The English Football Thread

[Trollheart]

Can we now draw a line under this and admit that Kean wasn't to blame, and really neither is Berg: Blackburn are just ****. Their fans crucified the previous manager, as if the fact they were losing and playing like idiots was his fault. Of course the manager has to take some, sometimes all of the blame --- that's just football. But I must admit to a sneaking grin that, having ousted Kean, they're now playing just as crappily under Berg, and no doubt it will soon be HIS head that the fans are calling for, instead of just admitting their team is ****e.

Fans, huh?

[Cuthbert]

League Cup ties look good. Chelsea/Swansea and Bradford/Villa.

[Cuthbert]

Worst round of fixtures all season. Wigan/Arsenal, Chelsea/Villa and United/Swansea look alright because of possible upsets but other than that there's not much to write home about. You'd expect Chelsea to hammer Villa but I can see a score draw at Stamford Bridge, Villa are starting to look very confident going forward but Chelsea will obviously be more than capable of scoring. 2-2.

I'd like Newcastle to beat QPR today also.

[Unknown Soldier]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Hey, you'd have to wonder about Fellani though wouldn't you? I mean, THREE TIMES in one game and he doesn't get caught! AND he looked to see where the ref was before he hit Shawcross! That's premeditated, and he should be getting a few games' ban. I say this even though he's on my FFL team... and Rodgers complains Liverpool can't buy a penalty! What about Stoke huh? Glasses for the ref?

Originally Posted by Newkie

Each one was worthy of a 3 match suspension, for me he should be done for 9 games at least. Always felt he was a dirty player but the comical hair somehow puts him under the radar. He certainly likes a swing of the elbow every time we play them..

Watching Fellaini sticking his elbow into somebody or stamping on them is one of the great sights in Premiership football, the game needs nasty players to the liven the game up.

Also a 'Merry Crimbo' to all Villa fans

[Trollheart]

All Villa fans are now Jesus! Eight effing nil! A dark day indeed....

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

All Villa fans are now Jesus! Eight effing nil! A dark day indeed....

Can't believe I said I could see a draw

Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

You'd expect Chelsea to hammer Villa but I can see a score draw at Stamford Bridge, Villa are starting to look very confident going forward but Chelsea will obviously be more than capable of scoring. 2-2.

That looks like a correct prediction to me

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Fluffy Kittens

. You'd expect Chelsea to rip Villa apart and spit out their intestines, but I can in no way see a score draw at Stamford Bridge, Villa are starting to look very vulnerable going forward but Chelsea will obviously be more than capable of scoring. 8-0.

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More like it. I think we converted confidence, gained during the defeat of Liverpool last week, into complacency, and paid a terrible price. Worst Villa performance in living memory...

[Cuthbert]

Great day of football for the neutral. The United game was very good, thought Newcastle were excellent. Michael Carrick is sheer class, I can't believe Woy didn't take him to the Euros.

Bad result for Villa that. 12 goals in 2 games, no goals. Must win game for them next and as I've typed that Lambert has said the same on MOTD.

Why didn't Arsenal play today?

[Cuthbert]

Oh and I cannot stand Stoke. Would have preferred the scouse win today and I'm not particularly fond of scousers either.

[Trollheart]

Villa just get worse. I know Lambert was playing it down, but the bus must've broken down on the way to the stadium. Maybe if we'd turned up we might have had some chance, but giving away the ball so cheaply, defending so badly, we deserved everything we got. Way to fight back guys!

Oh, and Arsenal's game was cancelled? Weather maybe? Aren't there places over there where it's flooded?

On another note: do you think any other manager (whether he was in the right or not) would have got away with haranguing the officials the way Fergie did? He wasn't even sent to the stands! Can you see Harry or Rafa or AVB getting away with that? **** Ferguson, he's a ****. Can't take it when decisions go against him. Had that been a goal for them, and ruled in, he wouldn't have had a problem with it. He's a hypocritical ****.