October 2, 200718 yr Poopie's stadium (and I use that term loosely ) :P Looks just as shit from the air! The BEAUTIFUL St Mary's Stadium
October 2, 200718 yr pompey - reading 7-4 :huh: any video or highlight of this game...i missed this game:\
October 6, 200718 yr Man Utd 4-0 Wigan Manchester United's attacking trio of Carlos Tevez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney put their side top of the table for the first time this season. Initially United were stymied by Wigan but Tevez's darting run and then his strength and composure to drill into the net gave them a second-half lead. Soon after Ronaldo headed in from close range following a United corner. United confirmed their dominance when Rooney set up Ronaldo, before the England striker headed in the fourth. Wigan rarely tested Tomasz Kuszczak, though the United keeper did well to palm away a Luis Antonio Valencia shot after Ronaldo's first goal. So three more points for United, though this was a win that came at a cost, with Louis Saha pulling out of the game through injury after hurting himself in the pre-match warm-up. United suffered two more injuries in the first half when Nemanja Vidic and John O'Shea had to go off, two substitutions that disrupted the champions' impressive early rhythm. But the disruption proved only temporary and two goals in the space of four minutes early in the second half ended Wigan's resistance at Old Trafford. The champions should have been ahead long before Sir Alex Ferguson was forced to reshuffle his side. Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland had to react quickly to palm away Salomon Olembe's attempted clearance following a Tevez cross as United began their seige of the visitors' goal. Ronaldo gathered up the loose ball and looked to be clearly fouled by Michael Brown, but referee Mike Riley waved play on. Towards the end of the first half United recaptured their early momentum, Ronaldo forcing a save from Kirkland, while Tevez wrong-footed Mario Melchiot before curling the ball over the bar. United began the second half in ominous mood with Ryan Giggs striking the crossbar with a well-executed half-volley. Tevez's goal provided ample demonstration why Ferguson was so keen to bring the Argentine to Old Trafford. The former West Ham forward had the speed and strength to hold off Kevin Kilbane, before drilling a shot into the corner of the net. Four minutes later Ronaldo headed in from close range after a United corner and the Portuguese forward capped a fine performance with a cool finish after he had been set up by Rooney. The England international completed the scoring with a header after Danny Simpson had crossed from the right. Wigan deployed a five-man midfield and Marcus Bent as a lone striker, a formation that rarely tested United's rejigged defence. Josip Skoko went close with a shot, while Patrice Evra reacted quickly to hook the ball away from Paul Scharner as the Austrian prepared to shoot. During the second half Jason Koumas's left-footed shoot went narrowly wide, before Kuszczak saved from Valencia. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson "Considering all the things that happened I think we've done fantastically well. I was very pleased with the football in the second half. "We had 10 players missing but great credit to the players who played today. "We speeded the game up in the second half, the flow of the game was much better. It's coming together." Wigan manager Chris Hutchings "We had a game plane which worked well in the first half," Hutchings said after they kept United quiet early on. "But as as soon as they scored the first goal they upped the tempo and they could have scored a couple more. "It's always difficult but while it's 1-0 you have always got a chance. I'm disappointed that we lost our shape." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7019619.stm
October 6, 200718 yr Author 4 Goals good Not as good as 7 though :P At least it wasn't another 1-0 bore fest.
October 7, 200718 yr OMG I retract my prior comments about divers....stop the violence against these brave men. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FO9A2Zb8KL0
October 7, 200718 yr Oh my gosh another city win.... emmm I have a bet pre season that city would quaify for the champs leuage in 2 years.... looks likley I could just get my money a season early KEEP IT UP SVEN !!!!
October 17, 200718 yr Author And the results for the manager evictions are in and the 2nd manager to pack his bags is... Sven :o It isn't you Could it be Mr Jol? No it isn't you Could be it be Sir Alex? No it isn't you Could it be Sammy Lee? Yes it's you, you have been evicted from the Premiership.
October 19, 200718 yr Author I had him for first to go. Of which you were wrong as he is premiership manager 2 to depart. :P
October 19, 200718 yr national teams play Cl or UEFA cup? I was thinking about England national team(consider them as home team)
October 19, 200718 yr Author Wrong thread :P This is for the football leagues (both league and non-league) & the cups. Not for the national team's vain attempts at getting though a group which was called "Easy" when it got drawn.
October 20, 200718 yr Author So far the 6 games playing at the moment there has been 6 goals scored. Including a 3-0, a 2-0 & a 1-0, the rest are 0-0s :( Stevie G dived to get a penalty to make Dirtypool beat Everton
October 20, 200718 yr Author Blink and you miss a goal storm. :dozey: Pompey looking like to scoring their 3rd away league victory in a row, pretty good for a team who is looking like to get their 3rd away league victory in 2007 :lol: Man City are doing well
October 22, 200718 yr Funniest sight of the weekend was Phil Neville's extremely lame impersonation of a goalkeeper!!:P
October 22, 200718 yr Saints reveal proposed takeover Southampton have revealed that their plc board has agreed in principle to proposals which would see a mystery investment company buy into the club. The unnamed UK-based investor would purchase 55% of the shares in parent company Southampton Leisure Holdings. The investor has "confirmed that it has the financial capacity to support the club and strengthen the squad". The proposal, which would require the backing of shareholders, was revealed in a statement to the Stock Exchange. The club statement continued: "The investor proposes to become the majority shareholder by injecting a substantial sum directly into the company by means of a placing of new shares and to commit additional funds in order to acquire a tranche of pre-existing equity from current shareholders by means of a partial tender offer. Southampton, who were relegated from the Premier League in 2005, have been searching for new investment to secure their long-term future and boost their chances of a return to the top flight. Leon Crouch, the second-largest shareholder in the south coast club, was removed from his post as the football club's chairman by the plc board in July. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/7056798.stm Rumored to be Ray Ranson....please god don't let it be Souness or Lowe. Maybe it's Will! :dance:
October 23, 200718 yr Beckham linked with English return Last updated at 10:20am on 23rd October 2007 Comments (1) David Beckham is considering a return to the Premier League and it could be with tormented Tottenham. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star has just finished his first season with the Los Angeles galaxy after they were eliminated from the race for the Major League Soccer play-offs at the weekend. Disappointing season: David Beckham leaves the pitch after Galaxy failed to reach the play-offs which means a long time without football for Becks Read more... He is now heading back to his Hertfordshire home to spend the winter with wife Victoria and their children and to be his ailing dad Ted, who is recovering from a heart attack. Ipswich manager Jim Magilton has also admitted he would love it if Beckham trained with the side as the England international looks to rebuild his fitness. Beckham will now look to train with an English side within easy reach of his Hertfordshire home and Magilton - a former team-mate of Galaxy coach Frank Yallop - will invite the 32-year-old to Portman Road. Magilton told the Daily Telegraph: "I would love to have David Beckham training with us. "If it helps him out then he would be very welcome here indeed. It would give our players a huge boost to be training with someone of his calibre and give the whole place a huge lift. "I will invite David to train with us. Ideally I would also love to have him play a couple of games but I doubt that would be possible." LA Galaxy officials are also softening their stance about the 32-year-old midfielder playing on loan and if Becks is set on a Premier League club Spurs would be a perfect fit. Beckham would be guaranteed first-team football in a Tottenham side which lacks a dynamic midfield presence to unite a side which contains gifted individuals but which is not functioning as a unit. Beckham would not have the same playing opportunities if he was with Arsenal or Chelsea while West Ham do not hold the same appeal as Spurs. Even if Beckham is not granted permission by his club to play on loan, his leadership qualities off the pitch would help Spurs who still miss the passion and desire injected into their ranks by the departed Edgar Davids. "I'm a person that likes to train every day," Beckham said. "That's the way it's been through my whole career for the last 15 years. I'll be keeping on training and keeping fit no matter what.
October 25, 200718 yr Author Megson appointed Bolton manager Bolton Wanderers have appointed Gary Megson as their new manager. The former Leicester boss has signed a two-and-a-half year contract and will be in charge for Sunday's Premier League game against Aston Villa. Bolton chairman Phil Gartside said: "Gary has demonstrated he has the right temperament for a battle, which this season is undoubtedly going to be." Megson succeeds Sammy Lee and inherits a side bottom of the table with just five points from their first 10 games. Wanderers finished eighth last season but struggled badly after Lee took over from Sam Allardyce in April. Gartside insisted: "We feel Gary is the right man to take Bolton forward. "We have to be fully focused on the task ahead and make sure we achieve immediate success. "I have spoken to the staff and the players. We are all committed to getting behind Gary and turning our fortunes around." Megson was Leicester manager for just six weeks. He made it clear he wanted to leave the Walkers Stadium after Bolton were twice denied permission to speak to him. The 48-year-old began his managerial career with Norwich in 1995 before spells in charge of Blackpool, Stockport and Stoke, where he left after just four months following a takeover by an Icelandic consortium. Megson moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 2000 and kept them in the First Division. The Baggies were promoted to the top flight under Megson in 2002 and again two years later following their relegation. He was axed by Albion in October 2004 after announcing that he intended to leave when his contract expired at the end of that season. Megson took over at Nottingham Forest in January 2005 but resigned the following year after failing to turn the troubled club's fortunes around. He spent 18 months out of management before being handed a return by Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric. Megson's quick departure leaves Leicester looking for their fifth manager in the space of just six months. Story from BBC SPORT: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/7061876.stm
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