On the Eve of the new Season...

klinsmann loves him

Fulham at 9th and on the rise!

barton out for 8 weeks

oh dear

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
barton out for 8 weeks

oh dear

Are there any prison terms he can serve while he's out? Catch up on community service? Anything?

lets just hope he doesnt get bored and go out on the lash

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
lets just hope he doesnt get bored and go out on the lash

For the Toon's sake maybe, but for my own personal a/bemusement…I'll take him out on the lash personally!

the sad thing is from the football side of things, the toon play so much better with him in the side. not to mention now we have a 34 year old playing next to a 21 year old and no natural cover

Saturday, November 22nd

10:00am Liverpool vs Fulham (Set)
10:00am Chelsea vs Newcastle (FSC)
10:00am Manchester City vs Arsenal (Set Xtra)
12:30pm Aston Villa vs Manchester United (FSC)
5:00pm Manchester City vs Arsenal (Set)
8:00pm Stoke City vs West Brom (FSC)


Sunday, November 23rd

8:25am Tottenham Hotspur vs Blackburn (Set)
11:00am Sunderland vs West Ham (FSC)


Monday, November 24th

3:00pm Wigan vs Everton (Set)

some good ones this weekend

surprised there is not lunch game on saturday and that set decided go to with pool/us national team over shitty/francenal. not that it matters much

Setanta is limited this weekend by rugby coverage.

oh yes of course

but i would have thought that the games would be reversed, because if you just have setanta and not xtra, id much rather see shitty/arse. and i love watching sports at 8am

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
i love watching sports at 8am

Move West. I get up earlier on the weekends then I do during the week, and I'm excited about doing so.

yeah, my buddy is coming down for the wizards game tonight and then we're going to watch some footie tomorrow. he's a toffee so i guess its good they dont play until monday. i did get him some chang beer though

bizarre weekend. none of the big 4 scored a goal. never thought toon would be 5th bottom, get a clean sheet at stamford bridge and still drop a spot, but yet here we are

Sorry. Since United and Villarreal have agreed a draw for today's match, I've been derelict of my duties….

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

TEUSDAY, NOVEMBER 25

2:45pm Arsenal vs Dynamo Kiev (Set)
2:45pm Man United vs. Villarreal (ESPN)
5:00pm Bate Borisov vs. Real Madrid (ESPN Classic)
5:45pm Fenerbahce vs Porto (Set)
7:30pm Fiorentina vs Lyon (Set)


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26

2:45pm Liverpool vs Marseille (Set)
2:45pm Bordeaux vs. Chelsea (ESPN)
5:00pm Sporting Lisbon vs. Barca (ESPN Classic)
5:45pm Inter Milan vs Panathinaikos (Set)
7:30pm CFR vs Roma (Set)

i figured you were still bumming about man u's draw over the weekend

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
i figured you were still bumming about man u's draw over the weekend

No, but it was a seriously wasted opportunity. United are missing a ton of scoring opportunities and I just can't figure it out.

do we want to talk about villa for a minute? they could very well muscle the arseholes out of 4th. villa's weakness is depth and that certainly is not an arsenal strength

I really like thier squad - Gabby, the Young's, Milner - but without a few transfers, I don't see them holding on in the UEFA, top 4 and the domestic tourney's. An early dismissal from the FA might be a blessing in disguise.

How tired they are at the end of February for that late Feb-early April run will be huge.

i actually think they may be one of the few sides buying in the window. i expect nearly everyone on west ham and portsmouth's roster to be available

speaking of the window, i dont really see toon's sale going through before then. if ashley spends a little i think he could get some value and have a nice little side. supposedly they are deep into talks with an 'american' but i have no idea who