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The 2011-2012 Football Thread
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Great game between United and City, second half was much better than I thought it would be given the first half events.
Wigan deserved to lose to Swindon yesterday, we were awful.
Anyway, here's the fourth round draw:
Brighton or Wrexham v Newcastle
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Dagenham & Redbridge v Southampton
Hull City v Crawley
MK Dons or QPR v Chelsea
West Brom v Norwich
Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal or Leeds v Aston Villa
Stevenage v Notts County
Watford v Tottenham
Liverpool v Manchester United
Derby v Stoke City
Everton v Fulham
Macclesfield or Bolton v Swansea
Sheffield United v Birmingham or Wolves
Nottingham Forest or Leicester v Swindon
Obviously Liverpool vs Man U is the big tie. Meanwhile another winnable home game for the Fighting Jaffa Cakes.
Wigan deserved to lose to Swindon yesterday, we were awful.
Anyway, here's the fourth round draw:
Brighton or Wrexham v Newcastle
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Dagenham & Redbridge v Southampton
Hull City v Crawley
MK Dons or QPR v Chelsea
West Brom v Norwich
Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal or Leeds v Aston Villa
Stevenage v Notts County
Watford v Tottenham
Liverpool v Manchester United
Derby v Stoke City
Everton v Fulham
Macclesfield or Bolton v Swansea
Sheffield United v Birmingham or Wolves
Nottingham Forest or Leicester v Swindon
Obviously Liverpool vs Man U is the big tie. Meanwhile another winnable home game for the Fighting Jaffa Cakes.
Crawley was the team I was hoping for in the draw, albeit away but I'm not complaining. No ground tick but another team to add to my 'Seen Them!' list. 
Meanwhile, the news folk are reporting that QPR have sacked Colin.
Speculation is that they have Mark Hughes already lined up to take over.
Speculation is that they have Mark Hughes already lined up to take over.
Poor Warnock. Not really sure Hughes is the solution either but we'll see.
On another note, apparently Wenger is being linked with Kalou, Abidal and Richardson. Hmmm...
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Regular readers will note that I'm not keen on Warnock, but the fact is that he's a proven manager for a club of QPR's stature and they may well come to regret this decision.
Gah, I feel all dirty now.
Gah, I feel all dirty now.
Clubs hire and fire managers at the drop of a hat these days and often don't really assess the risk of doing so. People might not like Warnock but I wonder if you could really call Hughes a better manager.
Clint Dempsey scored a hat trick against League One Charlton, boosting his goal tally for the season to 12, half of those being league goals. A good haul for a midfielder.
Clint Dempsey scored a hat trick against League One Charlton, boosting his goal tally for the season to 12, half of those being league goals. A good haul for a midfielder.
Bit of a surprise. I thought Colin and QPR would be quite well suited and despite the bad run, they're still just outside the relegation zone.
You're not missing anything (we''l except getting mugged maybeCrawley was the team I was hoping for in the draw, albeit away but I'm not complaining. No ground tick but another team to add to my 'Seen Them!' list.
) but should you only manage a draw, let me know and we can meet up for a beer. Don't live in Crawley anymore, but have friends there I visit from time to time
Well, didn't see the game but not a total thrashing at least. Glad for young Terry Henry, he is a classy player - is he still playing football in the US or has he gone for basketball?
Terrence upset Paul McShane and as such I wish him nothing but comedy misfortune.Glad for young Terry Henry, he is a classy player - is he still playing football in the US or has he gone for basketball?
Meanwhile, Nick 'Nicky' Barmby has officially signed on as our permanent gaffer - and as a result of this news he's now trending worldwide on Twitter. Who'd have thought?
Indeed they did. And credit goes to Nicky Weaver, for saving the penalty!
Hope Julian Bennett is ok. he had to be stretchered off, which lead to a whopping 11 minutes of injury time!
according to twitter - a lump on his face and 7 stitches ...
Columbus Crew midfielder Kevin Burns rejected a contract extension during the offseason and is now on trial at Danish second division side FC Hjørring.
Burns has not repsonded to claims that he is "Hjørring himself out".
Burns has not repsonded to claims that he is "Hjørring himself out".
Watched the 2 minutes of 'highlights'
I recorded form the weekend, last night. Took him off in a head brace, but probably more of a precaution. Hope he recovers quickly. We've got Charlton at the weekend
It's official: Columbus midfielder Robbie Rogers has signed for Leeds - pending a work permit, and that is still not guaranteed. So I guess he has almost signed for Leeds...who apparently didn't check how to spell Columbus properly when they wrote their presse release.
I hate to say this but I don't think Robbie, for all his potential, is going to make it. But here's hoping he proves me wrong. I don't see him as a Premier League level player, but perhaps he'll find his feet in the Championship. I'll cheer for him...even in a Leeds shirt (which is not the same as cheering on Leeds, just to be clear).
Meanwhile, elsewhere in England...Despite Man City's "injury crisis", they have a pretty powerful squad dressed for action today. I expect little from Liverpool, particularly if City favor a more counterattacking strategy. We don't let in many but we score hardly any.
EDIT: It's a win and I'll take that any day. Neither a good match nor a good performance. A 6-3-1...we played a 6-3-1 formation! Technically, with Carroll up front, it's a 6-3-0, so we beat them despite being a man down, playing with no strikers and six at the back. That's a LOL.
I hate to say this but I don't think Robbie, for all his potential, is going to make it. But here's hoping he proves me wrong. I don't see him as a Premier League level player, but perhaps he'll find his feet in the Championship. I'll cheer for him...even in a Leeds shirt (which is not the same as cheering on Leeds, just to be clear
).Meanwhile, elsewhere in England...Despite Man City's "injury crisis", they have a pretty powerful squad dressed for action today. I expect little from Liverpool, particularly if City favor a more counterattacking strategy. We don't let in many but we score hardly any.
EDIT: It's a win and I'll take that any day. Neither a good match nor a good performance. A 6-3-1...we played a 6-3-1 formation! Technically, with Carroll up front, it's a 6-3-0, so we beat them despite being a man down, playing with no strikers and six at the back. That's a LOL.
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It's official: Columbus midfielder Robbie Rogers has signed for Leeds - pending a work permit, and that is still not guaranteed. So I guess he has almost signed for Leeds...who apparently didn't check how to spell Columbus properly when they wrote their presse release.
I hate to say this but I don't think Robbie, for all his potential, is going to make it. But here's hoping he proves me wrong. I don't see him as a Premier League level player, but perhaps he'll find his feet in the Championship. I'll cheer for him...even in a Leeds shirt (which is not the same as cheering on Leeds, just to be clear
Meanwhile, elsewhere in England...Despite Man City's "injury crisis", they have a pretty powerful squad dressed for action today. I expect little from Liverpool, particularly if City favor a more counterattacking strategy. We don't let in many but we score hardly any.
EDIT: It's a win and I'll take that any day. Neither a good match nor a good performance. A 6-3-1...we played a 6-3-1 formation! Technically, with Carroll up front, it's a 6-3-0, so we beat them despite being a man down, playing with no strikers and six at the back. That's a LOL.
i just don't want to se him at leeds... feh!
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