The (Un) Official Football thread

[Beardy]

Just seen that Togo have been banned from the next two African Cup of Nations and fined $50000 for the heinous crime of pulling out of this year's competition after their bus was machine-gunned and several members of their party were killed or injured! Fucking ridiculous!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 489127.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 491477.stm

[mikeftw]

Just seen that Togo have been banned from the next two African Cup of Nations and fined $50000 for the heinous crime of pulling out of this year's competition after their bus was machine-gunned and several members of their party were killed or injured! Fucking ridiculous!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 489127.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 491477.stm

ye i know, some compassion there......

[Darkweasel]

Just seen that Togo have been banned from the next two African Cup of Nations and fined $50000 for the heinous crime of pulling out of this year's competition after their bus was machine-gunned and several members of their party were killed or injured! Fucking ridiculous!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 489127.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 491477.stm

ye i know, some compassion there......

This does not come as any surprise because compassion and African football do not go hand in hand.
At the last world cup, Lomana Tresor Lua Lua's 18 month old son died of pneumonia and the head of the Congo team didn't tell him until after they'd been eliminated from the tournament because they didn't want his son's death to distract him from playing.

[mikeftw]

At the last world cup, Lomana Tresor Lua Lua's 18 month old son died of pneumonia and the head of the Congo team didn't tell him until after they'd been eliminated from the tournament because they didn't want his son's death to distract him from playing.

shit ye i remember that, disgusting way of doing things only cus the goverment want more money for progressing in the tourney

[foxi]

Off to Tranmere now to see what is likely to be a poor game of football and probably a scoreless draw. I love Saturdays.

[bloodfiend]

went out boozing last nigth and got back to find we (Newcastle) won 5-1 - hell yeah!!!

[Darkweasel]

Merseyside derby now.
*prays for a big LFC win*

[The Toad]

Merseyside derby now.
*prays for a big LFC win*

If you lose I reckon Benitez will be out the door.

I don't expect you to lose though.

[xBERSERKERx]

I have been expecting benitez to go for ages!

[MentalInfestation]

Merseyside derby now.
*prays for a big LFC win*

*joins in prayer*

[tranmerefan]

Off to Tranmere now to see what is likely to be a poor game of football and probably a scoreless draw. I love Saturdays.

If it's anything but that I'll be surprised!

[Beardy]

I have been expecting benitez to go for ages!

I doubt the owners can afford to sack him to be perfectly honest!

Not quite sure how Kyrgiakos got sent off and Pienaar didn't in the first half... and being entirely pedantic there's a good case that Fellaini should have been sent off at the same time as Kyrgiakos because he went in two-footed (and actually over the ball) in that tackle as well.

[MentalInfestation]

Glad the praying worked! I'll need to watch MoTD tonight

[Darkweasel]

Pienaar should've gone, Mascher should've been booked for his first tackle, Felliani should have got a yellow for his part in The Greek's tackle but The Greek himself had to go. Probably up there with the worst derby games I've ever seen but these matches are never about the quality of football. It's all about the result.
So that means...




And now even hull are winning!

[Arran]

Newcastle won 5-1 last night, and now both Sunderland and Boro are losing! Not a bad weekend so far!