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Potentially very good news:
[Link]JOHNSON: NO BONE DAMAGE
Andy Johnson will be out of action for ‘weeks rather than months' after having a scan this morning.
The Blues striker, who was stretchered from the field at Wigan Athletic on Sunday, has had further tests on his ankle injury and the diagnosis is reasonably positive - although he is unlikely to play any part in the forthcoming Merseyside derby.
Head Physiotherapist, Mick Rathbone, has spoken exclusively to evertonfc.com.
"Andy had further scans this morning and after an appointment with a consultant we were able to update our diagnosis," he said.
"All the evidence suggests that there is no bone injury and that the damage is confined to the soft tissues.
"Although this can be interpreted as good news, it is still a significant ankle injury. I would estimate a recovery period for Andy of a matter of weeks rather than months."
Johnson's rehabilitation will begin at Bellefield immediately and evertonfc.com will be with him every step of the way.
Bloody hell... my nemesis once again returns to haunt me. 
Yep, it appears that after another shocking performance, match ruining man-in-the-middle Uriah ****** facing being struck from the Premier League referee's list and as part of his 'punishment' he'll be banished to the Football League, at least temporarily.
I've said this before and I'm going to say it again if an official demonstrates he's not capable of refereeing a match properly, why is he inflicted on the Football League? The players are as much professionals as their top flight counterparts, and supporters are paying through the nose to go and see games so why is it considered acceptable for inept officials to be foisted upon us?
You're either up to the job or you're not and as he demonstrates each time he steps out onto a pitch Mr ****** certainly isn't.
Yep, it appears that after another shocking performance, match ruining man-in-the-middle Uriah ****** facing being struck from the Premier League referee's list and as part of his 'punishment' he'll be banished to the Football League, at least temporarily.
I've said this before and I'm going to say it again if an official demonstrates he's not capable of refereeing a match properly, why is he inflicted on the Football League? The players are as much professionals as their top flight counterparts, and supporters are paying through the nose to go and see games so why is it considered acceptable for inept officials to be foisted upon us?
You're either up to the job or you're not and as he demonstrates each time he steps out onto a pitch Mr ****** certainly isn't.
I watched the great comeback on Fox Soccer Channel last night (time change all the way to California is a bit tough compared to France). Way to go Arsenal.
XIII, I'm loving your new sig, btw.
XIII, I'm loving your new sig, btw.
They'd best pull their socks up. If Spurs make it past the Gunners we're facing the terrible prospect of a Chas 'n' Dave Cup Final song...
Indeed, he'd have to settle for devouring opposition defenders and the like. He'd get quite a cultured menu choice in the top flight too, what with the French cuisine on offer at Arsenal and the Spanish delicacies at Anfield.
Hang on... shouldn't that be "2-0, and you ****ed it up"? As in, the score was 2-0 and then... well... they ****ed it up? At least that's the version we sing when we've witnessed a black and amber clad comeback.
Yeah... I was discussing this with someone else, it should be.. but that wasn't what they were singing.
*hits head*
It'll be all the older Arsenal fans who got so used to the boring 1-0 results they're not used to seeing so many goals, it confuses them.Yeah... I was discussing this with someone else, it should be.. but that wasn't what they were singing.
Anyway...
Spurs might be feeling a little sheepish about throwing away a two goal lead last night, but there's some good news in one of the other cup competitions they're involved in. After Feyenoord's ejection from the UEFA Cup, UEFA have confirmed that Spurs will receive a bye into the last 16 of the competition.
Chas 'n' Dave might get their song yet.
Spurs might be feeling a little sheepish about throwing away a two goal lead last night, but there's some good news in one of the other cup competitions they're involved in. After Feyenoord's ejection from the UEFA Cup, UEFA have confirmed that Spurs will receive a bye into the last 16 of the competition.
Chas 'n' Dave might get their song yet.
They should feel worse than sheepish, since they're so much better at White Hart Lane and Arsenal still hasn't lost at the new stadium. They should feel like a good opportunity slipped away.
So the UEFA cup is pretty much just an excuse to stage extra soccer games, right? A tournament for also-rans? At the end does the winner get crowned 20th-best in Europe?
Granted, the UEFA Cup doesn't have the glamour of the Champions League but it's still a very worthy and respectable competition, and teams certainly wouldn't turn their noses up at having it in their trophy cabinet. One of the drawbacks though of allowing teams other than the actual champions of national leagues to compete in the Champions League is that it has taken the shine off the UEFA Cup a bit.
Still, Liverpool lifted it a few years ago and went onto win the Champions League a few seasons later, so if Spurs go all the way in the UEFA Cup this season you never know what the future might hold.
Now, the Intertoto Cup on the other hand...
Talking about pointless trophies. The Johnsons Paint trophy (formally known as the LDV trophy). What is that all about. Complete and utter waste until you get into the regional semi finals. Also looking back through some books there used to be an Anglo-Italian trophy. Thats seemed pointless as loads of the teams where quite small and would make a loss on the trip.
It's even worse when you get to the final and get beat by a load of Welsh ****ers.
As for Arse and Spurs last night, I was disappointed for Spurs (Was a Spurs fan last night you see) the arse didn't do anything like enough to get the draw (and more importantly the 2 away goals), it was a case of Spurs throwing it away with some dire defending rather than the arse actually doing something to get back in the game. Good hat-trick for the baps tho... Oh, No, wait...
It's even worse when you get to the final and get beat by a load of Welsh ****ers.
(In the voice of Nelson Muntz) Ha-Ha
Oh ********. The first 15 minutes or so were Spurs, then Keane had to come on. They got one very lucky goal from a freekick that wasn't a freekick, and then the rest of the half we attacked - Baptista should have scored. The second half was us, and apart from one good save by Almunia, they didn't really trouble us. Even the Spurs fans are admitting this was the case. I have very good seats for the second leg of the game, and I'm looking forward to it a lot.
Hardly. The first half was Spurs. The Arse had one chance which baps fracked up, right at the end of the half.
If Spurs second goal was lucky, then so was the Arses first, a bit of pin-ball that ended up at the feet of baps. How it wasn't a free kick tho, I don't know. I didn't know we were playing rugby. The 'lucky' goal was only what they deserved for a great first half of going forward.
Admittedly, the Arse came out strong in the second half, formation change and they looked 10 times better, but why did Arsehole Wenger wait till going 2 goals down and half time to change the system? Hmmmm. Had Paul Robinson not rush out for the second, I don't see Spurs conceding, just as they didn't when the Arse got level, Spurs were dire at the back, apart from Dawson, who was outstanding. If King is back in the fold for the second leg and Berbatov is back Spurs could play half as good going forward and have no problem stealing a 1-0 and a place in the final.
Who is Theo Walcott? Did he get a touch of the ball last night? Eboue was good when we came on, but Aliadiere was a 'also-ran' as well.
Fine, lets say the first half was all Spurs apart from one Beast chance, which I disagree with (didn't see the Hoyte chance?). If we're saying that, then surely its fair to say that the second half was Arsenal. We both scored two goals in the half we dominated, and one of them can be counted lucky (although Theo knocked the ball down to Baptista rather than it being a pinball - oh - look.. something Walcott did, and it can't be claimed as anything other than pure luck when you get a freekick that shouldn't have been, and then it hits someone in the heel). Anyway. Bearing all that in mind.. how can it be said we "didn't do anything like enough to get the draw"?
The Arse? Arsehole Wenger? Oh yeah.. I remember.. we beat you at the weekend.. and at Old Trafford earlier this season. That explains the petty name calling.
King and Berbatov back.. Ok. We could play our first team, and I have no doubt whatsoever we could easily win the game.
Walcott.. is 17. I'm not sure who expects him to be some world class player already. He was bought for his potential, and he will begin to realise that eventually, you'll see. Aliadiere was injured at the start of the second half, which could explain why you didn't see too much of him.. in the first half he was one of our better players. Eboue and Hleb changed the game.
Shhh... don't go bad-mouthing it. I think I'm right in saying that the Anglo-Italian Cup is the only European trophy Hull have ever entered, way back in 1973.
We didn't make it past the group stage unfortunately, although we did manage to chalk up wins against Lazio and Verona.
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