Football Focus

[Alan Medic]

Parasite...

[El Pibe]

The Georgia goal was a bit special too AM.

Hurling was definitely sporting event of the day though!

[Alan Medic]

The hurling was fantastic as was the football semi last week.

[maxxi]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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> Nobody seems interested in any of the lower

> leagues because all the regulars support

> premiership teams.

Whilst we're still on the subject (and as there is nothing of any consequence happening in English football today) delighted to see Coventry City back at the Ricoh and drawing 27,000 on Friday. May be a 'home-coming' peak but I hope the crowds stay.

[Otta]

I wonder whether Danny Welbeck, whilst being interviewed next to Wayne Rooney, wanted to turn around and say "two goals scored... BY THE ARSENAL PLAYER".

[El Pibe]

Good to see Spain back on form, written off as has beens on here, they played well, importantly looked revitalised and scored for fun, 5-1 thengyouverymuch.

[red devil]

Danny who?...

Name and shame EP, name and shame :)

As good a striker as Costa is, I never thought he fitted the Spain system, and lo and behold he wasn't playing last night...

[El Pibe]

i think that's hugely significant. He bent that team out of shape in the world cup, should have been dropped but del bosque had faith in him for some reason. I guess if he'd clicked it would have been a masterstroke, but it didn't work out that way.

In fairness i think it was EVERYONE!!!! ;-)

[Parkdrive]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> Good to see Spain back on form, written off as has

> beens on here, they played well, importantly

> looked revitalised and scored for fun, 5-1

> thengyouverymuch.

Not written off by me, far too many outstanding players in the squad to be written off. As for Costa, maybe now he will say that he has dreamed of playing for Brazil all along, just like Falcao and Dobby Di Maria have always dreamed of playing for Yanited.

[Otta]

Probably a bit of both, but the whol;e team looked knackered at the world cup.

[El Pibe]

alright not you PD :)

Yeah I thought they looked literally tired, not past it.

I don't think it del bosque any harm in getting him to rethink it though, tika taka 1-0 ooh ooh ooh had got a bit boring.

[maxxi]

I admit I wrote them off by which I mean I thought their style (and that of Barcelona par example) of pass-pass-pass aka ticky-tacky was being confounded by teams who pressed hard and high up (half way line) and that this latter style seemed to be winning through at the WC.

Interestingly Hodgson seems to have taken note (or at least his young players have) given the pressing and counter attacking v the Swiss.

On another note - given the financial-fair-play fine QPR may get (around ?50m?) from the FL for their last Championship season - if they stay up they'll surely be able to afford it even if they lose their appeal - does this make that fine irrelevant for teams considering spending huge amounts to try and get into the Prem?

[red devil]

Good to see someone hasn't lost their obsession with Utd :)...

[????]

Good to see England haver gone from World Cup donkeys to be on track for 100% qualification to the Euro Finals,... in just 4 days. Love the Media.

[Mick Mac]

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> Good to see England haver gone from World Cup

> donkeys to be on track for 100% qualification to

> the Euro Finals,... in just 4 days. Love the

> Media.

The old clich? of you don't become a bad team overnight must work the other way too.

[????]

Spurs are likely going to have to borrow another ground for a season now - Emirates makes the most sense surely?

[StraferJack]

You jest of course and you probably are already aware MK or Brighton are in the running

[Parkdrive]

Interseting how similar their proposed new home looks like our stadium.

[StraferJack]

Most modern stadiums look much alike PD - I wouldn't read too much into it

[Jah Lush]

I think Wembley would be a goer but I hate that place and I wouldn't want to be going to the Effeminates and I'm certain Gooner fans wouldn't want us there either so I'd settle for Milton Keynes even though its capacity is only 22,000. There is of course the Olympic Stadium...

[Parkdrive]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> Most modern stadiums look much alike PD - I

> wouldn't read too much into it

The similarity is uncanny

[Parkdrive]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I think Wembley would be a goer but I hate that

> place and I wouldn't want to be going to the

> Effeminates and I'm certain Gooner fans wouldn't

> want us there either so I'd settle for Milton

> Keynes even though its capacity is only 22,000.

> There is of course the Olympic Stadium...

We certainly wouldn't want Spuds fans there, I think they should ground share with Leyton Orient.

[Jah Lush]

Actually, that's a good idea. I'd prefer that and The O's could do with the income.

[Jah Lush]

This is more worrying though.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-up-sale-owner-joe-4197493

[Otta]

Club deny it.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/new-stadium-development-clarification-110914/