On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[red devil]

like this?..Ouch!...

[????]

Footballs a game between two teams of 11 and then the Germans win...

..f*ck me, even the birds f*ck it up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/women/8246204.stm

[Mick Mac]

Apparently the English girls decided at half time to give up the game as they were losing and if they came back and it went to extra time they would not be home in time to put their hubby's dinner on the table, hence the second half was a bit one sided.

[Apologies in advance to Anna, Sharon, Ladygooner ,,,,,anyone else]

[Annasfield]

http://www.persuasive.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/1/loser.jpg

[Mick Mac]

I was sure you'd be asleep. Doh.

[????]

You're on your own with that MM...

[red devil]

Has anyone else noticed the OTB graveyard shift is a lot more entertaining than the daytime 'musings'...

[????]

yup..I can't work out if it's cos we're all p1ssed or because it's past Atila's bed time

[Annasfield]

This thread is generally a load of old shite these days

[Mick Mac]

The boring ones all Dive into bed at 9pm.

(I'm on can number 4 but I have been good all week).

[????]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> This thread is generally a load of old shite these

> days

Still beats the Drawing Room

[Mick Mac]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> This thread is generally a load of old shite these

> days

during the day it seems to be all tit for tat - my team's players don't cheat as much as yours etc, I don't read it much.

[Annasfield]

I didn't even realise it existed until I saw Keef's thread.

Only 4 Mick Mack? You'll be cack at footy and cooking the tea for before your wife gets home before you know it.

[Mick Mac]

I made her some nachos tonight (haute cuisine) and convinced her she was tired enough to go to bed.

[Mick Mac]

Capello announces no wag shags during the World Cup. England's odds come right in on betfair.

[matthew123]

I always thought Matt Le Tissier was a fairly honest player but now I'm not so sure after his own revelations that he once did a spread bet on a game he played for Southampton in 1995. It may sound innocuous spread betting the time of first throw-in but it's dishonest. I dare say others have done similar bets on corner kicks, and even scorelines, but nevertheless Le Tissier has to be brought before the FA and charged with serious misconduct once Police have concluded their investigation.

What makes it even more unbelievable is that this was during the period when Bruce Grobbelaar was also at Southamption and already facing criminal charges of match fixing whilst he'd been at Liverpool. Yet Le Tissier still went ahead with his bet - although to give the guy the benefit of the doubt based on his chemistry on Sky with Paul Merson it's highly likely that Le Tissier is just plain thick rather than a genuine bent footballer.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8250042.stm

[mockney piers]

I remeber at upton park kitson receiving the ball from first kick off and booting the ball inexpicably out for a throw in. Doesn't take a genius to think they were all at it

[Keef]

Aw, Upton Park.

[matthew123]

It's pathetic isn't it - it's Football's own Bloodgate.

These ex-players need to be punished. You get these pundits banging on about foreign players, like Eduardo diving, whilst ignoring the fact that home grown players can be even more crooked. Time for a clamp down - as a minimum Sky should suspend Le Tissier from their Saturday afternoon show.

[Mick Mac]

You are not one to get on the wrong side of Matt. I thought you were an easy going chap.

[Atila Reincarnate]

Don't hold your breath Matthew, foreigners players are an easy target, with the likes of Le Tiss, the general consensus will be "He's a lad that boy!!", and nothing more will be done, I betcha!

[Atila Reincarnate]

Blackburn 2 v Wolverhampton 0

Liverpool 2 v Burnley 0

Man City 1 v Arsenal 1

Portsmouth 0 v Bolton 1

Stoke 0 v Chelsea 2

Sunderland 2 v Hull 1

Tottenham 1 v Man Utd 3

Wigan 1 v West Ham 1

[Keef]

with the likes of Le Tiss, the general consensus will be "He's a lad that boy!!", and nothing more will be done, I betcha!

Think you're spot on there, it's why lots of people probably enjoy seeing Ray Winstone on the betting ad, because "he's a geeeeeeeza".

[matthew123]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> You are not one to get on the wrong side of Matt.

> I thought you were an easy going chap.

Grrrrr... eh who got on my wrong side!?

Only ppl who've got on my wrong side are Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney.. and whoever else trots out for the Mancs :))

[Mick Mac]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> You are not one to get on the wrong side of Matt.

> I thought you were an easy going chap.

I meant that I think you want to be heavy on him for something rather innocuous. Betting and sport should not mix but is a throw in really a serious matter?