Today's matches

[TheBunnyman]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=41429.msg1154218#msg1154218 date=1281791280]
Unsurprising. I've never wanted Richards here.

He's all pace and no brain.

Why is Tevez dropping so deep? City are an absolute mess. Mancini's got it awfully wrong here.
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That's true. It's an awful selection, and they're lucky to still be in the game. But they ARE still in the game.

 

[Squiggles]

SWP off for Johnson

Defoe and Crouch off for Keane and the Russian one.

 

[Woland]

I was just thinking that Tevez reminded me of Evil Edna off Willo The Wisp

 

[ILD]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=41429.msg1154210#msg1154210 date=1281790954]
[quote author=ILD link=topic=41429.msg1154208#msg1154208 date=1281790786]
Any links lads? My one just died.
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http://www.iraqgoals.net/11286-tottenham-hotspur-vs-manchester-city-.html
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Thanks

 

[Woland]

Been a good game. That Hart is going to earn City some serious points this season.

 

[keniget]

Spurs looked very good. And whilst City were far from their best today, you can see they're going to be tough this year.

We're going to need to step it up.

 

[TheBunnyman]

[quote author=keniget link=topic=41429.msg1154233#msg1154233 date=1281793570]
Spurs looked very good. And whilst City were far from their best today, you can see they're going to be tough this year.

We're going to need to step it up.
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Yeah.

I can't believe City are going to play with three DMs and one striker in every game though. That was so negative it made Rafa look like Ossie Ardiles.

 

[ibromurph]

[quote author=TheBunnyman link=topic=41429.msg1154235#msg1154235 date=1281793771]
[quote author=keniget link=topic=41429.msg1154233#msg1154233 date=1281793570]
Spurs looked very good. And whilst City were far from their best today, you can see they're going to be tough this year.

We're going to need to step it up.
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Yeah.

I can't believe City are going to play with three DMs and one striker in every game though. That was so negative it made Rafa look like Ossie Ardiles.

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To be fair, I think Toure and Barry were supposed to be box to box CMs (in a midfield 3) as opposed to out and out DMs, but Spurs pushed them back more often than not.

 

[TheBunnyman]

I think Barry was supposed to be on the LW, but why would you play him there when you've got players like Adam Johnson, David Silva and an unlimited budget?

 

[dee]

Omerod misses a double sitter in first minute, followed by Halewood heading over from 4 yards

 

[Rosco]

Looks like after a shite overly defensive world cup we might end up with a shite overly defensive Premiership too.



Watching West Ham and Villa at the moment, early days but Villa have had a couple of corners with nothing coming of them.

 

[Portly]

I'm not so sure I want us to sign Crouchy now. He was getting loads of service today, particularly from Bale, and he did nothing much.

It does show up our lack of resources though, when 'Arry can take off Defoe and Crouch and put on Keane and Pavlyuchenko. Unless we sign a striker, all Roy can do is take off Torres and put on N'Gog!

 

[Rosco]

Jon Carew latches on to a careless back pass, he is heading for a one on one but his control is awful and he hasn't a notion, he tried to go around Green but the WH defender gets back to disposess and knock the ball off the inside of his own post.

Very nearly one nil, but not because of any skill on anyones part.

 

[Rosco]

1-0 Villa - Downing scores possibly offside too.

Young crosses in, Green palms it away to a villa player who volleys, Green saves and Downing knocks in the rebound.

 

[Shadey]

Blackburn 1-0 everton
villa 1-0 wham
wigan 0-1 blackpool

 

[dee]

1-0 Blackpool

Gary Taylor-Fletcher

 

[Rosco]

Almost 2-0. Young latches onto a Carew knockdown and almost dinks it over Green.

Villa are making all the running today, which is a change from their counter attacking style under O'Neill.

 

[Rosco]

Nice play by Downing / Young / Milner down the left results in Milner being bundled over in the box. No penalty given. It was a 50/50 call.

 

[Shadey]

sheff utd 0-3 QPR Warcock a happy chappy on his return

 

[RolandG]

West Ham look rubbish.

You just can't miss the Bitters in that shocking pink kit!

 

[Rosco]

[quote author=RolandG link=topic=41429.msg1154254#msg1154254 date=1281796069]
West Ham look rubbish.

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I was just going to say the same thing.

Carlton Cole is their only hope.

 

[Shadey]

wigan 0-2 blackpool

fuck wigan in my accumilator 🙁

 

[dee]

Kirkland fumbles to allow Blackpool a 0-2 lead.

He is truely shite

 

[dee]

Villa two up too

 

[Portly]

LOL Blackpool haven't signed a single player in advance of their Premier League season. By rights they should be battered in every game they play.

It's a funny old game! 😉

 

[dee]

Wolves 2 up too

 

[dee]

0-3 B'pool

:lol:

Not even half-time

 

[rebel23]

[quote author=Portly link=topic=41429.msg1154262#msg1154262 date=1281796827]
LOL Blackpool haven't signed a single player in advance of their Premier League season. By rights they should be battered in every game they play.

It's a funny old game! 😉
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they signed 3 players the other day

 

[King Binny]

What a signing in time for Blackpool! Marlon Harewood on just 8k/wk and already bagging 2 goals and helping to seal 3 debut points.

 

[krissr]

Half Time scores

Aston Villa 2-0 West Ham, Downing, Petrov
Blackburn 1-0 Everton, Kalinic
Bolton 0-0 Fulham
Sunderland 1-0 Birmingham, Bent
Wigan 0-3 Blackpool, Harewood 2, Taylor Fletcher
Wolves 2-0 Stoke, Jones, Fletcher