[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Nate

There were just better players at Liverpool at the time, I don't see it being a problem

True, lets hope he knows what he is doing and it turns out to be a wise decision.

[King Gizzard]

Hope its announced tommorow

[bbfan1991]

John Toshack quitting the Wales job.. Ryan Giggs to take over is a class suggestion, however would he take it up considering he is still enjoying playing?.

[bbfan1991]

Gerard Houllier is currently considering whether to take the vacant managerial position at Aston Villa.

Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey was not approached over a deadline day move to Manchester City.

Cesc Fabregas has hinted that if it was down to him, he would have secured a switch to Barcelona this summer.

Shocked at how Southampton are doing in League 1 at the moment, not long into the season so not much of a big deal..

[30stone]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

Gerard Houllier is currently considering whether to take the vacant managerial position at Aston Villa.

Fiorentina goalkeeper Sebastien Frey was not approached over a deadline day move to Manchester City.

Cesc Fabregas has hinted that if it was down to him, he would have secured a switch to Barcelona this summer.

Shocked at how Southampton are doing in League 1 at the moment, not long into the season so not much of a big deal..

We wanted frey but never made an official offer no idea why hes awesome.

[bbfan1991]

Hope for a win tonight and Rooney to do well of course.

[King Gizzard]

Great result

England!

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Nate

Great result

England!

Indeed!, shame about Walcott's injury, hope it's not that bad.

[30stone]

****ing typical only Arsenal player and he gets injured.. fantastic.
Well thats most likely a month..


But another great great result !

[30stone]

Did we win 3 - 1?

[King Gizzard]

Thank God the international break is over though. gutted about Walcott but hopefully he ll be alright

All I can say is Villa bought the wrong left winger off Boro

[30stone]

Im still not a fan of johnson tho he did play well. i just dont like him.

Im really dissapointed about walcott if its only like 2 weeks then i think walcott could get between 15 and 20 in all comps if he continues as he is.

[30stone]

Argentina 4 - 1 spain !!


Wow.

Though spain played with only Pique, Ramos albiol and puyol all out.
No Casilias

No torres
No xavi until 60 mins.

[King Gizzard]

Reina has had a shocking start to the season

Once he made one gaff, hes made loads

[30stone]

Guess he made a fair few against Argentina then, though im sure the defence was to blame real make shift.

[30stone]

Lets hope.

Arsenal will make a double Ajax swoop to strengthen their defencein January if Wenger is not suitably impressed with how his back line and first choice keeper have faired by the mid season transfer window. The Emirates boss has a transfer warchest and is ready to spend big to bring in Dutch international keeper Maarten Stekelenburg and Belgian centre back Jan Vertonghen.

[bbfan1991]

Defoe is injured too, bet Arry is pissed off.

I've always liked Argentina, prefer them to Brazil anyday.

[_Seth]

[30stone]

Originally Posted by bbfan1991

Defoe is injured too, bet Arry is pissed off.

I've always liked Argentina, prefer them to Brazil anyday.

prefer argentina yes, but spain are much better..

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by 30stone

prefer argentina yes, but spain are much better..

Hobviously. Spain have talent all over, most of the time spot on tactics and very organised.

[bbfan1991]

Phil Thompson won't be Gerard Houllier's assistant if he becomes Aston Villa manager.

[King Gizzard]

He's a tool anyway

Only one that ever sticks up for the Villa is good old Merse.

[bbfan1991]

Originally Posted by Nate

He's a tool anyway

Only one that ever sticks up for the Villa is good old Merse.

Agreed love how Jeff disses him every time LOL.. Merse is class.

[30stone]

Our new signing, Squillaci looked awesome against blackburn reserves.

Skipped past 3 players played it to a forward player which lead to a goal.
Was great.

And


Koscielny said about blackburn..

I did OK. It was a special game, a proper English game with a lot of aerial balls, free kicks, lots of corners as well as balls on the floor. It’s always hard to play against teams like that but we showed our quality, it was a decent performance.

I was indeed told that this was a game that Arsenal could have lost so it was good to win the game. It wasn’t a brilliant performance like we produced at Liverpool where we played lots of very good football, this was more a case of matching Blackburn, keeping it tight and compact, attacking and defending as a team.

I think I could have got the ball when they scored and I think maybe I still had the red card against Liverpool on my mind. I didn’t start the game too well but I learn from games like this and looking back, I don’t think the performance was too bad.


Good to see him being honest.

[30stone]

Top 10 most hated PL players poll results

10. Kevin Davies – Although many can argue that Davies does perform his roll as a physical attacker well, grabbing a number of goals for Bolton that have made many suggest that the former Southampton striker should be part of Fabio Capello’s England side, his physicality at times borders on almost assault and has left many defenders feeling his presence at the end of a game, most notably former Middlesbrough defender Emnauel Pogatetz who endured a horrific tackle at the hands of Davies some seasons ago.

9. Emmanuel Adebayor – Following his move to Manchester City last season, Adebayor has become not only hated by many other clubs within the Premier League, the Togo striker has now become public enemy number one at the Emirates. His actions after his goal for City against former club Arsenal demonstrate the player’s arrogance and lack of respect for his former employers, underpinning why he is despised by many across the country.

8. Rio Ferdinand – Whether it’s his actions on the football pitch or his TV exploits in recent years, the Manchester United defender is a player who has never really been endeared by fans both for club and country. Missing a drugs test 2003 resulted in the player receiving a 8 month ban and while this player likes to keep in touch with his fans through his regular tweets, Ferdinand will have a hard time winning over those who have hated him from day one.

7. Gary Neville – Although Gary Neville has never particularly done anything to make himself hated, the Manchester United defenders perceived stupidity at times has made him a constant thorn in many fans sides. This view is further enhanced through the constant show of man love the player showed to long time friend David Beckham during their time together at Old Trafford and although Neville has been a good servant for United, it seems that it will only be fans of the Red Devils who will remember the former England internationals playing career with fondness.

6. Didier Drogba – When it comes to pure attacking talent, nobody can argue that Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is one of the best strikers to ever lace up his boots in the Premier League. However, the players outspoken and at times childish behaviour while on the field is very much an annoyance to everyone.

5. Craig Bellamy – Craig Bellamy is a player who is universally hated by all fans due to his actions over recent years which saw the player allegedly attack former team mate John Arne Riise with a golf club during his time at Liverpool. There’s no doubting that the Welsh international has a lot of talent with the ball at his feet, but maybe the now Cardiff striker needs to concentrate a little more on his game and less on his golf swing.

4. Ashley Cole – Ashley Cole is a player who once again has all the talent in the world on the football pitch but off the field the Chelsea defender seems to be one of the best when it comes to making the bad move time and time again. His recent divorce of Cheryl Tweedy after allegedly cheating on her, worked wonders in alienating a lot of people who follow Cheryl through her time on the X Factor. However, to some fans, Cole was on their black list a long time ago, particularly those at North London, when Cole’s outrageous wage demands resulted in the player leaving Arsenal for Stamford Bridge.

3. Joey Barton – Joey Barton is without question one of the most hated players to play football in England ever. His past actions have saw the player attack members of the public outside a MacDonalds, assaulting a 15 year old Everton fan and stubbing out a cigar in a youth players eye. These actions very much show why his is hated by many and no positive action on the football field is going to change this image.

2. El Hadji Diouf – While the Senegalese player has seemingly calmed down his behaviour now he is at Blackburn, the player’s antics and general hatred from the public comes from his time spent at Bolton and Liverpool. The biggest incidents which caused this outcry came with Diouf spitting at both Celtic and Middlesbrough fans as well as Portsmouth defender Arjan de Zeeuw, who took the incidence with professional and restraint, which I don’t think many other people would have been able to do!

These actions alone warrant Diouf’s place amongst the most hated and it took someone special to stop him from being at the top.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – Well yeah you could have guessed before this poll even started that the number one would indeed be Cristiano Ronaldo. These is no question that Ronaldo is probably one of, if not the best, player to ever play in the Premier League. His technical brilliance and amazing goals are a joy to see for many fans across the country. However, this great skill is very much juxtaposed by an arrogance and at times down right cheating behaviour that has saw the Portuguese playmaker dive on numerous occasions, making his wonderful moments pale in significance as many fans remember his for his cheating attitude rather than his technical brilliance.