Football Focus

[Sandperson]

Portsmouth issued with a wind-up order to be heard in feb.

[Mick Mac]

Excellent news....3 points to Arsenal?

[Atila Reincarnate]

I don't like to see any club in this sort of predicament, well maybe there's one I'd like to see dopwn the toilet but that's something else. I feel for Pompey because at least they have a good loyal following. I hope they survive but I still think we'll get the result tonight.

[Mick Mac]

I suspect this is another wind up.

[matthew123]

Well if they do get wound up then Liverpool will be 3 points better off as nearly every other top team has beaten them and will be deducted those points. Of course Pompey will survive with some 11th hour rescue as usually seems to happen.

As for the Villa Liverpool game last night I got more enjoyment ironing my shirts and that was dull! Hopefully that late winner will galvanize Liverpool into a charge up the table.

On another note who was the real Footballer of the Year? i.e. 1st Jan 2009 to 31st Dec 2009. I had previously not been convinced but over the last 12 months my choice has been ripping up trees and is now a firm favourite on the Kop with his ability, stamina and mentality... no not Dirk Kuyt but actually someone who can play football, step forward Yossi Benayoun!

[ratty]

I think Pompey are fooked, and I am ITK!

[Bluerevolution]

Pompey 1 Arse 4

Rags 5 Wigan 0

[Sandperson]

Good result for the Rags tonight. Very pleased.

[????]

I was thinking about what Mathew says too. If Pompey do go under then their matches are void which makes a fair differnce at the top Man U/Chelsea/Totts and Arsenal have all beaten them I think, whereas Liverpool lost. We've only won 4 games and as one is Pompey I'm really hoping they stay afloat.....

Joking aside it would be terrible if a proper club like Pompey go to the wall.

[Mick Mac]

agreed. Hopefully a solution can be found.

On a brighter note there was a great goal from ramsey for arsenal tonight.

[????]

Naaaah ;-)

[Mick Mac]

Im upgrading their rating from Arsenal nah to Arsenal maybe.

[SCSB79]

Congratulations Kris Boyd!!

[Atila Reincarnate]

With all the talk of Pompey going to the wall, I wonder if the same might happen to the 'Ammers. Wouldn't that be awful? Naaaaaah.

[matthew123]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> agreed. Hopefully a solution can be found.

>

> On a brighter note there was a great goal from

> ramsey for arsenal tonight.

Saw that this morning on telly - why Liverpool didn't meet the ?5m asking price (like Man U, Everton & Arsenal) and instead blew ?7m on Dossena is an absolute joke.

Looks like Rangers are running away with the SPL - 10 men and they still won 7-1!

[Atila Reincarnate]

matthew123 Wrote:

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> Looks like Rangers are running away with the SPL -

> 10 men and they still won 7-1!

Just shows you how poor the SPL is.

[Mick Mac]

And how strong is the welsh league matthew?

[Keef]

Not sure he ever claimed it was to be fair.

[Narnia]

Presumably Spurs 9-1 win over Wigan shows how poor the Premier league is.

[Mick Mac]

"Just shows you how poor the SPL is."

Whoops - that was Atila's point not Matt's - sorry Matt.

Matts Point:

matthew123 Wrote:

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> Looks like Rangers are running away with the SPL -

> 10 men and they still won 7-1!

What a load of old tosh. The Celts will triumph....get your money on, Matt. Now is the chance to top up your retiremnet fund.

[SCSB79]

Good point Declan...

Rangers have hit a brilliant bit of form Mic Mac. Anything but 3 points for Celtic on Sunday will see Mowbray under a sever amount of pressure.

It is the first Old Firm game in a long time that I've been confident going into. If Miller's red card is upheld that will be a blow, but I feel Rangers will win comfortably.

3-1.

[jimmy two times]

I think Mowbray is a limited manager. He got lots of praise last season for perservering with West Brom's short passing game, but where did it get them in the end? He had no plan B when they were embroiled in a desperate relegation battle. Now at Celtic he seems to be doing the same again.

[matthew123]

Hmmm sounds like I need a new financial advisor...

[Atila Reincarnate]

Declan Wrote:

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> Presumably Spurs 9-1 win over Wigan shows how poor

> the Premier league is.

No just how piss poor Wigan are

[jimmy two times]

I think Martinez may be next for the chop. He's fallen into the Tony Mowbray syndrome of trying to get a group of sub standard footballers to 'play' their way out of the relegation dogfight. Better to take a leaf out of Tony Pulis' book. It's not pretty, but it's effective.