English League Weekend Football 16-18th January *spoilers*

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Saturday, 16 January 2010

Premier League

12:45 Stoke v Liverpool

15:00 Chelsea v Sunderland

15:00 Man Utd v Burnley
15:00 Portsmouth v Birmingham OFF
15:00 Tottenham v Hull
15:00 Wolverhampton v Wigan
17:30 Everton v Man City

Championship

15:00 Barnsley v Sheff Wed
15:00 Blackpool v QPR
15:00 Bristol City v Preston
15:00 Doncaster v Watford
15:00 Ipswich v Coventry
15:00 Nottm Forest v Reading
15:00 Peterborough v Derby
15:00 Plymouth v Crystal Palace
15:00 Scvnthorpe v Cardiff
15:00 Sheff Utd v Middlesbrough
15:00 Swansea v Leicester


League One

15:00 Brentford v Carlisle
15:00 Colchester v Norwich
15:00 Exeter v Leeds United
15:00 Hartlepool v MK Dons
15:00 Huddersfield v Southend
15:00 Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers
15:00 Millwall v Southampton
15:00 Stockport v Oldham
15:00 Swindon v Gillingham OFF
15:00 Tranmere v Yeovil OFF
15:00 Walsall v Brighton
15:00 Wycombe v Charlton


League Two

15:00 Accrington Stanley v Rotherham OFF
15:00 Barnet v Lincoln City
15:00 Bournemouth v Bury
15:00 Bradford v Notts County OFF
15:00 Burton Albion v Shrewsbury
15:00 Chesterfield v Torquay
15:00 Dag & Red v Crewe
15:00 Darlington v Aldershot OFF
15:00 Grimsby v Cheltenham
15:00 Hereford v Morecambe OFF
15:00 Macclesfield v Northampton
15:00 Rochdale v Port Vale OFF

19:20 - 20:30 BBC Radio 5 Live

22:30 - 23:50 BBC1 & website

23:50 - 01:05 BBC1 & website



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Sunday, 17 January 2010


Premier League

13:30 Aston Villa v West Ham

15:00 Blackburn v Fulham
16:00 Bolton v Arsenal

07:35 - 09:00 BBC1 & website

18:00 - 19:30 BBC Radio 5 Live

22:55 - 23:55 BBC1 & website (Not on BBC2 this weekend because of the snooker)



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Monday, 18 January 2010

Championship

19:45 Newcastle v West Brom

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Apologies for posting this thread so far in advance, it might be the only time I get to do it.

Hopefully there are no games postponed this weekend!

 

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Liverpool can kiss goodbye to any aspirations of a top 4 finish, it just isn't going to happen now especially with the likes of Man City and Villa on decent runs. They need a miracle. So we're half way through the transfer window and Utd haven't signed anyone or even look remotely like signing anyone. Great stuff. It's not like we need any new players is it...

This weekend could be very interesting.

 

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I'm sorry but that shouldn't be allowed, using a towel to dry the ball so you have more grip to throw it...

 

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Can't see why not, considering keepers, for decades have taken a towel over with them to the goal, good for them, throw in takers should be allowed them. If you're losing a game because of a towel, its your own fault, not the towels.

The problem for Liverpool is they have been woeful defending set pieces, and having that good a throw in taken is like doubling/tripling your effective corner set pieces.

It's time wasting more than anything, and I've not seen many keepers spend 20 seconds drying a ball before, and if they did they'd likely see a yellow card for it and rightly so. Delap week after week goes through his little ball drying ritual with all his towels spread around the pitch. It shouldn't be allowed. They should bring in a rule that you've 5 seconds to take the throw in or something along those lines.

 

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Players have been drying the ball with their shirt for years

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Not to the extent Delap does with towels positioned around the pitch solely for him to use.

 

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He was going down before the challenge, not even close to being a penalty, deserved yellow.

 

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Oh god now they're all at it. I wonder if Pulis dries all their balls after a match with a towel too.

 

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I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but without fail every single time I have seen Liverpool concede, Reina and his defenders all put their hands up and look at the linesman.

 

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I think that's common to every team from about under-12s upwards

I think some teams know when there was nothing wrong with the goal scored against them. Liverpool do it regardless.

 

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slightly off topic on Rafa. Any news when Hargreaves is returning for us ?

Well he's apparently training right now, still to play his first reserve match but I really don't hold much hope for him playing in the first team for another few months, that is if he doesn't break down in training or during a reserve match. Should that happen I reckon we'll be putting in an insurance claim.

 

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On a side note, United look completely toothless in front of goal, and defensively, are all over the place.

Nani is getting slated by the commentators, but in the first half, we have had two shots on target, both by Nani.

Yeah he needs a good run of games, very much a confidence player. Don't understand why Neville is playing... I'd rather have Rafael on.

 

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Sunderland haven't been the same since Cattermole got injured. This could well be a massacre.

 

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**** off Gary Neville. He has the pace of a falling balloon.

 

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Nice one!! Did well to score when being pressured like that.

 

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Rooooooooooney 2-0

 

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3-0 Lovely lovely!!

 

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Sunderland are an embarrassment to the Premier League. Chelsea could've played their women's team and won.

At least they are in the Premier League.

(Sorry )

 

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Well **** that anyway. **** that right in the arse.

Sign up Myhill.

Normal service is resumed. That's why I don't think Spurs will finish in the top 4, fantastic one game, average the next. It's between City and Villa.

 

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We had numerous shots on goal but a combination of a world class display from Myhill and Hull's entire lineup having a mother's meeting in the box meant it was just another one of those days.

At least Liverpool won't park the bus.

I think you're going to drub Liverpool by a few goals. Should be an excellent game.