Kalim_a

Stay for the season and the next season and the season after. Period.

We were crap, Wigan more than deserved their 2-0 victory. I think MON was very bold in picking Petrov and Delph, Sidwell and NRC should have started the game, definitely NRC. We lost the game in the middle of the park. Not sure what made him pick a partnership thats not played together before in the first game of the season. Its not the end of the world but with Rapid Vienna and Liverpool next week, a winning result was needed to give confidence.

As for the fans calling for MON's head... thats sheer stupidty.

FANTASTIC. Great performance by everyone. Guzan was just brilliant. The kids were excellent, great experience for them to play against Del Pero, Buffon and the likes.

Camoranesi looks like hes still got it!! how old is that guy?!! If he plays on the left against Lichaj then that will probably be our weakest side.

My ratings:

Absolutely bloody amazing - Guzan (Keep it up little Brad, and you'll soon find yourself in our goal on a regular basis)

Excellent - Cuellar (starting to look the player I thought we were buying and can't say how much that pleases me)

Very good - Albrighton, Clark

Good enough - NRC, Heskey, Sidwell, Shorey

OK, I guess, due to his young age and little experience - Lichaj

Downright disappointing - Carew, Young, Davies (wasn't on for long though)

Fully agree. Based on the performance so far in pre-season Guzan deserves a chance.

The american commentators on goltv are funny as feck. Not heard anything like it before in my life!

Guzan - Excellent though should have caught the ball instead of punching (only 1 occurance)

Really impressed with Albrighton's attitude, gave 100%. Not close to being a starter yet but signs are very promising, needs more experience at the highest level. This cup will give him a big boost.

Lichaj - Needs to improve his positioning, esspecially when closing players done a few times he was on the wrong side of the player who got away. But he is still very young and will improve

Shorey - Solid resource but thats it unfortuantly, hoping Bouma is back sooner rather than later.

Reo-Coker - Had a very good game, broke up countless attacks

Davies - Lacks confidence.

crap, just tuned in on justin tv and see petrov get injured and davies own goal

I would hand it in. Would feel bad if I kept it... If nobody claimed it with proof after a while then yes I would claim for it.

Is it just me or anyone else think Tony Cascarino is a complete bellend?

http://tinyurl.com/lpsuop

Writing on Footballpools.com, Cascarino said: “The loss of Emmanuel Adebayor may be a problem for Arsenal next season but for me, there’s an even deeper problem at the club.”

“The question that is plaguing me is why the hell is Arsene Wenger staying at Arsenal?”

“It has been reported that Wenger was the first choice for Real Madrid as their new coach. Now who in their right mind would turn down a project like that?”

“He would be in charge of some of the best players on the planet at the biggest club in the world with the opportunity to compete for all the top silverware.”

“Surely anyone who turns them down is off their trolley. You could argue that Arsene is being loyal to the club but will the fans and the board be loyal to him in return if the team is unsuccessful? I doubt it.”

He added: “Was Arsene too afraid to become manager of Real Madrid?”

“I can see no other reason why he wouldn’t jump at the chance to join them.”

“If he had left he would still have withheld the affection of the Arsenal fans if he‘d explained simply that he was ambitious to win the Champions League, to have the finances to sign the very best and not to have to sell them year on year.”

“Even the most diehard fan would have understood that reasoning after all the work he’s done in North London.”

“However, he chose to remain in a job where he become a ‘Dario Gradi’ type figure.”

“This is a slight exaggeration but the fundamentals are the same. Dario spent many, many years as manager of Crewe where he spent little but encouraged youngsters to progress and perform in the first team, cultivating young talent before selling them on at a big profit to bigger clubs.”

“Now, that’s basically what Arsenal have become in recent years.

“Adebayor may not have been the most popular player amongst the fans at the Emirates but the fact remains he was still one of the better players at the club.”

“Ok, he had an indifferent 2008/09 season but he still possesses the ability to make a big impact.”

“It seems that year after year a big player is sold which of course makes the club a great profit but means the team doesn’t have a chance to grow together or gel.”

“I have no doubt Arsene will bring in 2 or 3 young players and the process will start all over again when what he needs is a few players of stature, not kids but men.”

I've (somewhat briefly) read some of his tripe on Villa previously. Here, is he just trying to make headlines by comparing Arsenal to Crewe and calling Wenger a bottler? Why would Wenger go to Madrid when he knows he would only be there for a couple of seasons if that.

Fantastic performance by Khan. Was mature throughout. Freddie Roach has done wonders, just worried about his health though, parkinson's really effecting him by the looks of it. Don't know how long he can carry on.

Is it just me or billy joe saunders looks a bit like james milner?

Looking forward to the fight, think Khan will win by KO 7/8 round

interesting article here, any thoughts?

http://tinyurl.com/cs9fa3

Rightly or wrongly, lightweight Amir Khan (20-1, 15 KOs) is making his first title challenge on June 27th against Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik (31-2-1, 13 KOs), the World Boxing Association light welterweight champion. Under most circumstances, this should be a moment that’s looked forward to by most British boxing fans due to Khan, the 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist for Britain, getting such a fast shot at the title in his career.

However, Khan seems to be under fire by many fans that level criticism at him that he’s dodging the best lightweight talent in the division. But more than that, they seem to have a general dislike of him as a whole, and not just because he was blown out in the 1st round by Colombian Breidis Prescott last year.

Khan, 22, was receiving a great deal of negative publicity even before that fight by fans and writers, some of it because of his shaky chin at times and others because of his so-called weak opposition. I think most of it is unfair to be honest. I’ve checked the early records of Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hatton, both of which were fighting mostly soft opponents through four years of their professional boxing career.

So, if it was okay for them to fight lower level opponents, then why isn’t it okay for Khan? I think he’s proven that the loss to Prescott was a fluke thing in Amir’s recent 5th round technical decision victory over Marco Antonio Barrera. When Khan is fighting smart and thinking defensively, there’s few better fighters than him in the sport.

So, is there a fighter that is more hated than Khan in the UK, and if so, who? I can’t think any fighter that is as polarizing as Amir Khan, and it just seems so odd that he’s been the one that’s getting so much abuse. Is it that the UK eats their young?

I remember all the abuse that Audley Harrison, another Olympic Gold Medal winner for Britain, took from the British public early in his career. Why was that? It seemed unfair because he was being pushed much too fast for the skills that he needed to learn. Harrison seemed to never get a chance by many fans, as they ripped him to shreds even at the very infancy of his pro career.

Now that James DeGale has emerged as another Gold Medal winner for Britain from the 2008 Olympics, he’s receiving a similar fate. However, none of those fighters are criticized as much as Amir Khan. He holds a special place for many fans who take pleasure seemingly in blasting him and questioning his talent.

I wonder what they’ll say when Khan defeats Kotelnik and wins the WBA title? My guess is that even then Khan won’t get much credit for it.

Khan has received a lot of attacks recently because he’s chosen to jump at the chance to move up to the light welterweight division and get a title shot against Kotelnik.

Why on Earth should Khan be criticized for this I ask you? If he had stayed at lightweight, he wasn’t going to get a title shot for at least year so he did the wise thing and moved up for an opportunity. Fighters do it all the time and don’t face abuse, yet Khan is vilified for doing so.

If there’s a fighter in the UK that is hated more than Khan, I don’t know who they are because his name seems to be first and foremost when getting skewered by fans. It’s not right and I think British fans have become spoiled by Ricky Hatton and Calzaghe’s success and not remembered how long it took them to get to where they achieved anything.

Dont like UFC, never seen pride so can't comment. Dont like MMA either. According to the friends who have been to these events, they say the crowd is so different from boxing, chav like.

Love boxing. Enjoy WWE. Wish Lesnar comes back, never seen him at WWE though, only in some highlights

Was posted on Jan 11, 2006... I just happened to check one of the joke i posted wasnt postd before and came across yours

A woman goes to see a psychiatrist. “Doctor,” she says, “my husband just doesn’t satisfy me sexually anymore.”

“Hmm,” replies the doctor. “Have you considered taking a lover?”

“I did that,” she says, “and I’m still not getting enough sex to satisfy me.”

“How about taking another lover?”

“I keep trying that. I have seven lovers plus my husband, but I still can’t seem to get enough.”

“My goodness,” says the doctor, “you’re quite an anomaly.”

“Oh, thank God,” says the woman. “Will you please tell them I’m an anomaly? They all keep calling me a slut.”

A boy and his date were parked on a back road some distance from town, doing what boys and girls do on back roads some distance from town, when the girl stopped the boy. “I really should have mentioned this earlier, but I’m actually a hooker and I charge $20 for sex.” The boy reluctantly paid her, and they did their thing.

After a cigarette, the boy just sat in the driver’s seat looking out the window. “Why aren’t we going anywhere?” asked the girl.

“Well, I should have mentioned this earlier, but I’m actually a cab driver, and the fare back to town is $25.”

A boy watches his mum and dad having sex he ask, "What are you doing ?"

His dad replies, "Making you a brother or sister!"

Boy say, "Do her doggy style I want a puppy.

A "modern" Islamic couple, preparing for a religious wedding meets with their Mullah for counselling. The Mullah asks if they have any last questions before they leave.

The man asks, "We realise it's a tradition in Islam for men to dance with men, and women to dance with women. But, at our wedding reception, we'd like your permission to dance together."

"Absolutely not," says the Mullah. "It's immoral. Men and women always dance separately." "So after the ceremony I can't even dance with my own wife?" "No," answered the Mullah, "It's forbidden in Islam."

"Well, okay," says the man, "What about sex? Can we finally have sex?" "Of course!" replies the Mullah, "Allah hu Akbar! Sex is OK within marriage, to have children!"

"What about different positions?" asks the man. "Allah hu Akbar! No problem," says the Mullah. "Woman on top?" the man asks. "Sure," says the Mullah. "Allah hu Akbar. Go for it!" "Doggy style?" "Sure! Allah hu Akbar!" "On the kitchen table?" "Yes, yes! Allah hu Akbar!" "Can we do it with all my four wives together on rubber sheets with a bottle of hot oil, a couple of vibrators, leather harnesses, a bucket of honey and a porno video?" "You may indeed. Allah hu Akbar!"

"Can we do it standing up?" "No." says the Mullah." "Why not?" asks the man. "Because that could lead to dancing."

Absolute cracker Rob, had to dig that one up...

Three mice are at a bar, having drinks, talking about how tough they are. The first mouse slams down a shot of booze, says, "Let me tell you how tough I am."

I spot a trap and go for the cheese. When it snaps, I snatch the bar and bench press it 20 or so times and before it can close I'm outa there!" and he tosses down another shot.

The second mouse slams down a shot and says, "You think that's tough?

When I find a pile of d-con, I crush it and snort it like it's cocaine." With that he throws down another shot and slams his shot glass on the bar.

The first two are staring at the third mouse, waiting to see what he has to say for himself.

He fires down a shot of booze, throws down his glass and heads for the door. His buddies look at each other, then at him and say, "Hey, where are YOU going?"

The third mouse says, "I haven't got time for this shit, I need to get home to screw the cat."

Get well General, God Bless

A man walks out of a bar, stumbling back and forth with a key in his hand. A cop on the beat sees him, and approaches, “Can I help you, sir?”

“Yesssh! Sssshomebody ssshtole my car!” the man replies.

The cop asks, “Where was your car the last time you saw it?”

“It wasssh at the end of thisssh key!” the man replies, logically, if a bit too literally.

About this time the cop looks down to see that the man’s member is being exhibited for all the world to see.

He asks the man, “Sir, are you aware that you are exposing yourself?”

The man looks down woefully and without missing a beat, moans, “OHHH GOD . . . they got my girlfriend too!!!”

A young woman had been taking golf lessons all week long. She'd just begun her first game of golf when she suffered a bee sting. Her pain was so intense, she couldn't continue her game. She decided to go back to the clubhouse and get some medical attention.

Her golf Pro saw her enter the clubhouse and asked, "Why are you back so soon?" What's wrong?"

"I was stung by a bee," she answered.

"Where?," he asked.

"Between the first and second holes," she replied.

He nodded his head knowingly and said, "Then your stance is too wide."

A 54-year-old accountant leaves a letter for his wife one evening which read:

"Dear Wife, I am 54 years old, and by the time you get this letter I will be at the Grand Hotel with my beautiful and sexy eighteen year old secretary."

When he arrived at the hotel, there was a letter waiting for him that read as follows:

"Dear Husband, I too am 54 years old, and by the time you receive this letter I will be at the Savoy Hotel with my eighteen year old toy boy. Because you are an accountant, you will surely appreciate that 18 goes into 54 many more times than 54 goes into 18."

Q: What's difference between men's & women's cricket?

A: In men's cricket there is a short leg between two legs & in women's there is a deep gully between two legs.