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It is scary that Man U and Arsenal both have very young players in their squads! I genuinely think Chelsea's time at the top won't last long, and they'll be dropping down the table in the next few years...


Liverpool are the eternal 3rd/4th team, and I just hope that soon we can get the extra couple of players to take us that little extra step! We're not far off, and have had great spells this season, but the usual old inconsistancy always haunts us.


With regards champs league, I don't know what to say about Tuesday, I don't really think any team has an advantage as I fully expect Arsenal to score... It's just whether we can keep them to scoring one and put a couple away ourselves...

Arsenal 2 v Liverpool 0

Aston Villa 2 v Bolton 1

Blackburn 3 v Tottenham 2

Fulham 2 v Sunderland 2

Man City 1 v Chelsea 2

Newcastle 2 v Reading 0

Wigan 0 v Birmingham 2

Everton 2 v Derby 0

Middlesbrough 1 v Man Utd 2


FA Cup:

Barnsley 2 Cardiff 1

Portsmouth 2 West Brom 1

Keef said: I genuinely think Chelsea's time at the top won't last long, and they'll be dropping down the table in the next few years...


My daughter went to the youth FA cup final last night. Chelsea had two goals disallowed so the 1-1 score doesn't really show the whole picture. I think they have a fine youth line-up in the wings.

Yeah, we're not doing well at hanging on to players, I fear for Newton. Every time we get someone good, someone like Fergie 'expresses an interest' which can have a horribly unsettling effect on someone, as we saw in the Reo-Coker episode.

Pity, the boy's got talent, but I don't want anyone in the side who doesn't want to be there.


Newton's more mature, but it feels like only a matter of time before someone will make an offer the board won't refuse.

Our biscuit magnate didn't hang around long either.


...and because I can't help my pedantry, I think Lampard was in the senior squad too.


Whatever happened to the likes of Newton (Adam) and Iriekpen, who looked pretty good in that side too.

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