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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 1:36 pm
by tommydski_Archive
Grant took them to the brink of a treble in his first season. Why did they get rid of Mourinho anyhow? What the fuck is wrong with the board and ownership of that club?! What a ridiculous situation.

Maybe Dennis Wise will step in!

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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 5:01 pm
by aldofarian_Archive
tommydski wrote:Grant took them to the brink of a treble


I'm in no respect a Chelsea or United fan but I have to save I admired Grant's reaction to the CL defeat. He appeared to be trying to rally the team and create unity in what must be a very disparate bunch.

The fact Kenyon was not embarrassed to go up and receive a medal says a lot about the managerial regime at Chelsea. Compare his reaction to Charlton's.

Good luck to Hull in the prem and all the teams in the other play offs.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 7:34 am
by jongoodwin_Archive
daniel robert chapman wrote:'JIMMY: I'M NO GAY'


Is this use of GAY as a noun, or was Jimmy just trying to appropriate George's Scottish accent? As in, 'I'm no' hungry, George'.

Just read this about the incredible sulk's incredible sulk on Wednesday: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/ ... 15m_s.html

I'm trying to find footage of the whole scrap that got John 'Mr Penalty' Terry sent off... as I recall, he started the whole melee - not good leadership when you've got an idiot man-child like Drogba in your team. Apt that Terry should end up crying, not apt that he should be treated as some kind of 'fallen hero'. The man's a twat. Great game.

I wanted Bristol City to win yesterday, on account of I like Bristol and I'm told by Soeza types that City are the team to support. However, they were SHIT, Windass's performance / goal was excellent, and the whole story would have been spoiled had Bristol got an undeserved equaliser.

Today - not sure I'm going to get to see it, on account of having some work to do. Can't decide who i want to win either - lots of my family are Doncaster-dwelling Leeds fans so they should have an interesting day.

Last night the guy from Stars of the Lid tried to engage the Newcastle crowd on NUFC's prospects for 2008-09, to general bafflement / silence. Wrong audience, I suppose.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 8:18 am
by sparky_Archive
tommydski wrote:Grant took them to the brink of a treble in his first season. Why did they get rid of Mourinho anyhow? What the fuck is wrong with the board and ownership of that club?! What a ridiculous situation.


Indeed. Kenyon and Buck have said that this season was "just not good enough", which should lead to someone asking them if the club now have a policy of sacking their manager whenever Chelsea fail to win a trophy.

I'm pretty removed from the game, but Avram Grant has my respect.

I'm sure that he's thrilled about this.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 9:29 am
by simmo_Archive
Damn, I really wanted Brissol to win yesterday (they were my grandad's team).

Poor old Avram. Maybe he could become a Mossad agent and reveal a few secrets about the Russian mafia to the Israeli government? Or maybe there's another premiership job for him. He'd be right at home with the directorial style at Man City...

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 10:55 am
by simmo_Archive
Expect an outpouring of disappointment, despair and misery here within the next hour.

Remember Tommy, DRC, don't be a Hayter.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:17 am
by daniel robert chapman_Archive
Just never got going. It was 2006 all over again; it was 1996 all over again. Got to the final and choked. Doncaster deserve their promotion due to the quality of their football over the season, but I can't ignore the fact that were it not for a certain points deduction, Leeds would have been promoted automatically. Fair or not, it stings.

Ah, I don't know. Leeds amassed enough over the season to be promoted but I can't honestly say they were better than any of the promoted sides. Next season has to be automatic promotion; in fact next season has to be the League Championship. I am pleased that Leeds have already signed Robinson from Swansea and are planning for next season.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:48 am
by daniel robert chapman_Archive
Sean O'Driscoll, after the game wrote:I could murder a cup of tea.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:52 am
by tommydski_Archive
Shit game but I'm not fussed. I'd sooner go up as Champions next year.

I think our squad needs some work though. Specifically we desperately need new strikers.

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Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 3:57 pm
by tommydski_Archive
These new Nike adverts are pretty smart.

Check it out.