English Premier League 2012/2013

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30 Oct 2012 17:22:43

By Slashman X | Permalink | On 30 October 2012 - 17:06 PM

Wasn't there an experiment done where Dermot Gallagher had a mic attached to him during an Arsenal game? He was essentially a school teacher to them

Yep, and Tony Adams got in a bit of trouble for calling him a cheat iirc. Wasn't Gallagher though, was David Elleray.

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30 Oct 2012 17:34:00

By VP. | Permalink | On 30 October 2012 - 17:22 PM

Yep, and Tony Adams got in a bit of trouble for calling him a cheat iirc. Wasn't Gallagher though, was David Elleray.

Ah, was some baldy cunt anyway

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30 Oct 2012 17:45:03

By Abbott | Permalink | On 30 October 2012 - 17:14 PM

Gerrard clearly on the wind-up, looks like it worked \o/

It hasn't worked tho, he's just come across as an utter moron \o/

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30 Oct 2012 17:47:29

By Deano | Permalink | On 30 October 2012 - 17:45 PM

It hasn't worked tho, he's just come across as an utter moron \o/

Judging from all the Everton fans raging on Twitter I'd say it has

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31 Oct 2012 09:58:37

http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/2012/10/31/reds-skipper-retracts-comments

Stevie, stevie, stevie...

Steven Gerrard has today apologised to Everton, admitting his criticism of the Blues in the aftermath of Sunday's derby went 'too far'.

The Liverpool captain was quoted suggesting the Blues are a long-ball team, likening their approach to that of Stoke City.

The 31-year old also claimed that his team were the only side trying to play football on the day. However, having had time to reflect on the 2-2 draw, Gerrard confessed his initial assessment was over the top.

He said: “Just to clarify, I’ve watched the game again, and I’ve seen some of Everton’s matches this season, and what I said in relation to their style of play went too far.

“I was frustrated by the disallowed goal from Luis [Suarez] when I spoke and also some of the things that have been said about Luis in recent weeks which haven’t been fair in my opinion.

“As captain I have a duty to stand up for our players when I feel they are unfairly singled out.

“But it wasn’t my intention to disrespect Everton or Stoke for that matter and I certainly didn’t intend any disrespect to their manager or players.

“I have the utmost respect for David Moyes and Tony Pulis and the job they have done at their respective clubs."

Gerrard's England teammate Phil Jagielka had earlier shrugged off accusations of Everton being a long-ball side.

The stats from Sunday's game showed the Blues enjoyed more possession than their neighbours and attempted and completed more passes, with a smaller proportion of those classed as 'long passes'.

And Jagielka believes that an ability to change between styles of play has been key to the Club's strong start to the campaign.

"We've seen the comments and people are allowed to have their opinion," said the centre-half.

"We do put the ball forward quite a lot, but we do play good football as well. We like to play in the opponent's half and there's nothing wrong with that.

"We have a game plan and it's worked quite well for us as far as the league states.

"We'll keep playing exactly as we have been for the last couple of months or so."

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31 Oct 2012 10:10:29

Chelsea's Juan Mata did not hear referee Mark Clattenburg make racist insults, reveals Oriol Romeu

Juan Mata, the Chelsea midfielder allegedly called a "Spanish t**t" by Mark Clattenburg, did not hear the referee make any racist comments during Sunday's defeat against Manchester United.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9642740/Chelseas-Juan-Mata-did-not-hear-referee-Mark-Clattenburg-make-racist-insults-reveals-Oriol-Romeu.html

They're also being very, very quiet on what Mikel is alleged to have heard.

This is starting to begin to stink. Especially as Chelsea have previous when it comes to falsely accusing referees.

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31 Oct 2012 10:44:55

Since when has Spanish twat been a racist term? Fuck off

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31 Oct 2012 10:52:58

Kinda, sorta, since forever

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31 Oct 2012 11:04:09

Seems to be this generation that is ultra PC.

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31 Oct 2012 11:32:41

By Crane | Permalink | On 31 October 2012 - 11:04 AM

Seems to be this generation that is ultra PC.

Blame the government.

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31 Oct 2012 11:33:17

#BlameSuarez

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31 Oct 2012 12:22:31

By Deano | Permalink | On 31 October 2012 - 11:32 AM

Blame the government.

Well, New Labour.

To be fair, I'd rather we were slightly too PC then as bad as it was in the 1980's for ethnic minorities and homosexuals when it came to legal protection from verbal harassment.

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31 Oct 2012 12:23:59

Fuck off

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31 Oct 2012 12:47:11

By Slashman X | Permalink | On 31 October 2012 - 12:23 PM

Fuck off

Your tack-sharp wit has found the mark again, sir.

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31 Oct 2012 13:39:10

By Deano | Permalink | On 31 October 2012 - 11:32 AM

Blame the government.

http://jimmyaquino.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c09fc53ef01156f1ee132970c-800wi

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02 Nov 2012 12:04:12

"Spanish twat" isn't racist, but it's xenophobic and stupid. I don't see why anyone would say it without a xenophobic motivation.

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02 Nov 2012 14:33:16

I'm beginning to get incredibly nervous about tomorrow's game. There's a very depressing inevitability that van Persie will score against us tomorrow, and if I was a neutral I'd probably stick a bit of money on him grabbing a hat trick. It's worrying that we're coming into the game after some poor performances in recent weeks and I get the feeling United will really step it up tomorrow. I'd also feel a lot more confident if Szczesny, Gibbs and Diaby were available but it currently looks like Santos and Ramsey will be starting - which scares the shit out of me. Ideally, I'd like Wenger to bring Jenkinson back in, push Sagna out onto the left and give Arshavin a shot at redeeming himself.

Mannone
Jenkinson - Mertesacker - Vermaelen - Sagna
Arteta - Wilshere
Arshavin - Cazorla - Podolski
Giroud

I think we could do okay with that XI - the back four looks sold, Arteta and Wilshere should give us some bite in the middle and Giroud is good at holding the ball up in games where we're on the backfoot. Walcott and Chamberlain could do some damage off of the bench as well.