The Round Ball Game

[Norfolk Born]

I think 'focussing on the league' is a polite way of saying 'avoiding relegation'. More ambitious clubs 'set their sights on the play-offs' or 'concentrate on the push for promotion'. You can usually guess a club's league position from the words it uses to define its short- and medium-term aims.

[cloughie]

I think 'focussing on the league' is a polite way of saying 'avoiding relegation'. More ambitious clubs 'set their sights on the play-offs' or 'concentrate on the push for promotion'. You can usually guess a club's league position from the words it uses to define its short- and medium-term aims.

As supporters we tend to be optimistic (or pessimistic depending on position and season) realists!

[teamsaint]

was there a rumour that Roy Keane might manage Millwall? no wonder they set about Soton!

Millwall would be better off signing the ref who gifted them the game last night. At least he is proven to be effective !!

[Beef Oven]

Millwall would be better off signing the ref who gifted them the game last night. At least he is proven to be effective !!

Agreed. As a Manchester United fan, I was glad to see Ashley Young and Howard Webb back for the Chelsea game.

[scottycelt]

Surprise, surprise ... Fabio has resigned as the England manager ... and who can blame him after being treated so shabbily by the FA? ... guess who's now going to get the job? ...

[teamsaint]

Surprise, surprise ... Fabio has resigned as the England manager ... and who can blame him after being treated so shabbily by the FA? ... guess who's now going to get the job? ...

does it matter who does it.

sven. £4m PA

Fabio £6m pa.

result?
Quarter final fiasco if it goes well.

Let trev pick the team at home, and email it in, and give the money to charity.

[EdgeleyRob]

Agreed. As a Manchester United fan, I was glad to see Ashley Young and Howard Webb back for the Chelsea game.

I hear Howard gave Fergie a red card in the tunnel after the Chelsea game. The gold lettering on the front apparently said be my valentine.

Sorry to hit a raw nerve, Rob!

We don't do cups so we can concentrate on avoiding relegation!

[Beef Oven]

And why not?

I hear Howard gave Fergie a red card in the tunnel after the Chelsea game. The gold lettering on the front apparently said be my valentine.



We don't do cups so we can concentrate on avoiding relegation!

[scottycelt]

Fabio seemed such a nice, cultured sort who has indispensable and admirable interests away from the day-job. Somehow I cannot imagine Sir Alex or Harry at the opera, but life is full of little surprises ....

Talking of football managers and surprises ...

That face certainly looks familiar seated in the audience right behind one of the timpanists at the Staatskapelle ... watch immediately before we crash into the Finale's coda and also near the end ... is it really Sven? ... or maybe just a quite extraordinary 'double'?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXItrAlT9Q4&feature=related

[BBMmk2]

Everyones saying Rednapp. I hope they dont choose Roy Hodgson!!

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

redknapp hiddink mourinho hodgson ..... field set out in grauniad, i think either foreigner is highly acceptable

[eighthobstruction]

Fabio Cappello....an accident waiting to happen....

Harry should get the job....as he is a master [proven again and thingy]at getting the best out of inferior players....

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

getting the best out of inferior players....

so is Hodgson on that criterion alone ....

[eighthobstruction]

I'd be worried about the poor bloke knocking himself unconscious on some Ukranian hoarding....

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

there is that .... but Harry is prone to being mugged ... couple or three times last year or so