Football

[Antman]

Why did Brendan Rodgers buy Balotelli? Was it a decision that was imposed on him from above, maybe?

Surely any manager with an ounce of self respect would never allow that to happen?

My guess is that Rogers took a gamble and thus far it has failed big time.

Still Mario and his antics deflect attention away from Liverpool's other short comings
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Surely any manager with an ounce of self respect would never allow that to happen?

My guess is that Rogers took a gamble and thus far it has failed big time.

Still Mario and his antics deflect attention away from Liverpool's other short comings

And Mario is in the news again after allegedly threatening a woman who was photographing his car, police are investigating. You really couldn't make somebody like him up

 

[SS4]

On the portion that I have highlighted, is that not now construed as being an offence?

It is but it, along with simulation, is very seldom enforced.

 

[Cletus]

I noticed on livetext that Eric Lamela scored a "rabona" goal for Tottenham.

Had to look up what that meant!

 

[EM2]

Liam Gallagher! Mark Radcliffe! Eddie Large! Can you hear me? Your boys took A HELL OF A BEATING!!!

I was anti Sam when he arrived at West Ham. I've been anti Sam for most of his tenure. I was very anti Sam last season. Time to admit that I was wrong.

 

[Butts]

bb21 must be in "Seventh Heaven" after The Cherries 7-0 demolition of Birmingham City at St Andrews.

Any takers for the Brum Job

Whoops......make that 8-0 !!

 

[EM2]

Erm, it's 8-0

 

[Butts]

Erm, it's 8-0

Edited as we crossed over ....couldn't keep up

 

[Minilad]

small heath 0 Bournemouth 8 (EIGHT)

 

[bb21]

Small Heath - ahahahahahahahahahaha...

Told you they should have sacked that clueless idiot a long time ago. Don't mind me.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Hyde 2...Leamington 2

Hyde still not off the bottom of the league, but now have "lucky seven" points

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Small Heath - ahahahahahahahahahaha... .....Told you they should have sacked that clueless idiot a long time ago. Don't mind me.

Isn't that 8-0 away win the best ever league away win by The Cherries?

 

[familyguy99]

Oldham beat Bradford 2-1 which mean we haven't lost a game since 23rd Aug (two months ago) we were better team in first half and could been three maybe four nil up at half time but when they scored just before half time I thought they start come back but sadly for them it never happened.

If we don't lost to Bradford on Saturday will be heading to top of table Bristol City on 1st November with 13 match unbeaten run and we could be first team this season to beat Bristol City in league way we been playing. (that if Bristol City doesn't lose to Barnsley on Saturday that is)

BIB - What game next Saturday is going to be two in form team meet and Oldham could become first team this season to beat Bristol City in league as Bristol City stayed unbeaten in league after they draw 2-2 to Barnsley.

Nice to see Altrincham won they FA Cup game, hopefully when draw is made on Monday evening Oldham will get Altrincham in first round draw. (Chorley/Halifax will also do nicely)

One team Oldham wouldn't be getting in draw is Stockport as they lost 4-2 to Chester.

 

[bb21]

Isn't that 8-0 away win the best ever league away win by The Cherries?

I believe so. We had a few big ones in the FA Cup but surprisingly the biggest victory in the league is a lowly 7-0 against Newport.

Their team was not the only thing broke today. I was reading on Small Heath Alliance earlier and without warning, the page crashed and the website wouldn't load for a good few minutes. Probably got more than the volume of traffic it can handle after getting the biggest number of people going online to vent their fury.

 

[83G/84D]

Talk Sport reporting that Leeds Utd have sacked their latest manager - he lasted just over a month!!

 

[Minilad]

I believe so. We had a few big ones in the FA Cup but surprisingly the biggest victory in the league is a lowly 7-0 against Newport.

Their team was not the only thing broke today. I was reading on Small Heath Alliance earlier and without warning, the page crashed and the website wouldn't load for a good few minutes. Probably got more than the volume of traffic it can handle after getting the biggest number of people going online to vent their fury.

Plenty of Villa fans going on there too...for giggles

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Real Madrid 3...Barcelona 1

Neymar gave Barcelona a 4th minute lead, but goals from Ronaldo (pen), Pepe and Benzema saw Real Madrid narrow the points gap between these two teams.

 

[306024]

Liam Gallagher! Mark Radcliffe! Eddie Large! Can you hear me? Your boys took A HELL OF A BEATING!!!

I was anti Sam when he arrived at West Ham. I've been anti Sam for most of his tenure. I was very anti Sam last season. Time to admit that I was wrong.

Early days yet, plenty of time for the bubbles to burst, but it is promising so far this season. Pleased to see Sam happy today, at least I think that was happy. And good to hear Mark Noble, a Hammer through and through, say this is the best group of players he's played with.

Sam has done a good job, not always pretty of course, but you only have to look at Leeds to see what can go horribly wrong. Get promoted, achieve stability, then tackle entertainment are the correct priorities.

 

[83G/84D]

Early days yet, plenty of time for the bubbles to burst, but it is promising so far this season. Pleased to see Sam happy today, at least I think that was happy. And good to hear Mark Noble, a Hammer through and through, say this is the best group of players he's played with.

Sam has done a good job, not always pretty of course, but you only have to look at Leeds to see what can go horribly wrong. Get promoted, achieve stability, then tackle entertainment are the correct priorities.

Look at the flack Tony Pulis got from some supporters but he got good results at Stoke and last season at Crystal Palace. He also kept Plymouth from the drop a few years back. It was not pretty to watch (Watching Plymouth rarely is) but he acheived his aim.

Same with Big Sam - an under rated manager who has been unlucky with loads of injuries at West Ham in the last couple of seasons.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

You can say a lot about Big Sam but the one thing you can almost guarantee with him is that you'll never get relegated under his tenure. Proved very true at Blackburn.

 

[Minilad]

After todays game it appears small heath have changed their badge

 

[Donny Dave]

Well done Oldham, that was 1 half of my £5 double up, however .....

A certain moderators favourite team denied me the chance to win just shy of £100 when they failed to let Birmingham **itty get a consolation goal ....

For those interested, my double was BTTS and Oldham(100/30) and Bournemouth(7/2) to win. Not a bad return for a fiver.....

 

[bb21]

Well done Oldham, that was 1 half of my £5 double up, however .....

A certain moderators favourite team denied me the chance to win just shy of £100 when they failed to let Birmingham **itty get a consolation goal ....

For those interested, my double was BTTS and Oldham(100/30) and Bournemouth(7/2) to win. Not a bad return for a fiver.....

You can't blame it on us. They got a penalty. The guy fluffed it.

1-0 down after 3 minutes, then a man sent off, then miss a peno at 3-0, then concede a peno later on, then the eighth went in... Football can be such a wonderful thing sometimes.

 

[SS4]

small heath 0 Bournemouth 8 (EIGHT)

Suffice to say the usual suspects have been very quiet on my FB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC75aU47GRk

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Small heath 0 Bournemouth 8 (EIGHT)

It is as rare as a curate's egg that a scoreline in the Championship can better any scoreline in the Highland League....

 

[tigerroar]

Can any referees here tell me why this is deserving of a yellow card?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvN36HZFrCY

 

[Y961 XBU]

I am happy that Bolton won 3-1 Yesterday, Lennons new way of working is going well, or at least for now!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Tottenham Hotspur 1...Newcastle United 2

I wonder what this result will mean for both these two teams.

 

[balne-wonderer]

I see normal service has been resumed with the standard of refereeing at Old Trafford!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I see normal service has been resumed with the standard of refereeing at Old Trafford!

Does that mean the usual penalty has been awarded against the home team?

 

[balne-wonderer]

Yeah right..Absolutely stone wall pen for Chelsea not given.

5 Chelsea booked, 1 Man Utd.

Phil Dowd is actually conducting one of the worst performances I've ever seen in my life

How many have been given at OT this season? 1?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Yeah right..Absolutely stone wall pen for Chelsea not given. 5 Chelsea booked, 1 Man Utd.

Phil Dowd is actually conducting one of the worst performances I've ever seen in my life. How many have been given at OT this season? 1?

If Dowd is so poor, how will his association view matters? Will suitable sanctions be awarded against him? It would appear that if the man had been refereeing the 2-2 Hyde v Leamington match yesterday, he would surely have made similar poor refereeing decisions, so it is useless to say that refereeing a match at a middle of the table team's home ground (a ground that saw no less than three penalties awarded against the home side in one match this current season) would make any difference whatsoever. Inefficiency is inefficiency wherever it occurs.

May I ask how you would have felt if Dowd had refereed the Leeds United game yesterday?