Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:19 pm  

McClennan wrote:

In fairness to Allen there is nine years difference in age between the two. Carrick was still faffing about at West Ham at the same age as Allen is now.

Faffing about at West Ham or faffing about at Liverpool (losing at home to Villa, Rodgers is doing a great job).

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There's no way Garcia should keep Citeh's second goal. Santon deserves total credit for that goal. An assist to whatever book he was reading. Just because it was an attempt on target shouldn't mean it goes to Garcia. A shot on goal that a defender despairingly touches but can't keep out should go to the attacker. But holding the post up with your hand, making an air kick at a basic clearance and deflecting the ball in with your standing leg means you totally deserve the OG.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:59 pm  

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Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:28 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

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That's obviously fake. Everton are the integrity of this competition and this is clearly a cheap attempt to undermine their holiness.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:52 pm  

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

4 points off fourth with only one striker and our best midfielder missing nearly all the season so far. Boss.

Our next 6 games are all very winnable too. Rodgers doing just fine.

classic. Boss game today.
Mega lolz. I'd give up on football if I were you.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:21 pm  

McClennan wrote:

That's obviously fake. Everton are the integrity of this competition and this is clearly a cheap attempt to undermine their holiness.

It certainly wasn't Fellaini's finest moment.....However, at least Moyes has had the decency to accept the upcoming suspension for him, and hasn't used the tactic used by several other bosses of not seeing the incident.

I must admit, though I don't condone cheap shots like that, Stoke City players getting a bit of rough treatment does have a sort of sweet irony to it - I think Roddy B might even have a little smile at that clip....

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:37 pm  

If it was Huth he'd clattered we should've knighted him.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:51 pm  

Several interesting incidents today. Fellaini's headbutt was surprising, the Kolorov incident being referred to the Police, not sure if he's the perp or the victim there.

Liverpool being royally spanked by Christian Benteke was good fun though. Some of the passing moves Villa did today put Liverpool to shame.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:17 pm  

Fellaini should have just cracked him. Thing is, what I can't stand about what Fellaini has done is it will fuel the Stoke fans even more. They actually think their team get to players, but they don't, they are just scum and everybody knows it.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:18 pm  

Bit disappointed we didn't shut Sunderland out to be honest. For fear of being 'obsessed' I won't comment on Liverpool's easy home victory this afternoon.

Re: Football Chat Thread PART II : Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:54 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

Faffing about at West Ham or faffing about at Liverpool (losing at home to Villa, Rodgers is doing a great job).

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There's no way Garcia should keep Citeh's second goal. Santon deserves total credit for that goal. An assist to whatever book he was reading. Just because it was an attempt on target shouldn't mean it goes to Garcia. A shot on goal that a defender despairingly touches but can't keep out should go to the attacker. But holding the post up with your hand, making an air kick at a basic clearance and deflecting the ball in with your standing leg means you totally deserve the OG.

Shush! Garcia needs all the encouragement he can get. He's been very disappointing for us so far. It might be excused by the old "needs time to adjust to the PL" argument except that his worst games have been in the CL.

Offsetting that, Nastasic looks like developing into a very good player.

Despite City's rank displays in Europe, loss of "invincibility" at the Etihad and general all round stuttering performances, we've looked more resilient in our away league games compared to last year. Perhaps less likely to suffer a winter slump.