Football Focus

[Jah Lush]

You'll have to get used to that BR. Lots of teams are now coming to Spurs and parking the bus. Fair play to Everton last night though, they at least had a go but never really troubled us and we could have won by a few more.

I reckon you're getting the jitters. :))

[Bluerevolution]

red devil Wrote:

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> Otta Wrote:

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> > Basically yeah. Both clean in my book.

> >

> > Agree with Gerrard that it is a bit

> hypocritical

> > of Mancini to scream for a booking of Johnson,

> > when he (rightly) complained about Rooney doing

> > it.

>

> I think they were both sending off

> offences...lunging in with both feet off the

> ground is dangerous intent, regardless whether it

> results in a clean tackle or ripping the other

> blokes leg off.

> For all you conspiracy theorists out there, Nani

> was sent off in a match at the Villa a couple of

> seasons ago for a similar two footed 'tackle' that

> cleanly won the ball. All we want is consistency,

> one way or the other.

>

> Mancini was also hypocritical about Rooney's

> alledged 'waving a card' gesture after the Kompany

> lunge...in the league game against Liverpool he

> made a very clear 'waving a card' gesture

> himself...but that's managers for you :)

Mancinis gesture last night was calling for consistency- the Kompany sending off and Johnsons nothing doing now leaves defenders in limbo. They will be scared to tackle-ironically something Kompany said yesterday in his response to the red card not being rescinded.

[Bluerevolution]

red devil Wrote:

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> Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> > Flat? 60% possession and Liverpool had SIX

> > defenders on for last 20 minutes- they didn't

> park

> > the bus, they put shutters up, boarded the

> windows

> > and bricked up the doors

>

> Ok, impotent then...couldn't score in a brothel :)

Unlike Rooney >:D<

[red devil]

Touche BR...I've just received a mailshot flyer from WHUFC trying to flog tickets, ?10 off ?43/41/32 tickets...but it's the ?49 hospitality blurb that sells it for me, with accompanying mugshots of James Corden, Russell Brand, Phil Jupitus and wait for it...Shane Ritchie...bargain!..and strangely Paolo Di Canio too, don't they know he's the manager of Swindon now? :)

[Jah Lush]

red devil Wrote:

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> mugshots of James Corden, Russell Brand, Phil

> Jupitus and wait for it...Shane Ritchie.

What a nightmare scenario. Sharing hospitality with that little lot would surely put anyone off.

[red devil]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> red devil Wrote:

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> > mugshots of James Corden, Russell Brand, Phil

> > Jupitus and wait for it...Shane Ritchie.

>

> What a nightmare scenario. Sharing hospitality

> with that little lot would surely put anyone off.

They've also got Katy Perry's pic next to Brand's...I don't think he's getting much hospitality from her box these days :)

[Jah Lush]

I think it was the relegation that did for him.

[Alan Medic]

I think it's far too early to worry about that particular match. Win or lose Spurs won't be out of it. In the back of my mind though is that United still have to go to all the other top 6 teams apart from Liverpool. That's 4 very loseable games.It could be a City Spurs race near the end of the season.

[Undisputedtruth]

If you exclude the first two games of the season then Spurs have shown better cnsistency then the two Manchester sides. If Spurs have aspirations to be champions then they will have to beat the two Manchester teams.

[Jah Lush]

Yes. Those two results easier said than done. Certainly long overdue that we won at Old Trafford. Always seem to have a problem with referees up there.

[Undisputedtruth]

No excuses either. Even with refs!

[????]

...and weren't you lot going to win the Champions League this time last year?;-)

[Jah Lush]

Of course not. Don't be silly Quids. We had a nice little adventure though.

[Parkdrive]

Bluerevolution Wrote:

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> Flat? 60% possession and Liverpool had SIX

> defenders on for last 20 minutes- they didn't park

> the bus, they put shutters up, boarded the windows

> and bricked up the doors

BR I seem to remember Citeh coming to the Arsenal not that far back and doing exactly the same to grind out a nil nil.

[Jah Lush]

After Wolves at the weekend, I've noticed that five of Spurs' next six league games are against Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester United. If they are in the same position after that, or even better placed we can really start talking about the title, otherwise we can forget about it.

[charlottekb]

You can forget about it now

[Jah Lush]

I can't Charlotte. I'm living the dream.

[ratty]

Ooops I posted under my wife's log in! charlotrekb is really me! :)

Live That Dream Man! :)

[????]

Good luck tomorrow Ratty....er maybe ;-)

[ratty]

Fortress Fratton Quids! I am reckoning it is a dilema for us. If we win it might help the scum win the title or get promoted.

Most Pompey I know are hoping for a thumping from the Hammers tomorrow! :) You going?

[Bluerevolution]

Scottish Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

12:30 - 14:30

St Johnstone vs. Rangers FC

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

14:45 - 17:15

Soccer Saturday

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Aston Villa vs. Everton FC

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Blackburn Rovers vs. Fulham FC

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Chelsea vs. Sunderland

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Liverpool FC vs. Stoke City

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Manchester United vs. Bolton Wanderers

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

West Bromwich Albion vs. Norwich City

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Scottish Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Celtic vs. Dundee United

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Scottish Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Motherwell FC vs. Inverness

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English Npower Championship

Saturday, January 14th

15:00 - 17:00

Nottingham Forest FC vs. Southampton FC

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

16:30 - 17:15

BBC Final Score

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Spanish Primera Division

Saturday, January 14th

17:00 - 19:00

Real Zaragoza vs. Getafe CF

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Spanish Primera Division

Saturday, January 14th

17:00 - 19:00

Granada CF vs. Rayo Vallecano

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Spanish Primera Division

Saturday, January 14th

17:00 - 19:00

FC Sevilla vs. Espanyol

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English Npower Championship

Saturday, January 14th

17:20 - 19:20

Watford FC vs. Reading FC

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Spanish Primera Division

Saturday, January 14th

19:00 - 21:00

RCD Mallorca vs. Real Madrid

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International Friendly Matches

Saturday, January 14th

19:00 - 21:00

Palmeiras Sao Paulo vs. Ajax

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Italian Serie A

Saturday, January 14th

19:45 - 21:45

Catania vs. AS Roma

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French Ligue 1

Saturday, January 14th

20:00 - 22:00

Montpellier HSC vs. Olympique Lyon

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French Ligue 1

Saturday, January 14th

20:00 - 22:00

Paris Saint Germain vs. Toulouse

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French Ligue 1

Saturday, January 14th

20:00 - 22:00

Saint-Etienne vs. FC Sochaux

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Spanish Primera Division

Saturday, January 14th

21:00 - 23:00

Valencia CF vs. Real Sociedad

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English Premier League

Saturday, January 14th

22:20 - 23:40

BBC Match of the Day

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[Huguenot]

I love it when football managers forget they're in the entertainment business.

Arsenal's Ars?ne Wenger slams TV influence on Premier League fixtures

[Undisputedtruth]

You don't know much about football, do you now Hugo?

The main point Wenger was making is that the shifting of games to fit in with TV scheduling can influence the outcomes of games. With the increase of managers being sacked over recent years, the managers' priority is to get points. A manager wanting to be entertaining and failing to get points is likely to get sacked. This is the hash reality of football.

[Huguenot]

Absolutely UDT, and thankfully you're there to set us all straight. Have you thought about running a Premiership team in addition to your hifi purity consultancy?

It would be a bit unfair on the others though, so it's good of you to hold yourself back.

[Alan Medic]

Dead right UDT. I remember that game which was rearranged to suit TV and one team turned up a day late to find out they had lost 36-0. Their manager was a bit embarressed about losing the 3 points so easily but happy not to have picked up any more injuries apart from his big centre half who picked up a nasty knock on the head when leaving the coach.

"We were never really in the game" according to the manager, has got to be the understatement of the year.