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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Atila Reincarnate Wrote:

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> > Shock Headline - Spuds to get shot of Bentley

> > after bust up with Del Boy Redknapp. And

> Bentley's

> > such a shrinking violet bless him. @#$%&.

>

> And good bloody riddance too. Apart from his goal

> against the Arsenal last season he's done nothing

> before or since. The boy's got talent but he's not

> prepared to put in the hard work hard to improve

> his game to get a regular place in the first

> team.

>

> Very sad to hear about Dean Ashton but I think

> that's been on the cards for a long time. Must be

> very frustrating for the lad.


I had better tell my co Director, he is renting DAvid his house in Herts

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Bloody Tottenham Hotspur!


Why did defoe only play 21 mins Jah? - was it an injury or did he not start? If he did not start then I would be amazed.



Whoops - this was due to a frozen page on fantasy football - he seems to have played the full 90.

Well, well, well..finally Utd don't get away with a poor performance.


If Arsenal beat Liverpool, a big if but they really should, then they are right back in the mix. To be fair Chelsea sounded very unlucky.


Normally I'd be laughing my arse off at the Wolves result at Tottenham (sorry Jah but I would) but the bleeding Spuds even let us down when they lose.....and push us into the bottom 3


Gonna see what's happened to the odds for the title - as an aside, West Ham were 7/1 for relegation this morning which struck me as generous but even a gambler like me can't do that.....

The BBC 10 O'clock news tonight headlined with Marc Antoine Fortune's wonder strike against Motherwell on the opening news headlines.


I was amazed until I saw that BBC has no premiership rights (to show any english footie before MOTD probably)


But - hey - look on the bright side - you guys get to see the mighty Celtic. 3 great goals. Eat your heart out PGC.

Whilst MU will have been happy with Michael Owen in mid week - yesterdays two goals from Carlos Tevez and his recent performances show that he is the one they should have retained.


To lose Ronaldo was one thing but Tevez would have played a bigger part in his absence.

???? Wrote:

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>

> If Arsenal beat Liverpool, a big if but they

> really should, then they are right back in the

> mix. To be fair Chelsea sounded very unlucky.

>


Arsenal have lost to MU and Chelsea so far, so they need to show today that they can beat a big4 team. If they do Quids, then things begin to look very interesting.

If they lose then I guess they are not any worse off than they were before the weekend, but they will feel they missed an opportunity.


Arsenal missed Van Persie against Chelsea, no doubt about that, but last weekend thay played Arshavin up front as a striker and that seemed to work, so hopefully that will be a fix for their upfront problems. I think that is a good move from Wenger, better than Walcott or Eduardo.

I think a fit and physical Liverpool side should beat Arsenal this afternoon. I knew United were going to struggle as soon as Radio 5 started spouting those 'it's been 20 odd years since Villa beat United at OT' blah blah blah. Still, we should be better over Christmas!

Sandperson Wrote:

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> I think a fit and physical Liverpool side should

> beat Arsenal this afternoon.


SP - I think Arsenal are physically stronger than previous seasons - I don't think that is so much of a concern anymore. They outmuscled the Chelsea midfield in the first half a few weeks ago and control midfield possession against most teams they have played this season.


Their obvious failure is not having the firepower upfront, but hope Arshavin can do the business up front today. I'd encourage Arsenal players to shoot on sight - they still try to keep passing the ball even when they get in the box. They have to be more direct and decisive. Thay can be beautiful to watch but equally, they can be very frustrating.

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