Isn't it more then just expected that Mancini takes over?

FT Spurs 0-0 Arsenal. Modric missed a 1-on-1 with Almunia in the final seconds.

Clichy got headbuttet (accidentaly) by Bent, it was pouring blood from the wound, he had to be helped off the pitch by two staff members and looked liked he was going to go down any minute.
And of course, the classy Spurs fans jeer at him and hurl insults all the way to whatever locker room, hospital, cementry he's going to. Jeez I hate these guys.

Oh and does anyone knows a good hitman? There's a certain chap from the Ivory Coast who needs to get clipped.

I just find a good site with all transfers, market values on players, etc. the Spurs transfer page is crazy, whoever does their transfers is an idiot.

Gomes - £8.6m
Chimbonda - £3m
Corluka - £13.2m
Bentley - £21m
Modric - £20m
Palacios - £14m
Giovani - £6m
Defoe - £15.7m
Keane - £16m
Pavlyuchenko - £16.7m

That's over £130m on players and to be honest, they've either recently joined (or re-joined) the club so haven't had time to impress (Defoe, Keane, Palacios, Chimbonda) or flopped (Gomes, Corluka, Bentley, Modric, Gio, Pavlyuchenko), they're literally throwing money away.

Didn't watch the game but it sounds as if Modric is finally playing decently (or, well, not sucking totally). Fishdoll rather likes Modric.

First half he was excellent, second half he was rubbish and missed a golden chance to win it.

West Ham 0-1 United

Giggs scored a superb goal, becoming the first player to score in every Premier League season.

Wenger moaning as usual today, this week about how Eboue's goal should have stood and that referees are always against Arsenal. Quite funny that, considering all that stupid decisions they get their way.

In other somewhat Arsenal related news, Tony Adams has been sacked as manager of Portsmouth. He's not a good manager but I feel sorry or him, he was left to clear up the mess that Harry Redknapp made. Redknapp is a manager who only is interested if he has money to spend (West Ham, Southampton, Portsmouth) and then leaves them when they're struggling for money and not doing well in the league.. what a guy.

Mancini at Chelsea, Mourinho at Liverpool, Benitez at Juventus.


I love Giggsy!!

Looks perfect. The central forces of evil alliance...

(from BBC)

it was coming

Chelsea made the mistake of appointing him in the first place, what on earth made them do that? Their next mistake was leaving it until now to sack him, they've been very, very poor this season.

Picking up Mancini would then only solid their way down...

As long as he keeps his filthy Russian hands away from MON!

Luke Young has been forced to pull out of the England squad due to a foot injury. That's a shame, he's one of the most in form defenders in the country.

I really hope Aston Villa keeps it up so Arsenal and and Chelsea will have to fight each other for the last CL spot! it'd be nice; and even nicer if Chelsea was the team that went to the UEFA Cup [personal opinion]

We seem to be the favourite with all the neutrals at the moment.

I'm not sure we'll do it though. In fact, I'm not even certain we'll finish in the top, we have too many tough games coming up. Next 10 games:

A Everton (FA Cup)
H CSKA Moscow (UEFA Cup)
H Chelsea
A CSKA Moscow (UEFA Cup)
H Stoke City
A Man City
H Spurs
A Liverpool
A United
H Everton

There's also a possibility of 3 more games in that period (FA Cup QF if we beat Everton and 2 games vs the winner of Spurs/Shakhtar if we beat Moscow). In my opinion there is no real easy game there in the league either. Everton, Liverpool, Chelsea and United are always going to be tough, regardless of form. Man City and Spurs are teams that, on their day, can beat anyone! Stoke at home I would say s easy.. but it's a local derby and that makes it more difficult as their players will really be up for it. However, if we make it out of that spell still in the top 4, I believe we will do it.

If I were to pick a team to miss out on 4th, I dunno who it'd be. It would be nice to see a team with all of Chelseas money fail, but I like the club and it has plenty of players that I like. Arsenal go about their transfer in the right way (generally) and don't just throw money around.. but their lack of English players and their manager mean it would be nice to see them miss out. Either way will do I suppose!

/rant.

But Chelsea and Arsenal are going to have some tough games, and they are in suckastic form, too, right?

I just hope Villa makes it, that's all

^^^^ Fishdoll AHA!

That sly Kurt is a BAD, BAD influence on us all! He's turned more than just innocent and sweet fishdolls into Villa fans!

...not me...

Come on Locke, don't deny it. We all know you have a poster of this man on your wall!

I want Villa to finish in the top 4 but I still feel something for Arsenal too (only because of Robin and Kolo the others I despise, the team as a whole is not attractive and Wenger is currently pissing me off) so Chelsea in 5th place would just be sweet!

But I don't really care what happens as long as they don't win the league.

If he could just start showing his Villa form in some international matches...

Chop off his finger??

It is rumoured that Guus Hiddink will be the temporary Chelsea manager for the remainder of the season. He doesn't want to return to club management apparently, but the £2.5m Chelsea are reportedly going to give him For 3 months work!) may be more than enough to persude him. He will remain as Russia coach and juggle both jobs, if he accepts the Chelsea offer.

Is that allowed? Or even possible? That's quite a little task, tackling two high-profile jobs. What if he has got to be at two places at the same time. Three months, I know, but this I gotta see, if he goes for Chelsea.

He did it before for PSV...and it's only short term. Right now the focus is probably to win at least one cup, and qualify for CL.

I don't think it would be that difficult. International and club teas have little or nothing to do with each other really. International games are only played when club games aren't and the same the other way around. I never really understood fans who "put club before country" since there's never going to be a situation that could arise where you would ever need to do this.

No, I actually meant general meetings, etc, not games, in particular. International matches are of course usually held while the club games are put on hold. Even if for three months, there may yet come a time when he's needed on more than one place at the same time. Then again it may not.

You probably have heard this from Liverfool fans... they always like to brag about how great fans they are... unlike the rest of us who have let our team... 'walk alone'...

I know a few people who have the attitude of "I've given up on England, when they stat to play well they will earn my support, until then Ill forget about them".. surely this is just glory hunting! "I will only support you when you're good", that's so sad. I think some people in this country forget how fortunate we are in terms of football. There's probably only 3 countries in the World (Spain, Italy and Germany) who can claim to have a nation/domestic league that is as strong as ours overall, that's 3 countries out of 200 hundred-odd!

Don't forget about the Finnish top division, they've got names like Tampere United and Veiiytycklee FC.

ZD, this is the kind of reason why I'm saying you can't really complain when Pato isn't given much time.. The fact that Heskey went off injured 4 days before, but Capello still brings him on, over plenty of players on the bench who were 100% is a joke.



FA Cup 5th Round results
Swansea 1-1 Fulham
Blackburn 2-2 Coventry
Sheffield United 1-1 Hull
West Ham 1-1 Boro

Tonights game
Watford vs Chelsea

Tomorrows games
Everton vs Villa
Derby vs United

4th Round Replay - Monday night
Arsenal vs Cardiff (winner plays Burnley in the 5th round)

With all these draws and replays, the QF draw tomorrow could be confusing "West Ham or Boro will play.. Arsenal, or Cardiff, or Burnley"

If Heskey declared himself fit why shouldn't Capello play him? I think we get excessively one-sided when our own players get involved.

England players generaly don't get to declare themself fit, it's the medical staffs decision, to stop the big name players trying to get themselves out of meaningless games.

I have no problem with players playing and getting injured for country. But Heskey came off after an hour on Saturday with an injury. Common sense, Mr. Capello, common sense.

FT Watford 1-3 Chelsea.
-Watford opened the scoring through Priskin, even though he was at least 3-5 yards offside, really bad decision. Anlkea hat-trick for Chelsea.

Have you ever thought to yourself "I wish I was the biggest **** in football"? Well now you can be with the Harry Redknapp flow-chart!

Classic, Kurt. Fishdoll dips his antlers in salute.

... something stupid...

Thank god for Everton...

FT Everton 3-1 Villa.

I can't see Villa wining the FA Cup in my life time, the bad luck we have in it is beyond ridiculous.

Derby-United up next and Arsenal-Cardiff. 5-0 to both away sides hopefully.

So you're backing United now?

I hate Derby enough to want United to win this. I want Chelsea to win it though.

Derby?
If you were a Nottingham Forest fan I'd get it, but Derby...?

I don't particularly like any Midlands club but my own, my dad also works in Derby so I know my fair share of fans, and they are very annoying. Apparently they're a bigger club than us.

Anyways, United lead 3-1 at the moment.

Arsenal 3-0 Cardiff. Eduardo got 2, but limped off the field and went straight down the tunnel.

Yay that he played! And...wow. Two? Well done!

Hope he's all right.

I'm REALLY happy for Eduardo.

(I don't think this injury has got anything to do with that injury. at least I hope so.)

Good news for Arsenal and Croatia!

Good news for Villa and England.. I think? I dunno, I don't think he's THAT good that he'll make much difference to already very good teams. But it's good that he's back.

Arsenal won 4-0 in the end, van Persie with a late goal.