Football Focus

['bout now]

So they can refuse to shake hands at the end of the game instead?

[Jah Lush]

I agree with PD. Get rid of the handshake at the beginning. It's so contrived. It never used to happen. If you feel like shaking the hand of your opponent at the end of the match then feel free to do so but you shouldn't be forced to do it at the beginning of a game.

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I agree with PD. Get rid of the handshake at the

> beginning. It's so contrived. It never used to

> happen. If you feel like shaking the hand of your

> opponent at the end of the match then feel free to

> do so but you shouldn't be forced to do it at the

> beginning of a game.

Indeed, I rest my case.

[red devil]

SCSB79 Wrote:

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> Cracking result in Perth today MM.

The problem when you gloat about a rivals defeat, is that it can often come back and bite you on the proverbial...Queen of the South anyone?

[maxxi]

Mancini has been a bit harsh on Hart imo - If he doesn't want his players criticising the team/performance then he should ban them from giving interviews immediately after games and see how that sits with the tv companies.

I thought it was refreshing to hear Hart's disappointment and anger come through instead of the usual platitudes tv interviewers love (like the follow up with Mourinho with tv idiot desperately trying to get 'the special one' to say he felt sympathy for Man City - plucky losers etc. - only to be met with a typically blunt "No").

[Otta]

Very harsh on Hart! The player was gutted about losing, surely that is what you want, and as far as I'm aware he only blamed "the team" and "us", it's not like he singled out a specific player and had a go.

[Jah Lush]

Exactly Otta. Cracking game though.

[red devil]

Swansea 2 Everton 2

Chelsea 2 Stoke 0

Southampton 2 Aston Villa 1

West Brom 3 Reading 1

West Ham 1 Sunderland 2

Wigan 1 Fulham 1

Liverpool 1 Man Utd 2

Newcastle 1 Norwich 2

Man City 2 Arsenal 2

Tottenham 1 QPR 1

[Otta]

My first attempt (I am usually naff at this)

Swansea 1 Everton 2

Chelsea 1 Stoke 0

Southampton 2 Aston Villa 1

West Brom 2 Reading 0

West Ham 3 Sunderland 2

Wigan 1 Fulham 2

Liverpool 2 Man Utd 2 (probably wishful thinking)

Newcastle 3 Norwich 2

Man City 2 Arsenal 2

Tottenham 3 QPR 1

[????]

Swansea 1 Everton 1

Chelsea 2 Stoke 0

Southampton 2 Aston Villa 2

West Brom 2 Reading 0

West Ham 2 Sunderland 1

Wigan 1 Fulham 0

Liverpool 0 Man U 2

Newcatsle 1 Norwich 0

Man City 1 Arsenal 2

AND

Tottenham 0 QPR...........8

[red devil]

More insightful journalism from Robbie Savage...

It is a fact of life that Liverpool and United fans don?t like each other, but that doesn?t give them a licence, at such a sensitive time after the Hillsborough revelations, to cross the line between rivalry and bad taste.

Lots of people hate having their teeth drilled - but they don?t walk into the surgery singing vile songs about the dentist.

Commuters hate it when they are late for work because their train doesn?t run on time - but they don?t chant abuse at the train driver.

All together now...

You only sing when you're drilling,

sing when you're driiiiiiling,

you only sing when you're drilling

You're late and you know you are,

you're late, and you know you are...

[Jah Lush]

I was at White Hart Lane last night. In what was a very entertaining game that was let down by a very poor Romanian referee. Lazio players constantly got away with niggling fouls on Lennon, Bale and Defoe and we had two legitimate goals ruled out. On top of that Lazio fans were clearly heard from where I was sitting giving a few of our black players monkey chants in the second half. I hope UEFA have taken note and do something about it though I suspect they won't. There was also bit of naughtyness down the Tottenham High Road after the game between rival fans. I think it could be a lot worse in Rome.

[Jah Lush]

Swansea 2 Everton 2

Chelsea 3 Stoke 1

Southampton 1 Aston Villa 1

West Brom 2 Reading 1

West Ham 1 Sunderland 2

Wigan 2 Fulham 2

Liverpool 2 Man Utd 3

Newcastle 2 Norwich 0

Man City 2 Arsenal 2

Tottenham 3 QPR 0

[bon3yard]

Re the pre-match handshake farce, a cycnic might think that its inception had more to do with highlighting the Premierships sponsor than any sense of corinthian sportsmanship...just saying.

[Parkdrive]

Swansea 1 Everton 2

Chelsea 2 Stoke 1

Southampton 1 Aston Villa 1

West Brom 2 Reading 0

West Ham 2 Sunderland 1

Wigan 1 Fulham 1

Liverpool 1 Man Utd 2

Newcastle 2 Norwich 0

Man City 1 Arsenal 2 (although I can see this going either way)

Tottenham 2 QPR 0

[Parkdrive]

bon3yard Wrote:

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> Re the pre-match handshake farce, a cycnic might

> think that its inception had more to do with

> highlighting the Premierships sponsor than any

> sense of corinthian sportsmanship...just saying.

>

>

The handshake is SUPPOSED to highlight the "respect" campaign, but I fail to see how an enforced, and insincere gesture has anything to do with respect. Get rid.

[Otta]

Robbie Fowler doing a Q&A on BBC website. Some interesting answers about bigest regret, best players he played with / against.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/19671796

[maxxi]

Echo Otta's sentiment about being crap at this (or I'd be doing the pools - do they still exist?) but as everyone seems to be having a punt...

Swansea 2 Everton 1

Chelsea 2 Stoke 2

Southampton 1 Aston Villa 2

West Brom 0 Reading 0

West Ham 3 Sunderland 1

Wigan 2 Fulham 1

Liverpool 1 Man Utd 3

Newcastle 2 Norwich 0

Man City 2 Arsenal 3

Tottenham 2 QPR 1

...maybe the Lawro game should have a thread of its own.

The Anfield panto starts tonight (Ch 5 9pm), wonder how mawkish/intrusive/emotionally-manipulative the prog. will get when it deals with recent events... well it IS channel five...

[maxxi]

so that was "Being Liverpool FC"...

hm...

how can I put this...

What a bollock-achingly, wince-inducing, over-stretched, fawning, embarassment of a puff piece.

A sick-making bag of tat.

A massive fucking slobbery love letter from Fox, a real Anfield arse-licking.

They used to make watchable documentary/fly-on-the-wall stuff years ago (remember "Orient - Club For a Fiver"?) but now they (you know, them!) make hour long commercials in the American style.

I have to go and throw up.

[red devil]

Keeping Up With The Kardashians Rodgers (Extra Lite)...

[Alan Medic]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-and-manchester-united-a-feud-too-far-8163756.html

Good article on Liverpool v Man U rivalry.

[Alan Medic]

http://super6.skysports.com/home

Lucky dip time.

[Otta]

Absolutely no luck for Liverpool today, but should have scored a couple in the first half and put it out of reach.

[Alan Medic]

I know Liverpool were on top though I'm not sure where their goals were coming from. United played badly and won which just about sums up their season so far. That is apart from losing to Everton who along with Arsenal appear to be the two best teams in the league at the moment.

[Parkdrive]

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Swansea 1 Everton 2

> Chelsea 2 Stoke 1

> Southampton 1 Aston Villa 1

> West Brom 2 Reading 0

> West Ham 2 Sunderland 1

> Wigan 1 Fulham 1

>

> Liverpool 1 Man Utd 2

> Newcastle 2 Norwich 0

> Man City 1 Arsenal 2 (although I can see this

> going either way)

> Tottenham 2 QPR 0

6 out of 10 and one correct score. Happy with that. Bloody Gervinho, can't find his arse with both hands!!!!!