Football Focus

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Well done Wigan, now go down and disappear for all that crap whelan gave the Hammers about Tevez,

I have seen Best, Moore, Charlton, Maradonna and Platini live, which ain't a bad fivesome. I even saw the first three in the same match.

My favourite player ever tho is, for a host of reasons, Alan Devonshire.

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SS Congrats RD..... looks like the double too, unless my Swansea Coupon Buster comes in

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Damn! Walked out five minutes before the end

> thinking it would go to extra time. Well done

> Wigan. Now go and stuff Arsenal on Tuesday night.

> That's the proper final for you.

No Jah, that's YOUR cup final

[DaveR]

Escape to Victory - what a movie. Supposedly Kevin Beattie accepted an arm wresting challenge from Sly Stallone, beat him right and left arm, and Stallone never spoke to him again. There was also a rumour that John Wark's lines were dubbed by a Hungarian extra because his accent was easier to understand.

[RosieH]

Wigan got skills.

S'all I'm saying.

[Otta]

So, cup aside, congrats to Lampard for breaking the Chelsea scoring record. I'm no great Chelsea fan, but hats off to a midfielder breaking the scoring record at any club!

And you irons must be over the moon that BFS has signed a new contract! ;-)

[maxxi]

Otta Wrote:

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> And you irons must be over the moon that BFS has

> signed a new contract! ;-)

Not as delighted as every leaden-footed, muscular, centre forward/half/back looking for a club...

ETA: please let the rumours that BFS is looking at Crouch as a Carroll replacement be just rumours.

[Jah Lush]

Charlie Adam's yer man. Dirty fucking cunt.

[Jah Lush]

So Alan Pardew doesn't care if Newcastle get thumped four-nil by Arsenal, well Spurs fans do. I'm sure Newcastle fans do to. Prat!

http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/05/13/3974193/i-dont-care-if-arsenal-beat-us-4-0-pardew-elated-after-newcastle

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> So Alan Pardew doesn't care if Newcastle get

> thumped four-nil Arsenal, well Spurs fans do. I'm

> Newcastle fans do to. Prat!

>

> http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/0

> 5/13/3974193/i-dont-care-if-arsenal-beat-us-4-0-pa

> rdew-elated-after-newcastle

Must be a closet gooner. Get in Al.

[Jah Lush]

Mancini gone.

[Otta]

Not a good man / ego manager.

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Mancini gone.

City are becoming as chavy as CSKA Fulham. Badly managed exit yet gain.

['bout now]

>

> Must be a closet gooner. Get in Al.

Apparently he does, which is why he left West Ham.......

[red devil]

Are you referring to this 'bn?

I've posted the longer version so all you 'ammers can enjoy the goal too ;-)...

 

['bout now]

Actually RD, I was referring to the "Ladies".........

[Otta]

The way City have dealt with the sacking is horrible. Pure business speak about targets, no understanding about sport and the fact that every other team and manager has the same targets and only one can win.

[red devil]

No sympathy whatosever for Mancini. Who was sitting in the stand watching City just before Hughes was given his P45?..

[StraferJack]

I think of all the people expressing opinions about Mancini, sympathy for him is there but limited

Mostly people are expressing opions about City the club and how badly they are managing the multiple sackings.

Football is eating itself

[red devil]

Oh, forgot to mention, Mancini admitted to having courted several clubs during last season because he thought he would get sacked at the end of last season. Live by the sword...

[Otta]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> I think of all the people expressing opinions

> about Mancini, sympathy for him is there but

> limited

>

> Mostly people are expressing opions about City the

> club and how badly they are managing the multiple

> sackings.

>

> Football is eating itself

This.

Couldn't give a toss about Mancini, he'll be fine, and his pockets will be well lined. I just hate the way football is now.

I have an extra copy of this (having received 2 when I ordered it for a Man City fan as a secret santa prsent)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Richer-Than-God-Manchester-Football/dp/0857384872

which I'm told is a very very good read about how football is these days. I plan to read it after I've finished the 2 books I'm currently on.

[Otta]

Oh, and if anything makes me like Mancini, it's that he was sitting in the stand before Hughes got his P45. I don't even know why I dislike Hughes so much, but I really do.

[StraferJack]

God yeah. That too (re: Hughes)

[Mick Mac]

Otta Wrote:

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> The way City have dealt with the sacking is

> horrible. Pure business speak about targets, no

> understanding about sport and the fact that every

> other team and manager has the same targets and

> only one can win.

I agree with City - I think achieveable targets shoud be included in footballing contracts. Otherwise they massivly underperform, and get paid massive compensation eg Eriksson's contract extension for England - there is little or no accountibility but there should be.

[Otta]

Agree pay should reflect relative achievement, bit your model woukd lead to even nore sackings.