oggy1953 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 The Arsenal fans have all gone very quiet...... Bloomin' brilliant. Gave them a 2-0 start on their own patch and won 3-2..... My Christmases have all come early... One very happy Spurs supporter. :D Yep, Me too. 2 down at half time and doom and gloom had set in, But Spurs are made of different stuff these days. Seem to play better when they go a couple of goals down. WE never do it the easy way. COYS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohmisterporter Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Strange situation with the Scottish referees. When I used to shout for the ref to get his eyes tested it never dawned on me that he would book the test for same time as a scheduled match. So what is the real story? Geoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Going down the Valley tonight to see Charlton Athletic VS Bristol Rovers - a frosty reception for one Dominic Blizzard, who broke Grant Basey's leg in the return fixture last season... BUT, I would prefer Charlton to simply remember poor Basey's misfortune (still not playing after a year out) and play some good and entertaining football as their best retort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy1953 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Happy tonight as my team Spurs have made it to the Knock out stage. Didn't think we played that well but didn't have to against a poor German side. When we beat Man City at the end of last season I just hoped we would make it to the group stage, then when we did i just hoped we wouldn't be embarassed in what on paper was a hard group. Now we are top with one game left and, so they said on tele, joint top scorers in the Champions League. Can we win it, Probably not, but its nice to dream for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 Happy tonight as my team Spurs have made it to the Knock out stage. Didn't think we played that well but didn't have to against a poor German side. When we beat Man City at the end of last season I just hoped we would make it to the group stage, then when we did i just hoped we wouldn't be embarassed in what on paper was a hard group. Now we are top with one game left and, so they said on tele, joint top scorers in the Champions League. Can we win it, Probably not, but its nice to dream for a while. Why can't Spurs win it? They're playing some of the best football in the competition at the moment. Who knows - dream by all means, but be confident Charlton drew 1-1 yesterday in what was a very strange match with Bristol Rovers! Stayed 2nd, 4 points behind 1st, and 2 points ahead of 3rd. Come on you Addicks - make this the year we bounce back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Why can't Spurs win it? They're playing some of the best football in the competition at the moment. Who knows - dream by all means, but be confident 'cos Real Madrid, Barcelona , Chelsea, Bayern Munich and some small club from Trafford who they always get beaten by are still in the competion B) But realistically, because they let too may goals in, their away form isn't the best and they'll come up against a much better class of opponent who is a bit more tatically aware as the thing progresses. It's very much a learning curve, remember about '96 when United got to the semis and battered Dortmund over two legs and still went out, stood us in good stead for the future, that team was very much like the current Spurs one. Don't get me wrong, Spurs are a good side and will do ok, but win it? I won't be putting any cash on them (won't be backing us either, still undefeated, still boring, still unimpressed!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 still undefeated, still boring, still unimpressed!) Ahem, I'll have to try that a bit more often after yesterdays display(s), top performance by FC United to get a result, looks like it could well be a full house for the replay, 8000 at Gigg lane, it'll be rocking. Then on to the third round draw, some club from the wrong end of the A580 for United, Portsmouth for FC (if they can get past Brighton). I know it's highly unlikely, but it would be funny if FC United got further in the FA cup than Liverpool..............................................! :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 FA Cup third round draw: Burnley v Port Vale Coventry v Crystal Palace Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday Fulham v Peterborough Doncaster v Wolves Brighton or FC United of Manchester v Portsmouth Huddersfield v Dover Athletic Crawley Town or Swindon v Derby West Ham v Barnsley Reading v West Brom Arsenal v Leeds Sheffield Utd v Aston Villa Leicester v Man City Bolton v York Blackburn v QPR Swansea v Colchester Wycombe v Hereford or Lincoln Stevenage v Newcastle Burton Albion v Middlesbrough Millwall v Birmingham Southampton v Blackpool Watford v Hartlepool or Yeovil Chelsea v Ipswich Sunderland v Notts County or Bournemouth Scunthorpe v Everton Man Utd v Liverpool Hull v Wigan Stoke v Cardiff Tottenham v Charlton or Luton Preston v Nottingham Forest Norwich v Droylsden or Leyton Orient Torquay v Carlisle So not only do I have to watch Luton - Charlton, I then have to suffer the ignominy of going out to Tottenham in the 3rd round... That's football for you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy1953 Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 So not only do I have to watch Luton - Charlton, I then have to suffer the ignominy of going out to Tottenham in the 3rd round... That's football for you! Assuming you get through, who says your going out ? 'Arry is bound to play a weakened team as that is fashionable these days. I am sure Charlton will be stoked up, so i for one wont be taking anything for granted. Nice result today though, thought Liverpool deserved something, like having a player sent off for persistant fouling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted November 29, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 29, 2010 Potential Brighton v Pompey match, really don't want to be working the Coastway West that day!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Russia won the 2018 World Cup bid - and I think BBC Panorama has a lot to answer for. You don't accuse the voting committee of corruption a week before the final decision and voting is taken. One week later - that's all it would have taken, frankly. Hard hitting journalism - a political agenda at the centre of it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 2, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2010 Let's not start talking about our 'wonderful' press otherwise I fear the mods may be quite busy. I know that if I offered my opinion I would probably offend someone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Russia won the 2018 World Cup bid - and I think BBC Panorama has a lot to answer for. You don't accuse the voting committee of corruption a week before the final decision and voting is taken. One week later - that's all it would have taken, frankly. Hard hitting journalism - a political agenda at the centre of it? Are you syaing that all the frantic last-minute lobbying really made any difference? Most peoples' minds were made up long ago, methinks. Most of the attacks on the BBC have come from papers with a political agenda against the BBC, including one owned by a rival TV owner who would like nothing more than to see the BBC disappear; and another who have kept strangely quiet about their sister-paper's stitch-up of Lord Treisman, and who have had a long-standing anti-BBC bias. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pint of Adnams Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 So Russia won the bid - no corruption over there of course. Anyway, saves England the embarrassment of being the host nation that's knocked out in the warm-ups. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Let's not start talking about our 'wonderful' press otherwise I fear the mods may be quite busy. I know that if I offered my opinion I would probably offend someone. Fair enough. Qatar got 2022, by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Thank God! Russia's welcome to it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Gutted we're out until 2030 at the earliest. Sobering to think I may not live long enough to see another. So very grateful that I lived every second of the action in '66..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky Duck Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Anyway, saves England the embarrassment of being the host nation that's knocked out in the warm-ups. At least that would have guaranteed qualification… now what's the betting that England don't even make the 2018 World Cup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dilbert Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 You don't accuse the voting committee of corruption a week before the final decision and voting is taken. One week later - that's all it would have taken, frankly. Hard hitting journalism - a political agenda at the centre of it? Beckham by now may have comprehended why Putin didn't even bother going to Switzerland (clue : there was no need) - Panorama seems to be picking up the blame while Wikileaks is innocent !! The excuses will provide uninteresting reading in the Red Banner papers - of course the riot after the Aston Villa/Birmingham match yesterday only reinforced how civilised the professional game is in the UK. ... dilbert 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy1953 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 SO, The next chance is 2030. Dont suppose i'll be around for that. Still plenty of time to get the team ready....The players probably ain't born yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Max Stafford Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Top level football has been on the bung for years in any case and Johnny Ivan's got plenty to lob about at the mo. Personally, I don't mind as it would have cost British taxpayers a small fortune when we'll probably still be struggling to pay for the Olympics anyway. Also, if I'm still working for this mob, I won't be getting all my days off cancelled now! Silver linings and all that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.A.C Martin Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 ...reinforced how civilised the professional game is in the UK. ... dilbert Yes - very professional actually! Flares are taken to almost every single match on the continent in certain countries. One "flare-up" and apparently all football clubs in England are mindless hooligans I take issue with that - there has always been, in the last ten years at least, a small minority of fans in this country, across all the levels of football, that cause trouble of this kind. I don't think the level of violence we see here in our game has any comparison with that seen on the continent in La Liga or similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 No mention of the Hammers demolition of Man. Utd on Tuesday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dilbert Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Top level football has been on the bung for years in any case... Yup, and regardless of the colour of gvt in power, there will surely be an enquiry into how the empowered top three commissaires miserably failed B) - the enquiry to be managed by the autonomous Gehenna Bailiffs before they're fired ..dilbert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Devil Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 No mention of the Hammers demolition of Man. Utd on Tuesday? B Team, B) Saw the team, put a tenner on the 'ammers at 9/2, probably the only red who hd a decent night Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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