Fatwax

Pompey 2 up

Quite a few nice draws in there. I always like it when you get two lower tier clubs playing eachother as you're guarenteed one to get through to the next stage. I'm fucking sick of Liverpool getting jammy draws though. Every competition and every year.

It'd make a refreshing change for all the results to go our way today and tomorrow. There's normally a few that screw us over on the table.

Own goal apparently.

According to the live league table if every team gets a point today and Spurs lose tomorrow they'll be 20th with 0 points. Heh. Nice to see Pompey only being good away from home for a change.

Hull 0 - 1 Wigan Own goal from Ricketts

Yeah, I think I heard him mentioned in this thread http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=55534.0

1. Arsenal 2. Aston Villa 3. Blackburn Rovers 4. Brighton & Hove Albion/Manchester City 5. Burnley 6. Cardiff City 7. Chelsea 8. Crewe Alexandra 9. Derby County 10. Everton 11. Fulham 12. Hartlepool United 13. Ipswich Town 14. Leeds United 15. Liverpool 16. Manchester United 17. Middlesbrough 18. Newcastle United 19. Northampton Town 20. Portsmouth 21. Queens Park Rangers 22. Reading 23. Rotherham United 24. Sheffield United 25. Southampton 26. Stoke City 27. Sunderland 28. Swansea City 29. Tottenham Hotspur 30. Watford 31. West Ham United 32. Wigan Athletic Here are the teams in the bag for the noon draw today. Any matches you're hoping for in particular? A home draw against Hartlepool would do me nicely.

This is from the Uruguayan El Pais, not the Spanish paper of the same name. Not sure what that means about its trustworthiness. So it is. Hmmm, it's still from El Pais the Spanish based paper so I guess it doesn't make any difference. Good spot that

Yes.

Hmmm, says that he's passed a medical but it has been verbally agreed that he'll come to us for a loan spell as Valencia are happy with their clubs depth at this moment. El Pais is a reliable source, so I'm inclined to believe this. It's the paper I read when I'm in Spain EDIT It's a year long loan, couldn't find that bit before.

We'll lose 2-0 I think but it's not a game you're expected to win really. As McClaren would say: Arsenal... The Emirates.. We are not what you call, underdogs.. but massive underdogs! Nah, as long as we put in a good performance today I'll be content. The best I'm hoping for today is an easy home draw for the Carling Cup. If it looks like we're struggling due to the team being stretched from injuries and depth then hopefully it'll be sorted for Hull.

They still sell it in the club shop to my knowledge. About £24 I think.

Well that brought back memories of playing a frustrating game way too much as a kid. Nealy as bad as that Rise of the Robots or whatever it was.

That article cleared nothing up for me at all. Either he wants to sign or doesn't. Can't be doing with him already.

Geremi is injured apparently. Looking a bit thin in the midfield isn't it.

On loan? Can't wait to see this blown out of the water.

Since it's away from home Keegan will most probably play one upfront with an attacking mid playing just behind like at ManUtd.

Reportedly yeah, but only because it was done behind his back and the first he heard of it was when Corluka was down there discussing personal terms. How much truth there is in the rumours though, who knows?

Alot of English players in Villas first team. Most in premiership perhaps?

I reckon he'll be in the Bassong mould and get a few lower profile games for us first of all. If he seems good in training I've got no problem, get the lad in.

So it's off, or just delayed? How has he played over in Germany out of interest?

Cheers for that, billy-no-points.

Why Villa? They heard that a player they wanted was officaly put on the transfer list by his club due to his request and signed him, they've done nothing wrong imo. They blatantly tapped him up. Chances are his agent informed Villa of his availability.

I reckon we'll lose 2-0 to Arsenal, if we win it's nailed on we'll lose to Hull or another relegation candidate.. we'll say Tottenham