Football - Premier league 10/11

[Owayn The Traveller]

Not going to happen. Still going to finish in the top 4.

[Krakalakachkn]

LIVERPOOL!

[Majsju]

[Owayn The Traveller]

Alrite alrite clam down.

[Corki]

Is that Liverpool fans looking forward to away trips to great places like Watford, Doncaster, Derby and Scunthorpe?

[Majsju]

He has Dunne it again!

 

 

Sunderland - Aston Villa 1-0 (R.Dunne, o.g)

[Haxorsist]

Jamie Carragher scored another own goal. That means he has scored 4 Premier League goals and 7 own goals!

[Majsju]

Dunne leads their epic struggle with 8-7. Impressive by carragher though, grabbing an og even though he has been moved to left back.

[Imperium]

I don't know why we play him either

 

Most the other CBs have been much better than Dunne this year

[Majsju]

Well i'll be damned....The Glazers are paying off the PIK part of the debt (£220m at an outrageous interest of 16.25%), and they are doing it without using the clubs money.

Even Satan has his moments, it seem...

[Majsju]

Heh, I was starting to worry that with United in poor form (Still undefeated in all campaigns, but way too many draws), Chelski would run away and have a lead with 8-9 points at new years. Then Chelski started to lose, so it seem that it will be really tight when 2011 kicks off. And traditionally, United are always stronger after the holidays...

[Majsju]

Well, how about that...United are nowhere near good form, and yetthey stay unbeaten, while all the competitors keep losing points. Especially Liverpool, whose main battle this season seems to be to avoid relegation, rather than figthin for a CL spot And Chelski, who looked to be on their way to have secured the title in jan-feb, suddenly finds themselves outside the top four, and runs the risk of missing out CL as well.

 

Good news for liverpool, Benitez just got fired from Inter, and is looking for a job...

[Majsju]

The Dalglish-effect...

 

Corki, looks like you might get to enjoy Southampton vs liverpool in next seasons Championship...

[Corki]

Wouldn't that be exciting!

 

And I am still debating about whether to get a ticket to see the Saints take on United in the FA Cup. It all depends if I have to work overtime that weekend, since that is the last weekend before tax returns are due in...

[Majsju]

Well, when your team normally plays against teams like Hartlepool, Bristol Rovers etc, I would leap at a chance to see them face United. just limit yourself to two or three pints, and you can pull an all-nighter after the game

[Corki]

We may do, but we remember the days of tormenting United! How about that Egil Østenstad hat-trick in the amazing 6-3 win in 1996 down at The Dell? And all the media went on about was United grey shirts - not the fact the Saints outplayed United. Or the 3-1 win back in 1995? How can we forget Massimo Taibi's howler that let Matt Le Tissier score at Old Trafford in a 3-3 draw? Ah, happy days!

[Majsju]

You know, beating United in the gray shirts is not exactly something to brag about, those damn things were cursed.

[Imperium]

hmmm we have a goal scorer now....we might win a game!!!!!!!!!

 

4 wins...10 draws this season....

[Majsju]

Granted, i don't follow AV that much, but...Is a striker really what you need right now? Agbonlahor is a more than decent player, so I would have thought going for some creativity on the midfield would have been the priority.

[Imperium]

We really needed a striker who can poach goals. In terms of league goals this season our strikers have scored the following.

 

Heskey - 3

Bent - 1 (good start!)

Delfouneso - 1

Gabby - 0

Carew - 0

 

Midfield isn't really an issue I don't think unless Young leaves.

 

Defence looked better yesterday but that has been a major worry.

[Majsju]

Well, I'm kinda old school, in that I think you build a team from behind, ie defence first, then midfield, and attack last.

Of course, if Bent continues to help us by scoring against those hunting us, I will happily admit it was a brilliant buy

[Corki]

Who is up for "accidently" pushing Berbatov and Rooney down some stairs before Saturday?

 

*rant*

 

And on a different note, I wish teams like Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool would get lost when it comes to quality youngsters in lower leagues. Instead of pinching our stars, work on your youth facilities for English players instead of foreigners. I know that Southampton has a youth set up that many Premier League teams envy, but I am getting fed up with stories over Adam Oxlade-Chamberlain being linked to a move away. He is going to learn more playing week in, week out for us than sitting in the reserves of the above.

 

*end of rant*

[Imperium]

we have spent so much on a defence and it is still poor...

 

Midfield we are fairly okay now but strikers really concerned me and has done for years.

 

Corki there is a simple solution to that problem with youngsters...get promoted twice...

[Majsju]

Corki, if we rest Rooney/Berbatov, we still have Chicharito to throw in. You know, the kid already named "the new Solskjaer" because of his nose for goal

 

And I would not be surprised to see Chicharito from start. There will be some rotation of players, so i think berba will start on the bench. I also suspect Obertan will get a start on the left wing, which could be exciting. Poor kid is in a tough spot right now, too good for the reserves, not quite good enough for the first team, at least not for the PL or CL games. Or, Fabio on LB, so Evra can get a much needed rest. i don't think SAF would want to rotate the entire left side, so it is either Fabio or Obertan. And hopefully Lindegaard can get his first team debut.

[Majsju]

My favourite football blog drew my attention to this little incident in the Oz league...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwHzCtRa2SE&feature=related

 

The offender? Kevin Muscat. A long career has seen him rewarded with 99 yellow and 12 red cards. Among his victims are Craig Bellamy and Christophe Dugarry, both sent to hospital in 2000 after reckless tackles by this maniac. The bloke in the clip misses the rest of the season because his knee was injured in the situation.

 

And kids today complain about De Jong...