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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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Man Utd 5-2 Tottenham What a second half peformance that was..only 10 more points for the league..  A controversial penalty and sensational second-half fightback helped Manchester United beat Tottenham and retain their grip on top spot in the Premier League. Darren Bent smashed home from close range and Luka Modric converted Aaron Lennon's cross as Spurs dominated. But then Ronaldo scored from the spot after Heurelho Gomes was harshly ruled to have felled Michael Carrick. Wayne Rooney quickly equalised before further goals for Ronaldo, Rooney and a Dimitar Berbatov secured the victory. With Liverpool top of the table following their 3-1 win at Hull, United, who chose to leave Ryan Giggs out of their squad, created precious little early on. Instead it was Spurs, hunting their first win at Old Trafford for 20 years, who had the first real sight of goal. With striker Jermain Defoe back in London following the death of his half-brother, Bent led the frontline and should have done better with a header at the back post. Ronaldo, who had been forced to skip a shocking double-footed challenge from Wilson Palacios early on, went close with a header from a Nani cross. But, for all United's possession, it was Spurs who took the lead. Vedran Corluka curled in a cross from the right and Bent got the better of Rio Ferdinand to crash home his 17th goal of the season from the six-yard line. Just two minutes later, the visitors doubled their lead, Modric converting Aaron Lennon's cross at the far post after the winger had jinked his way past Patrice Evra on the right. With half-time looming and the Old Trafford faithful sounding increasingly anxious, a Ronaldo volley came within a Gomes fingertip of pulling a goal back. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson replaced the lacklustre Nani with the far more industrious Carlos Tevez at the break. And the Argentine, who could leave Old Trafford at the end of the season, tested Gomes when one-on-one inside the hour. Two minutes later, Carrick burst into the box and nipped the ball around Gomes, who was ruled to have felled the midfielder as he dived at the ball. The Tottenham players were incensed with Howard Webb's decision, as was Spurs manager Harry Redknapp on the touchline. But they were powerless to stop Ronaldo from reducing the deficit from the penalty spot. If there was any doubt about the first goal there was none about the equaliser. Rooney blasted home from outside the box after Rafael and Berbatov had combined to set up the striker. Just one minute later, United were in front, Rooney crossing from the left for Ronaldo to head home their third. It was a phenomenal turnaround, although not quite as grand as the recovery in 2001 at White Hart Lane when United won 5-3 after trailing 3-0 at half-time. The misery continued for the shell-shocked visitors. Rooney made it 4-2 when his volley from Ronaldo's delicate cross crept over the line despite the scrambled efforts of Jonathan Woodgate. Having scored four goals in just 14 minutes, United, perhaps sensing an urgent need to improve their goal difference, poured forward in search of a fifth. Remarkably it arrived, courtesy of the boot of former Tottenham player Berbatov. His initial header was saved by Gomes, but the Bulgarian stabbed home the loose ball to cap a remarkable afternoon. bbc.co.uk
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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04/28/09 12:57 PM
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009
UEFA Champions League
Barcelona v Chelsea, SF, L1, 19:45
Coca-Cola Football League One
Northampton v MK Dons, 19:45
Scunthorpe v Cheltenham, 19:30
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First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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05/01/09 02:56 PM
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Saturday, 2 May 2009
Barclays Premier League
Chelsea v Fulham, 15:00
Man City v Blackburn, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Man Utd, 12:45
Portsmouth v Arsenal, 15:00
Stoke v West Ham, 15:00
Tottenham v West Brom, 15:00
Wigan v Bolton, 15:00
Coca-Cola Football League One
Brighton v Stockport, 15:00
Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool, 15:00
Carlisle v Millwall, 15:00
Crewe v Leicester, 15:00
Hereford v MK Dons, 15:00
Leeds United v Northampton, 15:00
Leyton Orient v Huddersfield, 15:00
Peterborough v Swindon, 15:00
Scunthorpe v Tranmere, 15:00
Southend v Cheltenham, 15:00
Walsall v Oldham, 15:00
Yeovil v Colchester, 15:00
Coca-Cola Football League Two
Barnet v Port Vale, 15:00
Brentford v Luton, 15:00
Bury v Accrington Stanley, 15:00
Chester v Darlington, 15:00
Chesterfield v Bradford, 15:00
Dag & Red v Shrewsbury, 15:00
Grimsby v Macclesfield, 15:00
Lincoln City v Aldershot, 15:00
Morecambe v Bournemouth, 15:00
Rochdale v Gillingham, 15:00
Rotherham v Exeter, 15:00
Wycombe v Notts County, 15:00
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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05/05/09 11:01 AM
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Barton hit by Magpies suspension
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has been suspended by Newcastle United.
Barton was sent off for a lunging tackle on Xabi Alonso in the defeat at Liverpool on Sunday - a challenge boss Alan Shearer
described as "stupid".
And a newspaper report has since suggested the 26-year-old was involved in a row with Shearer after the game.
A Magpies statement said: "Joey Barton has been suspended from the club until further notice. The club will be making no further comment at this time."
Barton's dismissal against Liverpool means he misses Newcastle's final three games of the season because of an automatic FootbalThe action against Barton, which I'm sure includes a maximum fine of two weeks' wages as well as the indefinite suspension, is strong from Shearer but understandable.
"He won't want any distractions on the training field ahead of Monday's meeting with Middlesbrough, which is absolutely pivotal to Newcastle's Premier League future."
The Magpies are currently in the bottom three and in serious danger of being relegated.
Sunday's appearance was Barton's first since 28 January because of a foot injury.
It was only the ninth time the former Manchester City player, who has had a troubled career both on and off the pitch, has played this season.
Shearer was clearly angry after Barton's dismissal.
"I wasn't happy, I was bitterly disappointed at the way that happened," Shearer told BBC Sport following the game.
"I asked him to stay calm in the heat of the battle but it was a stupid tackle and he deserved to be sent off."
Barton, who has played once for England, was a controversial figure at Manchester City before joining Newcastle for £5.8m in 2007.
He has since started only 26 matches for the Tyneside club.
In July last year, Barton received a four-month suspended sentence for assaulting Ousmane Dabo in a training-ground incident while both players were at City.
Barton was banned by the FA for 12 matches - six of which were suspended - and fined £25,000 after admitting a violent conduct charge in relation to the Dabo incident.
l Association ban, but his whole future at the club is now in doubt.
"The likelihood is he will never play for Newcastle United again, regardless of whether Alan Shearer stays on as manager," said BBC Radio 5 Live chief football reporter Ian Dennis.
"As well as his dismissal at Anfield, the player is reported to have been in in a furious dressing room row with Shearer.
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It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
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Re: English Football Thread (Was: Premiership Resu
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05/05/09 06:11 PM
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Ruthless Man Utd cruise into final
Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd (agg 1-4)
Manchester United produced a virtuoso display to remain on course to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League - and destroyed Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's dream of winning his first European trophy.
Arsenal's hopes of wiping out a single-goal deficit from the first leg were all over inside 11 minutes as United struck twice to silence an expectant crowd inside the Emirates.
Ji-Sung Park pounced on Kieran Gibbs' slip for a close-range finish after eight minutes, while Cristiano Ronaldo fired a 40-yard free-kick past startled keeper Manuel Almunia three minutes later.
It left Arsenal's plans, plus Wenger's bold promise of a "magnificent" performance from his players, in tatters as they were simply unable to cope with the power, pace and energy produced by Sir Alex Ferguson's side.
Ronaldo's second goal of the game after 61 minutes summed up their display in the space of a few devastating seconds.
Arsenal were undone from their own corner by a superb sweeping move that also involved starring roles for Park and Wayne Rooney before Ronaldo completed the formalities with a flourish.
It rubber-stamped United's passage into a final against Chelsea or Barcelona in Rome later this month - and on this evidence they will take some stopping.
The only blot on United's otherwise perfect night came 16 minutes from time when Darren Fletcher was sent off by referee Roberto Rosetti, who ruled he had fouled Cesc Fabregas as he raced in on goal.
Robin van Persie's penalty will not cause United as much pain as Fletcher's suspension for the final.
If United's first-leg performance did not bring the margin of victory it deserved, they were full value for this triumph.
And as Ferguson and United's players celebrated, Wenger was left to contemplate the stark statistic that Arsenal have not won a trophy since they beat these same opponents in the 2005 FA Cup final - and looked light years behind them on the evidence of these two games.
United will now press on to seal another Premier League title, safe in the knowledge that they can take a tilt at winning this trophy for the fourth time.
Arsenal attempted to crank up the atmosphere inside the Emirates by placing thousands of flags on seats around the stadium - but two early blows from United ensured they were swiftly lowered.
United were desperate for the away goal that would leave Arsenal facing a mountainous task, and they were gifted it via an error from Gibbs.
He looked comfortably positioned to clear Ronaldo's routine cross, but he slipped and Park was on hand to take advantage by sliding in to lift a finish over Almunia.
Arsenal's plight became virtually impossible three minutes later when another mistake, this time from Almunia, allowed United to double their advantage and leave the Gunners requiring four goals.
Van Persie fouled Ronaldo 40 yards out, and while his strike was sweetly-struck and dipping, Almunia must take responsibility for moving too late to save an effort that arrived at a comfortable height.
Arsenal's players - and their thousands of followers - were visibly shell-shocked and Rooney almost made it three after 18 minutes.
Playing with great discipline in a left-flank role, he cut in dangerously to test Almunia with a shot the keeper was just able to turn to safety.
United were in complete control and Ronaldo was just off target with a header from Anderson's resulting corner.
Arsenal had been dominated to such an extent that they were reduced to ignoring Wenger's long-held philosophies as they launched aimless balls in the direction of Emmanuel Adebayor and Van Persie.
Their only response was a tame header from Fabregas that provided little more than catching practice for Edwin Van der Sar.
If Arsenal hoped the interval would inspire some remarkable transformation in a one-sided encounter, they were to be disappointed as United simply resumed with the same air of superiority.
Ronaldo tested Almunia with a low shot at his near post before he added United's third with a goal that summed up the quality of their performance.
From an Arsenal corner, Ronaldo found Park just 20 yards from his own penalty area. He played in Rooney, and when he served up a perfect pass, there was Ronaldo to complete a picture goal with a finish high past Almunia.
It afforded Ferguson the luxury of being able to remove Rooney and Patrice Evra, players who would have missed the final had they had picked up another yellow card.
Fletcher did, however, suffer that fate when he was shown a straight red card by referee Rosetti 14 minutes from time when Fabregas tumbled as the pair collided in the penalty area.
Rosetti awarded a penalty, which Van Persie duly scored, but replays showed Fletcher appearing to get a clean touch on the ball before Fabregas fell to the ground - although there was no suggestion the Arsenal captain dived.
United then simply played out time before taking deserved acclaim at the conclusion of a magnificent team effort - as Europe's elite trophy came into sight for Ferguson and his men once more.
The Mafia Is Not Primarily An Organisation Of Murderers.
First And Foremost,The Mafia Is Made Up Of Thieves.
It Is Driven By Greed And Controlled By Fear.
Between The Law And The Mafia, The Law Is Not The Most To Be Feared
"What if the Mafia were not an organization but a widespread Sicilian attitude of hostility towards the law?"
"Make Love Not War" John Lennon
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