Football Focus

[Alan Medic]

Well look at Palace. Pulis is a hero I expect for rescuing a team from certain relegation. He left Stoke because they were bored with PL mid tableness. This West Ham academy of football is now a myth. When did you last play up to your expectations? Frankly Man City play the football we like now and we know why. Money. They can buy great players and have a manager who can mould them into a team.

After that there are clubs who aren't quite there yet and who may never be. Liverpool and Everton are examples. Arsenal,Chelsea & United will improve. But WH's aims are to stay in the PL. If moving to the Olympic Stadium changes their profile then maybe they too can hope for top 4 status. However, only one team can win the league and finishing 4th shouldn't be any consolation. I blame UEFA for that.

[????]

West ham are a bigger team than palace and stoke in terms of resources, support and heritage ( academy or not), we should be aspiring to more than them. BFS can,t even attract decent players to us, his tactics are one dimensional he,s made a hash of transfers with a pretty good budget, he's been rude about our support....where do we start on what a failure he,s been for long term progress for west ham, especially this season. A lucky play off victory, thanks Sam now fuck off.

I still think we,ll be lucky to stay up this season.

[Parkdrive]

maxxi Wrote:

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> You STOKing the fires again PD?

Just hope I don't bring out the devil in Yanited fans and make them see red.

[Otta]

IF Liverpool win tomorrow (and Liverpool being Liverpool it is an IF), that will out Man U 9 points behind 4th place. Which is a big gap to make up (although not impossible).

[red devil]

Too big a gap imo. With City and Chelsea playing each other, Liverpool could also close the gap on one or both of them.

I still think Liverpool will have a big say in who does/doesn't win the League, as they have to play the top 3 at home, where their record is very good...

[Parkdrive]

So Moyes starts RVP, Shrek and Mata and they still lose. 8 defaets and counting for his project

[Alan Medic]

Just remember Parkdrive, Ryan Giggs has won more titles than Arsenal F.C.

[Mick Mac]

Carroll knocks down for Nolan to score.

Toshack knocks down for Keegan to score.

19 th century football. Not a lot wrong with that.

[Otta]

Keegan and Toshack played in the 19th Century?

[Parkdrive]

Alan Medic Wrote:

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> Just remember Parkdrive, Ryan Giggs has won more

> titles than Arsenal F.C.

And this is relevant to Yaniteds current form because?

[Alan Medic]

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Alan Medic Wrote:

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> > Just remember Parkdrive, Ryan Giggs has won

> more

> > titles than Arsenal F.C.

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> And this is relevant to Yaniteds current form

> because?

It isn't. It just the sort of crap you would write if you were me.

[Mick Mac]

Otta Wrote:

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> Keegan and Toshack played in the 19th Century?

The angle was that Mourinho calls it 19th century football, not meant literally.

[Otta]

Told you it was a big IF. Bloody Liverpool!

[malumbu]

Good point for Liverpool today,

And "regards" to all the Bluenoses I spoke to yesterday in my brief visit to said city and thanks for their well wishes. Sorry we didn't quite return the favour.

[Bluerevolution]

[Alan Medic]

I hear the Mackems have renamed St James' Park as the o3 Arena.

[Bluerevolution]

Not going to be easy tonight

[StraferJack]

nor I suspect will it be pretty - but it should be gripping nonetheless

[red devil]

I'm going for a scruffy 1-1 draw...

[Alan Medic]

Eto and the bus is adventurous. They played without any forwards at OT.

[Bluerevolution]

oh well, outplayed. Nice one Chelsea, gits !!!

[Otta]

Gracious BR, I like your style.

[Bluerevolution]

Proof they did happen !!

[red devil]

You have to hand it to Mourinho, very rarely loses the big games. I thought Matic was outstanding, you don't often see Toure come out second best, make that 3rd as Luis had a very good game too, much better midfielder than defender...

[maxxi]

Before the Swansea game I was hoping a manager would be sacked after it as a result of the result... *sigh*

Life's way of pissing in your satchel.