On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[Sandperson]

MP, the point was it was at England games, where people should be there to support England not slag of other teams players.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I henceforth announce my allegiance to Manchester United.

[Sandperson]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> I henceforth announce my allegiance to Manchester

> United.

Nice to have you aboard PGC but may I ask why?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Cos the team I [used to] support are shite.

[????]

don't forget Scum as well PGC ;-)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Is that an acronym for sublimely creative utterly magnificent?

[Sandperson]

can you bring yourself to tell us what happened?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

They failed to beat a team at the bottom of the table and screwed up their best play off position.

[red devil]

Leeds in the play-offs eh, bet the local bobbies are are plesaed about that...

[SimonM]

Well Leeds made the play-offs last year but lost to the mighty Donny Rovers as I recall...It's about time that sleeping giant woke up properly though!

[Keef]

This is surreal, sat in the post natal ward of St Thomas Hospital watching the Liverpool match. How kind am I, getting a TV card for the wife ;-)

[Keef]

Awful challenge by Barton, and of course deserved to go. Commentators talking like he meant to hurt the man. Think that is probably harsh, but why the hell would you fly in like that, just stupid!

[Keef]

Don't often say this about a game with 3 goals, a red card, and the bar being hit 3 times, but that was basically pretty dull. I genuinely hate to say this, but Newcastle look absolutely shocking!

[red devil]

First sign of madness Keef, talking to yourself...;-)

Didn't see 'pool game, have been watching the Reading game...Brum go up automatically.

By the sound of it, Barton obviously has anger issues he still needs to address!..

[Atila Reincarnate]

Ladygooner Wrote:

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> Portsmouth 0 Arsenal 3

Good shout Ladygooner.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Loving the TV card comment Keef - reminds me why I think you rock for multiple reasons

Joey Barton tho - what an absolute waste of air. Regardless of the merits of today's decision, he was back after 5 months off and then.. Well, we are beyond the "I'm just misunderstood" phase by now surely? Any manager who continues to play hime deserves everything they get

[SimonM]

Millwall v Leeds on Saturday sounds fun....:)-D

[ratty]

ouch wall v leeds :(

Barton is scum but I bet someone takes him on next season when the toon go down.

Who's going down with the baggies then?

[SimonM]

Well I hope Sunderland do because that way we may get to buy Greg Halford cheap. But I think it'll be the other two North East teams, with Hull outsiders (and even if they survive I'll be surprised if they last beyond a second season)

[????]

They are all so crap down there now it's scary - Boro' Vs Newcastle will decide one place. If there was a god, West Brom would stay up and "the geordie nation" *trys not to laugh* would go down as a Trimurvite (sp)...the biggest myth in football, "the NE Hotbed of Football"...go and look at 80s attendencies when no-one liked football...there are two hotbeds of football in this country, the North West and London, end of..

*awaits barcodes' vitriol*

[SimonM]

I see Downing allegedly already thinks he is on his way to Liverpool for ?12million...

I am not sure London can be classed as a "hotbed" of football either, given how massive the population is....not compared to the North West!:))

[????]

Well whilst that's true, it supports 10 teams in the Prem and football league (not counting Wimbledon and Barnet who have been there too)and has four teams who over time been consistently and significantly supported by large amounts ....where was the Geordie nation in 1985?

I think the North West has it agreed - with 4 big clubs and plenty of other significant ones in the area

[red devil]

Let's be kind to the Toon and file them under 'sleeping giants', albeit a comatosed one...

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona

Hmm good luck Chelsea

[SeanMacGabhann]

Anyone give Arsenal a chance tonight? No, me neither...