Football Focus

[StraferJack]

Anyway, now that the season is over, how do we fell overall? (apologies for Premiership focus)

I thought it was a cracker. I have obvious disappointments, and yesterday was possibly slightly anti-climatic but there was PLENTY to get your teeth into this season

Tight race between several teams at the top

Congested bottom half where so many teams got sucked in

mini-miracle revivals at Sunderland and Palace

sense of change in the Natural Order of Things

That Wilshire goal

etc etc

[Parkdrive]

It wasn't a bad season but I'm not sure I'd go along with the pundits view that it was one of the best ever. Plenty of good games, but also plenty of dour ones.

[El Pibe]

aye, well done city. on a more mundane note, sam can go on about safety and 13th, but we've been relegated on more than 40 points before, with better teams playing better football.

A horrible year. Distubed by reports in the press saying he's safe in his job.

On a happier note Cole retires from international football.

[Jah Lush]

Man City fully deserved it. Scored the most goals and played some fantastic football along the way. Does Mick Mac watch a different game to the rest of us? Hurling perhaps?

A very disappointing season at Spurs. Played dead boring football under AVB. Not impressed with Sherwood. Took some hidings off the big teams and beaten three times by the Hammers. Wasted money on seven players who'd never played in the Premiership before. The chairman and DOF have a lot to answer for. We need stability at the club. I'm now of the opinion that Harry should never have been sacked despite him taking his eye off the ball when the England job came up.

[red devil]

At least you qualified for the Europa League Jah... ;-)

[Jah Lush]

Finishing ahead of Man Utd is always good. ;-)

[red devil]

I'm scratching around for positives...how about Liverpool not winning the League...Moyes getting the sack...errr, that's it...C'mon England!

[Otta]

So United already bid for Shaw, and now Liverpool have bid for Lullana. Quick out of the blocks.

[StraferJack]

ooh yeah - speaking of England

i don't expect them to win the thing but for first tournament in ages I'm finding it much easier to get behind them. With a refreshed, younger squad there could be some interesting surprises over there

bring it on....

[Jah Lush]

We'll be home before the postcards.

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> We'll be home before the postcards.

Especially if we select the likes of Phil Jones, jeez.

[Bluerevolution]

[Bluerevolution]

Great day at Effra Hall Tavern yesterday, 100+ Blues and 60 or so Reds, really good natured and full of North Western voices !!!!!

[Mick Mac]

Not keen to see the most expensively constructed team winning on this occasion. Good as they are I feel its a shame.

I think a Liverpool win would have been a success for coaching and a coach who achieved the sum of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. A team for less than 100m winning the league would have been good to see. Call me an old romantic, but I'd like to have seen that and Mourinho's tactics against Liverpool were just destructive, I don't like to see that winning through either. Rodgers showed some weaknesses too of course.

Man City are a possession team with the best players.

Liverpool was very much, we will score more than you. Great fun and the best season for a while, for me.

What will be interesting is whether Liverpool now spend as the others have done. They will probably need to as they significantly overperformed their resources this year.

[titch juicy]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Not keen to see the most expensively constructed

> team winning on this occasion. Good as they are I

> feel its a shame.

>

> I think a Liverpool win would have been a success

> for coaching and a coach who achieved the sum of

> the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.

> A team for less than 100m winning the league would

> have been good to see. Call me an old romantic,

> but I'd like to have seen that and Mourinho's

> tactics against Liverpool were just destructive, I

> don't like to see that winning through either.

> Rodgers showed some weaknesses too of course.

>

> Man City are a possession team with the best

> players.

>

> Liverpool was very much, we will score more than

> you. Great fun and the best season for a while,

> for me.

>

> What will be interesting is whether Liverpool now

> spend as the others have done. They will probably

> need to as they significantly overperformed their

> resources this year.

i agree entirely

[Otta]

I'm all for taking a younger team to the WC and hope he drops the likes of Lampard.

BUT

If we do get to say a quarter final and Baines gets injured, I think I'd have liked to have had Cole's experience to step in. Not a fan of the man but can't really fault the player even if he is past his peak.

[StraferJack]

If the target is 2016 then to find England in later stages this summer will be invaluable for younger players

All bonus

Targeting this tournament is unrealistic

[Mick Mac]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> If the target is 2016 then to find England in

> later stages this summer will be invaluable for

> younger players

>

> All bonus

>

> Targeting this tournament is unrealistic

Latter stages? If England are good enough to get out of their group they are a better team than I thought.

[El Pibe]

Noone thought too much about the euro 96 team going into it, amazing how a bit of success can turn a national mood around and make legends out of players, people were screaming for shearer to be dropped prior to that, leave alone the likes of sick-note!!

Of course in reality I'm invclined to agree....but the national mood could do with a bit of lifting (or are my just projecting my own mood thanks to these endless EFFING GREY CLOUDS!!!!)

[Mick Mac]

I was in Ireland at the weekend EP - big clouds followed us from the north to the south for 4 days. Only got soaked occasionally.

You didn't move there for the weather did you? :)

[El Pibe]

when it's nice it's rather lovely. (both days!!!)

[Parkdrive]

Phil Jones and Frank Lampard in the England world cup squad.

[El Pibe]

ha ha ha!! oh well.

[Parkdrive]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> ha ha ha!! oh well.

Predictable beyond belief from Woy. Can't beleive the less the average Cleverly is on standby!!! FFS. And Carricks inclusion, really?

[Otta]

I agree with you, but who would you give those places to?