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West Brom's winner looked dodgy. Foul for the penalty (obviously) looked just outside the box.

Goals might be on SSN in a few seconds.

Edit: nope, just West Brom and Forest.

Weren't Valencia champions of Spain that year?

Indeed they were

I agree with you, but I remember at the time feeling much more hopeful during the 03-04 campaign. 04-05 always felt like there was a shit storm right around any corner.

Just going into games against teams like Villa, Spurs, Everton, Sunderland, Fulham etc etc... being favourites and confident of being able to win.

David James tries to pay sacked Portsmouth staff's wages

Portsmouth keeper leads players' whip-round to save jobs at stricken club

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/james-tries-to-pay-sacked-staffs-wages-1920153.html

He does have a sense of humour, but I suspect not that kind (ie a sense of the surreal)

Funny cycle, his answers make it even more surreal!

Maybe it's one big level.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/mar/12/alan-shearer-small-talk-interview

What's the last piece of music you bought? Lionel Richie, when I went to his concert at the Newcastle Arena about six months ago. Fantastic.

Hard to look past non-fat Ronaldo IMO.

His goal scoring rate for Real has been almost as unreal as how much of a cunt he is.

Bordeaux lost to Auxerre today and the Ligue 1 table now looks like this. Bordeaux have a game in hand on all these teams except for Marseille, who are only three points behind. Only 11 matches left and every thing is up for grabs as far as Europe and the League.

Really stalling now. Last two games were pretty rough, especially the first half against Montpellier! Worried someone might do to Bordeaux what Bdx did to Lyon and Marseille last year!

I think Keegan would take the Madrid job if it were offered to him.

Why would they want him exactly? Never managed out of England and hasn't completed a full season in 5 years.

Sounds like a perfect match. Out within a few months, guaranteed be it by quittage or sackage.

Did he ever have it though?

 

Yes he scored loads in the Dutch league, not exactly the hardest thing to do though is it.

Indeed, he hasn't really been prolific at a top club although his record at Madrid was decent I thought. Hasn't helped that he's been whored about. Hope he comes to England at some point.

Always liked him since he scored against us in the UEFA Cup.

It's amazing how many times I watch Huntelaar play without realising until after the match.

The killer touch does seem to have gone

Ref been quality so far.

Not getting old seeing Rooney score. Fantastic.

Ugh, pathetic from Jankulovski. Just desperately flopped instead of defending properly.

That's a design for this season though, from last Summer.

t 'fat horse' PfHqS !!!!

That's fantastic

No I wouldn't, that's why I'm against video replays. I would rather everyone sucked it up and got on with the game.

I agree with this somewhat. Which is why complete use of video replays is impossible right now.

There are a lot of game-changing decisions, why only refer goal line calls to video?

They are different in the sense that there technically isn't a grey zone. A lot of decisions around the park might be up to interpretation. Whether the ball is in or not is pretty much fact (I know you'll say that sometimes replays aren't that conclusive either way but those are even rarer scenarios within already rare scenarios).

I'm all for keeping it flowing too. That's why the Hawkeye thing is perfect and the only "technology" that is truly applicable right now.

It would simply beep or whatever when the ball goes over the line. So in the scenario you propose there would be no going down the other end it would be a goal. And even if there is a slight margin of error it would be so much smaller than what it is now.

For FIFA to just throw this idea out straight away and not be prepared to even work on it is just pathetic.

http://www.footy4kids.co.uk/football_oldest2302a.jpg

good to see Malouda in doubt, so he took the safe option and overhead kicked it out.

That is a school of thought reserved for the elite! What is he doing!

Delighted for Donovan! What a sweet strike that was!