On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[matthew123]

It updates on front page when Mick or Jah post - but not it appears for Liverpool fans..

[Annasfield]

I'm sewing as I type.

[Sharon_H]

You are a woman of many talents, I thought you would have been in the pub.

[Keef]

Your mum!

[Keef]

Yep, thread seems to be working as well as ever for mature discussion.

[????]

Hammers in the bottom 3 by monday :-S

[Annasfield]

At that time I was stood at the bus stop.

Do not all hail the P13.

[Ladygooner]

Birmingham 0 Bolton 1

Blackburn 1 Aston Villa 2

Fulham 1 Arsenal 3

Liverpool 2 Hull 0

Portsmouth 2 Everton 1

Stoke 1 Man Utd 3

Tottenham 4 Burnley 4

Wigan 2 Chelsea 1

Sunderland 0 Wolves 0

Man City 2 West Ham 0

[Mick Mac]

Wigan 2 Chelsea 1

Good prediction Ladygooner - almost right.

This opens the league up considerably, too many people raving about Chelsea. Come on you gooners, let the catch up begin.

[Narnia]

matthew123 Wrote:

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> I actually think Liverpool will run up quite a few

> goals tomorrow - I've seen some positive signs

> recently that suggest we could be looking at 6 or

> 7 goals for the Reds against Hull. I'm going for a

> Torres hat-trick and at least one goal from Babel.

That's not bad 123. Please see betting matters where you are needed!

[Mick Mac]

Tonight on MOTD I saw a Fernando Torres masterclass. (I know some lucky people saw it in person).

I thought Alan Hansen was wrong in saying how easy it was for Torres - great players make things look easy and that is what Torres did today. He really is a class apart.

I'm moving towards viewing Torres as the best striker ever to have played in the premiership. Although he has only been here a 2/3 years I now expect him, in time, to exceed the accomplishments of Henry, Ronaldo and Rooney etc.

His first touch is excellent and he dummys defenders to make space in a tight penalty box, in a way that makes it look easy. He scores headed goals, in short he has everything. Great great player.

People talk of Drogba being a class player, but Torres is a class apart when compared to Drogba, he is comfortbaly the best striker in the Premiership at the moment.

[????]

Best finisher,,,not necessarily best forward

[Mick Mac]

But I said best "Striker" - I'm talking goalscorers.

[????]

Ok, ok...what is his strike rate? Must be impressive for sure

[Mick Mac]

I haven't a clue. Very sharp at the moment though. Really impressive. West Ham should try to sign him.

[????]

We've Carlton Cole

[Mick Mac]

He's like the Premiership's answer to Pavlov's dog - blow the whistle and he will score a goal.

[i'm proud of that one]

[????]

Wasn't it a bell?

The dogs not Carlton

[Mick Mac]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> He's like the Premiership's answer to Pavlov's dog

> - blow the whistle and he will score a goal.

Quids (doesn't like jokes)

Wasn't it a bell?

The dogs not Carlton

Mick Mac:

Yes it was a bell Quids, you know that. But we can adapt for humours sake.

[????]

Not funny if we go down by a point

[Mick Mac]

Don't worry Quids - West Ham will not go down. I honestly think they are too good.

[????]

There are certainly 5+ worse teams.

West Ham have also have 2 games in hand and played Spuds and Liverpool (both narrow losses)..and the loss at Wigan doesn't look so bad tonight! Plus Hull and Pompey look sunk already!

At the other end - Man U look the team to me this season.

[Mick Mac]

I have now backed Arsenal, Liverpool (both big profits) and Chelsea (hedging). MU I'm exposed on, did not fancy them but they look good, if I hedge on them then best time to do that is when they next lose. So keeping an eye on things, as, if I get them covered I could be in a really good position.

[????]

I'm in profit (small) whoever wins with free bets on Arsenal, City, Spurs in ascending order of magnitude of returns! I've laid Burnely to be relegated and have Portsmouth to go down - a decent win but small profit if they stay up too thanks to an earlier trade. Happy days.

[SimonM]

>>Tonight on MOTD I saw a Fernando Torres masterclass. <<

Agree totally. Torres has always been pretty awesome - when fully fit - but his goals today were reminiscent of George Best in his prime.