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Any watch the Liverpool game? ZZZZZZZ - Andy Gray doesn't half say some stupid things.

Bristol City lost at Wolves.

I hate Saturdays without a game.

You better get used to it Rich, this Saturday afternoon lethargy is the sort of thing we can look forward to week-in week-out when Swindon Town regain their rightful place back in the Premiership.

Yeah I watched it.  Ref was a bit of a joke and didn't let the game flow.

I also rekindled my dislike of Jamie Carragher.  Mouthy little brat.

:) I canny wait. What can I say I'm fickle.

Everton weren't very good... Always good to see loyal fans leave with half an hour left!

Oh and Blair Sturrock is on the bench for Bournemouth today.

To JCP's delight, Nile Ranger is on the bench for Newcastle... But they have an unbelievably small squad at the moment.

Try Saturdays without a game and you can't go out because your misses has lost the ATM card and so you have no cash all weekend.  >:(

Or having to stay in the house all day because you are expecting a delivery at some random point during the day.

Luci your spelling of twat is appalling!  :D

Salisbury 1-0 Mansfield. It'll be one hell of an achievement if they kept this form.

I hate it when we don't have a game and everyone else does.

Bit of a swindon connection, bournemouth v Darlo game today,what with Quinn,Igoe,sturrock for the muff,and hulbert for darlo.

I see Super Sam is injured again for Luton!

Newcastle losing again!!!!! and bloody Cheltenham beating Stockport.

Fleetwood took 32 minutes to score. 1-0 against Stockport.

Hello Bart (in advance)

Ahhh fucking Cheltenham! No doubt Bart will be on here later then telling us all how he is right.

Bart will be really happy....

He's probably there.

Fallon just scored for Argyle

Boo. I don't like Plymouth - I was enjoying the plight, that'll be 3 in 3 for them... Calderwood is in the mire.

Newcastle 2-0 down now. Oh dear...

Calderwood has never been liked at Forest. Could be gone soon.

Im having such a lazy day today, its ace as normally doing things at the weekend.  I haven't seen Jeff for ages!

Wish I went... Watching them against Spurs was funny enough.

Cheltenham are above us at the moment - heaven forbid.

I know... But he'll be gone soon now.

Hopefully James Brown will score for the monkey hangers today, I love that!

What are the chances of him ending up here if MM bites the dust?

Martin Ling is another ex-Swindon player who may be jobless soon after last night's result.

Im trying to keep up with the Grand Prix qualifying too.  Argh!

It's quite amusing to see that the men who many want us to replace Malpas with are doing so poorly at their respective clubs of late.

it did strike me as being quite ironic too.

Us playing on Sunday had become perfect for me. It means I can spend my Saturday watching football and then have us to follow on a Sunday too! Perfect

Lordy we need a positive result tomorrow.

GP qualifying part 2 was exciting! Lewis very almost didn't make it through to part 3.

Almost hit the wall there as well!

Are we on the box tomorrow ?

NMH

Not that I am aware of

Word reaches me that 'Sugar' Ray Leonard gave Stoke City's pre-match team talk today...

Yeah, SkySports just covered it.

Penalty Newcastle.

2-1 Owen.

Haha Matt Mills scores own goal!

And Massa is on pole tomorrow with Hamilton in 2nd.

I see Blair has come on a sub at half time for the muff.

Good luck to him.

MALPAS OUT

has alonso to thank for that. well crappy french engineering anyway.

Where did that come from :)

Cheltenham 1-1 Stockport.

Styles gives Man Utd a soft penalty.

We're not winning.

Fair enough :)

at least we aren't losing.

And they were struggling until then. Bloody styles, come on Bolton.

Not good enough though is it.

Oxford winning  >:(

Yeovil losing 2-0

Charlie Mulgrew brace at Celtic   :nod:

Nice to see Hereford doing well up at dirty Leeds...still 0-0 up there.

Charlie Mulgrew scored 2 for Aberdeen at Celtic

Exodus Geohaghan - plays for Kettering what a bizarre name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been following his progress for a while, a fine name.

He's no Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther though.

Cheltenham winning again.

Bloody Cheltenham winning again

I wish I was named Emmanuel Ugochukwu Ezenwa Panther.

Cheltenham winning, we missed a trick not getting in Malpas and Fleetwood...

I only really want them to lose to stop Bart going off on one.

We have already got Malpas. Yay!

????

Fleetwood scores one at home and it'll be Bart right, irrelevant of what happens after today...
Bart won't be online if we win tomorrow.

Leeds winning now.

An interesting anagram of which is.....

U.S. Hoax Hag Agenda!

am I a retard or has someone been messing with the swear filter....

Allen

Slow day eh Mr Edmunds!

MKD 1-1 Pboro.

D'oh

retard it is....

Make up your own arrangement of shitless bored!

MKD 1 Peterborough 2.

Luton 1 Chester 1

Manyew 2 Bolton 0 (Rooney)

zzzzzzzzzzz

roll on the gunners hammering of hull

Oxford drawing :)

Hull are no pushovers this season, could be a lot closer than a lot of people think, they work well as a defensive unit, they have tightened up since their home thrashing by Wigan.

I'll go for 3-0

I'm either going to Blyth Spartans vs. Kings Lynn or Sunderland vs. Arsenal next Saturday. Contrast.

I think Hull will get a goal I would go for a 3-1.

i fancy the arse 4-0

There best not be many injuries as were seeing them play away at Sunderland next Saturday.

Rotherham's keeper just scored.

Arsenal need to maintain their good start, I just want someone else to win the Prem this year... Arsenal I guess are my preferred choice.

hahahah oxford losing!

Andy Warrington does have a massive kick on him whenever I have seen him play....was it with a goal clearance or from a set piece?

Against bottom of the table Lewes no less.

My Bristol City supporting guest was celebrating for Pox when they scored... Not any more.

No idea soapy tit wank.

Go Lewes, looks like a first (non)league win, though apparently they were unlucky v Histon.

Snigger.

A friend text me to tell me Oxford were only just holding on! Ha unlucky.

Newcastle going down ha.

Hahaha, I just noticed Ebsfleet have a player called Gash. Hahahahahaha.

According to the Rotherham site it was Burchill not Warrington...reported incorrectly.....have to wait and hear this one!

They'll be out for blood... Might stick to the student pubs tonight.

Stockport score against Cheltenham :)

Lewes beat Oxford 2-1. Huzzah.

Yeah it's been corrected now.

I for one am disappointed.

Forest lose at Plymouth. Could that be it for Team Calderwood/Kerslake?

I too am a little dissappointed that Warrington didnt score...there can never be too many keepers scoring...unless its fucking Robinson at Leeds!

Good lord it's tight in the bottom half of L1.

Northampton concede and equalise in the 90th minute against Brighton.

Cracking result for Rovers. 0-0 with Crewe. I hadn't really noticed how badly they were going - what with Yeovil and Cheltenham struggling too.

Long may it continue.... A win is a must tomorrow (goes without saying, but you know what I mean)

it is indeed we could in theory go up 5 places with a win tomorrow up to 11th.

At least Rovers were able to keep a clean sheet.

I'd like to say thankyou to Aston Villa, Blackburn, Wolves and Leeds for making me a little bit richer 8)

But a goaless draw at home to Crewe would not be acceptable here therefore it's not for them either ;)

A goalless draw at home is better than gifting the opposition goals! :D

sam where's the prediction thread for tommorow then?

Pffft, maybe.

:D

I'm pretty sure we'd have scored against bloody Crewe though.

pah, premiership nonsense, I'm going to Berwick vs Elgin  :D

I saw Arsenal's kids on the last day of last season at Sunderland. Usual final day dullness but those Landoners play some good football.

I went to see Berwick play at home last season, bloody friendly little club with a lovely little ground...or "wee" as they call it, wear a Swindon shirt...they will make you feel very welcome...I never bought a drink all afternoon when I went there!

10th Surely?

cheers for the advice - I'm looking forward to it.

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,31077.0.html

cheers.sam

Just dont expect to see very good football mate, it was pretty poor but good fun and very vocal locals... usually between 500 and 1000 there, who they got next week?

Elgin.

Wow thats a bloody long trip for the City!

They are shipping goals left right and centre on the road...you should be in for some goals....(is aware of putting a mockers on the game with that statement!)

Interesting score in the Scots FA cup 1st round

Banks O'Dee 10-0 Fort William!

They penetrated the Fort with aplomb.

Not that anyone cares but Bayern Munchen lost again. Probably what happens when you appoint a manager with zero domestic experience.

I care. Klinsmann will have to get his psychologists working overtime on that one. Or learn some tactics rather than just 352 and hoping.

Dunc Shearer comes from Fort William.

I used to live near Hannover, I'm delighted for them.

Big Dunc is managing up in the lower leagues in chilly jocko land now...Buckie Thistle I think was his last job...might still be there.

 http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,28784.0.html

Geovanni just scored a cracker for Hull against Arsenal.

What a bloody goal, absolutely incredible.

Sweet!

Arsenal backed off and allowed the shot, but it was a great finish.

The fact is Arsenal should have had this game over a long time ago.

2-1 Hull!!!

OH MY GOD!

I am surprised by this too! but not dissappointed!

I have just popped it up on justin.tv and I have to say that Hull are being swamped by the Arse how the hell its not 4 or 5 is beyond me....and I have only been watching 5 minutes!

It's been all Arsenal. But they do insist on walking it in.

looks like you were right!

Hull are just battling and throwing themselves in front of everything.  Fair play I say!

Yeah it does, but my comment on their defending was a little wayward mate! its mor ethat Arse cant finish rather than good defending!

Every bet that I have on for the season includes Hull getting relegated.

This fucks everything up.

This is like watching a cup tie!

Game over. Nicely done Hull.

Yup, good ol' Justin TV.

That was very entertaining, and Hull are certainly no pushovers!

I love T'Interweb!

Great game to watch and great result!

Yeah, but Arsenal did outplay them for large periods... as you say it was like a cup tie.

It's a good night for Hull fans this evening.

It was one of the most one sided games I have watched as a neutral but you have to score to win games, no matter how many chances or posession you have.

Sounds a bit like some Swindon games recently!

fair play to hull,these games happen from time to time.never thought they'd roll over, but fuck me they were rather lucky.arsenal overplaying like they do quite often

It typifies Arsenal over the last few seasons. Pretty to watch, no end product.

Wenger, overrated.

how is wenger overrated?

It was half tongue in cheek since they haven't won anything since 05.

But since you ask it's due to the media hype. Only 3 league titles and no European cups shows he is not the best manager that ever lived.

He needs to learn that sometimes you've got to get ugly in order to win games.

the one thing I did notice today though is that Arsenal do seem to want to walk the ball in the net, thats very frustrating for their own fans I think, I know it would infusriate me, especially when they have players that obviosuly have such a level of skill they dont need to do that.

I admire that they insist on winning games playing good football... But today showed why they won't win the league and why Chelsea or Manchester United will.

they generally forgive them that as the good by far outweighs the bad(they worship wenger).arsenal overachieve and play fantastic football.i know alot of fans would like wenger to spend money but accept he doesn't do that.they wont win the league due to manu and chelseas spending.but boy do they run them close on a fraction of the money those two spend.

I think looking at them today they badly need another strong striker. One who can hussle and bussle a bit up front and mix it about a bit.

i think they need a centre half,centre mid,keeper,and forward if they are to challenge the top 2.wenger wont buy though and has faith in what he has.they fall short sometimes, and get the odd poor result like today, but time after time prove the doubters wrong.they dont pay top wages,pay high prices for players,or bow to player power.if all managers were like wenger football would be better for it i reckon.

I bet on Hull to stay up. I also bet on them to get a point today! Bloody Arsenal.

My only problem with Wenger has been that when he has bought players he tends to buy foreign, but again that is partly due to the lack of ability of British players, the high valuation and wages and also he does seem to have a few more young English lads coming through now which can only be good for English fotball IMO.

he has some great british lads coming through jj,but your point is a fair one.

Arsenal will dominate soon

Ha Arsenal losing to Hull. That's shocking.

Im not expert on Arsenals finances but if they want to challenge for the top 2 they need to give Wenger 50million to spend as he pleases.

Its alright talking about bringing through youth but the best Arsenal players for the most part have been players Wenger has bought like Henry, Vieira, Petit, Edu, Ljungberg, Pires, Kanu, Wiltord, Lauren, Sol Campbell although on a free.

Wenger could make 50million go a long way and could probably buy about 4 or 5 youngish (say 22-24) players from France, Germany and Spain and really improve his team.

Mourinho agrees with you, whilst being mischievous:

"Arsenal are a unique team: their coach hasn't won for years, but he's an idol."

But the fans accept that they over achieve with the resources. Good manager imo

Arsenal's wage bill is on a par with Manchester United's (both of whom's is less than Chelsea's) so to suggest that they are doing it on a budget is a long way from the truth.

They spend a fair amount on buying these young players as well, but have a non-disclosure policy when it comes to transfer fees.

You telling me they spend the same as lpool,chelsea.and united?

Where did I say that?

you sure about that michael? i dont know for sure but dont reckon arsenal pay as much as man u in wages.
and they certainly aint on a par in transfer fees paid.wenger has sold for millions and balances the books superbly.he's a chairmans dream

There's a recent article about this on the net somewhere, I'll see if I can find it for you.

Here you go:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/sep/21/arsenal?gusrc=rss&feed=football

Interesting point about transfer fees... if they sold Fabregas for £100m, then £40m goes to the treasury!

Cheers fella will have a look

You're right about transfer fees, but my point was that Arsenal don't do what they do on the cheap.

Us special think alike. As you know from sitting next to me I know all there is to know about football:)

cheers michael for that.
on a par could be in many different areas though.ie total gross wages.top earners.i dont know but guess they aint gonna be far apart on either i expect.
arsenal are bringing players through now though and have some awesome prospects.who have utd brought through since the scholes,beckham,giggs,butt,neville era?
they buy now and have done for a few years.chelsea and man city i think will dominate the prem purely because of the money they will throw at it from now until fuck knows when?

The Chelsea / Man City set-up is just not sustainable though, whereas Arsenal's very much is.

how anyone can call Wenger over rated is beyond me.

When he took over 12 years ago Arsenal were really going nowhere. the George Graham era had well and truly ended, rioch was in charge and they were only just in and around the top six. a bit like Villa now i guess.

But David Dein goes out and gets some ex-monaco manager working in Japan and he makes them into a record-breaking, league winning side and one of Europe's most technically able teams to boot.

He does spend money, for sure he does. i mean he spent 5million on a 17 year old in the summer. it was just because he failed to get alonso because liverpool failed to get barry on deadline day that people think he never spends. of course he's not in the market for £40 million strikers and the like and why would he? the likes of Nicklas Bendtner have the potential to be miles better than the Pavlyuchenkos of this world etc. Adebayor was cheap in todays climate but after just a couple of seasons his value has trebled. it's simple.

the last time he spoke about a 'long term' policy they ended up going the season unbeaten. cant see why he's still doubted to be honest.

 It's a bit up in the air at Craggan Park at the moment...apparently some American fella is using the Fort for a reality TV show...From Worst to First.  His plan is to fly in American college kid players...

 Which may explain, this thrashing. They did get a draw the week before though, only a late equaliser by Wick Academy, preventing a win.

 I'm surprised Wick has an academy, when I was there it seemed to consist of a station and some sheep.

 Why can't we attract some quality TV, rather than the Orange One...