The Football.....

[Piemaster]

We're gonna win the league

Yup. And they may as well not bother with any Champions League matches next season and just get the cup engraved now.

Great result BTW.

 

[Donger]

I can't get the song "Things can only get better" out of my head this evening. The words surely have to be true when your team has:

1 been run into the ground by a foreign criminal who drags his feet over every urgent decision that needs taking
2 lost its entire squad of players from just 3 years ago
3 just sacked its manager and
4 only won one home game in the last 25, and just lost 0-8 at home to Bournemouth.

It can't get worse ............ can it?

I have been there to see them lose 0-7 at home a few years ago, but that was to Liverpool, and in a League Cup QF, and was a freak scoreline for a game that should have probably been 2-4 on the night. My mate Toby and I were sat right by the Liverpool fans, who were chanting "We want eight!". Whilst we felt pretty sick about it, we still kept our Brummie sense of humour, and managed to rouse a handful of people around us to respond with "We want one!" But today, really? By all accounts it could have been 1-12.

Suppose I should count myself lucky that I went to the 1-0 home win against Brighton a few weeks ago. Given time, I might get all misty-eyed with nostalgia over that one.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I can't get the song "Things can only get better" out of my head this evening. The words surely have to be true when your team has:

1 been run into the ground by a foreign criminal who drags his feet over every urgent decision that needs taking
2 lost its entire squad of players from just 3 years ago
3 just sacked its manager and
4 only won one home game in the last 25, and just lost 0-8 at home to Bournemouth.

It can't get worse ............ can it?

I have been there to see them lose 0-7 at home a few years ago, but that was to Liverpool, and in a League Cup QF, and was a freak scoreline for a game that should have probably been 2-4 on the night. My mate Toby and I were sat right by the Liverpool fans, who were chanting "We want eight!". Whilst we felt pretty sick about it, we still kept our Brummie sense of humour, and managed to rouse a handful of people around us to respond with "We want one!" But today, really? By all accounts it could have been 1-12.

Suppose I should count myself lucky that I went to the 1-0 home win against Brighton a few weeks ago. Given time, I might get all misty-eyed with nostalgia over that one.

I suppose this wouldn't be a good time to remind you that West Ham beat you by the same scoreline in '68, would it? I was there that day

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Ah - the joy of six for my side! Just as well after I cycled the 22 miles to the game and back in gales and rain.

 

[AndyRM]

Not long now until the pride of Ayrshire take on Celtic. We've had a cracking start to the season, and they've been utter, utter sh!te (for a couple seasons, but particularly now). They have to click sometime though, and I fear it could be today.

If they are still a disorganised shambles, we should be good for a point at least.

Could be a tough day for the Toon faithful, many of whom seem to have a pathological hatred of Tottenham. I've asked why, and it seems to stem from a Newcastle player being 'nicked fuh f*ckall man' 20 years ago. Football fans are a strange breed.

 

[marshmella]

I can't get the song "Things can only get better" out of my head this evening. The words surely have to be true when your team has:

1 been run into the ground by a foreign criminal who drags his feet over every urgent decision that needs taking
2 lost its entire squad of players from just 3 years ago
3 just sacked its manager and
4 only won one home game in the last 25, and just lost 0-8 at home to Bournemouth.

It can't get worse ............ can it?

I have been there to see them lose 0-7 at home a few years ago, but that was to Liverpool, and in a League Cup QF, and was a freak scoreline for a game that should have probably been 2-4 on the night. My mate Toby and I were sat right by the Liverpool fans, who were chanting "We want eight!". Whilst we felt pretty sick about it, we still kept our Brummie sense of humour, and managed to rouse a handful of people around us to respond with "We want one!" But today, really? By all accounts it could have been 1-12.

Suppose I should count myself lucky that I went to the 1-0 home win against Brighton a few weeks ago. Given time, I might get all misty-eyed with nostalgia over that one.

..and you'll probably go and get something against us at Molineux on Saturday!

 

[AndyRM]

Ah well, I predicted a shoeing but we got off fairly lightly with 10 men. Much as I love our captain, he has been yards short of pace for a couple seasons now and really needs to think about packing it in.

Great win for Newcastle. When they went behind I feared the worst, but that must have been a helluva team talk from Pardew. Perhaps now the media will find a different manager who is underperforming to focus on. Van Gaal perhaps, or Rodgers. Or Poyet. You can't really slag Dyche because he was clearly on a hiding to nothing from day one.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Chelsea fans at Old Trafford are chanting, "We'll race you back to London".

 

[Dayvo]

Chelsea fans at Old Trafford are chanting, "We'll race you back to London".

Bet they're not so happy now!

 

[Dayvo]

Bet they're not so happy now!

See, you've always gotta wait for the fat lady!

 

[Roadhump]

I can't get the song "Things can only get better" out of my head this evening. The words surely have to be true when your team has:

1 been run into the ground by a foreign criminal who drags his feet over every urgent decision that needs taking
2 lost its entire squad of players from just 3 years ago
3 just sacked its manager and
4 only won one home game in the last 25, and just lost 0-8 at home to Bournemouth.

It can't get worse ............ can it?

I have been there to see them lose 0-7 at home a few years ago, but that was to Liverpool, and in a League Cup QF, and was a freak scoreline for a game that should have probably been 2-4 on the night. My mate Toby and I were sat right by the Liverpool fans, who were chanting "We want eight!". Whilst we felt pretty sick about it, we still kept our Brummie sense of humour, and managed to rouse a handful of people around us to respond with "We want one!" But today, really? By all accounts it could have been 1-12.

Suppose I should count myself lucky that I went to the 1-0 home win against Brighton a few weeks ago. Given time, I might get all misty-eyed with nostalgia over that one.

Such a fine line these days between the heights and oblivion as shown by Brum, Pompey and Leeds. As an Evertonian I thought things were dire for us in the 90s and early 00s but we always just managed to avoid relegation and have since turned it round. Quite a few of our fans are very sceptical about Bill Kenwright due to the lack of investment potential under his stewardship, but when you look at what has happened to those 3 clubs, plus the antics of the likes of the Blackburn and Cardiff owners, you sometimes have to realise the devil you know is often the best bet.

Hope things improve for Birmingham, always thought they are a decent club and could never understand how they never had the same profile as Villa.

 

[Roadhump]

Romelu Lukaku went from zero to hero in a few minutes for Everton at Turf Moor yesterday, gifted the ball to Burnley from a very safe position in the middle of the park for them to equalise, but made amends shortly after to put us 2-1 ahead before Samuel Eto'o made it 3-1 with an exquisite strike late on. Eto'o, despite his age, oozed class and hopefully will prove a good mentor to Rom......the School of Science is on it's way back.....COYB!!

 

[AndyRM]

Romelu Lukaku went from zero to hero in a few minutes for Everton at Turf Moor yesterday, gifted the ball to Burnley from a very safe position in the middle of the park for them to equalise, but made amends shortly after to put us 2-1 ahead before Samuel Eto'o made it 3-1 with an exquisite strike late on. Eto'o, despite his age, oozed class and hopefully will prove a good mentor to Rom......the School of Science is on it's way back.....COYB!!

How old is Eto'o anyway? He must be pushing 50 by now!

 

[Roadhump]

How old is Eto'o anyway? He must be pushing 50 by now!

If he is 50, I wish we had had him at 33 which is his official age, he would have been absolute mustard then!!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

...he would have been absolute mustard then!!

Is that good or bad?