On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[Atila Reincarnate]

Sorry Pool, no title for you this season.

[Jah Lush]

I have a sneaking suspicion that Spurs are going to get a bit of a result at Old Trafford this weekend. I hope I'm right. I can feel it in my bones. A draw or a win will keep the title race going until the last day of the season when we face..............LIverpool.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Chelsea 1 Everton 0

Man Utd 1 Portsmouth 1

Bolton 2 Aston Villa 2

Everton 2 Man City 0

Fulham 1 Stoke 1

Hull 1 Liverpool 4

Man Utd 4 Tottenham 0

West Brom 0 v Sunderland 0

West Ham 1 Chelsea 2

Arsenal 1 Middlesbrough 0

Blackburn 2 Wigan 0

Newcastle 2 Portsmouth 1

[Jah Lush]

Chelsea 2 Everton 0

Man Utd 2 Portsmouth 0

Bolton 1 Aston Villa 2

Everton 3 Man City 1

Fulham 3 Stoke 1

Hull 0 Liverpool 3

Man Utd 2 Tottenham 2

West Brom 1 v Sunderland 2

West Ham 1 Chelsea 2

Arsenal 3 Middlesbrough 1

Blackburn 1 Wigan 2

Newcastle 2 Portsmouth 1

[citizenED]

If your lot beat Utd and then we do, that will make the title race very interesting indeed. With us still to play Chelsea and Spurs to play 'pool, looks like London will have a big say in the final destination.

[Keef]

Will Robbie Keane still have a say in Liverpool's fortunes though?

[Jah Lush]

Keef Wrote:

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> Will Robbie Keane still have a say in Liverpool's

> fortunes though?

Yeah about ?16 million quid I reckon Keef.

I think he's looking forward to scoring the winner on the final day of the season against Liverpool and if they miss out on the title because of it he'll have a tremendous feeling of schadenfraude won't he.

[Keef]

And who could blame him.

[ratty]

We'll get murdered tonight and beat the toon on Monday!

[matthew123]

If Liverpool were still to win Title then Robbie Keane would qualify for a Premiership medal.. so not sure who he'd most like to score the winner against this season, United or Liverpool?

[Jah Lush]

Aren't you supposed have made at least eleven appearances in the league to qualify for a medal? Not sure if he made that many appearances in the Premiership with the Pool.

[matthew123]

"Keane made 28 appearances and scored seven goals for Liverpool" - of which 19 were in the League, that put's him 14th in number of League appearance this season for Liverpool ahead of Sami Hyypia and Daniel Agger.

[Jah Lush]

Surely he was a sub for most of those?

[matthew123]

The majority of those 19 he started - although he rarely completed 90 minutes

I'd say this is the closest Robbie Keane is ever going to get to winning a League medal.. so with all his family being Reds hopefully he'll remember that when he steps out at Old Trafford on Saturday.. we can only hope :-)

[Mick Mac]

I think he's looking forward to scoring the winner on the final day of the season against Liverpool and if they miss out on the title because of it he'll have a tremendous feeling of schadenfraude won't he.

Absolutely - I think I said before that RK ("R Kid") was poorly treated at Liverpool - it was not right to treat a quality player that way.

And Matt 123 - if RK, "R Kid" does qualify for some sort of medal - it should be a thrown in the bin - he was so badly treated I'm sure his pride will dictate that he wants nothing to do with Liverpool. He was a fan all his life and I'm sure he ramains bitterly dissapointed from his experience.

[pablogrande]

Keene has already said that if he wins a medal he is going to give it too his brother, shame to see a boyhood fan feel like that but you can't blame him, just shows what a mess the club has been in. I can't help thinking that judging by our scoring at the minute we'd have been in a better position now if we hadn't signed him at all.

Good thing being is that for the first time in a while we've qualified top four before last 2 weeks of the season so there's money in the pot to start spending now, nice chunk towards tevez?

[Annasfield]

Keane was never going to be a Liverpool player and if he ever thought Rafa was going to Molly coddle (sp) then he was clearly deluded, as he's not that sort of manager. No one should expect a place in that team, you have to earn it.

Tevez would be a bad signing too. Whilst I think he's a great player, he wants regular football and if G&T are fit he wouldn't get that. There's also probably a clause in his loan contact which states he can't move West of Manchester if he leaves.

[red devil]

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> *whispers* ...Chelsea

Nice one Quids, any chance you can put a Hex on those pesky scousers?..;-)

[Annasfield]

Worried are you Red Devil? ;-)

[red devil]

Of course, although our form is coming back I take nothing for granted Anna, Spurs are playing well, Mcr derby coming up when form book goes out of the window, I'm sure they'll be a few more twists and turns and points dropped, and with the L'Arse games too, plenty of tired legs!..

[matthew123]

Someone mentioned Tevez to me yesterday, and my gut instinct was he is a dirty Manc so no thanks! Having said that, Rafa would love Tevez's work rate, so I think he would probably end up on the left of midfield and do same job as Kuyt does on right (but with a bit more pace and skill). Gerrard and Torres is the best strike partnership in Premiership but if anything has been proven beyond doubt this season is that Liverpool need to reinforce their forward line.

I think Tevez will end up at Real Madrid.

[Annasfield]

Yep. Very exciting season and it's dull when a team has it won by March (unless it's us of course).

That said, i'd prefer a little less excitment than what I experienced at the last two matches I've been at. 16 goals in two games is not good for the blood pressure.

[red devil]

...judging by recent results I think your defence needs 'tweaking' too...

Tevez to 'pool forget it, although he's not contracturally tied to Utd, he knows he's a 'dirty Manc' and an ugly one at that too, but he understands the rivalry and respects the fans too much, unlike that knobend Heinze...

[matthew123]

Wasn't Heinze a fans favourite the last one you'd expect to dream of playing for Liverpool!? Nothing worse than one of your star players talking about other clubs... Tevez and Ronaldo talk too much. Same with that Adebayor at Arsenal no class.

Top 5 mercenaries in PL

1) Adebayor

2) Ronaldo

3) Berbatov

4) Gallas

5) Ashley Cole

[Annasfield]

Some would include Gerrard in that list. Although, having read his account of what happened he was feeling unloved.