On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[Mick Mac]

YES - The equaliser from Robbie Keane!!!

[Mick Mac]

Oh - and Robbie could/should have won it with the very last kick of the game. The group is pretty open now. Well done Ireland.

[matthew123]

Well I got Peter Crouch first goal scorer correct ... for anyone looking to boost their grand national kitty ;-)

I fully expect Newcastle to dismantle Chelsea on Saturday with Shearer back at Newcastle, and they say things come in 3's so am sticking with a Villa 'dream' win at Old Trafford :-)

[red devil]

:) Mystic Matthew strikes again!

Won't be taking you up on your next tips though ;-)...

[ratty]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> Southampton seems to eb beating West Ham to the

> credit crunch punch.

> Sad day (well, except for Ratty)

No, No, I would never be pleased at seeing a club go to the wall. There but for the grace of god and all that... anyway, I want to see Scumhampton get relegated on merit! :D

[JetSetWilly]

shearer at newcastle, i actually thought was an april fool.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Arsenal 2 v Man City 1

Blackburn 1 v Tottenham 1

Bolton 2 v Middlesbrough 0

Fulham 1 v Liverpool 1

Hull 1 v Portsmouth 0

Newcastle 2 v Chelsea 0 (the shearer factor)

West Brom 0 v Stoke 1

West Ham 2 v Sunderland 0

Barclays Premier League

Everton 2 v Wigan 0

Man Utd 3 v Aston Villa 1

[Ladygooner]

Arsenal 3 v Man City 0

Blackburn 4 v Tottenham 4

Bolton 0 v Middlesbrough 1

Fulham 2 v Liverpool 1

Hull 1 v Portsmouth 2

Newcastle 1 v Chelsea 0

West Brom 0 v Stoke 1

West Ham 2 v Sunderland 0

Everton 2 v Wigan 1

Man Utd 2 v Aston Villa 2

[Jah Lush]

Arsenal 4 v Man City 4

Blackburn 1 v Tottenham 3

Bolton 2 v Middlesbrough 1

Fulham 0 v Liverpool 2

Hull 1 v Portsmouth 2

Newcastle 1 v Chelsea 2

West Brom 0 v Stoke 1

West Ham 0 v Sunderland 8

Everton 2 v Wigan 1

Man Utd 2 v Aston Villa 1

[????]

lol

[mockney piers]

Oi!!!!

Still, 12ish quid a goal, doesn't feel so bad now, can't wait.

[red devil]

Arsenal 3 v Man City 0

Blackburn 1 v Tottenham 1

Bolton 3 v Middlesbrough 0

Fulham 1 v Liverpool 2

Hull 2 v Portsmouth 2

Newcastle 0 v Chelsea 1 (Shearer factor, would've been 0-3 before he turned up)

West Brom 2 v Stoke 1

West Ham 0 v Sunderland 0 (No goal fest for the EDF Exec Box Boys - pass the prawn sandwiches Mockers)

Everton 3 v Wigan 2

Man Utd 1 v Aston Villa 0 (back to basics, downhill from then on in)

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Arsenal 1 v Man City 0

Blackburn 4 v Tottenham 0 ( blackburn come out fighting )

Bolton 1 v Middlesbrough 1

Fulham 0 v Liverpool 1 ( pool on a roll )

Hull 0 v Portsmouth 3

Newcastle 1 v Chelsea 3 ( owen scores first then they fall apart )

West Brom 3 v Stoke 3 ( first game on motd)

West Ham 2 v Sunderland 0 ( the view from the box is rather nice )

Everton 2 v Wigan 2

Man Utd 0 v Aston Villa 1 ( please let it be )

[Annasfield]

Yaye! Proper football is back.

[SeanMacGabhann]

A men to that!!

Unrelated note: Something I realised this last few days. Someone I have always disliked in his playing days and as a useless pundit - but I've quite liked the Shearer interviews since getting the manager's job

[matthew123]

I can understand Shearer saying he is only in charge for 8 games to calm down the faithful, but what kind of motivation is that to the players. Surely it is better to think the Manager is going to be around long term.

I read one Geordie say, "8 games, 8 wins, 24 points, we can still make Europe"

[snorky]

I could tell you the truth about Shearer ( as Toon fan ) but it would probabaly get me banned

[Jah Lush]

Come on Snorky don't keep us in suspenders. Spit it out.

[matthew123]

Feel free to spill the beans - you may get immunity if it enlightening!

[mockney piers]

I must say I'm curious, feel free to PM to interested parties

err, that'll be me.

[SeanMacGabhann]

count me in

[Keef]

Yaye! Proper football is back.

A men to that!!

Proper football as opposed to what, a kick around in the park? Sorry but FFS! Friendlies are a pain in the backside, but international qualifiers and finals are he peak, and should remain so!

I'm in a minority these days, which I think is a shame, but I'd take England lifting the world cup over any cup for any club. And a world cup will always be more interesting than a champions league! Where else can you see a world and european champion getting beat by a reletively tiny African nation, like Senegal beating France in 2002? That is what it should all be about!

[Jah Lush]

Luckily for me Keef I remember very clearly England winning the World Cup in '66. My younger brother was born the day before and although I was only eight at the time I can still remember very clearly how gutted I was that my boyhood hero Jimmy Greaves wasn't playing and looking out for him sitting in his suit behind the England bench.

And I remember the euphoria at winning mixed with the sadness of Greavsie's obvious disappointment but fecking hell what a day and even now when I see pictures of the late great Bobby Moore being carried on the shoulders of his England teammates with the trophy raised in his hands it brings a little tear to my eyes. How I'd long to see England win it again. England's glory. You never forget things like that.

[ratty]

Count me in on the Shearer thing. I aint heard nothing and I usually do!

[snorky]

Nnnnn

wish Id never mentioned it now