On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[Atila Reincarnate]

Silence is deafening? How strange haven't I been placing post on this thread for weeks saying the title is yours to lose? So it's not just Le Boss who has a selective memory/vision.

[red devil]

Atila, be careful old chap, you are developing a complex. Sandy's post was referring to matthew123's silence, not your goodself...

[matthew123]

red devil Wrote:

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> 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!

I only saw the 2nd half, and tbh I was more disgusted in the quality of the Guinness than the play acting of Ronaldo.

[Atila Reincarnate]

No complex here old bean, just saying like it is, the title is yours to lose. As they say, the table doesn't lie.

[Jah Lush]

Parker's histrionics were pathetic. He was trying to get the other player sent off rolling around as if he'd been shot.

Tottenham were superb last night. I really thought that Boro could have been another banana skin as they had suddenly struck form with a couple of good results including beating Liverpool 2-0. Great to see Robbie Keane back in form and scoring and creating goals again.

I'd be very surprised if Aaron Lennon isn't picked in the next England squad, whenever he gets the ball people are up on their feet in anticipation that something good is going to happen and this season usually does.

Quids you're right. Newcastle are looking in seriously deep shit.

[matthew123]

Wonder what Michael Owen thinks of it all - after choosing Newcastle over Liverpool when he left Real Madrid. Injured for 80% of his 4 years on Tyneside and now watching from the stands a Club that is slowly sinking into the abyss.

[Atila Reincarnate]

I don't think Pool was ever really an option for him.

[Jah Lush]

He wouldn't have been much good to you at Liverpool either though would he if he's been injured 80% of the time.

[matthew123]

If I recollect correctly, Liverpool wanted to re-sign Owen for the same amount they'd sold him to Real Madrid. All that was blown out of the water when Newcastle came in with their crazy ?17m offer. With transfer deadline loomimg, Liverpool advised Owen to reject the Newcastle offer as Real Madrid would crumble and agree to the Liverpool deal once Owen made it clear it was only Liverpool he would join. Whether Real Madrid would have budged in another matter but what is clear is that Owen would have been better sitting it out in Spain rather than exposing his sensitive hamstrings to the crippling North Sea wind.

[red devil]

He's a friggin' professional footballer not a ballet dancer...then again

[Mick Mac]

Nice to see proper order restored north of the border last night, that's the main thing, am expecting Paddy Power to pay out on Celtic soon, we let Gers back into it, but they messed it up, that won't happen again.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Paddy Power have already paid out on the mancs retaining the title.

[red devil]

Ranger's result reminded me of the Sun headline when Caley beat Celtic...

'Super Caley go balistic,

Celtic are atrocious'...

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Nice to see proper order restored north of the

> border last night, that's the main thing, am

> expecting Paddy Power to pay out on Celtic soon,

> we let Gers back into it, but they messed it up,

> that won't happen again.

[matthew123]

After Liverpool drew at Stoke in early January, and Liverpool 4 points clear Rafa rallied his players for the run in to the title with this comment to the media: -

?It could be that it takes fewer points to win the title because you can lose games you expect to win. This could be the situation at the end of the season.?

[Sandperson]

Genius....

[Mick Mac]

red devil Wrote:

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> Ranger's result reminded me of the Sun headline

> when Caley beat Celtic...

>

> 'Super Caley go balistic,

> Celtic are atrocious'...

>

>

> Mick Mac Wrote:

> -

That headline meant the end of john barnes and his replacement was martin o neill so that loss was a real positive for celtic. But yes it was a great headline..

[Sandperson]

Wasn't it also nicked from The Record or somewhere where it had been used for a previous act of Caley Thistle giant killing?

[????]

Back to a day when the fan's had wit. My, slightly bias, example....on a banner (sheet on two broom poles) at the 1980 Cup Final "Devonshire Cream, Rice Pudding"

For anyone under 40, Alan Devonshire=West Ham genius, Pat Rice=Arsenal donkey...

*takes off jumper ready for goalpost

[ratty]

At the 1992 Semi Final at Villa Park (Replay)

Have Souness' Men got the Heart to Bypass Pompey?

Sadly they did but it made me laugh, as did a big pink inflatable pig thrown over the fence into the scousers in the shared Holte end on which someone had magic markered "Jan Molby"

[matthew123]

Hmmm Villa Park 1992 - I was actually in the Holte End as well that night, singing the same Pompey tune but with slightly different words ;-)

[ratty]

Doubt anyone heard ya - we have always drowned out other fans! ;)

[Atila Reincarnate]

Arrogant ronaldo

Discuss

[Mick Mac]

I quite liked the Sun headline after a rare early German european championship exit with "Kraut You Go..."

[ratty]

I remeber on fantasy football league some years ago there was a sing in honour of the early german exit. Went something like - we wanted to play like Muller, Beckenbaur, Rumenigge... but instead we played like Kuntz!

Was to the tune of Nessum Dorma if anyone's interested.

I'll ge me coat.....

[mockney piers]

And they say football's unsophisticated ?!?!