[FOOTBALL] Weekend Football 27-30 November (Giggles Special - Tottenham vs Chelsea)

[P_3]

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Nine positions and ten points separate our teams this week. Tottenham take on Chelsea at home having recently featured in that other London derby. A dismantling of West Ham was followed by a narrow 1-0 victory over Goat Herders FC last night. Spurs are bound to be exhausted and that'll suit Chelsea just fine. They beat Norwich on Saturday and put four past one of the Israeli sides, so is it safe to assume they are back to their best? Whatever happens, it should be a good game. This week we will place bets on half time and full time results. Bet odds taken from bet365. Best of luck.

15:00 kick-off time unless stated otherwise.

Friday 27th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Championship:
Hull v Derby - Sky Sports 1, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/endgoGX.png Scottish Premiership:
St Johnstone v Dundee - BT Sport 2, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/WveiEiv.gif Spanish La Liga:
Levante v Real Betis - Sky Sports 3, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/8v1PFWx.gif German Bundesliga:
SV Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Köln - BT Sport Europe, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/gbb3XrE.gif French Ligue 1:
Lyon v Montpellier - BT Sport Extra 2, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/ybH1O1q.gif Dutch Eredivisie:
SC Cambuur Leeuwarden v De Graafschap - 19:00

Saturday 28th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Premier League:
Aston Villa v Watford
Bournemouth v Everton
Crystal Palace v Newcastle
Man City v Southampton
Sunderland v Stoke
Leicester v Man Utd - Sky Sports 1, 17:30

http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Championship:
Charlton v Ipswich - Sky Sports 1, 12:30
Blackburn v Sheff Wed
Brighton v Birmingham
Cardiff v Burnley
Fulham v Preston
Huddersfield v Middlesbrough
Nottm Forest v Reading
QPR v Leeds
Rotherham v Bristol City
Wolves v MK Dons

http://i.imgur.com/endgoGX.png Scottish Premiership:
Aberdeen v Ross County
Dundee Utd v Hamilton
Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
Motherwell v Hearts

http://i.imgur.com/WveiEiv.gif Spanish La Liga:
Barcelona v Real Sociedad
Atl Madrid v Espanyol - Sky Sports 2, 17:15
Málaga v Granada CF - Sky Sports 2, 19:30
Las Palmas v Deportivo de La Coruña - Sky Sports Red Button, 21:00
Celta de Vigo v Sporting de Gijón - Sky Sports Red Button, 21:05

http://i.imgur.com/8v1PFWx.gif German Bundesliga:
1. FSV Mainz 05 v Eintracht Frankfurt - 14:30
Bayern Mun v Hertha BSC - 14:30
Hannover 96 v FC Ingolstadt 04 - 14:30
SV Werder Bremen v Hamburger SV - 14:30
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v B M'gladbach - 14:30

http://i.imgur.com/ND7cEHI.gif Italian Serie A:
Torino v Bologna - BT Sport Europe, 17:00
Milan v Sampdoria - BT Sport Europe, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/gbb3XrE.gif French Ligue 1:
Paris St G v Troyes - 16:00
Angers v Lille - 19:00
GFC Ajaccio v Lorient - 19:00
Nantes v Bastia - BT Sport 2, 19:00
Reims v Rennes - 19:00
Toulouse v Nice - 19:00

http://i.imgur.com/ybH1O1q.gif Dutch Eredivisie:
sc Heerenveen v Roda JC Kerkrade - 17:30
Excelsior v Feyenoord - 18:45
FC Twente v Willem II - 19:45

Sunday 29th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Premier League:
Tottenham v Chelsea - BT Sport 1, 12:00
West Ham v West Brom - Sky Sports 1, 14:05
Liverpool v Swansea - 16:15
Norwich v Arsenal - Sky Sports 1, 16:15

http://i.imgur.com/endgoGX.png Scottish Premiership:
Inverness CT v Celtic - Sky Sports 2, 12:15

http://i.imgur.com/WveiEiv.gif Spanish La Liga:
Getafe v Villarreal - Sky Sports 5, 11:00
Eibar v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 2
Rayo Vallecano v Ath Bilbao - Sky Sports 3, 17:15
Sevilla v Valencia - Sky Sports 3, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/8v1PFWx.gif German Bundesliga:
Bor Dortmd v VfB Stuttgart - BT Sport Europe, 14:30
Bayer Levkn v Schalke - BT Sport Europe, 16:30
FC Augsburg v VfL Wolfsburg - Bt Sport Extra 2, 16:30

http://i.imgur.com/ND7cEHI.gif Italian Serie A:
Chievo v Udinese - 14:00
Frosinone v Verona - 14:00
Genoa v Carpi - 14:00
Roma v Atalanta - BT Sport ESPN, 14:00
Empoli v Lazio - BT Sport Extra 3, 17:00
Palermo v Juventus - BT Sport Europe, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/gbb3XrE.gif French Ligue 1:
St Etienne v Guingamp - BT Sport Extra 2, 13:00
Bordeaux v Caen - BT Sport ESPN, 16:00
Marseille v Monaco - BT Sport 2, 20:00

http://i.imgur.com/ybH1O1q.gif Dutch Eredivisie:
Vitesse v N.E.C. - 11:30
FC Groningen v ADO Den Haag - 13:30
FC Utrecht v Heracles Almelo - 13:30
PEC Zwolle v Ajax - Sky Sports 5, 13:30
PSV Eindhoven v AZ Alkmaar - Sky Sports 5, 15:45

Monday 30th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Championship:
Bolton v Brentford - Sky Sports 1, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/ND7cEHI.gif Italian Serie A:
Sassuolo v Fiorentina - BT Sport Europe, 18:00
Napoli v Inter Milan - BT Sport Europe, 20:00

[Andy]

Should be a good weekend of football. Really hope Leicester get an early goal against United.

[Giggles]

I'm special?

[Jimmy Floyd]

We should beat Spurs extremely comfortably.

[phonics]

Oh I thought the betting meant Draw or Chelsea :facepalm:

[Giggles]

We should beat Spurs extremely comfortably.

I'm getting all over that too. The club mentalities will come into this; Spurs to bend over like a cheap whore and Chelsea to remember it's only Spurs and look competent.

[Davgooner]

£10 on Benny to seethe at that negativity.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£10 on Benny to seethe at that negativity.

That's free money these days.

[Kikó]

I'm hoping for a good 60% of the possession and a solid showing.

[Angelsaint]

Chelsea winning this means me betting my savings in Chelsea winning the premier League.

[Benny]

£10 on Benny to seethe at that negativity.

Nah can't be arsed anymore, doesn't even watch the games but begs it about how shit they are.

[Benny]

Fuck, that was a seethe wasn't it.

[Giggles]

Nah can't be arsed anymore, doesn't even watch the games but begs it about how shit they are.

So that was you in my bushes last weekend.

[Benny]

You've got an impressive schlong.

no homo

[Giggles]

You've got an impressive schlong.

no homo

You must have been in the indoor bush if you could even see it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've watched the full second half of Levante v Betis and some of the play acting has been hilarious. One bloke leapt back into play with his hands behind his back and then started rolling around with nobody near him.

Pepe Mel, one of the great Premier League managers, donning it with Betis.

[Reg]

Feels quite likely that we'll finally lose tomorrow. We have 4 draws and a win from our last 5, which is mid table-ish form.

On the other hand we could go top. :groove:

[Lee]

Hopefully we'll put ourselves four points clear of United tomorrow. We won't, obviously.

I can't wait for the match, for so many reasons. Even without being where we are and Vardy doing what he's doing this will always be the glamour fixture for me, simply because of how dominant they've been for most of my football watching life.

[Max Power]

We'll shit 'em mate.

But yeah, pretty fucking excited as well.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think the reported interest from Chelsea in Jamie Vardy (and £30 million valuation) should be enough for Claudio to lol himself into a happy retirement, win or lose.

[Baz]

'mon Vardy.

[Weaver]

After last week's 'performance' against Leicester, Steve McClaren ripped into a fair few of the players (Coloccini, Sissoko and Mitrovic have been named as three of them) on Monday, so it'll be interesting to see what effect that has.

I hope we use Big Sam's tactics from Monday to pick Palace off - they simply didn't know what to do around the box when there was no space to run into.

[Lee]

Fucking hell the butterflies. :drool:

[igor_balis]

Going Cov game with some mates today. Mowbray :wub:

[Kikó]

Return of the three at the back today with the injuries. Going to be crap.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Giggles]

The hype train has hit full force now so, as is football law, Utd to win 3-0 and Vardy to go on a 6 game goalless streak.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Giggles]

Leicester won't win the league, Utd might. So Utd win has a nicer feel to it for me.

[phonics]

United to win 3-1.

[Lee]

United will win. I don't think most Leicester fans have any expectation of a top six finish let alone anything else. To not finish top half would be a disappointment now, I suppose.

[phonics]

Where'd Hull finish? They didn't win a game after Christmas and they survived.

[Lee]

16th or 17th. I think I read we'd need relegation form to not finish top ten from here, which is still possible of course. But what we've been good at this season is beating the shit which is what you need to do to stay up comfortably. We're a very decent side, certainly good enough not to be involved in a relegation struggle which is a novelty supporting Leicester in the top flight.

[niko_cee]

Taz really ought to be living it up on the back of Leicester's form this season.

[Giggles]

Taz really ought to be living it up on the back of Leicester's form this season.

Leicester, Klopp, even bloody Finn Harps promotion. Silly fucker would have been basking.

:*************)

:(

[Jimmy Floyd]

I put a quid on them to win the title in 14/15 at 5000/1, because I thought they looked mega in the Championship and we were due something mental happening in English football.

Went well.

[Boydy]

I miss Taz, the cheeky scamp.

[Weaver]

We've dropped Mitrovic this afternoon, replacing him with Cissé, and Colback has risen from underneath Cattermole's studs.

Elliot; Janmaat, Coloccini, Mbemba, Dummett; Colback, Anita; Sissoko, Perez, Wijnaldum; Cissé.

Hennessey; Ward, Dann, Delaney, Souare; McArthur, Cabaye; Zaha, Puncheon, Bolasie; Wickham.

[Lee]

I put a quid on them to win the title in 14/15 at 5000/1, because I thought they looked mega in the Championship and we were due something mental happening in English football.

Went well.

We would have finished top half last season if Pearson hadn't spent the majority of the season playing so negatively. I alays thought we were a good side, even when we were bottom. For instance, the Drinkwater we've seen this season is the player most Leicester fans thought he'd be last season. Unfortunately Pearson mismanaged the players until about March, when we had nothing to lose. The approach at Villa in the cup still pisses me off.

And on that note I'm off early to make time for the 'extra security measures' we're being subjected to this evening. I promose not to come back moaning after our 0-6 defeat.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Palace turned that around quickly.

[John Arne]

Seriously.... this commentator on Talksport being paid to commentate doesn't know how to pronounce half the players names.

Sanga is playing right back for City, with Cabernero in goal.

Do your fucking homework.

[Manc]

Carbanara, mate.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pardew :cool:

[John Arne]

McLaren gone tonight, then?

[John Arne]

Coloccini is showing Gallas levels of leadership here.

[mo]

Up to 17th as it stands, 3-0 up at Chesterfield. Tempted to lump on 3-3 as it's almost guaranteed.

[Lee]

McLaren gone tonight, then?

He must be close. Mind you they were shit for the last third of last season too. The combination of unambitious ownership and supporter expectation at that club is a perfect shitstorm.

[Lee]

No extra security at all by the way. So I'm sat in the ground like a twat with 70 minutes to go until kick off. And I haven't worn a coat, stupid cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Go buy a coat from the MEGASTORE.

[Lee]

Go buy a coat from the MEGASTORE.

This club gets quite enough of my money already. I'd rather catch cold.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A coat might be over the top, but I'm sure Lauren would appreciate you bringing one of these home: https://www.lcfcdirect.com/retail-product.aspx?deptId=369&prodId=4988

[Mellberg]

We've battered Watford. Talk about a momentum killer. Bit early to talk about certain relegation but it's starting to feel that way. Not enough quality, not enough luck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.lcfcdirect.com/retail-product.aspx?deptId=369&prodId=4986

Is that something you buy when you want to end it with your partner?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Big Sam saving Sunderland makes things tight down there. Well, down here.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Smiffy]

.....

[Lewis]

Survival Sam. :drool:

[Boydy]

A coat might be over the top, but I'm sure Lauren would appreciate you bringing one of these home: https://www.lcfcdirect.com/retail-product.aspx?deptId=369&prodId=4988

He should get her this - https://www.lcfcdirect.com/retail-product.aspx?deptId=367&prodId=4903

[Samadini]

Titus Bramble to roll back the years and answer his critics by scoring another volley against you to send Mourinho to the Championship.

We'll be there too, but nice to know we've got 6 points in the bag next season.

[John Arne]

Crewe are turning things around. About fucking time.

[Danny]

Pfft. :D

:uhoh:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bournemouth are for it. They and Newcastle have both shipped 30 already.

EDIT: And they equalise :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jesus.

If you had bet on Everton you'd think you were cursed.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Jeet]

:face: Stand on the fucking goal line! All you had to do!

[Danny]

Fucking hell :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/11/28/ac3a94da-243b-4be3-8f1b-9cdaa72d3fae.png

http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/512/amz/vivo/live/images/2015/11/28/88c6c882-cfa2-4d75-93ad-3c28c05ae976.png

Vardy will shit on us.

[Lee]

Mahrez versus McNair. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mahrez versus McNair. :drool:

He'll be against Young I'd imagine.

It's likely to be a 3-5-2 with McNair, Smalling and Blind in the centre with Young on the left and Darmian on the right.

So shit.

[Jeet]

He'll break his ankle like he did to Jack :(

[Luca]

The audio coming through is fucking awful.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That Leicester lineup isn't a million miles away from the way Ranieri used to line us up in 01/02, although Hasselbaink didn't quite do the yards that Vardy does, and Wes Morgan for Marcel Desailly isn't particularly like-for-like either.

[Reg]

We're top of the league! Good game today.

I got to our game early too, Lee. They advised us to get there half an hour earlier than usual, quick pat down on entry and we were in after about 10 seconds longer than usual.

Is that Man United lineup 352 like How thought it would be? Otherwise the Carrick-Schweinsteiger combination looks a risk against a high tempo team.

[Ian]

Lee's wanking himself into oblivion.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Colour me surprised.

I hope Leicester turn us over, might get the board thinking about LvG's future.

[Serj]

Vardy. :cool: What a pass as well

[Byron]

Jamie-fucking-Vardy

:cool:

[Danny]

Not even De Gea can stop him

[Luca]

That was always going to happen.

[Dquincy]

What was he saying when he was celebrating?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What was he saying when he was celebrating?

'Messi hasn't got shit on me' I believe.

[Mellberg]

Chat shit, get banned.

[Magic]

Varders. :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Rooney can't even dive properly these days.

[Boom-Boom]

United look truly average. Is LVG's contract up in the summer or do we have another year?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

One more year :(

[Kikó]

That rat faced cunt taking the record and showing how simple football can be. Fuck off van Gaal. Fuck off Rooney.

[Andy]

Chat shit, get banged.

United looking as pedestrian and average as usual.

[Luca]

Thank Christ.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Pig Fucker :cool:

Such a beast.

[Ian]

Have some of that, you cunts.

[Dquincy]

Have some of that, you cunts.

Easy tiger.

[Boydy]

Do United fans want rid of Van Gaal then?

[Andy]

Great header.

United must be desperate to ship Rooney off ASAP.

[Lewis]

The daft ones might.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Do United fans want rid of Van Gaal then?

Yes...

[Magic]

The daft ones might.

:harold:

[Mellberg]

Not going to happen. Best they can hope for is a loan.

I'd day Inter or someone might be daft enough, but doubt he'd ever move abroad, apart from maybe Benidorm.

@ Andy

[Kikó]

18 months and this is the shite he serves up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The attempted header :D

Hopefully he's injured badly.

[Luca]

Reckon he's done that to hide the shambles of that header. Saved by the offside.

[Mellberg]

He managed to fuck his positioning, header and self up with that effort. Lolling hard.

Villa are EIGHT points off safety. Next two games are Arsenal and Southampton. Think it may be 10+ by then. We're not getting out of this.

[Lewis]

Woah. What's going on?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

'Shit and you know it' to Rooney :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's even being told that he's sitting in the wrong chair by some gimpy coach :drool:

The end is nigh.

[Davgooner]

Most of the people in the ground seem to like clapping along to chants rather than singing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Most of the people in the ground seem to like clapping along to chants rather than singing.

Not our Lee, he's giving it large out there.

[Kikó]

If Rooney is binned before the record goes to him, it'll be delightful.

[Shindig]

He managed to fuck his positioning, header and self up with that effort. Lolling hard.

Villa are EIGHT points off safety. Next two games are Arsenal and Southampton. Think it may be 10+ by then. We're not getting out of this.

We are equally buggered. Frig knows what's going on in that dressing room at the minute.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A proper United side, perhaps one which had not succumbed to the immediacy of modern life, would just have summarily dismissed these 3-0. They've given them so much respect.

[Danny]

Just as we were going to win it too :nono:

We weren't

[Lee]

A proper United side, perhaps one which had not succumbed to the immediacy of modern life, would just have summarily dismissed these 3-0. They've given them so much respect.

Bizarrely, I thought we gave them too much respect in the second half. Slightly disappointed not to have won, but rationally that's a great result.

Schmeichel should have come for the ball for their goal and we have to stop allowing free headers at corners. I counted three in the first half. Ulloa should have won us the game.

United are really, really dull.

[Lewis]

I'm hoping for a good 60% of the possession and a solid showing.

At least he's happy.

[Jeet]

Can Vardy do it without his lucky arm cast though? Lad thinks he is Bob Orton, been wearing it all season.

[Reg]

perhaps one which had not succumbed to the immediacy of modern life
What's this bit in reference to?

[Byron]

Big Sam really is donning it.

How much would you want him to stay beyond the season Scouse? Assuming he keeps you up.

[Waffdon]

Think iv. Been spiked guys

[Giggles]

Think iv. Been spiked guys

In the bum? :henn0rz:

[Magic]

Think iv. Been spiked guys

This is where you're headed, Spoonsky.

[Waffdon]

In the ear mate

[Waffdon]

He doesn't support a shit house cunt club, pal.

[Lewis]

He does.

[Kikó]

At least he's happy.

We've nailed the ineffective possession game. FOVGYFC.

[Spoonsky]

How dare you say that about Real Salt Lake?


This is where you're headed, Spoonsky.

Mate. (http://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/showthread.php?488-Spoonsky-Is-A-Man&p=34178&viewfull=1#post34178)

[ScousePig]

Big Sam really is donning it.

How much would you want him to stay beyond the season Scouse? Assuming he keeps you up.

Until he dies. Big Sam :cool:

[Reg]

We've nailed the ineffective possession game. FOVGYFC.
Would you get rid, Kiko?

[Kikó]

ASAP. The football is turgid.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Lee]

ASAP. The football is turgid.

I wouldn't get rid because I can see him winning you stuff but, fuck me, you were shit today. I'd seen you on telly a few times but didn't appreciate how negative it really is until today.

Everything was slow and mostly sideways and backwards. Our defence is shit as well; a side with players better than us could cut us open with a positive approach. Arsenal did. No pace anywhere either. I only felt worried when we gave away set pieces and it speaks volumes that I'm disappointed with a draw.

[Kikó]

I'd rather we fuck him off than win anything playing that type of tripe.

[leedsrevolution]

If Big Sam can keep Sunderland in the Premiership this could be his biggest achievement - he could build something incredibly positive at Sunderland as well. Would be nice to see Newclasstle fans weep a bit more.

[Lee]

He'll keep them up and keep them comfortable until he goes. Eventually the fans will start moaning about "style" and the board will start to believe that "it's time to push on to the next level" so he'll be sacked and Sunderland will go down.

[Magic]

I'd rather we fuck him off than win anything playing that type of tripe.

Here we have your average spoilt numbskull scum fan.

[Mellberg]

I sure do feel sorry for the United support.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What's this bit in reference to?


My view is simple: David Moyes deserves to have the same period of time that every Manchester United manager has had.

I don't care what Chelsea or Real Madrid do in sacking their managers after winning trophies. Manchester United should be different and stay true to their values. And even if United didn't qualify for the Champions League, which would be a huge disappointment, I would maintain that view.

People may say: 'That's rubbish. United were champions last year and they can't not be in the Champions League. This is 2013 not 1985.' Well, I'm sorry, but for me Manchester United are timeless.

As a club they stand against the immediacy of modern life. And there is nothing to suggest that the Glazer family will not uphold those same values.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2523828/Gary-Neville-Give-David-Moyes-time-hell-sucess-Manchester-United.html

[Yevrah]

Ah, Gary Neville's "Man Utd don't do things like that" phase.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In France, PSG are 15 points clear (of Angers) after 15 games. Mental.

[Waffdon]

Just had a nandos. Not sure either

[Jimmy Floyd]

York lost 5-1 at home to Accrington Stanley.

[Waffdon]

HAHBAHAHAHAHAHHA. That's great. Nearly bottom yet?

[Magic]

Fuck off to the late night thread.

[Spoonsky]

In France, PSG are 15 points clear (of Angers) after 15 games. Mental.

What's happened there? Last year it seemed pretty close throughout between them, Lyon and Marseille until Marseille imploded. Lyon looked to have a promising young squad too.

[Waffdon]

Fuck off to the late night thread.

Sorry, brother. Me no like winding you up

[Lee]

What's happened there? Last year it seemed pretty close throughout between them, Lyon and Marseille until Marseille imploded. Lyon looked to have a promising young squad too.

It's a shit league and PSG can afford players who wouldn't otherwise go there. As simple as that, really.

[Davgooner]

Plus Villa have stolen all the talent from the other contenders.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Kikó]

Here we have your average spoilt numbskull scum fan.

Yeah, I'm sorry that I like to actually enjoy watching the game with something resembling entertaining football. Spoilt.

[Yevrah]

Kiko's right. He's seen Man Utd win everything (which probably is a bit spoilt), so why wouldn't he prefer to be entertained ahead of grinding boredom?

[Lewis]

People forget Rooney at right-back.

[Yevrah]

People forget Rooney at right-back.

I suppose Ronaldo twatting them in from all over the shop made up for the entertainment there.

[Davgooner]

'The V festival goes on.'

[John]

Anthony Martial and thirteen year old female baseball player, Mo'Ne Davis. Never been seen in the same room.

http://www.ew.com/sites/default/files/i/2015/03/19/mone-davis.jpg

[Lee]

Yeah those fans looked really dangerous. Fucking hell, Motson.

[igor_balis]

Cov looked excellent at times today, though lost their way a bit in the second half. They were desperate for a couple of subs to change things up and I'm pretty sure they didn't make any. Seeing Cov play lots of nice passing football as well as conceding 2 very sloppy goals meant I got the full Mowbray experience for a very reasonable £20.

[Samadini]

Relegation is on and fucking bring it on. Sign Carroll in January and go 442 with him and Armstrong. Maybe give Lovenkrands a call.

[John]

Can someone get Jonny on the phone? We, as a board, need to lol him into the ground.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pardew meanwhile living it up in 6th with Cabaye at the helm.

[Samadini]

If you're missing Jonny, you only have to search a popular fan forum to find hundreds just like him.

The Pardew thread has had posts in it every single day since it started years ago, not sure they'll ever let it go.

[Samadini]

The team and setup is just absolute shit. It's only going to get worse when the club reinvests in January. Spending a shit load of money when you're a shit club is a load of balls, imagine what it's going to be like after next season with all that new money. There are some good players there, no doubt about it, but hardly any of those players give a shit about the club, they knew when they signed that they were moving for a pay rise and exposure in the BEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD, before they are sold on a few years later. The whole team as a result is fairweather as fuck, especially as there's no leadership on or off the pitch to pull them together, just a bunch of 'should be better' wankers dreaming of bigger clubs, rather than trying to make this one better. None of them ever look like they're actually enjoying playing football.

Sell them all, steal Graham Carr's passport, and spend every penny we make on the fuckers on bringing back Andy Carroll and smash some cunts in the Championship.

And most of all, fuck off Ashley.

[ScousePig]

Jonny's ours though.

Should they be better Sama? I hear it all the time; we are where we belong and should be fighting it out at the bottom, yet Newcastle are underachieving. Yesterday we had Defoe and Fletcher starting with Borini, Johnson and Lens all on the bench. That's some pretty decent attacking options, not to mention Watmore who was first choice sub ahead of the others. We've also got M'Vila who is possibly the best midfielder I've seen for us. As far as I can see, Newcastle have Sissoko who I highly rate (though many don't), Wijnaldum looks good but is still settling in, and I think Perez is good too. After that I'm struggling a bit. Janmaat's good going forward, Mitrovic has potential but player for player are you that much better than we are?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Aren't they all signed specifically for that purpose though? To sell on.

I don't see the point of what Ashley's doing, nobody has ever made money out of a football club surely. Add the massive TV deal coming in and any fucker will be able to pay people whatever they like, negating any clever-clever transfer strategies.

[Samadini]

Yeah that's what I'm saying, Jim. The fact that everyone involved knows that they're being bought for that purpose just means no one really gives a fuck and the managers are stuck in a hopeless position, regardless of how good or bad they are themselves.

Scouse, I'm not arguing that, as I said, there are some good players, but yes there's a lot of shit and yes they're a team that should be struggling at the bottom. Where I think they should be better is in giving a fuck when things aren't going their way. There's no guts at all about them, if you get them down its game over and they've been getting spit roasted for ages now and it's fucking annoying to watch. Regularly losing, as I'm sure you'll know too, is something you get used to and are able to accept, but hiding for 90 minutes every Saturday until you get sold is shite and seeing the majority of the team doing it is boring as fuck now. I know it's easy to use the "haha deluded Newcastle fans with crazy expectations" line but it's not that at all, unless expecting players to forget just for 90 minutes a week that they'd rather be somewhere else is too much to ask.

http://s16.postimg.org/3wvox4h2t/Screenshot_2015_11_29_09_47_19_2.jpg

The state of that :D

[niko_cee]

They'll probably bang out 4 on the bounce now and settle in for another 9 months of shite thereafter.

[Shindig]

Its a terrifying thought but I really wish we'd recall Williamson. Coloccini's checked out.

[Ian]

Drogba on Goals on Sunday, Jim.

[Samadini]

Its a terrifying thought but I really wish we'd recall Williamson. Coloccini's checked out.

Steady on. Steven Taylor must be able to use one of his legs still. For a bit.

[Baz]

Liverpool are gonna destroy Newcastle next weekend. :D

I fully expect at least 7 goals.

[ScousePig]

Yeah that's what I'm saying, Jim. The fact that everyone involved knows that they're being bought for that purpose just means no one really gives a fuck and the managers are stuck in a hopeless position, regardless of how good or bad they are themselves.

Scouse, I'm not arguing that, as I said, there are some good players, but yes there's a lot of shit and yes they're a team that should be struggling at the bottom. Where I think they should be better is in giving a fuck when things aren't going their way. There's no guts at all about them, if you get them down its game over and they've been getting spit roasted for ages now and it's fucking annoying to watch. Regularly losing, as I'm sure you'll know too, is something you get used to and are able to accept, but hiding for 90 minutes every Saturday until you get sold is shite and seeing the majority of the team doing it is boring as fuck now. I know it's easy to use the "haha deluded Newcastle fans with crazy expectations" line but it's not that at all, unless expecting players to forget just for 90 minutes a week that they'd rather be somewhere else is too much to ask.

The state of that :D

I think we're both shit for different reasons. We sign supposed has-beens, bench warmers, players who generally aren't that rated and therefore stay in around the same position, and expect to. You sign players from foreign countries like Holland and France who are supposedly the next big thing (for want of a better term) but turn out to be average or pretty shit, with the odd exception who is capable of going on to better things.

You're probably more ambitious, but with it comes the delusion from some (not you or other mags on here) that you should be better than you actually are.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a thrilling match this has been :yawn:

[Reg]

It's been so dull. Just an endless slog of 50-50s it seems.

[Shindig]

We have the talent to stay up but not the mentality. Given that we've scrapped at the wrong end for the past three years, its inevitable.

[Jimmy Floyd]

When Mourinho wants a 0-0...

[Giggles]

When Mourinho wants a 0-0...

The day he wants a 0-0 against Spurs is the day it's all over.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a great free kick.

[Angelsaint]

Mourinho is back :cool:

Good he stopped with try to please the joga bonito counts.

[Magic]

Costa is such a pathetic cunt. Its criminal he's probably on ludicrous wages.

:harold: though.

[Reg]

Just happened to switch on to see Aubameyang score a great goal, and now they're showing the highlights, his first is arguably even better.

He's somehow scored seventeen league goals already this season.

[Gray Fox]

Just happened to switch on to see Aubameyang score a great goal, and now they're showing the highlights, his first is arguably even better.

He's somehow scored seventeen league goals already this season.

I can't wait to see Barcelona or Madrid buy him just for the sake of it.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Manc]

Swansea defending strongly. It's only a matter of time though.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Baz]

Sturridge looks injured already, and he's only warming up on the sidelines.

[Manc]

When did Gomis change his name to Eder?

[Smiffy]

.....

[Spoonsky]

I didn't realize that Swansea were managed by the priest from Broadchurch.

[Dquincy]

Arsenal's season's over. Sanchez hamstring.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wenger to be sacked in the tunnel.

[Lee]

Norwich seem to have learnt pretty quickly that you have to be ugly to have a chance of staying up when you have a squad of their calibre. They'll just about stay up, I reckon. They were far too open early on in the season.

[phonics]

5 points chucked in the space of a week :sick:

[John Arne]

Interesting fact of the minute.... Liverpool currently have 6 Englishmen on the pitch, Arsenal none.

[Kikó]

Klopp to win the league.

[John Arne]

It's inevitable, really. Especially with Sturridge back.

[Jeet]

Well done Wenger, we are now battling for 4th.....

[John Arne]

After a plodding start to the season, Can is really stepping forward now. Another quality performance from him today.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Smiffy]

.....

[Lewis]

Well done Wenger, we are now battling for 4th.....

So he's doing alright then?

[Max Power]

We might win the league.

[Smiffy]

.....

[Spoonsky]

After a plodding start to the season, Can is really stepping forward now. Another quality performance from him today.

Can is a nightmare in either penalty box and brilliant between them. Fuck knows why Rodgers kept him at wing-back for so long, it's always been pretty clear that he excels in central midfield.

RIP Arsenal.

[Boom-Boom]

Well done Wenger, we are now battling for 4th.....

Arsenal are 2 points off top. Although I don't ever see them winning the league while Giroud is starting as their main striker.

No one seems to be playing well this season. It's as wide open as I've known it.

[Byron]

Well done Wenger, we are now battling for 4th.....

Serious question, what do you want Arsenal to do? Assuming you want Wenger gone, do you try and get another manager and splash the cash?

[Lee]

Nice to see title rivals dropping points.

[Giggles]

One could only hope IS would redeem the situation of a rocking Anfied in May.

[mugbull]

Why is everyone so eager to be title contenders? It's been pretty clear since day one that City are going to win it.

[Kikó]

City should win it but they're doing a bit of bed shitting at the moment. As always, let's see who comes out of Christmas with few injuries and near the top as they're going to be the ones making the run in.

[Raoul Duke]

City would be 100 points clear if Aguero wasn't made of glass. Silva's just about to come back though so they should have enough to stomp most people.

[Baz]

All those above us bar City dropped points, six off top with Newcastle, West Brom, Watford and Leicester up next so the chance is there to get involved at least. With the exception of Leicester we've already played the top five away as well as Goodison and Stamford Bridge. Anfield could be rocking. :cool:When you put it like that..... I'll prepare for disappointment. Still, for now it's all systems go :jayjay:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought Arsenal were going to make a run with City, but they just can't keep (any of) their players fit and haven't been able to for over a decade now.

[Yevrah]

Death, Taxes and Arsenal not managing to sustain (or even be in) a title challenge past December are seemingly the certainties we face in life now.

[Lewis]

We did warn them.

[Spoonsky]

That Santi Cazorla penalty miss has broke Arsenal. As a club they're too mentally weak to come back from that sort of thing alongside the injuries.

Piers Morgan is seething. https://twitter.com/piersmorgan

[Lewis]

If anything it was Eduardo's injury.

[Yevrah]

The Arsenal Boom and Bust cycle might be even better than Liverpool's, particularly given we get about 8 cycles a year of it.

Wenger's an absolute genius for convincing everyone that there's nobody better than him.

[Giggles]

If anything it was Eduardo's injury.

:nodd:

Never recovered.

[Raoul Duke]

That Chelsea bench is horrific.

[Davgooner]

Made the right decision yesterday by the look of it. My brother was there and just text me 'wank' about midway through the second half so was pleasantly surprised in the end to see we got a point out of it. By all accounts the game should have been done and dusted by the time they equalised though, so it looks like we're properly slipping back into the wonder years. Alexandr Hleb will appear on the right next week.

What a strange season.

[Giggles]

A lot of that game yesterday showed why Martin O'Neill needs to find a different left back.

[Lee]

Higuain has been great every time I've seen him this season. A proper centre forward. He has just scored a crackerbagainst Inter a minute in. Napoli are lovely to watch too. I hope they win the league. Juventus are storming up the league though.

[Ian]

I saw a bit of Sassuolo vs. Fiorentina in the pub there. I see they're doing well in the league but are they actually good? Looked like some slick-passing-going-nowhere piss and wind to me but I confess this might be a bit harsh given it's the first I've actually seen them play.

[Waffdon]

Higuain has been great every time I've seen him this season. A proper centre forward. He has just scored a crackerbagainst Inter a minute in. Napoli are lovely to watch too. I hope they win the league. Juventus are storming up the league though.

Can never trust that cunt.

[Waffdon]

Tad harsh, that.