English Premier League 2010/2011

[Planetary]

When you've already given yourself an uphill struggle tactically it's pretty frustrating when the referee seems to be against you too.

Those pesky referee's, always giving decisions against Man United. Nothing ever goes their way. It's a conspiracy.

[checkyourprez]

I love how your narcissism seeps into everything, Padster.


anyway, a Chelsea win was a fair result. predictably Ferguson has come out against the ref which he seems to do every time Man Utd lose. if we're talking about players who shouldn't have been on the pitch, look no further than Wayne Rooney whose flying elbow against Wigan would've had Ferguson up in arms if the roles had been reversed.
Chelsea created far more chances and if not for a Van der Sar miracle save and the post, the result may have been even less in doubt.

I wouldn't worry though if I was a Man Utd fan, Arsenal's annual injury crisis means Rosicky and Bendtner will have to play a major role and well...yeah..

yo the glassman is just doing his thing DT be easy.

[roosta]

Every year I think "There's no way we can suffer another injury crisis" and lo and behold it happens.

Barca will probably beat us, but I'm still looking forward to it. The first game was one of my favourite ever.

Shame about the Carling Cup, and full credit to Birmingham. Its tough to take given they lost due to such a cock up, but at the same time, if they were that good or as good as they should be, they should have been winning by that stage.

If the rag tag crew can hold out til some of the old reliables make it back the League is still a definite shout. Time for Bendtner and Arshavin to bring it full time.

[Freebasser]

Woohoo! Got myself a ticket to the cup game against Arsenal (y):D(y)

At least that's got me in a good mood before we throw our lead away against Liverpool tomorrow :rolleyes:

[checkyourprez]

Every year I think "There's no way we can suffer another injury crisis" and lo and behold it happens.

Barca will probably beat us, but I'm still looking forward to it. The first game was one of my favourite ever.

Shame about the Carling Cup, and full credit to Birmingham. Its tough to take given they lost due to such a cock up, but at the same time, if they were that good or as good as they should be, they should have been winning by that stage.

If the rag tag crew can hold out til some of the old reliables make it back the League is still a definite shout. Time for Bendtner and Arshavin to bring it full time.

maybe your medical staff is shit? too much money in scouting not enough on keeping them healthy when they get there!!

[Drederick Tatum]

0-0. poor result vs Sunderland.

how many chances do Arsenal want to put the ball away?! Bendtner is the Ibrahimovic of the Premier League. not in terms of his talent, he's just a flat-track bully, who'll beat up on the lower leagues and is full of unwarranted self-confidence that never manifests itself as results in important games. still, when we were crossing the ball towards him at least there was the potential that it would head towards the net. the maddening short passing at the top of the box has so little room for error that more often than not all opposing defences have to do is ruffle one of our dwarves and the ball's hacked away to halfway.
a couple of poor decisions in the last twenty minutes from the linesman, but at home Arsenal should be winning that game.

[Lex Diamonds]

I don't think you're giving Sunderland enough credit. They made some amazing blocks and saves (admittedly with the occasional help of the woodwork) and Welbeck was causing plenty of problems for Arsenal at the other end.

[checkyourprez]

I don't think you're giving Sunderland enough credit. They made some amazing blocks and saves (admittedly with the occasional help of the woodwork) and Welbeck was causing plenty of problems for Arsenal at the other end.

i only saw the last 20 minutes but they played well enough there. had a couple decent chances themselves to score.


but considering sunderland is better than stoke city, and leo messi is not good enough for stoke city, then arsenal should have no problem with barcelona.

[Guy Incognito]

and leo messi is not good enough for stoke city, .

at the risk of getting an incomprehensible answer, what the fuck are you on about

[checkyourprez]

at the risk of getting an incomprehensible answer, what the fuck are you on about

o for fucks sake guy incognito.......Andy Gray commented that Lionel Messi could not cut it at Stoke City.

[Guy Incognito]

o for fucks sake guy incognito.......Andy Gray commented that Lionel Messi could not cut it at Stoke City.

righto, i was not aware of that. andy gray is a dick.

[checkyourprez]

look at liverpool doing the business to man u.

[Drederick Tatum]

talk about poaching. mutant fox in the box Dirk Kuyt.

Man Utd's loss somehow makes Arsenal's draw yesterday both better and worse.

Suarez looks like he's going to do the business in the Premier League. Andy Carroll £35 million bench-warmer?

[checkyourprez]

talk about poaching. mutant fox in the box Dirk Kuyt.

Man Utd's loss somehow makes Arsenal's draw yesterday both better and worse.

Suarez looks like he's going to do the business in the Premier League. Andy Carroll £35 million bench-warmer?

beats a $80 million bench-warmer in torres if he doesnt start scoring at chelsea.

[rirv]

:o

[Guy Incognito]

we werent very good, liverpool were better team and more clinical. fair do's and heres to a great day at work:rolleyes:

[Planetary]

we were awarded a penalty! i dont believe it. unfortunately the referee somehow didn't send alan hutton off...

and apparantly giving the goalkeeper a piggy back is a foul now.

a fair result for wolves though; 3-3, great game.

[checkyourprez]

messi. that was sick.

[Guy Incognito]

messi. that was sick.

not as sick as fabregas is feeling. silly boy

wrong thread but i dont really care

[checkyourprez]

ya i think people gave up on the CL thread, most of the talk about it had been in here. plus its against an english team anyways.



i dont have much sympathy for the english teams but that was a very harsh red card for the glass man.

dont see how they are going to pull this one out now.

[Guy Incognito]

and he's off! not sure about the 2nd yellow but his first yellow was stupid,

great game, its going to be very interesting now

[Planetary]

arsenal still only need a single goal though, the threat is still there.

[Guy Incognito]

arsenal still only need a single goal though, the threat is still there.

if van persie was still on pitch yeah but i think its a big ask. fair do's to almunia tho' played very well

[Planetary]

only takes a mistake though eh. im just sick of barca winning everything its boring.

edit: also, nicklas bendtner is on the pitch. its pretty much a sure thing.

[Planetary]

haha, he's so shit

[Guy Incognito]

only takes a mistake though eh. im just sick of barca winning everything its boring.


well they didnt win it last year and it's not a foregone this year either.

[Planetary]

well they didnt win it last year and it's not a foregone this year either.

only because mourinho is a footballing genius. plus you know what i mean.

[checkyourprez]

only takes a mistake though eh. im just sick of barca winning everything its boring.

edit: also, nicklas bendtner is on the pitch. its pretty much a sure thing.



shame you didnt grow up in the late 80s/early 90s mate!!!

:D

[dave790]

yeah, one of the more ridiculous red cards you will see. i mean, in the eyes of the law, it works, but for fucks sake a bit of common sense please. it was obvious he hadn't heard.

that said, arsenal deserved fuck all. their goal was a present, i don't remember an actual shot on goal. on the other hand, barcelona can play like such a bunch of petty wankers at times. don't get me wrong, they can be nothing less than sublime, but this insistence on trying to create and finish the perfect goal every single time must drive their fans mental.

[checkyourprez]

sepp blatter fixing games and getting refs to give an undeserved red card to ensure the all popular barcelona through???????????

[checkyourprez]

Van Persie's attempt that didn't count, which followed an offside call, was the only shot all night by the usually offense-minded Gunners, who were outshot an incredible 19-0. Barcelona had 68 percent possession and completed 738 passes to Arsenal's 199.


from an espn article. pretty incredible stats.

[Drederick Tatum]

now that's out of the way, time to win the League. :D

[Guy Incognito]

saturdays cup tie is massive, its a bit like 1999 semi final where whoever wins gains impoteus(sp?) to win league

[Planetary]

the cup just means i have to wait an extra week for our next game. annoying... still at least it's not internationals.

[Drederick Tatum]

also, that red card for Van Persie was beyond ludicrous. clear case of a ref wanting to insert himself into the game's spectacle when it should be all about the players.

[Guy Incognito]

also, that red card for Van Persie was beyond ludicrous. clear case of a ref wanting to insert himself into the game's spectacle when it should be all about the players.

no it was a ludicrous yellow card which would have been ok and probably kept van persie on his toes had he not seen the old red mist in the first half. from the minute wilshere went down and barca complained he was livid and he couldnt control himself, its the first booking that got him sent off because only he caused that.

[checkyourprez]

they are playing tottenham so this is going in here and you cant stop me wankers.


prince is starting:D

seedorf is starting :mad:

bale is not starting :D

bale is on the bench :(

[Belt Parkway]

Arrivederci, Milano!

[checkyourprez]

Arrivederci, Milano!

suck it, gaylord.



that was wack, bossed them in the first. second was more even but still had the better chances.

seedorf actually played very well all night, first time this year. every one had a pretty decent game actually.

besides ibra, who flopped again on the big stage. some decent lay off touches, but for fucks sake move to get the ball dipshit. waaay too static.

second half binho and pato stopped checking back, idk why, but that hurt, cut off the connection between the mid and uptop.

i think pirlo would have really helped tonight, maybe been able to thread a ball from deep to one of the guys up top. but injuries are part of sport. o well.



hopefully inter beats munich and they have to fight on 2 fronts and it detracts from serie A.



tottenham did alright tonight, did what they had to. executed their game plan of hitting long high balls to crouch.


maybe next year with some midfield and wingback enforcements.

[Guy Incognito]

hopefully inter beats munich and they have to fight on 2 fronts and it detracts from serie A.

.

definitely wrong thread:p

unlucky bruv. it was a good game but you didnt create enough and paid for poor first leg

[checkyourprez]

Agreed.

I knew when robinho missed that sitter that was it. He seems like he's had the shooting boots of a 9 year old girl on all year idk what his deal is with that.

[Lex Diamonds]

He sold his soul... just like Shevchenko, Kaka, Owen etc... I remember when he thought he was going to Chelsea at the City signing press conference, LOL.

[checkyourprez]

can't blame him for that.


both start with C.

and end in the ie/y sound.


clearly an easy mistake that would happen to anyone.

[Lex Diamonds]

What a ridiculous thing to say, especially as a football supporter. Manchester City and Chelsea are clearly very different teams, with very different staff, kits, fans, and in very different cities.

[checkyourprez]

What a ridiculous thing to say, especially as a football supporter. Manchester City and Chelsea are clearly very different teams, with very different staff, kits, fans, and in very different cities.

are you being serious?

because i wasn't being serious?

if your being serious that's embarrassing.

if your just better at sarcasm i applaud you.

[Lex Diamonds]

Yeah, I'm being serious. Are you being serious now?

[checkyourprez]

Yeah, I'm being serious. Are you being serious now?

dude obviously its embarrassing and inexcusable to not know what club you are going to be transferred to.


like fer serious, how did you think i was serious.

[checkyourprez]

looks like arsenal out of the running for another trophy.


with van der star retiring man utd really will need to bring in a quality goalie unless they want to surrender some points next year. ask arsenal about that.

they really should just pay pepe reina's buyout clause. i think its at $20 mil. a bit steep but worth it in the long term.

[Guy Incognito]

derby match for the semi - shame it couldnt be the final but should be a good spectacle and i hope bolton get thru the other semi as they actually play football and stoke dont.

[roosta]

oh, man, what a bad 2 weeks for the Arse.

I was over at the game in the Camp Nou. Seriously, I know Barca are amazing, and they were whipping us, but up until the sending off we were leading the tie, and the ref robbed any chance of it being a thrilling conclusion. Was only going to be one conclusion.

I'll say this: Again, Barca are fantastic, but they whipped us for an entire 45 minutes and got one goal. Had we had 11 men it would have been a different game. Possibly the same result, but jesus, the ref removed any chance.

Camp Nou is a mega stadium tho.

As for the Cup game.....such a strange game. We bossed it in terms of possession/chances, but we just were'nt clinical, but United just needed 2 chances to do it. They just win games. Simple as.

Still, League to play for.....

[checkyourprez]

i fucking hate inter. but i fucking hate krouts more. plus its better for serie A coefficient.


jesus how did bayern lose that game? at least 4 should have been definite goals. wow. i dont say this much...well ever....grande inter.

[Guy Incognito]

well we did ok but still managed to make it a nervy one.

really not confident with that defence of taking barca on at all. but you never know.

would like to avoid everybody in next round.hahaha. no i'd rather not play barca or another english team yet. I dont think anyone left is capable of beating barca over two legs

[Drederick Tatum]

i fucking hate inter. but i fucking hate krouts more. plus its better for serie A coefficient.


jesus how did bayern lose that game? at least 4 should have been definite goals. wow. i dont say this much...well ever....grande inter.

it's krauts.

and yeah, strange game. Bayern should've finished it off, but their backline is as flimsy as...Arsenal's, so their games are never won until the 90th.

I'm not sure this will have too much of an effect on Italy's co-efficient. it's a bit like papering over the cracks of a rotten, decaying whore house. and I don't mean Berlusconi's weekend villa.

[checkyourprez]

it's krauts.

and yeah, strange game. Bayern should've finished it off, but their backline is as flimsy as...Arsenal's, so their games are never won until the 90th.

I'm not sure this will have too much of an effect on Italy's co-efficient. it's a bit like papering over the cracks of a rotten, decaying whore house. and I don't mean Berlusconi's weekend villa.

nah every bit helps. it goes on what has happened for the previous five years in europe.


its pretty bullshit the only reason germany is over taking italy is because of their success in the europa league. and they are even hot on the heals of la liga as well!

europe games count the same as champions league games. how dumb is that?

all this for a league that hasnt won a european cup since 2001. a time in which italian teams have reached 5 champions league finals and won 3 in that same time.

[Drederick Tatum]

meh, Serie A is heading the same way as its country. soon it'll be a quaint backwater.

[checkyourprez]

meh, Serie A is heading the same way as its country. soon it'll be a quaint backwater.

Well it still has to catch up to england in that department, its trying its hardest.

At least the weather and scenary are nice.

[checkyourprez]

Veermelan said he's relapsed 6 times over his acchilies injury. Further proof imo that arsenals training staff has to be pretty bad. Can't keep guys healthy. And can't get them healthy once they get hurt.

[Guy Incognito]

wow.http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2011/March/ChairmanHonoursMichaelJackson.aspx

[Freebasser]

Ahahaha! :D

Time to work on the 'kiddie-fiddlers' chants for next season then!

[Guy Incognito]

i was trying to work some of his song titles in but the only thing i can think of is that fulham play in "black and white"

[checkyourprez]

watching the inter bayern game on replay.


fuck would i trade ibrahimovic for eto'o in a second. hes is vastly underrated. barca fucked up big time with that piece of business. he is better than villa too, easily.


not only is he good, but hes big time. shows up when you need him. ibra might do some more eye catching things from time to time, but big time he is not :(

[Drederick Tatum]

no doubt. Eto is amazing. top five striker for sure, whereas Zlatan is not even top ten in my opinion.

[checkyourprez]

no doubt. Eto is amazing. top five striker for sure, whereas Zlatan is not even top ten in my opinion.

see thats so tricky so say.


hes on 7 straight league championships. he scores a lot of goals and provides a lot of assists. although they might not be against the bigger teams always he gets you points in a lot of games where you might drop them otherwise.

i dont think someone can argue his correlation in being a major part of whatever team hes on and that team winning the championship.


the fact that he so bullies the weaker teams in leagues he has to be in there. plus some of the stuff he does is honestly amazing, theres no denying that.


he may be overrated because he does not perform in big games when you really could use him, but that does not mean he should then be underrated.

[checkyourprez]

arsenal signed jens lehman on a short term deal to shore up their goalkeeping situation after their recent bout of injuries.

[Guy Incognito]

big result today, massive especially with 10 men and matty taylor missing a sitter just before we scored, arsenal dropping points and if city and chelsea draw its a smashing weekend.

we havent got any defenders though

[Drederick Tatum]

classic Almunia. feels almost reassuring to have him back.

[Guy Incognito]

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/sport/sport-headlines/torres-asked-if-he-has-any-other-skills-201103213646/:D

[checkyourprez]

japanese messi boy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gDuRHEY6Xs)


jaw dropping. for reals.

[Adrock'sGirlie]

Yes please.

Yeah Man U, can suck my left one....as a Liverpool supporter I'd like to think we'll be at the top...one day....we'll have our day boys...oh n who else here is Red's fan?

I've been following Munich-Bayer *my fave bundesliga team* and we're awesome, no doubt about it. But for UEFA, Red's all the way.

[checkyourprez]

^sounds good to me. :p



look at this accurate representation of sir alex. (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hL6M9Iecs1I/SrnCHkEtghI/AAAAAAAAAqo/_CwED5sl1ZQ/s400/FergieTime.png)

[Guy Incognito]

champions(y)

[camo]

I cried (y)

[Planetary]

Wolves win again. Hitting form at a good time, still not safe though. Need to beat blackburn really.