Premiership 05/06

[Summers]

You expect Jose Mourinho to sit around and watch the Championship?

I barely don't.

[Lineker]

Well, towards the end, new opponents.

[Summers]

So he probably watched a few tapes or something, still doesn't mean he needs to know where they finished. :\

[Turbo Yannis]

I'm confident Crespo will do it for us this year. He's had a decent enough pre season and hopefully the goal will give him a bit of a lift for the rest of the season.

And when has Jose Mourinho ever rubbed it in when Chelsea have won? As it has been said, Jose will say when Chelsea were lucky but will praise his team when they put in a good performance.

[Lineker]

True, just pointed out that Mourinho called them the Championship Champions in his post-match interview.

[FLiam]

I don't believe that result, I really don't. was watching it, and cheering Wigan on like mad at the end, then Crespo scored that absolute peach and I just screamed 'Noooooooo'.

That was fucking brilliant stuff though, but wish it went the other way. So near, yet so far.

And that is a weird thing, when Crespo lined it up, you just know that it is not going anywhere else other than the top corner, it was never going to go wide, or over, it would always find the top corner. Football is strange and harsh sometimes.

Edited August 14, 2005 by Gooner4Life

[Colly]

Nice to see justice has (almost) been done for players who actually like to tackle the ball, Jermaine Jenas' red card has been reduced to a yellow several hours too late. Eat that Platini, you French cunt!

[Lineker]

Not anymore...

The Football Association could be forced to reverse its decision to downgrade Newcastle United midfielder Jermaine Jenas' red card against Arsenal to a caution, following intervention from FIFA.

Jenas was dismissed for a challenge on Gilberto Silva during the first half of the Gunners' 2-0 win at Highbury, but after watching a video of the incident referee Steve Bennett requested that the FA reduce his decision to a yellow card.

However, FIFA have now informed the FA that red cards can only be rescinded in a case of mistaken identity.

An FA spokesman revealed: "We can confirm we have received communication from FIFA and we will be reviewing our position and responding to that."

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness was furious with Bennett's original decision to dismiss Jenas and is sure to be further angered by FIFA's intervention, which could see the player suspended for three matches.

4thegame.com

[Colly]

Christ, I'm voting no on the Euro, they'll be banning coin tosses. I'm sure there's a precedent of red cards being overturned by appeal anyway, any ideas anyone?

[botchedpiledriver]

Man Utd 1 - 0 Aston Villa... Nistelrooy.

[public enemy]

Today's Results

Man United 1-0 Aston Villa

Blackburn 2-1 Fulham

Charlton 1-0 Wigan

Liverpool 1-0 Sunderland

Newcastle 0-0 West Ham

Tottenham 2-0 Middlesbrough

West Brom 2-1 Portsmouth

Birmingham 1-2 Man City

Premiership Table

Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS

1 Tottenham 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 6

2 Charlton 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 6

3 Man Utd 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6

4 West Ham 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4

5 Man City 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 4

6 West Brom 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4

7 Liverpool 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4

8 Arsenal 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

9 Chelsea 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3

10 Blackburn 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -1 3

11 Bolton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1

12 Aston Villa 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1

13 Birmingham 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1

14 Fulham 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1

15 Middlesbrough 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1

16 Newcastle 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1

17 Everton 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

18 Wigan 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0

19 Portsmouth 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0

20 Sunderland 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0

[therockbox]

SHIT WE'RE 7TH FIRE BENITEZ!

[9 to 5]

A win, thank fuck.

[Lineker]

Top of the leaguew, you;re having a laugh!

etc.

[Summers]

Who actually cares about the table right now? :\

[fineintent]

Who actually cares about the table right now? :\

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[Turbo Yannis]

I was at the Man United/Villa game. Gotta love the chant when United fans started leaving

"Fuck off back to London"

Edited August 21, 2005 by Turbonegro

[Evafreak]

Anyone else get the feeling the Chelsea/Arsenal games gonna be either a goaless draw or a 1-0 victory?

[Wee Man]

I would put money on it

[fineintent]

I have put money on a goal-less draw. Here's hoping.