Football Focus

[SimonM]

>>Anyone know when the draw for the next round is?<<

21st December, according to today's Grauniad.

[david_carnell]

SimonM Wrote:

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> Shot yourself in the foot there thoough slightly

> as, local derbies against the likes of the mighty

> Huddersfield Town excepted, the crowds at BDTBL*

> are larger than the ones at Elland Road...:)) .

> And of course Sheffield supports two football

> clubs (United * Sheffield F.C. >:D

> Mind you the old jokes are the best!

>

> SimonM

>

> * "Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane"

Err, actually no they're not old chap. Acording ITV football stats the following is true:

Sheffield United - Average attendance 24763

http://itv.stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/attend.html

Leeds United - Avergae attendance 25014

http://itv.stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D2/attend.html

Oh well, I'm sure it'll be no consolation when we kick your arse next season. Hulse might even be fit by then. ;-)

[SimonM]

I did say "local derbies excepted" - remove your Huddesrdield game with its 35K crowd and what are you left with?

[Ladygooner]

Ok here we go again

Birmingham 1 - 2 Reading

Derby 0 - 2 Middlesbrough

Man. City 2 - 2 Bolton

Portsmouth 3 - 2 Tottenham

Sunderland 1 - 2 Aston Villa

West Ham 1 - 3 Everton

Wigan 1 - 3 Blackburn

Fulham 1 - 1 Newcastle

Liverpool 1 - 1 Man.United

Arsenal 2 - 1 Chelsea - I can but dream!

[SimonM]

Birmingham 2 - 1 Reading

Derby 0 - 1 Middlesbrough

Man. City 2 - 1 Bolton

Portsmouth 2 - 1 Tottenham

Sunderland 0 - 2 Aston Villa

West Ham 2 - 1 Everton

Wigan 1 - 1 Blackburn

Fulham 0 - 1 Newcastle

Liverpool 1 - 1 Man.United

Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea -

[atila the gooner]

Birmingham 2 - 1 Reading

Derby 0 - 1 Middlesbrough

Man. City 2 - 1 Bolton

Portsmouth 2 - 1 Tottenham

Sunderland 0 - 2 Aston Villa

West Ham 1 - 1 Everton

Wigan 1 - 2 Blackburn

Fulham 0 - 1 Newcastle

Liverpool 1 - 2 Man.United

Arsenal 2 - 1 Chelsea - COME ON YOU REDS!!!!!!!!!!!!! CASHLEY HOLE WILL GET A NICE WARM WELCOME, THE TREACHEROUS, MERCENARY DOG!!

[Keef]

Right, going with my heart over my head this weekend... Probably not a great idea.

Birmingham 1 - 2 Reading

Derby 1 - 3 Middlesbrough

Man. City 2 - 0 Bolton

Portsmouth 2 - 2 Tottenham

Sunderland 1 - 2 Aston Villa

West Ham 2 - 1 Everton

Wigan 1 - 1 Blackburn

Fulham 2 - 2 Newcastle

Liverpool 2 - 1 Man.United

Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea

I can't believe I am rehearsing this Sunday and will miss the big matches! :X

[SeanMacGabhann]

Ouch Keef, that's got to smart a bit!

Birmingham 2 - 1 Reading

Derby 1 - 2 Middlesbrough

Man. City 2 - 0 Bolton

Portsmouth 2 - 1 Tottenham

Sunderland 0 - 0 Aston Villa

West Ham 2 - 2 Everton (revenge match from last night - but they played first teams so tired legs)

Wigan 1 - 3 Blackburn

Fulham 1 - 2 Newcastle

Liverpool 1 - 1 Man.United

Arsenal 1 - 1 Chelsea

[Annasfield]

Fence sitters!!

Birmingham 2 - 1 Reading

Derby 1 - 3 Middlesbrough

Man. City 2 - 2 Bolton

Portsmouth 3 - 2 Tottenham

Sunderland 1 - 0 Aston Villa

West Ham 2 - 1 Everton

Wigan 1 - 1 Blackburn

Fulham 1 - 0 Newcastle

Liverpool # - # ManUre

Arsenal 1 - 2 Chavski

[Keef]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Fence sitters!!

Says she who won't predict Liverpool scores!

[Annasfield]

Keef - I have pm'd you. (6)

[atila the gooner]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Fence sitters!!

>

I think you'll find I've not sat on the fence. Liverpool 1 - 2 Manure, no fence sitting here.

[Ladygooner]

Bump! Good luck to Liverpool fans and Gooners everywhere!

[SeanMacGabhann]

after all of that, all I can say is....phew

I thought the ref in the Liverpool Man U game was pretty impressive. Less so in the case of Wile for the Arsenal Chelsea game

Neither game was much cop but that wasn't too much of a surprise as these things are inevitably close. I thought both could have been draws without too many complaints from any fans so commiserations to Liverpool/Chelsea fans

(all that said John Terry is the most enormous pain in the hole and should have been off the pitch long before that injury)

[Keef]

Terry is a knob, and I hope he loses the England captaincy.

Didn't see any footy yesterday as I was rehearsing... Glad I missed it all really.

The games must have been tight, as all MOTD2 could think of to talk about for Liverpool was Torres' defending... He's a bloody striker Alan!!!!

They did also say Gerrard was playing too deep, but I can't comment on that not having seen it.

Anyway, guess we're still in the race, but have a mountain to climb.

[atila the gooner]

I'm happy with the Sundays result, but I thought Ade's goal was perfectly sound, but hey ho. I thought Eboue did the usual headless chicken impression (sort him out Arsene, for gods sake, he is the antithesis of everything we are trying to achieve. Her has a big heart, bit a small brain), and Terry was his usual brainless self. What else can you expect from a product of inbreeding?

Pool's performance was strange, almost as if they were scared to play. Kuyt was way under par, as was Torres ( and not because, as Hansen would have us believe, Ferdinand was so good). Babel should have started, but live and learn Rafa. Pool better keep an eye on the toffees as they seem to be making progress without anyone making too much of it.

Bring on Spuds for the early kick off next saturday.

[Keef]

BBC Sport Quotes of the week, to remind us just how bright our sporting stars are...

"I'm not saying we shouldn't have a foreign manager, but I think he should definitely be English."

More words of wisdom from Merson. (Andrew Cowley, England).

[atila the gooner]

Bless him, Merson has never possessed the sharpest brain. I've met him at the Arse a few times, lovely chap, but definitely been short changed on the grey matter front. If brains were taxable, he'd be due a rebate

[Jah Lush]

Tottenham finally got their first away win of the season at the weekend at Portsmouth and blimey a clean sheet too! Now we're up against Man City tonight who haven't lost at home yet in the quarter-final of the League Cup and although we beat them a couple of weeks ago at White Hart Lane tonight could be a little more difficult. Oh! and we're away to the Gooners at the weekend...even more bloody difficult.

I watched the not so "Super Sunday" from the bar in the CPT with my Liverpool daft niece whose vocal encouragement of the Reds could probably be heard in the Castle up the road to the bemusement of a few others around us. At least it was more entertaining than the football on offer.

[atila the gooner]

Super Sunday my ARSE. It never is because there's too much at stake, and everbody knows it. Except for the SKY bods who talk it up for obvious reasons.

[Keef]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I watched the not so "Super Sunday" from the bar in the CPT with my Liverpool daft niece whose vocal encouragement of the Reds could probably be heard in the Castle up the road to the bemusement of a few others around us.

The funny thing is, people on here probably think you're exaggerating... He is not!

Sorry I missed you guys, will have to watch a match with you both soon, she is great value! >:D<

[atila the gooner]

Good honest English Northern Club 2 - Soft Southern Foreign Fancy Dans 3. (This is how most pundits would love to describe the 2 teams)

Mark Hughes as is his way decided to focus on the fact that, according to him, we spend loads of money on our youth players. Surprisingly he chose to ignore that the fact that he had been beaten by our second string of 10 men. Gracious as always, I suppose I shouldn't expect anything else from someone who played for Fergusmoan for so long, some of his less endearing habits have clearly rubbed off.

[Ladygooner]

Didn't they do well! Hope Liverpool do well tonight against Chelsea - would be great to meet them in the semis!

[Annasfield]

Something tells me that if Liverpool win tonight, those balls might be heated to ensure that the semi finals are another "Grand Slam" night. Good old Mr Murdoch.......

Local derby anyone?

Everton v Liverpool and Arsenal v Tottenham. Or maybe it will be just one Northern team with three Southern.

[atila the gooner]

I'm not fussed who we play, but I think Le Boss may put out more of the 1st eleven the further we progress.