On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[SimonM]

Never mind the Premier League....there are still three teams chasing one remaining automatic promotion on the final day of the season next Sunday... :-S

[Sharon_H]

Best of luck SP. (tu)

Wasn't a penalty though.

[Jah Lush]

Bollocks bollocks bollocks! Now fecking way was that a penalty yesterday. It effectively changed the game to Man Utd's advantage. Spurs were fantastic in the first half and I really felt we could have got something out of the game but there's another penalty decision at Old Trafford that's gone in the home side's favour.

[ratty]

What about the other 4 goals??? PMSL!

[Jah Lush]

Bah! Feck feck feck feck!

[red devil]

At the match it looked like a pen, but having since seen the replay it wasn't, but in situations like that should an indirect free-kick be given instead?, yes Gomes got the ball but he also brought Carrick down, thus taking him out of the game and denying him a chance to retrieve the ball, make a tackle etc...as for dodgy referee decisions, we've had this discussion before, I think they even themselves out over the course of a season, e.g. we should've got a pen last week at Wembley...

[Keef]

Discussion topic. What do people, especially you West Ham fans, think of John Terry's claim that fans should be willing to take a bit of stick back from players that they are giving stick to? I hate to say it, and it will not become a habit, but to a point I agree. I think if I was getting a load of stick, and I scored, I'd want to give a wave to the people giving me abuse. That said, there has to be some professionalism, and sense used, 2 things that Terry knows little about, because he's basically an ignorant thug.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Cantona?

[????]

I can kind of see where 'JT' is coming from...

Also I've felt the abuse given to say Ince and Lampard over the years at UP has been counterproductive! I think Lampard is a complete tosser though and takes every opprtunity to slag West Ham and West Ham fans in any interview etc...whereas Ince, has admitted he was young and poorly advised to wear a Manu U shirt whilst still on West Hams books!

[Jah Lush]

If you're gonna dish out stick you've got to be able to take it as well.

[ratty]

Totally agree - makes me sick when football fans complain to the police because Joey Barton called them coonts and waved his nob at them! Pansies!

[SimonM]

Depends on how the player gives the stick back. Cantona went a bit too far, yet still kept most of the neutrals' sympathy as I recall.

Beckham at Man Utd used to have crowds chanting "Posh Spice takes it up the arse" - a chant which in my view merited a good long burst from a machine gun. But all Beckham did when he scored was cup his ear to them...and there are people who claim he is inarticulate!

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Act proffessional on the pitch and get the respect of everyone, JT captain of England should let his feet do the talking

[ratty]

Newcastle - PMSL! What a bunch of coonts! I cannot wait for them to be relegated!

[Atila Reincarnate]

Toon are fcuked.

Barca 2 Chavski 0

[Tony.London Suburbs]

:'(Saw a re-run of the 1974 Cup Final on Liverpool's Channel last week when they beat Newcastle 3-0.

The commentator said look at those fantastic Newcastle Supporters who have followed their team thru' thick and thin.

Little did they realise that they would win nothing at all for the next 35 years as well, and still counting.

[red devil]

Still think the Geordies will just stay up. Can't see Hull getting anymore points, and Toon still have home games against Boro and Fulham...

Barca 4 Chelski 4

Utd 4 L'Arse 4

[Ladygooner]

Barca 3 Chelski 1

Manure 1 Arsenal 2

[SimonM]

Barcelona 4 Chelsea 1

Man Utd 1 Arsenal 1

[jaybee82]

Newcastle have got too far for too long putting in average performances with very average players...good news!

Barcelona 3 Chelsea 1

Man Utd 2 Arsenal 1

[Annasfield]

I can see Chelsea doing the business tonight, which quite frankly will be horrendous.

[Keef]

Good luck to them I say. Beat us in a fantastic tie, and it's an English team.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Can't see Chavski getting near Barca, GREAT I can't stand CSKA Fulham.

[????]

Keef is full of the spirit of fatherhood...personally I hate Chelsea, my only quandry is wehther I hate them more than Spuds and 'wall

[Mikecg]

Dont hate Chelski their one of those clubs that never bothered me, but now theyve got the money everyone hates them.