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Ramsey scores :woot:

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Well two wins out of two thenry so that can't be bad.:)

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not convincing stuff but ye wins are wins. things have actually worked out with Wenger being in the stands for 2 home games rather than away. 1 away vs Montpellier to start and 2 home, last night vs Olympiakos and the upcoming visit from Schalke. wins away at Olynpiakos and Schalke with the boss in the stands would of been extremely hard in my opinion.

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Well Colin will be happy with only 5 minutes gone at the Etihad.

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absolutely shocking display from sunderland today city don't have have to break sweat to get ball back the odd times we had it never seen team give ball away so much as we have today just glad it only 2 come on ref blow whistle put us out of our misery

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Yes sorry Dave its been extremely poor from your boys today.

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City have been better. Richards looks good. Overall far better play. But i can see us getting better (and will need to)

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for god sake mig grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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decent looking starting XI vs West Ham

Arsenal: Mannone, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho, Giroud
Subs: Martinez, Koscielny, Santos, Coquelin, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Arshavin

I'm not sold on Gervinho on the flank but it could work who knows.

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West Ham: Jaaskelainen, Demel, McCartney, Reid, Collins, Noble, Nolan, Diame, Vaz Te, Jarvis, Carroll
Subs: Henderson, Tomkins, Cole, Maiga, Taylor, Benayoun, O'Neil

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Yes its a match that Arsenal should win quite comfortably.

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Yes, i have them winning. But, i had everton winning too :D

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Oh dear Colin you have been spending your millions again.;):D

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Superstirlinggoballisticsallyisatrocious


Most embarrassing result in football history:D


Still deluded zombies?

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Its seems Arsenal are still defending poorly despite the defending lessons the have had from Bouldy

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I said for a joke earlier come on the Hammers. Backfiring on me now isn't it? Sorry Arsenal fans, although normally when I say come on xxx to win, they go and lose so not sure what is happening here.

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1st goal in a Arsenal shirt from Giroud makes it 1-1.

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Nope but in the Prem yeah :D

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Theeeeeeoooooo :woot:

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Cazorla 3-1 nice goal :D

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Thank God for Giroud and Theo. Saves me from jinxing the Gunners tonight.

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Good win in the end.:tu:

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indeed. ESPN seem to be confused between top 4 and 5th position.

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They are definitely 5th.

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It's absolutely shocking that this result from Thursday has gone overlooked. ;)

I wonder why... ;)

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Is he serious? £8m a year? Virgin are paying £5 million, someone find me the logic in this when Virgin are by far a better brand to be associated with especially given the criticism Wonga have been getting. The Wonga stadium. This is a geordie saying plaster Sports Direct wherever you want, Just not Wonga. Hopefully a backlash will crumble this deal.

Talk of the town tonight was completely different though, Newcastle seemed to be hyped with talk of Newcastle United being bought outright in the next few weeks, rumored to be a telecommunications company.

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A forgetful memory is the excuse l am using.:confused:;)

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That is because the result wasn't shocking, but expected :D

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Sorry den :D

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It wasn't overlooked, it's just Liverpool losing at home is no longer newsworthy!

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Indeed but if the Red devils lose today it certainly will be newsworthy.;):D

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Of course, they're a good football team. :confused:

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Liverpool should try our trick, Get relegated and come back up stronger with a proper team.

Except in the case of Liverpool, Don't come back up :D

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Julian will be happy with the start the saints have made today.

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Thats poor. Do you know how long this purposed deal/contract will last Adz?

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get in johnny evans lad :):)

2-0 evra come on united hammer them

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Newcastle are playing like a non league side currently.:td::(

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Realistically hw much of a backlash are they likely to face. Maybe a few less shirts bought but that's only likely to be less an 100. it's not like the stadium will be half empty if they take the wonga money

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Its not really about shirts being sold and rather the deal itself being poor. 8mil a year on say a 5 year deal would be an absolute mugging from Wonga. The Virgin Money deal is currently 10mil.

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Yeah, thank God...

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Careful what you wish for, say what you want about Ashley but the clubs in a better state now than when he found it and it looks to me like every decision he makes is in the clubs long term interests plus he's a bloody good boss to work for to boot.

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Another great home performance from Liverpool. I hear Suarez was up to his usual tricks again...


And a great performance from United, not easy to get a result like that at Newcastle. They must have some serious defensive issues for us to score from two corners!

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Nice to hear such eloquent words Shadow and l make no excuses for our poor show again.

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was Suarez diving again?

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The way Liverpool has been playing, you had to run out of excuses some time. :D

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Well its El-Panto now so bring on the dramaqueens.. hopefully it'll be pure footy throughout though

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No different to many of the other divers in the PL.

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Don't forget to dress in your drag gear tonight then.;)

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Suarez would be better suited to the game on right now ;) we shall see if MOTD decide to show it later or like David Luiz gets away with the exposure.

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No there a book on excuses perhaps that would be ideal for you.;)

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Ronaldo has just made it one nil to Real Madrid and fully deserved it was to.

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1-1 Pocco Mesias

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oh dear thats probably his best dive to-date.. and theres many to pick from.

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Yes indeed he was but this ain't half bad either for technical merit.:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miK7qyot6Kw

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Yes Arsenal ain't too bad at it either it seems.;):D

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2UvmD13URw

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that one I give you but it only came about after having to endure soo many dives from Utd :p:

:LOL: this one no. Rooney clearly clipped Pats shin :D

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wow 2-1. El Mesias strikes again

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Yes a truly magnificent goal from the greatest player in the world.:clap::clap:

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:LOL: 2-2 Ronaldo

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Messi 2 Ronaldo 2

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I would have been well happy with that as the final score Den. Didn't watch todays match, busy chillin in Cyprus. Just caught up with the scores. :)

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I don't care about renaming it, go for it if it generates money just not with a piece of crap like Wonga who have been plagued with criticism over the past few months. Now this is in the pipeline I'm sure major sponsors are kicking themselves knowing Ashley has settled at £8m for both Shirt and Stadium.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/9591995/Wonga-poised-for-Newcastle-sponsorship-deal.html

comments say it all when even non-newcastle supporters are quick to criticize this deal

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Well you just have to hope they'll go down the swanny like most of our shirt sponsors do. Other than Virgin Money not one of the companies that have sponsored us still exist, they've all been bought out and merged.

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So are you saying that divers should not be discussed or just not when it involves Liverpool? ;)

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You can discuss it as much as you can but lets not narrow it down to just one player as there are many players in the PL that dive just like Suarez.

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I have yet to find a dive like Suarez's one from yesterday this season.

That was shocking!

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Yes it was shocking but this also should be frowned upon as well in my mind.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19866046

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Well it has been discussed about other players, but as soon as Suarez is mentioned, you try to deflect attention away by posting a link about another case, in a "he's done it, why can't I" sort of way. Remember the debate last season about Ashley Young? ;)

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But no one is saying it shouldn't be. I think, like most Liverpool fans I know, you need to take off your red/rosy coloured glasses ;) lol.........

Suarez has bought on his difficulties in winning legitimate penalties on himself. Not the first time he's blatantly dived like he did.

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There is no excuse about what Suarez did but l think its important we don't narrow this down to just one player and embrace in a wider debate about the widespread use of diving in football.

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This exactly, It's inappropriate and completely unfair and bias to punish one player for diving if this evidently happens every week. If Suarez is banned then at least 10 others are due a ban too.

A dive is a dive regardless of what it looks like, they are all diving for the same reason so regardless should all be punished equally. Suarez has only been called on because of what he did last season, if it had been another player diving I'm confident to say it would be brushed under the mat.

Brendan Rodger's of course, I'm sick of Managers running away from it, Of course he's seen it. I hope after Tony Pulis makes another diving outburst he'd have the balls to admit it when one of his players does it. Similar to Pardew admitting Everton should have had two goals against Newcastle.

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Yes that was my point last season, but that didn't happen. Now that it's Suarez, it's unfair. If you accept the criticism as well as give it, that's all my point is ;)

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Lets be honest as well, if we were to ban divers, FIFA would have to follow suit forcing every other FA to do it across the globe.

This meaning the entire Barcelona reserve side would be playing regular games less than a game into the season because the first team had been given 3 game bans for diving.

Better yet as one guy said, In South America you'd be looking at calling the under 9's up after the entire first team and academy had been dismissed for diving.

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What were the FA playing at today :confused:

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Wonga bought ground naming rights at Newcastle going back to st james park name source david craig ssn

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Owen Coyle sacked as manager of Bolton, favourites are Mick McCarthy and Neil Warnock to take over. If either got the job, I would be so disgusted. Bolton is where I was born, so feel passionately about this.

Maybe take a leaf out of someone else's book and use my Football Manager experience to apply for the job!

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Just another know nothing chairman who delusionally thinks another manager is the answer to everything.:td:

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They could regret using Wonga as a partner as they have not exactly got a good reputation but more a reputation for ripping people off l am afraid.

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yes they sure are a rip off legalised loan sharks that what they are Den mate

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l know but sadly money seems to talk in sport.

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Very clever from Wonga though, they likely just got every geordie in the country on their side.

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On the plus side though if wonga don't pay the sponsorship on time it goes up by 8000% per day...

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Liverpool's Fabio Borini breaks a bone in his foot while on Italy duty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19917938

We will be lucky if we finish half way now with just one recognised striker at the club.:(:(

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This is sad..I am almost starting to feel sorry for Liverpool :)

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Oh please your Royal Highness l would not want you to shed any of these for us.:bigcry::bigcry:

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International week sucks, not one bit interested. :( No Celtic to go and see, no match of the day and yer players come back injured :mad: and I'm Scottish and we're mingin' :(






Note the team is mingin' not Scottish people in general. (bar people in Fife who all are)

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I agree your point about international weeks (not the minging bit)

I need my football fix, and internationals do nothing for me...even if Scotland won (however unlikely that is) :)

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Yes l have to agree too that l am missing my fix too.:(

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Liverpool to extend Anfield to 60,000 capacity

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19935925

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hurry up and release the images of what it'll look like

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This is the closest l can get so far to a photo.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

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thats nice :tu:

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Yes it is and they certainly need a bigger capacity as this will generate considerably more revenue which will enable them to compete with other top European clubs in the future.

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Maybe afford two carrolls...for £70m :D

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Or two Tevez's who throw tantrums at every turn and go on strike.;):D

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That's an impression of what Stanley park would have been I believe, not Anfield.

Besides being a complete rip off of the Emirates and Wembley.

Liverpool's last worry should be a stadium at present time.

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Shocking bet Serbia will only get a slap on the hand and a fine if it was England we'd see at least 2 year ban :(



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19971417

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glad super Fletch taken off for scotland now and can have rest for weekends big game for us

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hope not. that was just insane. fifa, uefa will have to throw the book at them.

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Danny Rose gets racially abused by fans and Serbian players and then gets sent off for kicking the ball away! Unbelievable...

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Yes absolutely shocking behaviour by the Serbian players and fans and then to cap it all off the idiotic referee then sends Danny Rose off.

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This is symptomatic of the trivial manner in which UEFA treat such incidents and the double standards which have traditionally been applied. If England fans, staff etc. had acted in such an outrageous manner, they'd have had the book thrown at them and been banned for years. IMHO the lack of serious sanctions for past incidents in such countries, accounts for the continuing bad behaviour and I have very little faith that UEFA will do very much. The suits at UEFA ought to be ashamed of themselves but as we've seen with FIFA they're far too busy running their own little empires enjoying their self importance and luxuriating in the trappings... Sadly, I feel that until they start banning these nations nothing will change.

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If it's going to rival the latest European stadia it'll need a state of the art roof which can't be closed in bad weather... :D

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The Serbian FA deny any forms of racism towards the England U21 team last night. They say Rose "behaved in an unsportsmanlike, vulgar manner."....Once again...Unbelievable.

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Arsenal remain the most expensive team to follow in Britain as football match ticket prices continue to rise
Arsenal are the most expensive English team to follow for the second year running.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...e-to-rise.html

:(

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19994204

I think he has a point

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They've cheated it again though by directly comparing the prices and not taking into account the games it's valid for. For example Manchester United's season ticket doesn't include the Champions League games but you have to buy those tickets anyway.

Arsenal are still more expensive but it's not as dramatic as they are making out. I wrote I post on this a while back...

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http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/88...l#post35431919

I mean, theoretically, for the same amount of games at the top price then Spurs are more expensive...

None of which justifies the high price but it's rather lazy and sensationalist to make claims like: The cheapest season ticket to follow Arsene Wenger's men is only £15 short of £1,000. This is more than all but three of their Premier League rivals' most expensive equivalent.

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what abour individual ticket cost?

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I didn't look into that. Just the season tickets.

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Those Newcastle United figures are from Europa League home games so the whole cheapest thing is a load of crap.

A typical EPL game for us costs upwards of £25

I'd love to know how the clubs get away with selling Pie's and Tea at £2.90 a pop though. I can pick up the same items of Better Quality down my local Baker's for £1.20 (70 pence pie and 50p tea)