Football Focus

[Atticus]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/9166045/Liverpools-latest-disappointment-at-home-to-Wigan-highlights-Anfields-blindness-to-modern-failings.html

[Otta]

Harsh, but basically fair

[SCSB79]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Lennon will get his first title and its thoroughly

> deserved. Ally is a good guy and a rangers hero

> but this year the spoils go to Lennon. Hats off.

Debatable.

[Jah Lush]

red devil Wrote:

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> I never thought I'd see these words in the same

> sentence...Peter Crouch, goal of the season :)

It was an absolute corker wasn't it. Wish he did more of that when he was at Spurs.

[Parkdrive]

Atticus Wrote:

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> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/li

> verpool/9166045/Liverpools-latest-disappointment-a

> t-home-to-Wigan-highlights-Anfields-blindness-to-m

> odern-failings.html

Please correct me if I'm wrong nut isn't the author of the piece a Liverpool fan? If so he must have written this with a heavy heart but at lease he doesn't allow sentiment to cloud his judgement. He's spot on.

[Atticus]

It never occurred to me who they (the author) might support. I just thought it was a piece waiting to be written. My own, blatant, prejudice aside, I think it is a piece that will strike a chord with most, less, indulgent lfc fans.

[Otta]

I guess for the match going fans it is a bit different, as they will look at this season as one with two or three trips to Wembley, and one or two cups won, which doesn't look bad at all. As one said to me, "no one remembers league position unless you finish 1st".

That is a fair point, and they are the ones spending their hard earned money, and commuting a large part of their lives to supporting their team, whilst the likes of me just watch in the pub. I do think though that they'd find it hard to read that and see the truth in it. The cup runs are undoubtedly papering over the gaping cracks. And lets not forget that Cardiff easily could have won the league cup if luck had been on their side.

[Undisputedtruth]

Liverpool have some very good youngsters but I can't see the team being premiership contenders in the next five years.

Teams like Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham are widening the gap between Liverpool because of their youth policy and wealthy backers. That's the problem, whether you agree with it or not, Liverpool will always play catch up to the big five. As Liverpool improves, the other teams will as well from their position of strength.

Also, Liverpool were fortunate enough to beat the mighty* Cardiff in the mickey mouse cup. But there are still big names left in the FA cup to win it. Is the mickey mouse cup good enough for the Liverpool fans? Liverpool are not a top five side and so will not gain revenue from Champion League games and bolster their squad accordingly in the future. Realistically, Dalglish needs to be given five years to develop their young players before Liverpool becomes a top side again.

* sarcasm ;-)

[Alan Medic]

United got lucky last night not conceding a penalty. I wonder how long Welbeck is going to get to prove or otherwise he is up to scratch. He just doesn't impress me as being exceptional.Meanwhile last season's leading scorer doesn't get a game. And what a talented player Berbi is.

[Otta]

SAF has more or less said Berbatov will go at the end of the season. Will be interesting to see where he goes, a smaller team where he can play every week, or a big team where he waits his turn.

[Razors]

Come on the Blues!

[Razors]

Yes! Well done Chels. Chelsea Chelsea

[JeanieB]

Well done chelsea. Honestly didnt think you had a chance but i think you proved most of us wrong!

I know this is like trying to find a needle in a haystack BUT i really want to go the FA cup final and was wandering if there was any chance someone in the big ED could help me out? Willing to spend upto ?100, maybe more. Preferably in the spurs end!

Thanks.

[Mick Mac]

The spurs end? The semi final is just a formality I guess.

[Parkdrive]

JeanieB Wrote:

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> Well done chelsea. Honestly didnt think you had a

> chance but i think you proved most of us wrong!

>

> I know this is like trying to find a needle in a

> haystack BUT i really want to go the FA cup final

> and was wandering if there was any chance someone

> in the big ED could help me out? Willing to spend

> upto ?100, maybe more. Preferably in the spurs

> end!

>

> Thanks.

The words FA Cup Final ticket and ?100 are never heard in the same sentence unless the sentence runs like this " you want an FA CUp Final ticket for ?100, are you serious????" B)

[Jah Lush]

Indeed, unless you have Spurs membership and have gained loyalty points for attendance it will cost you an arm and a leg. Anyway, a semi-final against Chelsea who have never beaten Spurs at Wembley looks mouthwatering. Really looking forward to the match.

[Chippy Minton]

Kenny Dalglish has sent a message of soldarity to the tanker drivers. After buying Andy Carroll, Stuart Downing and Jordan Henderson he's grateful he's no longer responsible for the biggest panic buying in history.

[Jah Lush]

This is very funny. I'm sure West Ham fans will especially like this one.

[Parkdrive]

Chippy Minton Wrote:

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> Kenny Dalglish has sent a message of soldarity to

> the tanker drivers. After buying Andy Carroll,

> Stuart Downing and Jordan Henderson he's grateful

> he's no longer responsible for the biggest panic

> buying in history.

;-)

[maxxi]

Very funny - Harry tells it slightly differently in his autobiog., that he told Futre to fuck off and didn't care if he never saw him again and that Futre came crawling back days later with his manager and lawyer, offered the cash first then offered Moncur the sweetener but that Moncur didn't give a monkey's what number he wore so all they had to do was square it with the FA.

Then - a little later - after seeing Futre, Dumitrescu and Raducioiu standing on the halfway line watching while WH's goal was being bombarded by Sunderland in the cold and wet he realised it probably wasn't going to work out.

[Parkdrive]

Complacency creeping in Arsenal? Welld one to QPR fighting for Prem survival. I give Andy Carroll 8.9 for style, and delivery. Jessie.

[Kowloonatic]

Hello all. My first post on this forum - moving to Dulwich to start a teaching job in September.

Who do we think are going down with Wolves? As a Villa fan, I am getting rather nervous...

[red devil]

Welcome Kowloonatic, Villa should be safe, but I think Brum were in a similar position before they were relegated last year...so keep biting those nails ;-)

I will plump for Wigan and QPR.

[Parkdrive]

Kowloonatic Wrote:

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> Hello all. My first post on this forum - moving to

> Dulwich to start a teaching job in September.

>

> Who do we think are going down with Wolves? As a

> Villa fan, I am getting rather nervous...

Villa should be safe, Wolves, QPR and Wigan are gone. Probaly famous last words.

[Bluerevolution]

RD did you get tickets for THE game?