*Official* English Football Season 2009-2010

[BoyBrumby]

Big day today, looking forward to it massively.

Ha, I envy that. ****ing dreading it myself.

 

[Redbacks]

Arsenal always find a way to miss some easy chances and then get punished v Man U. Tipping 1-1

 

[Redbacks]

Ha, I envy that. ****ing dreading it myself.

The chance for the good to overcome evil?

 

[Uppercut]

Funny stuff

Is sleeping with a teammate’s girlfriend a good enough reason to lose the England captaincy? | Chelsea - Times Online

Haha that's brilliant. So well-written.

The implication that any of us probably would have shagged a team-mates girlfriend while we were married is balls tho.

 

[Uppercut]

Ha, I envy that. ****ing dreading it myself.

Haha, I look forward to these games. It's the games against Liverpool that make me feel like THAT.

 

[Craig]

Key part bolded.

According to CAF, no government should have no say in what happens with football teams, regardless of the ethics of the situation. Considering how certain African dictatorships are run, I can sort of see the point here. This is also a position supported by FIFA; hence the Kenyan team was banned from the last World Cup as the politicians waded into the hornets' nest that is the Kenyan Football Federation. As the Togolese government had issued a command to go home, this is seen as a provocation to CAF, and hence the ridiculous length of the ban.

(now, if the Togolese government had said "we advise the squad to go home on safety grounds", and the Togolese federation ha agreed with "we're following the advice of security experts and our own government", then it would have been different. I think.)

But Article 80 in the CAF regulations allows for extraordinary circumstances like this. It's not like Togo had a hissy fit and grabbed their ball and went home, they were ****ing shot at, two staff members are dead and their reserve goal keeper is still in a critical condition in South Africa. Not surprisingly Sepp Blatter has been absent on this issue.

 

[sledger]

Yeah because you know about the conditions of getting information outside of what I saw in the news back then. Will swear it on a bible, Qur'an, Torah, firing squad, etc.

I really don't give a ****. It's bull, and nothing you can say will convince me otherwise.

 

[Jarquis]

Ha, I envy that. ****ing dreading it myself.

I think we've got a real chance today and if we win then I think we've got a real chance come May. Even if we don't win I don't actually think it's the end of the world as long as we win our next 2.

 

[BoyBrumby]

The chance for the good to overcome evil?

Well, all things being equal, we shouldn't lose. United somehow continue to be better in reality than they look on paper tho.

We shouldn't have lost at Old Tartford either, but a dive and an oggie later, we did.

 

[Uppercut]

Well, all things being equal, we shouldn't lose. United somehow continue to be better in reality than they look on paper tho.

We shouldn't have lost at Old Tartford either, but a dive and an oggie later, we did.

We've become a bit of a solid outfit, not many strengths but few weaknesses too. As dodgy as the defence has looked we've still only conceded the same amount of goals as Chelsea with all kinds of crises of late in that department. No one bar Rooney impresses me much when I look at our lineup but there's no one that stands out as a bad player either.

For Arsenal a lot depends on whether the match's defining moments come from Fabregas and Arshavin or from Manuel Almunia.

 

[Pothas]

I wouldn't say I support them, but the name "Juventus" still sends a shiver down my spine as a result of those European Cup meetings. I was only 6 when we were beaten home and away by them in the group stages- they'd just won the thing, and in my head they were some kind of mythical and incredible foreign team the English clubs just couldn't match. Giggs hitting a late winner against them in '97 put me in a good mood for weeks, it felt like we'd done the impossible.

I prefer Barca over Real too. Them and Hamburg are the only continental teams I'd follow.

My first real side was Lazio, simply because the first live match I ever remember was a 3-3 draw with Sampdoria, people used to think it was because of Gascoine but I just loved Beppe Signori. Until I was about 10/11 I knew an awful lot more about Seria A than the Premiership, watched it every Sunday. Glad I did not realise the fascist elements of Lazio until I was older.

Love Barca so much more than Real for all sorts of reasons although did love it when Ronaldo destroyed Man utd, great tie that.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Haha that's brilliant. So well-written.

The implication that any of us probably would have shagged a team-mates girlfriend while we were married is balls tho.

Well presumably a lot of the readership would be halfwitted football fans, who'd happily do that sort of thing.

 

[sledger]

My first real side was Lazio, simply because the first live match I ever remember was a 3-3 draw with Sampdoria, people used to think it was because of Gascoine but I just loved Beppe Signori. Until I was about 10/11 I knew an awful lot more about Seria A than the Premiership, watched it every Sunday. Glad I did not realise the fascist elements of Lazio until I was older.

Love Barca so much more than Real for all sorts of reasons although did love it when Ronaldo destroyed Man utd, great tie that.

I miss the days when they had the Serie A highlights and live matches on Channel 4. I remember it was how I first saw Sebastian Frey whilst he was playing for Parma, has remained one of my favourite players ever since.

As far as today goes though, I think Arsenal will probably have enough to see Man Utd off today, their record against Man Utd at the Emirates is pretty good and the absence of Rio Ferdinand should mean that some decent enough chances should come our way. A lot will depend on how well Gallas and Campbell/Vermaelen can keep Rooney under control though, he is the one real threat and always seems to turn up when he plays against Arsenal. Need a good showing from Almunia today, chance being a fine thing. Alex Song being back is very important as well.

 

[The Sean]

Always been a Milan man myself, that team in the late '80s/early '90s was almost the perfect football side, and I'd quite happily turn for Marco Van Basten.

Pretty apprehensive about today - I have the feeling we're going to play with a workmanlike and relatively defensive formation (Park a good shout to start) which I fear may hand the initiative to the Gunners. Would love to see us go at them with two up front but that's not Fergie's way in big away games any more. Still backing us to get up though.

 

[The Sean]

Park starting, Vidic not, and Scholes playing his third game in a week. Hmmm...

And Vermaelen is fit. Bugger.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Don't mind who wins this one, but it can't be a draw, because God help us if Chelsea scum wins another title.

 

[duffer]

Heh, love the glory hunter debate over the past few pages. Football discussion at it's finest when people start telling you who you should be supporting and why.

On today's game, rather relaxed about it. Villa was the game we should have won and now makes this must win, but on our performance at Old Trafford I think we can do so. If we're within 7-8 of Chelsea when this horror run is over, given our finishing schedule I think we'll be well in it.

Not strengthening the squad at what is our best chance to win the title for a long time and with the crazy money going to be spent in the next few windows is what really disheartens me. Although it is entirely predictable. Relying on injury prone players to stay fit enough to finish the season again. Will have to wait and see, but they can't come out for this one as flat as they did against Villa.

 

[Uppercut]

Heh, love the glory hunter debate over the past few pages. Football discussion at it's finest when people start telling you who you should be supporting and why.

Haha but the club that someone involuntarily began to support aged 3 obviously says a lot about the type of person they are!

Not strengthening the squad at what is our best chance to win the title for a long time and with the crazy money going to be spent in the next few windows is what really disheartens me. .

Were six or seven points clear this time two years ago, tbf. It hasn't been as long since Arsenal were challenging for a title as it seems.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Recent reports suggest that Wenger might make a last minute expenditure with the £30m available to him. Unlikely, yes, but possible.

 

[duffer]

Haha but the club that someone involuntarily began to support aged 3 obviously says a lot about the type of person they are!



Were six or seven points clear this time two years ago, tbf. It hasn't been as long since Arsenal were challenging for a title as it seems.

Yeah, I meant going forwards as well. Can't see it as City are going to spend huge and Chelsea are due a major rebuild in the next couple of years. Now is a huge huge opportunity for us which we're seemingly ignoring.

As for last minute transfer, nothing would surprise me considering Arshavin last year but it's highly unlikely.