Football Focus

[????]

The irony of a big 4 'fan' moaning about dodgy decisions.........

[Annasfield]

So are you saying that they weren't? We've had a lot of them this season.

[Jah Lush]

The referee spoilt the game for Liverpool. Three very poor penalty decisions. Reading's was a free-kick and Torres was twice denied definite penalty decisions. Could have been a very different game if they were given but that's the way it goes sometimes. Having said that I don't think Liverpool played well enough and yes Rafa's eyes were on Tuesday after an hour of play.

[Keef]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> I'm sure though that if you had a choice (and be honest Keef), you can win one game or the other. Which would you chose?

Obviously I'd chose to win Tuesday. However, and I really mean this, I wold choose to win the League above the Champions League. Champs League is great, and I would love to win it again, but I am desperate to see Liverpool win a League title!

Bloody stupid hearing people calling for Raf's head, he's done a lot for the club and is a great manager. Sometimes though he needs to learn not to try and fix things that are not broken!

[Annasfield]

I agree and would rather win the Prem, but having lost only one game in the league this season - we ain't doing too bad! Not sure why Rafa chose the set up that he did today, but I hope he gets it sorted for next week. (and the week after - particularly as I'm going to both the Chelsea and the Pompey games)

[SeanMacGabhann]

I want to slag Arsenal off (and deservedly so) but that will sound like I'm not giving Boro credit, and they deserve every plaudit going. They played really well and could have had more than 2.

[Jah Lush]

Snigger snigger...wonderful. Spurs won, Arsenal lost. A perfect Sunday.

[Ladygooner]

but we are still top of the league!

[Keef]

But slipping...

[SeanMacGabhann]

I see everyone is waking up from the early morning activities..

[Ladygooner]

No-one gave us a chance at the beginning of the season - if you had told me then we would be top of the league on Dec 9th I wouldn't have believed it!

[Keef]

I don't hold out much hope of this happening, but an Arsenal, Chelsea draw and a Liverpool win over Man U next week wold be an absolute result!

Arsenal are indeed a different team from last year, and deservedly at the top, but I shall cheer every point they drop, as I would Chelsea and Man U.

[Jah Lush]

I was just thinking about those two games Keef. Arsenal v Chelsea and Liverpool v Man Utd. The top four going head-to-head. Hmmm...should sort out the men from the boys.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'll get in early then and ask the obvious - "where are people watching them"?

[SimonM]

If the two games between the big four finish as draws (as it not unlikely) then there's a chance both Portsmouth & Man City will move into the top 4. As Liverpool - or Benitez anyway - continue to show such disdain for the Premier League there'd be a certain poetic justice if they finish 5th or even 6th this season :))

I still hope they beat Marseilles though

[atila the gooner]

The Arse were awful and deservedly lost, Rafa has lost the plot, taking off his 3 best players( well done Reading, great goal by a former Gooner), and let's hope Marseille end Pools Euro aspirations. Why should I cheer the Pool, their fans want us to lose, and why not, so why shouldn't we wish the same on them? It's only fair.

[Ladygooner]

Atila - its Christmas and good will to all men! Good luck to Liverpool tomorrow night

[Keef]

To be fair, I've always cheered Arsenal on in Europe, and even said a few posts ago that I would cheer them against any other British team in Europe other than Liverpool. At the end of the day though, whether you or I cheer Liverpool tomorrow or not will not make even the slightest bit of difference to the game, so knock yourself out.

[Annasfield]

The reason I don't cheer on Arsenal is because of the way some of their fans behave..... Until I lived in North London I was more than happy to see Arsenal do well and would cheer them on (unless their result affected us in anyway).

It's comments like the ones above that mean I just don't bother any more. ;-)

In response to Sean's "Where's everyone watching the games?" I, will be more than likely hiding behind my sofa at home for the Liverpool game, unless anyone else has any better ideas?!

[Ladygooner]

I shall be watching the Liv v Man U match in Tommy Flynns on the Holloway road before going to the Emirates to watch us beat Chelski - hopefully they will be missing Drogba!

[Keef]

Really bad news to see Spurs have lost Garet Bale for 3 months.

[Ladygooner]

Really bad news - unless you are playing Spurs on 22nd Dec - and he scored against you in the away fixture!

[????]

mmmm....does anyone in East Dulwich support teams outside the same ol big club suspects?

[Annasfield]

???? - Who do you support then?

P.S Not everyone on here is from ED ;-)

[Jah Lush]

Gareth Bale out for three months!!! Bollocks!!! He's been one of our best players this season. It's hard to believe that he's only 18. But, as I keep saying, we need our Ledley back.

???? come on then who do you support. Tillie Trotter and Peckhamgatecrasher are Millwall and no one likes them but they don't care.