Before we get going on today’s matches, here is Rattle-and-Hum-era, pre-ironic, pretentious Bono with a special message, decrying the injustice that he and his Irish brethren continue to suffer at the hands of the powers that be…
“Are you hearing me, Sepp Blatter? We will not stand by this injustice!!!”
Right, where was I? Sunday’s fixtures! They’re after the hop, along with your comments. And yes, FSC really is showing a Hyundai Australian League match at 3:00 a.m. EST. Who knew?? But I’m guessing no one was awake for that.
Feel free to discuss today’s games, yesterday’s games, the weather, your Sunday errands, Bono, Sepp Blatter, or anything else that’s on your mind. Wipe your tears aaaaway!
(All times EST as usual, because we are elitist East Coast liberals)
EPL
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10:00 Fulham vs Sunderland (Setanta)
11:00 Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur (FSC)
Rest of the World
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3:00 Perth Glory vs Brisbane Roar (FSC)
6:30 Utrecht vs Ajax (ESPN360.com)
8:15 Scunthorpe United vs Coventry City
8:30 RKC Waalwijk vs PSV (ESPN360.com)
9:00 Genoa vs Parma (FSC, ESPN360.com)
9:30 Cologne vs Werder Bremen (Gol)
11:30 Schalke 04 vs Hertha BSC (ESPN360.com)
1:00 Villarreal vs Getafe (Gol)
2:45 Roma vs Lazio (FSC, ESPN360.com)
3:00 Athletic Bilbao vs Valencia (ESPN360.com)
3:00 Lille vs Olympique Lyon (Setanta)
FSC has been showing A-League games in the wee hours of the morning for most of this A-League season, btw.
Rupert will have his country represented no matter what!
ROLL TIDE!
Am I wrong to be nervous about the blue scouse away?
Or is this typical Spurs fan fickleness?
Very nervous
Well, given how inconsistent we’ve been over the past 2-3 weeks…
Well, this is promising: “1429: Lots of Everton fans worried about their growing injury list. No news on the team as yet, but I am hearing whispers that John Parrott will be partnering David Moyes in the centre of defence, with Kevin Sheedy coming into the midfield alongside Nicola from Girls Aloud.”
While we Scousers and the Gooners love to moan about our injury lists, Everton has it worse than just about everyone
From The kid from Fuenlabrada on 606: “Pessimistic Liverpool fan here. After yesterday when Rafa said we had a ‘balanced midfield’ and ‘played well’, acting as if we didn’t need Aquliani or any other change to our wonderful form, I would not be shocked if we wind up 5th-7th. Cheering on Everton for a change.”
What Scouser injury list?
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php
You mean you’re just moaning that your side’s fates are so tied to the health of one particular player?
And fucking Texas… I knew Nebraska would pay for not getting a TD when they had first and goal after the kick return. I hate the Horns. But the way Bama played, they are going to destroy UT. The Tide has a stiff D, but unlike Nebraska has actual offensive players and plays. Still, if I were a voter, I would so put TCU over Texas this morning.
Morning all. Roll Tide, indeed. And that Huskers’ game. Damn. Sooo close. Texas is not good enough for the nat’l champ game.
I’m a little nervous about this Spurs game, too. Everton had that stinker a few weeks ago, and this might be the day they get their shit back together. Spurs are about due for a stinker themselves (CC doesn’t count, right?).
Arsene Wenger disagrees that Everton has had more injuries.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/dec/06/wenger-arsenal-rosicky-injuries-stoke
And Man U’s backline against Wolfsburg should look pretty fun
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/dec/06/manchester-united-wolfsburg-injury-crisis
Raffaele Palladino just scored a hell of a goal for Genoa to put them back level 2-2 against Parma.
Everton: Howard, Neill, Hibbert, Yobo, Baines, Pienaar, Rodwell, Fellaini, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill, Jo.
Subs: Nash, Saha, Yakubu, Coleman, Duffy, Agard, Baxter.
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Bassong, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios, Kranjcar, Defoe, Crouch.
Subs: Alnwick, Hutton, Bale, Bentley, Jenas, Pavlyuchenko, Keane.
Hopefully Palacios will wake the fuck up for this game. The past two he’s been shit.
Wow a win against Stoke and Arsenal fans are back to talking shit about other teams not being deep. Shocking.
For City, Bridge and Richards have both been ruled out a couple weeks, not great but better than what those injuries looked like while lying on the field yesterday. If Gareth Barry fills in at left back and does well, that pretty much ends Bridge’s WC chances right?
Wow. Parma player handballs in the box, and then grasps the side of his head as though the ball hit him in the head. Replays show he clearly moved his hand to whack the ball, never got near his head.
Alexei Lalas doesn’t think that means he’s a cheater.
Alexei Lalas should put himself in front of the cannon that Genoa fans keep setting off.
Tough 2-2 draw for Genoa at home against Parma. They had a clearly legitimate goal called off for offsides, and they should have had a penalty kick for a handball in the box that wasn’t awarded.
COME ON YOU SPURS!
We need to get someone on the ends of these crosses.
Crouch is such shite with the ball at his feet.
Dammit, that was a great chance.
Another wasted chance. We will come to rue both of those.
PR: a month ago, we had 10 players out with various injuries. But I forgot: only Arsenal can be injury-cursed AND also have the forum to moan about them.
Yobo off with a hammy.
Crouch is having a howler so far. Absolute shite with every fucking touch.
Well, it looks like we’re going to get opportunities in this match, at least. Just gotta do something with them.
Now Crouch is offside. Gah.
A month ago, injuries were part of the game, and Arsenal were deep enough to be second and still have options even with injuries.
the first yellow was soft, but Rodwell was lucky not pick up a second for dissent.
Everton are playing with fire with their backpasses.
this is the front picture on the bbc right now
WTF was that from BAE? A 1-2 to play the Everton player on. Oy.
Crouch needs to come off. Terrible showing so far.
Awful, awful, awful from Crouch yet again.
Jo is killing Bassong so far.
Crouch has to come off at the half. Utter shite today.
SHIT. So close. We have really been lacking the cutting edge in the box in the past few games. The 9-1 is haunting us.
Rodwell is going to get sent off in this match.
Three blown chances now.
We look like shit.
STAY ON YOUR DAMN FEET, CROUCH
good lord, is Cahill a fucking twat
Well, someone’s going to sent off if it continues like this.
Fellaini is acting like a twat.
Fellaini is begging for a RC
THAT’S A PENALTY!
Jesus Christ, Daws, let’s not do that again.
@Georger: that was right after Nevland ended Anton’s day with an utterly pointless, unnecessary tackle from behind. Could have been a straight red…
Everton are getting away with murder.
Timmay save Everton’s bacon yet again.
What the hell was that Howard?
Ooo! Timmy spilled it, no one there to clean up.
Well, with the exception of one or two defensive brainfarts, we’ve had the better chances, and we should be up in this game. So, that’s something.
Of course, we also should have taken the lead in that Man U. game.
Crouch must, must, must come off. Dire effort from that idiot.
WOOHOO. Gareth Bale! :D
DEFOE!!
Defoe!
so easy
Aaron Lennon has been off his head lately.
I think Corluka grabbed Defoe’s package during the celebration
NYK: Wouldn’t you?
Peter Crouch fucking sucks.
Nah, I think Gareth Bale is cuter.
That has to be a corner.
Fucking Crouch.
Georger: Are you Phil in disguise?
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP, CROUCH, YOU GANGLY GIT!
Shit, FOILED!
Good Lord, Tom, how about some control?
Hey, look! Bale was defending.
Bale is the king of the panicked clearance which gives away possession.
And there goes my feed. I blame Peter Crouch.
WOW
DAWS!!!
GOALLLLL
that was quite the diving header from Daws
Diving header in the bottom left corner on the corner kick.
YES!
Was Yakubu just checking out his junk before coming on?
@Anonsters – Wouldn’t you?
Check out Yakubu’s junk? Nah, Bale is cuter.
Did they just bleep out an s-bomb?
What are the chances Pav gets a run out?
Honestly. Gareth Bale is an ugly-ass dude.
it’s the hair – he just looks goofy with that ‘do
Crouchie is absolute shite today
And has been for a while now, but will Pavlyuchenko get any shot at all? Nooo.
Fuck.
Saha is unbelievable this season
Fucking Gareth Bale.
Gareth Bale is absolutely pants as a defender.
Bale is indeed pants. And he had such promise too
NYK: He’s a midfielder, not a LB.
Peter Crouch is a fucking disgrace.
yeah, I know his natural role is in midfield, but to a certain extent I still feel that middies should be able to handle both offensive and defensive duties. I mean, he doesn’t have to be Gael Clichy, but the entire “Bale at back” experiment has been a tragedy
That would have been spectacular.
I never want to see Crouch in a Spurs shirt again.
Pretty clearly offside, that.
CAHILL ON A BITCH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
goddammit.
Fuck me.
damn, I hate that twat. Tim Cahill is a pox on society
Not even close to being offside Phil, sorry.
terrible defending
Cahill was off when it was played to him. That doesn’t excuse Bale’s complete inability to close down the back side, though.
I just told my gf that the game was over in the 70th……wrong
Crouch and Bale have completely crocked this match for Spurs. Fuck them off in January, ‘Arry.
Embarrassing. Gareth Bale, hie thee to the bench and return only in FA Cup matches.
No, Tottenham’s heads are not spinning. They’re too far up their own asses for that.
Soft, soft, penalty.
PENALTY!
PENALTY!
No way Georger, that’s a hockey check.
wow, what a foul by Hibbert for the PK
Georger, bullshit. That was a penalty, no question.
Considering the felony assualts Everton got away with in the first half, I’ll take it. That said, incredibly soft PK.
palacios needs a swimsuit…..he went in the box with teh purpose to dive
as a Gunner who will hate to see Spurs win and move back into 3rd, there is absolutely no doubt that was a penno
i mean, granted, he got hit…..but he didn’t look to be trying to play the ball at all
Crouch determined to make me look like an asshole.
Wacman, he headed the ball on and then got body-checked. Hibbert just went straight for Palacios’ body.
I agree, wacman. Wilson was looking for contact and was a bit out of control.
come on Defoe
TIMMAY!
IN YOUR FUCKING FACE SPACE COYOTE
jesus.
TIMMAY!
Ah yes the ole “straight down the middle” method.
pick a fucking corner, man.
This is a fitting prelude to Timmay turning into a sieve during the WC. Football hates me.
Why is the announcer confused about there being more than four minutes?
fucking fuckity fuck me. unfuckingbelievable. we just gifted away 2 points. GAH.
After the shitshow we’ve put on today, the draw is the deserved result.
This awful result is Crouch’s fault. Fluffs chances all game long, including a glorious effort from 12 yards out that would have made the score 3-0. He misses, predictably, and then Everton come back.
More worrying for me is that two Englishmen who will feature next summer both missed a PK. Yikes
Pathetic. I hope ‘Arry does take Christmas away from them.
@ JT: Bale shares some of it, too, JT. His shite defending led to both Everton goals. But Crouch was horrid. Really, really bad.
Yes, Crouch, and yes, Bale.
But Defoe has got to do better than that on the PK.
“Incredible second half at Goodison, and the Everton fans are chanting “U S A, U S A” as Tim Howard celebrates salvaging his side a point.”
Georger, HA. Let’s hope they keep chanting that shit this summer.
I Heart Timmay!
Just got home from church. Timmy’s save was awesome.
Anyone read the ESPN recap on Fulham-Sunderland. They spend numerous lines discussing Dempsey and how Capello needs to be worried about his “shoot-on-sight” mentality. The sad thing is that he is actually a good passer when he wants to be.
Oh, and Anonsters, your Tide are going to slaughter Texas. My Aggies ripped them to shreds on Thanksgiving night — too bad our defense is the worst in the nation.
Best of luck though, I can’t wait for these bandwagon Longhorn fans (btw, I live in Austin now) to get their butts handed to them.
Bryan College Station is a dreadful, dreadful place.
@PR. That’s my hometown! Seriously.
Have to ask, why were you there? Game?
The town does suck, but A&M actually is a really fun place to go to school. But I did leave as soon as I graduated.
I’m from Austin… been to a couple of UT v A&M games.
TIMMAY!
I love his little tics when he gets excited and doesn’t have to concentrate the Tourette’s away.
Speaking of College Station, the weather has been absolutely horrible for the Women’s College Cup. UNC lead the final 1-0 in the 32nd over Stanford. Stanford’s girls are cuter, though, so I am cheering for them.
G-d, I love watching footy in HD. That is all…
And a 16-yo gives Bilbao the lead over Valencia
And Villa promptly levels for Valencia
From what I hear, Muniain is supposed to be the next big thing in Spain. Good finish on that goal.
Matheiu hits a screamer, Valencia up 2-1
This game has turned into a barn-burner. Bilbao gets a brilliant header, but is offside…
Soft, soft PK for Bilbao, but the PK is hammerred off the post.
I may complain about EPL refs, but they’ve got nothing on this guy in Spain. Lazy, frequently out of position, poor decisions, and likes the sound of his whistle…
Bono was already pretentious here, btw.