Football Focus

[Emerson Crane]

Gerry Armstrong and Guillem Balague from Sky for me

[Keef]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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

He also seems to have actually started a proper discussion on this thread. Something of a rarity.

[Annasfield]

Seems at though it got a bit tasty at Loftus Road last night.

http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/local-ealing-news/2010/09/29/riots-in-shepherd-s-bush-after-qpr-v-milwall-64767-27363328/

[Emerson Crane]

It's a shame that some cavemen persist with the idiotic thug/macho mentality, they spoil it for the vast majority who are decent, genuine supporters who support their club in the right way.

[kpc]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Concede six goals at home? Lose a three

> goal lead? Score 4 and not win? I can't decide

> which is more ridiculous.

I witnessed a home reversal from 4-1 up with an hour played to losing 4-6, albeit to a very good Swindon side (Hoddle/Hazard era) on Easter Monday 1993. I have not fully recovered yet.

Edited to say: You omitted Jon Parkin 'evading' the defence three times rfom your list of ridiculous deeds.

[Jah Lush]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Seems at though it got a bit tasty at Loftus Road

> last night.

>

> http://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/local-e

> aling-news/2010/09/29/riots-in-shepherd-s-bush-aft

> er-qpr-v-milwall-64767-27363328/

Predictably Millwall involved yet again. No surprise there then.

[kpc]

Because of the mix of teams the Championship has a relatively high number of games where trouble is a distinct possibility. Burnley are this weekends visitors to The Den - not always the 'nicest' of fans.

[Emerson Crane]

There seems to a small knot of people who are responsible. They must be known to the police via their intelligence gathering operations, so why do these people seem to get away with such behaviour again and again? It's a shame because most Millwall fans are decent and don't deserve to be associated with this nonsense.

[kpc]

Playing devil's advocate, the police make money out of football. They can justified an increased presence at future games based on incidents such as last night, charge clubs more for this presence and make a political case for equipment to deal with such incidents. Also, based on incidents I have witnessed, some of the police enjoy the confrontation.

[Emerson Crane]

Yeah I've witnessed the boys in blue enjoying confrontation, doesn't make it right, bit I guess they're human like the rest of us and when provoked may not always be able to control themselves, despite any amount of crowd control training.

[Tarot]

Its time now to have a completely young England team.,the old lot are has beens.There are thousands of lads to chose from. Just like all the other sports,snooker .darts,etc,etc. Its only a select few that get a look in. Same old faces year in year out. If their was a world cup for sh.....g they.d be supreme.

[sakwhita]

Come on the Rangers.

[Mick Mac]

sakwhita Wrote:

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> Come on the Rangers.

Oh no. What happened. Please tell me they did not win!

[Mick Mac]

The old 4 - 5 - 1 home formation works for Gers again. ::o

[Narnia]

They had THAT many up front?

[Mick Mac]

How much does a referee cost there days 'Arry?

[SCSB79]

5-4-1 actually turned out to be quite an attacking formation last night for the Bears.

It meant Whittaker and Broadfoot were able to get forward more and in turn meant Naismith had more freedom to move forward. The Turks didn't look threatening at all (well apart from maybe 10 mins in the second half).

Cracking start to the CL. Would never have thought we'd be joint top with 4 points.... the double header with Valencia will make or break our qualification hopes I think.

[Emerson Crane]

The best CL game I watched in the latest round was the Spartak game, some great talent on show and the scottish player for Spartak, name esacpes me, looked really useful.

[Sandperson]

Good result for United last night and I'm liking the Mexican more and more. Who needs Wayne. ;-)

[Mick Mac]

Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> The best CL game I watched in the latest round was

> the Spartak game, some great talent on show and

> the scottish player for Spartak, name esacpes me,

> looked really useful.

You mean the Irish one ?

[Emerson Crane]

Dunno, do I? I think he previously played for Celtic? Not sure, if I'm mistaken I stand corected.

[Mick Mac]

Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> Dunno, do I? I think he previously played for

> Celtic? Not sure, if I'm mistaken I stand

> corected.

Aiden McGeady - that's him. Celtic and Republic of Ireland. (born in Scotland tho:)). Celtic sold him for 9.5m. He lives like a king in Moscow apparently.

[Emerson Crane]

Yeah thats the one, he played really well. Good luck to him, although not sure if I could settle in Russia!!

[Narnia]

Mick, as a matter of interest why are Celtic pronounced as Selltic and not as Kelltic?

[Jah Lush]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> How much does a referee cost there days 'Arry?

And your problem is?

Sometimes decisions go your way, sometimes they don't. We had a couple of poor penalty decision go against us last week against the Arsenal, especially the first one which was a blatant dive by Nasri, but overall Arsenal deserved the win. They were the better side on the night.

Last night Spurs were by far the better side even when we went down to ten men for the last half hour. I'd say one or two of the penalty decisions that went our way were debatable but overall we definitely deserved the win.