[Merged] Football talk

[Nugget]

Originally Posted by Steve H

Since this topic' was first started off about stoke's win against manu, just thought i'd say Stoke got a very well deserved win against West Brom, 4-1 today

I reckon stoke's season has been great this year.. est. themselves as a strong div1 team.. gave many a team a whooping Oh to next year

Does anybody else think it's a bit strange that, since they've either won the league or been promoted, all 3 of Arsenal, Norwich and West Brom have distinctly gone of the boil?

Correct me if Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢m wrong (and I know you will ), but have Arsenal actually won a game since (draws against Spurs, Birmingham and Portsmouth), Norwich were lucky against Preston at the weekend and lost last night, and West Brom have lost the last 2.

Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢ve got 3 theories:
1. Is this simply a case of the better team winning on the night (or not winning but, on the other hand, not losing in the case of Arsenal)?
2. The †˜lowerâà ¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Š¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ teams raising their games against the promoted ones?
3. The promoted teams / champions getting complacent as their season is already effectively over ?

Originally Posted by Julian

A few FA Cup questions for you...

c) Which two teams played in the first Wembley FA Cup final that went to a replay?

Chelsea V Leeds 1970.

[Atomic22]

Originally Posted by Damien

Arsenal are not that type of team either! we dont have much money,

yeh yeh yeh , you got about 20million profit from anelka alone

Originally Posted by Damien

our ground is crap

yup it is

Originally Posted by Damien

All our players have been cheap, we buy them unknown e.g piers and henry and they become world class.

henry maybe but pires....not yet

Originally Posted by Damien

We dont even have the ability to pay the sort of wages man u and chelsea can offer. Yet we won the title dispite millions and millions spent by the other big two.

man utd have a wage ceiling and its just paper talk that they earn more than arsenal players.....and fergie earns less than wenger.......chelsea are a different kettle of fish though

Originally Posted by Damien

Its not all about most money = most wins

yes it is because in the 12 years since the start of the premier league we (united) have had the most money and also we have had the most wins

[Julian]

Originally Posted by yesman

Chelsea V Leeds 1970.

Correct M8.

[Julian]

Originally Posted by yesman

Eddie Fisher

I had to cheat on that one Julian and googled it

Hmmmm that's not the answer I have

Which year was that m8?

Originally Posted by Julian

Hmmmm that's not the answer I have

Which year was that m8?

Make that Kelly

Got me Eddies mixed up

[Julian]

Originally Posted by yesman

Make that Kelly

Got me Eddies mixed up

Well Done - even tho' you googled.

[Steve H]

Originally Posted by Nugget

Does anybody else think it's a bit strange that, since they've either won the league or been promoted, all 3 of Arsenal, Norwich and West Brom have distinctly gone of the boil?

Correct me if Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢m wrong (and I know you will ), but have Arsenal actually won a game since (draws against Spurs, Birmingham and Portsmouth), Norwich were lucky against Preston at the weekend and lost last night, and West Brom have lost the last 2.

Iâ₠¬ÃƒÆ’¢â€žÂ¢ve got 3 theories:
1. Is this simply a case of the better team winning on the night (or not winning but, on the other hand, not losing in the case of Arsenal)?
2. The †˜lowerâà ¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€Š¾Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¢ teams raising their games against the promoted ones?
3. The promoted teams / champions getting complacent as their season is already effectively over ?

West brom's team was the same one that won against Crewe a few weeks back, Stoke had a very weak side out (Not weak, but .... let's say a few youngsters in it..)

I see Chelsea blew it then, 2 - 0 up as well

[kronas]

told you monaco will sting you lol

[sir_drinks_alot]

ok maybe i was wrong


Another english club got knock out the cup

Originally Posted by sir_drinks_alot

ok maybe i was wrong


Another english club got knock out the cup

Maybe Arsenal will do the biz next season now they have instructed their vice chairman to alter the FA Cup fixtures on their behalf

[sir_drinks_alot]

who's old Enough to remember this one






Back home, they'll be thinking about us
When we are far away
Back home, they'll be really behind us
In every game we play They'll share every goal we are scoring
Out there we can still hear them roaring
And we'll give all we've got to give
For the folks back home

Back home, they'll be watching and waiting
And cheering every move
Back home, though we think we're the greatest
That's what we've got to prove Once more, we will meet with the best
Like before, we'll be put to the test
Knowing we'll give all we've got to give
For the folks back home



They'll see, as they're watching and praying
That we, put our hearts in our playing
We'll fight until the whistle blows
For the folks back home

[iadom]

Well if you are really 98 you would remember this one as well, but I somehow doubt it.



FOOTBALL CRAZY

1. I have a favourite brother
And his Christian name is Paul.
He's lately joined a football club
For he's mad about football.
He's two black eyes already
And teeth lost from his gob,
Since Paul became a member of
That terrible football club.

CHORUS: For he's football crazy. he's football mad.
The football it has taken away
The little bit o' sense he had.
And it would take a dozen servants
To wash his clothes and scrub
Since Paul became a member of that
Terrible football club.

2. In the middle of the field one afternoon
The captain says, 'Now Paul,
Would you kindly take this place-kick
Since you're mad about football?
So he took forty paces backwards,
Shot off from the mark.
The ball went sailing over the bar
And landed in New Yark.

3. His wife she says she'll leave him
If Paulie doesn't keep
Away from football kicking
At night-time in his sleep.
He calls out 'Pass, McGinty!'
And other things so droll
Last night he kicked her out of bed
And swore it was a goal!

[iadom]

Did anyone in the Fulham area spot Edwin Van der Saar in the bookies this morning,

What a prize plonker