[FOOTBALL] Weekend Fixtures (6th/7th February 2016)

[Reg]

Live football on tv. (http://www.live-footballontv.com)

15:00 UK time unless stated.

Friday

The Mighty Albion 3-0 Brentford

Saturday

Man City v Leicester - 12:45 BT Sport 1
Aston Villa v Norwich
Liverpool v Sunderland
Newcastle v West Brom
Stoke v Everton
Swansea v Crystal Palace
Tottenham v Watford
Southampton v West Ham - 17:30 Sky Sports 1

Birmingham v Sheff Wed
Bolton v Rotherham
Burnley v Hull
Cardiff v MK Dons
Charlton v Bristol City
Fulham v Derby
Leeds v Nottm Forest
Middlesbrough v Blackburn
Preston v Huddersfield
QPR v Ipswich
Reading v Wolves

Sunday

Bournemouth v Arsenal - 13:30 Sky Sports 1
Chelsea v Man Utd - 16:00 Sky Sports 1

[Lee]

I can't wait for tomorrow. Even if we lose to both City amd Arsenal we will only be three points off the top. If we get anything from either game the it's properly on. I think we'll lose tomorrow but we're not short of confidence and this lot are gettable. Football. :drool:

[Reg]

It's already on, Lee!

We were good tonight. Our first win by more than one goal. I was working too late to get there so watched on telly - looks like that went for many by the empty seats. Knockaert seems a proper player, cheers Leicester. Brentford had big gaps between their lines for most of the game; the third goal was stupidly easy.

[Samadini]

Berahino winner off the bench.

[Davgooner]

Win or bust.

[Baz]

I've captained Kirchoff in fantasy football and advised my mate to replace Liverpool on his coupon to Sunderland. Walk out on 77 minutes? Just don't bother going, we're worse than we ever were under Sir Brendan. It's a disaster.

[Waffdon]

Leicester should be able to get at City's defence fairly easily. Demichellis and Toure tracking against Mahrez and Vardy :drool:

[Reg]

If Toure plays as one of the two in midfield they might as well take the loss before kick off.

[Giggles]

3-0 City.

:(

[Reg]

3-0 City.

:(
Which one?

[simon]

I look forward to our 0-0 draw.

[Shindig]

We're getting murdered. Mbemba's out for a month which now means we have like 2 fit defenders. #Should'vekeptMike

[Samadini]

Steven Taylor is going to get a game even though he's not back from injury.

What could possibly go wrong?

[Lee]

Usual attacking line up from Claudio. The risk. :drool:

[Davgooner]

Leicester. :nodd:

[Shindig]

Whilst we're at it, I'm fuming we sold Shane Ferguson whilst we were short of left-backs. State of it, man.

[Lee]

I'm shitting myself here.

[Gray Fox]

Klopp's not in the dugout today. Suspected appendicitis.

[Lee]

Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck

[simon]

:rave:

[Foe]

Oh my. :drool:

[P_3]

Leicester. :drool:

[Lee]

This next 85 minutes will finish me.

[Foe]

This next 85 minutes will finish me.


Have a beer to sober up.

[Sam]

Everyone is backing Leicester for this. Gunna be the longest 90 minutes of your life Lee.

[John]

Toure is worse than a man down when Leicester are in possession.

[Reg]

Toure is worse than a man down when Leicester are in possession.
They even have a logical solution without changing the eleven - shift Toure forward, Delph back to centre mid and Sterling left wing.

[ScousePig]

This next 85 minutes will finish me.

At least you won't die in a plane crash on Monday.

[Magic]

Leicester look bloody good value to take this by more than one.

[Lee]

Cunt :D
ScousePig

[Lee]

My arse is twitching here. No way they don't score in this.

[John]

It's only bad luck that will stop Leicester scoring a second though.

[Magic]

Are you at CoM stadium Lee?

[Lee]

Nope, watching on the box getting mardy at Schmeichel's shit kicking.

[Weaver]

Klopp's not in the dugout today. Suspected appendicitis.

Maybe Big Sam was right all along: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/10114934/sam-allardyce-calls-jurgen-klopp-a-soft-german

[Davgooner]

Albrighton was a lucky boy there.

[Lee]

Jesus Christ. We're defending really well but we won't survive another 45 minutes playing as deep as that.

[QE Harold Flair]

Kante is really the man here. He's like a smaller Vieira in the way he plays.

[Lee]

Kante is our best player. I think he'd be great for Arsenal, actually.

[ScousePig]

This is not finishing 1-0.

[Lee]

Fucking hell!

[Smiffy]

When will it end. :drool:

[Sam]

Hah, whole pub of Wolves fans cheered that. Amazing!

[Serj]

This is amazing. I really hope they continue like that in the coming months.

[Reg]

Bloody hell.

Where is Toure? Slow-jogging by the halfway line, of course!

[Waffdon]

Hah, whole pub of Wolves fans cheered that. Amazing!


Ditto.

What a fkn goal

[Foe]

"Counter".

[Byron]

My word. Please let it happen :drool:

[Davgooner]

Brilliant. Though, if they let it slide and the yids get a sniff, I'll fucking hunt Lee down and murder him.

[-james-]

Gutted I'm not a Leicester fan.

[Mellberg]

Yeah, I might have to fuck Villa off and move East. Sensational from Mahrez.

[Lee]

Good save, Schmeichel. Then the goal kick FOR FUCK'S SAKE!

[Mellberg]

If they hold on here and Spurs and Arsenal draw they'll be six clear. Have a word.

[Giggles]

This is fucking brilliant.

[Lee]

It's fucking awful my pants are going to be a mess by the end of the match.

[John]

Taking Toure off is the best thing Man City could have done.

It's been what, four years now and Toure is still 'out of sorts' when he's been a lethargic twat in a game not going his way.

[John]

Hahaha.

Fuck me.

[Lee]

Right that's it, I'm going into clinical shock.

[Sam]

Yes!!!

[-james-]

What the fuck.

[Smiffy]

My life. Mental.

[Disco]

This is insane. And brilliant.

[Mellberg]

Oh my fucking days.

[Toby]

Fucking hell, this is incredible. :D

[Sam]

If your not blind drunk by 5 Lee, I will be for you haha.

[leedsrevolution]

I really wish I was a Leicester fan right now. Absolutely brilliant.

[Dark Soldier]

Holy shit, amazing

[Mellberg]

I wonder what Nigel Pearson thinks of his son around about now.

[Davgooner]

Hope that cunt in the Leicester end got a good recording of that on his phone.

[Lee]

I'm in genuine disbelief. This is ridiculous.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Taking Toure off is the best thing Man City could have done.

It's been what, four years now and Toure is still 'out of sorts' when he's been a lethargic twat in a game not going his way.

It's got to the point where his performances are indicative not of the fact that he's declined as a footballer but of that fact that he is a bad, nasty person. Too much evidence to the contrary now. He'll be off to China soon I guess.

Fucking Robert Huth bundling two in for the champions elect.

[Boydy]

Hope that cunt in the Leicester end got a good recording of that on his phone.

:D

I saw him too. What a dick.

[Lee]

Hope that cunt in the Leicester end got a good recording of that on his phone.

Indeed, little wanker. Hope he missed it then got injured in the celebrations.

[Samadini]

Newcastle's sub bench is fucking amazing.

[Toby]

Mahrez looks knackered. You could probably get away with giving him a rest at this point.

[Lee]

Mahrez looks knackered. You could probably get away with giving him a rest at this point.

We ought to get him off for somebody who will cover better defensively at this stage anyway. He's done his bit.

[QE Harold Flair]

Kante is our best player. I think he'd be great for Arsenal, actually.

Like fuck he would get in ahead of Flamini.

[John]

Vardy always looks about two yards offside but never actually gets pulled back.

[Lee]

Like fuck he would get in ahead of Flamini.

Depends on what you want from a player. Most tackles and interceptions of any midfielder in the top five European leagues last season and this.

[John]

Vardy would have been brought up on charges for that in Scotland. Halliday was sent off for 'incitement' for celebrating a goal in the centre circle while facing his own fans a couple of weeks ago.

[Raoul Duke]

Just spotted that Kakuta has gone to China: http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/05/gael-kakuta-chelsea-sevilla-china-fortune

:harold:

[Dquincy]

City look quite poor. This probably wasn't what Sterling was expecting when he moved there...

[Jimmy Floyd]

I saw Kakuta live as a teenager and he looked genuinely thrilling. The sort of bloke you want to be able to just chuck in a first team and run with him. Never happening at Chelsea so he just sat on the contract and ruined his career.

[Raoul Duke]

Who the hell is this haircut they're bringing on?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Christ, I've missed out.

Leicester are going to do this aren't they?

[QE Harold Flair]

Lol at that haircut.

[Mellberg]

The barnet on this kid coming on for City.

[John Arne]

If Leicester win the league :drool:

[Yevrah]

I've just seen the score in the Leicester game. :eyemouth:

Holy.Fucking.Shit.

[Yevrah]

Right that's it, I'm going into clinical shock.

:D

[Lee]

With Nathan Dyer coming on it's quite possible we lose this 4-3 now.

[Lee]

Told you lads.

[Magic]

Lol it's incredible Dyer has any involvement in a squad in the top 4.

[Lee]

Alright Danny, it was a joke not an instruction.

[Mellberg]

Nice ball in from Gary Oldman for Aguero's goal.

[John]

Lol it's incredible Dyer has any involvement in a squad in the top 4.

You could say that about most of their squad in isolation. It's meaningless.

[Gray Fox]

Had Leicester to win 3-1 in the work predictor. Blow it up now. Leicester. :drool:

[Shindig]

Our back four: Aarons, Taylor, Colo, Janmaat. There will be goals. Not from us, though. One up top.

[Lee]

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Right, I think we all have to have a long sit down and think about this.

'Spurs could cut Leicester's lead to just five points if they win this afternoon'.

[Sam]

Mind is blown, they're actually going to do it.

[niko_cee]

The bit that's really going to kill the Leicester fans is meffing it up on that run of easy games after they rape Arsenal next weekend.

Ranieri lifting the thing at Stamford Bridge though.

:drool:

Shame they didn't wait until the end of the season to sack Mourinho.

[SvN]

Great result. Leicester could've had 2 or 3 more, too.

[Davgooner]

Cracking game. Attention now turns to Villa-Norwich.

[John]

Sky have some cheek to have their presenter indignantly asking when people will stop being surprised by Leicester. They're leading the line on that by starting every broadcast involving them by inviting them to drop out of the top four.

[Sam]

Lee and the other lad who follows Leicester (MaxPower?), enjoy the day, truly jealous.

[Dquincy]

Sky have some cheek to have their presenter indignantly asking when people will stop being surprised by Leicester. They're leading the line on that by starting every broadcast involving them by inviting them to drop out of the top four.

Not sure what you're problem is here. It's a fair discussion, even if they lead the table all the way to the end of the season.

[leedsrevolution]

"Dad how did Leicester win the league?"

"It all started when Nigel Pearson's son racially abused a Thai prostitute in a sex orgy on video"

[Dquincy]

Don't forget the arsehole licking...

[Max Power]

I can't stop laughing, Absolutely absurd.

Might as well go out on the piss now I suppose.

[Boydy]

Not sure what you're problem is here. It's a fair discussion, even if they lead the table all the way to the end of the season.

His problem is that Sky are saying it all the time and then asking why people are saying it.

It's right there in the post.

[Giggles]

Which one?

Leicester of course :baz:

[John]

Not sure what you're problem is here. It's a fair discussion, even if they lead the table all the way to the end of the season.

They went into the game today three points clear on top of the league and we still got the now obligatory 'top four' stat, because Sky are still surprised Leicester are doing so well and they still expect it to stop. To then end the broadcast with your anchor acting as though he knew all along they they were brilliant and asking when the rest of the world will catch up is cheeky.

That I've had to explain that to you after the post you quoted is laughable.

[Dquincy]

His problem is that Sky are saying it all the time and then asking why people are saying it.

It's right there in the post.

Shut your fucking mouth you stupid cunt.

[Boydy]

Shut your fucking mouth you stupid cunt.

You're the stupid cunt who couldn't make sense of John's post. :baz:

[Dquincy]

They went into the game today three points clear on top of the league and we still got the now obligatory 'top four' stat, because Sky are still surprised Leicester are doing so well and they still expect it to stop. To then end the broadcast with your anchor acting as though he knew all along they they were brilliant and asking when the rest of the world will catch up is cheeky.

That I've had to explain that to you after the post you quoted is laughable.

Many broadcasters and football fans are doing that though.

The fact that you're such a pedant is quite laughable.

[Toby]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/719/514/e31.gif

[Giggles]

They went into the game today three points clear on top of the league and we still got the now obligatory 'top four' stat, because Sky are still surprised Leicester are doing so well and they still expect it to stop. To then end the broadcast with your anchor acting as though he knew all along they they were brilliant and asking when the rest of the world will catch up is cheeky.

That I've had to explain that to you after the post you quoted is laughable.

:D Jesus, ease it up a little there.

[Toby]

Yes Lewis that is a home video.

[John]

Many broadcasters and football fans are doing that though.

The fact that you're such a pedant is quite laughable.

You're still not getting it.

If I was a pedant I'd have lolled at you for not knowing when to use 'your' and left it there.


:D Jesus, ease it up a little there.

Excuse me?

[Dquincy]

I understand his fucking post, you twats. What i didn't understand is why it agitated him.

The majority of you pricks like to constantly complain about something. You're not happy unless you're moaning or passing judgement on someone. God forbid you actually put this much effort into your real life activities. Nah, just stick to being condescending pricks on a internet forum.

[Toby]

:D

Christ. Chinny has returned.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Man rages on an internet forum about people raging on an internet forum.

[Yevrah]

Still, Leicester, eh?

[Boydy]

Leicester. :cool:

[leedsrevolution]

I understand his fucking post, you twats. What i didn't understand is why it agitated him.

The majority of you pricks like to constantly complain about something. You're not happy unless you're moaning or passing judgement on someone. God forbid you actually put this much effort into your real life activities. Nah, just stick to being condescending pricks on a internet forum.

I fucking love meltdowns.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Stoke and Arsenal have both collapsed since they played each other in the worst game of the season. Everton could go 7th here.

[Yevrah]

That that game was cited as being the one that showed Wenger/Arsenal had turned the corner is all sorts of lol.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That that game was cited as being the one that showed Wenger/Arsenal had turned the corner is all sorts of lol.

It was the day their title challenge ended, champion teams don't go to places like that and stand off the ball for 90 minutes.

[Davgooner]

Bollocks. Going there with that side and not getting shat like usual was fine. Coming out of those two games and then shitting the bed in the next two home games killed us.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's 4th place talk. You take a negative mindset anywhere and it sticks.

[Yevrah]

Either way, you really are an absolute mess when it comes to maintaining a title challenge.

[Davgooner]

That's 4th place talk. You take a negative mindset anywhere and it sticks.

That's not really a discussion you need to be starting.

[Reg]

Stoke are a weird side. Beat Man Utd and Man City, thoroughly outplaying both. Currently 3 down to Everton at home.

[Boydy]

Oh ffs, Stoke. There's my accumulator fucked for the day.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's not really a discussion you need to be starting.

Well it seems to have served us beautifully, doesn't it.

[John Arne]

We are smashing Sunderland but can't score for shit.

And, Lovren and Allen have both gone off injured.

[Davgooner]

Either way you're fucked.

Aaron Lennon running wild.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Spurs shit this then it's United's title to lose, frankly.

[Danny]

Either way you're fucked.

Aaron Lennon running wild.

That defending for that goal :face:

[Pleb]

What a fucking day this is :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Scott Dann is Crystal Palace's (joint) top goalscorer.

Amazing.

[Magic]

Dann on the bench, sold Lukaku for Costa, Firminio captain. Three tragic decisions.

[Lee]

Norwich are a bad team.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh ffs, Stoke. There's my accumulator fucked for the day.

Norwich for me :(

[John Arne]

Firminigoal.

[Magic]

Just total shite. Can't believe I'm wasting my money going to see them again this season. Pointless.

[John Arne]

2-0. Nice work again from Firmino, teeing up Lallana.

[niko_cee]

Mignolet showing solidarity with those who left after 77 minutes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Liverpool :harold:

[Lee]

Fuck me Liverpool are shit.

[QE Harold Flair]

Liver lol.

[SvN]

Fucking hilarious.

[John Arne]

Fucking useless. 2-2

[Byron]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkTb9GP9lVI

[P_3]

Fuck off. :cab:

[Spoonsky]

It's amazing, the entire league is backing Leicester and simultaneously doesn't think they can actually do it (until today perhaps). It's like Bernie Sanders and the Democratic Party, and today is their Iowa, or something.

Jermain Defoe. :face:

[Shindig]

I've almost forgot what a win looks like.

[Spoonsky]

It's the walkout wot done it.

[Lee]

I actually think we might do it. If we don't lose next week it's hard not to see us as strong favourites given the fixtures which follow. It's absolutely mental.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

'Anyone got a spot more coins for the meter?'
'I found the coins necessary'

:D

What an end to the classifieds.

[Shindig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/leicester-city/results

I mean, look at that form. Never in doubt.

[CJay]

We continue to embarrass ourselves, I see.

Here, Villa are only 8 points from safety. :cab: From the way people have been going you'd think it was double that. I know it's still a substantial gap, but certainly not beyond the realms of possibility.

[leedsrevolution]

Have Leicester been beaten by a top team this season? (Liverpool absolutely don't count).

[Reg]

Thought this was quite interesting.


Neville was a very successful player, but he has become an analyst, a journo, a broadcaster – and an extremely good one too. It is this TV persona that has made him such a hot managerial prospect, but the two are only dimly related. The ability to analyse retrospectively, to be right in an interesting way about what has already happened, is a rare skill. But it is a separate process to the managerial gift of sniffing the future, bending it to your will, grabbing the moment in real time with whatever comes to hand.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/05/gary-neville-tv-manager-valencia?CMP=fb_a-football_b-gdnfootball

[randomlegend]

I presume it's from Facebook but my little brother just sent me this:


Since Liverpool last won the league Peter Schmeichel signed for Man Utd, won it 5 times, retired, had a son & he's about to win it with LCFC.

Which made me lol. I've obviously sent it on to my older brother. We'll see how he responds.

[Danny]

Kasper was born before Liverpool last won the league.

[Boydy]

Thought this was quite interesting.


http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/05/gary-neville-tv-manager-valencia?CMP=fb_a-football_b-gdnfootball

"like a brilliantly fidgety, bright-eyed Victorian badger in a waistcoat and tails who has somehow learned to talk in fluent unstoppable English about high lines and possession stats and pressure on the ball-carrier."

:D

[niko_cee]

Arsenal bummed them earlier in the season.

[leedsrevolution]

Kasper was born before Liverpool last won the league.

Bet you're fun at parties.

[Byron]

Minor point, but Liverpool won the league twice after Kasper was born.

EDIT: Oh fuck off the lot of you.

[Danny]

Bet you're fun at parties.

Depends who you ask. Seems like Byron would think so.

[Byron]

We'd instantly add awesome to any par-tay. I'd bring name tags and everything.

[Reg]

"Ronald Koeman's body protected from the elements, Slaven Bilic's head from them by the woolly hat."

Commentators get paid to say these things.

[Giggles]

Liverpool hahahahahahahaha.

Leicester :cool:

What a fucking day.

[Amigo]

Gylfi has been on fire ever since Monk got sacked.

[QE Harold Flair]

I'd like to know Wanyama's fouls per yellow card ratio. He always seems to get away with loads.

[Davgooner]

696013197107658752

[Toby]

Players clearly took it badly.

[Disco]

It's all a bit meaningless when football would be absolutely fine without those particular fans. On a more basic level it's also the worst boycott in the history of everything.

[Jeet]

What happened to 'You'll never walk alone'?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wanyama is such a mong at times.

[Magic]

I'd like to know Wanyama's fouls per yellow card ratio. He always seems to get away with loads.

Lol.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jose Fonte looks like such a dickhead with that headband.

[GS]

Players clearly took it badly.

Is this in reference to the fact we contrived to drop two points or has there been some sort of DRAMA?

[Byron]

There's always DRAMA and NARRATIVE in the Barclays Premier League.

[Lewis]

How much did it cost them to sack 'Brendan'?

[niko_cee]

He picked the envelope with 1p in it.

[Toby]

Is this in reference to the fact we contrived to drop two points or has there been some sort of DRAMA?

The former of course. It was still 2-0 when they left.

[GS]

The former of course. It was still 2-0 when they left.

Apparently Ming the Merciless had another horror show for the first. I don't know why we bother. We should just play Danny Ward for the rest of the year.

[Gray Fox]

Good to see the players joining in on the walkout. No doubt we'll see Ian Ayre in a SSN interview tomorrow, telling us that there's nothing wrong with the ticket prices.

[Reg]

I don't watch Liverpool that much but... I heard Mignolet kept the most clean sheets in the league during 2015. All the fans on here seem to think he and the centre backs are useless. How do the two things tally?

[phonics]

"like a brilliantly fidgety, bright-eyed Victorian badger in a waistcoat and tails who has somehow learned to talk in fluent unstoppable English about high lines and possession stats and pressure on the ball-carrier."

:D

Barney Ronay is genuinely the best football writer about by a mile.

[phonics]

I don't watch Liverpool that much but... I heard Mignolet kept the most clean sheets in the league during 2015. All the fans on here seem to think he and the centre backs are useless. How do the two things tally?

Old Wolchech (it's been so long I've forgot how to spell his name) managed to nab himself a golden glove. Top teams keep so many clean sheets by their very nature of being better than most. Shots to saves ratio is always a good one to look at (I have no idea what Ming is at, Chezknee was awful at it though)

[Toby]

I don't watch Liverpool that much but... I heard Mignolet kept the most clean sheets in the league during 2015. All the fans on here seem to think he and the centre backs are useless. How do the two things tally?

Hart must have racked up a lot in late 2014 and so far this year if Mignolet beats him. Who else is near? I'd probably expect De Gea and Lloris to have more but then if you look at a few others:

Cech didn't play for most of the first half of the year
Courtois didn't play for most of the second half of the year (and Chelsea were in crisis mode when he did)
Forster has missed loads of games through injury

I don't know who else would really rank that highly for the league's goalkeepers these days. I imagine Foster, Fabianski and Pantilimon are quite high on the rankings but they're hardly superstars either.

Plus there's just the fact that keeping clean sheets isn't all that important if you're letting in things you should be saving when you do concede.

[Giggles]

Is there always that many empty seats at Man City?

[Raoul Duke]

Mongolet :facepalm:

[John]

Was that commentator just angling for a date with Remi Garde?

[Luke Emia]

He's a bomb scare. He can't kick and doesn't command his area which gives the defenders a heart attack. He's not the only problem. But, he doesn't exactly exude confidence and that's a big thing for a keeper.

Plus he's got a really flat face. On the other side of it though I feel sorry for him playing behind a defence that more often than not contains Kolo Toure and Alberto Moreno.

As for the fans. Yep it's too expensive but if you really want to see action there needs to be a collective boycotting of a game. Maybe even once a month. 20,000 empty seats at one game a month would do much more damage than a load of people walking out ten minutes before the end of the game.

[John]

People start leaving games about ten minutes before the end anyway, particularly in a fairly comfortable and unremarkable two nil win, which that appeared tk be. Obviously they don't leave in the same sort of numbers but it's still a remarkably daft protest.

[Giggles]

Never knew Swansea had a new manager but they said 3rd game already. Did they not give it to Curtis for the season after and have an eye on some South American?

[Jimmy Floyd]

They gave it to Curtis for the season but then brought in some bloke who used to manage Udinese or Palermo or perhaps all of the above.

[Giggles]

They gave it to Curtis for the season but then brought in some bloke who used to manage Udinese or Palermo or perhaps all of the above.

By the look of Wikipedia he's managed just about everyone.

[John]

Surely I didn't dream the voiceover man on the Aston Villa game saying Remi Garde had a very nice smile and should show it off more often?

The bloke gesturing an offer of cunnilingus to Mitrovic has to settle for second place in the weirdo of the day contest.

[niko_cee]

All Liverpool's hierarchy need to do is raise ticket prices to £94. Should solve all problems.

[Giggles]

All Liverpool's hierarchy need to do is raise ticket prices to £94. Should solve all problems.

£96?

[niko_cee]

I toyed with the idea but didn't want to wake up next to a dead chicken in a carrier bag.

[Byron]

Watching MotD, what the fuck was Mignolet doing for that first goal? I could have saved that I reckon :D

[niko_cee]

He's just an absolute tragedy. I'm with GS. They recalled that Ward guy, may as well fucking play him. Otherwise why bring him back?

Liverpool shouldn't be as bad as they are, but they really need two new centre halves and a 'keeper as a minimum. And for any of their attackers who can run to stay fit for more than 3 games a season. Lallana and Milner as the attacking options are so turgid. If you could play Coutinho, Firmino and Sturridge regularly (arf) with the likes of Ings, Ibe and Origi as back-up they'd be so much better.

[Waffdon]

Danny Ward is a geezer

[John Arne]

Not only did Mignolet fuck up the save, but the wall was way far over to his left.. The last 2 players in the wall were pointless.

[Shindig]

If you're paying £77 to stand in it you might as well call it the Andy Carroll stand.

[Andy]

I'd like to know Wanyama's fouls per yellow card ratio. He always seems to get away with loads.

He's a brainless idiot but one thing he's good at is changing the way he plays after he gets a yellow.

This season he's been a liability.

[Andy]

He's a bomb scare. He can't kick and doesn't command his area which gives the defenders a heart attack. He's not the only problem. But, he doesn't exactly exude confidence and that's a big thing for a keeper.

Plus he's got a really flat face. On the other side of it though I feel sorry for him playing behind a defence that more often than not contains Kolo Toure and Alberto Moreno.

As for the fans. Yep it's too expensive but if you really want to see action there needs to be a collective boycotting of a game. Maybe even once a month. 20,000 empty seats at one game a month would do much more damage than a load of people walking out ten minutes before the end of the game.

20m for Forster. It's inevitable.

[Kikó]

Not if we don't get there first.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35514103

As FIFA election folklore goes, 'he who takes South Sudan takes the presidency'. Or so we hope. Mon Gianni.

[Waffdon]

That was beautiful from Barcelona - shame the assistant is a dunce

[Max Power]

Genuinely atrocious call from the linesman denying a stunning Barcelona goal there.

Based on the first 3 minutes I think they might score 10 here if that's your thing

[Giggles]

Napoli v Carpi, Atalanta v Empoli, Marseille v PSG today.

[Max Power]

Levante have bossed this since the goal :cab:

[phonics]

The Flamini Ramsey axis continues :sick:

[Davgooner]

Someone watching Sky let me know if they show the banner in our end at ko

[QE Harold Flair]

Flamini and Ramsey midfield again. Will we never learn? El Neny not on the bench again, completely pointless signing.

[Jeet]

Having trouble scoring, not scored in 3, plays Ox who never scored in an away fixture....

Neny's wife having a baby which is why he is not featured.

[phonics]

Someone watching Sky let me know if they show the banner in our end at ko

Didn't see it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A classic shit convention of reffing there, in the first 10 minutes reds = yellow and yellows = nothing.

[QE Harold Flair]

Fucking twat should have been sent off for that. Get him off.

[John Arne]

Just taken that twat out of my fantasy team.

[phonics]

The We've Got Ozil song is so good.

[Jeet]

OMG Ox has scored his 1st AWAY Arsenal goal ever!

[Magic]

Come on Giroud you cunt.

[phonics]

Carrick Fellaini in midfield :sick:

They're going to get womped.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Carrick/Fellaini vs Matic/Mikel. Nil fucking nil.

[Smiffy]

Chelsea -1.

[phonics]

Herrera / Schneiderlin on the bench behind those two...

[Reg]

Was just chatting about van Gaal going with the line "I'm not telling them anything different" after Rooney and Lingaard have been saying they've been given more freedom. Van Gaal has always gone with the line "eventually players learn my philosophy"* and that after months of telling them of not to play instinctively, they get it eventually and then it's all rosy. I think he might have conned himself into thinking that's what happened, possibly with other teams as well, when in fact players just decide to play differently and he continues thinking he's a genius.

*except a month or two ago he said he'd given the players more responsibility to decide how they play. Maybe he's just confused.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Watching these Hiddink and van Gaal spliced-together interviews I can't help but think that they represent the last dying breaths of the old, not shit, Dutch football.

[Magic]

This should be an absolute pile of steaming shite and not in the conventional way Toby and Co find riveting

Worse than the Watford game.

[Lewis]

I've read a lot about how Borthwick-Jackson runs like a mong, so I'm looking out for that.

[Magic]

Jesus awful. Awful.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We are septic. If we get anything out of this it'll just be coincidence.

Anyone on Gaz Nev watch, he's just gone 1-0 down at struggling Betis.

[Toby]

Chelsea should be winning this. I'm less sure they will, but United look there for the taking on the counter. As bad as he has been recently it's probably an ideal sort of game for Hazard.

[SvN]

Are Chelsea fans booing Blind?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Chelsea should be winning this. I'm less sure they will, but United look there for the taking on the counter. As bad as he has been recently it's probably an ideal sort of game for Hazard.

Winning would mean a form of attack other than Willian just dribbling down the whole pitch on his own, then crossing to himself and shooting, which seems to be plan A.

That said I'm a big fan of these Oscar crosses hitting the first man as Plan B.

[randomlegend]

I know I harp on about it, but Martial is going to be something special.

It'll probably end up being for Real Madrid but still.

[Max Power]

Bailed on this dogshit to watch Neville's last rites. Valencia genuinely might go down

[John Arne]

Why on earth do referee's let players square up to lino's and scream in the their face? Book the fuckers, send them off if needs be.

[John Arne]

Bailed on this dogshit to watch Neville's last rites. Valencia genuinely might go down

I reckon he'll resign tonight.

[randomlegend]

Why on earth do referee's let players square up to lino's and scream in the their face? Book the fuckers, send them off if needs be.

Costa is such a horrid little man.

Rooney gets away with too much of that sort of stuff too.

[-james-]

This has been an absolute disgrace from Celtic.