The English Premier League

[Shane2 0]

Liverpool couldn't beat the blind school 11 away from home... hence the reason they lost at Ewood Park.

I guess It all comes down to whether the Liverpool vs Australia game is at the MCG or Anfield then.

BTW, Who remembers Man Uniteds Reserve/Youth team beating Australia a few years back?

Who remembers when beckham admitted wearing his wive's knickers

But hey who am i to question someone that supports a team full of divers and cheats

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Who remembers when beckham admitted wearing his wive's knickers

But hey who am i to question someone that supports a team full of divers and cheats

Hence the reason we sent him, his brainless wife and their knickers packing to Madrid

[Jem of the Shire 0]

Hence the reason we sent him, his brainless wife and their knickers packing to Madrid

If only that were the case. Beckham left, Man U certainly didnt send him packing!!

He probably regrets it anyway as Real havent won anything since Becks joined

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If only that were the case. Beckham left, Man U certainly didnt send him packing!!

He probably regrets it anyway as Real havent won anything since Becks joined

Ferguson wanted Beckham out.... At 25Mil and the best of his career behind him United got a deal I rate!

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Thought you guys might enjoy some of these... The best football quotes of 2006!

Ok, mine favs are in red

JANUARY

"I believe in giving our Academy players a chance. Sometimes there's no choice, it is either sink or swim - and they will swim."

Steve McClaren before Middlesbrough's 7-0 defeat at Arsenal

"Win bonus? What's that? Do we get them? We had one once. Hopefully we will get a little bit of something now."

Sunderland's Liam Lawrence after the Black Cats beat West Brom, only their second victory of the season

"I didn't know the away-goals rule counted. I thought penalties were on the cards after I'd scored. Of course, I didn't want to shout out too loud, just in case some of the Arsenal side didn't know either."

Jason Roberts after scoring the goal which sent Wigan through to the Carling Cup final at Arsenal's expense

FEBRUARY

"Even the ref shook my hand. He could have given me a penalty - that would have been even better!"

Alan Shearer after breaking Jackie Milburn's scoring record

"I want to go back to Liverpool too, but nobody loves me."

Nicolas Anelka grows envious of Robbie Fowler's move back to Liverpool

"I thought we deserved the draw. Europe here we come!"

Mick McCarthy dreams of the big-time as Sunderland claim a late point against Spurs

"Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists. Our pitch is a bit like that. From the top it's a disgrace but the ball rolls at normal speed."

Jose Mourinho discusses the Stamford Bridge pitch and offends scientists along the way

"When I looked down the leg was lying one way and my ankle was pointing towards Hong Kong - so I knew I was in serious trouble."

Alan Smith on his horrific injury, suffered in an FA Cup tie at Liverpool

"I've got a contract with United until 2010, but my future belongs to God."

Cristiano Ronaldo reveals that not even Sir Alex can match up to the Big Guy

"*@$**@!"

Micah Richards turns the air blue during a live interview after he scored a late equaliser against Aston Villa

"He barely said a word because he was so shy and when he did I couldn't understand him because of his strange accent."

Sven Goran Eriksson on his relationship with Wayne Rooney

"Thank heavens the official is an intimate friend of mine. I talk with the referee all the time. We speak together regularly and, when we are able, we dine together."

Frank Rjikaard mocks Mourinho after the Chelsea boss accused him of influencing the referee

MARCH

"This has been our Achilles heel which has been stabbing us in the back all season."

David O'Leary shows why he's a manager and not a doctor while trying to explain Villa's defensive failings

"As I've grabbed Willie, the manager's there, the staff and all the players."

John Terry talking about William Gallas...get your mind out of the gutter!

"Why should Manchester City pay me for not being their manager? I have been fortunate to earn a decent wage as a player, and now as a manager. I don't want to be wrangling with the chief executive for a couple of quid. My wife thinks I am an idiot - but that is my view."

Stuart Pearce explains his decision not to have a compensation clause in his contract

"I got a fantastic reception from the crowd here at Upton Park - and why shouldn't I? Now I'm looking forward to getting one off the wife. Reception I mean. I'm too old for all that kind of stuff."

Harry Redknapp gets saucy after seeing his Portsmouth side beat West Ham

"There are 19 managers and clubs, plus one. There are not 20 in the same table."

The Special One's in a different league

"Sometimes I dive, sometimes I stand. But I don't care about this. In football you can't stay up all the time... I don't dive, I play my game. If they are not happy with this and don't want me to play, I don't play."

A refreshingly honest quote from Didier Drogba...

"Unfortunately in the emotion of winning the game, my comments have come across partly in the wrong way. I want to make it clear that I don't dive. This was the intention of my answer."

...which is swiftly denied by an official statement on the Chelsea website

"You have to take it on the chin - or in my case, chins!"

Steve Bruce after seeing his Birmingham side thrashed 7-0 by Liverpool

"This tour takes the rarely seen trophy - the jewel in the crown of world football - to fans around the world, with the aim of spreading happiness and hope to make the world a better place."

Sepp Blatter hopes the World Cup trophy can deliver world peace

"We're not fickle. We just don't like you."

Aston Villa fans to out of favour manager David O'Leary

APRIL

"I told them to go home, look at their wives and children and say 'How do you think your daddy played today?' I won't be able to look my family in the eye after that."

Stuart Pearce perhaps takes his job a little too seriously after seeing City lose to Middlesbrough

"We went to watch a show - Billy Joel. Half of the foreign lads weren't quite sure who Billy Joel was, but I enjoyed it anyway. For the Charlton game I'll really punish them - I'll take them to see Mamma Mia"

Harry Redknapp knows how to celebrates in style

"All the restaurants were full and we couldn't get in, so we celebrated with a takeaway kebab instead."

As does Neil Warnock

"For me, pressure is bird flu. I'm feeling a lot of pressure with the problem in Scotland. It's not fun and I'm more scared of it than football.

Jose prepares for the coming bird flu invasion

"I don't like people who drain my time and energy. If you've seen the Harry Potter films, we use the term 'dementors' - people who can draw the life out of you in terms of your energy. So we eradicate the 'dementors', encourage the positive people, and that spreads around to create the team spirit we have here."

Alan Pardew explains the motivational power of pre-pubescant wizards

"Do you really believe he didn't see anything that was right in front of him? He says he didn't see it but frankly, I don't believe him, he is lying.

Eagle-eyed Arsene Wenger complains about Martin Jol after a controversial North London derby

"In the Premiership they have no chance but in a knockout you can lose against a fourth division team. I don't think the best team won. Liverpool are winning a lot of matches, though I cannot say very well."

Mourinho, gracious as ever after losing to Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final

"My wife will be glad about Mourinho coming to Bramall Lane because he's a good looking swine, isn't he?"

Mrs Warnock keeps her eye on Jose

MAY

"That hypocrisy that someone who's born here is a saint and someone born on the other side of the Atlantic is a devil, that doesn't exist. It's time to stop that clown show. I'm just like anybody else, I've got two legs, two arms and a head."

Big Phil Scolari demands some reason off the English press after he is touted for the England job. Good luck

"I don't care who gets the job, whether it's an alien..."

Ashley Cole on the England job perhaps after watching too many sci-fi films

"It's been harder this year, Liverpool have got better, Man U have got better, Arsenal have got better, and Tottenham have joined the quartet of five teams."

The numerically challenged Joe Cole after helping Chelsea to their second successive title

"At times football is not just and I guess God wanted Arsenal to go through."

Villarreal striker Guillermo Franco claims divine intervention after Arsenal go through to the Champions' League final

"Most bosses get kicked out the back door - I got clapped out of the front door."

Alan Curbishley after calling an end to his time at Charlton Athletic

"It's Fantasy Island stuff."

Glenn Roeder hails the magic and mystery of...the Intertoto Cup

"This was an important day and we wanted everyone together. In that situation it was best to leave Ruud out."

Sir Alex Ferguson on his best mate, Ruud van Nistelrooy

"If he's playing in his strongest position, Steven Gerrard will play his best football."

Steven Gerrard on playing for England

"I told him after the game I hoped he was saving those for the World Cup."

Alan Pardew has a word with Gerrard after the midfielder wins the FA Cup practically single-handedly

"I just pray the players can somehow succeed in Germany, in spite of the incompetent running the team. Yet I know our prospects could have been so much better. I want to go to the World Cup full of optimism. But with Eriksson in charge, I can only fear the worst."

Ian Wright, as diplomatic as ever

"Next time I'll learn to dive maybe, but I'm not a woman."

Thierry Henry charms the ladies after the Champions' League final

"I don't know how much money the other teams will spend and whether they will sign the right players. You don't need to buy the best leg for your table. You need to buy the leg you need for your table."

Rafa Benitez on his transfer policy

JUNE

"He's the future King of England and I've just done a dance for him - I think it's a bit surreal."

Peter Crouch hails Prince William with a ceremonial robo-dance

"I've never been called a cheat by a player but I do get abuse in English. You'll get 'Oh **** off', but '**** you' is more common. I say '**** you as well' and away we go."

World Cup ref Graham Poll on the joys of swearing

"The big man's back in town!"

Wayne Rooney returns to England's base camp in Germany

"Before the Paraguay game we'll all shake hands. At Madrid we all kiss each other before we go out. Against Jamaica, Aaron Lennon was waiting to replace me and as I approached I reached forward to kiss him, but then thought 'no, better not'."

David Beckham on the differing cultures of Spain and England

"I'm not married to David Beckham - I'm not even engaged to him."

Sven Goran Eriksson on his 'special' relationship with Becks

"Our house is in order, we just need to buy more furniture."

Paraguay coach Anibal Ruiz on his team's fortunes

"Joe has got broad shoulders and big nuts."

John Terry hails Joe Cole and his ample endowment

"I will aim for Lehmann's head. It either falls off or the ball goes in."

Carlos Tevez on his penalty taking technique against Germany

"We are super happy! We have to deliver ourselves to God and on the day God was Portuguese."

Portugal keeper Ricardo after England fail once again on penalties

JULY

"Ninety minutes before a game there is not much a coach can do. You can't talk to players, so you sit drinking tea."

Sven Goran Eriksson on how he motivates his England side before a match

"I walked into Sainsbury's with my girlfriend and people were coming up to me and saying: 'Well done'. All I could think was: 'Well done for what?' We hadn't done anything.

Rio Ferdinand's refreshingly honest approach to England's rubbish World Cup

"It will be interesting to be in the Manchester United dressing room at the start of next season."

John Terry tries to stir up trouble after Rooney and Ronaldo's troubled summer

"I not only like to have the TV and light on to help me sleep, but also a vacuum cleaner. Failing that, a fan or a hairdryer will do. I've ruined so many hairdryers by letting them burn out. So far I haven't set fire to anywhere."

The twisted world of Wayne Rooney

"Didi speaks decent English but with a heavy Scouse accent. The Bolton accent is far different and he struggles to understand it."

Didi Hamaan rejects a move to Bolton because he couldn't understand the staff at a local McDonalds

"It's a new look for a new season at Chelsea. I did it because I want to push my son to do the same. I also did it because I want to push the young players on my team to have a proper haircut, not the Rastafarian or the others they have."

Jose Mourinho hopes his cropped haircut will inspire others

AUGUST

"His first challenge was to find a coffee machine, his second challenge was to find my office and his third challenge - the real challenge - is to build an England team that we can all be proud of."

Brian Barwick on Steve McClaren's difficult first day as England boss

"I will never shut the door on David Beckham's international career. It will never be open.... er, closed."

Steve McClaren's troubles continues as he debates David Beckham's international future

"I have no regrets, but it is a big surprise to me because he cancelled his contract to go abroad. Have you sold Portsmouth to a foreign country? No."

A shocked Arsene Wenger after Sol Campbell joins Portsmouth

"It's about putting square pegs into square holes."

Wax on wax off, Steve McClaren explains his tactical philosophies

"We had a discussion but I didn't ask for his opinion."

Jose Mourinho explains his conversational techniques with Claude Makelele

SEPTEMBER

"I cycled to the stadium last Saturday for the Sheff United game - in my club suit!"

Moritz Volz on his unique travelling techniques

"Look how tall he is! He's grown up since the last time I saw him."

Jose Mourinho acts all fatherly towards Ashley Cole

"My worst fears were confirmed as Thierry and I sat in the centre circle after the final whistle. His name was sung from the rooftops, while my contribution was recognised by a deafening silence. It was like I was the invisible man."

The worlds' tiniest violin plays the world's saddest song for you, Ashley Cole

"We played extremely well with Beenie for the match against West Ham. He's come through our academy system, or rather my daughter's academy system, and he made the trip to Everton. Beenie got us a result today."

Stuart Pearce on his daughter's toy horse Beenie

"Mansfield gave us one hell of a game. I feared extra-time but we are still on the march, still unbeaten, and I'm still a brilliant manager!"

Harry Redknapp after Portsmouth beat Mansfield in the Carling Cup

OCTOBER

"He's done something that, at worst, is a little bit childish. At best, it's a bit of comedy that everyone should laugh off, but I still have to deal with it several days later."

Stuart Pearce after Joey Barton bears his backside to Everton fans

"I thought 'that's a sweet connection, I never even felt it touch my foot' - and then I've looked round and it's in the back of the net."

Paul Robinson explains his howler against Croatia

Garth Crooks: "Steve, what went wrong tonight?"

Steve McClaren: "Well basically we conceded two goals and lost the game.

Steve McClaren gives a straighforward explaination for England's humiliation

"People just looked lost. Too many players looked like fish on trees."

Paul Merson weighs in with his, uhm, unique similies

"Defoe was nibbling his arm, but if you ask Mascherano to show you any marks on it he will not be able to. Mascherano had kicked Jermain from behind three times and Defoe wanted to show his frustration in a nice, comical way."

Martin Jol explains that biting people is just a way of showing you care

"He's like a second wife."

Benni McCarthy is getting on really well with strike partner Jason Roberts

"Places like this are the soul of English football. The crowd is magnificent, saying '**** off Mourinho' and so on.

Jose Mourinho enjoys the abuse from the Bramall Lane crowd

"Defoe showed a bit of bite tonight. He got his teeth into us, the b******!"

MK Dons boss Martin Allen pokes fun at Jermain Defoe after the striker scored a hat-trick during Spurs' 5-0 Carling Cup victory

NOVEMBER

"He was towering over me and the other players were almost covering their eyes. I'm looking up and thinking 'if he does hit me, I'm dead'."

Sir Alex Ferguson recalls a run-in with former keeper Peter Schmeichel

"The worst thing about playing Chelsea is having to listen to Mourinho afterwards."

Barcelona midfielder Edmilson

"She shouldn't be here. I know that sounds sexist but I am sexist. This is not park football, so what are women doing here? We have a problem in this country with political correctness - bringing women into the game is not the way to improve refereeing and officialdom. If you start bringing in women you have big problems. It is tokenism for the politically correct idiots."

Noted ladies man Mike Newell

"If we are not careful we will be playing in high heels and skirts and playing netball. It is so frustrating."

Steve Bruce chips in by complaining about referee Howard Webb after his display during Birmingham's Carling Cup match against Liverpool

"I don't think we've got a discipline problem. It's the players who are thick who are causing the problems."

Neil Warnock after keeper Paddy Kenny had his eyebrow bitten off in a fight

"I have not got accustomed to English life. The food is truly disastrous and it rains all the time."

Patrice Evra explains the joys of English cuisine

DECEMBER

"Quite simply, it is true that I can be a pig! It is not a lie to say that. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong."

Thierry Henry on his alleged feud with Arsene Wenger

"By 2014 we want to be internationally recognised as the number one club."

Peter Kenyon aims for world domination

"I'm hardly going to tremble about it."

Sir Alex Ferguson shows no fear

"I do not know why a player at 25 wants to tell me all about their big experiences. When I consider the age I am now, I would have a lot to tell people. But it seems to be an English habit to come out with books that nobody needs."

Jens Lehmann on Ashley Cole's masterful tome

"England did nothing in the World Cup, so why are they bringing books out? 'We got beat in the quarter-finals, we played like s***, here's my book'. Who wants to read that? I don't."

Joey Barton's not impressed with players' autobiographies either

"We will only be in trouble if we listen to Jose too much."

Sir Alex Ferguson on the title run-in

[Shane2 0]

Does God tell ronaldo to cheat and dive as well?

[ykickamoocow 0]

When does the transfer period begin?

[Shane2 0]

Good question i am not overly sure TBH

[pabloh20 1]

When does the transfer period begin?

Started today on 1st Jan, ykick.

[Shane2 0]

And a rumour is linking Beckham with Liverpool. It just keeps getting worse

[ykickamoocow 0]

And a rumour is linking Beckham with Liverpool. It just keeps getting worse

Ive been looking up all the Australian players and there seem to be rumours of a change in clubs for about 60% of them which is huge.

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The window opened as from the first and new players can play as from the 2nd.

Looks like Hargreaves could join Man United before the end of the week... Very solid player in my opinion as was easily the best player for England in the world cup!

[ykickamoocow 0]

1 January 2007

Ade Akinbiyi [sheff Utd - Burnley]

[Shane2 0]

Ive been looking up all the Australian players and there seem to be rumours of a change in clubs for about 60% of them which is huge.

Hmm that is quiet a high %

The window opened as from the first and new players can play as from the 2nd.

Looks like Hargreaves could join Man United before the end of the week... Very solid player in my opinion as was easily the best player for England in the world cup!

Another member of our world cup squad playing with that cheating portugese scum. Lets hope he and rooney get him p**sed one evening and clobber his brains out

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2 January 2007

Ben Alnwick [sunderland - Tottenham]

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Thanks for the update Ykick.

Good as ever to see Chelski dropping more points last night. They have now taken just 3 points out of 9 from their last 3 games. Great stuff!

Sadly they will probably now go buy every single up and coming English star (in the process destroying their careers) and half of the Spanish and Italian leagues!

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Thanks for the update Ykick.

Your welcome. I will keep updating every day during the tranfer period.

Good as ever to see Chelski dropping more points last night. They have now taken just 3 points out of 9 from their last 3 games. Great stuff!

Sadly they will probably now go buy every single up and coming English star (in the process destroying their careers) and half of the Spanish and Italian leagues!

Ive been going on the forums of many English Premier league teams and it doesnt matter who they are they all seem to hate Chelsea for some reason.

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Ive been going on the forums of many English Premier league teams and it doesnt matter who they are they all seem to hate Chelsea for some reason.

The reason for this sudden hatred of Chelski is quite simple.

There was once a team called Chelsea FC, a fearly good team that were well liked by most... Until along came a Russian mafia leader/oil tycoon.

Since he has taken charge the team now know as "Chelski", they have made no effort to bring in any youth players, have poached players from right under the noses of other teams, and bought douzens of star players destroying many of their careers in the process.

To make matters worse they also have the most arrogant pr!ck of a manage who calls himself "the special one".

In a nut shell the term ABC is currently massive in English football!

(ABC = Anything but Chelsea)

BTW, Below is the teams new badge as of this year!

[ykickamoocow 0]

The reason for this sudden hatred of Chelski is quite simple.

There was once a team called Chelsea FC, a fearly good team that were well liked by most... Until along came a Russian mafia leader/oil tycoon.

Since he has taken charge the team now know as "Chelski", they have made no effort to bring in any youth players, have poached players from right under the noses of other teams, and bought douzens of star players destroying many of their careers in the process.

To make matters worse they also have the most arrogant pr!ck of a manage who calls himself "the special one".

In a nut shell the term ABC is currently massive in English football!

(ABC = Anything but Chelsea)

They dont sound like a nice team. Youth development is very important as you cant just expect other clubs to do the hard work with young players then you buy there most talented players. I dont even know them but if what you said is true then i hate them aswell.

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Ask Paul & Shane if its true!

[pabloh20 1]

Ask Paul & Shane if its true!

I concur!

I never used to mind Chelsea before Abramovich, even though they were our bogey team, especially when Hasselbaink was there. I also used to quite like the 'Tinkerman' as manager - thought he was a bit underrated, really. Quite a few of the players he brought in are considered to be the best parts of the Chelsea team for the last couple of seasons.

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Seems the title's out of grasp for Chelsea. 8 points is too big a difference to bridge.

[cavallino 2]

They dont sound like a nice team. Youth development is very important as you cant just expect other clubs to do the hard work with young players then you buy there most talented players. I dont even know them but if what you said is true then i hate them aswell.

Sore losers all of them, they have taken the brazen commercialisation of the game and capitalism to its logical conclusion and the idiots will blame Chelsea instead of looking at problems within the system.

[Shane2 0]

I would cheer Chelsea any day over MUFC and Arsenal. I never have and never will like united and as long as that cheating portugese scum is on their team it just makes them worse IMO

[pabloh20 1]

Sore losers all of them, they have taken the brazen commercialisation of the game and capitalism to its logical conclusion and the idiots will blame Chelsea instead of looking at problems within the system.

I don't see a Russian billionaire buying them out and running the club at a loss as a logical conclusion, Cav.