Football Focus

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Don't tell Quids anyone, he'll be insufferable.

[Mick Mac]

He's texting already. He has no internet in backward bailout land.

[Emerson Crane]

Well done to West Ham last night as nobody else seems to want to mention it. Wouldn't have been too bad for Manc supporters getting home last night as most of then live in London. ;-)

How does it feel when an old boy does that to you? Somebody I know who is a Manc supporter tried to brush the loss off as a mere blip, but I had to point out to him that regardless of the personnel on parade, this was a top versus bottom clash, and therefore pride is a major factor. He wasn't happy.

I went to the home of football to watch a very mediocre afair, but I suppose we won and thats the main thing.

[SeanMacGabhann]

well nobody mentioned it apart from me, piers and PGC

[Sandperson]

Haha, and slowly the Emerson Crane/Atila the whoever wind-up bus gathers speed.

It was a great result for WH last night. Congratulations and good luck for an extended run at the cup.

It was nice to see Fergie on the touchline, animated, like the days of old, really getting involved.

Anyway, us glory hunters can't be too disappointed with being outplayed and I'm sure that we'll use it as a lesson. That, or we're in terminal decline if you believe certain Gooners on here. :)

[Atticus]

Emerson, Everton didn't play last night and they certainly didn't win.

[Emerson Crane]

Atticus Wrote:

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> Emerson, Everton didn't play last night and they

> certainly didn't win.

Just for clarification, I refer to Arsenal as the home of football, previous posts refer. As for Everton not winning, well nothing new there then.

[Emerson Crane]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Haha, and slowly the Emerson Crane/Atila the

> whoever wind-up bus gathers speed.

>

> It was a great result for WH last night.

> Congratulations and good luck for an extended run

> at the cup.

>

> It was nice to see Fergie on the touchline,

> animated, like the days of old, really getting

> involved.

> Anyway, us glory hunters can't be too disappointed

> with being outplayed and I'm sure that we'll use

> it as a lesson. That, or we're in terminal decline

> if you believe certain Gooners on here. :)

I find it strange that it took others comments to prompt Manc supporters to grudgingly offer praise to the Hammers for their perforamnce last night. Strange, but not surprising.

[Sandperson]

Erm, I wasn't online. Unlike you, I don't sit on here waiting to trot out the same tired old lines 24/7.

In fact, I'm beginning to think you are a spambot. That would explain a lot. Also, what was grudging about it. I said they won fair and square and congratualted them. At this point, if it was Arsenal, you would probably be bleating on about how they bullied you into losing, or the weather was a bit cold for your boys. :)

[Emerson Crane]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Erm, I wasn't online. Unlike you, I don't sit on

> here waiting to trot out the same tired old lines

> 24/7.

>

> In fact, I'm beginning to think you are a spambot.

> That would explain a lot. Also, what was grudging

> about it. I said they won fair and square and

> congratualted them. At this point, if it was

> Arsenal, you would probably be bleating on about

> how they bullied you into losing, or the weather

> was a bit cold for your boys. :)

And you have the nerve to say my lines are tired? Touched a nerve yet again have I? Oh yes, and we didn't lose.;-)

[Jah Lush]

Great result for West Ham last night but I bet they'd rather have the three points. Hopefully they can go on and rediscover a bit of form in the league after such a good performance.

[Sandperson]

Come on Jah. You are a bit slow with your praise. Be more prompt next time otherwise Emerson gets irked. ;)

[Jah Lush]

Err... yeah sorry about that.

[kpc]

Blues making the semi-finals to. And no sweeter way of doing than beating the V*le. Only regret not being able to make it up there this evening. And now I'll have a whiskey in my whiskey and see who we get in the draw.

A quiet encounter in East London awaits. So that's Millwall and West Ham both away in the same week!

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

So what do we think of the bid?

I'm torn between being very proud that we've pulled out all the stops and sent a rather top team, and very cynical that it's all about income generated and not a lot to do with football.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Income generation is not to be sniffed at these days PGC, but I take your point

I haven?t liked the finger wagging at the BBC and Times for running the FIFA allegations and the huffy ?the timing hasn?t helped?. No it probably hasn?t but then that isn?t the main consideration if the allegations are true

But let?s assume that corruption is rife and blah de blah, the WC is going to end up SOMEWHERE, so I would be happy to see it here. Then again, if it goes somewhere else I won?t be weeping into my pillow

I?m still recovering from the Gary Linaker story tho

[Keef]

Makes me laugh that Cameron has suddenly decided to tell ministers to rethink cuts on sports in schools. Suddenly sport is top of his agenda. Hmm

[murphy]

Really hope we get the World Cup, if we don't the next likely date is 2030. Some FIFA officials are no doubt very dodgy but liked the line I heard on the radio the other day "No doubt the BBC will be running a Panorama special on the royal family 3 days before the Royal Wedding".

[Rolo Tomasi]

Removed as World Cup Decision thread started elsewhere

[Emerson Crane]

Is it me, or does something not smell right about the decision to award Russia the world cup for 2018?

Whooops just noticed the other thread, my bad!

[ruffers]

Don't know if any non - City fans noticed the way the City crowd adopted Salzburg's player Alan when he came on the other night, made me smile.

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/video

[kpc]

Decent game at St Andrews. Draw a fair result. Straight question. Does Defoe aleays fall over that much?

[Ladygooner]

Ssshhh we are top of the league......

[kpc]

LG - shout it from the roof tops. Its an odd league all round so far. Keep the run going and it can be yours...

[Emerson Crane]

2 exquisite goals from Samir, fast taking over the mantle of Arsenals most valuable player.