Football Focus

[Keef]

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...

[Jah Lush]

Exactly right! It'll be a bloody tough game on Tuesday. It could still go either way.

[Keef]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Exactly right!

:)-D

[SimonM]

Arsenal 1 v Liverpool 1

Aston Villa 2 v Bolton 1

Blackburn 2 v Tottenham 0

Fulham 0 v Sunderland 0

Man City 1 v Chelsea 1

Newcastle 3 v Reading 1

Wigan 1 v Birmingham 2

Everton 4 v Derby 0

Middlesbrough 0 v Man Utd 2

FA Cup:

Barnsley 1 Cardiff 0

Portsmouth 2 West Brom 1

[Annasfield]

Keef, our youth and reserve squad are excellent. You'll have to watch a couple of games sometime.

[Keef]

Anna, you truly are a mega fan, you make me ashamed of my lack of commitment!

[Ladygooner]

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

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

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.

[Keef]

But how many of them will stand a chance of breaking in to the super team?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Watch this space?

[Annasfield]

Don't do it Keef!!! Watch the Liverpool space. ;-)

[Annasfield]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> I reckon Arsenal will win tomorrow.

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Man, I hate it when I'm wrong >:D<

[Keef]

I just hope we don't get a third 1 - 1 on Tuesday, I don't think my heart could handle penalties!

[SeanMacGabhann]

can you imagine it?

fair result today I would say - we didn't lose the league because of THIS result - we lost it over several games in the last 6 weeks. I'm still bothered by the meekness of our displays mind you

[Ladygooner]

Very disappointing day. Did anyone else notice that not one of his team mates came over to celebrate with Bendtner for his goal? I thought he had just had a fall out with Adebayor - must be more serious than that!

[ratty]

Well I had a great day!!!!

Off to Wembley again! We're gonna party like it's 1939!!!!!!!!1

[????]

I Saw West Ham beat Coventry 6-0 or so in the Youth FA Cup Final in the late 1990s with....

Joe Cole

Micaheal Carrick

Frank Lampard

all involved and a mate of theirs, one Rio Ferdinand, watching as a newly senior team member...

That's how to really fuck up......

[mockney piers]

I was at that game too quids. Joe Cole's showboating still sticks in the mind. Marvellous stuff. 9-0 on aggregate I believe.

[????]

Indeed, it makes me weep when I think of the players we had then Mockney..... add Johnson and DeFoe and I burst into tears

[mockney piers]

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.

[SeanMacGabhann]

if you will raise a talented generation of footballers in an area of London dominated by bookies then they will f*** off to money orientated teams..

* ahem *

[mockney piers]

Some just went because the board got all greedy. Johnson, Carrick and so on. We'd done our fire sale and they didn't have to go and hadn't requested to go, which made it all the more depressing.

[????]

Newton (Adam)positive tested for Cocaine but stayed for his ban since gone, I think Iriekpen went quite recently (Southend???).

[Keef]

Anyone going to brave a prediction for tomorrow night? I am not!

[Ladygooner]

Well I am hoping for 1-2 but not sure if my dream will come true or not.............