This Weekend's Fixtures & Man Utd v Chelsea (24/25/26 Aug).

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Saturday, 24th August 2013

Fulham v Arsenal, 12:45 http://i44.tinypic.com/5bpl5u.png
Everton v West Brom, 15:00
Hull v Norwich, 15:00
Newcastle v West Ham, 15:00
Southampton v Sunderland, 15:00
Stoke v Crystal Palace, 15:00
Aston Villa v Liverpool, 17:30 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif

Sunday, 25th August 2013
Cardiff v Man City, 16:00 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif
Tottenham v Swansea, 16:00

Monday, 19th August 2013
Man Utd v Chelsea, 20:00 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23784502

Lawros predictions

[Rors]

Aston Villa v Liverpool, 17:30
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And I'll be there. Last time I was in attendance v Liverpool was also our first home game of the season - 2007/2008. Laursen :doh:

[Rors]

Well, that's a red card isn't it?


Well, that's a penalty isn't it?


And the after-match interview proved that Mourinho and class do not make easy bedfellows... Berk.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jose. :lol:

The mask slipped after one week back in the job.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Champagne Charlie. :lol:

Cazorla not a primary target? Shut up.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Aston Villa v Liverpool, 17:30
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And I'll be there. Last time I was in attendance v Liverpool was also our first home game of the season - 2007/2008. Laursen :doh:

:cloud9:

The first game on Setanta if I remember rightly.

And the debut of a certain Spanish drag queen.

[Rors]

:cloud9:

The first game on Setanta if I remember rightly.

And the debut of a certain Spanish drag queen.

The very same. How did Setanta mark the occasion? By...er...rolling a few 'Giant Size Footballs' around. They were finished before they even started.

[Cripps_orig]

No Cabaye for Newcastle.

I blame Arsenal

[Cripps_orig]

Chamakh starts :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Everton: Howard, Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Fellaini, Mirallas, Barkley, Pienaar, Jelavic. Subs: Robles, Heitinga, Kone, Deulofeu, Naismith, Stones, Anichebe.

West Brom: Foster, Billy Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Morrison, Mulumbu, Yacob, Dorrans, Long, Rosenberg. Subs: Sinclair, Popov, Brunt, Lugano, Luke Daniels, Vydra, Berahino.

Referee: Roger East (Wiltshire)

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Hull: McGregor, Elmohamady, Chester, Davies, Figueroa, Koren, Huddlestone, Livermore, Brady, Aluko, Sagbo.
Subs: Rosenior, Bruce, Meyler, Graham, McShane, Boyd, Harper.

Norwich: Ruddy, Whittaker, Turner, Martin, Garrido, Howson, Tettey, Fer, Johnson, Redmond, van Wolfswinkel.
Subs: Elmander, Snodgrass, Bunn, Hoolahan, Becchio, Olsson, Ryan Bennett.

Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)

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Southampton: Boruc, Chambers, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Rodriguez, Lallana, Lambert.
Subs: Kelvin Davis, Clyne, Steven Davis, Ramirez, Osvaldo, Cork, Hooiveld.

Sunderland: Westwood, Celustka, O'Shea, Diakite, Colback, Johnson, Gardner, Larsson, Giaccherini, Sessegnon, Altidore.
Subs: Cabral, Wickham, Vaughan, Moberg Karlsson, Mannone, Ji, Roberge.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

[Cripps_orig]

Lambert :bow:

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Newcastle: Krul, Debuchy, Yanga-Mbiwa, Coloccini, Santon, Ben Arfa, Anita, Sissoko, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Cisse.
Subs: Gouffran, Gosling, Bigirimana, Elliot, Sammy Ameobi, Vuckic, Dummett.

West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Collins, Reid, O'Brien, Noble, Diame, Downing, Nolan, Jarvis, Maiga.
Subs: Tomkins, Rat, Vaz Te, Adrian, Morrison, Diarra, Cole.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

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Stoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Pieters, Wilson, Walters, Nzonzi, Adam, Etherington, Crouch.
Subs: Muniesa, Whelan, Pennant, Jones, Wilkinson, Sorensen, Jerome.

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ward, Gabbidon, Delaney, Moxey, Puncheon, Jedinak, Dikgacoi, Campana, Chamakh, Gayle.
Subs: Phillips, Garvan, Dobbie, Wilbraham, Williams, Alexander, Ramage.

Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)

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Jamie Redknapp was on about Coutinho not performing well against us last season. Wonder why that was.

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Southampton 0-1 Sunderland, Giaccherini! :bow:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Jamie Redknapp was on about Coutinho not performing well against us last season. Wonder why that was.

Why? :blink:

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Disallowed goal for Rodriguez, offside.

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Why? :blink:

:lol:

He mentioned games against us and Chelsea where he tired and went off relatively early. No idea why, apart from being thick as shit perhaps. He was right about the Chelsea game I guess. Shame about the other one though...

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Pelanty to Hull!

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Hull 1-0 Norwich, Brady!

[Joker]

Maccy, have you seen my PM?

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Crouch had a chance, didn't take it. :o

And yes, I have. Going through it all now!

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Sagbo sent off for Hull. :haha:

[Joker]

Chamakh scores :lol:

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Stoke 0-1 Palace, CHAKMA!!

[Master Splinter]

Chamakh :bow: :bow:.

[Marc Overmars]

:haha:

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Good save from Speroni, apparently.

[Cripps_orig]

Chamakh :bow:

How he is missed

NQ :haha:

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Chamakh scores for Palace

RRREEEENNNNNTTTT BOOOYYYYYYY!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Time for Chamakh to come home :bow::bow:

[Cripps_orig]

GOAL- Stoke 0-1 Crystal Palace - Marouane Chamakh (31 mins)
This is a tidy finish by Marouane Chamakh but Stoke's defending was absolutely awful. The Palace striker out-muscled Ryan Shawcross to get on the end of a long ball and then cuts inside Robert Huth before firing home.

Shawcross :haha:

Chamakh an Arsenal legend cos of that

[GP]

Mister Loverman

CHAMAKH!

[Penguin]

The Chamakh bloke looks quite good. Sign him up Mr.Wenger!

[Master Splinter]

Chamakh :bow:

How he is missed

NQ :haha:

Arsenal play sublime football.

Theo has has one of his best games for Arsenal.

Chamakh scores.

No N_Q.

Bottled it tbf.

N_Q :haha:.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1hdqni5M91r3ssh2o1_400.jpg

[Joker]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1hdqni5M91r3ssh2o1_400.jpg

What a man

[Master Splinter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6uWQx1ITq4

:bow:

[GP]

Actually a really good goal :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1hdqni5M91r3ssh2o1_400.jpg

Chamakh stealing the women Wenger was posing with. :bow:

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Stoke 1-1 Palace, Adam.

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Stoke 2-1 Palace, Shawcross. :sick:

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I'm guessing we made another bid for a Barcodes player, hence the reason they haven't scored yet.

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Fellaini smacks the post!

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Southampton 1-1 Sunderland, Fonte! Another goal for Southampton says Kammy. :doh:

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Disallowed goal for the 'Ammers.

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Sammy Ameobi's cross hits the post and then goes across goal, Gouffran misses a sitter!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barcodes 0-0 'Ammers, FT. :lol:

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Southampton 1-1 Sunderland, FT.

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Stoke 2-1 Palace, FT. Chakma delivered a valiant effort but let down by his teammates.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton 0-0 WBA, FT.

Hull 1-0 Norwich, FT!

I've won my first accumulator bet! 10p stake. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme on SS1 is on now.

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Aston Villa: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Okore, Luna, Bacuna, Westwood, Delph, Weimann, Benteke, Agbonlahor.
Subs: Clark, El Ahmadi, Helenius, Steer, Herd, Sylla, Tonev.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Toure, Agger, Jose Enrique, Gerrard, Lucas, Henderson, Aspas, Coutinho, Sturridge.
Subs: Cissokho, Brad Jones, Alberto, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Wisdom.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

Luna Bacuna. :lol:

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Come on Villa.

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Luna runs it out of play. :lol:

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Sturridge ignores Coutinho, runs on, gets tackled.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Delph has found his calling.

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Absolute shite from Stevie Me and Johnson.

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Johnson shot, blocked by Agbonlahor. :lol:

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Coutinho shoots, way wide.

[Cripps_orig]

Watching this.

Come on Benteke.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 0-1 Liverpool, Sturridge. Did very well there.

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 Sturridge

Brilliant close control

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Luna booked.

[Munchies]

Liverpool to win the league

[Cripps_orig]

Nah. They'll give a better challenge for 4th though.

Between them and spuds IMO.

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Sturridge pointless backheel.

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Stevie Me. :haha:

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Aspas booked. La Liga players can't help themselves. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Coutinho just oozes quality.

Swap for Jack?

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Thought that a blatant block by Agger on Benteke. :unsure:

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Delph booked.

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Good defending by Kolo. Agger. :lol:

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Great effort from Benteke, Mignolet pushes it away for a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolo trying to head it. :haha:

Weimann shot, deflects over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Henderson wins his team a penalty apparently. Or a corner as we like to call it.

Smudger. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Johnson booked.

[Cripps_orig]

Henderson wins his team a penalty apparently. Or a corner as we like to call it.

Smudger. :doh:

Could have been a penalty corner

Hockey :bow:

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Villa 0-1 Liverpool, HT.

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Could have been a penalty corner

Hockey :bow:

I read that as Heskey :bow: :lol:

Also, from BBC's live text:
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew, speaking about midfielder Yohan Cabaye who is interesting Arsenal: "If it is a situation where he leaves the football club, we have got to be stronger. That's my aim when the window shuts. That little bit of guile that Cabaye gives us, we didn't have today, and that was probably the difference.

"There should be business from us, business that is right for Newcastle where our fans get in a position where they really want to believe in the team. It's difficult at the moment, we have big clubs filling them [Newcastle players] with disharmony."

Shut up Pardiola.

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Coutinho. :lol:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Villa apparently look a bit flat according to the BBC. Trust it to happen when they're not playing big team opposition.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good block by Vlaar, thought it was going to be a tap-in for Henderson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agger decides he has gone too long without an injury..

[Master Splinter]

Trust it to happen when they're not playing big team opposition.

Or a ref making sure they get every decision in their favour.

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Freekick to Villa, dangerous area.

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Bacuna smacks the wall.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Or a ref making sure they get every decision in their favour.

Not far off...

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Westwood. :doh:

What a waste.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Right I'm going to stream this. Hopefully that's the push needed for Villa to do something here.

http://lag10.com/channel10

[Master Splinter]

Benteke should do better there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aspas went off for Cissokho. Lowton went off for El Ahmadi.

Weimann off, Tonev on.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We're getting pushed back and having got enough pace for a proper counter attack.... eek!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Agbonlahor, volleyed it wide. :doh:

[GP]

ffs

[Master Splinter]

Gabby :doh:.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Would have buried that against us. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tonev shoots, Mignolet saves. What a weird advantage to play on with.

Mignolet. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No push on Bentekkers? :unsure:

[GP]

Kolo :lol:

He hasn't changed a bit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Westwood off, Helenius on. :blink:

Coutinho hauled off, Allen on.

[Master Splinter]

Luna seems to be having another good game.

Even Spanish p-listers can do a job.

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Benteke in, Mignolet saves!

[Master Splinter]

Good save to deny Benteke.

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Come on Villa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lucas booked.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

2 wins, 2 clean sheets. It's their year isn't it? :(

[Master Splinter]

2 wins, 2 clean sheets. It's their year isn't it? :(

Yes.

Just like every year is.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Last chance for Villa.

Get it in the mixer!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 0-1 Liverpool, FT.

We're up to eighth. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Gabby offside. That should be that.

[Master Splinter]

A defence with Kolo in it will surely come unstuck soon.

Villa :lol:. Back down to Anthony Taylor-less Earth.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That'll do.

I quite like Kolo. He's like a loyal but slightly stupid dog.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd at Anfield next for Liverpool. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MOTD running order: Ful/Ars, Sto/CP, AV/Liv, Hull/Nor, Sou/Sun, Eve/WBA, New/WHU."

Us. :bow:

On at 22:20 BST.

[LDG]

At last, can watch MOTD.

Probably in the morning tbh.

Can't see me making it.

Little bit pissed.

[Niall_Quinn]

Went through the little bit pissed stage some time ago deffo at some point today because I still remember the match. Now into the drinking in secret phase.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MotD is on now.

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Hansen and as Rors warned 'Arry in the studio.

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Giroud. :bow:

[GP]

Amazing touch and finish :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Well done Szhananaiddy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Six men in that counter-attack and we balls it up somehow. :haha:

[GP]

Theo needed to release it sooner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramsey got close says Pearce. Or Gibbs as we like to call him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poldi. :bow:

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Come back to haunt us. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giroud. :bow:

Cazorla. :bow:

Poldi. :bow:

[GP]

That touch was Bergkamp-esque

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WUMger smile. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jol thinks Parker did great. Well he did what Parker does, I suppose.

Poldi's deep voice. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We don't counter-attack anymore. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cazorla's touches. :wacko:

Dominating the pitch.

[GP]

Cazorla is t'riffic

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yes let's talk about Tottenham, they did play today after all.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Arry. :lol:

No surprise to learn he thinks it's all linked to how many players you buy.

[LDG]

Cazorla is t'riffic

We 'ad a look atim while i was at totnum...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very good goal by Chakma. :scarf:

[Marc Overmars]

We 'ad a look atim while i was at totnum...

Did he say that again? I think he's said that about a zillion times.

I turned over as soon as our match was done, thankfully.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That is dreadful defending from Palace.

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Begovic. :lol:

That would've been funny.

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He was on loan at West Ham, 'Arry. :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Well thanks for your views Harry, now go and fuck yourself. Crook, you should be in jail not on MOTD.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sturridge for England. It's on its way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa fans are surely going to start singing Bacuna Matata.

[Marc Overmars]

Sturridge for England. It's on its way.

To be honest I think the guy is pretty good.

Just needs to curb his greedy and flash tendencies.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Sturridge for England. It's on its way.

Give him his due, he's played well for us.

Or what MO said!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He needs to stop being Daniel Sturridge, essentially? Tough ask.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MotD2 is on Monday. :rolleyes:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Sagbo's face :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagbo. :lol:

Look of horror for doing something that is going to be a red card.

[Cripps_orig]

Parker looked good today as agreed by the experts and more importantly me.

Parker haters :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

To not even score against ten men is a piss poor effort from Norwich.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bruce's nose. :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Giaccherini. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That oaf Gardner knocking him over after he headed it. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fonte did a number on O'Shea.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

'Arry had a look at Osvaldo when he was at Espanyol. :rolleyes:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

But Arry, you were mugged before watching Real v Atletico, apparently watching Forlan, not Espanyol and Osvaldo...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I wonder if Everton will ever again have a good striker.

Shocker of a challenge from Osman.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chat time with 'Arry, that's what we pay for.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reid. :haha:

How can you miss that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gouffran. :haha:

OMG.

[Rors]

Strange match yesterday. We had lots of fair-to-good chances without actually creating one. I assume Bacuna getting MOTM was a sick joke, he was fucking terrible!! Sluggish, easily turned, blew passes centre centre and centre. We couldn't get close to Coutinho either. Delph is getting better all the time, thankfully.

[Rors]

"Tottenham are stronger than Arsenal" bingo...

[Rors]

Chakma :bow:

[Rors]

Gouffran :haha: :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gouffran. :lol:

Another one where it takes more talent to miss than score.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds: Lloris, Walker, Vertonghen, Dawson, Rose, Townsend, Dembele, Chadli, Paulinho, Capoue, Soldado.
Subs: Friedel, Kaboul, Naughton, Carroll, Sandro, Sigurdsson, Defoe.

Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico Flores, Williams, Davies, Canas, de Guzman, Shelvey, Routledge, Hernandez, Michu.
Subs: Tremmel, Amat, Richards, Britton, Pozuelo, Lamah, Bony.

Come on Swansea.

[Cripps_orig]

Looking at the Spuds squad there, really isn't as good as I thought.

Vertonghen and Soldado apart, can't see much quality there although jury is out on the newbies.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

awful defence.

cant believe they haven't splashed on a centre back to play alongside vertonghen and on a left back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff: Marshall, Connolly, Caulker, Turner, Taylor, Medel, Gunnarsson, Bellamy, Kim, Whittingham, Campbell.
Subs: Hudson, Cornelius, Noone, Mutch, Cowie, Maynard, Lewis.

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Javi Garcia, Lescott, Clichy, Fernandinho, Toure, Jesus Navas, Aguero, Silva, Dzeko.
Subs: Milner, Kolarov, Rodwell, Pantilimon, Nastasic, Negredo, Nasri.

Referee: Lee Probert (Wiltshire)

No One? :haha: Awesome name.

[Cripps_orig]

Cardiff are down.

Horrific squad.

Has there ever been a poorer 3 promoted sides than the ones that've just come up?

I know Hull won yesterday but they are shit as well and chamakh can't keep Palace up himself

[Joker]

Looking at the Spuds squad there, really isn't as good as I thought.

Vertonghen and Soldado apart, can't see much quality there although jury is out on the newbies.

The central midfield of Paulinho, Capoue and Dembele looks very solid though on paper, although admittedly Paulinho and Capoue may take time to get to grips with the Premiership.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paulinho shoots, easy enough for Vorm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Michu should've scored, even if he was offside.

Spuds' defending. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Capoue going for glory, saved.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Spuds, dangerous area.

Hart makes an easy save.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nothing comes of it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Williams heads on to his own woodwork! Good save from Vorm to deny Paulinho.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lloris saves from Shelvey's deflected scuffer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yaya and Dzeko. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vorm saves from Dembele.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Williams heads on to his own woodwork! Good save from Vorm to deny Paulinho.

anyone still want us to sign this guy?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paulinho fails to score again, somehow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Michu booked. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Campbell. :doh:

No dream goal for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How can that not be a Spuds pelanty? It was inside the box. :doh:

Shelvey is Parker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds 0-0 Swansea, HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff 0-0 Man City, HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lescott. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Townsend goes for his customary glory goal.

Cardiff 0-1 Man City, Dzeko. Good strike.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to the Spuds. Good dive from Townsend.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds 1-0 Swansea, Soldado.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff 1-1 Citeh, Gunnarsson! :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Pellegrini :wave:

[Cripps_orig]

Hart at fault?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What an effort on the volley from Chico Van Basten. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

No penalties for the whole of last season and now two in two games for the scum.

Got to say despite their possession dominance they along with Liverpool have looked a bit toothless up front. Quite confident we can overtake the pair of them soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hart at fault?

Well he made the initial save that went straight back out in front of him, for a change.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Williams booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pablo is giving them a torrid time!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Soldado booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shite from Yaya.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fernandinho off (had a stinker apparently), Milner on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff 2-1 Citeh, Campbell. DREAM GOAL!!

[The Emirates Gallactico]

:haha::haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hart. :haha:

Absolute clown.

[Rors]

Hart :haha:

But of course, it will never happen again...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff 3-1 Citeh, Campbell again!! :haha:

[Rors]

BlueMoon, I will be visiting you very shortly...if you still exist by then :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four added minutes at WHL.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paulinho. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

6 mins extra time. Loooooooooooool

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff 3-2 Citeh, Negredo! Great header.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds 1-0 Swansea, FT. Fairly uninspiring from them again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aguero. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-2 FT! Citeh. :haha: :haha: :haha:

Money well spent. Again.

[GP]

City's poor form in Europe continues.

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ft Cardiff 3-2city :haha:

Neville says that's what the PL is all about. Wrong, there are very few games that good. Excellent second half. Entertaining which is such a rarity. Well done Cardiff.

[Cripps_orig]

City :haha:

Mourinho is walking this league.

Spuds annoyingly win again despite looking shit. Stuff of champions tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It always pays to do business early. :whistle:

£80 million and lose to a newly promoted side.

What an embarrassment. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Comedy club.

[Cripps_orig]

Surely the end for Hart as a top level keeper?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

End of him as a keeper. Only Head & Shoulders left for him now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Surely the end for Hart as a top level keeper?

He never started being a top keeper so it can't be the end.

[GP]

With the squad they have, if Man City don't win the league it will be an utter failure all round.

[Cripps_orig]

What time is MOTD tonight?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What time is MOTD tonight?

It isn't on until tomorrow.

[Niall_Quinn]

Quinn outguns Campbell in the "You know" shoot out.

Me :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

BBC :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh in crisis, right? :popcorn:

[Rors]

RAWK, you are truly in a field of your own:


The other top teams look sketchy, this is our year isnt it??

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's on!

[Niall_Quinn]

RAWK, you are truly in a field of your own:

I don't think it's unreasonable for them to finish above the spuds this year. It's possible.

[Master Splinter]

Citeh :haha: :haha:.

Hart :haha: :haha:.

He's had a longer period of awfulness than supposed world-classness. When will it finally click? "Yeah he's still a top keeper. That's a rare mistake. Unusual for him. Still one of the best in the world."

Was Drury commentating on this anywhere? Two dream goals would surely be the end of him.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

RAWK, you are truly in a field of your own:

It's like the whole forum is Mindless Optimism.


Strange match yesterday. We had lots of fair-to-good chances without actually creating one. I assume Bacuna getting MOTM was a sick joke, he was fucking terrible!! Sluggish, easily turned, blew passes centre centre and centre. We couldn't get close to Coutinho either. Delph is getting better all the time, thankfully.

We certainly chanced tack in the second half. Although I'm not completely sure why. We went from chasing for every ball [which we did very well] to plugging the gaps. I don't know if we were petrified of you hitting us on the counter.... again!

Oddly I didn't think Coutinho had all that good a game, seemed to lose possession a fair amount. As did Lucas, though he won it back just as often.

Bacuna got your MotM? :lol: He really was terrible.... but worth it just for the song. Benteke also seemed quiet, though he did get a few chances.

[Rors]

It's like the whole forum is Mindless Optimism.



We certainly chanced tack in the second half. Although I'm not completely sure why. We went from chasing for every ball [which we did very well] to plugging the gaps. I don't know if we were petrified of you hitting us on the counter.... again!

Oddly I didn't think Coutinho had all that good a game, seemed to lose possession a fair amount. As did Lucas, though he won it back just as often.

Bacuna got your MotM? :lol: He really was terrible.... but worth it just for the song. Benteke also seemed quiet, though he did get a few chances.

I wouldn't say Coutinho had much of a game either, but boy did we ever sit off him to give him the chance to have one! We 'went long' far too often in the first half - old habits die hard I guess - but we started to develop a few ideas in the second...
Result was probably just about fair all told..annoyingly!

[Cripps_orig]

Slightly worrying that I've now seen more Aston Villa games this season than in the past 10 seasons out together?

And I still don't know who this Bacuna guy is.

[Xhaka Can’t]

http://i.minus.com/i9xqAQ5zP7VWh.gif

All you budding keepers, learn from the best.

Joe Hart's Soccer School

Topic: How to manage your area during a corner in five easy steps.

1. Wait for player A to deliver corner into your box.

2. Lean forward and push player B.

3. While pushing player B, observe the ball flying over your head.

4. Watch player C knock the ball into your goal - preferably while uncontested.

5. Retrieve ball.

[Rors]

And I still don't know who this Bacuna guy is.


On the basis of his showing on Saturday, I'm envious...

[Rors]

http://i.minus.com/i9xqAQ5zP7VWh.gif

All you budding keepers, learn from the best.

Joe Hart's Soccer School

Topic: How to manage your area during a corner in five easy steps.

1. Wait for player A to deliver corner into your box.

2. Lean forward and push player B.

3. While pushing player B, observe the ball flying over your head.

4. Watch player C knock the ball into your goal - preferably while uncontested.

5. Retrieve ball.

:haha: But remember, "it will never happen again"

[Niall_Quinn]

David Platt has revealed that Manchester City had planned to replace goalkeeper Joe Hart with Stoke City's Asmir Begovic this summer.
The former City assistant manager reportedly told Al Jazeera: 'If Mancini and I were still at Man City this year Joe Hart wouldn't be there. We made a decision to sign Asmir Begovic.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2402070/Roberto-Mancini-wanted-Asmir-Begovic-replace-Joe-Hart-Manchester-City.html#ixzz2d4gawUPy

It's always the sacked guys who are wisest in football.

[Syn]

Cardiff are going to pub quite a few victories like this, and I imagine it's going to be a very difficult place for other teams to get points. A lot to be desired about a group of people that know their limits and so play to their strengths. Their squad is atrocious.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme for MNF starts soon. Will Carragher let Neville speak this week? :popcorn:

[Cripps_orig]

Shearer and Schmeichel on motd tonight