Football Focus

[cincinatti kid]

Technically I have to agree with blue revolution, though I think there is an element of sour grapes on his part. I have and still play a lot of football ( at a high level) and Nani's goal was very good. His first touch in controlling a difficult ball from Giggs was superb as he brought it down and got it out of his feet in one movement and retained his composure to score. Rooney's was brilliant but instinctive. He himself admitted that 9 times out of 10 they go over the bar and it did hit his shin. Google Klaus Fisher the ex west german striker, or Hugo Sanchez to see a bicycle kick executed to perfection on a regular and consistent basis.

[Bluerevolution]

Not really sour grapes, we lost a cracking game- we didn't net our chances- Silva 4th minute for example. I wouldn't have said Nanis goal was better if I thought otherwise. Rooney has openly admitted it was a hell of a chance to actually net it. Apart from that one instance, Kompany had the better of Rooney. I don't doubt that Shreks ( come on, had to say it at some point ;) ) will go down as goal of the season but it's the only decent contribution he made and gets man of the bloody match for it ??

All I can say to Sandperson et al, enjoy whilst it lasts- cos the noisy neighbours are getting louder. CTID

[Jah Lush]

Thanks Fulham.

[Bluerevolution]

Cheers Mark Hughes, still thinking of City !

[Atticus]

Disagree BR, it wasn't a cracking game, in fact I thought it was rubbish, yet two fantastic goals will make it go down in history as a classic. As for MAN City, no bottle, too negative. You are not ready to challenge.

[Bluerevolution]

we never thought we were this season, work in progress and all that. Game was more entertaining than "The big one" at CoMS that can't be denied

[Bluerevolution]

Negative ? PMSL

[Annasfield]

Our youth team beat Southend 9-0 in the FA Youth Cup tonight. A lad called Raheem Sterling scored 5 superb goals.

A name to watch for the future?

[Emerson Crane]

Chavski v Fulham was a poor game, but it was funny to hear Fulham fans singing "what a waste of money" to senor Torres, who had another non event of a game.

[Narnia]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> Our youth team beat Southend 9-0 in the FA Youth

> Cup tonight. A lad called Raheem Sterling scored 5

> superb goals.

>

> A name to watch for the future?

They now play the winners of United v Newcastle (conquerers of Dulwich Hamlet).

[ruffers]

Atticus Wrote:

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> Disagree BR, it wasn't a cracking game, in fact I

> thought it was rubbish, yet two fantastic goals

> will make it go down in history as a classic. As

> for MAN City, no bottle, too negative. You are not

> ready to challenge.

Did you actually watch the game?

[Sandperson]

Oh come on BR. Rooney's been making goals for everyone else for a while now. He's on the up without a doubt.

As for tonight.....COYS!! Lennon was magic for the goal and Crouchio 4 in 7!

Out of interest, who are Aris? ;-)

[SCSB79]

What a result for Spurs.

Gattuso is a plank - headbutting Jordan at the end of the game, should have been off before that too, as should Flamini.

[Bluerevolution]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Oh come on BR. Rooney's been making goals for

> everyone else for a while now. He's on the up

> without a doubt.

>

> As for tonight.....COYS!! Lennon was magic for the

> goal and Crouchio 4 in 7!

>

> Out of interest, who are Aris? ;-)

Yeah you're right. Rooney 5 goals, 15 assists. Tevez 18 goals, 5 assists- Fergie, fergie sign him up sign him up ! Nice one Spuds tonight

SP Aris are an unknown team but they are fully outfitted with international players including the Greek No1 GK, we took a full squad cos we knew they would be difficult at home. SAF would have put a week side out and probably got beaten for arrogance

[Mick Mac]

Have to agree - Don't think anyone can say Rooney has been on form.

[Keef]

Big question this morning is, being as it was Jah's birthday yesterday. Does he actually remember Spurs' famous victory? Gutted I never made it out to celebrate with you mate, kids suck sometimes!

[Mick Mac]

It's a brave man who knocks heads with Joe Jordan.

[Emerson Crane]

Should Glenn Hoddle be pulled up for this?

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/855630-glenn-hoddle-says-sorry-for-fernando-torres-gaffe

[Jah Lush]

Definitely not. PC bollocks innit. Come on it's just a bit of humour and he's apologised. And what's more Hoddle should never have been sacked as England manager.

Tottenham were bloody marvellous last night. To win at the San Siro with half a dozen players out is a fantastic achievement and Gattuso is an arse. Flamini should have been sent off too. But that's the sort of refereeing decisions you get in Italy. You must be gutted Atila. COYS!

['bout now]

Totally agree JL, however Hoddle did say that Michael Owen" was not a natural goalscorer" and he should've been sacked for that. (WC '98)

[Jah Lush]

Hod is God! As a player he's better than anyone in the England team and he's 53 now.

[Sandperson]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> Sandperson Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Oh come on BR. Rooney's been making goals for

> > everyone else for a while now. He's on the up

> > without a doubt.

> >

> > As for tonight.....COYS!! Lennon was magic for

> the

> > goal and Crouchio 4 in 7!

> >

> > Out of interest, who are Aris? ;-)

>

> Yeah you're right. Rooney 5 goals, 15 assists.

> Tevez 18 goals, 5 assists- Fergie, fergie sign him

> up sign him up ! Nice one Spuds tonight

> SP Aris are an unknown team but they are fully

> outfitted with international players including the

> Greek No1 GK, we took a full squad cos we knew

> they would be difficult at home. SAF would have

> put a week side out and probably got beaten for

> arrogance

We've never been a team to rely on one goalscorer BR. Berba is top goalscorer so far this season so it matters little that Rooney isn't scoring, what matters is that he's helping to make goals which I regard as coming into form. 15 assists means he's helped score 15 goals. That's pretty good in anyone's book.

P.S. Would wouldn't have been beaten by the best of Greece.

[Mick Mac]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> what's more Hoddle should never have been sacked

> as England manager.

I disagree Jah. He deserved to be sacked irrespective of his abilities as manager. The minute I heard what he had said I knew he would be sacked promptly.

I can't now recall what he said exactly - but the gist of it was suggesting that disabled people were paying for the sins of a past life.

People with disabilities and their families have enough to bear without Hoddle making statements like that, trying to attach blame for their disability.

I'm not bothered about his current gaff. But as regards the one that got him sacked, the sacking was justified.

[Keef]

Hod is God!

Problem is, he seems to believe that.

I'm with Mick, it was an outrageous thing to say, and he had to go. Plus, he seems to have terrible man management skills!

[Emerson Crane]

Hoddle didn't have ANY man management skills, good player yeah, good manager, never.