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massive weekend of football

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
massive weekend of football

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
there are some huge games in the UK this weekend:
 
* To win the premiership
 
Man Utd vs West Ham - can the hammers fcuk up Utd from winning the title......again?
Noocastle vs Chelsea - the barcodes are unbeaten in a few now, and no pushover for Chelsea for whom the pressure will be on if Utd have already won.
 
* Race for 5th
 
Everton have to get something at Arsenal, as Villa would be favourites to take 6 points from their remaining 2 games.
 
* Relegation
 
Fulham vs Birmingham - Fulham would pretty much be confirmed as down if they don't win
Reading vs Spurs - Spurs have nothing to play for, but could still be too good for a desperate Reading team
Bolton vs Sunderland - Bolton go to Stamford Bridge on the last day of the season, so need to win here.
 
* Promotion to the Premiership (final league games of the season)
 
Stoke vs Leicester - Stoke get a point and they are up
Ipswich vs Hull - Hull need to win and hope Stoke lose to get automatic promotion.  Ipswich need to win and hope Palace lose and Wolves draw to make the play-offs
Crystal Palace vs Burnley - a draw should be enough for Palace, if Wolves don't win and Ipswich don't win by more than 3.  Therefore, Palace need to win.
 
Whew.  My picks:
 
United win
Chelsea draw
Everton draw
Villa win
Fulham win
Reading lose
Bolton lose
Stoke draw
Hull win
Palace draw
 
 

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

And Leicester will be fighting to stay out of the bottom three.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
logic (and the redoubtable Frankie Mac) suggests that your lot will go up in second place Corkster
 
but football isn't always logical - a big night/morning coming up
 
 
 
 
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I don't think there's any logic in footie, I'm kinda of looking forward to it all being over and done with.  Not sleeping well, can't concentrate at work and I have a stomach full of knots.  Like with the mighty Phoenix, Stoke's last 10 minutes are the worse. 

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yep Corkster, I'm surprised how nervous I've been over the last few weeks, this is more stressfull than the previous two promotion runs this decade (this could be the end of a lifetime of waiting!!)
 
and even though it's a different kind of freaky it feels as almost as 'bad' as the relegation battles of the last two seasons
 
i alternate between getting excited and telling myself not to get my hopes up
 
tell you what (as your 'symptoms' sound worse than mine) ... you can have automatic as long as we go up from the play-offs (glad we've got that all sorted then )
 
both games are on sky in England so might be able to see them off the net
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Huge games indeed.
 
To be honest, I know there's not really a hope in hell, but i had a dream the night before last that ManU/Chelsea both collapsed in their last two and Arsenal took the title.
 
I hadn't even considered the possibility previously, but since the dream it's been on my mind constantly. This weekend sees ManU playing their bogey team, and Chelsea at an in-form Newcastle. Though the reality of arsenal winning the title is virtually impossible, I can seriously see it going to the last day. That in itself is exciting enough really...
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Heh I've been thinking the same Paul. Especially now that both teams are in the CL final.

Arsenal: 6 points from Everton (h) and Sunderland (a)
Chelsea: 2 points from Newcastle (a) and Bolton (h)
Man U: 1 point from West Ham (h) and Wigan (a)

Is that too much to ask for?

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
QPR to beat WBA at our place, Joke sh*tty to lose and Hull to get automatic promotion because they and WBA have better goal differences than Joke sh*tty.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Big L,  I certainly agree with the first part of your prediction, QPR beating WBA.  After that I get too excited and carried away to read anymore and I start singing, in a repetitive manner, (to myself) "We're going to win the league"

Now even less work getting done.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Arsenal wrote:
Heh I've been thinking the same Paul. Especially now that both teams are in the CL final.

Arsenal: 6 points from Everton (h) and Sunderland (a)
Chelsea: 2 points from Newcastle (a) and Bolton (h)
Man U: 1 point from West Ham (h) and Wigan (a)

Is that too much to ask for?


Ahem, yes.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Arsenal wrote:
Heh I've been thinking the same Paul. Especially now that both teams are in the CL final.

Arsenal: 6 points from Everton (h) and Sunderland (a)
Chelsea: 2 points from Newcastle (a) and Bolton (h)
Man U: 1 point from West Ham (h) and Wigan (a)

Is that too much to ask for?
 
Nah. While you're at it ask for the lotto numbers this weekend too.

Three for me, and two for them.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Frankie Mac wrote:
 My picks:
 
United win
Chelsea draw
Everton draw
Villa win
Fulham win
Reading lose
Bolton lose
Stoke draw
Hull win
Palace draw
 
 
 
3 out of 4 so far.  Makes me wonder how I managed to lose a bomb at the bookies today........

All I do is make the stuff I would've liked
Reference things I wanna watch, reference girls I wanna bite
Now I'm firefly like a burning kite
And yousa fake fuck like a fleshlight

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Corkster wrote:

Big L,  I certainly agree with the first part of your prediction, QPR beating WBA.  After that I get too excited and carried away to read anymore and I start singing, in a repetitive manner, (to myself) "We're going to win the league"

Now even less work getting done.
 
congratulations corkster - enjoy it! i've no doubt you will!
 
hopefully we'll see you up there
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Cheers tigers, I can't stop smiling.  All the best for the play-offs
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I'm jealous as hell , but at least we are still at the races
 
keep smiling, i hope to be having sore cheek muscles too after the 25th (nz time)
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I almost feel sorry for Wolves, missed out by 1 goal. Well done WBA - against a 10 man QPR. I hear though that your second goal was an excellent long range effort.
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Glory Glory Man United.

 
Thats Premier League Glory
And Champions League Glory
Oh Wellington is wonderful. We got the wind, the rain and the phoenix. Oh Wellington is wonderful.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
With the even huger weekend this week which game will be live. Sky has all time slots full except Sport 2. All the games are on at the same time so only one game can be live. who will it be.
Birmingham  v  Blackburn 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Chelsea  v  Bolton 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Derby  v  Reading 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Everton  v  Newcastle 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Middlesbrough  v  Man City 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Portsmouth  v  Fulham 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Sunderland  v  Arsenal 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Tottenham  v  Liverpool 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> West Ham  v  Aston Villa 15.00 <!-- Spacer //--> Wigan Athletic  v  Man Utd 15.00

Its no longer a problem.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
If Wigan get a draw and Chelski win against Bolton, and then Chelski win in Moscow, what does that leave Manure with??
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Toffeeman wrote:
With the even huger weekend this week which game will be live. Sky has all time slots full except Sport 2. All the games are on at the same time so only one game can be live. who will it be.
 
Just looking on the tv guide on sky website they arnt showing any game live.  They have one delayed from 4am to 6. Teams TBA.
 
On other sky channels they have IPL Live and Rugby Live.
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Lonegunmen wrote:
If Wigan get a draw and Chelski win against Bolton, and then Chelski win in Moscow, what does that leave Manure with??
 
But if Man U beat Wigan and win in Moscow, what does that leave Chelsea with? Other than a very expensive second best team (Prem League, League Cup and Champions League).
Toffeeman2008-05-06 16:11:40

Its no longer a problem.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Toffeeman wrote:
But if Man U beat Wigan and win in Moscow, what does that leave Chelsea with? Other than a very expensive second best team (Prem League, League Cup and Champions League).
 
It will leave them without a manager.
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
sky have listed on  sky 2 man utd v wigan and at the same time on sky3 chelski v bolton both 2am kick off's
Then five delayed games froms 4.30 am on monday, get in to it  
giddyup2008-05-07 18:41:11
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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Thank God I am on annual leave, no sleep this Saturday night!!
Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
All games are Monday morning LG.

Three for me, and two for them.

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almost 18 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Well there was some massive drama/glory in League One over the weekend, the two key fixtures were:

Nottingham Forest vs Yeovil
Doncaster vs Cheltenham

Now Doncaster were second on the table with Forest just one point behind.  Yeovil are mid table and Cheltenham are fighting for survival at the bottom.  Forest and Doncaster need to win for automatic promotion, while Cheltenham needs to win to be guaranteed to stay in L1.

Both games were played simultaneously.

At half time the scores were Forest 3-1 Yeovil and Cheltenham 1-0 Doncaster.  Forest held on after a 78th minute goal by Yeovil to win their game, and both teams scored once in the second half at the other game meaning Cheltenham upset Doncaster and secured their spot in the L1 for another season.  Doncaster still have a chance to move up but now have to survive playoffs to make it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9tuOb6RLO3w

GO THE FOREST!!!
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