This Weekend's Fixtures (25/26 Feb).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 25 February 2012
Chelsea v Bolton, 15:00
Newcastle v Wolves, 15:00
QPR v Fulham, 15:00
West Brom v Sunderland, 15:00
Wigan v Aston Villa, 15:00
Man City v Blackburn, 17:30 http://i53.tinypic.com/jg78li.jpg

Sunday, 26 February 2012
Arsenal v Tottenham, 13:30 http://i51.tinypic.com/opvevp.jpg
Norwich v Man Utd, 13:30
Stoke v Swansea, 15:00

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As it stands:

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[Cripps_orig]

****s could have put our game at 4 so i could at least watch some part of it after work

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carling Cup takes precedence. Shame Stoke v Swansea isn't being screened.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata.
Subs: Turnbull, Torres, Mikel, Malouda, Meireles, Kalou, Bertrand.

Bolton: Bogdan, Steinsson, Wheater, Ream, Ricketts, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Sanli, Pratley, Miyaichi, Ngog.
Subs: Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Eagles, Knight, Klasnic, Boyata, Sordell.

Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)

Come on Ryo. :bow:

Lampard is back and as captain. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Andrews, Mulumbu, Morrison, Odemwingie, Fortune, Thomas.
Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Long, Dorrans, Shorey, Dawson, Cox.

Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, O'Shea, Richardson, Larsson, Cattermole, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Sessegnon.
Subs: Westwood, Bridge, Campbell, Kilgallon, Meyler, Kyrgiakos, Bendtner.

Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

[Joker]

It'll be great if Chelsea lose even with the darlings of the media starting the game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse.
Subs: Elliot, Guthrie, Ben Arfa, Perch, Shola Ameobi, Obertan, Ferguson.

Wolverhampton: Hennessey, Zubar, Berra, Stearman, Ward, Foley, Henry, Edwards, O'Hara, Jarvis, Doyle.
Subs: De Vries, Craddock, Kightly, Ebanks-Blake, Hunt, Johnson, Milijas.

Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

[Dennis Bendtner]

Wayne Bridge has gone from non-existence at City to bench-warmer at Sunderland. Mercenaries. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Diakite, Mackie, Taarabt, Barton, Wright-Phillips, Zamora.
Subs: Cerny, Derry, Gabbidon, Bothroyd, Traore, Buzsaky, Smith.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, John Arne Riise, Ruiz, Murphy, Dembele, Dempsey, Pogrebnyak, Johnson.
Subs: Stockdale, Baird, Orlando Sa, Senderos, Duff, Etuhu, Frei.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Gomez, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo.
Subs: Kirkland, Crusat, Watson, Jones, Rodallega, Diame, Stam.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Agbonlahor, Gardner, Keane, Bannan, Albrighton, Bent.
Subs: Guzan, Ireland, N'Zogbia, Heskey, Weimann, Herd, Baker.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

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WBA 1-0 Sunderland, Odemwingie! :lol:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

West brom 1 Sunderland 0 Odemwengie

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Barcodes 1-0 Wolves, Cisse.

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QPR 0-1 Fulham, Pogrebnyak. :bow:

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Barcodes 2-0 Wolves, Gutierrez.

Wolves. :haha:

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Diakite sent off for QPR, bad tackle on Bryan Ruiz apparently.

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WBA 2-0 Sunderland, Morrison. :lol:

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Lampard fucks it up apparently. :haha:

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Good run by Ryo apparently, exchanged passes with Tuncay but then put his shot over.

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Chelsea 1-0 Bolton, David Luiz.

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WBA 3-0 Sunderland, Odemwingie.

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Barcodes 2-1 Wolves, Jarvis!

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Ryo nearly scored an own goal going on what Le Tiss said. :lol: Hit the post, went behind - goal kick given.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 2-0 Bolton, Drogba.

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Barcodes 2-2 Wolves, Doyle! :haha:

Ryo made a mug of Cahill and Ivanovic by the sounds of it. :bow:

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Heskey on for Villa. :lol:

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Chelsea 3-0 Bolton, Lampard.

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WBA 4-0 Sunderland, Andrews.

MON. :haha:

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Barcodes 2-2 Wolves, FT. :dance:

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Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Kolarov, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Silva, Aguero, Johnson, Balotelli.
Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Pizarro, Dzeko, Nasri, Clichy.

Blackburn: Robinson, Orr, Dann, Hanley, Martin Olsson, Pedersen, Petrovic, Hoilett, Formica, Marcus Olsson, Yakubu.
Subs: Bunn, Modeste, Nzonzi, Rochina, Goodwillie, Vukcevic, Henley.

Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hanley booked. This has been complete domination by Citeh but also not much has happened.

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Horrific keeping from Fat Robbo.

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Citeh 1-0 Blackeye, Balotelli.

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I thought showing messages under your shirt was a booking? Balotelli hasn't been booked as far as I know. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kompany with a backheel effort from a corner, Zola style, Fat Robbo parries it out, Yaya somehow puts it wide. :lol:

[GP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyuH0o1PRWA&feature=channel

Skillz! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aguero puts one right across goal.

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1-0 HT.

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Orr booked.

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Citeh 2-0 Blackeye, Aguero. Fat Robbo fucks up, again.

[Marc Overmars]

Pretty drab game, much like most of City's home games because they're so one sided.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 3-0 Blackeye, Dzeko.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 FT. As routine as it gets.

[Master Splinter]

MON :haha:.

They'll probably be like this for the rest of the season, given they've been running like maniacs for the past few months.

Hughes :wave:

What a shit manager.

[Cripps_orig]

Sunderland lost 4-0 and we lost to them last week?

Wenger :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Motson.

Oh dear.

First the "honest Frank" comment.

Then calling Miyaichi "Mirichi" a number of times and even one "Miyraichi".

Motson :haha:.

BBC :haha:.

And no surprise that The Old Boys Club can't fathom why Lumps would ever be left out of the team.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Deadest weekend fixture thread EVER!

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Jarvis' goal. :bow: A Lampard special that one.

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Doyle. :haha:

Pub teamed an assist to himself.

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"Time and time again". Hansen bot was in full operation last night.

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Giggs starts for Man Utd in what will be his 900th appearance, should be enough to secure the FoTY awards this season.

[Marc Overmars]

900 appearances. :wacko:

Signed up for another year as well. The freak.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Norwich: Ruddy, Naughton, Ward, Whitbread, Drury, Pilkington, Johnson, Fox, Surman, Holt, Jackson.
Subs: Steer, Morison, Crofts, Hoolahan, Bennett, Barnett, Wilbraham.

Man Utd: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Welbeck, Hernandez.
Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Smalling, Park, Young, Fabio Da Silva, Rafael Da Silva.

Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I see Hughes Jol had a lil spat yesterday

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Norwich 0-1 Man Utd, Scholes.

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Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Upson, Wilson, Shotton, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington, Walters, Crouch.
Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Pennant, Delap, Jerome, Palacios.

Swansea: Tremmel, Rangel, Williams, Caulker, Taylor, Britton, Sigurdsson, Allen, Dyer, Graham, Sinclair.
Subs: Tate, Routledge, Monk, McEachran, Lita, Moore, Gower.

Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

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Norwich 1-1 Man Utd, Holt.

[GP]

STEVE HOLT!

:bow:

[Master Splinter]

Holt :bow:.

What a glorious man.

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Norwich 1-2 Man Utd, Giggs. FFS. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

1999 :bow:.

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Stoke 1-0 Swansea, Upson.

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Stoke 2-0 Swansea, Crouch.

Football. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MotD2 is on in ten minutes. Need something to save this pathetic thread.

[Cripps_orig]

I was just wondering that.

What were the televised games this weekend?

I know ours was but that has its own thread though. Did nothing else happen? Ive been working all week so no idea about other games

[McNamara That Ghost...]

There's comedy coming up on BBC HD. Indeed there is credits lady.

[Coney]

I was just wondering that.

What were the televised games this weekend?

I know ours was but that has its own thread though. Did nothing else happen? Ive been working all week so no idea about other games

Newcastle drew and dropped further behind us. Chavs won but we stayed ahead on goals scored. Liverpool didn't play in the PL this week. Don't give a toss about the rest.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I was just wondering that.

What were the televised games this weekend?

I know ours was but that has its own thread though. Did nothing else happen? Ive been working all week so no idea about other games

Barcodes ballsed it up from 2-0 against Wolves but barely any reaction to it. Weird.

[Cripps_orig]

I assume we'll be on first?

Hope so. Cba watching highlights of other games

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dixon, Fat Robbo and Pardew in the studio. :wacko:

[Cripps_orig]

Pardew, Paul Robinson (fat one) and Dixon there

Pardew to mention rape again?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How do we perfect those pub team goals against us?

[Cripps_orig]

Ade with another assist? :bow:

Why the fuck did i drop him? :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Harsh booking for Parker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Here's a solution Pearce, how about the players don't make those challenges?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bale. :haha:

Clever play.

I don't think they should be pelanties anyway, no intent from the player to try and score a goal at all. Just kick the ball away on purpose so the goalkeeper has no chance whatsoever.

[Coney]

"May have caught his trailing leg"? Piss off, Motty. He dived.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Our third was brilliant.

[GP]

I don't get why they still play King. The guy can barely walk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

THEO. :bow: The Vela finish.

[GP]

STRIKE!

[GP]

Parker is a very ordinary player.

[Cripps_orig]

Is that the challenge which killed Vermaelen for a while?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Against the enemy. :haha:

Sagna. :bow:

[Coney]

Parker is a very ordinary player.

His tackle was not late as Motson claimed - if you watch, he deliberately put his foot down so that he would half stand on Verm's foot. The ****.

[GP]

Sagna :bow:

What a man.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Parker is a very ordinary player.
He runs a lot.

So does Spearing.

I don't see a lot between the two.

[Cripps_orig]

Modric is a bit shit isnt he?

[GP]

He runs a lot.

So does Spearing.

I don't see a lot between the two.

Agreed.

[Syn]

It's funny how people were saying how Tottenham's midfield of Modric, Parker and others would dominate.

People are starting to believe the media hype.

They're a good side, no doubt. But lets see if they're still on top in May before conceding that they're a better team.

When the fuck is Wilshere back ffs. What a difference he'd make.

[Cripps_orig]

Rooney still out with that sore throat?

Raider :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Header tap-in for Scholes.

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Good save by De Gea with his feet.

[Cripps_orig]

De Gea with a great save

Hes coming good ffs

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And another one. :o

[Cripps_orig]

And again and he caught it as well

Given would have tipped that over probably

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scholes. :lol:

That was Ramsey-esque in its hospital nature.

[Cripps_orig]

Fucking hell

De Gea is awesome

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why do players try and slide on their knees on pitches that haven't been watered? :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Wellbeck :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Welbeck. :haha:

Future England striker for sure.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Scholes And Giggs scored?

It's black magic FFS.

[Cripps_orig]

Giggs scored in Fergie time?

WPOTY 2012?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why mention that goal? Bastard.

[Marc Overmars]

Giggs and Scholes need to piss off tbf.

What a nightmare United must be for City at the moment.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good work BBC, block up the picture with your flashy stats screen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stoke won from a corner and a throw-in against Swansea. :sick:

Delap had better watch out, Shotton is putting his place in the team under threat.

[Marc Overmars]

Does Shotton still have that built-in towel?

[Dennis Bendtner]

Being in their academy must be an experience. Kicked into touch if you have a first touch. Targets marked out for the long throw trials. There must be more graduates where Shotton came from.

[Master Splinter]

The Towel Vest is the future.

You won't be laughing when it's as vital to us as shoes, mobile phones, iPads and remote control watches.

[Syn]

I wasn't listening to commentary yesterday but looking at the highlights now it appears Sky have moved ratboy from the studio to commentary? That's a ridiculous move. He just doesn't have the flair required. He might say the right things but that's not enough. A good commentator has a good voice and a charismatic style. A whiny, northern, ratty voice just doesn't work. I'm all for equal opportunities within reason. Young people - under 25? Sure, if they're good enough they're old enough. Women? Yeah, give them a go even if it doesn't sound 'right' at first. Northern rats? No.

There should be a version of X Factor where potential commentators audition. Just put them through a series of weird incidents and see what they come out with.

But yeah, ratboy can fuck off. Or stay in the studio where I don't have to listen to him.

[Cripps_orig]

Neville is an awesome pundit tbh

[Syn]

I only watched the highlights and spotted a few mistakes. "Arsenal have come back from 2 goals down and are now 3 up"...at that point it was 1 up. And some of the classic Sky Sports cringeworthy nonsense "it's a wand, his left foot". But I don't really have much problem with what he says. Leave him in the studio and people who don't want to watch the build-up won't have to listen to him. But his voice just isn't suited to commentary. You need a good, deep voice. Ray Wilkins is an idiot but he has a good voice. You need some middle ground - the voice of Wilkins but the content of Neville/Redknapp

But I don't understand why ex-footballers seem to get these roles. It doesn't happen as much in other countries, as far as I know. Marcotti isn't an ex-footballer but would be a good pundit/commentator for Sky. As I say, open up the selection pool to nobodies, put them through a series of exercises - pick the best one and I guarantee he'll (sexist) be a great commentator.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I wasn't listening to commentary yesterday but looking at the highlights now it appears Sky have moved ratboy from the studio to commentary? That's a ridiculous move. He just doesn't have the flair required. He might say the right things but that's not enough. A good commentator has a good voice and a charismatic style. A whiny, northern, ratty voice just doesn't work. I'm all for equal opportunities within reason. Young people - under 25? Sure, if they're good enough they're old enough. Women? Yeah, give them a go even if it doesn't sound 'right' at first. Northern rats? No.

There should be a version of X Factor where potential commentators audition. Just put them through a series of weird incidents and see what they come out with.

But yeah, ratboy can fuck off. Or stay in the studio where I don't have to listen to him.

He's got the full time Andy Gray role, doing both co-commentary and punditry depending on the games.

[Syn]

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