Weekend Fixtures Premiership

Peyton Manning

2 bookable offenses - any idea what they were for? Deserved?

Gangsta

Archimedes wrote:

2 bookable offenses - any idea what they were for? Deserved?

From Sky Sports:

36 - Caution Drogba is booked for his protests against Baird.

72 - RED CARD Drogba is sent off for a high challenge on Baird.

Peyton Manning

6-3

What a game.

Thanks for that too Gangsta.

Raskolnikov

They'll be singing Jose Mourinho's name at the Bridge tonight by the looks of it.

0-0.

Raskolnikov

They'll be singing Jose Mourinho's name at the Bridge tonight by the looks of it.

0-0.

PHB

If anyone's watching the Chelsea match, the funniest thing just happened. There was mics around so you can hear the fans and stuff. The ball was dropping to Sidwell, about 30 yards out, and you could hear this kid screaming 'No, No!!!' It was hilarious

Gangsta

Archimedes wrote:

6-3

What a game.

Thanks for that too Gangsta.

no bother mate.

Raskolnikov wrote:

They'll be singing Jose Mourinho's name at the Bridge tonight by the looks of it.

0-0.

Is anyone watching the game? What's the performance like?

mike65

Liverpool hang on for a win. Derby - Bolton a draw.

Pompey 7 3 Reading :eek:

Mike.

PHB

I only watched the second half but Chelsea were crap, deserved to lose. Fulham could easily easily have won it.

Xavi6

Nicky Shorey in my fantasy team. Bas**rd missed a peno too.

Xavi6

Xavi6 wrote:

Nicky Shorey in my fantasy team. Bas**rd missed a peno too.

Actually he's somehow got 3 points after conceding 7 goals! Legend!

Peyton Manning

Scored just at the end. Probably got an assist or two as well.

mike65

I know which game I'll be looking forwards to on The Prem tonigh, in fact they should forget all other matches.

Mike.

Pepe LeFrits

mike65 wrote:

I know which game I'll be looking forwards to on The Prem tonigh, in fact they should forget all other matches.

Mike.

Chelsea - Fulham?

mike65

er no!

The Portsmouth - Reading game set a new record for goals scored in the Prem era.

Mike.

KdjaCL

mike65 wrote:

er no!

The Portsmouth - Reading game set a new record for goals scored in the Prem era.

Mike.

Bet they all crap


kdjac

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Reading should get a bonus point for conceding seven goals.

eirebhoy

Suspected broken cheekbone for Terry.

TheBigLebowski

mike65 wrote:

I know which game I'll be looking forwards to on The Prem tonigh, in fact they should forget all other matches.

Mike.

It depends what you're after I suppose. If you want loads of goals in the absence of any proper defending, watch it. I see as much skill in good defending as good attacking. If I want loads of goals, I'll go and watch a half decent striker in the Phoenix Park. Just cos a game has a big scoreline doesn't mean a great game. If that was the case, we could change the rules to double the size of the goals or play without keepers.

Peyton Manning

TheBigLebowski wrote:

It depends what you're after I suppose. If you want loads of goals in the absence of any proper defending, watch it. I see as much skill in good defending as good attacking. If I want loads of goals, I'll go and watch a half decent striker in the Phoenix Park. Just cos a game has a big scoreline doesn't mean a great game. If that was the case, we could change the rules to double the size of the goals or play without keepers.

Thank you Captain Obvious.

TheBigLebowski

Archimedes wrote:

Thank you Captain Obvious.

It's not obvious to those who cant wait to see it cos it was 7-4...

Peyton Manning

I was joking mate. Obviously the defending must have been awful, but it would still be entertaining to watch. But yes, I agree that watching great defenses can also be entertaining.

ROCKMAN

eirebhoy wrote:

Suspected broken cheekbone for Terry.

Did a Ref finally fight back

mike65

TheBigLebowski

Were you watching? I'll take a stupid open 11 goal game over a dull 0-1 any day (hands in Liverpool Supporters Club card! )

Mike.

Peyton Manning

Confirmed: Depressed Fracture of the Cheekbone, surgery tonight.

Birmingham all over United here - 69% possesion. We're lucky to be at 0-0. Only silver lining is that Tevez is looking great whenever he is on the ball.

machiavellianme

Was Adebayor's injury serious?

Peyton Manning

Ronaldooooooooooooooo!

mike65

Feck it.

Mike.

Peyton Manning

Giggs off, Saha on. Which usually means that Saha will score.

Edit: Rooney shot cleared off the line!

kaimera

What happened that VDS is off?

Peyton Manning

Hurt his ankle, couldnt even take the goal kicks before HT.

ntlbell

landed awkardly in the first half and continued on but i assume that's why he didn't come back out

Xavi6

In case anyone hasn't seen it yet, here's the goal of the season so far -

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19089531

Peyton Manning

Another clean sheet for United. Brilliant.

TheBigLebowski

Xavi6 wrote:

In case anyone hasn't seen it yet, here's the goal of the season so far -

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19089531

Given should have got it. Fair enough it was a great free kick but the ball must have travelled 30 yards in a straight line, no swerve. Given was standing on that side of the goal and had a clear view the whole way. Should have got a hand to it. He can be forgiven (pardon the pun) after his save in the 1st half from Elano which should have went in. It's like that film Final Destination...

Xavi6

TheBigLebowski wrote:

Given should have got it. Fair enough it was a great free kick but the ball must have travelled 30 yards in a straight line, no swerve. Given was standing on that side of the goal and had a clear view the whole way. Should have got a hand to it. He can be forgiven (pardon the pun) after his save in the 1st half from Elano which should have went in. It's like that film Final Destination...

:eek: You have to be joking. Surely the fact that it was hit to the keeper's side and he still couldn't get it just highlight's how great a hit it was.

You'll be telling me next it's the keeper's fault for this one as well -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5FeWCXVRs

RasTa

TheBigLebowski wrote:

Given should have got it. Fair enough it was a great free kick but the ball must have travelled 30 yards in a straight line, no swerve. Given was standing on that side of the goal and had a clear view the whole way. Should have got a hand to it. He can be forgiven (pardon the pun) after his save in the 1st half from Elano which should have went in. It's like that film Final Destination...

LOL, wtf? That shot was unstoppable.

Pepe LeFrits

Xavi6 wrote:

In case anyone hasn't seen it yet, here's the goal of the season so far -

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19089531

Naaaah!

ronbyrne2005

Anyone think the dark jerseys both pompey and reading were wearing had anything to do with high scoring like ferguson said when united lost 6-3 to southampton!

MrJoeSoap

United only lost 3-1 to Southampton that day.

TheBigLebowski

RasTa wrote:

LOL, wtf? That shot was unstoppable.

Maybe, for Given.

PHB

I think a taller good goalie would have gotten to it, I'd have expected VDS or Cech to save it.

ROCKMAN

Don't think there is a keeper in the world who would have save it .
On " Goals on Sunday " They showed that the ball moves again about 8 feet in front of Given

d22ontour

MrJoeSoap wrote:

United only lost 3-1 to Southampton that day.

I thought it was 6:3 ?

Worst excuse ever though .

ROCKMAN

d22ontour wrote:

I thought it was 6:3 ?

Worst excuse ever though .

What are you saying Sir Alex was make it up .. :eek: :eek:

MrJoeSoap

d22ontour wrote:

I thought it was 6:3 ?

Worst excuse ever though .

Nope, definitely 3-1. We were 3-0 up at the break and United won the second half 1-0.

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There was a different match that was 6-3.

The Dell used to somewhat of a bogey ground for United.

ROCKMAN

DesF wrote:

There was a different match that was 6-3.

The Dell used to somewhat of a bogey ground for United.

Correct
3-1 (changed strips ) 95/96 season
6-3 was the 96/97 season...
This result came in between a 0-5 hammering by newcastle 7 days before and a home lost to Chelsea 1-2 (League)
Oh and throw in a mid week lost in europe at home to europe giants fenerbahce 0-1
Was a great few weeks to be a utd fan

Ps we won the LEAGUE

Mitch Connor

and we still won the league that year! was a poor season for the rest, no matter how bad we played, they just didn't take advantage.

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ROCKMAN wrote:

This result came in between a 0-5 hammering by newcastle 7 days before

Philippe Albert scored that day, a great lob from about a hundred yards out if I remember correctly.:D