Its scary how good those kids are

Saturday, 22 December 2007
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal v Tottenham, 12:45
Aston Villa v Man City, 15:00
Bolton v Birmingham, 15:00
Fulham v Wigan, 15:00
Liverpool v Portsmouth, 15:00
Middlesbrough v West Ham, 15:00
Reading v Sunderland, 15:00



Fulham part company with Sanchez
Fulham have announced that manager Lawrie Sanchez has left the club with immediate effect.
"Ray Lewington and Billy McKinlay will be in charge of the team whilst a search for a permanent replacement takes place," said a club statement.

Sanchez's departure comes just a day after John Collins' sudden resignation as Hibernian boss.

The ex-Fulham and Scotland midfielder's exit sparked a flurry of rumours that he may return to Craven Cottage.



TRANSFERS AND GOSSIP
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has appealed for an extension to his contract amid claims Jurgen Klinsmann could be appointed as his successor in the summer. (The Sun)

Everton boss David Moyes is planning a £3m move for Reading midfield man Stephen Hunt in the January transfer window. (Daily Mirror)

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley has forgiven Spurs striker Darren Bent for his summer snub and will move for the £17m striker when the transfer window opens. (The Sun)

John Collins could be a contender to replace struggling Lawrie Sanchez at Fulham after his shock resignation as Hibernian manager. (Various)

Owner David Sullivan claims the depature of former boss Steve Bruce was "the best thing that has ever happened to Birmingham City". (Daily Mail)

Manchester City keeper Andreas Isaksson could ask for a move after being told Joe Hart is boss Sven-Goran Eriksson's preferred choice. (The Guardian)

Birmingham are ready to sell Rowan Vine to QPR in a £2m deal. (Daily Mail)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss Craig Brewster is a possible successor to the departed John Collins at Hibernian.

Sunderland boss Roy Keane could move for veteran Blackburn midfield man Robbie Savage in January.

CL draw
Celtic v Barcelona
Lyon v Manchester United
Schalke v Porto
Liverpool v Inter Milan
Roma v Real Madrid
Arsenal v AC Milan
Olympiakos v Chelsea
Fenerbahce v Sevilla

Pretty good draw. We can beat AC and I'm so shocked we didnt draw Barca.

It will be a very hard game for the gunners,id say man u will go through with relative ease as well as chelsea,id definetly say Arsenal have got the hardest draw

Celtic v Barca will be a good game too.....

Hell at this stage they are all good games

Sanchez has been sacked and it was the right move. Now I just hope Dempsey can get out of that sinking ship. I think he will because he's been playing good and I think has been their best player. But I'm a little bias on that. I think he's good enough for a mid-table team or even higher. You guys have any thoughts on that? I liked to hear your views because obiviously I'm going to think highly of him as he's our(USA's) best player.

I would love to see Fulham stay up but I cant see them staying up if they continue this terrible form.

I like Dempsey he is a good player but i think fulham is the only type of club he could play for no higher

He could easily play for the teams in the bottom half of the table team. He even scored a good goal today.

And great game for the Gunners, another goal for Ade, I think thats 6 in 6 games agaisnt Spurs. Ande wow did Bendtner jump up high for the winner. That kid is going to be a beast.

Fuckin great header hed only been on the pitch about 30 seconds

Saturday, 22 December 2007
Barclays Premier League
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Aston Villa 1-1 Man City
Bolton 3-0 Birmingham
Fulham 1-1 Wigan
Liverpool 4-1 Portsmouth
Middlesbrough 1-2 West Ham
Reading 2-1 Sunderland


The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Blackpool 4-0 Coventry
Bristol City 3-2 Barnsley
Cardiff 1-0 Sheff Utd
Charlton 1-1 Hull
Crystal Palace 2-1 Plymouth
Ipswich 0-0 Burnley
QPR 2-1 Colchester
Scunthorpe 0-1 Norwich
Sheff Wed 0-1 Watford
Southampton 0-1 Preston
Stoke 3-1 West Brom
Wolverhampton 1-1 Leicester


Coca-Cola Football League One
Cheltenham 0-2 Huddersfield
Crewe 0-4 Doncaster
Leeds 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Leyton Orient 0-0 Yeovil
Luton 1-0 Tranmere
Nottm Forest 2-0 Port Vale
Southend 0-1 Oldham
Swindon 2-1 Hartlepool
Walsall 3-0 Millwall


Coca-Cola Football League Two
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Shrewsbury
Chester 2-1 Bury
Chesterfield 2-0 Mansfield
Dag & Red 1-1 Notts County
Hereford 0-3 Morecambe
Lincoln City 0-4 Darlington
Peterborough 2-1 Bradford
Rotherham 3-0 Wrexham
Stockport 1-1 Grimsby
Wycombe 2-1 Macclesfield

Just settling down to watch the Toon now!
A win today would be nice.....obviously

I hope you win mate,cant see you having any problems

Sunday, 23 December 2007
Barclays Premier League
Man Utd 2-1 Everton
Newcastle 2-2 Derby

Should have beat them Yogi mate,unlucky

congrats to De Niro im sure when he sees the score he will be sinking a few strong german beers

Chopper, Newcastle were lucky... they should have got beat. I would have certainly preferred them to have been. I was there. Spent a grand day in the luxury suite at St. James Park, out to watch the match, what a bunch of fucking [BadWord].

Joey Barton: [BadWord].
Mark Viduka: Slow, but brilliant.
Nicky Butt: Our best player.
Sam Allerdyce: Fat fucking beaver [BadWord].

I just listened to it on the radio,from the commentry it sounded like newcastle were the better side,from what you have said obviously not

ENGLAND GOSSIP

England coach Fabio Capello will make David Beckham captain according to former Real Madrid team-mate Roberto Carlos. (The Observer)

Capello is set to lay down the gauntlet to the England squad when they meet up. He will outline standards of behaviour and attitude expected - and anyone falling below them will find themselves out of the squad. (News of the World)

The no-nonsense England boss will introduce a tough new regime of zero tolerance regarding the behaviour of England players - on and off the field. (Sunday Express)

Fabio Capello will earn a staggering £17m - if England win the World Cup in 2010. (Sunday Mirror)

Former England skipper Alan Shearer will turn down any offer to join Fabio Capello's England coaching team. (Sunday Mirror)

TRANSFERS AND GOSSIP
Former Germany boss and Tottenham hero Jurgen Klinsmann is the man Fulham want to replace Lawrie Sanchez at Craven Cottage. (Sunday Express)

Close friends of Graeme Souness have revealed he is keen on replacing Sanchez. (News of the World)

Meanwhile, Croatia boss Slaven Bilic has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant managerial job at Fulham. (Observer)

Nicolas Anelka is being lined up to replace Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge, if the Chelsea striker leaves in the January transfer window. (Various)

However, Chelsea will face competition from Manchester United who are set to renew their interest in the Bolton man. (Sunday Mirror)

Blackburn Rovers winger David Bentley is a £10m target for Spanish giants Valencia and Atletico Madrid. (Sunday Mirror)

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp is poised to swoop for Liverpool striker Peter Crouch and Spurs forward Jermain Defoe as he looks to strengthen his attacking options. (Observer)

Strikers Benni MCarthy and Mark Viduka are being lined-up for a dramatic swap. Blackburn's McCarthy and Newcastle's Viduka are said to be unhappy at their respective clubs. (News of the World)

Tottenham look to have won the battle to sign Rangers' Scotland defender Alan Hutton. (Mail on Sunday)

Meanwhile, out of favour Spurs striker Darren Bent is a target for West Ham, although Juande Ramos is keen to keep the forward at the club. (Mail on Sunday)

Liverpool are poised to complete the signing of Czech defender Tomas Ujfalusi from Fiorentina for around £500,000. (News of the World)

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is keen to bring Reading striker Leroy Lita but Reading have placed a £5m price tag on the 22-year-old. (News of the World)

Inter Milan are poised to make a name-your-price bid for Manchester City's Elano. (News of the World)

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is ready to put one over Sir Alex Ferguson by finally signing Gabriel Heinze.(The People)

Liverpool and Chelsea will battle it out to sign unsettled Valencia striker David Silva. (News of the World)

Cristiano Ronaldo is a legend

Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Barclays Premier League
Birmingham v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Chelsea v Aston Villa, 13:00
Derby v Liverpool, 15:00
Everton v Bolton, 15:00
Portsmouth v Arsenal, 19:45
Sunderland v Man Utd, 15:00
Tottenham v Fulham, 13:00
West Ham v Reading, 13:00
Wigan v Newcastle, 15:00


The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Barnsley v Stoke, 15:00
Burnley v Sheff Wed, 15:00
Colchester v Southampton, 15:00
Coventry v Crystal Palace, 15:00
Hull v Wolverhampton, 15:00
Leicester v Ipswich, 15:00
Norwich v Charlton, 15:00
Plymouth v QPR, 15:00
Preston v Scunthorpe, 15:00
Sheff Utd v Blackpool, 15:00
Watford v Cardiff, 12:00
West Brom v Bristol City, 15:00


Coca-Cola Football League One
Bournemouth v Leyton Orient, 15:00
Bristol Rovers v Luton, 15:00
Doncaster v Northampton, 15:00
Gillingham v Southend, 13:00
Hartlepool v Leeds, 12:00
Huddersfield v Crewe, 15:00
Millwall v Brighton, 13:00
Oldham v Nottm Forest, 15:00
Port Vale v Walsall, 15:00
Swansea v Cheltenham, 14:00
Tranmere v Carlisle, 15:00
Yeovil v Swindon, 14:00


Coca-Cola Football League Two
Barnet v Dag & Red, 13:00
Bradford v Lincoln City, 15:00
Brentford v Wycombe, 13:00
Bury v Chesterfield, 15:00
Darlington v Rotherham, 15:00
Grimsby v Accrington Stanley, 15:00
Macclesfield v Hereford, 15:00
Mansfield v Peterborough, 15:00
Morecambe v Chester, 15:00
Notts County v Milton Keynes Dons, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Stockport, 15:00
Wrexham v Rochdale, 15:00

Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Barclays Premier League
Chelsea 4-4 Aston Villa
Derby 1-2 Liverpool
Everton 2-0 Bolton
Sunderland 0-4 Man Utd
Tottenham 5-1 Fulham
West Ham 1-1 Reading
Wigan 1-0 Newcastle


The Coca-Cola Football League Championship
Burnley 1-1 Sheff Wed
Colchester 1-1 Southampton
Coventry 0-2 Crystal Palace
Hull 2-0 Wolverhampton
Norwich 1-1 Charlton
Sheff Utd 1-1 Blackpool
Watford 2-2 Cardiff
West Brom 4-1 Bristol City


Coca-Cola Football League One
Bournemouth 3-1 Leyton Orient
Doncaster 2-0 Northampton
Gillingham 1-1 Southend
Hartlepool 1-1 Leeds
Huddersfield 1-1 Crewe
Millwall 3-0 Brighton
Oldham 0-0 Nottm Forest
Swansea 4-1 Cheltenham
Yeovil 0-1 Swindon


Coca-Cola Football League Two
Barnet 3-1 Dag & Red
Brentford 1-3 Wycombe
Bury 0-1 Chesterfield
Grimsby 1-2 Accrington Stanley
Macclesfield 0-1 Hereford
Mansfield 2-0 Peterborough
Morecambe 5-3 Chester

Can't believe Nicky Butt was dropped today. Glad Barton didn't make the bench, though.

Anyway, I genuinely hope Newcastle get relegated. They never would, but it would sort out a lot of things.

not be funy capo but how can you come out with shit like that?

I like seeing systems fall apart because of their own internal shortcomings. I think relegation for Newcastle would help them form from the back, from a clean slate. As it is, we're just in a perpetual state of desperation and self-imposed pressure.

I hope England fail under Capello, too; if he succeeds, what sort of picture does it paint for English football?

I understand what you are saying,but it nevers does a team good to get relegated i mean look at Leeds three years ago they were in the semi final of the champions league yesterday they played Hartlepool away!

With Capello thats just the way the game is now as soon as we employed Erickson that was it.Im not saying it's right but i cant see it changing now,so good luck to the man

To the Conference we go!

I'd say true football fans are found in the lower divisions, but it'd make me a hypocrite: as far as geographical territory goes, I should be supporting Gateshead, not Newcastle.

Chopper, you told me that you would rather see sheff utd get relegated than not lose to Wed, sounds like the same thing.

And i stand by that,but its not really the same is it?i dont want want them to get relagated

Joey "thug" Barton got himself arrested again for assault on Thursday
He might want to keep his head down and his mouth shut in future,especially when he is slagging off his own fans...
Wanker!

What did he get nicked for?