cary hill Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wot, no mention so far of Chelsea's win yesterday? Probably because it's not that great an achievement to beat a disorganised, ill-disciplined and leaderless team bereft of it's two remaining world class players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 In 2007-8 Derby only won one game all season being the 6th match against Newcastle. I don't know how the following season started but 32 games remained that season alone although they did win a FA cup tie in January on penalties! Gareth Now, guess who was the Newcastle manager when that Derby side, widely regarded as one of the worst teams to play top-flight football (sorry Derby fans!), registered that solitary win? They managed a draw in the reverse fixture too. Step forward, Samuel Allardyce, Esquire! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 For Blackpool 19 games without a league win in 1970/71 seems to be the record according to this site http://www.statto.com/football/teams/blackpool/records Mr Ince has been cruelly robbed of the chance to set a new club record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
highpeak Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Now, guess who was the Newcastle manager when that Derby side, widely regarded as one of the worst teams to play top-flight football (sorry Derby fans!), registered that solitary win? They managed a draw in the reverse fixture too. Step forward, Samuel Allardyce, Esquire! They (the Rams) really were dire that season. It was a blessed relief when that season ended, not that there's been much to cheer about since then for that matter. Still, that sorry league record goes nicely with the worst ever FA Cup final defeat for an ignominious "double". I have a DVD of that season's match against Everton at Goodison Park, worth watching occasionally to see just how bad the "best league in the world" can be, Everton managing to lower themselves to Derby's level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 apparently mr moyes has promised the utd board a top european competition with out fail even if he has to wright the song himself ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 And the winners of the Jason Puncheon Cr*p Penalties Team Trophy for 2014 are Manchester United after beating off stiff competition from Sunderland. Welbeck and Jones book their places for the England Quarter Final Penalty Shoot-out in Brazil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well done Sunderland... Shame as I'd have preferred our lot met Utd in the final... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Colin Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 Is it just me, but isn't it a bit much, the BBC recently featuring Moyes and Man U's current "plight" on the national news (not the sport bit at the end). I don't have any sort of problem with Man U, before any Reds fans get angry (and it's not jealousy from a bitter old Hammers fan) - I just don't understand why any one football club (however big they are) deserves such coverage. They're in the upper reaches of mid table - so what? Hardly a crisis. I'd swap Moyes for Allardyce any day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 The referee at Bramall Lane nearly got what he wanted, but Fulham only managed a draw. I'm sure I saw a plain brown envelope blowing across the car park as I came out of the ground. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 Is it just me, but isn't it a bit much, the BBC recently featuring Moyes and Man U's current "plight" on the national news (not the sport bit at the end). I don't have any sort of problem with Man U, before any Reds fans get angry (and it's not jealousy from a bitter old Hammers fan) - I just don't understand why any one football club (however big they are) deserves such coverage. They're in the upper reaches of mid table - so what? Hardly a crisis. I'd swap Moyes for Allardyce any day! Hi Colin, No, I completely agree with you. Obviously no news that bulletin and had to fill the gaps left. I like Moyes and feel for him, but Sir Alex was in a similar situation when he first took over at Old Trafford. There's only one top spot and no one has the right to it, statistically it won't be "your" club every year. Also a Hammers fan, of 50 years. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2014 I commented a couple of weeks ago on how the papers were reporting it like the end of the world. Now you tell me national TV News? Unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Shouldn't there be a salary cap and revenue sharing in football? Well, Ryan Giggs would have more of them than his total of Welsh caps. . But then, Alex Ferguson has since retired, so he doesn't decide who turns out for Wales anymore. . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted January 26, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 26, 2014 Shouldn't there be a salary cap and revenue sharing in football? There is revenue sharing. The premiership gets the spoils and the rest get the crumbs. It should really be the other way around to make the game healthier from grass roots to the Premiership. The game is organised so the top clubs stay on top and the rest stay where they are. The only way now to get into the top spots is if a very rich backer comes along and buys your club. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 am still stunned by what happened at boundary park yesterday 0-3 down at half time booed of the pitch fans streaming away indisgust abject performance second half absolutley batter posh to win 5-4 in injury time to jubilant scenes from those home fans who stayed on only at oldham 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 am still stunned by what happened at boundary park yesterday 0-3 down at half time booed of the pitch fans streaming away indisgust abject performance second half absolutley batter posh to win 5-4 in injury time to jubilant scenes from those home fans who stayed on only at oldham Nah... Saw Walsall FC playing at their old ground, Fellows Park, in the 50s. Walsall's young GK, Malcolm Finlayson (later played for Wolves and England) got a bad cut to his head and went to hospital for stitches when Walsall were 3-0 up. No Substitutes allowed then so an outfielder went in goal, and when Finlayson returned the score was 3-4. It was one of those games where you could see a goal possibility in every attack .... Walsall won 6-5. I only saw this game because both WBA and Wolves were playing away that day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ron Ron Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Is it just me, but isn't it a bit much, the BBC recently featuring Moyes and Man U's current "plight" on the national news (not the sport bit at the end). I don't have any sort of problem with Man U, before any Reds fans get angry (and it's not jealousy from a bitter old Hammers fan) - I just don't understand why any one football club (however big they are) deserves such coverage. They're in the upper reaches of mid table - so what? Hardly a crisis. I'd swap Moyes for Allardyce any day! I've no doubt if there had been one or two big news stories, this item would have slipped down the news pecking order, but then again I think you may have underestimated the size and significance of Utd and the inevitable news interest that will follow any major events involving that club. Incidentally, although a Man Utd fan, I've also been to Upton Park to see WH a couple of times this season. To call them Dire would be flattery. I predicted back in October that Big Sam would be out at the end or by the end of the season. Such a good club deserve much better. You have my sympathy. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 am still stunned by what happened at boundary park yesterday 0-3 down at half time booed of the pitch fans streaming away indisgust abject performance second half absolutley batter posh to win 5-4 in injury time to jubilant scenes from those home fans who stayed on only at oldham best qoute was about fergie junior keeping the posh squad behind for 30 mins and refusing to talk to the press " dont think it was the hairdryer they were in for more like the curling tonges from him " one of the now drenched and frozen press corr lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted January 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2014 The Newcastle fans must be pulling their hair out, along with Pardew. Cabaye is going to PSG for around £20 million. Good business, bought for £4.3 million in 2011. But if you want to get into the top 4-5 you need players like him. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Ah, I see Arsenal have been drawn to play, errm, Liverpool in the next round of the FA Cup. "May the least hopeless team win." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Ah, I see Arsenal have been drawn to play, errm, Liverpool in the next round of the FA Cup. "May the least hopeless team win." Arsenal, at present top of the Premier League; Liverpool are 5th. Where are your team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2014 Opinions:- Chelsea 0 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25954812 vs West Ham 0 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25954813 Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10800 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Of course West Ham just came for a point - they're in a relegation battle. And they got it so well done. Mourinho knows that really, he's just frustrated that Chelsea 'lost' two points and Allardyce stifled his team. Rode some luck certainly, and not pretty, but this is survival. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium mezzoman253 Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2014 Absolutely, but he didn't expect that? Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted January 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I loved the 19th century football comment from Mourinho...as 19th century it certainly wasn't. Matches back then often had cricket scores, not 0-0 draws! Edit: Just seen this...http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25958046 I wondered how long before an article would appear on this... Edited January 30, 2014 by Claude_Dreyfus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I'd have thought with 39 (thirty-nine!) shots Chelsea should have smashed both sets of windows in the bus parked by West Ham in the front of their goal and scored by shooting right through the bus eventually. Mind you not that many Chelsea shots were on target. Still it was heartwarming to hear Big Sam congratulating himself for having sufficient Premiership management experience to know where to park the bus. Edited January 31, 2014 by cary hill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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