On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[Mick Mac]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Now we are getting to the true crux of a football

> argument...who has the ugliest players! :))

>

> I am of the firm opinion that Fergie, having had

> his fingers burnt by 'Brylcream Boy' Beckham, now

> has a policy to sign players that only a mother

> could love.

Liverpool used to have a policy of only signing players with big ugly noses - Phil Thompson, Ian Rush, Aldridge etc.

What this all proves is that, decade after decade, ugly players win titles.

[Keef]

Spot on to quids earlier, and I support Liverpool.

[Mikecg]

Mick Mac Wrote:

Liverpool used to have a policy of only signing players with big ugly noses - Phil Thompson, Ian Rush, Aldridge etc.

What this all proves is that, decade after decade, ugly players win titles.

Yeah the reason is you can be in both halves at the same time, it was a defend while attacking strategy.

Good team Liverpool.

[????]

If we hang on for another 15 mins then that's us safe for another year......

...i'd be sh1tting it if I was a geordie..two tough games to come (arsenal and Chelsea I think) and Stoke, Blackburn and Boro all look capable of getting out of the relegation zone..

not looking good for Ratty's boys either

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Sandperson, the all-time ugliest player ever, has to be Charlie George, surely?

[Keef]

Robbie Fowler is no looker, but he is God so that's okay.

[Sandperson]

I have three words for you, Peter Andrew Beardsley. Lovely guy, ugly mug.

[????]

Yup, Beardsley, Dowie, Rougvie for the older ones....your very own Stiles wasn't much of a looker Sands

[Mikecg]

The toothless wonder, well he was for a while.

[Sandperson]

I think this is the first ever crack smile:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/davidrose24/nobby-stiles.jpg

[Mikecg]

Jeezus, how can he be that ugly with only one head.

[matthew123]

Well done Robbie Keane involved in all 4 goals for Spurs tonight - and turning in the kind of tap in against 'Boro that Dirk Kuyt failed to convert, against same team, last weekend. Funnily enough most of the strikers Rafa has offloaded in recent seasons seem to be more lethal in the penalty box than the man they left behind.. Dirk Kuyt.

Not sure why that is.

[Mick Mac]

its because rafa has a natural aversion to goal scorers.

[red devil]

Kuyt had a lethal record in Holland before 'pool signed him;

like Keane, Benitez prefers to play Kuyt out of his natural position...

[Atila Reincarnate]

On the subject of the ugliest players ever to walk the face of the earth:

1. The Neville Brothers

2. Martin Keown

3. Luke Chadwick

4. Ian Dowie

5. Rio Ferdinand

6. Charlie George

7. Chopper Harris

That'll do for now.

On the subject of last nights games

How did Lucas Neil manage to stay on the pitch last night? Ronaldo - yes Taylor caught him by hooking him around the neck, but was there a sniper in the stand? The best highlights last night were the Man City game, best goal was Carlton Cole, both for execution and lead up play, great goal.

Can someone please tell me why Fergie still refuses to talk to MOTD, is he still perpetuating some petty grudge from god knows when, even 'Onest 'Arry has kissed and made up with the BEEB.

[????]

I thibk the Neil and Parker were both lucky to stay on the pitch...I think Cole was unlucky to go...I think Newcastle are in the doo doo.

I think Fergie does now sometimes speak to MOTD but he has a grudge over them about their agent exposure panorama which included his son...

Old bagpuss Redknpapp (Kerchiiiing, another wing on my mansion in Sandbanks) just can't resist spouting off to the media...

[red devil]

I think Parker's histrionics were hilarious, had it been Ronaldo we would never had heard the last of it...great goal by Cole by the way and he shouldn't have been sent off, whereas Neill and Parker should've. As has been said before referee Atwell is not all he's cracked up to be, the lower divisions beckon...

[Atila Reincarnate]

Parkers histrionics were matched by Ronaldo going down clutching his face even when he had been hooked around the neck, which apparently led to handbags in tunnel at half time with Ronnie calling Taylor a rubbish player ( fair comment) and Taylor calling Ronnie ugly & spotty (touche)The thing is with Ronnie is that he has built up a bit of reputation for histrionics and simulation (stupid phrase) over the past few years so he's only got himself to blame.

[red devil]

of course they were Atila...

[Atila Reincarnate]

I'm glad you have the good grace to agree

[Sandperson]

Haven't seen the highlights yet but according to the radio commentary Ronaldo made a lot of it but it was red card. Suprise, suprise Matthew hasn't been on yet talking about the injustices of referees decisions towards United. Now, where's that flying pig?

Good result last night and still on course for the league so that's nice. All the other stuff is just gravy!

[red devil]

of course I have Atila...

[Atila Reincarnate]

Taylor could have walked on another day but then so could Vidic whose "agricultural" challenge (BEEBS words not mine)in the first half.

[matthew123]

Imagine being in the company of Ferguson, Rio, Ronaldo, Gary Neville and Berbatov on a regular basis...

[red devil]

The silence is deafening...;-)

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Haven't seen the highlights yet but according to

> the radio commentary Ronaldo made a lot of it but

> it was red card. Suprise, suprise Matthew hasn't

> been on yet talking about the injustices of

> referees decisions towards United. Now, where's

> that flying pig?

>

> Good result last night and still on course for the

> league so that's nice. All the other stuff is just

> gravy!