Football Focus

[maxxi]

I think the Ch5 documentary promotional series has triggered a narcissistic/messianic complex in Rodgers and he is on a downward spiral that will see him caught naked shouting ourside Mike Riley's house one early Sunday morning or throwing rocks at the FA's windows screaming "It's because I'm from Ballymena isn't it ya b*st*rds!?"

[Parkdrive]

Arsenal 2 Chelsea 1 (going out on a limb maybe)

Everton 3 Southampton 0

Fulham 1 Man City 2

Norwich 1 Liverpool 2

Reading 0 Newcastle 2

Stoke 2 Swansea 0

Sunderland 2 Wigan 0

Man Utd 3 Tottenham 1

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 1

QPR 1 West Ham 1

[Chippy Minton]

"Another master stroke from Rogers I see."

Nice to see you coming round to my way of thinking about him Otta ;-)

Wait until he unleashes his master stroke Plan B tactics to get Liverpool out of the shit they're now in....oh no, hang on....Rogers with a Plan B....sorry....as you were Liverpool.

[Otta]

I've not made up my mind, I do like things about what he is doing, but I think his hand has been forced with the youth policy because he didn't get funds for more players. I do cringe at times about the things he says, butwhen Hodgson was "too respectful" to opposition, or honest about downfalls, he got slaughtered by the fans. They like a bullish strong manager.

[Otta]

Arsenal 2 Chelsea 2

Everton 2 Southampton 2

Fulham 0 Man City 2

Norwich 2 Liverpool 2

Reading 0 Newcastle 3

Stoke 2 Swansea 1

Sunderland 2 Wigan 0

Man Utd 3 Tottenham 2

Aston Villa 1 West Brom 2

QPR 1 West Ham 2

Hmmm, three 2-2 draws... Hope I'm wrong about the Liverpool one.

[Chippy Minton]

Blimey Otta...cracking MOTD if that lot turn out to be right!

[Otta]

That's why I am rubbish at this game, because I always pick scores that would be cracking games rather than using a bit of realism.

[Chippy Minton]

Maxxi - Rodgers has been an egomaniac for years. Just because he once happened to run the kindergarten at Chelsea, he thinks he the spawn of Mourinho.

[Otta]

I missed the Liverpool show last week, will have to have a look tonight. I am surprised to hear Maxxi say it is showing Liverpool in a positive light, I thought it would be absolute car crash telly.

[Chippy Minton]

It was the most crawly, bum-lick, vomit-inducing piece of crap I have ever seen on Channel 5....and that is obviously saying something.

[Otta]

Chippy Minton Wrote:

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> It was the most crawly, bum-lick, vomit-inducing

> piece of crap I have ever seen on Channel 5....and

> that is obviously saying something.

Especially given that in the early days they had actual bum licking on late at night!

[????]

Arsenal 2 Chelsea 2

Everton 2 Southampton 0

Fulham 1 Man City 1

Norwich 1 Liverpool 2

Reading 0 Newcastle 2

Stoke 1 Swansea 0

Sunderland 1 Wigan 0

Man Utd 8 Tottenham 0

Aston Villa 1 West Brom 1

QPR 1 West Ham 1

[maxxi]

I meant that Rodgers will probably continue to react and over-act thanks to the presence of the cameras and, like all narcissists, would think the show portrays him as a genius/savant rather than David Brent mkII.

When I previously described the show as an 'Anfield arse licking' I meant that the makers obviously intended it to show Liverpool in a positive light - but everything from Rodgers' ludicrously pompous and confused pronouncements to Clive Owen's ridiculously orgasmic narration only serve to make the club a bit of a laughing stock - imho.

Not so much car-crash telly as motorway pile-up.

[Otta]

I "look forward" to having a look tonight...

I didn't think there would be that much Rogers in it, as I was under the impression most opf the filming was done during King Kenny's ill fated reign towards the end of last season, and the cameras went away after Rogers' first match. Is that not correct?

[maxxi]

Otta Wrote:

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> I "look forward" to having a look tonight...

>

> I didn't think there would be that much Rogers in

> it, as I was under the impression most opf the

> filming was done during King Kenny's ill fated

> reign towards the end of last season, and the

> cameras went away after Rogers' first match. Is

> that not correct?

The Ch5 website has it as "Filming of the documentary began days after the FA Cup final defeat to Chelsea at the end of the 2011/12 season."

Tonight's episode is billed as: "Brendan Rodgers begins to rebuild Liverpool Football Club."

and episode three as: "Liverpool FC are home at last."

So maybe it's only six programmes dealing with pre-season up to the first game.

[Jah Lush]

I caught half of it last week and it was really cringeworthy. Anyway, you'll see for yourself.

Arsenal 3 Chelsea 2

Everton 2 Southampton 1

Fulham 1 Man City 2

Norwich 1 Liverpool 2

Reading 0 Newcastle 2

Stoke 2 Swansea 2

Sunderland 2 Wigan 1

Man Utd 2 Tottenham 1

(We never get fuck all at Old Trafford apart from disallowed goals and poor refereering decisions going against us so suspect they'll be no change there).

Aston Villa 1 West Brom 2

QPR 1 West Ham 1

[maxxi]

Arsenal 3 Chelsea 1

Everton 1 Southampton 1

Fulham 2 Man City 3

Norwich 0 Liverpool 1

Reading 0 Newcastle 3

Stoke 1 Swansea 2

Sunderland 1 Wigan 0

Man Utd 3 Tottenham 0

Aston Villa 2 West Brom 0

QPR 0 West Ham 3

[red devil]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Man Utd 2 Tottenham 1

>

> (We never get @#$%& all at Old Trafford apart from

> disallowed goals and poor refereering decisions

> going against us so suspect they'll be no change

> there).

What do you expect when you try and score from the half way line...fancy dans

[Alan Medic]

Arsenal 2 Chelsea 0

Everton 3 Southampton 1

Fulham 2 Man City 1

Norwich 0 Liverpool 2

Reading 1 Newcastle 3

Stoke 1 Swansea 0

Sunderland 2 Wigan 1

Man Utd 2 Spurs 2

Villa 1 WBA 1

QPR 2 West Ham 2

[Otta]

I want Alan to get 100%, those scores would suit me fine.

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> (We never get @#$%& all at Old Trafford apart from

> disallowed goals and poor refereering decisions

> going against us so suspect they'll be no change

> there).

>

You and 99.999999999999999999999999999% of visiting teams Jah!! ;)

[Ladygooner]

Wow great game at Old Trafford - well done Spurs. Wish we had done so well today.........

[Parkdrive]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Wow great game at Old Trafford - well done Spurs.

> Wish we had done so well today.........

Yes indeed LadyG, I agree.Well done Spuds.

[Otta]

Quite funny to hear SAF complaining about a lack of injury time.

['bout now]

i tagged along with a load of manc. mates to watch Citeh at Fulham. its refreshing to know that no matter who you support, your club will always have some pillocks harboured within the following. However their chant of Kolo

toure/ Yaya Toure to the tune of There's No Limits is a work of sublime genius.

I wish we had Silva and Yaya Toure though, both brilliant.