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we're not extremely bad at Everton although it is a fixture inwhich two teams are picking up form late on. im optimistic i think we can go there and get all 3 points.

tomorrows derby will be interesting

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Newcastle are not happy with RVP mentioning the time wasting after the goal. Some tried to confront him in the tunnel and Tiote has tweeted that 'RVP is joke'. Lolz.

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Good game few niggles,

Thought Arsenal were full of sportsmanship.. Until they started taking corners yards outside of the actual spot and nudging the ball yards forward from a free kick when the referee's back is turned.

Apart from that I enjoyed the game.

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Well on the balance of play Arsenal deserved their victory and they are still in with a great chance of securing that 4th Champions League spot.:)

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Or maybe the 3rd champions league spot :D

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Well that was fun last night.

Three teams, two Champions League spots. I am not convinced we'll get it, it would require some real poor results from the other two teams. I see Chelsea kicking in like they always do and we being left fighting Spurs who have a much easier run in and are still a point ahead. We might have given ourselves a little too much to do in the end.

Still I am pleased with the fight in this team all of a sudden. Last night was the fourth consecutive Premier League game in which we came from behind to win, a record apparently. Three of those four wins came from very late goals, Henry against Sunderland, RVP against Liverpool and Vermaelen against Newcastle last night. Wenger is often mocked for his insistence that this team has great 'metal strength' but we are seeing it at the moment. I don't know what did it, they seemed to have finally snapped at 2 - 0 down against Spurs and haven't let up since.

Nice full week until the game against Everton, going out of the FA Cup and Champions League will have advantages in this run in.

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To be fair to Arsenal though, most teams do that kind of thing. What annoys me, even when it is my own team doing it, is taking half the pitch when taking a throw in. It really annoys me, and another one is the stop start stop start of some penalty takers. That should be banned, as it is really unfair on the goalie trying to save it.

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I don't think he has stopped spending just yet

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No chance that will happen

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He has stopped on the scale of when he took over. As soon as he started running Chelsea like a business, the rot set in.

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Well he is not doing a good job so far

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Perhaps you can do a better job then Alan as you seem to be the expert on most things.:).

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Yes I would, for start, I wound have not sacked Jose and not spend £50 Million on one player

I would run a club for a long term sustanable future, not for short term gain

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Well the great man Gerrard pops up again against our bitter rivals.:D

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Bitter?..I thought it was the friendly derby..and bitter was reserved for Man Utd?

Only halftime.. :D

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Well there is no such thing as a friendly against Everton or Man Utd.:D

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Reminds me of a nickname that we had for City fans... ;)

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Well we are in the second half now and its just got even better for the red side of Merseyside.:D

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It shows the strength of the premiership...how hard two teams will fight to be in 7th place :D

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Well at least there is a trophy in the cabinet for one club on Merseyside.:D

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nice first by Gerrard. missed his second.

Bayern 7 up. Inter level.

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Did you see his third great man.:D

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yup lol gutted. well done l'OM :tu:

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no, better than his 1st?

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Just goes to show how bad United were in the Champions League.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...er-united-live

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17361493

And will probably exit the Europa tomorrow

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After Gerrards tonight, there has been 16 hat tricks so far this season, which is impressive. I think it was the 06/07 season there was only 3!

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Yes l have to agree that Man Utd were shambolic in Europe.:td:

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17374070

Some interesting comments here.:D

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didnt blatter say the Chinese invented football lol

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I doubt he meant modern football but there is evidence of games involving balls being kicked played in China from the second century BC

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i dont know about China. all i saw was a full on dig at England because they, FIFA got hurt by the BBC and certain British 'people' making clear that they hated and still hate the curupt authority.

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I don't think anyone is suggesting that modern football was not created in England but to suggest no one was playing games involving kicking a ball before this is nonsense.

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Wow what a match we have at Stamford Bridge.

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Great game, well played Chelski..Diddling Dogbreath is still a big jessy though.:rolleyes:

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Napoli were wasteful

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Good to see an interview with the managers at the end... and they did it for the kids as well....

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cringe including the stand in puppet manager jumping around like a monkey

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Good job Chelsea, kept me entertained for the most.

Moment of brilliance from Drogba to create the fourth goal.

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Just a little bit.:)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/mobile/football/17374560

Yes!!!!!!!

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Bet you will be glad to get rid of the lazy sulking so and so.:D

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Well Fifa and Uefa are not exactly good are they? :D

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On that l have to agree for once.

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Man Utd performing poorly in Europe again.:td:

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I think it is more that athletic are playing well..barcelona said that it was their hardest match..when they drew 2-2 against them earlier in the season

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And the goal was fantastc

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Wow..and their right back was incredibleeeeee :D

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One of the best misses I've seen in age :D

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Athletic are playing the type of football I like to see...this is what I would pay to watch...if it wasn't so cold here..and expensive :D

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agree good effort lol.... Bilbao. damn!

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Yes, they're very tasty. And Man U can't get near them :shocked:

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From BBC site, very funny

"
From Dan Kilduff on Twitter: "Have you ever seen a team work so hard as Athletic Bilbao? Like watching 10 Tevez's running around
"

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Bilbao really should be more clinical. They'll not get this many changes against decent opposition :)

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Maybe SAF will finally realise the team needs strengthening with decent players, and not a £30m waste-of-space player from Spurs.

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Yes l agree but its always going to be reliant on the Glazers loosening the purse strings one suspects.

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its going to be an interesting summer for Arsenal and Utd. Arsenal are already making movements. Utd are looking closey making movements.

AVB may be Inters manager next season.

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Maybe the Glazers are considering Fergies position as the euro money will dry up ealy this season, plus I don't think the purse strings are very long anyway.
As for Bilbao, they are as good if not better than Barcelona.
Oh and City have just gone 0 - 1 down

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l think Mancini's position if he does not deliver a trophy this season is looking increasingly precarious as the pressure mounts on him after some poor results.

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According to the BBC city aren't in the group, let alone the game! :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/europa-league/table

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I am confused. They were never in the group, they went there by virtue of being 3rd place in their Champions League group. This is the knock out stage.

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I think City are deliberately throwing this match. :rolleyes::D

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It just looks strange, as when you expand the match on live scores the Sporting group is next to the City - Sporting game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/.../europa-league

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Poor show by city...they looked slower than Man Utd was against Athletico

Savic still sends a chill down my spine when he gets the ball

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Either the two Manchester clubs ain't that good or they do not care two hoots about the Europa League because one of these is true.:(:td:

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Really?

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1331887085

I'd have hated to see what would have happened if Utd were playing Barcelona or Madrid.

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Bilbao are not better than Barcelona.

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Totally agree as Barcelona's second or third string would probably beat Bilbao's first team.

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Fegie will leave Man U when he wants to, and the Glazer know it

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Nice work, if you can get it :D

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some interesting ties there. the big boys all play away first in the CL. Barca in the final I guess but against who, an all Spanish affair or will Bayern want to lift the cup at their home stadium

the two teams that sent Manchester packing in the Europa league could meet in the semis.

interesting stuff :tu:

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Yes looking forward to the AC Milan/Barcelona match myself

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It would have been a bloodbath. 4-nil if either had been in a kind mood.

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yeah not sure Arsenal have done themselves a favour there :D on the bright side if Chelsea do well, the fixture in which they play The Gunners will be sandwiched :D

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Really? Between the Barcelona games? That. Is. Awesome!!!!

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indeed. awesome i am :D

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Great game going on in the FA Cup between Spurs and Bolton with two goals in the first 10 minutes.:)

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Yes, I was wondering if tottenham had exploded, after going behind...but they came back well

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Yes Harry's last chance of silverware before he takes the England job in the early summer.

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A Bolton player seems in some seious distress, some kind of fit, cameras are keeping a distance.

resuscitation in progress :erm:

people in crowd are crying:shocked:

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Lets hope and pray,

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Ref calling players together

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First half finished 5 minutes early

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Players have now been taken off.

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Just said he was recieving treatment form both team medics including electric shock.

Don't look good:(

I doubt the game can carry on after this, and will be called off.

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Game has been abandoned

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The game has been abandoned.

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This is horrible :( 'Fighting for his life' according to 5Live.

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It sounds like he "Died" on the pitch, lets hope the medics can bring him back.

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Shocking news :( I do hope they can resuscitate him

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Just been saying on Sky News that it is looking quite likely that Fabrice has had a heart attack aged only 23.

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Just goes to show that if it can happen to a super-fit 23 year old it can happen to anyone.

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There are unconfirmed reports that Ambulance crew confirm that they got Muamba breathing again.

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thoughts with Fabrice and all his family please pull through Fabrice

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he's been in hospital for a while now, they must have got him going again. God forbid a bad annoucement

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Let's hope he'll be OK.

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Patrice Muamba in a stable condition in hospital according to Sky News.

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just said on sky news hospital say he is stable that one bit of good news

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best wishes to him with a quick recovery

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i'll second this

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third

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Fingers crossed he'll be ok

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From Sky News website:
Link

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I was watching this game and was in tears, as soon as l realised what was happening.

Muamba, was a young lad with a good life in front of him but this takes out of you how quickly this can happen, footballers are the fittest going, but the biggest heart can stop at any time.

The sick thing about this is, there are now photos of the player, fighting for his life.

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London Chest Hospital and Bolton release statement saying Fabrice Muamba "critically ill" in hospital after collapsing in game.

http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0...663856,00.html

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using the word 'was' is way too premature. Loic Remy has a heart issue and hes playing. with respect to the lad lets keep words positive. we've already heard enough crap, people killing this guy off.

horrible as it is, its expected. id been amazed if pics were boycott but yeah, terrible

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I agree! Mark Lawro was interviewed on the phone earlier on BBC news and was talking about him in the past tense! Give the guy a chance, I've got everything crossed for him x

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the hospital released comments hes stable. now Bolton release hes in ICU. is that precautionary?