Euro 2008 (Official Man City LOL Thread)

[rik]

0-3 at half time. Absolutely ****ing brilliant, so happy.

[E sharp]

That was a class point blank bicycle by Martins

[Frankie]

1-1 boro ****ing 'ell. We dominate the game then fall to sleep.


Looking good for fantasy team as well. I did some tinkering last night.

[metal-militia]

well Saints are 1-4 down at home to Palace. Brilliant. :rolleyes:

[Frankie]

FFS

Typical. 2-1 ****ing down :angry:

Hopeful for mid-week tho.

[The_Passenger]

Saw the Spurs/Sunderland game. Neither team deserved to win so I'd say it was quite harsh on Spurs. Looks like some of the other games were actually fairly entertaining though.

[rik]

That was a class point blank bicycle by Martins

How did you see it?

[Frankie]

Aussies get live premiership games I believe.

[rik]

Ah, jealous.

[ChodaBoy]

Haha, tell me about it. The country of broadcast and even we dont get to see the games

Sounded like quite a good performance from MCity today. Struggled during the middle, but were able to hold on. Garrido seemed to be the weak link in the side, hopefully its just early season problems

[Frankie]

Bianchi scored on his debut too.

Apparently Erikson was a different man today on the touchline.

[talk show host]

haha, what the hell Tottenham

[Echleon]

haha, what the hell Tottenham

I was really hoping Berba would score :( he's in my team.

[talk show host]

yeah mine too. everyone in my team who played today has so far been useless

[Echleon]

:( I have Riise and Benayoun(sp?) and i'm not sure how they have done so far.

[Angry Balled Fists!]

yes son newcastle starting as they mean to go on martins is a ****ing legend. my favourite player without a doubt.

[ChodaBoy]

What day are the fantasy leagues updated?

[talk show host]

:( I have Riise and Benayoun(sp?) and i'm not sure how they have done so far.

Benayoun isn't playing. Not on the bench either and yeah, he's in my team too :(


I think the league is updated on Sunday nights but there's midweek games too so i'm not sure what happens there.

[Minus The Flair]

Wow, unlucky Villa. Gerrard scores just as it looks like they'll take a point. Did anyone see his goal, long range free-kick? How was it?

[rik]

Heh, just watched Wolves v Watford, Wolves winning 1-0 up to around the 89th minute. They lost the game 2-1.


And Newcastle top of the Premiership at the moment. I'm relishing this moment.

[talk show host]

Wow, unlucky Villa. Gerrard scores just as it looks like they'll take a point. Did anyone see his goal, long range free-kick? How was it?

it was awesome

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qkgi_gerrard-goal-vs-villa_sport

[Mr. Black]

Right, I'm in. Whats the story ladies.

[Minus The Flair]

it was awesome

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qkgi_gerrard-goal-vs-villa_sport

That really was awesome. Best free kick I've seen in quite a while, and probably one of the best we'll see this season. But hopefully not..

[Frankie]

Looks like my team did well in the fantasy league. Over 20 points and still 3 players to play.

[Pastorius]

5 players played for me, 0 points. Damn.

[Mr. Black]

I ended up watchin the skills video to the left of the Gerrard goal.

[Frankie]

Thats a beaut of a goal as well.

[talk show host]

I'm on 15 points so far, Gerrard saved me a bit. Still got 6 players to play tomorrow though. Or 5 really since Tevez isn't playing.

[Frankie]

Me and SOP are joint 4th. Adam aka Chodaboy is 2nd and I'm not sure who Cholo United is.

[ChodaBoy]

2 Hat-tricks from Tevez tomorrow, and 5 penalty saves from Cech and i'll be sorted

[Pastorius]

Come on Eboue hat trick

[talk show host]

woo, i've missed MOTD

[Echleon]

I'm failing alot atm. Just need a result from Van Persie, Essien and Nani and i'll be sorted.

[brensten32]

i think i regret choosing too many players from same teams. i also regret that i didn't get ronaldo. I have a feeling that he is going to play really well like he always does. but somehow i still have 21 points with 8 more people to play. so im off to a good start. i hope shevchenko scores

[rik]

woo, i've missed MOTD
How?

I intentionally went out last night and got horrificated with booze so that I would be too hungover today to want to go out therefore being in no danger of missing MOTD.

[talk show host]

How?



Missed as in i'm glad it's back. Saturday nights aren't the same without it.

[Pastorius]

I'm banking on Rooney and Van Persie scoring quite a bit tomorrow. And Arsenal clean sheet too please.

In other news, come on Liverpool, one step closer to the title

[Frankie]

One step closer to the title ? It's only day one of the new season :p

[rik]

Missed as in i'm glad it's back. Saturday nights aren't the same without it.
Ah, I see. And I agree 100%.

[Pastorius]

One step closer to the title ? It's only day one of the new season :p

Hey, I never said it was a big step!

[Dead Star]

Me and SOP are joint 4th. Adam aka Chodaboy is 2nd and I'm not sure who Cholo United is.

****ing 3rd :D

[Echleon]

Ouch, what a howler by Lehman.

[talk show host]

Sounds like more of the same from Arsenal so far then. They should try and score some goals.

[Frankie]

Didn't think arsenal would play this badly.

[Echleon]

Van Persie yess!

Birmingham were 1-0 up untill Pizzaro equalised.

[Frankie]

Hahah get in. Fabregas assist for me :D

Surprised they managed to nick it at the end.

[Echleon]

Yeah, Van Persie grabbed 6 points for me :)

My mate had him has a captain though! 2x points! what an *** :angry:

[talk show host]

Chelsea leaking goals :D

actually that's bad for my fantasy team! :(

[Echleon]

I'm glad I didn't get Cech now :P

But no J. Cole so :(

[talk show host]

I just want Carvalho to score or something. This sounds like quite an exciting match.

[talk show host]

God this is so one sided, we're never going to be able to hold out. Defending well so far though.

yes!

[Frankie]

Reading defended well, which is bad considering I had Roanldo in my team. Still Essien goal :D.

[Pastorius]

I have Rooney in my team.

Damnit!

I did not have a good weekend fantasy football team wise.

[Minus The Flair]

Well that sucks. Luckily I have Hahnemann in my team, so that's 10 points extra for me.

More bad news, Rooney's suffered a 'hairline fracture' in his foot. Probably miss the first England game. I wonder if that means they'll let Tevez out early, midweek?

43 points overall. (walalala) Joint 4th with many of you.

[Frankie]

w00p I move up into 3rd thanks to Essien and Fabregas performing today. I forgot to set Essien as my captain as well which I was meaning to do.

[talk show host]

32 points and 12th. ****.

[Dead Star]

56 points and 1st :D

[talk show host]

this is a great picture btw

http://i13.tinypic.com/4qzx5ww.jpg

[badtaste]

Have you guys created an MX league for fantasy football?

Can I get the code please?

I had a shocking week, forgot to edit my formation and captain the right person.

[sgrevs]

I agree, let me join the MX league.

Great result for 'Pool, we need a strong start because we never get one. Torres impressed, Babel was alright, Gerrard carried us as usual.

[Minus The Flair]

code: 65888-21627

[angry armadillo]

i wouldnt really say gerrard carried us against villa

it was a flukey free kick but on the other hand it was a flukey penalty too

so we were 1 goal up with those 2 events or not i would say


torres showed he can beat a defender, although im still not sure that kuyt is the ideal partner to him, I think Voronin and Torres are going to be great... torres to take the ball in, Voronin to poach it in.... hopefully rafa will try it soon!

[Mr. Black]

Ouch, what a howler by Lehman.

I noticed that Healy managed to fall over as he tucked it away.

shizzle, Donkey Duberry strikes again. What a dick.

[Frankie]

Hardly his fault. That happens regularly during games.

[brensten32]

oh my im in ninth place now.

[rik]

I just joined the league, I missed the first weekend, and a lot of my players are playing Champions League games midweek. So by the end of the week I will still have very little points, but I will finish strong, I guarantee.

[RockerGav]

Bottom of the league :(

[ChodaBoy]

Give it a few weeks before we judge who is the best :p

[Frankie]

I'll finish well. I need to tinker my team a bit tho' get rid of Koumas.

[poorquality]

I've had to revamp my team -_- Removed Rooney, got Arsenals new striker, I expect him to score goals, plus it gave me extra money to strengthen midfield which is good.

Put McShane in temporarily, he'll be the bench warmer while Terry is fit, but like now he's in, I never considered him before, but seeing his MoM performance against Spurs inspired me to put him in, and reminded me it was a mistake for United to ever sell him to West Brom.

[Mr. Black]

Hardly his fault. That happens regularly during games.

Yes, but Duberry is a terrible defender.

[Pastorius]

Yes, but Duberry is a terrible defender.

Say that to his face, he'll probably eat you alive

He looks so mean

[talk show host]

Say what you will about Duberry, but he was awesome yesterday.

[sgrevs]

it was a flukey free kick but on the other hand it was a flukey penalty too

torres showed he can beat a defender, although im still not sure that kuyt is the ideal partner to him, I think Voronin and Torres are going to be great... torres to take the ball in, Voronin to poach it in.... hopefully rafa will try it soon!

Disagreed. The free kick was amazing and was perfectly executed, there was no fluke to it. Also, I though Kuyt and Torres played brilliantly together, that will be a better partnership than Voronin.

[angry armadillo]

Disagreed. The free kick was amazing and was perfectly executed, there was no fluke to it. Also, I though Kuyt and Torres played brilliantly together, that will be a better partnership than Voronin.yeah i agree the actual kick was great, i mean that the fact the decision was given was lucky, for both the liverpool free kick, and the aston villa pen, sometimes you get them your way, sometimes you dont, that day both teams got a good decision for them so they essentially cancel each other out.


i still dont agree with kuyt and torres, kuyt isnt an 'in the box' striker (there was a statistic last year saying he scored most of his goals from out the box) and torres doesnt have the clinical finish to put it in the net.

voronin on the other hand is a poacher.

i think if we can play with gerrard where kuyt is (deeper than the centre forwards) he can then play the balls through to torres who can get past defenders, which would leave voronin to poach the goals in (like pizzarios goal for chelsea against b'ham)

obviously that is a generalisation and it's not going to happen like that every time but I think that is a system that could work for liverpool

[rik]

Heh, apparently Justin Chancellor from Tool called Hahnemann after the game at Old Trafford to congratulate him.

[Frankie]

Thats quality that. I remember last season Hahnemann wore a Tool hat on an interview for Match Of The Day.

[RandyfromPennywise]

Hello everyone.

Don't seem to have the time to come here anymore, now that Uni's just gone back and with work and the other study I am doing... But I'm in the Fantasy League, looking to go one better than last year's 2nd place. Peace dudes.

EDIT: Oh yeah, almost forgot: Liverpool are ****ing shite. :)

[Frankie]

Hello everyone.

Don't seem to have the time to come here anymore, now that Uni's just gone back and with work and the other study I am doing... But I'm in the Fantasy League, looking to go one better than last year's 2nd place. Peace dudes.

EDIT: Oh yeah, almost forgot: Liverpool are ****ing shite. :)

Am ahead of you randy son thanks to Essien and Fabregas :thumb:

[RandyfromPennywise]

Early days lad, early days!

[rik]

Thats quality that. I remember last season Hahnemann wore a Tool hat on an interview for Match Of The Day.

Haha yer, I saw Chris Kamara interviewing him once on a live morning programme. When talking about how he likes rock music Hahnemann goes 'Yer it really pisses my team mates off'. A lot of apologies from Kamara came after that.

[Pastorius]

He also wore a Tool t-shirt under his shirt once and took it off when they scored!

[talk show host]

Man, it's all going wrong for Spurs. C'mon Berbatov, I need the points! :mad:

[Pastorius]

Ha, "all going wrong" after one game! I've got Berby too, though.

I went down the pub to watch the United game with my Utd supporting friend, and for about 10 minutes after the match he got "ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE TITLE" and "THE TWO POINT GAP APPEARS"

[ChodaBoy]

Its worse for me, I've got Chimbonda on my team and thats 3 goals conceded already.

[talk show host]

they're losing 3-1 at half time at the moment

[Pastorius]

Oh my. Come on Spurs, don't get in a rut.

[Pastorius]

Uuuuurgh, don't play Jenas, play Huddlestone.

[talk show host]

This is a shambles.

[Minus The Flair]

I got Berb in my team too... but I also got Lescott. S'all good.

[Pastorius]

Honestly, Huddlestone must get so so annoyed just sitting on the bench every game.

[talk show host]

Chelsea have signed Alves for 25m apparently. That's a lot of money.

[Frankie]

Thats alot of money.

Hahaha Spurs really did get a tonking at home. Lescott got me 8 points tonight get in.

[ChodaBoy]

This deal with Alves just seems a bit crappy (again) since its Chelsea. They're paying £20m+ for this guy, and normally the more they pay for a player - the less impact he has. Also its not the first time we've heard about a player threatening to strike if he doesnt get a reported transfer, and its just not good for football.

I know, a Chelsea rant. But it just annoys me

[talk show host]

How good is he really anyway? I've never seen him play as far as I know.

[Dead Star]

I had Lescott and Arteta in my team, Berbatov too.

17 points tonight :D

[rocknrollstar5]

ive got Lescott. Defoe upfront though...tut

[sgrevs]

Berba has been my captain for two games and has done nothing:(

Lescott had a good one, got me 8. Stalteri got 1 :/
I want Tevez to fire it tonight. Though I hate United so I still want them to lose.

[Minus The Flair]

I got Lescott but I didn't get my 8! wtf? Only counted Berb and Jagi for 3.

Edit: Ah ****, I just realized I had him as a sub over Jagi... why the **** I did that I don't know. Shouldn't I still get points though?

[The_Passenger]

How good is he really anyway? I've never seen him play as far as I know.

He's pretty damn good.

The only thing is he's very attack minded (he is Brazillian after all) and now that Chelsea are actually playing with width anyway I can see the opposite team finding a lot of space on the left hand side of the pitch. He'd still be better than what they've got now though.

[talk show host]

Bikey you beautiful bastard!

He's pretty damn good.

The only thing is he's very attack minded (he is Brazillian after all) and now that Chelsea are actually playing with width anyway I can see the opposite team finding a lot of space on the left hand side of the pitch. He'd still be better than what they've got now though.

I guess it's good we're playing them now in a way then.

[RandyfromPennywise]

GETTT INNNN

[Pastorius]

Voronin wins it for Liverpool, come on.

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/liverpool+toulouse/video/x2rjoj_toulouse-01-liverpool_sport

Get in son.

[talk show host]

ah crap

POSSESSION
29% --------- 71%
Reading ------ Chelsea

oh, it gets better and better!


lots of red cards tonight

[brensten32]

OMG im doing so badly. I think i was around last place :( I knew i chose the people who i shouldn't have.

[E sharp]

Dammit, i have about 5 players injured in my dreamteam. Also, manU off to a slow start. Does not compute.

[Britney Diva]

I didn't do so bad considering I had Ronaldo as my captain :/

I've had to sell Rooney though.

[rocknrollstar5]

yeah well he's out for at least two months, thats pissed me off, being a utd fan

[talk show host]

I've had to get rid of Berbatov and now Ronaldo will be out for 3 games. It's all gone so wrong.

[rik]

I forgot to give someone else V.Persies' captaincy, as Arsenal weren't playing. Did alright though. Got 33 points for the last couple of days of games.

[Minus The Flair]

Anyone know how long Berbatov will be out for?

[talk show host]

I heard a couple of weeks but the Sun thinks he needs surgery and will be out for six weeks. It's the sun though, so who knows.

[angry armadillo]

ronaldo has 3 match ban :D

but he is on my fantasy football team :(

[Minus The Flair]

That's Terry, Rooney AND Gerrard out for England now. But strangely, 'Pool will play him against Chelsea even though he's suffered a hairline fracture like Rooney. They say he needs 7 days rest or something after, which rules him out of the Germany game.

[Pastorius]

My team is going down the pan, Berbatov and Rooney were 2 of my strikers.

[talk show host]

Hah, Gerrard out too? I wasn't sure whether to transfer Ronaldo out or just keep him while he's suspended but if Gerrard is out as well...ugh. All the players I was banking on are either injured, suspended or ****.

[Frankie]

God damn you gareth southgate.

I think he'll be sacked first :(

And I'll be slightly happy/

[brensten32]

OMG don't tell me gerrard is injured as well. i just basically changed my whole team lol i think i have 0 points now.

[talk show host]

God damn you gareth southgate.

I think he'll be sacked first :(

And I'll be slightly happy/

I like him purely because in his post match interviews his face is always the perfect picture of complete bemusement regardless of the result.

OMG don't tell me gerrard is injured as well. i just basically changed my whole team lol i think i have 0 points now.

I've lost 16 points so far in transfers this week :(

[The_Passenger]

That's Terry, Rooney AND Gerrard out for England now. But strangely, 'Pool will play him against Chelsea even though he's suffered a hairline fracture like Rooney. They say he needs 7 days rest or something after, which rules him out of the Germany game.

If that were true then they wouldn't be risking him in the first place.

Then again Gerrard doesn't strike me as the kind of guy who would skip any game, so I don't think he just being lazzy or w/e.

[Pastorius]

Was it Sunderland in the 2-2 against Birmingham? Was funny how the striker just jumped on the keeper.

[Britney Diva]

That's Roy O'Donovan, god bless his sweet soul.

[sgrevs]

Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea, in the bag, easy.

Voronin's goal against Toulouse was stupendous as well.

[angry armadillo]

they are going to give gerrard an injection to play vs Chelsea, thats why he must rest after

[big80smullet]

Fulham are gonna be in it this season. Lawrie Sanchez is a man with a plan! we're gonna do Middlesbrough on Saturday! 3-1 is my prediction.

Healy will Score again. That guy was a bargain at a million and a half.

[rik]

The only thing Fulham will be in this season is the relegation battle, LOLOLOLOL.

Actually I don't think they will, but I don't think they'll finish any higher than say 13th.

[Pastorius]

Who do you reckon will be in the relegation battle?

[Frankie]

At this rate boro probably :(

[Minus The Flair]

TBH, I think they will be. I don't know if they'll go down though. I predict Derby, Wigan and... not sure.

[Ray121]

I don't think Middlesbrough will do down, they've got quite a few talented players who should help keep them up. I think Derby and Fulham will drop though.

[Frankie]

Looks like Yakubu's on his way out with Mido coming in. Not good at all.

[Pastorius]

Wooooo, Jimmy Floyd signs for Cardiff!

Hasselbaink and Fowler, what a team.

[rik]

I dont reckon boro will go down at all, but I reckon they will be hovering above somewhere close to the bottom three.

It's hard to predict, I think Wigan will most likely go down. But after that it's hard, as the three newly promoted teams all look like they have a chance of staying up.

[rocknrollstar5]

i dunno, boro shouldn't do too bad, i mean they've signed Mido now so that should help them. you just want to see them go down because your a geordie fan

[talk show host]

i dunno, boro shouldn't do too bad, i mean they've signed Mido now so that should help them. you just want to see them go down because your a geordie fan

Yeah, but it sounds like they're going to lose Yakubu. More of a loss than a gain if you ask me.

[Britney Diva]

Looks like Yakubu's on his way out with Mido coming in. Not good at all.
Gareth Southgate's footballing genius comes to light yet again.

[rocknrollstar5]

lets just hope they dont end up in a penalty shoot-out

[Frankie]

Gareth Southgate's footballing genius comes to light yet again.

Yeah I was all for giving him a shot last season but at this rate he's gunner get us relegated.

[Britney Diva]

Bolton are a shambles at the back. I didn't think it was possible for them to be worse than they were under Sam, but that was only aesthetically bad. Now they're actually bad, too.

That Utaka goal was something else though. Lightning pace.

[poorquality]

Anyone else think the fact that Liverpool are giving an injection to Gerrard the man with the broken toe just so he can play against Chelsea will be bad for team morale?

They're pretty much saying that no-one else in the squad is capable of playing in his position and that they can't afford to play without him :/

[Frankie]

I think Bolton might be up for the drop this season also.

[Echleon]

Is Essien still a doubt for tomorrow?

EDIT: omg... I just Malbranque out of my squad a few days ago, and he just scored 2 goals.

[ChodaBoy]

I feel so robbed. I put Sibierski on my team the other day, and the transfer hasnt gone through! I could have got a fair few points from him (minutes played, assist, goal, no goals conceded)

[Britney Diva]

You feel robbed? I have Robbie Keane in my team and he missed at least nine gilt-edged chances today. Derby were so awful; I don't think I've seen a performance that bad since Notts Forest v United.

[brensten32]

Oh my. I just found out that my Reading's Duberry got a groin injury. i sacrificed my points to get someone who gets injured in the groin. he probably wont be back for a while. but i still got some good players from the transfer.

[Minus The Flair]

eesh, don't you just hate fantasy league? I'm away for a week so I guess that means I miss the Manchester derby and the 'Pool/Chelsea game which sucks. I think I'll go with the absolutely reasonable and accurate prediction of United 5 City 0 and Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2.

[ChodaBoy]

I love how some people are talking as if City are going to just walk all over United, as much as I would love to see it - its a joke. United arent a bad team, they won the title last season, and have bought good players since then. 2 Draws at the beginning of the season means nothing, hell, Everton were top after 2 games.

[talk show host]

And Wigan are top now lol.

I love Hunt. I feel bad for Convey now that he's back from injury but I can't see him getting into the team ahead of Hunt at the moment, even though he's a better player. His goal was great today though, he reminds me of those little dogs that just yap at you and bite your ankles - not really a match for the big dogs, just a general annoyance. He's great.

[rustysurf84]

Haha, props for Wigan.

As for relegation, my Man City prediction looks completely off now; but I could see Derby, Wigan, and maybe Bolton going down. Of course, I would loveeeeeeeeeee to see Spurs continue to perform like **** :D

[big80smullet]

Im gutted that Fulham lost. We should have got a draw at least, what with the goal disallowed. At least we're showing some sort of drive and ambition to win, unlike last season when we were just so bland it wasn't funny.

[poorquality]

For gods sake -_- 1-0 down to City at Half Time, after completely dominating them, we just can't score goals at the moment, it's shocking.

[Frankie]

By shocking d'you mean hilarious. £70m on players and with all the dominance Man Utd couldn't buy a goal at the moment.

[Pastorius]

I love it, bloody Utd.

[poorquality]

I predict a 3rd place finish this season, you can quote me on this at the end no matter where we finish. That's 3 games we've dominated possession wise, created many more chances than the opposition, but we've scored once, and even then drew the game.

I can see us turning it around, but if Chelsea win it's a 7 point gap already, hence the 3rd place estimate.

[Pastorius]

Ha ha ha unlucky United, you bastards

[Britney Diva]

Why don't we have any forwards?

[ChodaBoy]

GET INNNNNNNN! Fkin awful to watch though, for 90 minutes United looked like they would win it

[poorquality]

Why don't we have any forwards?

Exactly, beginning of the season I thought "We don't need an out and out goal scorer, I mean, Ronaldo, Nani, Rooney, Tevez, Scholes...that's a scary attack"


Our first three games have shown, sure we provide a constant threat, but we need someone to put the ball in the back of the net.

Watching the Chelsea Lpool game, Torres goal was nice, I still think United should of got him when they had the chance last season (or season before I forget)

[rik]

Well Liverpool got a bit unlucky there, definetly wasn't a penalty that was awarded to Chelsea. Nice goal from Torres as well.

[Britney Diva]

That was an absolutely horrendous decision. He was standing two yards away!

[Cecillianne]

meh. too far away to chuck anything at the ref, no use complaining anymore. ref had an awful game, period. Liverpool played well, Babel's someone to look out for.

Lehmann had a howler earlier :/ man's getting old

[angry armadillo]

Babel played ****

torres was great

referee is going home in an ambulance.

we showed we were better than chelsea though so that is at least a positive

[ChodaBoy]

Lehmann had a howler earlier :/ man's getting old

Hes done that since he signed for Arsenal :p

[rustysurf84]

Jesus Christ. Although Blackburn deserved an equalizer, it could've come in a better fashion. Almunia could see his chance, or even Fabinzski soon if Lehman doesn't perform.

I heard that the Chelsea game had a awful penalty? Anyone care to elaborate?

[The_Passenger]

Malouda seemed to dummy the ball and then ran into a Liverpool defender (I've already forgotten who, I think it was Agger though), and somewhere in his mind Rob Stiles (I believe he was the referee) decided that was a penalty.

The referee had an awful game all round, he managed to annoy players on both teams, but that was a particularly shocking decision.

[rik]

He also clearly showed Essien two yellow cards but didn't send him off. He claimed he didn't actually book him in what was the alleged the first booking, though it clearly showed him looking at Essien and raising the yellow card at him.

[rustysurf84]

Well, that is just lovely. Referees are going downhill; it must be those ugly new shirts. They need to get Adidas ones, those look much better.

I really can't get used to seeing Man City top.

[Britney Diva]

Malouda seemed to dummy the ball and then ran into a Liverpool defender (I've already forgotten who, I think it was Agger though), and somewhere in his mind Rob Stiles (I believe he was the referee) decided that was a penalty.

The referee had an awful game all round, he managed to annoy players on both teams, but that was a particularly shocking decision.
It was Finnan. I think Malouda was just trying to shield the ball from Finnan and fell into him. He must have been as surprised as anyone to get the penalty.

He also clearly showed Essien two yellow cards but didn't send him off. He claimed he didn't actually book him in what was the alleged the first booking, though it clearly showed him looking at Essien and raising the yellow card at him.
Nah, he was looking at Terry, he just pointed the card the wrong way.

[Untitled]

The Malouda penilty was stupid, no way was it a penalty, and the ref was stood 2 foot away.

Liverpool better win something this season :mad:

[Pastorius]

Gerrard was fuming at that decision, criticised the ref in the interview afterwards.

Awful decision though, the ref had a complete shocker. Failed to control the players, made bad decisions, THE PENALTY grrrrr, the two yellow cards thing.

Why would the referee raise the card to Terry, then when Essien picked up the ball, raise the card again to Terry?

[big80smullet]

I don't think ive ever seen Man City top before. Its gonna be an interesting season

[big80smullet]

I don't think ive ever seen Man City top before. Its gonna be an interesting season

[Untitled]

Oh i see city tops all over the place, surprisingly.

I would say its at least 50/50 with utd shirts. i find the people in utd shirts tend to be chavs though, one of the reasons i cant stand utd.

In other news, dunno if anyone has seen this from the football gossip bit on the bbc site...

Italy defender Marco Materazzi has revealed the words he used to rile Zinedine Zidane in the World Cup final. He provoked France's talisman by saying: "Preferisco la puttana di tua sorella." Translation: "I prefer the whore that is your sister." (Various)http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/6953562.stm

Very bottom.

[big80smullet]

Oh i see city tops all over the place, surprisingly.

I would say its at least 50/50 with utd shirts. i find the people in utd shirts tend to be chavs though, one of the reasons i cant stand utd.



I meant top of the table. My brother has a city top.

[talk show host]

their tops are pretty nice this season, much better than the crap last year

[Untitled]

I meant top of the table. My brother has a city top.

Oh right, my bad.

And i like the city away kit this season.

i find most teams have pretty boring home shirts.

[rustysurf84]

Hah, nice call on the shirts. Who else thinks that Chelsea's outrageous away kit is the most hideous thing ever? Oh wait, Barca did that two years ago.

[big80smullet]

Its in keeping with the new rave scene thats sweeping london. Abramovitch was seen at a hadouken concert a few weeks ago. Hes supposedly a big fan.

[rustysurf84]

Well, considering I'm across the Atlantic, I would not know.

[big80smullet]

Well, considering I'm across the Atlantic, I would not know.

I was joking.

The shirts are gross though

[talk show host]

We are a naive and pure team. We do not have people diving into swimming pools, Chelsea is a naive team.

hahaha

[rik]

Nah, he was looking at Terry, he just pointed the card the wrong way.

In that case, why raise the card to Terry twice? that is awful referreing. You could see by Essiens expression that he thought he was off.

Gerrard was fuming at that decision, criticised the ref in the interview afterwards.

Andy Gray was also heavily criticing the ref afterwards, and basically saying he thought Rob Stiles was a **** ref.

[Frankie]

He made a mistake fair enough. And I'm glad he book Essien and Terry for arguing and dissent. Players these days have no respect for the authority figure that is the ref. If I was one I would take no **** from anyone and probably would of sent Terry off yesterday just cos he's on stupid ****ing money.

[Untitled]

Stiles has been suspended from doing premiership matches next week now because of that decision.

[Cecillianne]

a little fairness at least. the man was a couple of feet away when it happened, it would probably have been excusable if he was say 30 yards away. suspension's not bringing the 2 points back though :/

[poorquality]

I don't see why referees don't exert their power more. I mean players crowding the referee is stupid, empose your authority, all you have to do is call the captain over before all the yellow cards are shown, in this case Terry, and simply say "You're in charge of your team, you talk to them, tell them to keep their heads, or I start booking people, and if this disent continues, or your players surround me again, I start sending people off."

Either it'd stop the disent, or if the players continue, start bookng and sending people off for disent, well within a referees rights, they don't have to accept the abuse they get.

i'm a Man U fan, but if Rooney mouthed off to me and I was ref (like you see him do constantly), I wouldn't hesitate to book or send him off. Players would think twice about doing it, knowing they'll actually be punished for it. The Refs in football have no backbone.

Bring back Colina.

[Frankie]

And what happened to refs moving free kicks forward 10 yards for dissent ? They did that a few seasons ago so whys it stopped ?

[Pastorius]

Eurgh, Stiles should get more than that.

I think maybe they should not get paid for a terrible match or something, as well as being suspended for a period of time.

[ChodaBoy]

Didnt they stop suspending players when they got 5 yellow cards? Or was that just some tournament thing

[poorquality]

First half of the season you get a 1 match suspension for 5 yellow cards I believe.

Second half you get a 2-3 Match suspension for 10 yellow cards instead.

I think that's right anyway

[rustysurf84]

Yeah, the officiating is really going down the tubes. Managers are suspended more often than the players it seems like these days.

And, why does Gallas have to get hurt AGAIN!?

[Timm]

England - Germany on wednesday wooo :)

eventhough it's gonna be a massacre :(
injured players on the german side:
Tim Borowski, Sami Khedira (meh)
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lukas Podolski, Clemens Fritz, Marcell Jansen (pretty bad)
Miro Klose, Mario Gomez, Michael Ballack (really bad),
Torsten Frings (really fu cking bad!)

I predict an easy 3-0 or 3-1 win for England with us trying to not get slayed :upset:

[Britney Diva]

Eurgh, Stiles should get more than that.

I think maybe they should not get paid for a terrible match or something, as well as being suspended for a period of time.
Wasn't Dermot Gallagher relegated to Division 1 a few years ago for not sending someone off?

[ChodaBoy]

Even with all of those injuries for Germany, I still cant see England winning. And if they do, it wont be a walk over

[Timm]

---------------------------------Helmes------------Kuranyi----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------Schneider-----------------------------------------
----------Hitzlsperger-----------------------------------------------------Hilbert------------
----------------------------------------------Rolfes--------------------------------------------
-----Pander-------------Metzelder------------------A.Friedrich/Mertesacker-------------Lahm
--------------------------------------------Lehmann-------------------------------------------

all good players but many of them are n00bs on an international level.

almost the same starting 11 that got beaten by Denmark a few months ago =/

what's England's 11 for the match going to look like? I know that Rooney is injured but other than that?

[poorquality]

If Lehmann plays with the sheer "quality" he's shown so far this season, we'll probably be gifted a couple of goals.

[talk show host]

Rooney, Gerrard, Hargreaves, Neville, Lennon, Bent are all out. Crouch is suspended for the next qualifier so it'd be pointless playing him on Wednesday, Owen's hardly played and neither has J. Cole.

it'll probably be something like

Robinson
Richards, Terry, Ferdinand, A. Cole
SWP, Carrick, Lampard, J. Cole
Crouch/Smith, Owen/Johnson/Defoe

[Timm]

If Lehmann plays with the sheer "quality" he's shown so far this season, we'll probably be gifted a couple of goals.

hopefully robinson will give us a present or two in return :lol:

I love it when goalies **** up :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQpmbRhZLSI

oh and my very favourite

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsU_0jCemsc&mode=related&search=

:lol:

[rustysurf84]

Oh lord, this could be a shame of a display in Goalkeeping. This won't be a walkover for England, but it will be an ugly game IMO.

[big80smullet]

hehe england will probably still lose with their form at the moment. You'd be better of just fielding your U21 team for all competitions.

[sgrevs]

Liverpool were ****ing robbed on Sunday, ridiculous display of refereeing. Those two points we lost could make all the difference as well.

On a more positive note, 6th in the MX fantasy league! Come on!

[talk show host]

A lot of papers this morning saying Jol is out, possibly by the end of the week. That's ridiculous if it's true, he's done a good job at Spurs. I don't know what more they're really expecting of him, 5th two years running is as high as they could realistically have gotten.

The fact that a managers job can come under threat these days after a couple of bad results is absurd.

[Pastorius]

I don't think he'll be fired. Although there was talk of him trying to sell Berbatov and the board disagreeing with him. But he shouldn't be fired at all......unless he plays Jenas over Huddlestone

[sgrevs]

I don't think he'll be fired. Although there was talk of him trying to sell Berbatov and the board disagreeing with him. But he shouldn't be fired at all......unless he plays Jenas over Huddlestone

This. They won't be able to find a better manager for a while anyway. It would be a very unintelligent decision to sack him. Selling Berba would be a very bad idea as well.

[big80smullet]

Definetly. He pulled it back somewhat with that 4-0 win over derby, but did anyone seriously expect derby to win? does anyone expect derby to win anything?

[poorquality]

Derby are this years whipping boys, I think they should get rid of the playoff spots. If you can't finish in the top 2 in the championship you don't deserve Premiership football. Those 2 teams have a hard enough time usually anyway and they've outclassed the rest of their division :/

[big80smullet]

True that. The only play-off team that stayed up since i can remember is west ham. That speaks for itself.

[Pastorius]

Saying that though, the premiership would lose a lot with only 2 relegation spots.

[rocknrollstar5]

Liverpool were ****ing robbed on Sunday

the tables have turned

[Mr. Black]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzX33x4o25g

Derby Della Madonnina!

My brother went to this. Im so goddamn jealous.

[rustysurf84]

I'm predicting 3-1 England tonight, and the conditions are particurally lovely! Just right for Lehmann

[Pastorius]

lol@prediction.com

I predicted 2-2, with England to score first, then Germany to score 2, then England equaliser.

Only one off!

[big80smullet]

Typical Maclaren performance.

[talk show host]

crap crap crap

why can't Mcclaren just admit it?

[ChodaBoy]

Love Linekers line at the end though.

Pander eats, shoots, and leaves

[talk show host]

it was quite clever.

I loved how Hansen was growing a beard to try and hide the burns on his face. Beats layers of makeup I suppose.

[Britney Diva]

lol @ the sky newsreader who called Frank Lampard's goal "a fantastic strike" despite the fact it was going straight at the keeper until it was deflected.

Ireland 4 - 0 away to Denmark. Much better than anyone expected, and a couple of great performances from uncapped players, but the Danes were stunningly awful, especially in defence. Even the usually impressive Agger sucked a giant egg.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1vioaJYBo

Footage of Beckham's Galaxy losing 5-4 to New York Red Bulls (featuring Juan Pablo Angel??). Notice how every goal that even remotely involves Beckham is greeted with up close shots of him and the commentator shouting his name over and over.

[Lizparker]

How was England - Germany ?

[rustysurf84]

Well, for the first 20 minutes, England looked wonderful. Richards was running all over the German defense. Then, after Robinson's miserable goal, they started to play awful. Germany's 2nd goal was a stunner, but Owen and Lampard should've had goals of their own in the 2nd.

[big80smullet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1vioaJYBo

Footage of Beckham's Galaxy losing 5-4 to New York Red Bulls (featuring Juan Pablo Angel??). Notice how every goal that even remotely involves Beckham is greeted with up close shots of him and the commentator shouting his name over and over.

Those are two of the Worst goalies i've ever seen. Its like Lehman, Robinson, and Fosters massive blunders with none of the saves. And hy oh why do the commentators have to yell ASSIST NUMBER TWO!!!!! and that he split the defence. Its like they got the baseball commenators in for the MLS. God even the A league is more entertaining than that.

[E sharp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt1vioaJYBo

Footage of Beckham's Galaxy losing 5-4 to New York Red Bulls (featuring Juan Pablo Angel??). Notice how every goal that even remotely involves Beckham is greeted with up close shots of him and the commentator shouting his name over and over.

Too much bloody sound effects. Sppshhcspppcchshh

The game would've been somewhat exciting to watch.

[Pastorius]

I think Ian Wright hit the nail right on the head, square on. No-one has to fight for their place in the team anymore. Even when they're going through absolutely awful patches, they just keep getting played and played and keep playing worse and worse, while other players are excelling.

I mean, they lost Carragher because he never got played when he was in fantastic form, and he's in my eyes one of the best central defenders there is.

[Timm]

glory glory dfb team
and the reds go marching on

:D

or something like that :p

it's hard to believe that the country with the world's best league has such a mediocre team. it was a lucky win but that was our plan c team. awesome goal by pander though

[Pastorius]

Awesome strike, terrible defending though.

They should never have been pissing about by their own area in the first place, a bad pass, no-one closing players down (the entire game England didn't close Germany down) and he had the space to get the shot off.

[talk show host]

Awesome strike, terrible defending though.

They should never have been pissing about by their own area in the first place, a bad pass, no-one closing players down (the entire game England didn't close Germany down) and he had the space to get the shot off.

Yeah, it's so typical of England. They close down for maybe 10 minutes at the start of the game and it works, but then they always just stop doing it and lose. And when they did try to attack, as soon as a German player took a step towards the ball they panicked and passed it backwards. It then inevitable gets back to Robinson who smashes the ball up the field. Everytime. I don't think i've EVER seen one of his long kicks actually get to an England player.

[Frankie]

I think Ian Wright hit the nail right on the head, square on. No-one has to fight for their place in the team anymore. Even when they're going through absolutely awful patches, they just keep getting played and played and keep playing worse and worse, while other players are excelling.

I mean, they lost Carragher because he never got played when he was in fantastic form, and he's in my eyes one of the best central defenders there is.

This.

And terry can **** right off about not booing them. I'm sorry son but you can't tell the paying public (who he seems to forget pay his ridiculously inflated wage bill) what they can and can't do. Lamps doesn't care and if there more people like Micah Richards in the team we'd be up there competing with the top countries.

[Pastorius]

Micah Richards only got in the squad because of injuries. I mean Phil Neville was on the bench.

Phil Neville.

England managers pick their favourite players when they get hired, and barely change the squad after. It's fear of making a mistake, ironically, that drives them to make the biggest mistake there is.

[ChodaBoy]

Micah Richards deserved to be in the team though. He was one of the few bright spots in a mediocre Man City team last year, playing very well. He has had nothing but praise for the start of this season, and the same last night. People like Keiron Dyer, who seem to get on the team because of the country on their birth certificate, shouldnt be on there. McLaren needs to take risks, at least that way if England f it up, people can say "well its not like he just sat back and let the News Of The World pick his team".

[Pastorius]

That's my point, when you've got real quality defenders like Richards, and with pace like Richards's, they never get played in favour of the standard squad. Like I said before, Carragher has just said "Bugger off" to Mclaren really, for not playing him at all when he was in great form.

[Britney Diva]

Yeah I don't really blame Carragher for retiring. You know somebody's plotting against you when Rio Ferdinand can walk straight back into the team following a drugs ban while playing the worst football of his career.

[Frankie]

Anyway back to the premiership at the weekend. Were gonna stuff those geordies in the Tyne-Tees derby.

[ChodaBoy]

Arsenal v Man City 2-1
Aston Villa v Fulham 2-0
Bolton v Reading 0-1
Chelsea v Portsmouth 2-1
Derby v Birmingham 0-0
Everton v Blackburn 2-1
Sunderland v Liverpool 0-3
West Ham v Wigan 1-1
Man Utd v Tottenham 3-1
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 0-2

[big80smullet]

Arsenal v Man City 1-2
Aston Villa v Fulham 1-2
Bolton v Reading 0-2
Chelsea v Portsmouth 2-1
Derby v Birmingham 0-1
Everton v Blackburn 2-1
Sunderland v Liverpool 0-3
West Ham v Wigan 2-1
Man Utd v Tottenham 3-2
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 1-2

I think (hope) Fulham can do aston villa. I think Man city can beat arsenal as well, cause they've got momentum and arsenal are gay.

[talk show host]

have Arsenal even lost at the emirates yet?

[Pastorius]

Some of these are hoping more than thinking

Arsenal v Man City 3-1
Aston Villa v Fulham 1-0
Bolton v Reading 0-1
Chelsea v Portsmouth 2-1
Derby v Birmingham 0-0
Everton v Blackburn 2-3
Sunderland v Liverpool 1-4
West Ham v Wigan 1-1
Man Utd v Tottenham 3-3
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 0-3

OK I was generous, but I'm drunk a little.

[sgrevs]

I think Arsenal will have to salvage a draw against Man City after they go down to a Richards stunner. That kid can do anything. 1-1.

Villa v Fulham 1-1 (McBride is out til next year)
Bolton v Reading 1-2
Chelsea v Portsmouth 3-1
Derby v B'ham 2-2
Everton v B'burn 2-1
Sunderland v Liverpool 0-3 (Carn ye Reds!)
West Ham v Wigan 1-1
Man Utd v Spurs 3-1 (United will get back on track this week)
Boro v Toon 1-2 (Viduka for a hat-trick)

[angry armadillo]

Arsenal v Man City 0--0
Aston Villa v Fulham 2-1
Bolton v Reading 0-2
Chelsea v Portsmouth 1-1
Derby v Birmingham 0-2
Everton v Blackburn 1-0
Sunderland v Liverpool 0-2
West Ham v Wigan 2-2
Man Utd v Tottenham 1-1
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 0-2


I'm really hoping for a spurs man u draw so neither of them get a confidence boost haha

[Frankie]

Arsenal v Man City 1-0
Aston Villa v Fulham 2-1
Bolton v Reading 0-3
Chelsea v Portsmouth 2-0
Derby v Birmingham 0-0
Everton v Blackburn 1-1
Sunderland v Liverpool 0-3
West Ham v Wigan 2-1
Man Utd v Tottenham 2-1
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 2-1

UP THE BORO :angry:

[poorquality]

Arsenal v Man City 1-2
Aston Villa v Fulham 1-0
Bolton v Reading 2-1
Chelsea v Portsmouth 1-1
Derby v Birmingham 0-3
Everton v Blackburn 2-1
Sunderland v Liverpool 1-1
West Ham v Wigan 1-3
Man Utd v Tottenham 4-1 (c'mon tevez hattrick :P)
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 1-1

[Pastorius]

Liverpool drawing with Sunderland? Come on.

We're gonna flatten them.

[Britney Diva]

They'll probably score one and sit back like they usually do.

[Pastorius]

Nah, not this season. There's a different attitude about the team it seems, we're looking a lot better than last season.

Torres is always gonna be on the lookout, Gerrard is never gonna stop trying to create goals, and we've just got so many people capable of scoring and creating goals.

Benayoun, Babel, Voronin, Gerrad, Torres, Riise, Kuyt, and lets not forget...

CROUCHOOOOOOOO :p

[Britney Diva]

I dunno, I've seen Liverpool play twice this season. Both times they've taken the lead, eased off and been stung on both occasions.

[Pastorius]

Well against Chelsea they didn't stop that much, and were completely containing the threat of Chelsea until the atrocious penalty decision. Chelsea were so far off scoring.

[Britney Diva]

Well Chelsea were stuffed until the referee's gift, but I don't think you did anything like trying to kill the game off after the first goal. Ben Haim had no idea how to deal with Torres, but Benitez never seems willing to go all out.

[poorquality]

I think Sunderland will be the surprise package like Reading were last season. Their defence looks solid with McShane and Nosworthy, they had a blinder against Spurs, managed to pull it back against Birmingham and lost to Wigan (who are looking decent so far this season + two goals were pens).

I don't know, I just feel a shock is on the cards, they are at home as well don't forget. Though I'll probably be wrong, it's just a feeling.

[Britney Diva]

I doubt they'll do what Reading did. They'll do OK, they have a solid defence and all, but up front they look a bit lost. Probably because they have about 15 strikers, none of whom can play with each other.

[talk show host]

Arsenal v Man City 2-1
Aston Villa v Fulham 1-0
Bolton v Reading 0-2
Chelsea v Portsmouth 2-1
Derby v Birmingham 0-1
Everton v Blackburn 2-2
Sunderland v Liverpool 0-2
West Ham v Wigan 1-1
Man Utd v Tottenham 2-1
Middlesbrough v Newcastle 0-1

[rustysurf84]

I really don't see anyone doing what Reading did last year, Sunderland will be okay though.

[talk show host]

3-0 what the hell happened? :(