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Re: The Ghosts of Watford Past are Alive in the Premier League

EPL Highlights — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:26:32 -0000

Ashley Young was outstanding for Watford in the first half of that season....He was second in the assists list till January, when he moved to Villa. But he took some time to settle in Villa.

King started well in that season before getting injured and was out for almost the entire season. I put him in my fantasy team during the start of the season and I had to move him out when he got injured. Thats why I still remember it...[:D]

Re: Cristiano Ronaldo: What Were You Thinking?

lsmetana — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:10:17 -0000

I agree with Bikesh...the MOTD feed had an isolated shot (no commentary, etc) and there was no audible whistle. I think Ronaldo just mistimed his jump and didn't want to get smacked in the face. A yellow card for that? Probably harsh

Re: Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland

lsmetana — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:27:54 -0000

Buy more players?? They already have 36 players in the squad. They'll need to clear out a bunch first. Chimbonda could go, he's angling for yet another move...this time to Lyon. There are also a number of other players that could be cut or sold. Once they trim down then maybe they can think about paying 1 or 2 players.

Re: Calamity James Strikes Again

Simon Burke — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:47:02 -0000

I hadnt seen this yesterday, sheer class and this is why no matter how well James does week in , week out - that he cannot play for England - he has far too many of these in him....Great video.

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

nat — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:32:09 -0000

i think Apocalyptica with Chelsea now...chelsea's playing beautifully, just like Apocalyptica's loud but wonderful violins.

Re: Calamity James Strikes Again

AtlantaPompey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:22:29 -0000

I'm not sure what to say...

Ughhh....

Re: Guide to English Accents of Premier League Cities

edd — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:21:00 -0000

hi, the guy doing the east yorkshire accent isnt from hull. he sounds like hes near middlesbrough. hull accent doesnt really sound like anywhere else in yorkshire as there was alot of immigration to hull in the 1800s.

Re: Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland

FootballFan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:08:49 -0000

Easier said than done. Correct unselfish decision that not many will take for the good of the club, not jeapordizing the club's possible recovery period. Walking out of Sunderland when he had helped them from first division relegation to Premier League promotion? What a pile of rubbish since you can't even pulled it off in any computer video game any given time yourself ! (of course without cheating!)

Re: Why Isn’t Setanta Sports Available In Widescreen Format?

DaveMo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:37:43 -0000

I'm watching Setanta Sports News right now (the 5:00 PM program), and they are broadcasting the entire signal "squished" - touch one button on the widescreen TV ("stretch'), and you get a beautiful 16:9 picture. I'm not sure if it's just certain news programs, but I have noticed several times recently that Setanta is broadcasting like this. Not matches (yet), but one can hope.

Re: Poll: Should Paul Ince Stay Or Should He Go?

thegaffer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:23:37 -0000

Mark Hughes has a habit of leaving a club or national side at just the right time. He did it with Wales, who were in a mess after he left. And he did it at Blackburn, where the players look nowhere near as good as they did last year.

I'm with Phil on this one. Give him until the end of this month, and if things don't change, get a new gaffer. Otherwise, Rovers will be back in the Championship where they used to be for so many years before Jack Walker came on to the scene.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Re: Poll: Should Paul Ince Stay Or Should He Go?

Simon Burke — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:17:57 -0000

The only thing I think he has done wrong is when he was linked with the Newcastle job at the time of Keegan's departure, he was far too slow to distance himself and I thought you sneaky sod - I suspect he'd have taken had the climate there been safer...

Beyond that - Pederson is declining year on year, bringing in Fowler was a gamble but at least it was a cheap one, other than that I cant see what he has been able to do in terms of reshaping the team, he has barely had a quarter of the transfer window and lost his best asset immediately.

Re: New Newcastle United Third Shirt For 2008/2009 Season

gu — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:15:10 -0000

only NEWCASTLE UNITED!!!
i'm your fan from GEORGIA!!!

Re: Poll: Should Paul Ince Stay Or Should He Go?

Phil McThomas — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:37:08 -0000

All fair comments Simon.

But Blackburn have never looked good this season. I can't really see him turning the corner.

I'd give him thru December and then bring somone in if things aren't improving.

Re: Poll: Should Paul Ince Stay Or Should He Go?

Simon Burke — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:25:08 -0000

Good Lord, football fans are getting dumber by the day or the media is and one generally fuels the other... No offence Gaffer I am not referencing you directly.

A few weeks ago the Bolton fans were chanting vile things at Gary Megson (Toby from The Office US Version) because Bolton on the BRING OF DISASTER - you know, in the bottom 3 in September. A few good results against equally mediocre (or equally well matched depending on your view) teams and they are charging towards Europe...

Arsenal CLUB in CRISIS... through in Champions League with game to spare and well within reach of top 4 where they currently reside.

CHELSEA - top of league and only need a result at home to relegated Romanian team to progress - yet another club in crisis this week.

LIVERPOOL - hours later go top of the league , through in Europe with game to spare... they are also another CRISIS RIDDEN CLUB as they went top on the back of 2 home goalless draws. I repeat - TOP.

This instant success is becoming a joke - all these crisis clubs. Only one can win, only 3 can go down and West Brom are most people's certainly to be one.
As for the other 2, who knows? ITs Blackburn today - its Wigan tomorrow, its Fulham in December, its newcastle in March....

When so few points separate 6th from 19th I'd say 3/4 of the league is relegation threatened right now. Sacking a man who is new , who lost Bentley, who will likely lose Santa Cruz and has been given virtually no financial backing and who is a few points off the top half seems crazy. The media sells us all this nonsense and fans buy it. I would be worried if it was March and Blackburn were adrift but this isnt the case and clearly an overreaction in a league lacking any common sense.

And so to Blackburn

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

Sam — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:00:21 -0000

Hmmmm, Chelsea with all their big bucks hardly strike me as a punk band... Funny article though. Also, Spurs should be Slayer. Because they fucking slay.

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

Mike — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:38:46 -0000

yeah hull really are one hit wonders arent they, nearly half way through the season and sitting in 6th, but nah course we're one hit wonders!!! jesus!!!

Re: Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland

Stephen — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:13:28 -0000

No surprise he's gone. Keane has a history of walking when he doesn't get his own way. I can't see him going back to management. He spent a fortune at Sunderland and then walked out rather than work to turn things around. What chairman would want to risk that happening again?

Re: Breaking News: Roy Keane Quits Sunderland

Soccergoalx — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:28:44 -0000

I think he should stay with Sunderland. They are just unlucky to lose some of the game. If they are able to win for the coming match, they can be out of the relegation zone. Perhaps there is pressure from the Board.

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

DoublePivot — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:27:39 -0000

Tottenham=Genisis......we are anything but cookie cutter

and Bob Marley was a fan of ours, which is much more significant that Phil Collins

But if we were going to be any band (other than Chaz and Dave) it would be Chumbawumba before they went folk, because you just have no clue what is going to happen on the next song in the album. And they are anarchists and God knows we seem invite the chaos.

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

Eladio — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:38:25 -0000

Arsenal = Radiohead. Ahead of their times, brilliant quality, yet lacking in awards. And mostly misunderstood by the masses.

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

dioforce — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:09:17 -0000

I prefer insight into soccer on American television as opposed to arbitrary, forced analogies. I will maintain my RSS bookmark...

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

liz — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:35:21 -0000

thanks for ruining my favorite band lol

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

thegaffer — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:21:48 -0000

Good point Fergus, but I won't lie to you, it was bloody hard coming up with this list for some of the teams. So many Premier League teams play like one another. Feel free to post suggestions if can think of better bands.

Cheers,
The Gaffer

Re: If Premier League Clubs Were Rock Bands

Fergus from Malaysia — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:01:01 -0000

great idea, but i think you got a bit lazy on some of the entries, linking clubs to indivdiauls just because they're supporters. surely you could have linked the way a team plays to the sound of some band out there!

this entry sits below the one about premiership clubs and american cities. that one was damn alright!

Re: Why Americans Don’t Get Soccer

Robbie — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:57:47 -0000

Americans are closed minded. Need we remember the Roman Empire. It had its glory. Spread from Gibraltar to Judea, from North Africa to Britania. It spread itself to thin and reaped its own demise. Its only a matter of time before we see the global shift turn to China and India. With Premier League teams playing more preseason matches in Hong Kong, Taipei, Bangkok, Torkyo, Beijing and Tokyo, no wonder they have more fans (and it has nothing to do with population). The Japanese back in 1992 were laughing at the prospects of a professional football league (its not called soccer) in Japan, the J-League. Now its the most successful and lucrative football league in Asia. And with back to back Asian Champions League wins by my Urawa Reds and now Ghamba Osaka shows how an open mind can change the view of the world sport. Now in Japan, tv ratings for football have surpassed those of baseball. Luckily I live Toronto ,Canada, (and travel to and from Japan) the most muliticultural city in the world. Football is everywhere. We have everybody from almost every country on the globe and that adds to the public eye of football. I walk in Toronto (not just to my MAN U supporters club) and I can find someone who can name all the teams in the top leagues in Europe. We even have a supporters club for St. Etienne from Ligue1 in France. We have a ton of supporters club and knowledgable people who are encyclopedia's of the worlds game. And for you Americans out there I say remember the Roman the Empire. And just a side bar for you south of the 44, Japan isn't part of Hawaii. Long live the world sport, football. Hey Gaffer I thought neanderthal americans were extinct. lol. Good artcile Gaffer. Cheers m8!