Football Focus

[red devil]

A good win for the Arse tonight, potential banana skin avoided...they should easily qualify now.

Fergie's plan to field a second string against the Huns could backfire even further tomorrow night, Valencia looking good domestically...will be happy with a draw. Spurs need a win against the 'weakest' team in their group and hopefully they'll achieve that.

[red devil]

Anna, I wasn't posting at the time, but I believe he got a temp ban as AR, came back, was 'nice' for a while, then went off the rails and got a perm ban.

[SeanMacGabhann]

What red devil said. About everything. He's on fire tonight

[Sandperson]

I was wondering why I shivered every time I came on here. I thought the faux politeness was a bit obvious tbh. ;-)

[Mick Mac]

Narnia Wrote:

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>

> Mick doesn't look anything like me. I know that

> for a fact. I've seen me.It would be too much of a

> coincidence.

Large nose, narrow eyes, green shirt. Drinks Guinness.

Ring any bells?

[Narnia]

None whatsoever. Maybe I'm not Irish........or you're not.

[woofmarkthedog]

Well done Arsenal

& good luck Tottenham

Fergie can ----- himself though

* walks into door post *

W**F

[red devil]

...that was my size 9 Woofty

[david_carnell]

A highly entertaining game at Elland Road in the Championship last night - at least for the neutrals.

After going 0-1 down to local(ish) rivals, Preston, Leeds romped into a 4-1 lead only to be pegged back to 4-2 before half-time. 6 goals in 45 minutes is good but after the break, galvinised by a father-inspired rant from manager Darren Ferguson, Preston stormed back with another 4 goals to win 4-6.

As a Leeds fan I'm disappointed with result but can't help look on in disabelief at such a scoreline. Concede six goals at home? Lose a three goal lead? Score 4 and not win? I can't decide which is more ridiculous.

On an aside, I'm saddened but not surprised that ex-Leeds star Jermaine Beckford is making little impact at Everton bar a penalty miss against Brentford. He's got an eye for goal but lacks the refinement needed in the Premier League.

[Jah Lush]

Jeez! That must have been fun to watch but not if you're a Leeds fan obviously. I think you're absolutely spot on about Beckford. I know it's early days but I can't see him making that step up in class. His first touch is poor and will prove to be a very poor investment for Everton.

[Keef]

I was an Atila fan, he went way too far at times, and had anger management issues, but least he was up front about what he thought, not snide.

[Emerson Crane]

Defensive frailities glaringly obvious again last night despite the scoreline. Rooney out for 3 weeks as aresult of an "injury". Hmmm, only the most cynical among us would think that it will also allow some time for the dust to settle of his domestic issues and that there is no "injury" at all.

[SeanMacGabhann]

he said snidely

;-)

[Emerson Crane]

Blackpool manager Ian Holloway has backed Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce's claims that he could manage one of continental Europe's top sides. "How do people know that if he was given the AC Milan job he couldn't do a better job than anybody else?" he asked.

Delusional or what.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I love Holloway as much as I dislike Allardyce.

I mean technically he has a point ? ?how do we know etc? ? but the thought of Messi et al standing for Sam?s attitude? I don?t think so

[Keef]

I think he should get his chance. Then he could prove once and for all that he is sh!t, and no one would ever employ him again, and I wouldn't have to see his face on MOTD every weekend!

That said, some fool may hire him as a pundit, and that would be even worse!

[red devil]

Probably too early to judge Beckford, he looks like he needs to feed off another striker a la Yakubu, but the Toffees aren't playing that type of system, their gameplan is built around the passing strengths of Pienaar, Arteta and Cahill which is understandable..he put in a good shift against Utd in the Cup and scored a good goal I grudgingly seem to remember :X

[red devil]

Little Sam, Big Sam's grandson is on Utd's books, what does that say about the club he manages :))

[Jah Lush]

I think we're all agreed that the sadly deluded Sam Allardyce's brand of football is Neanderthal. I don't think he'd last five minutes in any of those jobs he yearns for. If he's as good as he thinks he is then why hasn't got one of those top jobs. He thought he'd hit the big time when he went to Newcastle United. Didn't last long there Sam did you.

[Emerson Crane]

A lot has been made recently of the foramt of MOTD, many have said it is lazy and far too cosy. Discuss. I agree with this view by the way, it comes across as being jobs for the boys.

[Jah Lush]

Well MOTD still knocks the socks off of anything that ITV, Channel 5 or Sky manages to conjure up. I don't see any competition really though I will say that Alan Shearer is dull dull dull and Alan Hansen predictably dour.

[Mick Mac]

EC just used the word "agree". I'm confused.

[Emerson Crane]

So what would improve MOTD? I think we need presenters/pundits to put forward much more in depth analysis, rather than the bland, "yeah he made some good runs", and all on the sofa nodding sagely when one of them shares their wisdom with us. How about putting a more challeging view poiint across to us, the audience, and perhaps the pundits actually disagreeing with each other and having enough intelligence to say why they disagree. As most of these guys are former footballers who've played at a very high level, surely they have far more to contribute than they do currently?

[red devil]

They need to mix it up a bit, far too stale. MOTD2 worked better with one-off guests (haven't seen it this season, so presume they still have the same format only without Mr Glum).

I quite enjoy Lee Dixon's input, so would prefer to see more of him than Shearer who is out of his depth on tactical analysis, but someone needs to tell 'Dicko' that slim fit shirts aren't a good look on a middle aged man slouched on a sofa. The editing leaves a lot to be desired too...

[SeanMacGabhann]

Get Eamonn Dunphy and Johnny Giles on there

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