October 1, 201114 yr Rodwell sent off early in the Merseyside derby advantage Liverpool The tackle wasn't that hard. The ref's comitted a huge mistake.
October 1, 201114 yr I haven't had a chance to see the rodwell red yet was it bad from the ref. Glad we won though!
October 1, 201114 yr I don't even think it was a foul. Ref overreacted totally [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x37ovO4i5VU]Jack Rodwell red card v liverpool - YouTube[/ame]
October 1, 201114 yr Just come back from a day that started off meeting some friends for Scotland's loss against England and then off to the pub to meet up with fellow Liverpool fans to watch us deliciously beat Everton! Going down to 10 men, admittedly it should have only been a yellow but Cahill later committed a worse foul later. But the last 15 minutes of the first half and the whole of the second half we dominated as expected. It was so crucial that Big Andy got that all important goal so I am very thankful for the big man! And Suarez as ever - always class although he was poor today he still got a goal! Was planning on heading back out but I'm too shattered! Night in for me!
October 1, 201114 yr When was the last time a merseyside derby ended with both teams having 11 players on the pitch?
October 1, 201114 yr how the hell can that be a red card!! wasn't 2 footed, got the ball before suarez was even near. It was a bloody good tackle. If they had the same pansy rules in the 70s no games would ever be finished. Looking forward to the dixon/lawro comments tonight! The sooner football can bring in sitation like they have in RFU then it will cut out the playacting crap! And I'm not even a Liverpool fan!
October 2, 201114 yr The North London Derby is coming! And for the first time in many, many years, Spurs will start with a better lineup than their rivals. Looking forward to it!
October 2, 201114 yr Aaaaai, aaaai, aai, aai, aaaaaai Está chegando a hora O dia já vem raiando, meu bem Eu tenho que ir embora! THE TIME'S COMIN'!
October 2, 201114 yr Tottenham 2 - 1 Arsenal FT It was a hard match, but derbies tend to be that way. Glad we won, though!
October 2, 201114 yr Another embarassing performance from Inter yesterday, only watched the game today though so have waiting until now to comment, the referee may have been a dick but in all fairness Napoli deserved to win it anyway,some better additions to to the squad needed and I don't really care what people think Moratti needs to fuck off and retire his ****tishness and poor decisions are starting to ruin the club.
October 2, 201114 yr sorry for my excitement but... JUVENTUS 2 - 0 MILAN !!!!!!!!! JUVENTUS IS BACK GUYS!!! :D Inter sucks by the way :nod:
October 2, 201114 yr sorry for my excitement but... JUVENTUS 2 - 0 MILAN !!!!!!!!! JUVENTUS IS BACK GUYS!!! :D Inter sucks by the way :nod: That's a great result for Juve,plus seeing Milan lose has cheered me up marginally. Inter does suck at the moment, I hate seeing them perform this poorly,I'm fed up with the bullshit decisions Moratti has made over the past year and his reluctance to put his hand in his pocket, Sneijder will leave in January and I can't say I blame him at the moment.
October 3, 201114 yr I've been thinking about the future of the Premier League. I'd love your opinion about this. * Manchester United will continue to be a top club, just like they've been for the last few decades. * Arsenal will look bad for a few seasons, but they'll get back to the top eventually. * Liverpool will be a top club again. * Manchester City and Tottenham will become the newest top clubs, and will lift a few trophies this decade. * Chelsea will become a mid-table team as soon as Abramovich leaves. * City, Tottenham and Arsenal are going to win the Champions' League in the next 20 years or so.
October 3, 201114 yr Don't believe Spurs will become a top club. Don't have the resources and if no Champions League football next season either streamlinng could occur where they sell off their best assets. Crucial that Redknapp remains there for them but he won't have long at that club especially if the FA want him as England boss when Fabio retires next summer. I see a resurgence happening at Chelsea under VB where I velieve they will top England and possibly top Europe within the next couple of years. Arsenal are going through a storm right now. Can they ride it out? If not Wenger could leave and it could take them a long time before they get back to where they want to be. For Man Utd as long as Ferguson is at that club they will always be there. Be interesting to see how they cope when he does retire. May be a shock to the system once he leaves. Man City have all the money in the world and with the amount they are spending on wages and fees anything less than the European Cup and Premier League would not be good enough. Fact is they have to severely reduce spending because it is unacceptable and something I hope UEFA keep a track off but it being UEFA no one can trust them to do so. And as for Liverpool - they seem set well and steady for the future. They have financially astute owners and a return to CL football could really be the one factor which could propell them upwards again to challenging for top domestic and European honours. They are in good hands off and on the pitch unlike many around them.
October 3, 201114 yr Don't believe Spurs will become a top club. Don't have the resources and if no Champions League football next season either streamlinng could occur where they sell off their best assets. Crucial that Redknapp remains there for them but he won't have long at that club especially if the FA want him as England boss when Fabio retires next summer. Given Arsenal's current form, I believe they're playing the Champions' League nexxt season. And there's also Europa League, which they're perfectly capable of winning. See what they've managed from 2005 to date. They used to be a mid-table team, and they went to the Champions' League last season. It'll take some time, but I believe they'll become a top team. I also hope so. I see a resurgence happening at Chelsea under VB where I velieve they will top England and possibly top Europe within the next couple of years. Well, they depend on Abramovich's money. And his money is dirty, everybody knows that. Dirty money doesn't last long. Sooner or later, he'll leave Chelsea, and they'll go back to be what they always were: a mid-table team. Arsenal are going through a storm right now. Can they ride it out? If not Wenger could leave and it could take them a long time before they get back to where they want to be. I believe they'll get back to the top in 2 or 3 seasons. But the storm will be strong. For Man Utd as long as Ferguson is at that club they will always be there. Be interesting to see how they cope when he does retire. May be a shock to the system once he leaves. They're going to struggle for a few seasons after SAF leaves, but they'll get over it eventually. Man City have all the money in the world and with the amount they are spending on wages and fees anything less than the European Cup and Premier League would not be good enough. Fact is they have to severely reduce spending because it is unacceptable and something I hope UEFA keep a track off but it being UEFA no one can trust them to do so. Yep, it'll be a huge problem for City if that Finance Fair Play policy actually comes into action. But like you said, UEFA can't be trusted, just like most football associations in the world. And as for Liverpool - they seem set well and steady for the future. They have financially astute owners and a return to CL football could really be the one factor which could propell them upwards again to challenging for top domestic and European honours. They are in good hands off and on the pitch unlike many around them. Yep, agreed. Liverpool is on the right way.
October 3, 201114 yr :stunned::stunned: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD3qoqoWvQE&feature=player_embedded]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD3qoqoWvQE&feature=player_embedded[/ame]
October 4, 201114 yr Karen Murphy used the Greek firm Nova to show Premier League games Premier League games can be shown on foreign decoders A pub landlady has won the latest stage of her fight to air Premier League games using a foreign TV decoder. Karen Murphy had to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for using a cheaper Greek decoder in her Portsmouth pub to bypass controls over match screening. But she took her case to the European Court of Justice. The ECJ now says national laws which prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards are contrary to the freedom to provide services. The decision could trigger a major shake-up for the Premier League and its current exclusive agreements with Sky Sports and ESPN, and pave the way to cheaper viewing of foreign broadcasts for fans of top-flight English games. However, whereas this opens up opportunities for individuals to watch overseas broadcasts at home, it remains unclear whether in future games can be shown in pubs using foreign decoders and broadcasts, as the ruling also threw up a number of copyright issues. The ECJ said national legislation, which banned the use of overseas decoders, could not "be justified either in light of the objective of protecting intellectual property rights or by the objective of encouraging the public to attend football stadiums". But the Premier League's said the ECJ's answers to the High Court's questions were "complex". "We are pleased that the judgment makes it clear that the screening in a pub of football-match broadcasts containing protected works requires the Premier League's authorisation," the league said. Only Sky and ESPN are currently authorised by the Premier League to make such broadcasts. "I'm relieved, very relieved," Mrs Murphy told BBC Radio 5 live. "It has been a rollercoaster, highs and lows, nerves... It has been a strange time and I am glad it is coming to an end." She added: "I feel I have taken on the Premier League and Sky." Mrs Murphy said she no longer had a decoder box in her Red, White and Blue pub and would wait for the "stamp of approval" from the High Court before reinstating it. The ECJ findings will now go to the High Court in London, which had sent the matter to the ECJ for guidance, for a final ruling. However, it is unusual for a member state High Court to pass a different judgement from one provided by the ECJ. "In practical terms, the Premier League will now have to decide how it wishes to re-tender its rights," said sports media lawyer Daniel Geey of Field Fisher Waterhouse solicitors. "There can be little doubt it will have contingency plans ready to go and has various options available. Be it a pan-EU tender, selling in only certain EU member states or devising a plan to start its own channel, they will be deciding how best to maximise the value of their product to ensure any revenue shortfall is minimised." The judges said the Premier League could not claim copyright over Premier League matches as they could not considered to be an author's own "intellectual creation" and, therefore, to be "works" for the purposes of EU copyright law. However, the ECJ did add that while live matches were not protected by copyright, any surrounding media, such as any opening video sequence, the Premier League anthem, pre-recorded films showing highlights of recent Premier League matches and various graphics, were "works" protected by copyright. To use any of these extra parts associated of a broadcast, a pub would need the permission of the Premier League. It remains to be seen whether pubs could broadcast match action without using any of these Premier League "extras", such as just broadcasting from kick-off only and therefore avoid breaching the league's copyright. By ensuring that its branding was on screen all the time, or including in-match graphics, the league may be able to claim pubs were in breach of this ECJ ruling on copyright. "It's not a decision that the Premier League or its clubs wanted," Wolves chief executive Jez Moxey told BBC Radio WM after the ECJ ruling was made. "The Premier League have been aware of the situation and the possibility of the judgement going against them for some time now and have been assessing how it will sell TV rights going forward. "Football has shown itself to be a resilient business." He said the Premier's League's financial model had been challenged by the ECJ ruling, and any future sales would need to take the court's decision into account. "On the face of it, it looks like a blow for the Premier League and... broadcasters Sky and ESPN," said BBC sport editor David Bond. But he said the Premier League had faced many regulatory challenges in the past and would find ways to get round the new situation. "The League insists the ruling is not clear cut, pointing to a part of the judgment which appears to offer them copyright protection and requiring pubs to seek their permission if they wish to use foreign decoders," added our correspondent. "It is a confused picture and it is now up to the High Court to try and interpret the judgment. Whatever happens the league is confident it is not about to suffer a major loss in TV income." Sky has pumped billions into top flight English football since the league was founded in 1992, with the money given to clubs allowing them to buy some of the top names in the world. The Premier League's television income from mainland Europe is about £130m, less than 10% of their total £1.4bn overseas rights deal. However, the court decision could have a significant repercussions for other rights holders outside of sport, with life potentially getting more difficult for the film industry, which also sells its product on an country-by-country basis. Smithfield Partners is a law firm which represents David Richardson of QC Leisure (a digital box supplier), and SR Leisure Limited (a publican), all of whom were defendants to a civil action brought by the Premier League. "We consider this ruling to be a significant step in creating fair competition across the internal market, reducing artificially inflated prices which vary across member states," said the firm's Martin Ochs. It also provides some clarity in relation to the rights of businesses within the EU to broadcast live football. In fact this decision is likely to have far reaching implications beyond that of football." The legal battle kicked off six years ago, when Ms Murphy was taken to court for using the Nova firm to show matches at the Red, White and Blue pub. Using the Greek service, she had paid £118 a month, rather than £480 a month with the official broadcaster. Licensed broadcasters encrypt satellite signals, with subscribers needing a decoder card to access them. Mrs Murphy took advantage of an offer to UK pubs to use imported cards. In February, an ECJ advocate general said this was in line with the aims of the EU single market - a border-free zone for goods and services. The Premier League has already taken action against two suppliers of foreign satellite equipment and a group of pub landlords who used imported decoding equipment to show English Premier League games and avoided the commercial premises subscription fees for Sky. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15162241
October 4, 201114 yr OH WHEN THE SPURSWhen they what? March.....Spuds don't march. Saints march. Just ask Southampton, Louis Armstrong, or even Chris Martin of the COLD GAME.
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