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When was that?...around Christmas 1990?...anyone calling for his head after that is a touch on the misguided side..

From the beeb Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane on ITV: "I think the referee has actually made the right call. Everyone's upset about it and it's slightly unlucky, but it's dangerous play. Whether he meant it or not is irrelevant. It's dangerous play - it's a red card. You have to be aware of other players on the pitch. Does he think he's going to have 20 yards to himself? Whether it's [a brave decision] or not, it's the right decision. Whether he meant it or not doesn't matter. Nani's a quick boy to go down anyway. He's not the bravest player on the planet." Paddy Crerand, who played for Manchester United from 1963-1971, told BBC Radio Ulster: "Roy Keane was in a minority of one. Not one person said it was a red card except Roy. Does Roy want to be noticed? "Why are we talking about Roy Keane? Why do we not talk about the 99.9% of people who said it wasn't a sending off. Why are we talking about Roy Keane - because he played for Manchester United. Well, let me tell you something. I played with Manchester United, I played in a European Cup final, Roy didn't. The referee was wrong."

You actually can't see the great wall of China from the moon, it's an urban myth.

Reported

Keegan had John Beresford at left back

Hmmm...Livepool side which lost one nil v Anzhi...any first choice players?...looking at this (adnmittedly flimsy) evidence we should get a result out there if the top team is picked...will HBA be on the bench?... 01 Jones 16 Coates 23 Carragher 38 Flanagan Booked 47 Wisdom 10 Cole (Assaidi - 77' ) 14 Henderson 19 Downing 33 Shelvey Booked 35 Coady (Suso - 61' ) 50 Morgan (Pacheco - 61' )

Was this one of the signs MT?

Who told him he'd be better off at left back?...are we being sold a pup basically because the Italian national side are short of left backs and someones told him he's a shoe in if he can stand up and kick the ball in a straight line?

Its not only his failure to get back, he's constantly being pulled out of posisition when he's trying to defend as well. He's not got enough of a defensive head on his shoulders, hes got midfileder stamped all over him iyam. Age has little to do with this, this is his second season and some of the mistakes he's making are pretty fundamental. Haidara is even younger, and throwing him in is a huge gamble. We'll see. Jonas not being played consistantly in front of him hasnt helped Santon this season either, and I think if Haidara is to get a run then he'll pretty much have to be chosen there.

Davide Santon...am assuming that his replacement is here already Unless we try him in midfield, because iyam he'll not be a defender of sufficient quality as long as I've got a fuckin hole in my arse. Although this is a bit depressing to say because I think theres little doubt he's a good footballer. Can you add Shola to the list?...

Thats awful Davey, hope everything is ok, as you say it sounds an horrific thing for anyone to witness let alone two little girls seeing their mam like that.

http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/fourfourtwoview/archive/2013/02/05/in-the-new-issue-inside-borussia-dortmund-gerrard-amp-carra-in-conversation.aspx As you say, very bright! Don't think a measure like that would work in this country, the big club's laugh at doing something for the national team, and already have academies packed with foreign young ins...or buy young foreign players in, like us.

http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/02/qpr-harry-redknapp-dubai anyone see this strap-on's post game interviews yesterday?....sounds like he fucked an agent over and now the agent is looking to fuck QPR over...swim with sharks 'Arry and you'll get bitten...Willie Mckay not happy with his fee for the Remy deal perhaps?....

Mbiwas halo slipped a bit this afternoon...all the defenders are pretty new to each other mind so maybe shit like this is to be expected...could have had 3 ourselves before that though.

Looking physically stronger than the swans here....knowing us we'll get suckered though....

Would've been similar to the Gouffs goal v spurs that. Him and cisse should both be working the keeper

Santon missing again, Swansea should've scored.

We've given the ref little choice iyam, Tiote especially. Its his first prem game, he'll be looking to do it by the book. Not created a lot and Swansea have had the best chances. Need to hold a bit more in the centre of the park and use Sissoko and Guti to hit them on the break. That's not the easiest with Tiote and Cabaye both booked. Little is as biased a commentator as I've heard..he's fuckin dying for us to get beat.

Elliot looking complacent today to say the least

I understand what folk mean by that, but technology has basically proved that's not the case....on a replay you can see if an arm is offside, let alone a whole player. In fact It works a lot better for offside, which as mentioned is a lot more common than whether a goal is a goal.

Rugby?...not sure what your getting at, theres loads of reasons for not wanting it...the technology is seen by some as unlikely to work. We'll see, as Sky will choose Hawkeye.Why aren't we doing this for offside?...its as much an opinion as goal/no goal is, its just how the officials see it at that split second. We'll have offside decisions being referred to Hawkeye within a decade, in a game that may be imperfect but has become the most popular team participation game on the planet with the technology of a pig's bladder,some wood and a couple of fishing nets. Theres not much wrong with it as it is.

Who mentioned tennis and cricket?..." At least 25 per cent of the ball must be visible for the system to work. That means that if the ball went over the line in a melee of bodies after a goalmouth scramble, the system would probably not be able to make a call." http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/goal-line-technology-does-164718522.html

Tbh thats just another reason for not bothering with cameras on the goaline... Sky will choose to use Hawkeye, and the last i heard the Hawkeye technology isnt suitable for this gig. Sky like the pretty pictures Hawkeye produces. Sky also like the suspense that waiting for the images to appear builds up. The magneitc field/transmitter thing is better for goaline accuracy but not so good for the viewer, and its the viewer who will count in the long run iyam.

Thin end of the wedge iyam. They'll be using computers for lots of things in a decade. Ruins it. A game that was fine for over 100 years until the money men moved in. Cunts.

From today's Guardian, mackem match preview: 5) Flair at the Stadium of Light Sunderland are not yet safe, either from relegation or from allegations that they are a despicably boring outfit whose demotion to the second tier would be blessed relief to regular Premier League watchers. But Martin O'Neill knows their problem and, a little like Messrs Martínez and Rodgers, he could extract traces of progress from defeat at WBA in the last outing. The shift to 4-4-2 looked promising, as Danny Graham and Steven Fletcher showed signs of working well together and, most of all, Stéphane Sessegnon produced his best performance of the season after being moved to the right wing. If the Beninese funster is in the groove again on Saturday, then he and Dimitar Berbatov will make this meeting worth attending.