*Official* English Football Season 2011-12

[Eds]

David Beckham considers managerial role with Sunderland

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hands off Tisdale, that's all I'm saying.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Darren Ambrose - What. A. Strike.

Also, am I the only one who thinks Murray was clearly onside for the winner? Yorke & Neville seemed convinced it were off, however I get the feeling they share opticians with our friend Rose...

 

[The Sean]

Darren Ambrose - What. A. Strike.

Also, am I the only one who thinks Murray was clearly onside for the winner? Yorke & Neville seemed convinced it were off, however I get the feeling they share opticians with our friend Rose...

Phenomenal goal.

Thought he was marginally off myself, but I also thought Evans was grabbing a huge chunk of his shirt so meh. Fair play Palace, thoroughly deserved. United's lack of invention and guile pretty embarrassing at times tonight.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Of course the semi-finals are Liverpool vs. City and Cardiff vs. Palace, that makes perfect ****ing sense. Meh, means we'll be knocked out a round early and our legs saved.

 

[Nate]

Would love a Cup win. What a freaking stupid draw.

Anyone know the date of the semi?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Belated revenge for 1990.

wpd's a Palace man, bet he's a happy camper. Not much to cheer down at Selhurst of late.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Manchester City's owner Sheikh Mansour praises Roberto Mancini | Football | The Guardian

What a man, way less insane than Abramovich.

 

[Neil Pickup]

w/c Jan 9 and w/c Jan 23, iirc.

Always a 1 in 3 chance of that draw happening...

 

[Nate]

Same thing happened last year too.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Same thing happened last year too.

Wow. 1 in 3 twice. Derbyshire won 19 straight tosses a few years back.

 

[Nate]

So you'd agree it's unlucky? Good.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

CONCLUSIONS ARE FUN.

Can't wait for the game this weekend, so excited to see us play every week. Such a change from the last ten years when I'd be terrified all week, then horrified on Saturday, then terrified again....

I heart footballs.

 

[TT Boy]

Bruce to Blackburn then?

Mediocre gig for a mediocre manager & probably a step up from Kean who's just, I dunno, there. Being comically out of his depth and that.

Rather Kean takes us down before February. If Bruce comes, all we will get is the load of **** Manure put out last night on loan or in the instances where we do spend some money; Bruce will buy Darren Gibson (Gibbo to ****s) for 5 million.

Bruce is every bit as **** as a manager as Bryan Robson was but he seems to be immune from criticism. Assholes Irani and Brazil on Talk****e yesterday found it beyond belief that Sunderland fans were giving the fat Geordie Bruce a hard time and that he had to be given more time (and more money).

On Talksport, anyone being listening to Ronnie Irani talk about his “good friend” Gary Speed? Proper creepy, not only the fact that Irani said he called Gary’s mobile upon hearing the news that Speed was dead () but he keeps pondering every few minutes or so what he could have done to “help/save” Speed. Irani won’t even be invited to attend the funeral.

 

[Nate]

Didn't Bruce buy about ten blokes over the summer?

 

[TT Boy]

Anyone noticed with Joe Hart that instead of putting the ball beyond for a corner or better yet hold the ball, he instead (likes to) par the ball back into the area? Didn't cost Citeh on the weekend as he was good enough to save the follow-up from Suarez but they already lost a Champions League tie (Bayern) because of this and for all the praise he gets, no one seems to call him out on it.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I've been calling him out all season, thanks.

 

[social]

Manchester City's owner Sheikh Mansour praises Roberto Mancini | Football | The Guardian

What a man, way less insane than Abramovich.

Helps that he's not spending money that he has worked for

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

No argument here.

 

[TT Boy]

I've been calling him out all season, thanks.

TBF, I’ve seen my wife more times than I have posted here in the last few months.