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Pwopah football going on this month. No international breaks, there are also some cup games somewhere along the line? Anyway, have a table. (well jel at that Liverpool form, phwoar) Have some fixtures to rub your thighs at and lick your lips to. Crunch your numbers, there's a 100% chance of a ball being kicked around. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/fixtures Questions to ask yourself this month in football: - Will Arsene walk? - Will United remember how to win consecutive matches again? - Will Jozy score against Chelsea (april 20th) again? - Big Sam in? - Will Sherwood succesfully defend his hardcore championship? - Hull City? *flips over logo* Hull Tigers? - Should the Premier League be afraid that clubs like Barcelona are getting called out on importing their talents? - Who, exactly, were the Fully Sick XI this season? -  Friedrich Nietzsche posted:Football is dead belgend fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Apr 2, 2014 |
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Apr 2, 2014 22:36
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Stoke are a pwoppa nawty side and will smash some legs on the way to another month undefeated.
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Apr 2, 2014 22:41
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Big Sam out
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Apr 2, 2014 22:46
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Channelling the spirit of Andy Johnson for Sunday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWqvF8Juss0&t=34s I'm on the front row of the Gwladys near the goal going absolutely mental
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Apr 2, 2014 22:55
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Michael Owen's England World Cup squad No Rodriguez, Henderson or Lallana? Defoe?! Butland?! Zaha?!
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Apr 3, 2014 08:01
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It's a amazing that a football superpower like england only has one competent goalkeeper and garbagemen like Townsend and Zaha in contention for a place in the squad for the world cup.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:10
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Ewar Woowar posted:Michael Owen's England World Cup squad Cole over Shaw too  Townsend needs to gently caress off as well. He had one good game
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Apr 3, 2014 08:10
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Hasn't Zaha been poo poo/not played for whoever signed him on loan?
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Apr 3, 2014 08:11
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Jose posted:Hasn't Zaha been poo poo/not played for whoever signed him on loan? He's literally played 9 games all season. Most as a sub
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Apr 3, 2014 08:14
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euroboy posted:It's a amazing that a football superpower like england only has one competent goalkeeper and garbagemen like Townsend and Zaha in contention for a place in the squad for the world cup. Zaha and Townsend are only in contention in Michael Owen's mind
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Apr 3, 2014 08:17
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Butland is competent but he isn't good enough to compete with Begovic, but really no keeper in the league is. He is probably the third best english keeper though.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:17
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Blue Screen Error posted:Zaha and Townsend are only in contention in Michael Owen's mind Townsend will go but probably barely play because of the 1 good game he had being important for England going to the world cup
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Apr 3, 2014 08:19
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Hodgson should unironically give Ricky Lambert a place On The Plane.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:21
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euroboy posted:It's a amazing that a football superpower like england only has one competent goalkeeper I'm not actually sure which one you're referring to here. We've got quite a lot of second rate keepers tbh, provided the Big Two don't die horribly it's not a big deal. Foster, Ruddy, Carson are all good enough to be in the squad and not embarrass us. Younger players we've got a few who are rated reasonably but aren't playing top flight yet. Rudd, Butland, Steele, McCarthy. Hell I'd go with Forster over Hart. Everyone knows Forster becomes magic as soon as he realises people might actually watch. Blue Screen Error posted:Zaha and Townsend are only in contention in Michael Owen's mind Townsend will go and I'll tell everyone I'm Irish and bitch about terry henry. euroboy posted:Hodgson should unironically give Ricky Lambert a place On The Plane. He's our second best striker and that's not even a bad thing, he's adapted to the league wonderfully. He won't go because sometimes he plays nice passes and he's not allowed to do that as a Big Lad so it'll be Carroll or Crouchy if Andy's drunk again.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:23
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Sturridge Sterling-Rooney-Lallana Gerrard-Henderson Baines-Cahill-Jagielka-Johnson Hart That's the team for me. As for Shaw/Cole I'd hope they take the former. In no way does Cole deserve to be first choice and Shaw is absolutely incredible for his age and deserves the call up.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:25
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Ewar Woowar posted:Sturridge Lallana plays a free role and I'd genuinely drop Rooney for him right now. Hell, Barkley starts over Rooney on form. But definitely Sterling on the right ffs, you want him linking up with Johnson since they train together all year.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:27
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Ewar Woowar posted:Sturridge I would play carrick over Henderson personally and Shawcross over Jagielka but the Shawcross ship seems to have sailed now. I am pretty sure if Shaw goes he will either be ruined or another Walcott. 17 is too young to be playing in a senior tournament.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:36
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Is there any chance of Walcott recovering in time?
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Apr 3, 2014 08:36
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Spangly A posted:Lallana plays a free role and I'd genuinely drop Rooney for him right now. Hell, Barkley starts over Rooney on form. The idea would be that the front four would shift around a lot. Basically play in the same shape as Liverpool have with Rooney doing the Suarez role and Lallana the Coutinho role. Honestly could see that team doing well. All of those players are in form, all have huge work rates, none are played out of position, and they'd mostly be playing in a system they're used to.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:38
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Byolante posted:I would play carrick over Henderson personally and Shawcross over Jagielka but the Shawcross ship seems to have sailed now. Carrick?! Good god no. Henderson is the perfect partner for Gerrard as he A. Plays alongside him every week and B. Does the running Gerrard can't. Carrick is immobile and offers nothing more than what Henderson and Gerrard provide. United fans will tell you how disappointing Carrick has been this season
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Apr 3, 2014 08:41
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Blue Screen Error posted:Is there any chance of Walcott recovering in time? Don't think so sadly. Wilshere will probably go for better or worse.
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Apr 3, 2014 08:55
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Rodriguez plays on the left for Southampton right? Surely it should be him starting for England with Sterling on the right. Unfortunately even though he's the second highest scoring England player this season he won't because he'll be seen as a striker instead of a winger or whatever and Townsend will go lol
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Apr 3, 2014 08:59
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Jose posted:Rodriguez plays on the left for Southampton right? Surely it should be him starting for England with Sterling on the right. Unfortunately even though he's the second highest scoring England player this season he won't because he'll be seen as a striker instead of a winger or whatever and Townsend will go lol He should definitely be on the plane. He's far more versatile than Townsend, is in form and, most importantly, is good at football.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:06
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I know southampton fans here and the token one I know in real life have been arguing that he's inconsistent and his finishing needs a lot of work as an argument against him, but then you remember the alternative is Townsend so he'd better loving start.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:09
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Ewar Woowar posted:Carrick?! Good god no. Henderson is the perfect partner for Gerrard as he A. Plays alongside him every week and B. Does the running Gerrard can't. Carrick is immobile and offers nothing more than what Henderson and Gerrard provide. United fans will tell you how disappointing Carrick has been this season I know Gerrard has had this resurgence as a holding mid at Liverpool under rodgers but I am absolutely certain the moment he pulls on an England shirt he will be holywood look at me england gerrard.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:09
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Byolante posted:I know Gerrard has had this resurgence as a holding mid at Liverpool under rodgers but I am absolutely certain the moment he pulls on an England shirt he will be holywood look at me england gerrard. Carrick is beyond gash this year though. If Gerrard is dropped and his replacement isn't Noble it's objectively wrong, the lad has been dominant for two years in a fairly poo poo side and probably does the Gerrard role better than Gerrard. He has the passing range and is more mobile with better tackling these days. He's also a great set piece taker. I'd have Gerrard over him in the starting lineup because of the link with the rest of the Liverpool And Friends XI, not form. Barry would be next. Then you're looking at Thudd and then Cork if he stays in form and fit. Carrick wouldn't even get in the England B squad right now. AJ and Davies are good shouts for a squad callup too but noooooobody cares.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:22
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Ramsey is back in full training today  He won't play against Everton but will probably be available for the semi final next weekend. The same for Koscielny, they won't rush him back early for this weekend. Özil will most likely be available for West Ham on the 15th, so hopefully the whole squad except Wilshere and Walcott will be available for the run-in.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:22
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Just going to say Crouchy shouldn't go because he would be a wasted slot. He only started playing well after Odemwingie arrived and Pieters/Marko got their thing happening. I stongly doubt the conditions he would need to do a thing would be present in the england squad. If Sterling, Sturridge and Rooney can't get the job done up front there is no hope for England at all.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:31
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Sturridge plus 3 from Lallana, Rooney, Sterling, Barkley is a great front 4 no matter what way you cut it imo. England are in a good place for attacking options right now. BSE how does Redmond look for Norwich these days? Often on MotD he looks really good because he's the only Norwich player who does anything going forward.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:35
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Lets just hope Hodgson plays Sturridge in the middle instead of on the right because he was pretty poo poo against Denmark or whoever we last played until he got moved
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Apr 3, 2014 09:40
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Byolante posted:I know Gerrard has had this resurgence as a holding mid at Liverpool under rodgers but I am absolutely certain the moment he pulls on an England shirt he will be holywood look at me england gerrard. Gerrard has been England's best player for some time now. It's not just Liverpool supporters saying this. Not only that but he's arguably been one of the best midfielders in Premier League this season- certainly stats wise. You'll never admit this as you hate Liverpool but most sane people know that Gerrard is there on merit rather than reputation. Also here are some fun stats for you. Stoke totally changing the style of their play under Hughes... 
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Apr 3, 2014 09:42
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Spangly A posted:
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Apr 3, 2014 09:44
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What happened to that thread where yis were able to post pages and pages of fantasy England line-ups, none of which would ever win a major honour anyway
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Apr 3, 2014 09:44
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Barkley's not good/consistent enough yet to be a starter. Putting him in the same list as Rooney and Lallana is a bit unfair to the lad. Routledge on the left, come on you know it's the right answer.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:44
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St Evan Echoes posted:BSE how does Redmond look for Norwich these days? Often on MotD he looks really good because he's the only Norwich player who does anything going forward. Better than Zaha and Townsend have been this year but not good enough for England. He can skin people all day long but then just shanks it into the stands. He tends to play better for England u21s than us because they use him on the right where he has to cross it instead of cutting inside.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:45
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sassassin posted:Barkley's not good/consistent enough yet to be a starter. Putting him in the same list as Rooney and Lallana is a bit unfair to the lad. Has Routledge learned how to deliver a final ball or pass yet?
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Apr 3, 2014 09:45
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I think Aston Villa could do with three more points to ensure BPL survival. Not that I'm really concerned because the bottom three is going to stay as it is. We've got Fulham next which we really should win, but they spanked us earlier this season because we're inconsistent as gently caress. Paul Lambert's cacky & poo army.
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Apr 3, 2014 09:48
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There are far too many managers insistent on putting completely one footed wingers on the opposite wings. It makes them so loving easy to mark out of the game as it's obvious what they're going to do all the time. How professional footballers can be so one footed amazes me.
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sassassin posted:Barkley's not good/consistent enough yet to be a starter. Putting him in the same list as Rooney and Lallana is a bit unfair to the lad. Agreed. Sturridge, Sterling, Rooney, Lallana for me
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