The Football Topic (Page 24 of 52)

Fixed that for you, Mike.

Agree with the rest, and congrats to Brack's team on taking the title (can't see them blowing this five point lead). btw Mike, we're live on the Beeb Friday 6 pm CET.

Barca-AC return tonight with all to play for, should be a cracker!

Gotta agree with you Ian.

On the Hammers theme I can't say I am surprised. 6 or 7 weeks ago they headed the table by 4 points or something. Fact is though the forwards strike rate is pathetically poor this season. The quality isn't there.

Sam is getting grief for the style of play but what I have seen they pass the ball a fair bit. He's made a side that is difficult to beat but profilgate with the chance taking. Too many draws now. The old habit is still sadly lacking. NO KILLER INSTINCT.

Well done to Reading. There could be twists and turns but I see the top 2 getting the automatic spots. West Ham will just have to EARN it through the play offs and maybe that is no bad thing.

As for the Spurs, the whole Ledley King thing is a metiphor for their dilemma. Reliance on an injured centre half who can only play half the games is not a solution.

Arsenal attempted to plunder Dortmund of their players. If Spurs want a great Centre back in the making then Dortmund's Hummel is the man. Spend the cash. He reminds me of Blanc/Stam/Adams all rolled into one. A class act.

Fitting that North London's finest have to go at for the spot. I still fancy Spurs for it.

United all the way now for the title. This isn't one of their best sides. How could it be with Scoles returning from retirement and as you say he and Giggs still having a major role. Even so, they've got it about them to see off the Johnny come lately's.

You can build a team with lots of money but you can't buy character. It has to be there in the first place. Ferguson's triumph over the years is that he seeks players that have it / must have it and then he calls on it, time after time. Munich seem to have that about them this year. I'd quite like to see them give Barcelona a game in the final.

To be honest I quite like to see ANYONE give Barcelona a game!

Last night I watched possibly the most entertaining 0-0 of all time between Real Mad and Valencia. Real had 33 !! attempts on goal, Valencia 17! You can sometimes go a whole month  without seeing 50 attempts on goal.

hello, Thought i would drop in on this post living in Manchester and liking football.. Although i support neither manchester team.
it does cause some amusement at work though seeing fergies boys laughing at the latest balotelli-antics in the blues camp. The wheels really seem to have fallen off the city bus
The tractor boys are where my allegiance runs with. Ipswich town! oh the pain

hello and welcome, - it is good to have  a new voice in this debate....and after what Norwich did to Spurs I share your dislike!! - Although in truth Spurs are and may continue to do themselves harm, - if Sir Alan Sugar has said it is time for Ledley to move over.

edited for spelling mistake!

What a weekend!
A goal bonanza for some,  a date at Wembley for others. And then - the goal that wasn't.......

At the risk of sounding naive - what is stopping the progress to getting these crucial, match changing decisions right? When everyone at home can see the ball didn't cross the line, but the ref on the pitch can't - something is seriously wrong!!

In rugby, video footage is used to aid the ref when he is unsighted. Even Wimbledon has 'Hawkeye', for key points.
Big bucks rest on the outcome of these games, not to mention the pressure on players and managers. Anyone know when this problem will be fixed?

- I think that the goal that was not yesterday will be the spark that sets the use of goal line technology going, - yesterdays mistake was so obvious and possibly ruined a massively important game. I have a lot of respect for referees and yesterday it proved how impossible a job it is, - Atkinson was previously slated for not giving a QPR (I think) goal because he could not be certain that it was a goal so his decision yesterday may have been as a result of that press and media coverage and associated pressure.... interesting spin on this is that I heard that he was today appointed as a goal line official for champions league.....how does that work then? - Although to add Atkinson should be praised for his decision on allowing Spurs goal to stand and not sending Petr Cech off.

The resistance is all guff with this talk about the game being exactly the same from grass roots to World Cup, - there has to be acceptance that premiership football and the like is different to a kids game on the park, - which is all about education really, - something that the FA's around the world are extremely poor at.

Drogba was an absolute, cheating, diving disgrace, just like he shrieked into the camera back in 09. I hope they get dumped on in big way next week. A team that cost hundreds of millions winds up playing like that - shocking. Plus, they were incredibly lucky not to concede, can't see that happening two games running.