[FOOTBALL] Weekend Football Thread - 1st/2nd/3rd April 2016 (El Clasico, mate)

[Weaver]

Friday
Queens Park Rangers vs Middlesbrough - 19:45, Sky Sports 1

Saturday
Aston Villa vs Chelsea - 12:45, BT Sport 1
Arsenal vs Watford
Bournemouth vs Manchester City
Norwich City vs Newcastle United
Stoke City vs Swansea CIty
Sunderland vs West Brom
West Ham vs Crystal Palace
Liverpool vs Spurs - 17:30, Sky Sports 1

Blackburn vs Preston - 12:30
Brighton vs Burnley - 12:30, Sky Sports 1
Bolton vs Reading
Cardiff City vs Derby
Charlton vs Birmingham
Fulham vs MK Dons
Huddersfield vs Sheffield Wednesday
Hull vs Bristol City
Nottingham Forest vs Brentford
Rotherham vs Leeds
Wolves vs Ipswich Town

Celtic vs Hearts - 12:30, Sky Sports 2
Barcelona vs Real Madrid - 19:30, Sky Sports 2

Sunday
Leicester City vs Southampton - 13:30, Sky Sports 1
Manchester United vs Everton - 16:00, Sky Sports 1

Lazio vs Roma - 14:00, BT Sport Europe
Barnsley vs Oxford United (JPT Final) - 14:30, Sky Sports 3

[Jimmy Floyd]

Villa and Chelsea on BT? That should be a thrilling affair.

[Kikó]

I have a massage at two on Sunday which is going to be completely undone by Everton running riot at old Trafford

[Smiffy]

.....

[Giggles]

This is the weekend Arsenal get right back in it.

[Davgooner]

Aye. Can't see Watford at home being any problem at all.

[Giggles]

Aye. Can't see Watford at home being any problem at all.

They won't be anywhere near the gear they were in for the cup game, will be rolled over easily. Spurs are guaranteed a loss and I'd really fancy Southampton to do Leicester.

Believe Dave.

[Sam]

We've got Ipswich it appears, didn't know that.

[niko_cee]

Spurs are guaranteed a win.

All about the big clash in the Championship tomorrow. Hopefully it goes a bit better than the last 1 v 2 at the Amex.

[Giggles]

Spurs are guaranteed a win.

Don't Liverpool basically own Spurs these days?

[niko_cee]

Yeah, but it's been so long since Spurs won a game it's well overdue.

[Spikey M]

I have a massage at two on Sunday which is going to be completely undone by Everton running riot at old Trafford

Before I respond to this - what are the rules on homophobic language on here?

[Spikey M]

I'd be backing a Liverpool win. Spurs are going to bottle this anytime now.

Everton are so unlucky and United so jammy that match can only end with a last minute Stones own goal.

I expect a cricket score in the Chelsea - Villa match.

Southampton are easy pickings for Leicester.

[CJay]

What ever happened to Friday night matches? Have there been any since United played one last season?

[niko_cee]

No, but they are coming.

[Lee]

I think Southampton will do us.

[phonics]

What ever happened to Friday night matches? Have there been any since United played one last season?

That's next year. There JUST SO HAPPENED to be a demonstration going on in Birmingham a week after they announced that news and the game was played on a Friday. TOTAL COINCIDENCE, I'm sure.

[Kikó]

Before I respond to this - what are the rules on homophobic language on here?

Nothing wrong with a massage pinhead.

[Ian]

United ruining Sundays as usual aside I'm actually looking forward to the weekend's football. How hard are Barcelona going to piss Real in The El Clasico Classic?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I reckon we should find an English rivalry to be widely known as The Classic. I nominate Hull v Burnley.

[Spikey M]

I reckon we should find an English rivalry to be widely known as The Classic. I nominate Hull v Burnley.

Southend United vs Colchester United.

[niko_cee]

The Reebok Classic.

[Lewis]

Sky have trademarked EL MASSIVO for when Jose Mourinho joins United.

[Raoul Duke]

Orient vs. Oxford: The Classic O's

[Kikó]

Benfica v Braga tonight boys. Massive.

[Giggles]

Benfica v Braga tonight boys. Massive.

It's no Dundalk v Derry City tbf.

[Spikey M]

Bradford City vs Rangers. The Banters.

[John]

Bradford City vs Rangers. The Banters.

Bangers, surely.

[Weaver]

Good win for Middlesbrough tonight - 3-2 at QPR, which puts them back into 2nd before 1st vs now 3rd tomorrow.

Three home games in a row coming up for Boro as well, so hopefully they can keep ticking over.

[Kikó]

Jonas' goalscoring record has been ridiculous this season. Over a goal a game. He's torn it up.

[Giggles]

Who's Jonas? 'Middlesbrough Jonas' on Google threw up nothing so I'm none the wiser.

[Kikó]

5-0. Killing it against 4th. Bayern next.

[Kikó]

Who's Jonas? 'Middlesbrough Jonas' on Google threw up nothing so I'm none the wiser.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ker-Jonas.html

[Shindig]

Coral's offering a toon win at 12-1. The bastards.

[niko_cee]

Is Pato ever going to play for Chelsea?

What a signing that has been.

[Giggles]

Forgot he'd even signed.

[Lee]

Good day of football and I'll be at bastard work. Shithole.

[Giggles]

Not much of it I can be arsed with today. I'm leaving at 4pm to go to an away game today anyway so it'll be all radio.

[Samadini]

Sounds like Moussa Sissoko will be starting at left back today.

Bet he can't wait to get the fuck out of there in the Summer.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is Pato ever going to play for Chelsea?

What a signing that has been.

I don't think he is. I heard a Chelsea fan justify it the other day with 'Well, we didn't know Bertrand Traoré was going to turn out this good'.

The story of our season, endless pleasant surprises.

[Spikey M]

I forgot Pato to Chelsea had even happened. Chelsea are like a grave yard for strikers.

[Ian]

The Operation.

[simon]

I don't think he is. I heard a Chelsea fan justify it the other day with 'Well, we didn't know Bertrand Traoré was going to turn out this good'.

The story of our season, endless pleasant surprises.

Pato even had multiple operations at AC Milan (they seem to have a similar effect with killing strikers these days) before his Chelsea move, so it was never going to end well.

[Kikó]

Barney Ronay wrote this about him The strange case of Alexandre Pato and Chelsea’s duck-shaped hole

http://gu.com/p/4hy2d?CMP=Share_Andr...y_to_clipboard

[ScousePig]

Sounds like Moussa Sissoko will be starting at left back today.

Bet he can't wait to get the fuck out of there in the Summer.

Couldn't believe it when he moved there against us. I really think he could be an excellent player if used properly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Chelsea subs: Begovic, Clarke-Salter, Matic, Oscar, Traoré, Pato, Falcao

[John]

What's with the explosion of double barrelled players?

[ScousePig]

The Operation.

Was he not post-op when he joined?

All he needs now is a loan to Sunderland.

[Ian]

Was he not post-op when he joined?

All he needs now is a loan to Sunderland.

Well in Pato's case the op is more of a post-mortem, my post was in response to Spikey/about Chelsea strikers in general.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What's with the explosion of double barrelled players?

Absent West Indian fathers.

Our youth section is almost entirely black and/or foreign.