Football Focus

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The week he died we played Wolves, and I stood on the Southbank in tears...honestly!

[JohnL]

Otta Wrote:

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> Is that a response to the Carroll red card being

> upheld per chance?

>

> Shocking decision.

Lot more history than that I think.

Swans board doesn't sack usually - not in 10 years -

but issues with the agent, the fact everyone seems to think

ML was leaving in the summer and as the board said, the gradual

erosion of Swansea's principles.

Chico didn't do any play acting against Cardiff - so maybe a

Garry Monk had a quiet word.

Stoke - Swansea next up - not one I would have gone for the Swans

in - but will be interesting if they can get a point.

[StraferJack]

West ham page 1 of ceefax table. Not bad

[????]

Dog shit football takes us up to 10th......yes, many beers drunk

[Bluerevolution]

City V Sunderland postponed, 1 hour before KO and ONLY because of Police instruction

[red devil]

Everton too now...

[Mick Mac]

Possibly the best MOTD I've seen this season so am slightly surprised by the lack of comments.

Maybe the 0-0 was a bit of a killer. But a battling win for the pool.

[Otta]

I just about managed to stay awake for the pool (thank God they were on first) before passing out on the sofa.

Yeah, very pleased to see them win that in that style. That's exactly the sort of match they'd have lost in previous years (or last week even).

I was also pleased to see Gerrard afterwards acknowledge that they'd dropped 2 points and missed an opportunity last week, and that they couldn't afford mistakes what with Spurs breathing down their necks (very good result for them last night too!).

[MGolden]

Otta Wrote:

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> The Liverpool one would probably more accurate if

> you took off points for fixtures against the

> bottom 8. Those are the matches we bloody lose.

For which we are grateful, Otta! ;)

[Bluerevolution]

[red devil]

Didn't hear a squeak out of you last season BR, careful, you don't want people mistaking you for a fair weather supporter...

[DaveR]

Mourinho on top form:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26188451

[red devil]

Ouch! That's quite cutting even for Mourinho. Still, he's had the desired effect of winding up his rivals...

[Bluerevolution]

So so so funny, sorry RD

[ruffers]

City were great and to an extent stopped them playing by pressuring them on the ball but what was up with Chelsea today?

[Jah Lush]

Fuck Chelsea, couldn't give a fuck about 'em. They have no class.

[Mick Mac]

Jose Mourinho would love to see Celtic playing in the Premiership.

The Chelsea boss has won titles in England, Italy, Portugal and Spain but knows that few clubs have the magic of Celtic.

With the second biggest ground in Britain Celtic are ideally placed to add to the 'Premiership brand' a unique combination of history, passion and drama.

Stars such as Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Clarence Seedorf have gone on record with their admiration of all things Celtic with the Chelsea boss in no doubt that the hoops would bring a new dimension to the Premiership.

"Ive thought a few times over the years about Celtic moving down to England," he told The Sun.

"When I have been in England I have asked my colleagues why Celtic are not playing in the Premier League. They are a big club, with a big support and a famous history.

"They had a strong run last season in the Champions League, but they will always be limited because competition does not seem to be there for them up in Scotland.

"It wouldn't be easy to make it happen, the problem would be an agreement with teams who would not want to drop out of the leagues down here.

[ruffers]

He does know they're in Scotland doesn't he?

[Mick Mac]

I think he might.

[Mick Mac]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> @#$%& Chelsea, couldn't give a @#$%& about 'em.

> They have no class.

I like to think fans are different and everyone is an individual.

Chelsea had a national front element from what I hear and had a combat 18 element which is placing them in an awkward right wing position.

No class with that element for sure but im sure they have decent fans too.

[maxxi]

The day Celtic are admitted to the premier league is the day Scottish football dies (cries of 'what Scottish football?') - I don't care about celtic/rangers and their infantile squabbles but the depth of football north of the border which would surely suffer irreparably.

But if they do maybe we could invite a few other footballing third world nations to send in their best too - Iceland's top team maybe and Ireland and - where exactly is San Marino and Liechtenstein?

[????]

I am surprised a team for whom a significant majority of their fans claim the English as imperialit oppressors constantly, want to be in our league and I am not sure a team who large sections of their support glorify terrorism would be that welcome in England either. Too much putrid old school stuff in the tedious and romanticised 'old firm' crap, leave it in Glasgow and Ulster as far as I am concerned....

Why don,t Celtic join the Irish league that,s where they belong...

[Alan Medic]

Would you clarify please? Do you mean the Irish League or the League of Ireland?

[????]

Haven,t a scooby on what either one is to be honest but they could choose

[Alan Medic]

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