March 16, 200818 yr Author Wow....... good year for the F-.A cup Pity city got beat by ballons.......... Good year for the fans, but not a good year for the FA. I can't see Wembley selling out for the 2 semi finals
March 16, 200818 yr Author Your first goal was so blatantly off-side. And Spurs 2nd goal which was ruled to be off-side was so blatantly on-side.
March 16, 200818 yr Author Hull 5-0 Southampton Hull boosted their play-off hopes with a thumping of Southampton that keeps the Saints in the relegation picture. Sorry, but getting beaten 5-0 by a team which only stayed up last season due to Leeds getting deducted 10 points is laughable :laugh3:
March 16, 200818 yr Author I bet your a bit pissed off though Daryl, the one season where you could finish 6th which normally would had led to getting an uefa cup spot has gone up in smoke due to the final 4 of the FA Cup and Spurs winning the mickly mouse cup
March 17, 200818 yr hmm a little, but beating utd away..made me happy. and was the biggest thing to happen to us for 34 years... ! We will take that, next season we will have to wait and see. I am very optimitic though.. and now we might carry on winning.. A few slip ups and we will be back for UEFA and Champs leauge.. but the latar I think not !
March 19, 200818 yr Man Utd 2-0 Bolton Ronaldo, skipper for the night, was sensational for United Manchester United brushed aside Bolton to move three points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Stand-in skipper Cristiano Ronaldo was in brilliant form, shooting home from a corner before striking a sensational free-kick that moved through the air. Bolton, who have lost their last five league games, might have equalised but Tomasz Kuszczak denied Kevin Davies. Kuszczak also denied Nicky Hunt and Gavin McCann while Nani and Ronaldo almost extended United's lead. It was United's game in hand on Arsenal and they did not waste it, while Chelsea drew 4-4 at Tottenham on what turned out to be an excellent night for Sir Alex Ferguson's team. At one point in the season Bolton had ascended to 13th in the Premier League table but they now appear to be in deep trouble, third from bottom and with games against Arsenal and Chelsea among their remaining eight fixtures. Trotters boss Gary Megson, without injured skipper Kevin Nolan, might have been encouraged when he saw the United team sheet. Ferguson left Wayne Rooney on the bench while Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs were rested completely as part of seven changes from the team that won at Derby. But any hope Bolton had of a positive result dissolved when Ronaldo struck after eight minutes. Poor control from Abdoulaye Meite gifted possession to United and within seconds Carlos Tevez appeared to be clean through after controlling a cross from Louis Saha with his chest. It was a slightly heavy touch from the Argentine, allowing Ricardo Gardner to make a decent covering tackle, but after Bolton failed to clear the subsequent corner Ronaldo struck the ball into the floor and up into the opposition goal. Bolton had set out with five across midfield - and a plan to frustrate their superior opponents, but within 20 minutes that hope lay in tatters. A disappointing evening for Meite, which ended when he was withdrawn at the break, continued when his foul on Ronaldo was punished in brilliant fashion by the Portugal international. His strike from a central position 25 yards from goal swerved and dipped at the last moment, leaving Al Habsi helpless. It was Ronaldo's 23rd Premier League goal of the season - taking him three clear of Fernando Torres at the top of the scoring table. The match might have been different had Davies managed to convert an excellent cross from Danny Guthrie with the score at 1-0 but his cushioned volley was well saved. Nemanja Vidic, Nani and Tevez all threatened before the break as United looked to exorcise the ghosts of the 1-0 defeat at the Reebok in December. And Nani came close to a third seconds after the restart, only an excellent low save by Al Habsi stopping his free-kick. To their credit, Bolton refused to be cowed and enjoyed an excellent period of play. Kuszczak made an excellent save to tip over a long-range strike from Nicky Hunt and the United keeper followed that with a low dive to thwart Gavin McCann. United continued to pose a goal threat and Al Habsi did well to prevent Ronaldo completing his hat-trick. Bu the last good chance fell to Bolton's Matthew Taylor with four minutes remaining. The ball dropped invitingly six yards from goal but his contact was poor and Kuszczak saved. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7298123.stm
March 19, 200818 yr Tottenham 4-4 Chelsea Chelsea's Joe Cole celebrates his second goal at Spurs Robbie Keane's stunning goal gave Spurs a thrilling point against Chelsea. Didier Drogba headed Chelsea in front after three minutes but Jonathan Woodgate rose to equalise for Spurs. Michael Essien's clever finish restored Chelsea's lead after 21 minutes and Joe Cole looked to have sealed the points with a third in the 52nd minute. Dimitar Berbatov's header and a Tom Huddlestone strike put Spurs level, and after Cole hit his second, Keane curled in superbly two minutes from time. Spurs fielded the side that beat Chelsea in the Carling Cup final - and showed videos of their triumph on the White Hart Lane big screens before kick-off. The cheers were swiftly silenced as Chelsea swept into a third-minute lead, Drogba heading in John Terry's cross at the far post. Joe Cole thought he had doubled Chelsea's lead three minutes later when he rounded Spurs keeper Paul Robinson to score, but the strike was ruled out for offside. Spurs delivered a timely response to level after 12 minutes when Wembley goal hero Woodgate rose above Drogba and Terry to send a powerful header high beyond Carlo Cudicini. Chelsea looked the more dangerous side and should have restored their lead when Salomon Kalou just failed to apply the finishing touch to Joe Cole's driven cross. But they did not have long to wait before going back in front, Essien beating Robinson with a neat finish after 20 minutes with the outside of his right foot after a clever ball from Joe Cole unlocked the Spurs defence. Drogba wasted a good chance to extend Chelsea's advantage two minutes before the break after Frank Lampard robbed Jermaine Jenas. The striker selfishly shot straight at Robinson with the England midfield man unmarked. There was an unsavoury scene on the stroke of half-time when Ashley Cole floored Spurs defender Alan Hutton near the touchline with a tackle that was both high and late - and worthy of a red card in the current disciplinary climate. Chelsea's players - led with an air of inevitability by England captain John Terry under the watchful eye of coach Fabio Capello - rushed and surrounded referee Mike Riley in a chaotic scene that did them no credit. When the crowd of Chelsea players had dispersed, Riley showed leniency in producing only a yellow card - and even then Cole stood pointedly with his back to the official before receiving his punishment. Joe Cole had been a shining light for Chelsea, and he added a third for Chelsea after 52 minutes when he escaped a flimsy challenge from Pascal Chimbonda to score via Robinson's body. But Spurs were back in contention after 61 minutes Berbatov rose above Terry to meet Huddlestone's corner and send a looping header over Cudicini. The Italian keeper produced a stunning save three minutes three to preserve Chelsea's lead, denying Keane at point-blank range after he was picked out by Berbatov's pass. It was an end-to-end affair, and Essien almost grabbed his second with a low shot that beat Robinson but rebounded to safety off an upright. But Spurs' all-out attacking approach paid off with 15 minutes left when Keane's corner fell to the giant Huddlestone, who fired a superb left foot drive beyond Cudicini. Spurs sensed an unlikely victory, but Chelsea responded in style and the inspirational Joe Cole put them back in front in the 80th minute, shrugging off another weak tackle from Chimbonda to beat Robinson emphatically. There was another twist after 88 minutes when a long clearance hit Ricardo Carvalho on the back and Keane reacted quickly to curl a 20-yard shot past Cudicini. And in a grandstand finish, Cudicini produced a wonder save from Berbatov when the Bulgarian looked poised to cap a magnificent match with the winner. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7298146.stm
March 20, 200818 yr Sorry Ian that I couldnt watch the utd match,but they were showin Chelsea match :rolleyes: which was nevertheless more interresting Off-topic... A friend of mine yesterday told me If youre not a manc,youre a wank:laugh4: I found it funny ,because he knows nothing about any sport and told it just because he knows Im Chelsea fan
March 20, 200818 yr Will Newcastle be playing against Southampton next season? I don't know, are they going down two divisions next year. Fucking Rupert is trying to mount a takeover. :veryangry:
March 22, 200818 yr Author The team which should be in the title race according to their fans managed to win against Fulham :o
March 22, 200818 yr The team which should be in the title race according to their fans managed to win against Fulham :o I hate that, man. You're smart enough to know that the vast majority of Newcastle fans never thought we should be in the title race with the squad we have. Every team has idiots fans, just seems like everyone outside Newcastle loves pointing out that we have them too. At the start of the season I said I'd be happy with a top half finish, and we've grossly underachieved. But man, if like, one Newcastle fan said "we'll win the title next season" you can bet every other football fan in the country would be saying things like "NEWCASTLE FANS EXPECT TO WIN THE TITLE LET'S LAUGH AT THEIR SHORTCOMINGS!"
March 22, 200818 yr Author with the squad we have Excuse me, but what club features on a regular basis in the top 5 big net-spenders lists they do at the end of transfer windows.
March 22, 200818 yr Author They do, and they walk out of St. James Park at half-time unless Newcastle are 4-0 up
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