August 17, 2003, 01:30
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Football - The kind with round balls
We want a place to discuss football! Over in NZ we don't get that many games (around 5 Premiership games per weekend). I did manage to catch Arsenal vs. Everton. Quite a good game actually.
What Arsenal, IMO, lack is consistency. Looking at last season in particular, you couldn't have blamed many bookies for calling off bets for them winning the crown. Alas, they turn to cake.
Reminds me of the 96-97 season (IIRC). Liverpool were at very short odds to win the thing. All of a sudden, David James is kidnapped by vampires and develops a fear of crosses.
Manchester United have done it too, throwing away the title to Blackburn in the 94-95 season.
Strange, no?
In other news... keeping up with my beloved Reading has become somewhat of a Sunday regularity now. After last weeks shocking draw to Ipswich at the Road, I was ecstatic that they continued last seasons form by thumping Forest three zip at the Mad Stad. 
Onwards to Automatic Promotion! 
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August 17, 2003, 01:42
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Ronaldo certainly had some impact this afternoon. BTW is MOTD back  please....?
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August 17, 2003, 01:46
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I think ITV still has a monopoly on Premiership highlights. Though there was some talk of MotD making a comeback...
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August 17, 2003, 02:07
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I tell you what, it's bloody cracking that the football season is back!
Went to the Millers-Cardiff game last satdy, and saw snippets of the Pompey-Villa game on the box.
March-May time is the best though, You can guarantee a local pub has a Match on virtually every day.
Anyway, will you get the Chance to see the BIG Match next Monday over there Frozzy??
Reading vs Rotherham is televised over here 
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August 17, 2003, 02:19
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We get one Nationwide game a week... I'll be bound to see the Royals sometime this year
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August 17, 2003, 02:20
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vick is hurt, that sux. he's so amazing to watch.
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August 17, 2003, 04:00
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fozzy, in all fairness we played well yesterday, we had 10 men for most of the game and everton seem to have turned quality lately (/waits for red4ever ), not our best performance ever maybe, but we did what we needed to do and got 3 points.
i was looking at division 3 as well and i noticed something, first and second are yeovil and doncaster, who got promoted last season. come on town!
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August 17, 2003, 04:18
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What's up with Sunderland btw??? Last in first division:
And talk 'bout Stoke city  
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August 17, 2003, 04:34
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fozzy, in all fairness we played well yesterday, we had 10 men for most of the game and everton seem to have turned quality lately (/waits for red4ever ), not our best performance ever maybe, but we did what we needed to do and got 3 points.
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No disagreement here Moyes has done a good job at Everton on a shoestring, of course palming of that cheating git Jeffers to you lot didn't hurt!
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August 17, 2003, 04:35
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Rotherham will sadly replace soon
We have just sold Alan Lee
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August 17, 2003, 04:39
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BTW this thread should just be titled 'Football' or at the very most 'Real Football', let the yanks qualify which 'football' they mean!
Our game is older than their country!
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August 17, 2003, 04:51
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I agree, the yanks can **** off if they think that WE should be the one's Changing the name (or adding notations) to the name of our beautiful game.
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August 17, 2003, 06:17
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What's up with Sunderland btw??? Last in first division
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Agathon isn't moaning, that's for sure.
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I feel sorry for Joke City supporters... never much to crow about.
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August 17, 2003, 06:20
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Originally posted by C0ckney
fozzy, in all fairness we played well yesterday, we had 10 men for most of the game and everton seem to have turned quality lately (/waits for red4ever ), not our best performance ever maybe, but we did what we needed to do and got 3 points.
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I will agree that Everton have turned things around in the past two years, which is great considering the lack of star players they have in their squad. But I still stand by my point that Arsenal lack consistency, and to win the title this year, they will have to keep up the pace at the top of the table.
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i was looking at division 3 as well and i noticed something, first and second are yeovil and doncaster, who got promoted last season. come on town!
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Division 3 football is highly amusing to watch. It's more like mud wrestling than football.
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August 17, 2003, 06:37
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Ronaldo certainly had some impact this afternoon. BTW is MOTD back please....?
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Match of the Day returns for next season, ITV have one last season to annoy us with their crap coverage & pitiful analysis.
Big game is today. Come on Liverpool!
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August 17, 2003, 07:07
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Barry Town 1 - 2 Aberystwyth Town.
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August 17, 2003, 09:17
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fozzy, yeah i was going to watch yeovil yesterday, but there were no matchday tickets available  should really have checked that out first. two more goals for kevin gall, i'll bet rovers rue the day they let him go!
we'll have to wait and see with arsenal, if we show that much fight in all our games we're certainly in with a great chance, but it's early days.
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August 17, 2003, 10:30
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oh... the fake kind...
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!??
DA BEARS!
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August 17, 2003, 10:42
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I'll express most others posters feeling in this thread to your most impressive image... 
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August 17, 2003, 10:43
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I'll express most others posters feeling in this thread to your most impressive image...
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BEEEARRRSSS
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August 17, 2003, 13:14
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**** off Sava, communist *****.
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August 17, 2003, 13:28
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Sava, only two players kick the ball in Hand Melon, how the hell can you call it FOOTball?
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August 17, 2003, 13:38
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Cause they run with their feet? wait, that can;t be it....
I say, no imagination on the part of the originators.
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August 17, 2003, 14:05
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anyway...
liverpool got off to a good start losing 2-1 at anfield to chelski, ouch. good to see city start strongly as well 3-0 at charlton.
btw what bets has everyone got (or is thinking of putting) on for this season? i've got my usual tenner on arsenal for the championship, i'm thinking about a fiver each way on man city (who've always won me money in the past) getting to the UEFA quater and semi finals. i might have a sly fiver on yeovil getting promoted for the second year running, it's 10-1 and if kevin gall keeps banging in the goals it might just happen.
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August 17, 2003, 14:40
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How was Chelsea playing btw?
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August 17, 2003, 14:45
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haven't seen the highlights yet, just the result. i'll be watching tomorrow evening though.
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August 17, 2003, 15:05
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Chelsea were OK for a team that obviously hasn't gelled yet.
Liverpool were dire. Houllier the first manager to go this year.
Villa to win next Sunday.
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August 17, 2003, 15:07
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who are villa playing? they were shocking against pompey.
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August 17, 2003, 15:09
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Villa playing Liverpool. They'll be better next week. And they'll be evens or better..
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August 17, 2003, 15:12
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i dunno, villa are ****, i wouldn't put money on that game.
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