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Also The Guardian are reporting that Richards and Crouch have been left out of the squad in the same article that mentions Rio isn't going.

I was thinking that, can Atkinson not award a goal and a red card? Or does it have to be one or the other?

[EDIT] Never mind

I'm very saddened and shocked to hear this. I used to love watching Speed play for Bolton when I had a season ticket and thought he was doing a great job with the Wales team.

RIP Gary Speed

Also Downing, Henderson and Bent.

Does it say he's still an international? If not I have a feeling it could be Scott Carson or Joe Cole, someone outside of the Premier League.

EDIT: never mind, just saw Gazz's post said Premier League footballer, i'll still go for a former international though, Luke Young or someone just as unimportant

Parker and Walcott out, Lampard and Milner in.

Aparently Walcott's picked up a hamstring injury and Parker taken out as a precaution as if he got booked tonight he would have missed the Montenegro game. Other than that seems like Capello's going with the same team that beat Bulgaria.

Since there's a lot of Man Utd ones, I'll have a go with Bolton.

1. Jay-Jay Okocha (Brought entertainment to the Reebok)

2. Kevin Davies

3. Youri Djorkaeff

4. Gary Cahill

5. Ivan Campo

Im in both

Sky Sports news reporting that Berbatov could be on his way to PSG, taking the French clubs spending to nearly 100 million :/

I disagree, with them signing Alexis Sanchez aswell, someone in the team has got to give and Pep's not going to drop Villa and Messi from the front two so that leaves Pedro. That being said, I don't see Barca dropping Xavi or Iniesta and Fabregas can't really play the holding midfield role so if Barca do sign Fabregas and Sanchez, one of them will have to start on the bench.

Sorry i've not bet in a few weeks, my internets been balls and wouldn't let me reply.

The EWB Bookie 4

Set 8 Betting

10 on Tottenham

5 on West Brom 1-2 Bolton

5 on Everton

The Doubler

Stoke 1-1 Blackburn

Liverpool

Tottenham

10 on Fulham 5/4 and Bolton 11/10 (ACCUMULATOR)

10 on Aston Villa 0-0 Everton

The Doubler

Liverpool 3-1 West Brom

20 on Tottenham and Everton (Accumulator)

The Doubler

Arsenal 5-0 Blackpool (Sat, 3pm)

10 on Bolton and Tottenham (ACCUMULATOR)

5 on Sunderland

5 on Stoke 0-0 Wolves

The Doubler

Aston Villa 1-2 West Ham

1. 85

2. 5

I'm in

Count me in again.

Wouldn't Chile still go through even if they finished level on points with Switzerland? I thought they went off head-to-head results before goal difference these days.

For example, regarding Walt and how there was a lot of emphasis placed upon him earlier on...then nothing at all I.e. what the hell is up with that kid! Also, how the psychic who Claire saw told her that her child should only be raised by her, not another - at the time, this made me think there would be so much importance hinged upon her child and the fact that Claire did not raise Aaron after all...but again, this plot also seems to have been 'Lost' - sorry, I could not resist the pun!

Sorry to nitpick, but with just a little bit of creative thinking you can see that this was addressed. Kate raised Aaron, and not Claire, and things didn't work out so brilliantly for her. I think the importance was always meant to be on Claire rather than Aaron.

Hmm...I can see why you think that, but for me personally it just wasn't clarified enough. The way the psychic talked about it, he said it would bring 'great danger' if Claire's child was raised by another. The amount of emphasis he placed on this seemed to say that this 'danger' was not only for Claire/the child/whoever ends up raising Aaron, but perhaps even wider society...Just how he became SO obsessed with making Claire keep her child, to the point of getting her on Oceanic 815 etc, I just think surely the terribleness that the psychic spoke of couldn't have solely been based on Claire rather than Aaron, as he kept on saying that the danger surrounded the child and how it needed her good influence to protect it - as if otherwise, he could become corrupted by any other parent and hence, become dangerous. I just think that if so much attention is given to certain aspects of a plot, it would be good to have (for me) what would seem an adequate justification of such emphasis.

Watching Unanswered Lost Questions on CollegeHumor

I wonder if he realises that a good few of those questions were answered or that he just didn't seem to understand some of the things.

I agree some of those were answered/could be logically figured out, but for me certain parts that have been left unanswered - I would rather have known something more tangible rather than filling in the blanks for myself. For example, regarding Walt and how there was a lot of emphasis placed upon him earlier on...then nothing at all I.e. what the hell is up with that kid! Also, how the psychic who Claire saw told her that her child should only be raised by her, not another - at the time, this made me think there would be so much importance hinged upon her child and the fact that Claire did not raise Aaron after all...but again, this plot also seems to have been 'Lost' - sorry, I could not resist the pun! You could go on for ages coming up with things that weren't covered and the CollegeHumor vid seems to just ask questions for the sake of picking holes in the plot and querying absolutely anything (yet this is mainly for comic affect I am sure). For me, the Walt and Claire scenarios are the main 2 I would have liked some clarification on! Obviously there are plenty more that I would have liked to know more of, but I don't think it's right to dwell on the absence of certain things when the actual plot that we are ultimately given is so well crafted. Still though, it would have been nice for at least a brief mention or something within any of the actual series themselves to clear up certain things...

I watched it as soon as I woke up this morning yet it still hasn't sunk in that it's finally over...There are quite a lot of questions left unanswered but mostly it seems apt in that mainly, the final episode emphasizes how Jack can be seen as the main protagonist. We don't learn what happened to the people on the Ajira plane as neither does Jack - likewise, how we don't learn what happens with Hurley and Ben on the island after they are both left in charge. It would possibly be nice to have certain answers, yet ultimately we don't get them as we're gaining Jack's perspective of things. Just like in life you don't get all the answers, it's the same in Lost.

The EWB Cup Predictor 2 - Set 9

Champions League Final (3pts)

Bayern Munich 1-3 Inter Milan

BONUS QUESTIONS (9pts)

1) How many goals will be scored in total, including Extra Time? (3pts) 4

2) Which team will score first? (1pt) Inter

3) Will there be a penalty awarded during the (possible) 120 minutes? (1pt) Yes

5) How many players will score inside 90 minutes? (2pts) 3

6) What will the score be at Half Time? (2pts) 1-2

I know, I found it hilarious that he brought out a Minnie Mouse cup for the milk as well. Hope he gets another Premier League job because it would be such a shame for English football to lose such a genuinely nice guy.