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read that as well mike, and that scout whoever he is needs to maybe think about getting anew job. We should have been in for suarez anyway because we need someone to put the ball in the net, and thats what he does, his ability to work with vdv shouldn't be the deciding factor as vdv shouldn't be the sole focus of our attack.

on cup final day, I miss the old anticipation, waking up early and spending the whole day in the company of the finalists, deciding between grandstand and world of sport, seeing them drive down to the stadium being on the coach, the rehashing of how the teams got to the final. Didn't miss an fa cup final for over twenty years, then it kinda slipped away, became less important, or rather other things became more important and took up more time.

Hope its a good one today, and city win. Despite the influx of money I've still got time for a team and fans who don't take themselves too seriously, love the poznan homage, and the fact that when they were relegated the last time turning up to whichever smaller stadium territory of the football league they were playing at the time and singing "we're not really here!!!"

Want it to be close and exciting, doubt it though, stoke seem too limited to really make a game. last good final we had was that west ham/liverpool one when gerrard did his superman impression and broke those cockneys hearts. Got to say I was on the side of the hammers on that day..

anyway, beautiful day off to the track to see how far out the back I can get kicked out by the intermediates..

In other news

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/13/harry-redknapp-tottenham-luis-suarez

Course you did Harry. I tell you what, why don't you keep your twitching gob shut for a while? Because your scared Suarez will score a hat-trick against you?

yep, he's a fucken dick, isn't he?

Amazing afternoon of footie
West Ham look down without kicking a ball :) >>>>>
Scum are losing at half time though I'm sure that will change into a 5-1 victory
Blackpool v Bolton, 7 goals so far!

Right on cue Mike.

And just to think the Plastic Manc's on here were incensed at the Barca players haranguing the referee the other day...

Tekkers are mad important, how else are you going to successfully mug the opposition off in the park?!

Kerlon was signed by Inter, and has suffered 3 long term serious injuries. I think skills like the ones shown above, are all to do with ball control, and whilst obviously just being about showboating, a lot of the best players practice these sorts of things...i.e brazilllian futsal, playing with a small heavy ball to develop touch.

Although winning the title through a dodgy penalty and accosting the referee would perfectly sum up Ferguson's tenure I suppose.

Also Paul Merson you absolute chode. What did you think you were going to gain from casting aspersions on the medical practices of Arsenal under Wenger (being injected with yellow stuff and being forced to take brown pills!)

The second I wrote that they got a penalty.
Where did I leave that rope?

Didn't see the incident, but nothing they do surprises me. I hope they get their dues at Wembley in a couple of weeks

West Brom player clatters into Hibbert, he gets up, shrugs his shoulders n gets on with it. Free kick

Bilyaletdinov does same on Morrison n he rolls around like he's been stabbed. Ref bottles it n gives a straight red!!?

Gettin fellow professionals sent off is a cunts trick!

Amazing afternoon of footie
West Ham look down without kicking a ball :) >>>>>
Scum are losing at half time though I'm sure that will change into a 5-1 victory
Blackpool v Bolton, 7 goals so far!

typical shit utd dodgy pen. season all over but West Ham...

game over boys!

"The win was Mick McCarthy's first at the Stadium of Light as a Premier League manager."

haha.

come on city.. for football's sake destroy them.

epically bored at a work event

Stoke's first ever FA Cup Final and Pulis is wearing a cap, tracky bottoms, a polo and trainers!

Scruffy cunt

That's cos he's a hands-on manager

He was in a suit earlier according to the BBC..
people who wear (non cycling) caps and are over the age of 30.. Chevrons.

marco, I give you the two fingers of doom, anyone anywhere can wear non cycling caps, you just have to wear them right...

I of course know how to wear them right...

as you were..

West Brom player clatters into Hibbert, he gets up, shrugs his shoulders n gets on with it. Free kick

Bilyaletdinov does same on Morrison n he rolls around like he's been stabbed. Ref bottles it n gives a straight red!!?

Gettin fellow professionals sent off is a cunts trick!

commentator said Morrison was telling the ref not to give him a card.

Who's going to be lifting the cup then?
My money is going on Stoke (almost guaranteed to be City then)

There you go!

mike you should use the power of the reverse jinx, to secure success for liverpool next season. Lay the hex on your opponents, then sit back and wait for liverpool to reap the rewards..

hehe.
I am unbelievable. It happens all the time when I play poker. I have terrible, terrible luck
:)
I will take your advice for next season

just make sure you don't blame me if things go tits up though..

I personally would be over the moon, if someone took a heavy object and slapped gabriel clarke around the face with it. You are not fucking paxman, and a footballer coming off the pitch after they've lost a cup final isn't the time to be pressing them for who was the better team, he's just lost.

sooner itv get rid, the better off their touchline reporting (which is hugely overrated as a component of televised football) will be.

ps just seen attilio lombardo celebrating with the rest of the man city coaching staff.. loved lombardo when he was with sampdoria and palace..

first clean sheet for 34 games. should have had Beckford on.