On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[matthew123]

Special congratulations to Howard Webb, Rob Styles and Steve Bennett for another wonderful season... your medals are in the post

[Sandperson]

And the inventor of the Wimbledon "long ball" style of play which kept Liverpool in the race for so long.

[????]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> ???? Wrote:

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> > Or David Webb at Chelsea

>

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> It was Ian Hutchinson actually. Surely you'll

> remember his windmill-like arms after his long

> throw?

>

> Anyway,

>

> Police have confirmed that two Premiership

> footballers have had their houses burgled on the

> same night last Tuesday. Ryan Giggs had 70 Welsh

> caps, 10 Premiership medals, 2 Champions League

> medals, 5 FA Cup medals, 1 League Cup medal, 2

> World Club Cup medals, 8 Charity Shield medals and

> 1 Super Cup medal stolen.

>

> Emmanuel Adebayor lost a kettle and a toaster.

I was thinking 1970 Cup final replay Vs Leeds (sorry Leeds fans) sure that was Webb or did he nod it in?

[Atila Reincarnate]

In fairness most refs have been poor this eason, but it's not always the refs fault when your side loses, sometimes it's just because the oppostion were better than you, or on occasions have had the rub of the green. I've no complaints about were we've ended up in the league.

[Keef]

Bolton 2 Hull 0

Everton 2 West Ham 0

Man Utd 2 Arsenal 0 (Sorry to say it, but unless Arsenal have changed something around in the last 7 days, I can't see any other result)

Middlesbrough 1 Aston Villa 2

Newcastle 2 Fulham 1 (Just think they'll save themselves)

Stoke 2 Wigan 1

Tottenham 3 Man City 2

Chelsea 2 Blackburn 0 (wish Blackburn could still go down)

West Brom 0 Liverpool 2

Portsmouth 1 Sunderland 0

[Atila Reincarnate]

Don't worry Keef I'd be very surprised, and hugley elated if we get a result tomorrow.

[Jah Lush]

???? Wrote:

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> I was thinking 1970 Cup final replay Vs Leeds

> (sorry Leeds fans) sure that was Webb or did he

> nod it in?

Long throw from Ian Hutchinson and David Webb headed in at the far post.

[Jah Lush]

Bolton 2 Hull 1

Everton 2 West Ham 0

Man Utd 3 Arsenal 1

Middlesbrough 1 Aston Villa 2

Newcastle 2 Fulham 1

Stoke 1 Wigan 2

Tottenham 4 Man City 0

Chelsea 4 Blackburn 0

West Brom 0 Liverpool 3

Portsmouth 2 Sunderland 1

[Atila Reincarnate]

I've just seen a posting on this thread saying that Wayne Rooney is the White Pele, you have got to be pulling my plonker. Pele was a graceful, artistic player. Now I ain't saying Rooney isn't a good player, but Pele he ain't.

[Sandperson]

But I saw my mate the other day and he said he'd seen the white Pele....don't shoot the messenger! ;-)

[matthew123]

Well if Tevez leaves United, they can start singing "Brazil, Brazil"

[Mick Mac]

Rangers v Aberdeen Saturday

Hibs v Celtic Sunday

I predict

Gers 3 - 1 Aberdeen

Hibs 1 - 2 Celtic

If correct, go into final game with same points, 1 goal of goal difference in Celtic's favour..... Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Boston, Chicago, Irish pubs of the world, bite their collective nails.

[Jah Lush]

Atila Reincarnate Wrote:

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> I've just seen a posting on this thread saying

> that Wayne Rooney is the White Pele, you have got

> to be pulling my plonker. Pele was a graceful,

> artistic player. Now I ain't saying Rooney isn't a

> good player, but Pele he ain't.

Pele was an absolute genius. He had everything. A footballing God.

[Sandperson]

Exactly! Just like Rooney. :))

[Jah Lush]

You have to be kidding. Rooney's a very good player but he's not even on the same planet as Pele was.

[Sandperson]

Pele schmele. Maradona was better than Pele.

[Keef]

matthew123 Wrote:

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> Well if Tevez leaves United, they can start

> singing "Brazil, Brazil"

LOL, Good one.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Oh dear, our little Russian maestro will never endear himslef to women with comments like this.

Arshavin has a few choice opinions on women drivers: "I would never give driving lessons to women. We need to build a few new roads for them. Why because you never know what to expect from them," he said.

Thanks for those enlightened words Andry, I would suggest you stick to football and leave social commentary to others.

[Annasfield]

Ha ha. He's right though.

[Jah Lush]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Pele schmele. Maradona was better than Pele.

That's a close call but I'd favour Pele over Maradona, Johan Cruyff is another contender but George is Best.

[Mick Mac]

Currently Gers 2 - 1 Aberdeen - so Aberdeeen have pulled one back which hurts the all important goal difference.

[SimonM]

The problem with George is that he never had the chance to demonstrate his breathtaking skills at the very highest level as both Pele and Cruff did, each so very convincingly.

[Keef]

Well, I may as well be the first to say it (through slightly gritted teeth), congrats to Man U, once again, just too consistant.

Glad to see the pool taking it close though, and although disappointing in the end, this has been a good season, compared the the recent years when a genuine title shot has been out the window by feb at the latest, and we've been scrapping for 3rd or 4th.

I believe that a couple more players will make the pool more of a finished article, and hopefully next season will be a good race... Made all the more exciting by the fact that United have now equalled Liverpool's title haul, and could go top next year...

[Sandperson]

At last! Of course we couldn't have done it without spending soooo much money as the guru Benitez has told us. What a twat. (Apart from the fact he managed to spend ?20M on a player who then went straight back to where he came from for less money.) One more and they are well and truely knocked off their perch abnd that IS a fact. Bring on next season. ;-)

[Annasfield]

You're actually sat on our perch with us. I believe that when you knock someone off you surpass their record.

We may also have spent a wedge on Keane but we had to sell to buy and that's the difference.

Having a bit of luck helps and think we've missed out on that this season. Need to start converting those 0-0's in to late 1-0 wins.