Football Focus

[atila the gooner]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> No apology to Sean there keef?

>

> As it goes I've a soft spot for Arsenal when

> firstly they started playing good football and

> secondly a friend of mine kept taking me to

> Highbury a few years back and I enjoyed the

> atmosphere and the fans were a friendly bunch

> happy to have a hammer in their midst (neutral

> games though).

>

> Smug and happy to gloat and predict world

> domination off the back of a couple of good

> results though? absobloodylutely they were, so

> will back you up on that keef*. Man U fans annoy

> me for the same reason, and chelsea fans should

> know better, but I'm guessing most of the

> insufferable ones are probably fair weather glory

> hunters.

>

> Incidentally I have every right to be a Real

> Madrid fan, but they're even worse than all of the

> above put together, so I keep an eye out for

> Atletico's results, which are as reassuringly

> rubbish as West Ham's ;)

>

> Anna has a point about your tone atila, which I

> might add has improved dramatically since you

> first came onto the forum, but you can still be a

> quick to anger. Mind you, I have (usually

> hungover) days like that, so I can appreciate it

> happens.

>

> *not all of them were of course, some know what a

> little humility is.

To be honest I really can't understand the "angry" tag re the Liverpool game yesterday. I was simply stating an honest opinion, which I stand by, That on yersterdays performance they have as much chance of winning the title as I have of becoming pope. I am at a bit of loss to understand how that can be deemed to be angry in tone. If I'd been effing and blinding, then fair play, but I don't understand the reaction quite honestly. Maybe it's just me.

[mockney piers]

Fair enough atila, i don't think your liverpool post was angry at all fwiw; perhaps angry far too strong a term.

And frankly I agree with you about their chances of winning the league. If a team is dependent on one striker being fit for their title chance, then chances are it ain't going to happen.

I predicted man u at the beginnning of the season and I stand by it. What an idiot ferguson though, now there IS an angry man ;-)

[Keef]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> No apology to Sean there keef?

Nah, don't look at him as a proper gooner, he's too nice ;-)

Atila, it was more the dismissal of Caragher that got me, but like I say, I was having a bad morning (not hungover though Mockers, I was feeling very very wrong yesterday, so stayed in feeling sorry for myself all day), so guess I over reacted.

Oh and Anna, I share your pain with regards Man U. I have hated them for years, and the likes of Giggs and Scholes have been way up there on my hated people list. However, now nostaligia is getting the better of me, and I can't help wanting them to do it one last time and show these younguns how it's done. I will never feel that way towards Neville though the rat faced freak!!! And I can't stand Rooney, Ferdinand or Ronaldo! I am a Hargreaves fan though, and was gutted when he signed for them!

[atila the gooner]

Fergusmoan as he is affectionately known to us gooners is a funny guy, don't you think. Well he makes me smile!!

Stop the press......................Visiting manager abused by home fans...................Disgarceful, call out the riot squad and gas the bastards. That'll teach 'em to give fergusmoan more respect.

Strangely, his number two was very complimenatry about us, our staduim, our style of football, etc. Clearly Fergusmoan is going the way of dear old Bobby Robson, and is losing his marbles. Time to ship him off to the nursing home

[Jah Lush]

Moaner or not. I think Sir Alex Ferguson deserves some respect here. His record speaks for itself. He'll go down in history as one of the greatest managers of all time. No one and I repeat no one even comes close to repeating what he has achieved at first Aberdeen and then at Manchester Utd. As a manager I don't think his record of 29 major trophies will ever be beaten.

[mockney piers]

He'll always be a great, doesn't stop him from being a pompous idiot. The latter trait may even be a part of his former.

How long has his sulk with the beeb lasted?

[atila the gooner]

Jah, please don't refer to him as Sir, it's most disconcerting, just call him Ferguson, that's more than sufficient. After all, someone that calls the ref an effing cheat and is caught on camera doing so, hardly deserves to be a Knight of the Realm. ;-)

[Keef]

I agree he is a great great manager, but he's a nasty bully at the same time.

Funniest thing in that match was the 4th official waving the players away from hugging Arsne Wenger after scoring!

[mockney piers]

That was surreal. Did you see graham poll on MOTD2 last night? It was quite interesting getting the ref's point of view every now and then. Even he had no idea why the fourth official was doing that; I bet AF had had a word in his ear.

Also interesting his take on the 2 penalty shouts in the WH Bolton game. I thought the first one was iffy but giveable, and the second one a cert, but because he hadn't given the first and it was Lee Bowyer we didn't get it.

Poll thought both decisions were spot on and on reflection I think he's right.

[Keef]

I agree, it was interesting having a ref's view point. Also, isn't that lad from Reading a nice boy :))

[atila the gooner]

Yet another dull as ditch water offering on Setanta last night, The Man city V Sunderland game was a yawn from start to finish.

[SeanMacGabhann]

So I gathered from the reports.. and for some reason I was close to subscribing yesterday. Glad I didn't

They have the Reading Arsenal game on Mon next week tho don't they? Pub for me...

[Ladygooner]

There are 4 Arsenal matches scheduled for Setanta in Nov/Dec which is why I have joined but have to say commentary and picture quality not as good as Sky

[atila the gooner]

I've been subscribing to Sentanta for two months and saw the Sunderland game, and am looking forward to the Reading game. For ?9.99 I've seen the Calzaghe fight and a couple of decent games, so it's not all bad. Certainly better vlaue than the overpriced Sky packages.

[Keef]

Yeah I'm thinking of subscribing too, as want to cut down on week night visits to the pub for health and wallet reasons.

Last night's game did look bad, but the goal was well taken, I'll give them that.

Nervous about Liverpool tonight, we HAVE to win to stand any chance, and so far we've looked sh!t in europe, which is odd, as europe is where Rafa has been at his best since arriving :-S

[Ladygooner]

Keef - I am sure your team will do the business tonight!

[Keef]

Glad you are Ladygooner...

I'm not negative, but I get nervous in situations like this... We should be fine if the players are up for it. That's been a problem in a couple of recent games, they don't sem to have been really up for it (except the game against Arsenal, which is all very well, but you need to try and win the "easy" games too!).

[SimonM]

I think Liverpool should win tonight too.....but they really also need Marseille to beat Porto ..

[Annasfield]

8-0!!!! Get in.

Think we have just beaten Arsenal's goal record in Europe. In fact I think we now hold the record >:D<

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Yossi is class. :))

[SimonM]

Blimey! Shame Porto won though....You still need 2 wins >:D

[SeanMacGabhann]

Yossi seemed to have a hand in most of the rest of the game - not just his goals

just the tonic you 'pool supporters needed - nice one

(tu)

[mockney piers]

yossi *west ham* benayoun? he? I've been saying it for yonks.

[Ladygooner]

Looks like we will have to put 9 past Slavia Prague tonight then!

[Keef]

Well that was great, but has actually left me a little frustrated. If a team can produce performances like that, they need to be consistent. Okay so we weren't playing an Arsenal or Man U, but if we played like that consistently, we'd be up there with them! Anyway, great result, and should give them a boost.

[atila the gooner]

I'm not bothered what the score is tonight as long as we win. I know Le Boss will rest a few of the boys ahead of the clash with the mighty Reading (live on Setanta Monday night)