*Official* English Football Season 2008-2009

[Tom Halsey]

Barnes anger towards Redknapp is understandable. But looking at it from an English & Premiership POV (instead of a club POV), Redknapp is the best English manager around, so its good that he is getting a chance to work with the best club outside the Big 4.

Good stuff from Liverpool also, honestly wouldn't mind seeing them come the end of the reason, challenging for the title.

Not sure where you're getting this idea from.

 

[aussie]

Who has a better squad than them outside the Big 4 well?

 

[Tom Halsey]

Aston Villa are, for me, comfortably the best side outside the big four at the moment.

 

[aussie]

Ah yes, but Tottenham's squad, once they play to potential should for me be on par or better than Villa.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I'd rather lose my manager than watch my club go bankrupt.

 

[Barney Rubble]

I'd rather lose my manager than watch my club go bankrupt.

Would bet money on my having to go through both in the next few years. Portsmouth will not be a Premiership team come May 2011, whether or not we find a new buyer. If we don't find a new buyer, we're ****ed.

And GIMH, thank you, you've given me a degree of perspective on things. I'm still a bitter bastard, but give it some time and I think I'll be thinking of Redknapp a bit more kindly.

 

[Matteh]

Aston Villa are, for me, comfortably the best side outside the big four at the moment.

It's clearly Hull.

 

[sledger]

Ah yes, but Tottenham's squad, once they play to potential should for me be on par or better than Villa.

 

[aussie]

 

[Craig]

Tottenham should start buying decent players IMO.

 

[NUFAN]

So happy to see my Spurs win yesterday.

My theme song for the rest of the season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55CW4LkG0QA

 

[Uppercut]

So happy to see my Spurs win yesterday.

My theme song for the rest of the season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55CW4LkG0QA

Try this one IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2pOxiloUtQ

 

[Neil Pickup]

Doubt it, there are more games that have "X" about them than "former non league side doing quite well visit ground where near neighbours lost hilariously recently".

I would fancy for TV ahead of us, without looking too hard:
AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe
Havant & Waterlooville v Brentford
Blyth Spartans v Shrewsbury
Chesterfield v Mansfield
Leeds v Northampton

The First Round TV Selections

Friday 7 November 2008
7.45pm on Setanta Sports 1
Leeds United v Northampton Town

Sunday 9 November 2008
1.45pm (approx) on ITV1 and Setanta Sports 1
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON Second Round Proper Draw

2.00pm on ITV1
Havant & Waterlooville v Brentford

Monday 10 November 2008
7.45pm on Setanta Sports 1
AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers

Thank you. I'm here all week.

 

[Matteh]

Kudos.

 

[grecian]

Yes, well done Neil.

Have to wait for the second round before an appearance on t'telly........

Actually are ITV doing a Match-of-the-day style magazine prog? A modern-day Big Match would surely feature us in some way

 

[GIMH]

Yuck, ITV. Staggered that our plum tie away to Accrington isn't being shown, exactly

 

[grecian]

Curzon Ashton, it is.

Apparently the trains are ****ed that weekend, so I shalln't be there

 

[GIMH]

Hire a ****ing minibus

 

[grecian]

Hire a ****ing minibus

Nah, too old for that crap nowadays, trains are the only option, first-class preferable.

 

[GIMH]

Haha, shame the trains off as I bet noone has ever travelled to a Curzton Ashton match by first class