Football Focus

[Bluerevolution]

'bout now Wrote:

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> Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> > A Liverpool Fan, a Man u fan and a Man City fan

> > are climbing a mountain and arguing about who

> > loves their team the most..

> > The Liverpool fan insists that he is the most

> > loyal and he yells ?this is for The Reds ?and

> > jumps off the mountain..

> > Not to be out done, the Man City fan

> > professes his love for his team

> >and buys the mountain, pushing everybody into

> oblivion.

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>

> Fixed that for you!

Cheers for that- we can now stand proud and say to ManUre, Chelski, Liverpool and Arsenal- see we can copy you and buy silverware too !

Manchester United's dressing room minutes before kick off in the derby;

"Right I want 110% effort from the word go against this blue shit. Remember the bastards did us on the anniversary of Munich. If you don't win, those cockney fuckers at Chelsea will have 6 points on us. Now I don't care if you kick, punch or head-butt your way to victory, you must win this. Good luck."

Then Sir Alex walks in and says, "Thanks ref, I'll take it from here."

[Otta]

Er... My email was hacked. Yeah right!

[red devil]

He's not known as Gary Cock for nothing...

[Parkdrive]

Perhaps the best thing him to do is to take aleaf out of Sir Alex Fergusons book and not talk to the media.

[Bluerevolution]

So upset and traumatized it took her 11 months to get paid for an exclusive from a very dubious red top.

[Atticus]

Manchester City banter now alludes to how great they are, whilst tongue in cheek about money. Pains me to say it as a scouser but I respect MUFC a hell of a lot more than I do MCFC.

[red devil]

That's the nouveau riche for you...no class

[Bluerevolution]

Class? Giggs, Ferdinand, Shrek-give your head a wobble (That's a Mancunian saying btw)

Ushited bought trophies for years- history yes but only in the last 20 years-swear word off if you think Ushited have more of a core Mancunian support.

Football wasn't invented in 1993-check your history.

Liverpool were a much greater team back then.

Was there when we beat GILLINGHAM in 1999 in play off final, would you have been ?

CTID

This crap about the money is just that, crap- how much have the teams that have won the premiership paid out to win it?

Blackburn Rovers bought the title- so you know what swear word off.

[Bluerevolution]

did I mention Man Ushited fans joining Napoli forums, posing as Blues and goading them into violence? Class- rags don't know the swear word meaning.

[red devil]

Talksport, second on the left, shut the door after you leave...

[Bluerevolution]

red devil Wrote:

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> Talksport, second on the left, shut the door after

> you leave...

LMFAO talkshite? argue with intellect please.

[Alan Medic]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> did I mention Man Ushited fans joining Napoli

> forums, posing as Blues and goading them into

> violence? Class- rags don't know the swear word

> meaning.

Do a lot of Mancs speak/write Italian?

[StraferJack]

Man U could have had exactly the same income and commercial operations but with out Ferguson they would have been a shadow of the team that won so many trophies. So I don't buy the allegation they bought anything. And I say that as an Arsenal fan

[Otta]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> So upset and traumatized it took her 11 months to

> get paid for an exclusive from a very dubious red

> top.

I agree that she comes across as milking it for cash. Do you think that excuses it though?

Blackburn and Chelsea have bought success, not sure I'd say that of Man U (much as it pains me). Equally, in response to Strafer's post, I'm not sure Chelsea's money would have had such an instant impact without "the special one" at the helm.

[StraferJack]

Good point re Mourinhio as well. There just are very few managers capable of that kind of success - so you can have 10 teams with sugar-daddies throwing money around but you won't find 10 managers able to do enough with the money. Plus there can only be one winner each season

Blackburn buying the title - it was a while ago now (scary thought) but even then the whle thing went close to the wire if I recall. It didn't feel like Blacburn were some invincible super-team bought with cash

[red devil]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> LMFAO talkshite? argue with intellect please.

You couldn't make it up...

[red devil]

red devil Wrote:

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> I think we'll all get along fine this season

> Otta...famous last words!

Red Devil would like it to be known that the above statement was made at a time when common knowledge thought that BR was safely locked up in a secure unit...

[mockney piers]

Did anybody else find themselves rooting for Wales last night?

I think my relationship with the England football team may be irretrievably broken down.

Too many over-hyped underperforming years under Sven and Fabio with superego premiership tosspots.

I think I preferred us when were enigmatically rubbish tbh, or am i being nostalgic for a "better time" that never really existed? Although I'm pretty sure the only thing Brooking and co will have ever roasted was a chicken on sunday.

[StraferJack]

I think the rejog of the team (eg bringing back Lampard) gave the team the air of what we have seen for last 10 years.

I thought the lineup against Bulgaria was more interesting and a sign of the future - and as a bunch of individuals they seem less in love with themselves than teh Lampard/Terry/Gerrard and co era

So no, I wouldn't write off England just yet. But I was rooting for Wales (14-1 innit)

[mockney piers]

I didn't say I've written them off, just that I've stopped caring.

[StraferJack]

I meant write them off from your "things you care about" book

[mockney piers]

That horse has bolted I'm afraid.

Luckily I have dual nationality......

[Otta]

Glory hunter! ;-)

Like none of Spains players are money obsessed toss pots.

I don't care much for the England of recent years, but should a new bunch come and grab my interest again, I'll be pleased.

[Parkdrive]

Otta Wrote:

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> Glory hunter! ;-)

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> Like none of Spains players are money obsessed

> toss pots.

>

Substitute "Spains" for all and I think you'd be spot on.

[DJKillaQueen]

I think it's time we wake up to the fact that England are a mediocre team and I don't really think there is any manager in the world that can fix that. The problem is deep rooted, lies in the style of football we play and the style of coaching we use. And it's worth making the point that many of the international stars who play in the premiership also underperformed at the last world cup. The kick and rush of the premiership is mo match for the possession football of Spain. And until the FA and the premiership wake up to that nothing will change.....They don't really care anyway whilst the premiership keeps brining in the millions it does.