Football Focus

[Ladygooner]

Going to Upton Park this Saturday and inconveniently the District Line is not running from 3pm. Anyone got any travel tips on how to get there?

[SeanMacGabhann]

take your pick keef

(hmm same search terms 5 mins later shows much different results - still a few about the incident further down the page tho)

although I see there are other stories there about him pushing a fan as well

and let's not even bring up the nightclub incident again

[Keef]

LG, get overground from forest hill to canada water, get jubilee to Canning Town, then get number 5, 115, or (g think) 330 along Barking Road to the bottom of Green Street. You should do it in an hour easily.

[Emerson Crane]

Due to the current financial problems surrounding a lot of football clubs at the moment, Man U have had to release 15 members of staff from their payroll. The 5 referees and 10 linesman are said to be devastated.

[Atticus]

speaking of diving, or rather divers...

[SeanMacGabhann]

Arsenal are hilariously bad tonight. Rank

[Ladygooner]

Bring back Henry - we just can't seem to score any goals!

[Keef]

Try being a Liverpool supporter. Torres scores after 2 minutes, it's all good. Oh wait, no, we can't defend, and it's the same players Woy had at his disposal. Hopefully Kenny will be a bit more daring and go for it.

[kpc]

Kenny out! ;-)

[Keef]

Blackpool double over Liverpool, and from what I can gather, fully deserved. Kenny has had no real time to do anything, but if we lose to Everton, things will look decidedly shite.

[kpc]

I keep waiting for Blackpool to commence their slide down the table but they continue to get the results. Amazing really.

[Mick Mac]

Blackpool have just reached the top of the big dipper.....

[Emerson Crane]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Arsenal are hilariously bad tonight. Rank

Yes they were. Hats off to Ipswich for showing the prima donna millionaires of the Premier League how it's done. Citeh take note.

[DaveR]

McParland learnt the lesson from the Chelsea spanking and put 5 in midfield for Arsenal, and the players found a bit of confidence when Arsenal didn't really get into the groove. Let's hope Jewell can take it on from here. Roy who?

[Keef]

So Santa Cruz likely to return to Blackburn because he wants to remain in the North West. Wright Phillips to come down to London and join Fulham or West Ham. I honestly wouldn't mind a punt on either of them at Liverpool right now.

[ruffers]

kpc Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Kenny out! ;-)

He's taken them as far as he can I reckon...

So, next few games are the derby, then Wolves and Stoke. How many before they pick up a win do you think?

[ruffers]

Was Robbie Keane a Birmingham fan when he was a kid do you think?

[kpc]

That'll become apparent when personal terms are discussed. Personally, not sure if it's a good move or not. Presume minimum contract will be 2.5 years and there will be minimal re-sale value for a 33 year old Keane. So overall package will cost ?15m allowing for wage demands. Suspect will get good use out of him this season but his interest seems to wane. If it goes through, I hope he does well, just have reservations.

['bout now]

Grant out, Martin 'O Neill in.

Brilliantly handled by Brady, Gold and Sullivan...not.

[Mick Mac]

Will be interesting to see west ham fans view if o neill gets the job. They certainly couldn't have hoped for a higher calibre manager. There will be some who will be snobbish about the o neill style of play but i think these comments often come from the ill informed and i would suggest you wait and see.

Ill be following west ham with interest if he does take it . Is suggest he must have been given a huge incentive to take the job in terms of transfer budget as the initial rumours were he did not want the job.

[murphy]

I thought the manner of Liverpool's sacking of Hodgson was bad enough but West Ham, dear oh dear.

I guess fans can look forward to some "Allardyce lite" football. O'Neill is a great manager but just can't see him not falling out with the lovely Gold, Sullivan and Brady.

[Keef]

I know Anna loves Rafa, but Mick's love for O'Neil is unrivalled! Anyway, I thought Liverpool handled Woy's sacking badly, but if this story is true, then it shows a spectacular amount of disrespect for Grant!

[Mick Mac]

murphy Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> I guess fans can look forward to some "Allardyce

> lite" football.

hmmm....

[ruffers]

O'Neill will keep them up then when leaves the job again he'll get the Liverpool job in the summer. You heard it here first.

[Mick Mac]

It seems noone I know who supports Liverpool wants him.

I'd suggest O Neill will have a break clause in his contract allowing him to move at short notice if any big job does come his way but in the meantime he'll give West Ham his all and I'd like to think he'd keep them up.