Football Focus

[matthew123]

Rafa Benitez on why he could not possibly be trying to tap up Dirk Kuyt : "I am the coach and I cannot sign players ? that is for the technical director and the chairman," he said. "I am fine like this ? I can focus on my work on the pitch and that is all. I am the coach, not the manager."

[Jah Lush]

Top notch bullshit from Rafa there then.

[Mick Mac]

SCSB79 Wrote:

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> An article on O'Neill that will have MM spitting

> feathers.

>

> http://timesonline.typepad.com/thegame/2010/03/is-

> martin-oneill-all-he-is-cracked-up-to-be.html

I think he has some limitations. But he deserves his chance at a bigger club, Steve McLaren got the England job on the back of getting to the Uefa Cup Final and Roy Hodgson got the Liverpool job for his success.

Not sure about Villa punching their weight under O Neill. No mention of Leicester, who will never see the same success again.

If you compare Gordon Strachan to Martin O Neill you did not watch Celtic during these times. Worlds apart.

blah blah blah ...

[Mick Mac]

Oh dear - Rangers have a tough one. MU and Valencia. Lets hope you can do something for the scottish co efficient, to help Celtic get a pot 2 seed next year. :)

[Keef]

I'm not saying this to wind you up Mick, but the needs and pressures of an SPL team differ greatly from a PL team.

[Mick Mac]

fair enough but has he not done well with both leicester and villa. And there is no bigger pressure cooker than glasgow.

I still think he has a fair chance of getting the man united job.

[red devil]

Oh joy, those nice Rangers fans are coming back to Mcr

[SCSB79]

Tough draw for the Bears, but to be honest we're only there for the readies. ?14million again this year will do very nicely.

Looks like Celtic might not even get through tonight 2-0 down at half time. p.s MM - the SPL winner next year doesn't get automatic qualification to the Group Stages of the CL... think we go into the qualifiers straight away.

[Mick Mac]

celtic fans can put their passports away for a year or two. 3 -0.

[matthew123]

Sorry Mick but it's now 4-0

Good result for Liverpool tonight coming through with a 2-1 win in Turkey, and it was great to see the sheer delight in Roy Hogdson each time we scored. Top man!

[kpc]

And a hat-trick from the wonderfully named van Wolfswinkel.

[SCSB79]

Bloody Villa got humped meaning our new ?4m man can't playin the Champs League. Grrrrrr.

Ironic too that an ex Celt missed a penalty that probably would have seen Villa go through.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

*puts red devil in note book*

[Mick Mac]

2 of which were debatable penalties. But celtic were absolutely awful. Words could not describe it.

Just waiting for a mate arriving in from gatwick on delayed flight. Where is the latest of late bars on a thurs night? Please help, i need to forget!

[kpc]

Rapidly starting to like Vienna. Two years in a row.

[matthew123]

I vaguely remember being in Kebab & Wine at 4 a.m. one Thursday night many moons ago..

After listening to this pantomime of evasion maybe it is not such a surprise after all that no one in football has had a good word to say about Rafa Benitex since his sacking from Liverpool - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8947916.stm

[SCSB79]

Thursday late bars are rare in ED... or so I think. Was wondering around the streets a couple of Thursdays ago past midnight and nothing was open.

[Mick Mac]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> *puts red devil in note book*

Still cant believe you are a rangers fan. You seem so nice.

[ruffers]

Rafa not surprising me in the slightest there.

So it's City and Liverpool on the Thursday night slog round Europe, playing Sunday every week to play catch up with those around them... Regardless of how they get on in the Champs League it's the playing Tuesday/Wednesday so OK for league games on Saturday which is the big win for Spurs this week.

[matthew123]

Great thing about Rangers being in same group as United, is they can go an give Manchester another face lift ;-)

[Jah Lush]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Anyway to change the subject.

>

> If Celtic and Liverpool get into the Europa league

> proper (pending thursday nights results), I'm

> happy to take a small bet with any Liverpool fan

> (or hanger on) that Celtic will match their

> progress in the competition.

>

> Lennon v Hodgson.

Aww...they didn't even give you a run for your money. Who are you backing next Mac? Just so I can bet against it.

[Jah Lush]

I'm quite happy with Spurs' draw in the Champions League. It'll be very tough but I'm quite confident we can qualify for the next phase.

[Mick Mac]

spurs.

[Jah Lush]

Bah! 25-1 to win it at Wembley.

[matthew123]

Liverpool have Steau, Napoli and Utrecht in their group. So could have been worse travel wise for the team.