English Premier League 09/10

[makedamnsure]

I guess to start things off we can talk about what club we support.

I'm an Arsenal supporter and I have been for years.

[sonic21]

I've been following Arsenal since 1997. I was a big Cantona fan before though, so i was following ManU before.

[resistanze]

Started off as an Henry fan, quickly became a Gunners fan.


Stupid Baby Gunners...

[makedamnsure]

I'm glad all of you are fellow Gooners. Henry was a huge reason I became a fan too.

[quentin_compson]

Started off as an Henry fan, quickly became a Gunners fan.


Same here.

I also like Liverpool. ManU is alright, but I can't stand Chelsea.

God, I'm still disappointed with the way Arsenal presented themselves against Chelsea. And Ashley Cole, of all people, assisted on two goals. :(

[makedamnsure]

Ashley Cole is a cunt. End of.

[lefty]

Chelsea fan

[Sotongball21]

I've been following Arsenal since 1997. I was a big Cantona fan before though, so i was following ManU before.

Same here! i was a Manchester United Fan because of awesome Cantona, I become an arsenal fan when Henry came.

Dam, that match against chelsea was bad. Arsenal midfielders and Eduardo was bullied. I would not blame the center backs and Sagna, they played great, but the left-back replacement, Traore was just aweful.

Eduardo is not the same person he was. When "that guy" went to Man City, and when Van Persie got injured, trouble came. Vela is still young, in 2 years time, he will be awesome.
We need a physical persence infront. Someone like Van Nistorooy (SP), Drogba, Rooney, Trezeguet. Those pure strikers, who we can cross the ball to.

And, Denilson is not a good replacement. Can't blame Song though, he improved a lot over the year.

Lastly, we can't have Nasri, Fab, Arshavin, Rosicky playing in the middle of the park. Just won't work. Let Fab play in the middle, Nasri and Arshavin Switching on the wings.

IMO, Nasri is the best player in the match against Chelsea, did not know why Wenger put him out. He only lost the ball only once in the entire match, and he won it back immediately.

Too many of the same type of player. No balance in the squad.

Hope Wenger buys star players in the transfer window. :/

[quentin_compson]

Dam, that match against chelsea was bad. Arsenal midfielders and Eduardo was bullied. I would not blame the center backs and Sagna, they played great, but the left-back replacement, Traore was just aweful.


Well, both the first and the second goal came after a cross by Cole that Sagna didn't prevent. Usually he is one of our best, though.

The van Persie injury is just brutal. Seems Arsenal will be struggling again in November/December, just like they did last season. At least Bendtner should be back soon. Gives us more of a physical presence up front.

[Bukefal]

Van Persie will be gone this winter.

[sonic21]

Arsenal wants to sign striker Marouane Chamakh this winter. They tried last summer. My guess is he will come next year for free.

[Sotongball21]

Arsenal wants to sign striker Marouane Chamakh this winter. They tried last summer. My guess is he will come next year for free.

Heard Juve wants him too.

[lefty]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

dOdarZTjKRk

[Brazil]

Chelsea fan

:wow Lefty loves the bling bling real madrid chelsea... why are you a spurs fan ? I think you should root for the Lakers :p:

I imagine Lefty teams
rugby: Stade Français
foot: psg, real madrid, chelsea
nba: lakers

[sonic21]

:wow Lefty loves the bling bling real madrid chelsea... why are you a spurs fan ? I think you should root for the Lakers :p:

I imagine Lefty teams
rugby: Stade Français
foot: psg, real madrid, chelsea
nba: lakers

whaaaaaat?

[resistanze]

Have to say though, Drogba may be the best striker in the world right now. It's between him and Ibra IMO.

[lefty]

:wow Lefty loves the bling bling real madrid chelsea... why are you a spurs fan ? I think you should root for the Lakers :p:

I imagine Lefty teams
rugby: Stade Français
foot: psg, real madrid, chelsea
nba: lakers
Actually, I'm not a Chelsea fan; I just wanted to piss the Gunners fans off :p:

And I'm not a PSG fan; I used to like Auxerre back in the days, with Coco Martins, Vahirua, Saib, Tasfaout, Kovacs, Cocard, etc... beautiful football

Rugby: are you freaking kidding me?

[Brazil]

whaaaaaat?

psg is bling bling gino vampetoune canal+

[Brazil]

Rugby: are you freaking kidding me?

why ? you have something against real men sports ?:lol

[lefty]

why ? you have something against real men sports ?:lol
:flipoff :lol

[Purple & Gold]

Chelsea supporter since the mid 90's when Gullit, Zola, di Matteo, and Flo where playing. Zola was the greatest ever and is probably the main reason I became a Chelsea fan. Flo was Crouch before he was Crouch and Hasselbaink had a big foot and could score goals but other than that he didn't do much. But he did put up a couple of monster goal scoring seasons. Also Desailly and Deschamps where there and they where studs as well. They would never compete for the Title but they more than held their own.

This was of course before the Abromovich buying which catapulted us into the elites with his fat bankroll. Which is why I always laugh at fans of other teams that used to cry about how much Chelsea was spending. I agree it was ridiculous but very exciting as a fan of the team before he bought them. And proof that money buys championships in soccer. Very weird to see your team transform like that right in front of your eyes from a regular team into a power. I can't think of that happening in any other sport. The yahoo transfer rumor page was going crazy back then.

So no not all Chelsea fans are frontrunners and yes I agree they are annoying. But as a Laker fan I'm used to having frontrunners on my team :lol

[Brazil]

:flipoff :lol

I'm sure you're dating illuzionn :p:

[Purple & Gold]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

dOdarZTjKRk

Great clip. Drogba is the best in the World right now. He even had a major contribution in that owngoal with his presence there. Seriously how do you stop that guy. Ivory Coast gonna be dangerous in the WC.

[velik_m]

Became Arsenal fan because of Bergkamp.

[scott]

Became a Chelsea fan because of Ballack

[lefty]

Became Arsenal fan because of Bergkamp.
Hated Arsenal because of Bergkamp :lol

Don't get me wrong, he was an amazing talent, but he was a punkass bitch

[lefty]

:lmao

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs086.snc3/15343_1266600315081_1531993952_702012_600919_n.jpg

[lefty]

OOOOPs, wrong thread :D

Please ignore my previous post

[Libri]

Potential loan, Everton is interested in Landon Donovan.

[SAtown]

Arshavin puts Arsenal up 2-1 on Liverpool with a nice goal. (Don't want to jinx you arsenal fans though lol)

[velik_m]

Nice win for Arsenal. :tu

The Gunners remain in the hunt.

[lefty]

Nice goal Arshavin

[resistanze]

Liverpool is a freaking mess, I can see Benitez leaving by New Year.

Arsenal is only 6 points behind Chelsea with a game in hand. I hope they get a striker in the transfer window.

[lefty]

Liverpool is a freaking mess, I can see Benitez leaving by New Year.

Arsenal is only 6 points behind Chelsea with a game in hand. I hope they get a striker in the transfer window.
Benitez is overrated as a head coach.

He's been exposed this season

[quentin_compson]

Very poor first half by the Gunners. They needed an Liverpool own-goal to get back in the game. Arshavin's goal was great, though.

Anyway, important win for Arsenal who are somehow back in the title race for now.

[makedamnsure]

/\ good thing it's a game of two halves!!!

It may not have been 5 goals in one game like Arshavin wanted but it was a goal worth 3 points.

We're back in this!!!!!

[sonic21]

if arsenal manage to sign chamack, i think they can compete for the title. He's awesome. He's a poor man Drogba.

[quentin_compson]

We're back in this!!!!!

You still think so after tonight's game?

[velik_m]

Fulham - ManUtd 3:0 :wow

[lefty]

Algerian Nadir Belhadj scored today vs Liverpool :hat

It's also the 500th goal scored this season in the EPL

Ptsmpout wins 2-0; the otherAlgerian of the team, Yebda, played solid as well :tu

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[Libri]

Fulham - ManUtd 3:0 :wow

good for Fulhamerica

[quentin_compson]

Arsenal with a win that was harder fought than the scoreline of 3-0 might indicate. They are now two points behind United and still have a game in hand.

[resistanze]

Chelsea is down 1-0 to West Ham. Was a very soft penalty against Ashley Cole. However, the linesman did screw over West Ham earlier by calling offside when Terry was guarding the goal line! :lol

[lefty]

Man, that Belhadj goal vs Liverpool was awesome :D

[jdev82]

Liverpool boyos

[jdev82]

Man, that Belhadj goal vs Liverpool was awesome :D

you mean the one that shouldve been ruled offside? or the second one

[lefty]

you mean the one that shouldve been ruled offside? or the second one
Offside?

Man, you are really familiar with soccer :lmao

[lefty]

After scoring vs Liverpool, Belhadj with another goal vs Arsenal (they lost though :D)

http://www.dzfoot.com/news-5549/verts-belhadj-buteur-contre-arsenal/


Another Algerian, Hadj Aissa, OWNS Cannavaro and scores vs Juventus :lmao

http://www.dzfoot.com/news-5551/gala-hadj-aissa-buteur-contre-la-juventus/

[lefty]

Damn I agree with this artcle; the EPL is overrated


When Nadir Belhadj (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/belhadj) sweetly struck a thunderous volley to open the scoring for Portsmouth (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/portsmouth) against Liverpool (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/liverpool) at the start of the Christmas football programme it was the 500th in the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league) this season.
This resulted in the 2009/10 season, beating the 1994/95 season for the record of the fewest games in the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league) to achieve the feat of hitting this target in the fewest games.
For the statistic nerds amongst you, it was 17 games quicker than the previous record, or almost two weeks of fixtures.
This averages out to almost three goals (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/goals) per game, which begs the question; Where have all the good defenders gone?
Many say the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league) is the best league in the world, I slightly disagree with this statement and feel it should be rephrased to; the most entertaining league in the world.
When you look through the defensive options available to all teams in the top flight (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/top-flight) of English football there aren’t many outstanding defenders, very few outstanding goalkeepers (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/goalkeepers) and a void of world-class defensive midfielders.
As it stands, Fulham (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/fulham) and Birmingham (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/birmingham-city) City are currently amongst the tightest defences in the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league). The reasons for this, settled, uncompromising defences with players who are picked to simply defend.
Many teams tend to opt for defenders who can play football rather than select a Roger Johnson (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/roger-johnson) or a Brede Hangeland (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/hangeland), who are selected to defend and defending properly is what they have prided themselves on.
Another concern in the ’defenders union’ will be the worrying form of so-called top performers of the past few years.
Rio Ferdinand (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/rio-ferdinand) with many an injury concern, has obviously lost his ‘mo-jo (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/jo)’ as has John Terry (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/john-terry) and this leads to worrying times ahead of the upcoming World Cup (http://www.footballfancast.com/world-cup-2010) this summer, especially for England (http://www.footballfancast.com/world-cup-2010/england) fans.
It is often said that the Premier League is blessed with the best in the business, but seriously do we have the best defenders, goalkeepers (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/goalkeepers) and defensive midfielders in the World?
I think not.
It is worrying that Manchester City (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/manchester-city) were prepared to pay over £20 million for an average defender in Joleon Lescott (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/lescott). This to me shows a drastic void of top quality defenders in World football let alone the English game.
The game desperately needs to find some old-fashioned defenders in the mould of Franco Baresi, Tony Adams (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/tony-adams) and Paolo Maldini or risk becoming a goal fest and not a balanced game of defence (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/defence) versus attack.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not wanting every fixture to be 0-0 but a more balanced, even contest, in which, it would be difficult to score against opposing teams isn’t too much to ask? Is it?

http://www.footballfancast.com/football-blogs/good-premier-league-defenders

[Soul_Patch]

I became a Man United fan back when Peter Schmeichel was the keeper (like 1993 i think). That dude was absolutely amazing. They have never ceased to keep me interested since.

Grant it, i have fallen out of touch with EPL Football for the most part the past couple of years, but every time i can, i try and catch Man U playing, and they are always entertaining.

[DAF86]

Damn I agree with this artcle; the EPL is overrated


When Nadir Belhadj (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/belhadj) sweetly struck a thunderous volley to open the scoring for Portsmouth (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/portsmouth) against Liverpool (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/liverpool) at the start of the Christmas football programme it was the 500th in the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league) this season.
This resulted in the 2009/10 season, beating the 1994/95 season for the record of the fewest games in the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league) to achieve the feat of hitting this target in the fewest games.
For the statistic nerds amongst you, it was 17 games quicker than the previous record, or almost two weeks of fixtures.
This averages out to almost three goals (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/goals) per game, which begs the question; Where have all the good defenders gone?
Many say the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league) is the best league in the world, I slightly disagree with this statement and feel it should be rephrased to; the most entertaining league in the world.
When you look through the defensive options available to all teams in the top flight (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/top-flight) of English football there aren’t many outstanding defenders, very few outstanding goalkeepers (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/goalkeepers) and a void of world-class defensive midfielders.
As it stands, Fulham (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/fulham) and Birmingham (http://www.footballfancast.com/premiership/birmingham-city) City are currently amongst the tightest defences in the Premier League (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/premier-league). The reasons for this, settled, uncompromising defences with players who are picked to simply defend.
Many teams tend to opt for defenders who can play football rather than select a Roger Johnson (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/roger-johnson) or a Brede Hangeland (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/hangeland), who are selected to defend and defending properly is what they have prided themselves on.
Another concern in the ’defenders union’ will be the worrying form of so-called top performers of the past few years.
Rio Ferdinand (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/rio-ferdinand) with many an injury concern, has obviously lost his ‘mo-jo (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/jo)’ as has John Terry (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/john-terry) and this leads to worrying times ahead of the upcoming World Cup (http://www.footballfancast.com/world-cup-2010) this summer, especially for England (http://www.footballfancast.com/world-cup-2010/england) fans.
It is often said that the Premier League is blessed with the best in the business, but seriously do we have the best defenders, goalkeepers (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/goalkeepers) and defensive midfielders in the World?
I think not.
It is worrying that Manchester City (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/manchester-city) were prepared to pay over £20 million for an average defender in Joleon Lescott (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/lescott). This to me shows a drastic void of top quality defenders in World football let alone the English game.
The game desperately needs to find some old-fashioned defenders in the mould of Franco Baresi, Tony Adams (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/tony-adams) and Paolo Maldini or risk becoming a goal fest and not a balanced game of defence (http://www.footballfancast.com/tag/defence) versus attack.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not wanting every fixture to be 0-0 but a more balanced, even contest, in which, it would be difficult to score against opposing teams isn’t too much to ask? Is it?

http://www.footballfancast.com/football-blogs/good-premier-league-defenders

I agree with the thought that the EPL is overrated but I disagree with the rest of the article. Who the F wants to see a match where teams struggle to score? I want to see goals and offensive plays and I'm sure 99% of the football fans feel the same.


It is often said that the Premier League is blessed with the best in the business

Who says that? Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka, Xavi, Iniesta, Ibrahimovic, Henry, etc were all playing in Spain last time I checked.

[Libri]

It's official, Donovan was signed on loan by Everton. Let's see if he gets significant minutes and if he's good enough for the EPL.

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/donovan-given-number-nine.html

[TDMVPDPOY]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Exclusive-Dimitar-Berbatov-to-head-80million-Manchester-United-summer-clear-out-with-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-also-planning-to-offload-Nemanja-Vidic-article282361.html


Dimitar Berbatov will head a sensational clear-out of £80m of Manchester United talent at the end of the season.

Sir Alex Ferguson has run out of patience with the £30.75m striker after 18 months of inconsistent performances.

And the United boss is also looking to offload underachieving trio Anderson, Nani and Zoran Tosic as well as unsettled central defender Nemanja Vidic.

clear it out fergie and rebuild

[DAF86]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Exclusive-Dimitar-Berbatov-to-head-80million-Manchester-United-summer-clear-out-with-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-also-planning-to-offload-Nemanja-Vidic-article282361.html



clear it out fergie and rebuild

He should have kept Tevez.

[sonic21]

Ferguson wants Mahamadou Diarra from Real Madrid. He's one of his priority.

[TDMVPDPOY]

its fkn bs how that ronaldo transfer is paid in installments...

[SAtown]

Donovan looked great against Man City. He was solid offensively; crosses on target, good 1-2 passes, etc. But when marking someone at the midfield though, he's often found chasing the ball aimlessly but that's to be expected for a player who's not yet 100% fit for the EPL pace

[quentin_compson]

Important win for Arsenal. Thank God Cesc is back.

[Libri]

Donovan looked great against Man City. He was solid offensively; crosses on target, good 1-2 passes, etc. But when marking someone at the midfield though, he's often found chasing the ball aimlessly but that's to be expected for a player who's not yet 100% fit for the EPL pace

It looks like he's fitting in nicely and the Everton fans applauded his effort. If he does well, he could extend the loan.

[Libri]

Clint Dempsey's goal against Stoke City, 1/5/10

iuqwoMQbBeg

[Libri]

Not good for Dempsey. He injured himself today against Blackburn. He may be out a long time.


The initial prognosis for Dempsey is not that good because we fear it could be cruciate ligament damage, which of course if it is keeps him out for a while.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11681_5867540,00.html

[makedamnsure]

Important win for Arsenal. Thank God Cesc is back.

Hell yeah. If we win by 2 goals on Wednesday, we're top of the league.

Come on you gunners!!

[velik_m]

ManUtd fans show appreciation for their owners:
http://img.rtvslo.si/_up/upload/2010/01/23/64659279_foto_show.jpg

:lmao

[lefty]

Well, Chelsea fans must be thrilled.

Drogba and Kalou are back sooner than expected :hat

[Spurologist]

I support whatever team my Cameroon players are at.....was supporting Barca but now with INTER because of Eto'o

[Libri]

Donovan scored his first goal for Everton. Well done.

[quentin_compson]

Arsenal with a goalless draw against Villa. An entertaining game and an adequate result. Vermaelen could be out for some weeks, though.

[Libri]

Big game this Sunday.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/53/Arsenal_FC.svg/180px-Arsenal_FC.svg.png vs http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Man_Utd_FC_.svg/200px-Man_Utd_FC_.svg.png

[lefty]

Big game this Sunday.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/53/Arsenal_FC.svg/180px-Arsenal_FC.svg.png vs http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Man_Utd_FC_.svg/200px-Man_Utd_FC_.svg.png
Oh yeah :hat

[sonic21]

Song is back now :tu

[resistanze]

Soft Baby Gunners getting reamed again by one of the big boys.

[velik_m]

Well, Arsenal drops out of the race...

[SAtown]

Anyone in USA or Canada actually getting Fox Soccer Channel HD, or are you guys also getting the standard def broadcast with the HD logo on the top right corner?

WTF is taking FSC so long to have HD

[lefty]

Fergie owning Wenger as usual

No surprise here

[quentin_compson]

Too many mistakes on Arsenal's side. This first goal should never happen the way it did, and it pretty much went downhill from there. Man Utd. just scored when they had the possibility to, while Arsenal struggled to even get a shot on target.

Another brutal defeat at home, wonder if and how they'll respond next weekend against Chelsea.

[SAtown]

Chelsea/Arsenal should be great. Chelsea is extremely tough at home and arsenal have a history of folding against big squads.

[SAtown]

Drogba at the right place at the right time. 1-0

[resistanze]

Carsenal have a history of folding against big squads.
Yup been saying this for a while :lol. It's almost comical to watch. 2-0.

The way they let Man u and Chelsea score on the counter is unbelievable.

[quentin_compson]

Another tough loss, but the way Arsenal defend set pieces really is a bad joke (especially in the air). Too bad Arshavin is having a hard time right now, he should have scored in both games.

[SAtown]

I know this doesn't really have to do with the EPL, but I feel really bad for Terry. Capello just recently relieved him from national captaincy for fooling around with Wayne Bridge's girlfriend months before the World Cup. Although I'm not English, I still feel for the team and Terry. IMO, this shouldn't have been as big a deal as it's been (or as Capello's made it out to be). Will this affect the team in any way? Will it hurt their chances in the WC? Does anyone even GAF here? :lol

Anyways, here's the article

http://goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2010/02/08/1780922/john-terry-is-still-an-important-player-for-england-fabio

[lefty]

I know this doesn't really have to do with the EPL, but I feel really bad for Terry. Capello just recently relieved him from national captaincy for fooling around with Wayne Bridge's girlfriend months before the World Cup. Although I'm not English, I still feel for the team and Terry. IMO, this shouldn't have been as big a deal as it's been (or as Capello's made it out to be). Will this affect the team in any way? Will it hurt their chances in the WC? Does anyone even GAF here? :lol

Anyways, here's the article

http://goal.com/en-gb/news/2557/news/2010/02/08/1780922/john-terry-is-still-an-important-player-for-england-fabio
That's good news for Algeria :lol

Ferdinand will be gay as a captain

[SAtown]

Rafa Benitez should start packing his bags and heading to Turin before it's too late.

[quentin_compson]

Well, Arsenal wasn't much better. Still an important win with regard to holding on to third place.
With Chelsea losing at Everton, they're suddenly only 6 points ahead of Arsenal again. :downspin:

[Libri]

Ramsey suffers horror injury
Arsenal youngster badly hurt in Shawcross challenge
Last updated: 27th February 2010

Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has suffered a horrific broken leg in the Gunners' Premier League clash at Stoke.

Ramsey was hurt following a crunching challenge with Ryan Shawcross, who was shown an immediate red card and left the pitch in tears at the realisation of how serious the problem was.

Players from both sides frantically gestured for urgent medical attention with the 19-year-old Wales international in clear distress as he lay on the field.

Ramsey received immediate help with his leg stabilised before he was stretchered off to warm but concerned applause and into a waiting ambulance which left the Britannia Stadium to take him to hospital.

Numerous Arsenal players were left with their heads in their hands after the incident with the Potters team also clearly shaken by what they had witnessed.

The injury was all-too reminiscent of the injury sustained by Ramsey's team-mate Eduardo at Birmingham almost exactly two years ago.

The Brazil-born Croatia international, who was among the substitutes at the Britannia Stadium, endured a long road back to full fitness after initial fears for his career.

Ramsey must now hope that he too can make a similar comeback but is certain to miss the remainder of this season and a significant chunk of next term.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5988168,00.html#

[quentin_compson]

This was the ugliest scene I've seen in a while on a football pitch. Shawcross clearly didn't want that to happen, given how shaken and shocked he was after the incident.

Poor Ramsey; let's hope he recovers well.

[resistanze]

Wow first Eduardo now this?

[sonic21]

they were both going for the ball. it's just very unlucky. Get well ramsey!!

[Spurstro]

The ref wasn't even going to give a yellow on the foul. It wasn't until after he saw how bad the injury was that he gave the red. I kind of wish the ref would have kept the card in his pocket. Sometimes this happens, but it doesn't deserve a red.



http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/sam-wallace-ramseys-injury-a-reminder-that-bad-things-sometimes-happen-by-accident-1913704.html

"As the Match of the Day replays showed, when Shawcross made contact with Ramsey he was attempting to strike the ball with the laces of his boot and not his studs."

[TDMVPDPOY]

how fkn good is rooney this season, dude has step up his game after ronaldo bolted.....he still has to make his mark on the international stage if he wants to be a top5 player in the world...

[quentin_compson]

How the hell Bendtner managed to miss all those chances yesterday is beyond me. Still a win for Arsenal, and a very good performance by Walcott as well.

It sucks that Fabregas is hurt again, though. Hopefully, he'll be back for the CL-fixture against Porto at Tuesday.

[Libri]

Big game tomorrow. Manchester will be without Rooney.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a1/Man_Utd_FC_.svg/200px-Man_Utd_FC_.svg.pngVS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cc/Chelsea_FC.svg/180px-Chelsea_FC.svg.png

[lefty]

7:45 a.m ET

Im not waking up that early

Im just gonna watch the highlights

[Libri]

^ Yeah, the early showing sucks.

[Muser]

7:45 a.m ET

Im not waking up that early

Im just gonna watch the highlights

I have to stay up until 1/2 in the morning to watch the Spurs, turnabout is fair play ;)

[quentin_compson]

I'm hoping for an entertaining 4-4. :king

[Libri]

Three possible penalties???

[Muser]

What a shit linesman :lmao

[quentin_compson]

What a shit linesman :lmao

Yeah, I don't know how he missed that one. Still, United were really poor in the first half. The second half was better, but they struggled to create chances.

Arsenal with another late-goal win after a mediocre performance. Walcott with about 364 poor crosses.

[Muser]

Birmingham gonna lay the smackdown on Liverpool tomorrow :ihit

[quentin_compson]

Birmingham gonna lay the smackdown on Liverpool tomorrow :ihit

I take it you don't like Liverpool?
(By the way, "Showbiz" is by far the best Muse album.)

Anyway, it will be an interesting finish to this PL season. Chelsea still has to play at Liverpool, but since they're not that good this season, I'd say the schedule for the top three is about even from now on.

Given Arsenal's performances in recent weeks, I doubt they will win all of their games left, which they probably would need to do in order to really be able to take the title.

[lefty]

I have to stay up until 1/2 in the morning to watch the Spurs, turnabout is fair play ;)
Tottenham or San Antonio ? :D

[Muser]

I take it you don't like Liverpool?
(By the way, "Showbiz" is by far the best Muse album.)

Anyway, it will be an interesting finish to this PL season. Chelsea still has to play at Liverpool, but since they're not that good this season, I'd say the schedule for the top three is about even from now on.

Given Arsenal's performances in recent weeks, I doubt they will win all of their games left, which they probably would need to do in order to really be able to take the title.

I don't mind them, I just support Birmingham lol. And yeah, Showbiz kicks some major ass. Their new stuff is kinda sucky compared to it.

Manchester City will be the big deciding factor, the top 3 all have to play them and IMO can beat any of them.


Tottenham or San Antonio ? :D

San Antonio, although i'm not doing it anymore after I stayed up to see us lose to the freakin' Nets :bang.