Sir Bobby Charlton football icon is on BBC2 on thursday 9pm a must for any real footy fan. Just a shame some of the current Man U squad and other top prem players can not behave impeccably as Bobby conducted himself.
Well said FIO. The whole footballing world these days would be so mcuh better off if all players conducted themselves with the same grace and dignity on and off the field that Sir Bobby did in his day, instead of the childish behaviour we see from too many of today's players. Long live the old days!
Ryan Giggs has been a wholesome role model within Man U for years.
Oh...hang on...
Excellent piece from Samuel as to why La Liga is little more than the SPL in disguise and why eventually it will negatively impact Barca and Real.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1380844/Martin-Samuel-Spain-pain-Real-Madrid-Barcelona-turning-Scotland-.html
Oh pleasssssssssse.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-13206349
Edited by user 27 April 2011 11:25:14(UTC) | Reason: Not specified
Given some of the scumbags given knighthoods....
It is days like this when I despise football for the lottery it is.
First Chelski goal didn't go over the line, the second was offside. Apart from that, the officals played a blinder.
It's time to play our second string XI for the rest of the season. I hope we lose every game.
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Thankfully missed most of the game as was out rowing on the high seas. Got back just in time to see a replay of Coco the Clown's latest mishap but, to be fair, he redeemed himself just in time but to no avail as the linesman took a punt on what he and most of Stamford Bridge thought they saw. At the end of the day, you have to be certain in cases like this and, once again, the decision went against the way side. If the lino couldn't have been certain all those year's back at Old Trafford, how on earth could he have been today? And to top it all, between them the officials then couldn't give the simplist (if marginal) offside decision. The first error clearly changed the game and Spurs will be left to rue the hatful of chances they had to beat Wham and WBA in earlier matches that were simply there for the taking.
Time to regroup for next season. As for Harry, honest and fair in his assessment after the game but, once again, its Spurs that are diddled by the officials. Would Asene and SAF been as humble. Not likely - even if the officials had dared rule against them!
I wonder if Abumovich gave them a yacht each as compensation for keeping them in the title race
Couple of dodgy decicions for Chelsea yesterday but, whilst nothing really against Spurs, they happened for the greater good.
Just need Arsenal to do their job today (although I'm not confident... )
I hope you beat us at Anfield. And you have a better goal difference too.
So, basically, this arsewipe may now have decided the fate of the EPL, as well as the CL spots this season should the Chavs dump Manure.
MIKE CAIRNSSKI
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great to see the title race back on
A Chelsea win next week at Old Trafford will see them in pole position
PS - Champions league and the Premier League are different - all results are possible - anything can and will happen
And the relegation dog-fight will go to the final sunday - always does
Blackpool, Wigan, Wolves and West Ham - anyones guess who goes down
Edited by user 01 May 2011 17:43:07(UTC) | Reason: 5
Even if Chelsea win at Old Trafford next week, that probably won't be enough for Chelsea.Man Utd have just the game they would want on the last day in a situation where goal difference could prove crucial, a home game against Blackpool where they could easily step up a gear and put 5 or 6 past them.
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Assuming you don't suffer a 15 point deduction this week and lose in the Play Offs.....
Seriously, I hope the penalty is financial. It would be a travesty to lose points at this stage for something that happened in the previous season.
I was thinking it must be quite rare for two managers to be able to come out with the same cliche that says "The title is in our hands" and both be right.
Of course Chelsea has the harder task and a harder final two matches. A win next Sunday would still leave some work to do, unless Chelsea can win by 2 or 3 clear goals. I expect ManU to have a better goal difference from their last two matches than Chelsea.
All the same, a much closer finish to the season than seemed remotely likely two months ago.