The Football Thread - Season 2014/2015

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dinners said:
Funniest thing I've seen in ages.

Their team hasn't scored in about 10 games or something so the fans are doing their bit.........


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Haha, kin brilliant! :ROFLMAO::clap:
 
I watched the West Ham v Everton highlights on the BBC last night, why were West Ham not in Claret & Blue? Purple shirts and black shorts, at home!
 
redhed17 said:
I watched the West Ham v Everton highlights on the BBC last night, why were West Ham not in Claret & Blue? Purple shirts and black shorts, at home!
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MONEY MONEY MONEY!

West Ham to wear limited edition FA Cup kit against Everton but will it be the only time they play in it, despite the shirt costing £50?
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redhed17 said:
I watched the West Ham v Everton highlights on the BBC last night, why were West Ham not in Claret & Blue? Purple shirts and black shorts, at home!
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Well at least now it'll be worn more than once! Very entertaining game last night and the goalkeepers showdown at the end was the icing on the cake - loved the way Adrian threw off his gloves before his penalty: http://gfycat.com/DistantFlamboyantEyra# . The only real negative was Michael Owen's commentary - he doesn't hide his love of Everton.

Out of interest where/when did you see BBC highlights?
 
redhed17 said:
I watched the West Ham v Everton highlights on the BBC last night, why were West Ham not in Claret & Blue? Purple shirts and black shorts, at home!
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Didn't realise the highlights were on BBC. I checked the guide on the TV but nothing showed on BBC Scotland. Should have switched to another region on Sky.
 
Thanks - thought I'd missed a MOTD....

Perhaps teams like West Ham have to generate cash from traditional routes like selling different kit because they don't have the luxury of being bankrolled by billionaire Americans, Arabs or Russians ;)

But £25 for the best (non VIP) seats last night was pretty good value!

Ipswich-Southampton should be interesting tonight, I like Mick McCarthy and he always puts a good well disciplined team together. Will their recent form and home advantage be enough against the Saints?
 
What a joke of a decision in Spurs game. Don't the officials know the rules?
 
First on MOTD for once and not in our usual last place billing. Well played Pardew!!
 
Nice touch by Monk, apologising to Chelsea for not giving them a game.

Starting to like monk as a manager!
 
More idiocy from wenger. Away to man c so play bellerin and coqlin rather than chambers, with the ox in mid and ozil/Walcott supporting?
 
cambsno said:
More idiocy from wenger. Away to man c so play bellerin and coqlin rather than chambers, with the ox in mid and ozil/Walcott supporting?
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Not sure who I want to win this one.

Fully expect Chelsea and City to finish in the top two but top 4 for United is my number one priority.

I'd rather Chelsea finished top so a City defeat would be good however 3 points for Arsenal wouldn't be good for us.

I guess a draw would suit.
 
Ooh a penalty !


..........................and Keith Harris scores !
 
Wenger In Out In Out In Out In Out ......

Great result and performance away from home, just hope Wengers wallet hasn't been put away for another season.
 
cambsno said:
More idiocy from wenger. Away to man c so play bellerin and coqlin rather than chambers, with the ox in mid and ozil/Walcott supporting?
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Nice one Simon ;)

Le Coq was excellent yesterday, as were most of the team. Who's this Santi fella ? :rolleyes:

Wenger out ?
 
cambsno said:
More idiocy from wenger. Away to man c so play bellerin and coqlin rather than chambers, with the ox in mid and ozil/Walcott supporting?
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Bit late to the party, but LOL.
Both Bellerin and Coq deserved their starting place based on good performances in previous games. New contract for the Coq has been offered.
Chambers at right back just doesn't have the pace required to defend against most teams - Swansea discovered that.
One question that came to my mind during that game, would it have been the same result if Ozil had played? Don't get me wrong, he's a world class player, but would he have been able to commit to that kind of disciplined defensive performance?
Santi's heat map was incredibly impressive.
 
I don't think Ozil has done it for Arsenal, and doubt he will ever be the influence his reputation and price tag says he should be imho.
 
redhed17 said:
I don't think Ozil has done it for Arsenal, and doubt he will ever be the influence his reputation and price tag says he should be imho.
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Watch him go and help arsenal win the champions league now a la Torres. Ineffectual for the majority of games but a few moments of quality.
 
PMK said:
He can be frustrating to watch, but can also be a delight. To be fair to him, he's been played out of position a fair bit at Arsenal...
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Like Cazorla, who now is ticking along nicely in the central position?
 
Amazing! Couldnt get a ticket but what a great performance by the mighty U's. 1st half we easily matched Man U and held on well.
 
cambsno said:
Amazing! Couldnt get a ticket but what a great performance by the mighty U's. 1st half we easily matched Man U and held on well.
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We ?

Pleased with the result. I'm happy for another fixture and the replay will go down well with them.

It's what makes the FA cup special.
 
I can't understand how anyone can support 2 teams in the same league ;)

A replay is good, so some of those who still haven't proved themselves get another chance .... it's not like we have European fixtures to worry about.
 
dinners said:
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Pleased with the result. I'm happy for another fixture and the replay will go down well with them.

It's what makes the FA cup special.
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Cambridge are my home town club, lived in or around most of my life. Never dreamt we could get this. The revenue from the replay alone is pretty much our yearly turnover.
 
cambsno said:
Cambridge are my home town club, lived in or around most of my life. Never dreamt we could get this. The revenue from the replay alone is pretty much our yearly turnover.
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Never knew you were there.

Bit like my home team Warrington Town (think REALLY small team 8th tier Northern League).

Warrington is a Rugby League town but the football team made the FA Cup 1st round this year for the first time in 65 years. It was amazing. They only went and beat Exeter City (100 places above them) to reach the 2nd round. The dream ended in the 3rd round against Gateshead.
 
Awful game, but pleased that Cambridge have got the return leg, should help their finances out a lot.

Champions league should do away with seedings , it could make it nearly entertaining. First round, Bayern play Real, Barca play Milan, be a chance for a smaller team to progress rather than the bore fest that it is at the moment.
 
United's result yesterday is suddenly looking good.

What an amazing afternoon in the FA cup :runaway::clap::runaway:

Blackburn 3 - 1 Swansea

Chelsea 2 - 4 Bradford

Man City 0 - 2 Middlesbrough

Southampton 2 - 3 Crystal Palace

Spurs 1 - 2 Leicester

I wonder what odds you'd have got on those games given 4 of them were at home.
 
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dinners said:
United's result yesterday is suddenly looking good.

What an amazing afternoon in the FA cup :runaway::clap::runaway:

Blackburn 3 - 1 Swansea

Chelsea 2 - 4 Bradford

Man City 0 - 2 Middlesbrough

Southampton 2 - 3 Crystal Palace

Spurs 1 - 2 Leicester

I wonder what odds you'd have got on those games given 4 of them were at home.
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That would have been a nice accumulator I think. ;) :eek:

Moaninho said yesterday that it would be a disgrace to lose to Bradford. :rolleyes: :LOL: I wonder how the media will spin this one. They have been starting to hype Chel$ki up again since Xmas.

Pellegrini will start to come under a bit more pressure at Cit€h.

Looking at all the teams that were put out, it doesn't look like the Premier League teams were much weaker than normal, so even better results for the winners. :clap:

In a pretty even 1st half, Liverpool are still in it. ;) :)
 
dinners said:
United's result yesterday is suddenly looking good.
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It just raises the likelihood that we'll be knocked out by a lower division side ;)
 
redhed17 said:
In a pretty even 1st half, Liverpool are still in it. ;) :)
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I'm sort of half watching it on my iPad at the moment.

I knew Heskey was I didn't realise Eidur Gudjohnsen was still playing these days.

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It just raises the likelihood that we'll be knocked out by a lower division side ;)
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You're probably right given yesterday's performance but it's still good to see some of the top Premier League clubs fall.
 
The Chelsea one is the all the better considering they were 2-0 up - amazing turnaround. I'm almost tempted to go for night out on Kings Road. Great stuff from Bradford, great first goal.

Not sure if you've seen the official Chelsea Twitter feed at 2-0 up 'comfortable win on the cards?' it said. :LOL: :ty:
 
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akr said:
Great stuff from Bradford, great first goal.
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I thought Bradford's 4th was excellent too. Great hold up work, and quick feet by Stead in the box to lay on the goal. :clap:

Great result for Blackburn, but very disappointing to see virtually empty stands, and less than 6K people at the game. :(
 
redhed17 said:
I thought Bradford's 4th was excellent too. Great hold up work, and quick feet by Stead in the box to lay on the goal. :clap:
Great result for Blackburn, but very disappointing to see virtually empty stands, and less than 6K people at the game. :(
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It was nice the way he popped the ball out from his feet for that goal.
Is the Blackburn community having a particularly hard time financially or something? I thought that attendance was shocking! To think, 20 years ago a certain notorious event led to them winning the Premiership.

Cambridge manager says "he doesn't care" if theybeat Man United, so they could go gung ho in the replay. I hope it's on BBC, as it should be a bit more exciting.
 
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