Football Focus

[Bluerevolution]

PMSL ! Nice one Ratty !

[Jah Lush]

"And the man that's come to save you is a tactical baboon." Very good.

[ratty]

It's great innit.

Easy game tonight. Reckon we should turn Chelsea over about 3-0 at the Bridge!

[SimonM]

One od Rafa's greatest moves, removing thr most vile managers in the game from the league.

I wondered if you might bite! :)) Not that great a move though surely, as Liverpool still lost their final!

SimonM you are Neil Warnock and I claim my ?20 (sorry SP!)

Seem to remember Warnock playing an understrength Shef Utd team against Utd @ OT and then complaining when Fergie played a 'weakened' team against West Ham, can't have it both ways.

No I am not Colin - who now lives in Beckenham you know! - merely a long-suffering Blades supporter. We did not play an a particularlly understrength side against Man Utd - certainly not Paddy Kenny + 10 reserves in the Wolves style - and the Man Utd side that played West Ham lookied pretty strong to me and should have won it. In any case I was not trying to rip a scab off an old wound, merely pointing out that what McCarthy did was nothing special, and not likely to get punished. But all the same I hope Burnley thrash Wolves at the weekend, for the same reason Colin wanted Liverpool to lose their European final - poetic justice!

[brum]

I dreamt last night that Birmingham are up to 6th following our best run in the premier league ever. Pinch me someone!

[matthew123]

Warnock's feud with Liverpool goes back to losing the League Cup semi final to Liverpool in 2003 when he claimed Stephane Henchoz gobbed in his face instead of shaking his hand at the final whistle.

Reason Sheffield United went down was not because Liverpool played a weakened team at Fulham, or Man U played a weakened team against West Ham or because West Ham had done a dodgy deal over Tevez it was because they had a shite manager in charge. It's not rocket science.

[Jah Lush]

3-0 to the Tottenham. That'll do me.

[bon3yard]

Citeh, Done.

[Bluerevolution]

Gutted

[red devil]

Elated

[ratty]

Nonplussed!

[Keef]

LOL ratty. Well done spurs.

[Sandperson]

And Burnley, let's not forget Burnley.

[Jah Lush]

Yeah well done Burnley. Nearly done 'em too. Unlucky.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> And Burnley, let's not forget Burnley.

Says the man whose side were turned over by the clarets. A point is better than fcuk all, eh Citeh???

[Sandperson]

I see Wenger is hitting out at the fixture list, not the fact that his team have had two poor games on the trot.

Burnley have had some good results this season, in fact I was talking to a Hammer this morning who was bemoaning that very fact. They got three points off us and one off Arsenal you know.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> I see Wenger is hitting out at the fixture list,

> not the fact that his team have had two poor games

> on the trot.

Two poor games and 4 points no losses, beat Pool who Mancs lost against as they did against Burnley. I rest my case.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Wenger is showing too many signs of wear and tear to make me comfortable. His comments about Wolves are wrong too

Still, annoying as it is to lose ground on the leaders, I would have taken 4 points from the last two fixtures if you had asked me a week ago so I won't get too upset just yet

[mockney piers]

Are we still 7-1 to go down?

May have to lay a pony on that. Hmm that just sounds wrong.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Never bet on your own side piers, I never do. I feel like I'm puuting the mockers on em if I do.

[Keef]

Yeah but you'd ve betting ON your team, whilst Piers would be betting against his, so putting the mockers on that bet would be money well spent I reckon.

[matthew123]

I think Wenger is dead right about the Wolves cheat storm - besides that Wolves have 5 days rest before they play Burnley on Sunday. Mick McCarthy... what did Roy Keane say about him!?

[Narnia]

Whatever Wenger thinks of McCarthy doesn't matter. McCarthy did what he thought was best for his club which may or may not be the right thing. Wenger as do others always plays 2nd strings in the League Cup and probably the FA Cup too when it suits. Is his reasoning for that, because it not worth winning? You can be sure that McCarthy wants to stay in the Premiership and for some teams it's like finding a way to climb Everest. He may have gone in the wrong direction but only time will tell. Last season Hull only survived because of their pre Christmas form. If Wolves stuff Burnley at the week-end then McC will consider it a job well done. If they don't then that's another matter. Man U made 5 changes from their last match. Why is that ok?

[matthew123]

Probably because Fergie had a chin wag with McCarthy beforehand to ascertain his intentions for the evening...

[Sandperson]

And bunged him some cash...oh and the ref for good measure.