On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[ratty]

Oooh I know, I know....... is it that he is a miserabele, no charisma, ex-scummer coont?

[Jah Lush]

That goes without saying ratty but you also forgot to say that he's a right boring bastard.

[mockney piers]

is he a renowned pork swordsman of gary 'untouchable' lineker proportions?

[ratty]

He was really born in Sunderland????

[matthew123]

Old Club v Country argument - even the players on Wednesday night were saving themselves for this weekend.

I'd be quite happy if there was a United Kingdom football team, even if it currently only had English players.

[matthew123]

Just ripped this after another website but who is the Manager that I've *** out?

"People said I was mad to sign him" - when a player does well, *** takes absolutely all the credit.

"I'm down to the bare bones here" - pre-match excuse for losing.

"My missus could have (insert anything here)" - confidence boosting, the *** way.

"The fans are gonna love him" - about to sign a troublemaker.

"Of course I'd love (insert player) in my team, but I can't talk about him as he's at another club" - a sentence that totally vexes The F.A, who continually fail to spot the glaring mistake and admission of naughtiness in it.

"For sure" - used like a normal person uses a full stop.

[Jah Lush]

That'll be 'Arry Boy.

[matthew123]

Yup certainly is!

[snorky]

golly

its all kicking off in Scotland

what appeared initially to be Ferguson & McGregor having a little drink after the return from Holland early on Sunday morning, has turned into a full scale war.

First Burley suspends them for the Hampden game against Iceland, relegating them to the bench

Today Walter Smith has fined them 2 weeks wages, suspended them from Rangers and put them on the transfer list

Now the SFA have banned them from playing for the national team again for life

It makes the trials and tribulations of tear stained & permenantly emotionally scarred Ashely Cole & his derisory ?55K a week ( after tax & NI ) offer from Arsenal, look a bit inspid init

[zephyr]

ratty Wrote:

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> 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

Thanks Ratty... I feel very sad - we might be relegated and then be liquidated.

I think the club will be sold but I don't think we will escape a 10 point deduction. I think that deduction will be next season though.

Anyone got any spare cash?

[matthew123]

Absolutely ecstatic with the late winner for Liverpool down at Fulham. It was a full throttle singing of 'we gonna win the league' for a good 20 minutes after final whistle - my abdominals and head are aching like never before. MOTD cameras even caught me going mental when Yossi bagged the crucial goal (I was the one in the wooly top doing star jumps! ;-)

Before the game milling through the Liverpool turnstiles was Hollywood actress Vanessa Redgrave, hunched over and looking very much her 72 years of age. She was sat in the executive terrace overhanging the corner of the Liverpool end, alongside the very subdued Liam Neeson. But such was the climax to the game followed by perhaps the most magnificent singing and bouncing on seats I have ever witnessed, or certainly since my trip to Istanbul, they to also got caught up in the electric celebrations. Liam Neeson was to be seen punching his fists, and Vanessa Redgrave was bouncing up and down, like a child, holding a Liverpool shirt - and this was a full 10 to 15 minutes after final whistle! Such was the power of this amazing finale in Fulham that everyone could momentarily forget their troubles.

Just imagine if Liverpool actually win the Title!!

[snorky]

I would sooner have fishhooks through my eyes that have the Red filth win the title

[Annasfield]

Controversial.

[red devil]

Pressure's definitely on at OT today, expect Utd to try and blitz Villa in the first 20mins, hopefully get a couple of goals and then shut up shop with Tues game in mind...

[Keef]

Out of interest Snorky, how come you dislike Liverpool so much?

[snorky]

I like football. Not just my team, but football. Everytime I go to an overseas match, I have to live with the fallout from their past exploits in on way or another, yet they are still lionised.

bad show

[Keef]

There is no excuse for the fans behaviour in Heisel, but it was a long time ago, and I don't think we can say that it definitely wouldn't have happened had it been any other bunch of fans.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

many thanks to Mockney for sorting out the box at west ham yesterday, great seats nice food free beer and a result, think we were lucky with 2-0

go irons.

[Mikecg]

Whats the story with 6 mins extra time during the Villa ManU Game?

[red devil]

'Football...bloody 'ell'...

[Mikecg]

Love them or hate them you cant write them off.....

[Keef]

Well that's Liverpool and United leaving it til injury time to win games. Draw today would have made it really interesting, but United still in the driving seat... Could be more twists to come though.

[matthew123]

Well gutted with United's late winner. That will give United an incredible short term boost which in effect was probably the weakest line-up they've selected in the Premiership for a very long time or certainly this season. I counted 4 players, Van Der Saar, Carrick, Ronaldo, Evra who'd make their first choice XI.

It might only be 48 hours but I expect United to blow Porto away on Tuesday night, and pretty much wipe the floor with Sunderland on Saturday. I honestly think that if United had not scored that winner - United would be on their back and out for the count and it would be a nailed on Liverpool title. However, that's football and United will now feel more confident with a theoretical 4 point lead.

Until the next watershed moment (not pun intended)..

[ratty]

zephyr Wrote:

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> ratty Wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > 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

>

> Thanks Ratty... I feel very sad - we might be

> relegated and then be liquidated.

>

> I think the club will be sold but I don't think we

> will escape a 10 point deduction. I think that

> deduction will be next season though.

>

> Anyone got any spare cash?

Good to see 27,000 through the turnstyles on Saturday though. That's the only way the club are going to have their bank balance boosted at the moment.

[red devil]

Villarreal 1 Arsenal 0

Utd 4 Porto 1

Liverpool 2 Chelsea 1

Barca 2 Bayern 1