Football Focus

[Parkdrive]

Chavski start with Torres and Hazard UEFA super cup and still find themselves 3 nil down at half time. Mind you Athletic are playing like a team which you couldn't accuse the chavs of doing in the first 45.

[red devil]

There are always twists and turns on deadline day, and this one is going to hurt a certain Liverpool fan...Dempsey looks like he's signing for Spurs...

[Otta]

Bollocks!

Not even like Dempsey is the best in the world, but Liverpool desperately need a goal scorer.

[red devil]

Very strange, I thought it was a done deal, he wanted to go there and Carroll was loaned out...they now have to rely on Suarez and Borini, neither prolific...Michael Owen?

[Otta]

You're not the only one saying Owen.

Personally I wouldn't mind, but can't really see it.

[Mick Mac]

Paddy Power are doing a good slant on the Owen to West Ham rumour. They say he's needed as a jockey for Andy Carroll. Picture supplied on paddypower.com

[maxxi]

I would be more than happy with Owen at Upton Park on a PAYP basis.

WH have a history of getting players near the end of their careers, sometimes it works out and we see some good/entertaining stuff for a while (Bobby Gould, Liam Brady, Teddy Sheringham...) Sometimes not so much (Jimmy Greaves, Ian Wright, Davor ?uker...), whatever - if it doesn't break the bank it's worth a punt.

[woodrot]

I have to big bindipper LOLZ for the new improved striker free set up.ROFL LOL WTF etc

[El Pibe]

Maxxi, add Pearce and Winterburn to the first list!

[Mick Mac]

3 signings for Celtic. All internationals. One more maybe ?

Neil Lennon is hoping to make one more signing for his Champions League squad.

As the transfer window closed at midnight the Celtic website announced the signings of defender Efe Ambrose from FC Ashdod, Getafe striker Miku and goalkeeper Lubos Kamenar.

Interestingly the club statement added: ?And the club are also looking to bring in another striker, which they are hoping to do ahead of Monday's UEFA Champions League deadline.?

Clubs are entitled to sign free agents at anytime during the season with Celtic signing Andre Blackman outwith the transfer window last season.

By narrowing the field down to a striker the name of Michael Owen is the most obvious high profile striker without a club.

[red devil]

Ding Ding, week 3...

West Ham 2 Fulham 2

Swansea 2 Sunderland 0

Tottenham 2 Norwich 0

West Brom 1 Everton 1

Wigan 2 Stoke 1

Man City 3 QPR 1

Liverpool 1 Arsenal 0

Newcastle 3 Villa 0

Southampton 1 Man Utd 3

Last week...4 correct results and 1 perfect score...above average (only 9 games played)

[Mick Mac]

Fans' mockery of Michael Owen?s Q&A session becomes Twitter sensation

Michael Owen?s latest attempt to engage with his Twitter fanbase backfired spectacularly after a Q&A session on the social media website led to a deluge of abuse from fans with their cheeky questions.

On Sunday the former England star invited his followers on Twitter to submit questions to him using the hashtag #AskMOwen.

Owen told followers that he would select the 10 best questions and post video answers to them online.

The former Liverpool and Real Madrid ace, who was released by Manchester United in June, told fans to Tweet their questions ?on anything? and if the session was a success he would even make it a regular feature on his official app.

The session received a huge response but unfortunately for Owen the nature of the questions being posed by fans was not exactly what he had in mind.

Owen has yet to post his video responses, but if you look at the selection of some of the questions below, it's plain to see why:

@MirrorFootball: Do you feel a great affinity with Bradley Wiggins, who has also won a championship while sitting down? #askMOwen

@greglarmouth: #AskMOwen I?m expecting a parcel on Thursday, would you be able to sit in for me while I?m out? I have Racing UK & ATR & my sofa?s leather?

@steveuk30: #askMOwen Is it true you will only sign for a team if they have a heated bench ?

@BigJohnTerry: #askMOwen Did you ever think you?re just like Liverpool? good back in the day but now finding it really hard just to play football

@AlanPardewNUFC: #askMowen Our tea lady needs a holiday, can you cover? There is little to no sitting down involved though, will that be a problem?

@AndreVillyB: #askMOwen Where do you get your tickets from for the match? I see you every week and they?re good seats in the crowd.

@FootyHumour: #AskMOwen Which stadium has the most comfortable bench?

@HeskeyHeskey: #askMOwen I scored more goals than you in the Premiership last season. #LOL

@paddypower: #askMOwen were you gutted you weren?t nominated for a TV Bafta for your performance in the Insure.ie ads?

@RealParkJiSung: #askMOwen Do you know we called you Messi because we didn?t want to get caught 1 on 1 with you? In a conversation?

@BigJohnTerry: #askMOwen have you got a wife?

@Dante_Banks: #askMOwen If you cross breed a cat with a goldfish how long is it before you realise your career ended 6 years ago?

@weldy1980: #askMOwen If u had a choice between recieving a personality or being good at football, which wud u choose?

[Parkdrive]

Fulham look shocking, missing the players they've sold on.

[Parkdrive]

Oh dear Carroll off holding sis hamstring, not good.

[Otta]

That's definitely not good, I really want him to have a good run.

[Jah Lush]

Bloody Tottenham Hotspur! Conceding a goal in the last five minutes AGAIN! Bloody typical. Should have bought a forward in the window as well. Grrr!

[Mick Mac]

And a sending off....

[Jah Lush]

Thudd was only on the pitch eight minutes and off he goes. Dear oh dear. Another bad day at the office.

[Mick Mac]

I think AVB s time at Spurs could be a short one. On 606 the Spurs fans are restless already.

[red devil]

Harry's record was something like 4th, 5th, 4th; if AVB doesn't improve soon, he won't make Xmas Bonfire night.

Di Matteo is a dead man walking unless he wins the PL or CL.

Mancini reckoned he would have been sacked if City hadn't won the PL.

Nice work if you can get it...

[????]

Football. Bloody marvellous. Irons magnificent, spuds in poo poo already.....nearly a perfect day give or take a 'wall victory. :)

[????]

Harry on MOTD should be fun. Spuds fans howling on 606 are making my day even better.

[Parkdrive]

AVB was damaged goods before he arrived at Spurs, god knows what they were thinking when they took him on.

['bout now]

good display from the Hammers Today, Diame looks very good as did Noble. i had a dream last night that we won 3-0, so had to have a little flutter, ?3 bet, ?87 in my bin.

i love football.

[????]

Listened to the commentary 'bn, they said VT was excellent too. Nice bet btw. How's the neck? :)