09-26-2010, 10:42 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Yellowknife
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Ya that was effing brutal refereeing and I'm sure Bruce will get fined for his comments but I can't complain about the final result.
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09-27-2010, 12:46 PM
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#242
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Over the Almunia
There are some things in life that are glaringly obvious, like the need for a peaceful solution in the Middle East, a cut-down on huge bonuses for fat-cat bankers and an orange big enough to be stuffed into Big Sham's mouth at all press conferences. But top of the list for quite a while now has been the need for Arsenal to buy a half-decent goalkeeper.
You know it, I know it, Arsenal's fans know it, heck, even Donny Osmond probably knows it. But there is one, quite important, person who doesn't, and he is the one that matters. Stubborn old Arsene Wenger refused to cough up enough chump change to buy Mark Schwarzer and now he is lumbered with a hat-trick of inept goalkeepers, headed by Manuel Almunia, who was at his dazzling worst against West Brom on Saturday, giving away a penalty, then palming a tame shot into the net to gift the Baggies a goal.
But let us not belittle West Brom's performance, which was fearless, and superb. Peter Odemwingie might have a name that provokes a chuckle but the boy clearly had a rough time in Moscow because it seems the Midlands has - amazingly - given him a new lease of life. The chuckle brothers (Squillaci and Koscielny) didn't have a clue how to play him, acting as if they were tied together by an invisible push-me, pull-me rope, to leave gaping holes all over the park. If they weren't so quiet, I bet you could have heard the mutterings of revolt in the Gunners' shiny new stadium. Next up: Chelsea away, and a battle to retain the loose shards of confidence the two teams share between them.
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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...ngland&cc=5901
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10-03-2010, 09:04 AM
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#243
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Account closed at user's request.
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Man is Liverpool a bad football team.
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10-03-2010, 09:53 AM
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#244
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13 goals for Drogba against Arsenal. Also heard he has never been on a losing side to the Gunners. Impressive statistics.
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10-03-2010, 09:55 AM
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#245
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I <3 Roy Hodgson.
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10-03-2010, 10:00 AM
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#246
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Franchise Player
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feels dirty hoping for Chelsea to win
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10-03-2010, 10:32 AM
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#247
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Account closed at user's request.
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^ It should. Evil, soul-less club, with thugs for supporters.
It should feel very dirty Diane.
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10-03-2010, 10:40 AM
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#248
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Victoria
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10-03-2010, 10:59 AM
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#249
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by NBC
^ It should. Evil, soul-less club, with thugs for supporters.
It should feel very dirty Diane.
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agreed with all of that, although all the Chelsea supporters I have met are more of a posh crowd. Like the Prawn Sandwich brigade migrated south since the late 90's.
either way, only cheer for them twice a year 
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10-03-2010, 01:30 PM
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#250
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Account closed at user's request.
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Interesting. Haven't ever heard the words posh and Chelsea in the same sentence before! Outside of Leeds United, I think that the Blues have one of the worst reputations for thug fans in the UK - at the highest level. This goes back to the 70s with the Chelsea Boys knifing opposition fans. Very odd that, seeing how their ground, albeit a terrible place, is in a decent part of the capital.
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10-03-2010, 03:03 PM
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#251
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by NBC
Interesting. Haven't ever heard the words posh and Chelsea in the same sentence before! Outside of Leeds United, I think that the Blues have one of the worst reputations for thug fans in the UK - at the highest level. This goes back to the 70s with the Chelsea Boys knifing opposition fans. Very odd that, seeing how their ground, albeit a terrible place, is in a decent part of the capital.
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when Abramovich went in it priced out a lot of their normal fans
I have only been to 2 games at Chelsea and both were after he bought the team, so I have no backround as to how they were before that but I have heard the bad reputation you talk about
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10-14-2010, 01:00 AM
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#252
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Franchise Player
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Rooney: "I haven't had an ankle injury all season."
So why has Fergie said you have? "I don't know."
this is not gonna end well for Wayne, last time someone didn't fall in line with SAF Becks took a boot to the face
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10-14-2010, 09:57 AM
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#253
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
Rooney: "I haven't had an ankle injury all season."
So why has Fergie said you have? "I don't know."
this is not gonna end well for Wayne, last time someone didn't fall in line with SAF Becks took a boot to the face
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Maybe Real Madrid will buy him for £100M?
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10-14-2010, 12:31 PM
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#254
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Franchise Player
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Wouldn't pay 10% of that for him, Berba>>>Rooney
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10-14-2010, 01:36 PM
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#255
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
Wouldn't pay 10% of that for him, Berba>>>Rooney
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Could you imagine saying that at this exact same time last season?
Besides, you're stealing my schtick, I'm the one who's supposed to irrationally hate Wayne Rooney.... 
On that note though, I dont 'irrationally hate' him, he screwed Everton, I'm okay with that, I just think hes a product of the English and Man U hype machine. The fact of the matter remains, he just isnt that good. Has he had a good season last year? Certainly, has he buggered everything up since then? Oh yeah....
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The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
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10-16-2010, 09:57 AM
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#256
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Yellowknife
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Well United just dropped 2 more points, and Rooney didn't look good for his 20 or so minutes..
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10-16-2010, 10:57 AM
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#257
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
Wouldn't pay 10% of that for him, Berba>>>Rooney
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Can you imagine what we'd be like if we had Berbs now playing with VDV? My god.
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10-16-2010, 01:36 PM
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#258
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Can you imagine what we'd be like if we had Berbs now playing with VDV? My god.
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ya it would be something special, the absolute perfect guy to go with Spurs midfield
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10-17-2010, 01:00 AM
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#259
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf
ya it would be something special, the absolute perfect guy to go with Spurs midfield
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Is he too, adept at scoring offside goals?? 
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The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
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10-17-2010, 08:41 AM
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#260
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East London
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He's not retiring, he's moving to Arsenal...
Source: Soccernet.com
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