English Premier League 2010/2011

[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]

Originally Posted by Planetary

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]

Originally Posted by Planetary

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]

Originally Posted by Guy Incognito

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

[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.

[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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

seedorf is starting

bale is not starting

bale is on the bench

[Belt Parkway]

Arrivederci, Milano!

[checkyourprez]

Originally Posted by Belt Parkway

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]

Originally Posted by checkyourprez

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

.

definitely wrong thread

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]

Originally Posted by The Padster

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]

Originally Posted by The Padster

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.....