*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010

[Jarquis]

FMD, sod all time left in the window as well. At least Bendtner's back though

 

[cpr]

Hmm, watching highlights now, reckon Hart should be asking questions about Chelsea's first goal, looked like the type for a keeper to come and put a fist through it. A dinked cross into the 6 yard box should not give such a free header.

 

[GIMH]

BTW, I saw the coin hit Bellamy, was it followed with a bottle??

 

[Jarquis]

What was Ramsey doing taking that off Rosicky's toes?

 

[duffer]

FMD, sod all time left in the window as well. At least Bendtner's back though

Heh, yeah. Hey look, we're ****ed with injuries. If only someone could've seen this coming.

 

[cpr]

BTW, I saw the coin hit Bellamy, was it followed with a bottle??

Chances of us getting done for that but City being let off for the lighter that hit Evra???

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

At least they can't deny us the FA Cup

 

[Jarquis]

Lovely goal from Pedersen.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

BTW, I saw the coin hit Bellamy, was it followed with a bottle??

Two bottles, IIRC.

 

[The Sean]

Two bottles, IIRC.

Neither of them hit him TBF, not that it makes the act any less disgraceful. On an unrelated note, when was the law passed making it illegal for Craig Bellamy to be booked in a game of football?

**** me that was a cracking two legged cup tie. Had a bit of everything, including the right result - I thought we were going to pay for not killing Citeh off when we had the chance in the second half, but on balance of play that winner was well deserved. United's second 45 tonight was as well as we've played all season.

 

[sledger]

FMD, sod all time left in the window as well. At least Bendtner's back though

Sol to step up to the plate imo.

 

[Ausage]

Lovely goal from Pedersen.

Looks much better in the center where his lack of pace isn't shown up as often.

 

[Craig]

So the latest in footballing news:

• Il Corriere dello Sport understands Juventus President Jean-Claude Blanc has flown to England for talks with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez;

• Manchester City's attempts to sign Fernando Gago from Real Madrid are set to end in failure;

• Vasco De Gama have attempted to quell speculation they are interested in signing Anderson, who is set to be punished by Manchester United after apparently missing training; and

• Manchester City have made a formal offer for Adam Johnson and the Middlesbrough winger could act as a replacement for Robinho as he closes in on a loan move to Brazil.

 

[Uppercut]

BBC News - Sky launches 3D channel in pubs

Aw hell yeah.

 

[grecian]

Well, watched the derby in the pub last night, good match horrible finish, obviously.

Rooney really is looking an incredible player, my ABU feeling clearly wants him to get injured, but he really could have a defining World Cup. Him against Campbell on Sunday has made me back heavily on United, I feel dirty TBH.

Oh and at O'Neill getting upset by being called a long-ball side, truth hurts I guess. Horrible team, horrible manager.

 

[The Sean]

Chances of us getting done for that but City being let off for the lighter that hit Evra???

Everyone from the FA down seems to have forgotten about that incident, what with it happening 8 days ago now.

City somehow pulling off being popular and sympathetic here despite spending a quarter of a billion pounds in 12 months and talking it up incessantly. Credit to them, that's quite an effort even given who their opposition was last night.

 

[Uppercut]

Everyone from the FA down seems to have forgotten about that incident, what with it happening 8 days ago now.

City somehow pulling off being popular and sympathetic here despite spending a quarter of a billion pounds in 12 months and talking it up incessantly. Credit to them, that's quite an effort even given who their opposition was last night.

They play entertaining football, and look like breaking the big four (which only last year people were saying was going to last forever).

If they become successful everyone will start to hate them though, because that's what happens when a club becomes successful.

 

[GIMH]

They play entertaining football, and look like breaking the big four (which only last year people were saying was going to last forever).

If they become successful everyone will start to hate them though, because that's what happens when a club becomes successful.

Arsenal aren't all that hated. This is just a line that supporters of big clubs use to justify why they are hated. United have been the most hated club in England forever, including in their barren years.

 

[The Sean]

They play entertaining football, and look like breaking the big four (which only last year people were saying was going to last forever).

If they become successful everyone will start to hate them though, because that's what happens when a club becomes successful.

I don't disagree, and watching how they're coming along I reckon you'd have to call them favourites for 4th right now. I suppose I just don't remember Chelsea being as popular when they won the lottery, even before they started winning things - though it's probably fair to say that Chelsea were never as popular with the average football fan as City anyway.

 

[Uppercut]

The thing is, if you're hopelessly attached to a team you can't stop following it. FWIW I wouldn't say I 'hate' what football has become (I probably attend more games than the bulk of posters in this thread, not that that means anything but I obviously don't hate it that much if I do this) but it is very easy as a supporter of a bigger club to sit there and say all this. If I go back fifteen years we had very realistic Premier League ambitions. I know clubs like Burnley and Wigan have done it, but really, the whole rags to riches thing will never happen again from lower league to top level, and when you're a lower league fan it's a bit deflating. It's a bit like having a dead-end job; it's fine when you're young and you know you can rise up and do a bit more with your life. If you realise that you're never likely to get any better, it is a bit depressing.

Hull did it last year! Swansea are in the playoffs this year, I still think of them as a Division 3 club. And Burnley are definitely a Division 2 club at best. The only thing that's changed is that Tranmere have gotten worse and other clubs have gotten better. It might change back some day, it might not, but there's been no wholesale paradigm shift that makes it now inherently possible for a club to improve. It might feel that way when John B****s is your manager, but that's not the way it is.