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thanks for that.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...em/8926011.stm

Season is going to be even crazier that the last one at this rate. Third 6 - 0 this weekend!! Also, the more surprising of them.

I had villa to win on an accumulator, need to stop doing those. On the other hand I have a £10 on Bob Bradley to become Villa manager before this odds shortened (so 9/1).

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Awesome Barbatov performance, his goals won the game again...

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Oh c'mon United, at least keep up the pressure on Chelsea. Dropping points this early to them is poor.

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Just the city-liverpool game to play so only Chelsea who have got the maximum from the first two games

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I thought this season would be wide open, and I have not been proved wrong yet.

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Away at Fulham is harder than the games Chelsea have had though.

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I'll keep him in my fantasy football team - jinx him for the entire season ;) lol

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come on liverpool what time kick off tommorow im guess its 1945

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http://itn.co.uk/story4a6bcffe8f8eb1...19f4bfad6d.jpg

Arsenal's new signing apparently ^^ SQUELCHY

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He was rubbish today, along with Evans, Park and O'Shea.

I would rather see Rafael at right back, Wes Brown instead of Evans, and Carrick instead of Park, plus Nani has to start, we look more dangerous when he is on the pitch, plus Macheda or Owen ahead of Berbatov.

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I'd put my parents' 12 year old spaniel ahead of Barbatov.

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dam it city just scored come on liverpool

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car't belive they scored again city

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Yes!!!!!

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

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Sending off or not!!!!

3-0 :D

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this is a joke now

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Could be yet another 6-0 at this rate

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Glad I do not like football as that is a joke now.:erm:

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don't think so u got no chance of 6.
come on liverpool 20mins lets score 4 goals

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You mean the same chance as city being 3-0 up??

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Is this a record for the most goals scored in the first two weeks of any season in the league?

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64 in 20 matches.. maybe..

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Joe Hart has really cemented his place in the team.. I hope though we don't lose Given because of it

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Thought City looked a pretty decent unit last night but in all fairness Liverpool looked a very out of sorts team. The Mascherano situation cannot have helped matters in the slightest!
Despite all the money spent on players in my eyes the players that stood out last night (with the exception of Milner) were Joe Hart, who didn`t have much to do (like Reina) but when called upon was magnificent, Micah Richards looked to be hungry to perform and never stopped on the right flank whether it was supporting Johnson or defending. I don`t think the Liverpool guy Jovanavich (or whatever) got past him once, same can`t be said of Lescott who i thought was average.
The other and i think star player was Adam Johnson. He frightened the life out of Agger who got booked early which never helps and was such a threat that Liverpool soon started doubling up on him.
Tevez was his usual quality as well, not his goal though ;)

4 points from Spurs away (which admittedly we should have lost) and Liverpool at home i`d have taken gladly :D :)

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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...332737,00.html

I mean, it's not like he did the same at Chelsea with Roman's millions...

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He's not criticising City though, nor does he come across as being hypocritical.

He says :"If they have the money and if they pay then it's not a drama," as well as "But if they have the money, they can do it. And if they have the ambition to win the Premiership, they can do it."

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Though he also says

He wasn't complaining when he was paying big bucks for Drogba or Essien

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There is no where in that article he is criticising them. He is saying he can't compete.

"So when Sir Alex says 'kamikaze', if he's referring to the way they are going and eating the market then I agree with him."

That doesn't sound like him saying what they are doing is wrong or out of order.

I think Mourinho is too clever to be critical of a big spending team, bearing in mind a) he's been there with Chelsea, and b) he is likely to spend big with Real.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...-alex-ferguson

Ouch!

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Can't say I agree, he's saying he agrees that they are kamikaze which to me means crazy and reckless. If someone said to me I was crazy and reckless I certainly wouldn't take it as a compliment.

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Soemthings not right there for sure.

Aquilani signs for Juventus on a season long loan with the view to a £13 million pound deal at the end of the season, nice bit of business there £7 million loss on some one who never played, unless of course they got a massive loan fee which I some how doubt.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/8931587.stm

Steven Taylor has been transfer listed by Newcastle, apparently over contract talsk stalling, I'd say it's got more to do with the broken jaw he got from Andy Carrol. Just the type of chap we need to.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...335009,00.html

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Come on Spurs, put the Young boys to bed, without any supper. :D

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Spurs are so close to scoring a 3rd.

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:nworthy:Peter Crouch:nworthy: Come on make it a hat trick.:D

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4 nil oh yeah, Crouchy does a hat trick

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Maybe Harry promised him some women if had a good game.

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Watch out Champions League, Spurs are in town.

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Harry promised Crouch, that the women would be waiting in the bath, great result for us, l now have a sore throat, and Levy will have the agents phoning him tomorrow, transfers here we come come, great news for all the Spurs fans in the world. yippee.

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It would be really interesting to compare the Irish commentator's reaction to Defoe's handball tonight to that of Thierry Henry's.

Interesting statistic about Jermain Defoe though:

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Meh. Most players and teams would something similar if such important matters as Champions League qualification or World Cup qualification wasn't at stake.

The Henry thing wasn't really about hand ball, as I said at the time people have done it loads of times before, but just anger at the fact the victims were Ireland and it was France that did it. An English team doing it will not get the same reaction.

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Levi won't go crazy. Champions League money is a lot but people over do just how much it is. Also Spurs are anything but sure of a place next year and he will factor in the cost of wages in the event there is no Champions League cash.

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I know, that's my point. Such realism doesn't come in to play when it's dirty foreigner or it doesn't benefit a particular team.

The Eduardo vs Celtic dive is another good example. The reaction to that was completely ridiculous.

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There is a very big difference with Henry and Defoe, Henry pushed the ball with his hand, with Defoe the ball touched his arm (technically handball) but it was not deliberate.

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come on liverpool want a win tommorow ill be shouting at my screen 4 u. Is kick off really at 1830.

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Yes because its in Turkey, Live on ESPN.

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It wouldn't surprise me if Liverpool lost tomorrow, in fact i'm really expecting it.

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Hmm maybe, me being a Liverpool fan I worry about us playing in Turkey without Gerrard, Torres and Mascherano. Its ok playing the B team at home at Anfield but Turkey will be very hostile. I hope I am wrong and we cruise through.

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I just hope we play better then we did on monday that was bad.
Nice 1 see ur an undertaker fan.

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In some ways I think Liverpool would benefit from losing tonight. Concentrate on the league instead.

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Absolutely but I have a feeling it'll be a 0-0 bore draw and truly dreadful to watch.

I'd stop short of calling the Europa league pointless but it is an unnecessary distraction based on the number of games required to be played to progress. It's exactly this type of competition (champions league included) which fuels the big squad culture giving rise to unsustainable spending. It's progressively driving a bigger wedge between the big money teams and those who aren't so prosperous. By the time UEFA, FIFA and teh premier league decide that it's time for change it'll be too late.

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oooooooooohhhhhhhhhh yyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssss (paul bearer impression)

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baaaaaaaaack onnnnnnnn topiiiiiic (admin impression)

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Champions League Draw in an Hour.

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He controlled a high ball with his arm, it wasn't a mere technicality, he controlled the ball using his arm and scored a goal.

Now I don't mind the handball, the ref should have spotted it but it happens quite often. Players will try to get away with gaining an advantage same as diving, being offside, and so on. As long as it's not a tactic decided as the start of the game I don't blame Defore, Spurs or even the ref (hard to spot at that speed).

However, there was no outrage this morning was there? Compared to the absolute vilification of Henry. That's my problem. The hypocrisy between British and Foreign players.

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i hope we have torres and gerrard starting tonight will joe cole be back today?

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Gerrard will not start due to a recurring back injury and Torres will be rested. Joe Cole will probably start because he won't be playing in the next league game due to suspension.

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Man United, Valencia, Rangers, Bursaspor - Not the greatest group but United should get though without problem

Chelsea, Marseille, Spartak Moskva, Zilina - Not too bad a group. Hard away game though

Arsenal, Shakhtar Donestsk, Braga, Partizan - Not awful. Should top that but the travel is not good.

Spurs, Inter, Bremen,Twente - Spurs or Twente runners up there IMO.

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Hmmm, I bet the Manchester police are delighted with the Rangers draw. :erm:

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There won't be anything like the number of travelling fans this time round. Plus I don't think they'll make an arse of the policing this time round.

That said I think anyone who decides to travel and get even remotely fighty will get pounced on very, very quickly.

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Group C
1 Manchester United
2 Valencia
3 Rangers
4 Bursaspor

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We might get third place if we are lucky.

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I went through Albert Square in Manchester over a week after the last Rangers game and it still smelt like a giant unrinal.:(

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The Liverpool team in full: Reina, Johnson, Kelly, Kyrgiakos, Carragher, Aurelio, Lucas, Poulsen, Kuyt, Cole, Ngog. Subs: Gulacsi, Pacheco, Babel, Spearing, Shelvey, Skrtel, Eccleston.

hmm we might struggle.

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That surprises me Derek.

I would have thought it would have been an all dayer for a good few being fairly local and against the English.

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Oh don't get me wrong there will be a lot of fans going down but nothing even remotely like the 150k+ last time.

I wasn't down there for the UEFA final but I know a lot of people who were and they were disgusted by the amount of knuckle draggers who went down with the express intention of getting absolutely out their faces. That said the authorities could have dealt with matters far better than they did, the minute a British side got into the final there was always going to be a massive influx of people to watch it.

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car't belive the orther team scored allready.

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The Spurs group is interesting. Hard. But doable by Spurs. Especially if Inter fall off the pace a bit.

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Spurs in Champions League, City is UEFA. Blessing if you go out (as long as the team doesn't all apart)

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Most of the English teams did OK last night (poor AV), the same can't be said for the scottish teams

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Europa league draw is just about to start



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Live table update at http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/index.html
Audio is on http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...pe/8948940.stm

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Group A: Juventus, MANCHESTER CITY, Salzburg, Lech Posnan
Group B: Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg, Thessaloniki
Group C: Sporting, Lille, Levski Sofia, Gent
Group D: Villarreal, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, PAOK
Group E: AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kiev, BATE Borisov, FC Sheriff
Group F: CSKA Moscow, Palermo, Sparta Prague, Lausanne-Sport
Group G: Zenit St Peterburg, Anderlecht, AEK Athens, Hadjuk Split
Group H: VfB Stuttgart, Getafe, Odense BK, Young Boys
Group I: PSV Eindhoven, Sampdoria, FC Metalist Kharkiv, Debreceni
Group J: Sevilla, Paris St Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Karpaty Lviv
Group K: LIVERPOOL, Steaua Bucharest, Napoli, FC Utretcht
Group L: FC Porto, Besiktas, CSKA Sofia, Rapid Vienna

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Bargain, I hope they fine him his last 2 weeks wages and don't give him a pay of though, mind you they did promise to sell him I guess :shrug:

Liverpool have sold midfielder Javier Mascherano to Barcelona for about £17.25m, BBC Sport understands.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/8948564.stm

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UEFA Super Cup

Inter v Atl. Madrid

After the [clean sweep] of player awards I'm wondering if they are still the same with Rafa Benitez at the helm.

UEFA.com

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Roughly 6 minutes left of stoppage time and Atletico are up by 2 goals

Inter Milan 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid

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So to answer your question no, Mourinho will be loving this.

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YES!

Blackburn away, a game Arsenal really hate. I really was expected a draw at best! So pleased to have won all three points :D

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AC Milan have reached an agreement to take striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on loan from Barcelona for the rest of the season. The Rossoneri will then have the option to buy the Sweden forward for £19.7m. (Various)

How much did they pay for him, £60 million and Etto wasn't it, worst deal ever...

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Wow exciting new England team named, looks like 4-4-2 again to :rolleyes:

The boy Gibbs is an interesting choice though to be fair

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8952514.stm

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Tottenham v Arsenal, Carling Cup what a game that will be, come on you Spurs, Gallas to score hat trick in that one.

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Be interesting to see if Spurs play a strong team or their youngsters now they are in the Champions League and are chasing a top 4 finish again.

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Speaking of Spurs, Redknapp was a little upset with a Sky reporter after the Wigan debacle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJBsI7RAuvk

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£8m for Van Der Vaart?!? Where the hell did that one come from?

Levy is a hell of a business man. £1.5m for Krancjar? £8m for Van der Vaart? Next window £15m for Christiano Ronaldo. You've heard it here first.

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That deal is not certain yet, l also heard we were after Peinaar,

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What happened to Arsenal? Didn't Wenger promise at least another defender and a goalkeeper? Looks like they might be a few players short this season.

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From what Redknapp has said, it seems he was offered to them at that price rather than negotiated.

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If Van Der Vaart joins Spurs (permanently), i'll eat my hat. Major bad career move.

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Dont think its any worse then staying at Real to be perfectly honest Niles, yes I would've prefered VDV at say Arsenal myself.

He'll get regular football at Spurs thats 1 thing for sure where as at Real he'll be lucky to be subbed ones in a blue moon.

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Screw him at Arsenal, we have enough attacking midfielders. They are everywhere, might as well be helping out the stewards at this rate. Rather than giving us another selection headache with Arshavin, Walcott, Nasri, and others I would rather we had got a keeper or a defensive midfielder to rotate or play alongside (depending the situation) song.

Spurs puzzle me slightly. A great signing for 8million but why did they not get another striker or defender, two positions which they actually need more strength?

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Spurs NEEDED an extra striker, so l cannot understand why Levy went for him, Obviously King and Woodgate are nearly finished, and we have enough midfielders and defence players.

I was under the impression that Levy was after a couple of strikers, and we didn't get one, when l heard Vaart, l said who?, who has gone from Tottenham ?

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It seems like that it is now a done deal.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...al-Madrid.html

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i cart belive no football this week as england are playing

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Can't you?

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i dont really whatch england play so i not bothed

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Funnily enough there is life outside the premiership (& Championship). Why not take in some proper football with hard working professionals not earning ridiculous amounts of money!!

Saturday, 4 September 2010
MK Dons v Hartlepool, 12:15
Carlisle v Swindon, 15:00
Dag & Red v Leyton Orient, 15:00
Exeter v Charlton, 15:00
Huddersfield v Bournemouth, 15:00
Notts County v Yeovil, 15:00
Oldham v Bristol Rovers, 15:00
Southampton v Rochdale, 15:00
Tranmere v Peterborough, 15:00
Walsall v Colchester, 15:00

Saturday, 4 September 2010
Accrington Stanley v Wycombe, 15:00
Aldershot v Northampton, 15:00
Barnet v Cheltenham, 15:00
Bradford v Port Vale, 15:00
Burton Albion v Hereford, 15:00
Bury v Gillingham, 15:00
Chesterfield v Lincoln City, 15:00
Macclesfield v Stockport, 15:00
Oxford Utd v Morecambe, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Rotherham, 15:00
Southend v Torquay, 15:00
Stevenage v Crewe, 15:00

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LIES!!!!! :shocked: Everyone knows that the Premiership is where it's at. Haven't you even heard of Soccer AM? :D This week is actually Non-League Day where people are encouraged to go to their local team. Pretty good idea although I shall not be taking part. I don't think lower league football is any more 'real' than Premiership football, that is a rather bizarre statement.

Incidentally while listening to the often excellent Football Weekly I found out that AFC Wimbledon, the club set up by fans after their old club, Wimbledon, were moved to Milton Keynes and renamed the MK Dons, could be up in the Football League next year. What a fantastic achievement that would be!

They could then face the aforementioned MK Dons in the Football League in a matter of seasons. What a game that would be, and what a moment if AFC Wimbledon were to beat the team that effectively abolished Wimbledon and caused all those fans to lose their club.

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Rooney back in the papers again today. You do wonder why the papers print this right before a major international game and then wonder why he doesn't play very well.

Still as long as it sells papers

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I grew up round the corner from Plough Lane and my first ever football watch was watching WImbledon Vs York, in 1980. I supported them through the years, following the original crazy Gang (Fash, Vinnie, Lanchez etc etc).

Once they became the MK Dons, it was never the same and although I still look out for AFC Wimbledon results, I did feel like I lost a club to support.

Hopefully AFC Wimbledon will 'do a Wimbledon' again and be more successful than the MK Dons. And then justice will be served.

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I, and I suspect many others, will would love AFC Wimbledon to to beat MK Dons. It would be such a nice story and as you say, justice would be served. I think if AFC Wimbledon would get promoted this year and back into the Football League a lot of people would refer to them as Wimbledon and they would be back :)

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Ive followed Wimbledon/MK Dons as my "second" team since their FA cup exploits in the late 1970's - their rise to the top flight, and drop back down again. I also look out for AFC Wimbledons results, and have watched them rise through the lower leagues (and stall slightly more recently ...). I would love to see them play each other.

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Oh dear

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...la/8969268.stm

I liked Villa as well...

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Yes, my thought as well. Never seen him as a choice, but what do i know, i thought Scotland would draw last night :D

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Capello to quit after Euro 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukp...Rt6xoHZkymRALQ

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Geeeeeezzz

Everton 3 Man Utd 3

Two goals in added time for Everton

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Wow usually they add time for United to score, makes a refreshing change.:D

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I was cheering when the equaliser went in :D

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Awful news regarding Rooney, from Twitter:

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She has an awful lot of health concerns (my mum is friendly with Coleen's), so this could be true.

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I hope it isn't but the person who posted it works for The Times.

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Ferguson Jr's team also threw away a 3-1 lead today

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Yup. Bizarre. Not undeserved for Everton though and if you ignore the fact they threw it away then a draw at Goodison Park isn't too bad.

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cart belive blackpool beat newcastle today 2-0

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No, It was a good result for them. I like Blackpool, they have come up with a good attitude and have decided to play an attacking style of football. Much like West Brom did a couple of seasons ago. While this can backfire (they were destroyed by Arsenal) it seems to be working for them so far. 4th in the table.

I still fancy them to go down, every year one of the Championship sides makes a good go at the start of the season but ends up fighting for survival towards the end like the rest. Once results turn against them I am not sure they have the resources to copy and stay up but I hope I am wrong.

The bottom three are surprising. West Ham bottom, although people do overlook the hard fixtures given to them in their first few games, Stoke, who have a game in hand and Everton who have yet again started poorly.

I think West Ham, Blackpool and West Brom will go down at the moment. West Ham are not as bad as their position suggests (aka United and Chelsea is rough hand to be dealt) but their ownership seems like it will destabilize the club.