Quote :

"He's like Denis Irwin, can't hate him 8/10 every night except every game last season."

Is this English?

12/26/2013 9:51:00 AM

Not sure. Those words seem to be in English...

12/26/2013 9:53:50 AM

It makes no sense at all.

12/26/2013 10:49:54 AM

lol Arsenal

12/26/2013 11:10:19 AM

Quote :

" Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand could retire at the end of the season when his contract at Old Trafford expires, according to The Times. ... "We’ve got a team that has a lot of energy at the moment," he told The Sun. "This club has been renowned for promoting young players and putting them in."

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1662650/rio-ferdinand-retire-end-season?cc=5901

12/26/2013 11:13:22 AM

cool.

12/26/2013 11:27:26 AM

Crisis averted

12/26/2013 11:52:12 AM

The referee in the Tottenham match had a shocker. Steven Reid should have been off around the 70th minute. Slid in 2-footed on Rose and it was borderline straight red. The problem was that he already had a yellow. Fucking terrible.

12/26/2013 11:57:28 AM

Should be 2-0 Liverpool

That offsides call was total bullshit.

12/26/2013 12:56:42 PM

beautiful stuff from LFC


goddamn unlucky. really good half and down 2-1.

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 1:17 PM. Reason : .]

12/26/2013 12:57:12 PM

Fuck

12/26/2013 1:18:39 PM

C'mon you Citizens!

12/26/2013 2:01:37 PM

Its real crowded at the top of the PL table, Liv only 2 points ahead of Everton.

12/26/2013 2:26:53 PM

Best game an opponent has given City at home all season. I'd say this game proves LFC are worthy top 4 contenders for sure.

12/26/2013 2:40:10 PM

LFC are worthy top 4 contenders and maybe an outside chance at the title. City or Arsenal are going to win it this year. Chelsea, United, Pool will battle for 3rd and 4th.

12/26/2013 3:37:40 PM

No doubt City wins the title, for me.

12/26/2013 3:39:15 PM

^ this.

City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Pool/United.

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 3:51 PM. Reason : city had a few fortunate offsides calls against arsenal too]

12/26/2013 3:50:53 PM

I love Steve Bruce

Quote :

""You would never write off Man United. Just because they’ve changed manager doesn’t mean that mentality’s going to go away. It’s engrained in them. For a lot of the players, they’re used to success." "They know how to win a league. You can never write them off because they are capable of going to win eight, nine or 10 games on the spin. Usually, they get stronger in the second half of the season. That’s always been the case with them." "You either love them or hate them but you can’t argue it’s a magical day when you play against them.""

Sparky take a few notes you wanker.

12/26/2013 6:06:29 PM

What are you on about?Did Sparky say something daft?

12/26/2013 7:27:15 PM

Sparky always says something daft, especially when the refs cock up. Not sure what he said today but that above post was more referring to his conduct with Man United when he plays against them.

12/26/2013 9:35:52 PM

On the contrary I feel quite odd when players are too reverential when they play against us. Case in point, Phil Nev a few years back when Everton knocked us out in the FA. He was all alone emotionless ... come on Phil enjoy the win with your mates yeah? Schmeikes was the complete opposite though. There's got to be a middle ground you know?





[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 9:51 PM. Reason : Wassup eldude]

12/26/2013 9:50:38 PM

Ramsey did the same vs Cardiff.

Its a delicate balance. Like RVP is a glory hunting glass-boned rapist cunt but he showed respect last year and Arsenal fans still (rightfully) didn't relent... and this year he celebrated but I really can't blame him.

[Edited on December 26, 2013 at 10:34 PM. Reason : and after pondering city... they go on road vs all top teams second half. still faves but work leff]

12/26/2013 10:33:32 PM

And I'm double posting but Theo has come good as an offensive threat. His pace and improved finishing has made him a key piece to Arsenal (and England). He has faults and his final third decisions need work but he's no longer a punchline.

He absolutely should be first choice come July for England over Townsend..

12/26/2013 10:47:37 PM

Lol just saw the I hate soccer thread. Comedy gold that is filled with mindless idiots.

12/27/2013 1:53:37 AM

Quote :

"No doubt City wins the title, for me."

I'm tempted to agree. At their best, they've been comfortably the most impressive and deadly side in the Premier League.

But I've really only watched them at home. Apparently they have this weird problem where their magic leaves them when they go play at other stadiums.

Also, everybody's writing Liverpool off as title contenders, and I'm not sure why (maybe just because of history.) It sucks that they lost to Arsenal and City, but they weren't outplayed in those games and could easily have won either of them.

If Liverpool lose to Chelsea, I will reluctantly write them off as contenders, though. No I won't. I will be very sad though


[Edited on December 27, 2013 at 2:18 AM. Reason : ey35y]

12/27/2013 2:16:35 AM

I'm not writing them off for the title, I just can't realistically say they're title contenders until they've beat another title contender. I really hope they go for it against Chelsea the same way they did yesterday.

Good thing for them is that all their remaining games against the big teams after Sunday are at home, except for United. And they haven't been City good at home this season but they've been pretty damn good.

12/27/2013 10:35:14 AM

^
You HAVE beaten a title contender i.e United...

12/27/2013 11:10:44 AM

Best six minutes of season?

Ridiculous game at Upton Park.

12/28/2013 9:14:14 AM

Snodgrass was Norwich's most dangerous player in the first half. I just hope he doesn't score. Please not a guy named Snodgrass. Please

12/28/2013 10:50:44 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8On-GBuj_A

12/28/2013 12:38:37 PM

Lol Cardiff

12/28/2013 2:25:57 PM

Probably the worst performance I've seen from Altidore in a long time.

There are a legit 5-6 teams that deserve to be relegated this season.

12/28/2013 2:27:31 PM

To be fair to the Cardiff owner I believe he had a point in firing Mackay. Did Mackay deserve it? Probably not but Vincent Tan has spent a lot of money. Cardiff certainly outspent everyone in the championship last year and were in the top 5 spenders in the premier league this year. Looking at it from a pure business standpoint Cardiff should have been doing better but they spent on dross like Cornileius. Is Mackay a decent manager? Certainly, but I also believe he gets more credit then he should because it wasn't like Mackay was strapped for cash. Mackay is a clever man, he tried to create a scandal by going public about his conversations with Tan, thus ensuring the fans were on his side.

[Edited on December 28, 2013 at 2:31 PM. Reason : .]

12/28/2013 2:30:24 PM

^^ I am glad I am not the only one who noticed. This is the first time I have seen Jozy play outside of the US team and boy was it horrendous. No movement, the positioning was absolutely horrific, and he just looked disinterested in general. I hope its an aberration rather than the norm.

12/28/2013 2:31:28 PM

LOL at Tan. Caught on camera booing his own team.

I hope he stays forever.

12/28/2013 2:46:12 PM

Rumor is Ozil not in squad. Why not rest him home to Cardiff?

Though its not a huge drop off to Santi, especially in his usual central AM role.

12/29/2013 7:05:04 AM

nice win for Arsenal.

Pretty bitchy game plan from Newcastle to not attack more. Sat back against an Arsenal team without Ozil or Ramsey at home? Lame.

12/29/2013 10:24:07 AM

So these are the worst two people to ever face off as captains right?

[Edited on December 29, 2013 at 11:04 AM. Reason : Go Pool!]

12/29/2013 10:57:53 AM

What's your problem with Agger?

12/29/2013 11:36:45 AM

Isn't Suarez caotain?

Did Soldado score from open play?????

12/29/2013 11:38:36 AM

Gerrard is captain, Agger vice captain, Suarez whenever those two aren't in the team


not a good half. Chelsea straight up dominated. That's what happens when you have zero depth

[Edited on December 29, 2013 at 11:50 AM. Reason : .]

12/29/2013 11:39:22 AM

Suarez is forced to play so much deeper against top teams where Liverpool's midfield gets overrun.

I didn't see the City game but it was certainly true against Arsenal and was in the first half today.

12/29/2013 11:49:39 AM

yeah that's fair. Not much success down the wings with Sterling/Coutinho either really hurts the ability to get Suarez further up the field.

12/29/2013 11:52:31 AM

Great finish from Hazard. Pool just look tired. This holds and pool go from first to 5th in 5 days! No complaints from me, they will only be two points ahead of United.

12/29/2013 11:53:44 AM

damn woodwork man

12/29/2013 12:14:43 PM

Can't say Liverpool really deserved anything from that game but could have been a lot different if Sahko's header goes in early second half. They need Gerrard/Sturridge back healthy in the worst way.

Nice to see Chelsea with a number of cheap shots too. They're the masters of little fouls that aren't enough to be called or to be called for penalties.

12/29/2013 1:15:10 PM

Everton above Liverpool now

12/29/2013 1:20:00 PM

i fucking hate chelsea so much

12/29/2013 1:29:36 PM

Aspas is awful.

And Arsenal look less than impressive so far.

1/1/2014 10:33:53 AM

Aspas is awful. Not as awful as this refereeing though. Suarez getting hacked to shit and somehow he's the one that ends up with a yellow.

1/1/2014 10:49:31 AM