The Premiership Weekend Thread: Shots Off Target Now Guaranteed!

ROCKMAN

As the commentator just said " Boro's best 45mins of the season ,Arsenal's worst. "

Xavi6

Lineups for the City v Spurs game.

Isaksson
Corluka Dunne Richards Garrido
Etuhu Johnson Fernandes Petrov
Ireland
Vassell


Robsinon
Chimbonda Dawson Kaboul Lee
Lennon Jenas Zokora Malbranque
Berbatov Bent

I'm not one bit confident reading it. Our midfield is p*ss weak

PHB

I'm interested in seeing Spurs without Keane. This game is gona be a cracker I think.

Brendygg

Tuncay had a great chance, should be 2-0

PHB

Boro are playing like United here, this is nuts.

Tusky

PHB wrote: »

Boro are playing like United here, this is nuts.

They should be 3-0 up! Fingers crossed those misses don't come back to haunt.

Xavi6

PHB wrote: »

I'm interested in seeing Spurs without Keane. This game is gona be a cracker I think.

No Elano, no Geovanni, no creativity. Oh and Vassel up front.

Guy:Incognito

I fully expect Arsenal to win 2/3-1.:(

PHB

Normally I'd say that too Stekelly, but Arsenal are really playing absolutely terribly. I've no idea why, but they look a totally different team. I'm actually beginning to hope [Which of course means Arsenal are gona score now :P]

ROCKMAN

PHB wrote: »

Normally I'd say that too Stekelly, but Arsenal are really playing absolutely terribly. I've no idea why, but they look a totally different team. I'm actually beginning to hope [Which of course means Arsenal are gona score now :P]

SHHHHHHHHHHHH they will hear you

ROCKMAN

yessssssssss 2-0

PHB

Go the **** on Boro, the only time in my life I'll ever cheer for Southgate, but ****ing come on!

Tusky

2-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mid have been absolutely fantastic.

Guy:Incognito

Yay my trick worked. Knew they'd hear me and it'd spur them on.:D

Chardee MacDennis

great stuff from boro, keep it up - was hoping they'd go down but this could redeem them for me!!

city game looks like it could be interesting from the line ups. any news on the hammers game?

PHB

This is fantastic. If results go our way next weekend, we will be able to go top of the league. 1 point gap is just fantastic.
Without Hleb, Fabregas and Van Persie, I really can't see Arsenal getting anything off Cheslea either.

I must say, Wheater looks a decent prospect.

keano_afc

I suppose Utd are on before Arsenal next week as well, as usual.

Xavi6

City are playing woeful. Spurs should be two up. No one in the City midfield can hold the ball and Vas is completely isolated up top. Garrido just got booked so Lennon to have a field day.

Xavi6

If we do win it'll be because of how sh1te that Kaboul is. The new Bramble

PHB

Arsenal just scored at complete and utter ease. The one time they actually play football. Silly stuff from Boro.

Brendygg

Great result.

eirebhoy

YES! This weekend has been excellent for my handicap bet. Arsenal need to finish 24 points ahead of Pompey to overtake them on the handicap. Nearly at the halfway stage and there's a 7 point gap. Stephens Day could be the big one, Pompey v Arsenal.

Liverpool and Chelsea are no threat at all. Man Utd only a small threat (they'd need to finish 37 points ahead of Pompey). Man City a big threat (Pompey need to finish 2 points ahead of them). Blackburn a big threat. Everton and Villa threats too but Pompey favourites. The rest can be written off I think.

Xavi6

Kelvin Etuhu folks. The next big thing. He's absolutely destroying Lee on the right he can cross superbly

Xavi6

1-0 Spurs. Completely offside goal and a handball. Wait til you see it.

evad_lhorg

that arsenal result really brought my mood up this morning after that fight last night

Now chelsea will beat them next week (i hope) and liverpool will ge outclassed

cson

Now we'll see what Arsenal are made of. Two bad results in a row and Chelski to come on Sunday. Next weekend is going to be somewhat interesting in terms of the title chase. Very interesting.

And Bolton lead Wigan 2-1 in other news.

cson

Oh and both Arsenal and Liverpools unbeaten streak end.

Who'd have thunk it'd be this weekend against the mighty Reading and Boro? :eek:

Xavi6

Inspired substitution from Sven. Brings on Bianchi and 3 and a half minutes later the lad scores a bullet header. Come on!

Unearthly

Xavi6 wrote: »

1-0 Spurs. Completely offside goal and a handball. Wait til you see it.

Not watching the game or listening to it etc, but is it inevitable City will equalise like every opposition that play Spurs?

EDIT: lol too slow

cson

Has Younes Kaboul usurped Titus Bramble for the crown of "I can't believe this lad is a defender!"?

PHB

lol Ireland sent off, then instantly Spurs score.

Xavi6

Ireland's just walked for a f*cking disgraceful tackle and now Spurs have scored straight after. *sigh*

eirebhoy

1-0 Chimbonda
http://letsprove.tv/video/Sports_mjdq0gh1xb1197215423

1-1 Bianchi
http://letsprove.tv/video/Sports_hm3bxdjtc71197217168

2-1 Defoe
http://letsprove.tv/video/Sports_r5nx1tvhca1197218553

Ireland Red Card
http://letsprove.tv/video/Sports_jvs3cmdgyr1197218708

PHB

Good news for DesF, Sunderland are now in the relegation zone.

Xavi6

eirebhoy wrote: »

1-0 Chimbonda
http://letsprove.tv/video/Sports_mjdq0gh1xb1197215423

:mad:

Guy:Incognito

PHB wrote: »

Good news for DesF, Sunderland are now in the relegation zone.

Dont encourage them.

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PHB wrote: »

Good news for DesF, Sunderland are now in the relegation zone.

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Chardee MacDennis

hammers one nil up, ashton

very poor tackle from ireland, what was he thinking?

Guy:Incognito

Call_me_al wrote: »

very poor tackle from ireland, what was he thinking?

Not about the ball anyway.

Maybe he wanted to finish up early to try on a new thong?

Peyton Manning

Chuckled when I saw this...

http://i13.tinypic.com/6p06r88.jpg

Chardee MacDennis

what do people think about what Carlton Cole did when Ooijer went down? Perfectably reasonable i think as to not do it would probably encourage players feigning injury more!!!

also Cole challenging Friedal was perfectly within his right and the two Blackburn players over reacted. why is there not bookings for these players who physically react in retaliation like Samba(i think) did, i remember a certain england player getting sent off for much less.

Goalies are way too protected by the rules anyway. cant even touch em anymore withough conceding a free and being surround by the opposition who act as if you just punched a child...

mike65

Someone had that ready to post methinks!

1 Arsenal 16 19 37
2 Man Utd 16 21 36
3 Chelsea 16 15 34
4 Liverpool 15 18 30

5 Portsmouth 16 14 30
6 Man City 16 3 30
7 Everton 16 13 27
8 Aston Villa 16 8 27
9 Blackburn 16 1 26
10 West Ham 15 8 22

Mike.

PHB

Chelsea just staying in there quietly, not making any noise. I find it utterly hiliarous that they are now playing like Mourinho used to have them playing before he brought in Ballack and Shevchenko.

Guy:Incognito

Archimedes wrote: »

Chuckled when I saw this...

http://i13.tinypic.com/6p06r88.jpg

Gotta be fake. The headlines are too professional for the sun.

keano_afc

Archimedes wrote: »

Chuckled when I saw this...

http://i13.tinypic.com/6p06r88.jpg

There's a 24 page supplement on Ronaldo's greatest dives in the middle of that paper too. His effort yesterday scores high.:)

Dave!

Just watching MOTD... Middlesbrough played a stormer, it must be said! Created a tonne of decent chances. Great week for Unireh Would like draw with Chelsea and Arse next week!

Shocking peno from Anelka...!!! He'd wanna get a goal to make up for that :eek: Jaaskelainen pulling out some great saves here. edit: nice goal from Anelka

therecklessone

Stuck in work all day so saw no football until MOTD2.

Eboue should have walked for the slap.

Spurs very lucky with 1st goal, no foul on Berbs+offside+handball. I'd be raging down other end.

Ireland's tackle was an absolute shocker, contrast with Keane's last week in a similar spot on the pitch...:mad:

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Stephen Ireland apologised to Sven

He should apologise to the lad who's leg he tried to break too.

Horrible tackle, and lucky he didn't catch the standing leg.

Xavi6

I read today that the linesman who was at fault for the offside decision has just returned after 18 months out with a serious illness. Rumours it was blindness are apparently untrue.

therecklessone

Sven Gordon Eriksson wrote:

He should not have done the tackle but he did it - a week ago Robbie Keane did something similar and was sent off.

Is he fcuking kidding me? Whatever nuttiness Ireland is suffering from appears to be catching at Eastlands...