Football Focus

[atila the gooner]

Well played Pool, not out of the woods yet though. Well pleased Blackburn got a battering, can't stand Sparky!!!

[Keef]

Yeah I'm pleased they lost because they were too close to us! Oh, and they are harbouring Robbie Savage, which is unforgivable. Other than that I don't mind them though.

[TillieTrotter]

Didnt Robbie play for Millwall many moons ago?

[Keef]

Not sure. He was at Man U as a boy, in the youth team with Beckham, Giggs, Butt and the Nevilles, but he wasn't good enough basically. He played for Leicester if memory serves, then Birminham.

[TillieTrotter]

Actually we had Dave Savage:-$

[atila the gooner]

I can't stand Blackburn because of an experience my son and I had when we played them in the FA cup semi final in Cardiff a couple of years back. THey kicked all of our players all over the pitch, Todd gave Van Persie a fore arm smash to the face and got away with it, but we won 3 - 0!! To make matters worse, my son and I were walking around Cardiff city centre after the game and walked past a pub with around 50 to 60 Blackburn fans sitting outside who, very bravely I thought, starting to hurl abuse at my son and I. I told my son to keep walking. He was 14 at the time but is big, as in tall, for his age. He turned on his heels and walked back to what seemed to be the leader of the abuse hurlers and began to defend both my and his honour. No fists were thrown but the guy was clearly shaken by my sons bravery/foolhardiness. I rushed after my son and confronted the braveheart that was standing nose to nose with my son, and advised him that I thought he was a hero for standing up to so mighty and adversary (well, you can make your own minds up about what was actually said). I told the guy to grow up and get back to which ever cave he crawled out of, which didn't go down to well and he offered all sorts of threats. We saw this guy again at a service station on the motorway home when our coach pulled in for refresments. He was strangley quiet when confronted by 40 gooners without the backing of his troop of merry men. Nothing happened but I did allow myself a wry smile as he sheepishly scuttled off to his car. What goes around.....

[atila the gooner]

Aston Villa 1 v Arsenal 2

Blackburn 2 v Newcastle 1

Chelsea 2 v West Ham 1

Portsmouth 2 v Everton 2

Reading 1 v Middlesbrough 1

Sunderland 3 v Derby 1

Wigan 1 v Man City 2

Liverpool 2 v Bolton 1

Tottenham 1 v Birmingham 0

Man Utd 3 v Fulham 0

[Jah Lush]

Blimey! Your son's a bit of a geezer isn't he.

I'm going up White Hart Lane tonight to see Spurs v Aalborg. Thankfully Younes Kaboul is out injured so we should be able to continue our unbeaten run since Juande Ramos took over.

[atila the gooner]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Blimey! Your son's a bit of a geezer isn't he.

> I'm going up White Hart Lane tonight to see Spurs

> v Aalborg. Thankfully Younes Kaboul is out injured

> so we should be able to continue our unbeaten run

> since Juande Ramos took over.

I think my son was very foolhardy, but he felt he was defending his old dads honour, bless him.

Would you say Kaboul is as bad as Titus Bramble?

[Keef]

Aston Villa 2 v Arsenal 2

Blackburn 2 v Newcastle 2 (the toon can't be as bad as they were on Saturday)

Chelsea 3 v West Ham 1

Portsmouth 2 v Everton 1

Reading 2 v Middlesbrough 1

Sunderland 2 v Derby 1

Wigan 1 v Man City 2

Liverpool 2 v Bolton 1 (Please play Torres Rafa!!!!)

Tottenham 2 v Birmingham 0

Man Utd 3 v Fulham 0

[Jah Lush]

atila the gooner Wrote:

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> Would you say Kaboul is as bad as Titus Bramble?

Well...He's one of that evil bastard Damien Commolli's signings and he's supposed to be one of the hottest prospects in French football. He's captain of the Under-21s but I think he has suffered from not having an experienced player like Ledley King alongside him. He has an awful lot to learn so hopefully he'll get better but at the moment he's worse than Titus Bramble.

[Jah Lush]

Aston Villa 2 v Arsenal 2

Blackburn 3 v Newcastle 1

Chelsea 3 v West Ham 0

Portsmouth 2 v Everton 1

Reading 2 v Middlesbrough 0

Sunderland 2 v Derby 1

Wigan 1 v Man City 2

Liverpool 3 v Bolton 0

Tottenham 2 v Birmingham 0

Man Utd 4 v Fulham 0

[SimonM]

Aston Villa 2 v Arsenal 1

Blackburn 2 v Newcastle 0

Chelsea 2 v West Ham 0

Portsmouth 2 v Everton 1

Reading 1 v Middlesbrough 2

Sunderland 0 v Derby 1

Wigan 0 v Man City 2

Liverpool 3 v Bolton 0

Tottenham 2 v Birmingham 0

Man Utd 4 v Fulham 0

[Annasfield]

SimonM Wrote:

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> Is Besiktas winning a good thing for Liverpool. I

> thought if Marseille won, then Besiktas would be

> out and only 2 from 3 could go forward. Now it's 2

> from 4...?

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I think I confused myself last night, but....

"Put simply, if Liverpool beat Marseille in their final group game then they will definitely go through. If they lose they will definitely go out. Complications arise should Liverpool and Marseille draw. Marseille beat Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the campaign, meaning they would edge the Reds out on the basis of that result, assuming Porto beat or draw with Besiktas in the group's other match.

But if Liverpool and Marseille draw and Besiktas pull off a shock by beating Porto, the Reds would go through. In this scenario, Liverpool, Marseille and Porto would all be on eight points. Liverpool would go through with the best goal difference in the head-to-head matches between the three teams."

Apparently.

[atila the gooner]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> atila the gooner Wrote:

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> > Would you say Kaboul is as bad as Titus

> Bramble?

>

> He has an awful

> lot to learn so hopefully he'll get better but at

> the moment he's worse than Titus Bramble.

Jesus he must be bad!!!!

[Ladygooner]

Aston Villa 0 v Arsenal 1

Blackburn 3 v Newcastle 1

Chelsea 2 v West Ham 1

Portsmouth 3 v Everton 2

Reading 2 v Middlesbrough 0

Sunderland 2 v Derby 0

Wigan 1 v Man City 3

Liverpool 2 v Bolton 1

Tottenham 2 v Birmingham 2

Man Utd 3 v Fulham 0

[Keef]

Ha ha, shame this match doesn't mean anything! I have a lot of respect for Wenger, but he is a petulant git at times.

[Ladygooner]

At least it proves he is passionate about his team!

[atila the gooner]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> At least it proves he is passionate about his

> team!

You know it Ladygooner!! Looks like we are gonna be without our little magician Cesc for a couple of weeks. :(

[Jah Lush]

At half-time at White Hart Lane last night I thought Spurs were heading for an early exit from the UEFA Cup. We were very slow out of the traps and soon two-nil down. Second half was a different kettle of fish though. Jaunde Ramos made two substitutions at half-time and 20 minutes later we were 3-2 up. Very impressive. Six games without defeat now since he took over and things are looking up. But we need to sort out our defence as we have missed Ledley King big time this season.

[Ladygooner]

Jah - must have been a top night for you

[Jah Lush]

Well, first half wasn't good but the second half certainly made up for it.

[citizenED]

Well, since footba is a game of two halves, it's best you do it the Spurs way round. The other way, hell lies.

[Annasfield]

These are my views, for what they are worth!

Aston Villa 1 v Arsenal 0

Blackburn 1 v Newcastle 2

Chelsea 1 v West Ham 1

Portsmouth 2 v Everton 2

Reading 1 v Middlesbrough 1

Sunderland 2 v Derby 0

Wigan 1 v Man City 2

Liverpool # v Bolton # - No comment

Tottenham 3 v Birmingham 2

Man Utd 3 v Fulham 0

[Jah Lush]

Are you not wanting to tempt fate Anna by not predicting the Liverpool result? I think they should win it quite comfortably.