Football Focus

[Jah Lush]

Yep, read that this morning. The cabbie said he'd never seen anyone so drunk. Winker!

[red devil]

Enjoy the game tonight Jah, I'm looking forward to watching it on the box, Benfica have a few decent players...

[Mick Mac]

Rangers Trophy Cabinet

[Parkdrive]

red devil Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Talking of taxis, anyone else read about Bendtner

> dropping his kecks and rubbing himself up against

> a taxi?

> Was he trying to leave a tip?... And he wonders why clubs are reluctant to take him on?

[maxxi]

Parkdrive Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> I thought it was awarded for going unbeaten in a

> season. Perhaps you can tell me different?

Exactly... awarded (after the fact)... not competed for and then won. This blinged version of the trophy was not already in existence and just waiting to be won by the first team to etc etc... It wasn't actively pursued by all the clubs in the PL - the FA committee men just thought they ought to make a gesture to Arsenal when they looked like going unbeaten.

So, as I said, nice AWARD.

But you cling on to it old son (like every other Gooner I know - and I know quite a few). Distant memories are to be cherished (as I am all too well aware).

[Bhoy in Singapore]

Rangers Trophy Cabinet

Attachments: Rangers.jpg (22.2KB)

OH! Irn Bru in a glass bottle! I can only dream.....

Mick feel free to post a picture of a black pudding supper to go with it.

SCSB79 congratulations on your teams achievment (sniggers behind hands) though statying out of administration will probably proove a bigger challenge

[Parkdrive]

maxxi Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Parkdrive Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> > I thought it was awarded for going unbeaten in

> a

> > season. Perhaps you can tell me different?

>

>

> Exactly... awarded (after the fact)... not

> competed for and then won. This blinged version of

> the trophy was not already in existence and just

> waiting to be won by the first team to etc etc...

> It wasn't actively pursued by all the clubs in the

> PL - the FA committee men just thought they ought

> to make a gesture to Arsenal when they looked like

> going unbeaten.

>

> So, as I said, nice AWARD.

>

> But you cling on to it old son (like every other

> Gooner I know - and I know quite a few). Distant

> memories are to be cherished (as I am all too well

> aware).

Unique award for a unique achievement which will not be replicated in many a life time. As for clinging on to to distant memories, fans of other clubs have waited for longer periods than the Arsenal to win a title, but they, like me, don't jump ship. We follow our clubs through thick an thin, win or lose, that's what fans do surprisingly.

[SCSB79]

Bhoy in Singapore Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Rangers Trophy Cabinet

>

> Attachments: Rangers.jpg (22.2KB)

>

>

> OH! Irn Bru in a glass bottle! I can only

> dream.....

>

> Mick feel free to post a picture of a black

> pudding supper to go with it.

>

> SCSB79 congratulations on your teams achievment

> (sniggers behind hands) though statying out of

> administration will probably proove a bigger

> challenge

Failed with that picture B.I.S - a bit like your manager/team this season.

How's that investigation into state aid coming on down your neck of the woods? Would be very ironic if you lot were found guilty of financial wrong doings after all this time.

[Jah Lush]

BLOODY TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR!

This is an article by Theo Delaney published today in The Sabotage Times and sums it all up for me.

Spurs: How Bad Does It Have To Get Before Classless Tim Goes?

How has it come to this? Spurs started the season with a hundred million pounds worth of new talent in the charge of a manager who?d just achieved their highest ever Premier League points total. By the end of September the team was nicely poised in third place in the league and scoring freely in the Europa and Carling Cups.

Last night Spurs were completely outclassed at home by Benfica a side that had to sell 70 million euros worth of players in January due to financial difficulties and actually rested several of its regular starters. This after a 4-0 humbling at Chelsea and a string of awful performances that leave the fans in fear of the ultimate humiliation ahead of Arsenal?s visit on Sunday.

Chief culprit, of course, is beleaguered Tim Sherwood who combines tactical cluelessness with a willingness to shatter team spirit in his efforts to blame anyone but himself. He spent the aftermath of the Chelsea debacle shouting loudly that it was all the players? fault, not his. Last night, perhaps realising that rubbishing the team can start to rebound on a manager when the performances just get worse, he turned on Jorge Jesus, the Benfica manager whose exuberant celebrations he took exception to. The irony of Sherwood accusing his Portuguese counterpart afterwards of ?lacking class? won?t have been lost on many.

But what?s the point of continuing to bash Sherwood? He got the job by accident and he?s not remotely good enough, these are the simple facts. His charmless, out-for-himself approach merely exacerbates a bad situation.

The horrific possibility now is that a highly motivated Arsenal side will arrive on Sunday with the scent of blood in their nostrils. It?s very hard to see how Spurs can raise themselves sufficiently to avoid being swept away. Would there be any point in firing the manager before the season?s end? Probably not. On the other hand, how bad would it have to get before the sheer scale of the humiliation forced him out?

Despite Sherwood having the brass neck to complain that there was a gulf in quality last night this Spurs squad remains of a high standard. A good manager ? even a half way decent one ? could get it competing again at a high level. At least that prospect is something for the fans to cling to.

[red devil]

A bit harsh on Sherwood, especially as Levy gets off scot free...

[????]

I am not going to gloat but it's a real mess there. I really thought Spurs would do REALLY well this season with the money they spent and players they bought but it looks like they've basically blown the Bale money and they won't get it back in a hurry. I'd be mightiily pissed off if I was a Spurs fan. Levy must take some blame surely Jah?

I would agree that some of those new players will probably bed in better next year but it looks a bit of a cars crash at the moment.

[Mick Mac]

Also Benfica is a tough benchmark. They are a class act.

[????]

...yeah but West Ham arent (twice) :)

[maxxi]

Sacking AVB looked premature but Spurs fans seemed right behind it at the time. Maybe Glenda can be tempted back into management?

ETA: Hey, at least I didn't suggest Tottnum take BFS off our hands.

But they should, you know, they really should!

[Otta]

I see Anelka has "left" West Brom (althought they're not saying much). I'd be interested to hear what some players thnk of him as a person, because he just seems such an enigma for want of a better word. Ever since he walked out on Arsenal all those years back.

[maxxi]

An unlikeable force meets an unloveable object - lumpy football at Stoke - while one of our few creative players scores again for QPR.

[Parkdrive]

Interesting to hear what Mourinho says about the Ramires red card. Doubtles the player he fouled on will be to blame

[Bluerevolution]

[Alan Medic]

.

[ruffers]

Really, really pleased with City today, the win of real contenders. Bizarre that one of the best defensive performances of the season comes with a centre back partnership of Demichelis and Garcia...

[ruffers]

Parkdrive Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Interesting to hear what Mourinho says about the

> Ramires red card. Doubtles the player he fouled on

> will be to blame

Quiet so far

http://www.theguardian.com/football/feedarticle/11247910

[Otta]

Happy with that! Doesn't look so far like Spurs are going to do us a favour though. What a cracking goal for Arsenal!

[Parkdrive]

Otta Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Happy with that! Doesn't look so far like Spurs

> are going to do us a favour though. What a

> cracking goal for Arsenal!

Indeed it was. I thought Liverpool could and should have had another two pens, one for the clumsy challenge on Suarez, but his history probably went against him, and the same for Sturridge. However the dive when Vidic went in to challenge was awful.

[Otta]

Yep, blatant dive, and not good to see, so for that I guess he didn't deserve the later one, even though it was nailed on. Shame Gerrard didn't get the third one in though as it would have been a first hatrick of pens in premiership history.

[Parkdrive]

Otta Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Yep, blatant dive, and not good to see, so for

> that I guess he didn't deserve the later one, even

> though it was nailed on. Shame Gerrard didn't get

> the third one in though as it would have been a

> first hatrick of pens in premiership history.

I think the the ref probably thought about the first one he gave for Sturridge, probably realised he'd dropped a goolie and didn't give, perhaps to balance things out?