situation....We sell him to Chelsea and get 5 Million plus Gallas and clichey ( a better player) gets his chance.

Do you remember our old FA head of coaching....."Brazil have got it all wrong"......Let's crack on and get it wrong like them.

God help us!!

[Keef]

Agree that Rio will keep his place. I know I may be a biased Liverpool fan, but Rio should have lost his place to a much more reliable (if not quite as "exciting" Carragher! Woodgate is a great player, but can't stay fit, King may have the same curse as Carragher in that he's viewed as versatile, so will never stamp a claim on his obvious best position... He is a good player though, and oh how spurs have missed him!

RE Lamps, yes yes yes drop him!

And a quick word for poor Heskey, I would have LOVED him to have kept his place above Rooney just for one game! Rooney needs to be dropped once, then he might get over himself, get his head down, and be the player we could be if he wasn't such a knob!

[Jah Lush]

About Rooney Keef, spot on.