On the Ball (new Football Focus)

[????]

I dread to think what Matt's score will be in this weeks fantasy football!

[pablogrande]

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> Ok, ok...what is his strike rate? Must be

> impressive for sure

Torres has 46 goals in 64 premiership starts if he scores 4 against Chelsea! He will equal andy cole's record of fastest to fifty. Not bad for someone who doesn't take penalties

[matthew123]

Only 73 points Quids - 7 down on last week, damn!

Someone actually had 74 (without Torres, who got me 34 pts) and looking at their team they still have Given and Barry to get them points tomorrow night!

Not seen Torres that composed in front of goal - looks like he has stepped up to a brand new level. Be interesting what Chelsea have in store next week (apart from kicking him) especially since Petr Cech is suspended.

Turned on Goals on Sunday this morning and to my surprise there was no Phil Brown sitting on the Sky sofa!

[Annasfield]

92 games, 58 goals

League: 46 in 64

I feel so priviliged to have him in our team and also to watch him week in week out. The best part is he totally gets Liverpool football club and comes across as being really down to earth.

The night we battered Real Madrid 4-0 at Anfield

http://awbroady.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/fernando-torres-liverpool-real-madrid-champio_19843561.jpg

[matthew123]

I doubt any player in English football, since at least Ian Rush, has ever had a superior goal to minutes on pitch ratio in open play than Torres over a 2½ years spell.

[Annasfield]

This is my fave from yesterday:

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/images5/prop090926-36-liverpool_hullb.jpg

[Mick Mac]

You quite like him then, Anna.

[Annasfield]

Ha - How could you not.

[matthew123]

Looking at the Champions League games this week none of them really ignite the imagination unless perhaps it's your own team. But if I had to pick out one clash as a potential thriller it would be Man United versus the German Champions Wolfsburg at Old Trafford on Wednesday. With United playing 3 days later against a confident Sunderland I suspect Fergie may put out a little bit of a squad / first team mix in CL and maybe, just maybe, could be a surprise result on the cards, and that is my big prediction of the week United to lose on Wednesday night!

[Atila Reincarnate]

Interesting article in the Times this morning naming 50 people to have "fouled" up football, among them Ian Wright, Rooney, the fake Ronaldo, Martin Edwards, George Best, Bill Shankly, El Tel, Mourhino, Cashley Hole, Drogaba among others. Interesting argument.

[matthew123]

Hmmm it's starting to look like this thread will only update if done by someone with Manc sympathies... whoever you are update the front page!! ;-)

[Atila Reincarnate]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> This is my fave from yesterday:

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> http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/images5/prop090926-36-li

> verpool_hullb.jpg

Was he saying "chase me, chase me" at the time?

[????]

Hey, sod Europe, there's still Premiership action to come tonight. Irons.

[Mick Mac]

I'd be supporting you Quids, if it wasn't for Bellamy and Given in my FF team.

[????]

You're all heart and loyalty Mick

[matthew123]

Steve Bruce fumming that Darren Bent decided to pass penalty duties to a team mate after he scored first penalty... what a tit blabbering to the press when he himself is too scared to watch actual penalties being taken. Maybe Bruce is trying to sound like a hard man with a trip to Old Trafford on Saturday where of course he'll show his usual bottle when deciding his tactics for the game... 'note to self must not upset uncle fergie or will not get reference for united job in 3 years time blah blah'.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8277854.stm

[Keef]

Didn't see the match, what was the score at the time of that penalty? If it was a close match at that stage, I'd say the manager has a point.

He's still a knob though.

[SimonM]

Well as I have Bent in my FF team, I was mightily miffed he passed that penalty on to Jones...

[Atila Reincarnate]

In normal circumstances I would be right behind Eastenders to beat Citeh tonight, but recently any fondness I may have had for Zola et all has disappeared more quiclky than Ferguson after being asked by the BBC for an interview, thanks to the rantings of ten bob note.

[????]

*middle finger*

[Atila Reincarnate]

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> *middle finger*

Your momma

[Jah Lush]

Unfortunately I missed all the football this weekend. Too busy partying. I thought Spurs would win but no quite so easily after Burnley's heroics in the Cups of last season. Well done Robbie Keane.

[????]

Carlos Tevez showing true respect to supporters...unlike 2 of his fellow strikers at City.....

[matthew123]

Bellamy scored against Liverpool last season for City at Anfield - and he showed respect then, I'm guessing it works both ways.

[Keef]

Yeah, everyone talking about Torres, lets not forget a very impressive 4 goal haul from Keane. Hats off.