Kenny Dalglish Won't Be Delivering the Module: English Premiership 2011-12

But goalies can flatter to deceive

The radio show is broadcast from a restaurant, or you were in a restaurant and actually recognised the part-owner of Swansea?

The Swansea party was in a restaurant, the Dutch radio show phoned him on his cell.

Would happily take Vorm in the summer without thinking twoce about it. Only in the summer though, Brad doesn't deserve to be dropped.

Anyone watch Liverpool-Stoke? How was Coates? Would seem to be a good match of opponent for a 2-meter centre-back.

No one watched that game. It may not even have happened

^^ Yeah it's funny, the Guardian's chalkboards for that match are missing so I can't look at his 'aerial duels won/lost' or anything. Pretty sure a Spurs fan was being critical of the reffing upthread though.

Coates looked pretty Aggeresque going forward, but seems a bit clumsy in the tackle. Stoke barely got into the LFC half so hard to say if he's any good; playing next to the guttering Carra would flatter anyone at the moment.

I was watching but devoted so much of my attention to propping my chin on my folded hands and sighing that I couldn't tell you much about it. Kuyt missed a good chance, I was surprised to see Coates, that's about it.

I don't suppose there's any chance in help City won't win this?

maybe a chance in help but not in hell. Wigan look absolutely dire.

I dunno, they're intermittently spirited

they seemed to sag a bit in the middle when their fans started booing them for being 1-0 down to the team that steamrollers everybody

Wigan fans boo them?! Ffs, where do they get a sense of entitlement from?

I think that was what was happening, then Victor Moses did some industrious running and they camped on the edge of City's area almost creating chances for a couple of minutes and they seemed to be grudgingly satisfied at half time as a result

I dunno, I guess being 1-0 down and bottom and freezing and living in Wigan, y'know, something's gotta give

I can understand you lot pining for something more, but even this shambles is probably close to the all-time best Wigan XI that they're watching.

Steve Bruce is out of work though right, maybe they're pining for a return to a more simple existence

'You were flyin' out there buddy.'
'Yes. A little too close to the sun.'

oh come on, the years when bramble/palacios/valencia/heskey were rocking it was their best.

That was when the resentment at their existence was at its peak, now they've been critically rehabilitated but are dropping like a stone

aguero's balance ffs

Comparing Wigan eras, I like it.

lol dzeko. moment of the season for me

aguero wasn't ever goin to shoot there tbf

Why isn't Balotelli on the bench? Why always him?

injured

Just noticed they have a 17yo defender on the bench, City, surely they'll pick someone up in the next two weeks.

Should I be watching this? I've been catching up on holiday motds instead - Lordy at the goals (all three) from Newcastle v Man Utd.

ref wtf reddest card pls

mancini take your imaginary red card and shove it up your arse. You keep doing this. You should be setting a good example to your players.

Um, sounds like Mancini should've been getting the imaginary red out tbh. City could use getting in the ref's face more imo.

nonsense! Red cards exist for offences, if your team should be benefitting from one then calling it is no worse an offense than protesting an offside, penalty, any other call.

And kompany, there's been ten tackles worse since and no reds, so fuckin right mancini is calling for some reds

I find it distracting when players do it on the pitch, could care less what those on the sidelines get up to.

Moratti claims Inter have offered 25m EU for Tevez!

don't think players shd actively seek to influence referees. don't think every referee in the Premier league shd be a useless cunt. bit of an impasse.

ya

so i've converted to fifa12 xbox and i gotta admit it does most things a lot better than the last few PES efforts.

For some reason, my spurs team only gets to use 9 players

?

don't control the goalie, actively reflecting what vdv brings to the team

no i mean only nine players start each game

wtg microsoft

man, "they" will do anything to stop Spurs winning the league

otm

'two of your players have "food poisoning"' cuuuuuuuunts

Wigan's manager, Roberto Martínez, however, believes the Italian should know such actions will be condemned in the Premier League. "I've been here long enough to understand that trying to influence the referee is not accepted in the British game,"

oh bertypaws

Didn't see Mancini in this game but he criticised for gesturing for a card in another game when he was obv. just being Italian...

http://www.aspetto.com/Book-Italian_Without_Words-lg.jpg

... football pundits are so stupid

oh come on, the years when bramble/palacios/valencia/heskey were rocking it was their best

Preferred the earlier Paul Jewell-era Wigan really. Didn't they have an excellent talent scout who went with Bruce to Sunderland and then died? Leaving Bruce suddenly with nowhere to hide and no ideas?

Are there any other universally-recognised, unmitigable crimes in football besides waving an imaginary card? I can only think of spitting, and even that's alright so long as it's not on someone.

I don't think waving an imaginary card is considered a big crime everywhere

Fouling the goalkeeper always seems to get players' danders up no matter where you are though

Scoring a goal when there's an opposition player writhing on the floor in genuine agony tends to be frowned upon.

Not giving the ball back is okay if it's late on and you really, really need a goal.

competing for a drop ball even tho play was stopped because your opponent injured themself?

a good shawxing?