The EPL thread

[FFC Mariner]

Well I have put the bait out, we just have to wait patiently now..........

 

[scottmac]

 

[Paolo]

Round of applause for Everton taking 3 points off Man City

Thankyou, how about the lovers tiff on the sidelines? any applause for blowing the italian cool persona that Mancini had shrowded himself in?

I applaud anything which will assist spurs in getting 4th...if mancini loses it helps i will be happy

 

[serious14]

West Ham have given "100% backing" to Zola. That's him gone then - I give it a week, two tops.

 

[serious14]

United 4, Bolton 0.  8)

Chelsea 7, Villa 1.  Evidently Villa forgot that games go for two halves.

Arsenal 1, Brum 1. 

Hull 2, Fulham 0.

Wolves 0, Everton 0.

Spurs 2, Pompey 0.

Stoke 1, West Ham 0.

 

[FFC Mariner]

An annoying distraction from the real comp we are in.

Cant go down, cant really qualify for Eurpoa so 100% effort on next Thursday

 

[serious14]

An annoying distraction from the real comp we are in.

That itself was an annoying distraction 6 weeks ago, right?? 

 

[FFC Mariner]

Yup

 

[serious14]

Unconfirmed reports of Bolton actually playing football (and not hoofball) against United.

 

[FFC Mariner]

That will be trained out of them by next week. They will revert to playing their shit ugly brand of hoofball

 

[serious14]

That will be trained out of them by next week. They will revert to playing their shit ugly brand of hoofball

Tbf, Coyle liked to play football when he was at Burnley..... forgot to get them to defend mind, but he does alright.

I was just stunned to see it at all after witnessing their garbage in person earlier in the season.

 

[hasbeen]

Man City 3 - Wigan 0 ... Tevez hat-trick ... but even more of a talking point, where did Wigan get that keeper Stojkovic from? He wouldn't get a run in our comp. 

 

[serious14]

The United/Chelsea game is being shown in 3-D at pubs. Intriguing....

 

[serious14]

Question - I drove past Stamford Bridge tonight..... why is Chelsea Football Club not actually in Chelsea??  Not being narky or anything, but, y'know, naming yourself after somewhere you're not from - bit weird, no??

 

[FFC Mariner]

and in breach of FA rules too

History lesson.

The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green

Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the London Athletics Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904, when the lease was acquired by brothers Gus and Joseph Mears, who wanted to stage high-profile professional football matches there. Stamford Bridge was built close to Lillie Bridge, an older sports ground which had hosted the 1873 FA Cup Final and the first ever amateur boxing matches (among other things). It was initially offered to Fulham Football Club, but they turned it down.

They considered selling the land to the Great Western Railway Company, but ultimately decided to found their own football club instead, Chelsea, to occupy the ground as a rival to Fulham.

A soul less non entity of a club to go with their soul less nonentity of a ground, compared to the oldest surviving football stand in the world (Grade II listed Archibald Leitch designed)

 

[serious14]

Hey, I was _right outside_ there tonight!!!  (bitch of a ground to find mind you - Craven, that is)

 

[Sym]

it is an alright little shack.

 

[serious14]

it is an alright little shack.

Stamford's not too bad either - not awe inspiring like a Nou Camp or such, but not a shitheap like the Reebok.  Those apartments look weird though, sorta glued on the side or something.

 

[Sym]

Socceroos used CC as a home away from home a few years back yeah ?

Are the apartments just normal residential ?
always wondered about them
and they get included in the stadium on fifa : )

 

[FFC Mariner]

Hey, I was _right outside_ there tonight!!!  (bitch of a ground to find mind you - Craven, that is)

Easy during daylight, absolute prick at night when the park is closed.

Long way round from Putney Bridge tube is a fair old hike