FOOTBALL!

[John Mc]

An interesting article about Paul McGrath, I didn't realise his drink problem was so bad:

http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1929825,00.html

[discoRdance]

Paul McGrath... easily the best player I've seen in an Ireland shirt in my time watching football

[Dave w.]

[Hew]

i just started reading the paul mcgrath autobiography. He is the best player i've ever seen playing for villa. It has the makings of a pretty grim account of how things were for him.
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Martin O'Neill's Claret And Blue Army

[discoRdance]

looks like they could do with a Paul McGrath in his prime today, as the league's last unbeaten record looks set to fall; Liverpool 3 goals up at halftime.

then again, the way Liverpool have let Galatasaray and Reading back into games that they had won recently means I'm not celebrating yet

[John Mc]

Wahey, we're Brazil again. Still there was some buffoon on the radio slagging us off because we 'only' scored 3 when we should have scored 7. I don't agree with rules outlawing flag burning but I do think that anyone who voices a ridiculous opinion on a football phone in show should be publicly hung.

[discoRdance]

three good Liverpool goals and a good performance against a side who've got draws against Arsenal and Chelsea away this season. And all the media can talk about today is whether or not Gerrard will leave. C**ts.

for once, I wished I'd seen a game from Serie A; Inter Milan 4-3 AC Milan yesterday

and while on the subject of Italian football...
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6093348.stm

give out reasonable, if a little lenient, punishments, to the agreement of most of the watching footballing world, then, slowly, keep reducing the penalties

[John Mc]

Apparently Italian top flight attendences are down this year cos Juventus aren't there so it's in everyones interest to get them back up there asap so chairmen don't keep losing out on cash which is rightfully theres.

If Michel Platini gets to be head of UEFA he'd like the European Cup to go back to the old format i.e. just the champions in and have a home and away knockout format. That would be amazing, much more entertaining than the group stages which the top seeds always get through from anyway. But it probably won't happen cos the G14 clubs would lose cash and would threaten to pull out and have their own competition. Boo and hiss.

[Setareh Juventina]

I still don't think Juve's punishment was lenient, Milan's was, but not Juve's...I mean, it's the first time ever they're out of the Serie A.

As for other clubs wanting Juve up again, I could imagine Serie B clubs wanting Juve to stay as their attendances have shot through the roof (kind of) because of Juventus.

L&P
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Man is the only animal clever enough to build The Empire State Building and stupid enough to jump from it.

[John Mc]

Thought this was a good article about how predictable the Premiership has become:

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/11/01/championship_cut_and_thrust_ta.html

[John Mc]

Mike Newell is Sid The Sexist!

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_1675438,00.html

Popworld is the best thing on telly by a fun filled country mile!

That new Gwen Stefani single is painfully bad!

[Dave w.]

i don't suppose anyone wants a ticket to tomorrow's match liverpool v psv at anfield. my friends can't go at very short notice, so there's a spare ticket available for face value or best offer.

if you are interested please send me a pm

thanks
dave

[John Mc]

I can't go to the match tonight cos I'm going to see Mitchell and Webb, was gutted when I realised it clashed. It should be a decent game though, PSV are on a great run at the moment and if we weren't the best team in the world ever at home then I'd be slightly worried.

[John Mc]

Until I hear otherwise I'm going to assume Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum is investing in Liverpool cos he's a boyhood fan of the team and he grew up with pictures of Gary Ablett on his walls.

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_1742602,00.html

[Tommy Tynans Lovechild]