Football Focus

[Mick Mac]

Keef Wrote:

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> Fair play Mick, i've no opinion on this subject

> really, I just don't think it belongs here.

You dont think what belongs here?

[Keef]

Just read your 10.20 post again, and agree with it. Christ, there is so much paranoia going on, that I even have to explain my positive posts.

[Jah Lush]

What a great week for Tottenham Hotspur. Winning away at Arsenal last Saturday, qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday and on Sunday beating Liverpool at the Lane. Marvellous.

[Annasfield]

Thats 8 days JL.

And trust me - these days, beating Liverpool is nothing to brag about. Especially when the ref was your 12th man.

[Emerson Crane]

This Celtic/Rangers thing is becoming ridiculous. Are the deluded conspiracy theorists among the Celtic fans going to be up in arms after the 2-2 draw on Saturday against such lowly opposition. Enough already.

[Emerson Crane]

Keef Wrote:

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> Just read your 10.20 post again, and agree with

> it. Christ, there is so much paranoia going on,

> that I even have to explain my positive posts.

Mate, some things never change.

[SCSB79]

Emerson Crane Wrote:

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> This Celtic/Rangers thing is becoming ridiculous.

> Are the deluded conspiracy theorists among the

> Celtic fans going to be up in arms after the 2-2

> draw on Saturday against such lowly opposition.

> Enough already.

I know it must seem like it to a non-SPL follower, but this has nothing to do with Rangers. It's 100% Celtic.

[Jah Lush]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Thats 8 days Mark.

>

> And trust me - these days, beating Liverpool is

> nothing to brag about. Especially when the ref was

> your 12th man.

Eight Days A Week was a fine Lennon & McCartney hit but not as good as Lennon's last minute hit yesterday.

As for accusations of referee bias I've never seen a Liverpool side commit so many fouls for a long long time and all your bookings were deserved. In fact there was one particularly nasty foul on Gareth Bale that I thought deserved a red card. Liverpool played well yesterday and you had enough chances to win the game but didn't take them. Maxi's miss just before half-time would have really made hard for us to come back from but overall I thought Spurs edged it and deserved to win. So, one-nil and you fucked it up.

[Emerson Crane]

Ok whatever, why not gain the upper hand by just letting it it go and thereby demonstrate you are the better man?

[Mick Mac]

Keef Wrote:

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> Just read your 10.20 post again, and agree with

> it. Christ, there is so much paranoia going on,

> that I even have to explain my positive posts.

I'm glad you agree with it Keef but your original post was not clear.

There are two aspects to the discussion - the referring crisis in Scotland, which I think has every right to be discussed here and slagging off each others clubs for no reason, which does not.

As for Emerson Crane, you show a low level of understanding of this issue.

[Emerson Crane]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Keef Wrote:

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> > Just read your 10.20 post again, and agree with

> > it. Christ, there is so much paranoia going on,

> > that I even have to explain my positive posts.

>

> I'm glad you agree with it Keef but your original

> post was not clear.

>

> There are two aspects to the discussion - the

> referring crisis in Scotland, which I think has

> every right to be discussed here and slagging off

> each others clubs for no reason, which does not.

>

> As for Emerson Crane, you show a low level of

> understanding of this issue.

Low level of understanding or not, which is extremely patronising, just let it go. The whole refereeing situation in Scotland has descended into farce, and posts such as yours and others don't help to garner sympathy. Move on.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Oh I don't know, slagging off each other's teams is half the fun. [but not when it gets nasty.]

[Mick Mac]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Oh I don't know, slagging off each other's teams

> is half the fun.

You know what I mean - I meant the nasty stuff and with Rangers Celtic it can get rather nasty.

[Sandperson]

Well, I just had a wonderful birthday weekend. I'd like to thank Blackburn for turning up, Newcastle and Stoke for their drawn games and Tottenham for no particular reason at all. ;)

[Emerson Crane]

Now the more cynically minded conspiracy theorists out there claim a deal was struck between Allerdyce and Fergie to throw the game in favour of Mancs, as a vast Asian betting syndicate had offered them both a nice big brown envelope each plus a nice case of vintage claret each. Of course I don't believe such nonsense for a moment, after all a side such as Blackburn could NEVER lose by such a huge margin on purpose could they?

[Jah Lush]

No but it was good to see Allardyce's long ball merchants get the thorough thrashing they deserve week in week out for playing that stone age shit. And Berbatov was superb. I enjoyed watching that.

[Keef]

Yeah, I'm no manc fan, but any time big sam gets shown up, I'm happy.

[Emerson Crane]

Me too, and to think the odious man was once touted as the next England manager!!!!!! Jeez that would have been a disaster, not that England are that clever at the moment anyway!!

[Mick Mac]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> And Berbatov was superb. I enjoyed watching that.

He's a very skilful player no doubt and a great performance, but you still don't kknow what you are going to get from him in a tough match.

I watched Torres in MOTD last night and he seemed to be getting into some great positions, but a bit slow to shoot. Bit frustrating for Liverpool fans I imagine, as with his two chances and that of Maxi Rodrigues they could have had the game won.

[Jah Lush]

I agree Mac. Liverpool certainly had their chances to win it. I was at the game and I thought they played well. Torres is still lacking that extra yard in his head to be back 100-per-cent. I'm sure it won't be long before that happens and I hope so for Liverpool's sake but they still need another top class striker to play alongside him.

[SCSB79]

I'm sure I heard on Sky Sports that he has only scored something like 17 of his 77 goals away from home. Roughly 20%... not sure what these figures are like compared to other top EPL strikers, but I suspect that is is quite low.

Any statos out there?

[matthew123]

That is great thing about visiting Anfield as you are pretty much guaranteed to see a Torres goal, and more likely at Kop end.. and there was Roy thinking it was down to his team talks ;-)

[SCSB79]

Well that was a lesson in football that Barcelona gave to Real last night.

[Annasfield]

Vamos Barca or whatever that is in Catalan.

[Emerson Crane]

My fellow EDFers', I had the pleasure and privilege, yes privilege, to watch Barca dismantle Real and tear them a new one in the process. This performance is the best I've ever seen by a club side in my 53 years on planet earth.

Forget Liverpool v Chavski, forget Sunderland v Chavski, forget Mancs v Blackburn, forger Arsenal v Citeh, this was of the highest, highest calibre. And it could have been more than the 5 nil quite easily. And it was against, supposedly one of the best, and most expensively assembled, teams in the world. Imagine what they might do to the more mediocre sides!!!

Messi put in a mesmerising performance but man of the match and best footballer in the world, Xavi, put in a peerless performance, he didn't give the ball away once. At that level, that is unreal. Ronaldo reverting to his pouting, petulant self when things didn't go his way (money well spent eh Real?), throwing his arms up in the air and sulking.

This game will live in my memory for a long time, the one touch passing, the give and go, and the quality of Barcas attacking football was beyond measure. Real can count themselves lucky Pepe had a good game in defence.

Alternatively you could have watched Leicester v Notts Forest!!!