Best Signing 2008-2009(Nice 1 gaffer!)

At the end of the WORSE SIGNING 2008-2009(RETARD) poll.. results are in

2nd runner up -P.Degen(Liverpool) 18%
1st runner up - Xisco (N'castle) 27%
Grand Retard - D.Bentley(Spurs) 50%

Be sure to catch the write up at our grand finale on our winner.

From the Worse now we go to some of the BEST business this season. Before I start out would like to mention players that almost made the cut, Steinsson(Bolton),Cisse(Sunderland)/Figueroa(Wigan)(on loan/late signings),Robinho(Man City) (wait a sec..wasn he also almost on the worse?????!!!Wadz wrong wif da fella..not enough importance actually),Corluka(Tottenham)(best player in Spurs this season but not that good), Robert Koren(WBA)...wrong club mi frend!

and the final nominees are...


1) Steed Malbranque (Sunderland) - A STEAL Malbranque! The only downside he has are his injuries but his assists(Top in the BPL as of now) and his important role in crucial games for Sunderland thus far makes him worthy of this nod. Now all he has to do is safe them from relegation..hmm.. tough luck fella..



2) Keith Andrews (Blackburn) - Who?? what?? Well I tell you brought in by manager/mistake Paul Ince, from MK Dons 2 runks down and has scored 2 absolutely CRUCIAL goals for em thus far. His performances have also been pretty decent so why not? Also A great spot considering where he came from the the risk of taking a 28 year old .Back down in Div 2 they call him the lucky B**tard who befriended a good mistake..i mean manager..

3) Mark Scwarzer (Fulham) - Was at Boro,I think single handedly...sometimes literally.. keeping them in the premiership. Now they are in trouble turning to a bull called turnbull while this boy has made more saves than any keeper this season in the BPL. YES! even more than Paul Scholes!!




4) Geovanni (Hull City) - Man City sell players and buy players that are marginally better they say.. SO much for oil eh?.. But Geovanni has proved a mistake. His long range efforts are being closely examined by a certain Tiger Woods who claims he needs to trade his golf clubs for this boys boots!Crucial goals as well..




5) M. Fellaini (Everton) - tall, lanky and most importantly..Young. Back in Belgium he has won accolades already like the ebony shoe and is performing like a veteran in his first season. All he needs to do is cut down on the yellow cards. But crucial goals have come his way and is already a fav in merseyside's blue side. A few kids even picked up wigs from his Halloween stash for halloween this year.. After all anything more frightening than what he has got.. U gotta say will get ya candy..

6) Curtis Davies ( Aston Villa) - A rock. You see every ship needs and anchor. because or else it will drift away. Sometimes it may even sink to the bottom if anchors are not fitted due to instability. Worse still some ships without anchors lose direction and position.The ship-A.Villa. The anchor-the boy Davies. Sure he cheats a little being on loan last season but hey..how often do they fade away after a while on loan?..eh Amr Zaki?

7) Bosingwa(Chelsea) - Brilliant piece fitted in by Chelsea using their chief transfer advisors(Man Utd) to get emselves another gem? Only this time.. It was all Scolari if you ask me. A brilliant wing back and probably one of the best in the world at the moment. For 16 million I think he will be paying back sooner rather than later. To me, Chelsea's most consistent man as well..

8)D. Berbatov( Man Utd) - I must admit I was pretty much on the fence with this fella. For 30 million, he just seems to be doing his job right? But well he is top in assists and has scored many crucial 1-0 winners and most importantly many crucial 1-0 Assists. Without him Man Utd wouldnt be sitting pretty on top would they? and vs Robinho he has come up when it counts.. Once in a while.. When he is not taking a nap at the corner flag..


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"Hey Joleon, someone said you may actually play for us one day!"..Lescott and Becks have a laugh

David R.J. Beckham. 109 England caps. 0 English accolades.1 hella hot wife. 3 sons. The question everyone has been asking. Does he derserve to have 109 caps?

There are major differences between John Terry(current Eng capt) and David Beckham. 1 is struggling to stamp his mark in a team full of Rios,Stevens,Waynes,Franks etc.. who can walk in to captain any side. While last night I saw Beckham get respect without even trying. The other difference is Beckham played for LA Galaxy to try a Hollywood career, while John Terry would need to go to another galaxy to even be considered for a Hollywood suppotring actor. Does he deserve it? I dont know but the English players sure do. They know best. An assist last night and frankly I still regard him better than Phillips,Lennon,Bentley etc.. 2 of em run very fast but cant cross to save their lives while the third crosses but takes a taxi to save his life..Media influences as with their less than 45 minute rants but yesterday Becks was employed as the more feasable option for a broken down Lennon. He injected something no Carrick,Lampard and Gerrard could. That killer pass when you are surrounded by 6 defenders. His crossing was mind blowing and is probably what many try to emulate but never can. Sure its a bold statement and I know a few Liverpool and Chelsea fans will disagree but I am adamant to it.

The commentator last night had Steven Gerrard's crown jewels in his mouth as he talked bout him in the first half. Was he good. Yes.The boy is considered by experts as to ill disciplined to be a midffielder koz lets face it. He runs a lot but he doesn need to and times quietly compromises his team. Something like what Anderson,Arteta etc,, do in the BPL from time to time. Capello spot on. That boy cannot be a midfielder. He is just not good enough. Winger or Striker and we have a right mix.Rooney scored 2. Was I impressed as a United fan? No. koz lets face it Slovakia aint that tough and Skrtel looked like a bag of skittles yesterday. Its did please the commentator who immediately rushed for Rooney's crown jewels in the second half. He was a happy "man".

Spain,Italy,Holland and Germany. All winners. Italy and Spain in joy as young ones blossomed. Pique and Pazzini getting on the scoresheet. Oh Pazzini, the man once dubbed saviour of Florentia Viola now Sampling himself in Sampdoria and Sampling Italy with a goal.Pique, too slow for Man Utd? They say he is fast becoming a number 1 for Spain and more or less is for a certain Barcelona. But it was Holland and Germany that deserve the plaudits. Huntelaar doing magnificently for the dutch and they themselves will be pleased because lets face it. Since the Euro they have come under scrutiny.Sexy football. Made famous by an Arsenal team a looooooong time ago. They forgot how to do it now Arsenal play like three whales having a treesome in the Straits of Malacca.Without adult supervision. Many predicted that is how the dutch may crumble after the Euro. This 3-0 shows that this boys are still coming of age.If Huntelaar can keep the goals flowing with Van Persie. van Nistelrooy will be invited to "Jensen" to perform ball tricks on international weekends for dutch tv. Germans are ecstatic not due to that same reason but because they needed a win badly following some awful results. Lucas " I dont belive he is going back to Cologne" Podolski again on the scoresheet while oldy Ballack too. Marcell Jansen scored as well and is quite a player this season if i reckon. Doing well for his home club Hamburg I have been much impressed with his performances . Even more so than Lahm.

Finally, My idea of the big match was Bosnia vs Belgium. Bosnia's 4-2 win confirmed something I suspected. they are the team to look foreward to. If they can outdo Turkey and follow Spain to the World Cup I will be ecstatic. A certain club in Hoffenheim would agree with me I am sure. They are a young team and should come to age in the next couple of years and like Russia boast some skillful players like Musimovic and currently injured Ibisevic. Given their best, if they can outdo Turkey in their next tie, look out for this lads. They have beaten a Belgium side with many up and coming players as well who did well in the Olympics mind you but their older lads are weighin them down and Bosnia could be a team we hear more of soon. Spain and Turkey probably know that a trip to Sarejevo later on could well decide their group placings.. Watch this space..

Vote on and God bless David Bentley. Wad an idiot! and opps.. did i forget France?... I think i must have done. They got that Ribery and Benzema guys right.. Wait who was I talking bout was it Bayern Munich?...Lyon.. Ah heck it.. they'll be winning Somalia 1-0 next week again for all I care..Not the most enteratining thing on planet earth.

Elsewhere, Real Madrid say they are buying Ronaldo. Al-Qaeda said they are taking over the world on Al-Jazeera, Mas Selamat is reportedly still in Singapore,Apes have their own planet and Real Madrid claim they have won the champions league many times in the last 5 years.Just that noone listens to rubbish anymore..dem!

Are Players managing themselves?

As the headlines in The Straits Times show Liverpool's Stevie Gerrard issuing a public plea for Capello to give him a free role up front in order for him to achieve his best, most effective performances. I could'nt help but wonder just how much managing managers themselves get to do.

With the amount of clout some of these big players have, and their inflated egos and attitudesreaching all time highs, how much say would an average manager have in actually picking his team sheet following his own real decisions? One thing is for sure, the media is ever ready to lap up on spilt comments, slurping up every single rumour and blowing them way out of proportions.

I would say that it now takes a manager of superhuman strength and confidence in himself to deal with the pressures from board, influence from media and whining from players to decide for himself how he wants his team to play and who to play out that tactic. Looking at the top teams, the men in charge have been where they are for years and have weathered many a storm to make the bold decisions that they do. Ferguson, Wenger, O'Neil, Benitez and Moyes are all strong men making their own decisions. Although i cant help but actually wonder if Gerrard includes himself or is his appearance his manager's decision.

I really think we should have another poll, which player is most likely to take on a managerial career?

Anyway, do keep up the voting for your worst signing of the season so we can present the awards in a few days!

The Guru has spoken. Ohmmmmm... but feel free to comment on the issue at hand.
How much does the average Manager actually manage?

Manchester United will bounce back.

The days when opposition teams cringe at their upcoming fixture against the Red Devils will be back. The cartoon below will soon reflect the sentiments of opposition. All will wither away at the might of Sir Alex and his team. Yada Yada.. That day will come.
However, i know for a fact that with all that money those players are earning, some of them are actually more interested in the following:

Then again, who wouldnt be? But it should be left for post season where they can go on vacation and have all the sex in the world. For the moment, they need to focus on the tasks at hand. Especially when Liverpool are showing off their asses and getting cocky. Time kick them out of the race and back home into their holes where they belong.

On a hindsight, i sure wonder why Ferguson declined the offer to play Villa a day earlier. It woudl give him so much more time for the next match. One cant help but wonder what goes on in that mind of his. Any comments on the post season offload by United?

I for one will gladly accept any bids for Anderson. Lelong Lelong!

SOCCER CRAZEE AWARDS 2009 - WORST BUY 2009(RETARD)

The criteria for the category is based on 3 things:

1)Expectations from player

2)Cost and Final Value of player
3)On field performances and desire to win games

1) XISCO(NEWCASTLE) - Brought in for up to 7million pounds

to help Newcastle's forward line. Spanish U-21 international almost immediately found himself behind Owen,Ameobi,Andy Caroll,Martins,Lovenkrands and Viduka.That is right, 7th choice!To be fair his injury has the big say but for that money you expect more when he is fit as well..

2) BORJA VALERO(WBA) - WBA's club record signing at 4.7 million pounds. Crazy Money for them.Started of well but faded of very fast and was even dropped recently for a certain Doorens..durians wtv he is called.. That is sad if you ask me.Mowbray says he will come good.Soccercrazee wants to know in which division?

3)PETER HALMOSI(HULL CIY) - Another record signing at 2 million pounds for Hull(poor as they are) but compared to the likes of Ashbee,Boateng,garcia and even the past prime Nick barmby, has not looked at all up to standard. 2 million shouldnt get you much but players like Ashbee and Barmby should cost less dont you think?

4) PHILIPP DEGEN(LIVERPOOL) - A supposed bargain by Benitez. Free transferred from Borussia Dortmund he still ended up making losses for the club! By eating wages and not even playing a single first team game. Injured all season.Came back and got injured again. An exeptionally intelligent defender as we saw in past world cups for Switzerland and solid performaces in Dortmund but he let us all down.

5) DAVID BENTLEY (TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS) - Bot of course one nominee that actually was supposed to be a star player. He ended up counting stars. 17 million pounds. Missed a penalty in the League cup final. Looks like Berbatov did last season at the same club and plays like a man who just got home from Hooters and was told he has to play a game. What else can I say?



SoccerCrazee would like to gove honourable mentions to those who almost made the list above like Marvin Emnes(Middlesbrough) was "given chance" because he was young. Robinho( Man City) for being the highest played footballer and most expensive and not reaching his heights. Even missing penalties and disappearing in big games.Players like Zoran Tosic(Man Utd), Hugo Roddallega(Wigan),N'gog (Liverpool),Bischoff(Arsenal)Smolarek(Bolton),Savio(West Ham),F di Santo(Chelsea) all not considered due to being mid season signings or young guns. Players like Gomes(Spurs) are actually not flops! True. according to Actim Index scores and proficiency.Loans were not considered as well...

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Weekend Soccer Roundup

Following the big news of Fulham's scalp of United, Tottenham inflicting Hiddink's first Premier League defeat and talk of a really wide Title race, Liverpool have once again come out strongest chasing the United trailer.

If any team outside the top 3 could have achieved a score against Liverpool, it would have been Martin O'Neil's Aston Villa with their talented squad with John Carew, Gabriel Abonglahor, Ashley Young and Gareth Barry. However on the night where 4th place as a dream. they faltered iserably, giving Liverpool the ball and allowing their flashy captain to net 2 penalties and a goal from open play for a damned hat-trick. Dirk Kuyt and Riera also added a goal apiece to tear apart Villa 5-0. Oh how woeful that must be. The result will surely get them fired up for UNited in a fortnight. No worries as it'll have to be another lost, this time away at Old Trafford.

Wigan beat Hull City 1-0 courtesy for a swinging freekick from Watson to notch a win against sputtering Hull.This surely heats up the competition at the bottom of the table to reach the safety zone of 40 odd points.

And Man City have also beat Sunderland 1-0 at home despite Robinho missing a penalty earlier on in the match. The only goal came from young right-back Micah Richards, once highly rated as the best upcoming talent for the Right-back position. Hes never been the same player after the injury sustained at teh start of the season. Im a keen admirer of him so i do hope he comes good.

Now as the International break comes into place, the managers must all be scurrying to their drawing boards to prepare for the final third of the season which is most crucial giving the turn of events. United for the record are still 4 points ahead with the league theirs to lose. I admit complacency and cockiness, but do not write them off just yet.Liverpool have just been voodoo-ing their opposition so dont raise them up too high just yet. All in all, we shoudl never count our chickens before they hatch.

Stay tuned for the first poll coming out in just a bit. Remember, vote for your favourite nominee now to see them win the Soccer Crazee Awards! This is the Gundu speaking.. have a great Monday!

Thinks get Interesting..Very Interesting

Top:Brilliant Arsenal. Bottom: Bad boy Scholes

2 weeks ago, Many were thinking that the premiership was a forgone conclusion.Many except Sir Alex Ferguson. He knew the importance of the next 2 months but his players apparently weren't listening..

Any excuses about the Liverpool game last week were mildly entertained but United were comprehensively and derservedly beaten by a Fulham site that did something noone has been able to do this season against manchester United. For 1 half, Fulham OUTPLAYED Manchester United..Scholes handball and penalty/red card was just a boost for a team that derserved a goal anyways. Zamora to be frank,was horrible. Missing clear cut chances.Fulham could have put the game to bed by halftime.United's main culprits wee Giggs,Berbatov and Evans up to that point.Scholes was no miracle worker as well. Fulham's Etuhu took the lessons he learnt the last time these 2 met in his heart and did flawlessly well.Man of the match would go to Danny Murphy. A salt rubbing in Manchester United's wounds as he spent some time in Liverpool playing for their "Best Friends Forever".However, I felt that Fulham's whole team from Goalkeeper to Striker was magnificent.No 2 ways about that(except maybe Zamora).United did threaten in the 2nd half as champions(even with 10 men) should but all in vain. Rooney's sending off summed up the day. His body language all over the place. An unneccesary action. Whether the referee looked too much into it we will never know but Hodgson's man deserved it.

I want to take time to state what an awesome job Hodgson has done at Fulham since saving them from relegation last term. The old mastermind has not made any big signings but has been able to garner victories over Chelsea,United and Arsenal. He has also made craven cottage into a sort of fortress. I feel Fulham have been given the least credit of all the improving clubs like Villa,Hull etc..Ferguson fell into his mind games trap yesterday.He thought it would be an easy victory,he rested Tevez,Rooney,Nani and Carrick. Those who can get you goals or create some.He thought wrong.

Arsenal continued their marvellous run of form with a comfortable 3-1 win over an all over the place Newcastle side. Their players give the impression as if they did not "sign up" for a relegation fight and look like players who know that whatever happens to Newcastle, we will be playing in the top divisions come next season. The big boys are not doing their jobs.Shambolic.It is no wonder lesser named players are being chosen ahead of bigger names.Arsenal,Marvellous as they have been for the last few games, seem to be a new team with Arshavin around. I have my mixed view on Bendtner.His finishing is not there but like Carlton Cole for West Ham and Kevin Davies for Bolton, at 20 he may become an asset given the right nurturing.

Chelsea lost to Tottenham again.Apparently a sourcerer came down a season or so back and told Ashley Cole,"If you ever give Cheryl(his wife) pain, I shall give you the punishment of never winning against Tottenham when it matters..MUahahaah". Cole den offered him a beer and asked him if he would want to go clubbing.Modric Was awesome. Beyond man of the match he did his job when it was needed by scoring against an equally unrelanting Petr Cech. Gomes on the other hand, had a shaky but efective game. drogba and Anelka would consider themselves unlucky but more so Robbie Keane.For all the brilliance in Liverpool for the last couple of weeks,they should only be regretting selling him.

Everton's lost to Portsmouth was a sign that Pompey need to get out of the bottom few.Like Newcastle,managerless, the return of Kranjcar, and the goal scoring form of crouch may just help them while Stoke once against did well at home to overcome a goal-shy Boro. Letting Mido go may just have been a big mistake.West Brom did salvage a draw but it should be a case of too little too late. They are one of the best West Brom teams that ever entered the BPL but once again,not good enough.

The weeks to come will deliver good games(except for teams like West Ham who seriously are just playing for fun this days) and expect a twist in the plot maybe as United are yet to face Arsenal,Villa and Boro(away) while Pool and Chelsea have easier run-ins.My oh My.. Here we go..8 weeks.

The Big Match: Man Utd vs Fulham

As United face off with Roy Hodgson's Fulham for the 3rd time in 5 weeks, we can only anticipate how they will perform tonight. Will it be a goal glut in response to the beating meted out by Liverpool or will it have affected United adversely?

Mark Schwarzer is actually statiscally the best keeper in the league so far and could be determined to not leak any more goals against United. Danny Murphy would be the man to watch as well and his Liverpool links may see him doing his best to get a result against United.

Park Ji Sung can hopefully look to add to his scoring record against Fulham and likewise, the rest of the team would be looking to rebuild a winning run. Neville and Rafael may be available for selection following their respective layoffs. Berbatov would start for sure after missing the Liverpool match. Defensively, Johnny Evans will start in place of the suspended Vidic and he should have a decent game. Given how well the team is playing, with the players all workign together collectively, it should be an exciting game.

The Gundu predicts it to be a 2,3 goal United win tonight. Harrods would not be having a sale for sure. It cannot be.. we shall wait till Christmas for that.

The Soccer Crazee Awards 2009

And the Ultimate prize is the Soccer Crazee Awards 2009.

With the Premier League season ending in 9 weeks or so, it is time for the inaugural Soccer Crazee Awards to honour the greatest and best in the league for the season about to pass. We will be letting you, our wonderful readers vote for who you think is the best fromt he list of nominees in weekly polls for our 9 awards.

The awards are:

Best Goalkeeper
Best Defender
Best Midfielder
Best Striker
Best Player of the Season
Best Manager
Best Young Player
Best New Signing
Worst New Signing

Bonus Poll: Best WAG *grins

Nominees for each award will be selected based on statistical information from the League, with performance, contributions and importance to club being a factor for consideration. Form is of cause an important factor in the consideration as well as number of matches played. We cant have players who had impressive performance in only 2 games winning an award can we?

So stay tuned for the weekend when we commence our polling. Vote for your favourite player now!

The Ultimate prize..

20 teams...

40 players per team

800 players..

N many more hu dream..

4 the ultimate prize..

Is it the Barclays premier League..

Think again..

The Time has come.. The greatest award of all..

Coming soon..

a weekend for the Anti-United,and new "TRENDS"

New hairstyles: Ekotto and jo..God bless em.Apprently lost a bet with Fellaini so here they are

It was a night everyone was waiting for and as expected it finally came. greame Souness once said "nothing is guranteed in football either than disappointment". United felt the pinch of the mans words this weekend

Over the years the undoubted stars of all United-Pool derbies were defenders. Carragher,Hypia,Brown and now once again Vidic.They star for all the wrong reasons. Be it own goals(Brown,Carra) or red cards(Hypia,Vida). Once again Vidic took the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

At Old trafford,the mighty manchester United humbled by the ruthless Liverpool. United's penalty was debateable. Was Park going anywhere when he was challanged illegally be Reina? I thought no. Referee thought so..1-0 and everyone thought oh well here they go again..Not quite.

Vidic,Evra and Ferdinand and even van der Sar looked a far cry from their usual selves. Evra,Carrick,Rooney,Vidic,Ferdinand and Ronaldo pulled in lethargic performance.Anderson was under par and the only bright spots for United were Tevez and till the final minutes John o'Shea.For Liverpool, noone excelled as well but Torres was sharp as a knife. piercing a dagger into Rio and Vida time and time again though it was Gerrard who finally killed Vidic off.Pool's penalty was spot on.Evra mistimed.Aurelio's freekick showed why Benitez signed him. Exquisite and taking advantage of shellshocked United.Dossena's goal was salt i the wounds for United.4-1.FT. game set match and well deserved for Liverpool.No 2 ways about that. i always say that class prevails and United lacked it. Liverpool stood firm. Hypia was Brilliant in defence,Torres took his chances well as a good striker should,mascherano stayed on the pitch,there was no way United were coming back.

Final stats United 17 shots on goal,55% possesion. Liverpool 9 shots on goal, 45% possesion.United taught a footballing lesson. All these could say was arrogance.

Samba football had a mixed day for if it wasnt for Aurelio, Brazilians Anderson and Lucas were horrendous. Mascherano covering for Lucas time and time again while Anderson making Carrick play god by leaving him alone oh so often. Benitez's tactics were spot on and Liverpool's 5 man midfield raped Carrick.Gerrard and Mascherano playing pivotal roles.Excuses can be given by Pool too they also had a midweek match and sure they had no FA cup commitments but great teams do not make such excuses. Why not play Fletcher,Nani,Evans etc.. when they were fresher. Sorry Fergie this was your bad. benitez outdid you.

Chelsea recorded a 1-0 win in the cash fight. Essien is one of the players in the world that have deserved recognition but never got it. He is awesome. Mourinho even texted him at Inter saying he would love him there and I can see why. He is class and probably the best centre midfielder in England right now on his day.Time and time again he has shown versatility and his class reaks on how he got his national team to the world cup and gave them his all.

Tottenham edged Aston Villa 2-1. What's wrong with Villa? I got the answer. Emile Heskey.Ever since his arrival wins have been scarce.Goals Scarcer and Agbonlahor firing blanks. He does not seem to have that pace that Carew has early season to help Gabby get goals and is often seen in no man's land. Is he a flop? I shudder to think so. I say he needs time. Villa just have to be patient.Carew will have to play more though if they want to be in the champions league next season because he derserves a place in the line up and he scores important goals. Tottenham,take nothing away from them, showing signs of class. Bent may get criticised but unlike some other strikers,the boy gets goals.Woodgate had a good game.King was a rock as usual. But the last few minutes once again showed that time wasting maybe a thing of the past. A freekick for taking the ball in the corner? The FA must explain soon.Overall the best thing of the day were the goals and Benoit's new hairstyle.he n Felliani apparantly had hair transplants.

Notable mentions go also to the brilliant Andrei Arshavin.Player of the weekend in my book.Beautiful 2nd goal(If you are giving him the 1st).Arsenal raped Blackburn to put their allardyce curse further away.Play of the day goes to fellaini for changing his hairstyle.Jo takes over.FINALLY!And God bless Newcastle who are in trouble!

Man Utd vs Liverpool Post Match

Yes yes.. the headlines all show 4-1 to Liverpool and how United were undone at home and how the title race is now once again wide open.No doubt that it was a very embarrassing result for King Ferguson and his players and it is a smarting defeat. But then again, please look more closely at the facts surrounding the matter.

Liverpool were not that fantastic themselves, United gifted it to them, while it is a morale boosting result, especially after all that arrogance from Man Utd, with Ferguson starting with Anderson and resting the on form Giggs/Scholes. To be frank, Anderson just doesnt cut it.

And in response to the goals Liverpool got, Evra was at fault for his challenge, Torres being the world class player, has got to capitalise on that mistake by Vidic, hes considered world class. That goal was just routine. Anything other than scoring would mean hes pathetic. Dossena was lucky there, though Arbeola had taken a good freekick. I boil it down to United giving up and conceding stupid goals after Vidic's sending off.

And to the crux of the matter, it was ok for Vidic to make a mistake, just that it was a bad time to make it, considering how much hes saved United's skin with winning goals or crucial tackles, having a bad game that led to the initial equaliser does not make him a villain. Nonsense to label him so. The media can go kiss my ***. Bringing Gerrard down when he was clear on goal was the only other alternative he had apart from outrunning him, so i guess tough times call for crucial measures. Just too bad it had to be a red card. Protecting the goal is priority since Van de Saar was just under par.

United were undone by their open midfield where Liverpool had strong players who could capitalise on the space which Anderson had left open. Carrick was powerless to do anything and i felt that Fletcher should have started instead.

Remember that United are still 4 points clear at the top with a game in hand. While Liverpool have claimed a scalp, its still theirs to lose. Enough talk and more action. Congratulations to Liverpool on their win. But the season is just getting exciting.

In the other matches,
Fulham beat Bolton 3-1
Arsenal cemented their 4th place with a 4-0 win over Blackburn
Boro drew Portsmouth 1-1
Wigan beat Sunderland 2-1
Newcastle drew Hull 1-1
Everton are putting pressure on the top 5 spots with a 3-1 win over Stoke.

Thank god the Gundu didnt offer his predictions this time round. The season is warmed up and getting hotter. I sure can't wait for Formula 1 racing action to get underway!

Forgone conclusions..forgone.. for a game like this

Over the years, one of the biggest rivalries in English football has been between two of the most successful clubs in England. Liverpool, the 80s powerhouse that dominated the league through time and has always been up there with the big boys. Failure has rarely been associated with the club unless you ask a Manchester United fan. Manchester United are the epitome of modern day football. They took the success reigns from Liverpool in the late 80s and never gave it back..

That brings us to todays match. Manchester United play Liverpool at Old trafford,Manchester. Great footballers and coaches would always emphisize the importance of being the home team and getting the first goal. But when Man Utd play Liverpool. All that logic goes down the drain. These two teams will rather choke to death then to lie down even after 90 minutes. Over the years we have seen the best football played by one or the other in this game. This season though, the game is a bit bigger.. Oh yes.. the premiership is on the line

Say what you want I still think Chelsea and Liverpool have a chance to get the BPL crown.United's fixture list still boasts Arsenal,Aston Villa and Boro (Away). Boro(Away) is equivalent to playing Spain's national team sometimes for all the big clubs in BPL.Peculiar but true.Anyways Benitez is not going to lie down,Ferguson is not either. In recent events, Vidic has shown some arrogance by saying United can step it up another level. Liverpool boosted from the returning Gerrard and Torres are also pretty pumped.The thrash talking has started. Ferguson talking up Rooney like as if he was a hound on a leash told to sniff out anything Liverpooldo out of lapses of concentration. Benitez showing no regret or fear of United for his verbal slurs on Ferguson making himself heard as if to say,"The only respect I have is of my own side". Steven Gerrard wants to quench is hunger for the BPL and his hatred for United will ensure he is the most fired up player in the world. Even if he needs painkillers,even ecstacy pills, he will not lie down.Ferguson can talk up Rooney but knows inside that Gerrard has a bigger grudge than anyone...

Elsewhere this weekend, We have the clash of the cash, Chelsea enteratining Man City. Most teams playin this week are rather evenly match and expect there to be no match that has a forgone conclusion. Blackburn Arsenal as well. I would expect Arsenal to have a very tough time and am looking there to a potential upset.Chelsea may not be to pleased that Robinho is back but then again, when has he upped his games against any of the big boys this season. Koz once again I say, he aint that big physically. His talent is there though and he may up his game to try to push for Roman to splurge a bit of his Roman Empire on him come season's end.

Old trafoord will come alive, and if the score is 1-0 with 10 minutes to go to whoever it may be, if its 2-0 with 8 minutes to go.. I can ensure you it will be the most rivetting 8-10 minutes of football and One will understand why football is more than just a game.. Its a religion and devout fans starve as the clash of football's two dominant gods..God bless the angels..

Man Utd vs Inter Milan Highlights

Man Utd v Inter Milan
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The Gundu strikes again!

And with Man Utd beating Inter 2-0 last night, the Gundu's 1,2 goals for a United win prediction is once again spot on! Lets hope I can get it right against Liverpool this weekend. Stay tuned for more Soccercrazee updates!

Soccer a game for winners,whinners and superheroes..

Top: Giggs was remarkable. Bottom: Hulk gets angry,Porto go through

The return to the wife Old trafford commenced a few hours back with Manchester United hosting Internazionale at the theatre of dreams. Pre-match people were saying Maybe Ibrahimovic will turn up tonight,maybe Mourinho will work his magic, Maybe he is born with it, maybe its maybelline, maybe..just maybe Inter would win it.

However, as maybelline's rivals Lorea'L would say.."because I am worth it", United proved their worth at Old trafford.That said, United players never stood to their gameplan which was simple. 4 defenders, 2 man midfield( Scholes,Carrick),1 Attacking Right forward(Cristiano Ronaldo),1 Attacking midfielder( Giggs) and Roo and Berbo up front. Clearly Giggs doesn follow instructions to well koz it ended up being 4 defenders, 3 man midfield(Giggs,giggs,giggs), 1 attacking mid(giggs) and 2 strikers (giggs and giggs). The man was a starbucks out let last night..All over the bloody place. Vidic laughed when he entered the pitch for the 2nd half when he heard " glory glory man United" playing.. He laughed at the fans! he thought.. "what a bunch of idiots.. we wont be marching on.. We will be buldozing on.."

To be fair, it was a pretty even game. However life is usually unfair so United took the game. And did not give it back. No splitsies. Dejan Stankovic lived up to his name in the game. He had 3 clear cut opportunities that went begging though. He also ventured up to support Ibrahimovic and Balotelli a lot but could not deliver that killer finish. As I said,he lived up to his name.. Stankovic.. He stanked. To be fair, inter huffed and puffed and to be fair, they played very well away from home but as I said life is unfair..

Last night, Someone asked me. Imagine if there was a tornado and you put the ball on the penalty spot at a stadium. If the tornado gets to the ball, what are the chances of it hitting the back of the net instead of flying all over the place. I calculated. 30% chance. The same friend looked at me and said are you sure such a high chance and I replied " that depends did u say tornado or tonetto? koz the former surely can do better"..

Max Tonetto skied his penalty so high it wasnt funny as Roma fell to Arsenal on penalties. A few journalist was wondering what happened and asked him. Apparently it was a mix up.He was listening to some music before the penalty shootout and the only song that was playing on radio when he was hearing it was S -Club 7's " Reach for the stars". Totti was stunned and we felt for him. How the man would have loved to be in Rome for the Champions League Final once and for all... Wait a second.. HE WILL BE IN ROME! good on ya mate! I am sure he will be getting front row tickets as well. I have never seen people so disappointed they could not travel to their own country. They played well and so did Arsenal. The youngsters pulled through and showed composure. Its a pity though.. Would have loved Manchester United vs Roma in the quarterfinals. At least we can start worrying about the semi-finals easier..right?.. that said 7-1 seems to be in fashion anyways.

Barcelona were the next to progress. 4-0 down at one point people were wondering. 3 questions were asked..

1. What went wrong for Lyon?

2.How could Lyon be broken down so easilly?

3.What should Lyon fix?

4.What were Lyon thinking?

The answers are here EXCLUSIVELY for soccercrazee readers and here they are:

1.Henry

2.Eto'o

3.Messi

4.Wonder if the gaffer is gonna let me join Barcelona next season

4-2 was a decent fightback for Lyon. 2 away goals are tough at the nou camp. But Juninho whined, Lyon unwhined. Bacelona hit them in their behind. 5-2. No way lyon wanna rewind..

LAstly, Porto and Atelico played. The match was a forgone conclusion with the Madrid men not even turning up. In an interview given exclusively to soccercrazee, Maxi Rodriguez had this to say..

Q: Maxi wad went wrong out there?

A: I saw him.. He was big... He wasnt GReen... He WAS ANGRY?

Q: Sorry?..NVm So Maxi why were you subbed for Forlan at halftime.Was it tactical?

A: Hez coming.. HEZ coming...(Runs off)

Q: ?.. Ah a porto player. hello Givanildo, how was the game? You looking weird today dude?

A: I angryyyyyyyyy...(turns green and devours journalist)

Bless..... If only that really happen. No disrespect to Maxi who was subbed of tactically and knew how to get away from Givanildo who in case you are wondering.. is also called.. The Hulk..

Glory Glory Man United.. As the gundu goes marching on on on..

Champions League Roundup

In what is probably the biggest aggregate win recorded in the Champions League, Bayern Munich have thumped Sporting left, right and centre with a 12-1 win. No, you are not seeing things, this is a soccer score and not hockey or some other ball game. Goals from Podolski(2), Sweinsteiger, Bommel, Klose and Muller and an own gold by Polga gave them the record win with a consolation for Sporting by Moutinho to bring the score to 7-1.

Elsewhere, Liverpool stamped their mark on Real Madrid by knocking them out with a 4-0 win with goals from Torres, Gerrard(2) and Dossena.

Chelsea progressed despite drawing 2 all with Juventus as a result of their first leg win. Goals came from Iaquinta and Piero. Drogba and Essien scored for Chelsea. Chelsea have again maintained Hiddink's perfect record so far by winning again and the inclusion of Essien from the long layoff showed how much they missed him though im sure if United were to play Chelsea, it would be a different ball game altogether.

Panathinaikos couldnt do enough to hold off Villareal where goals by Ibagaza and Llorente won it for them even though Mantzios had equalised earlier. I wish Pananthinaikos well in Greece and look forward to seeing them improve and hit back with a venegeance.

Champions League Preview

As we wait in anticipation for part 2 of the battle between Lord Ferguson and Special Mourinho, I cant help but feel a buzz in the air. Technically, the advantage is to Inter as they only need to score and draw the game to go through on away goals whereas United have to either win the tie or win the match in extra time/penalties. Penalties shouldnt be much of a problem with Van de Saar in goal. Otherwise, up step Ben Foster!

The Special One thinks his Speciality will put him in consideration for the United helm once Lord Alex decides to retire and race horces instead (think the Rock of Gibraltar which caused a huge hoo-ha years back). But i and my brudder the Guru feel that the essence of a United side will be finished with him in charge, for all hes worth, hes not a United man, it takes something magical, a vision, a goal, a aim to make it as United manager. So his Portugese backside is better for the stool to sit on while making eggtarts.

United will be able to call on the services of Rio Ferdinand to partner Vidic in the heart of defence with him shaking off an ankle knock suffered against Fulham. O'Shea would also be fit to start the match. In midfield, Sir Alex will be able to take his pick from the whole arsenal of quality midfielders though i expect Giggs and Scholes to start with probably Ronaldo and Park. Either 2 of the 3 strikers would be playing and i see Tevez sitting the match out on the bench. Alternatively, he could play Rooney out left and let Tevez and Berbatov play up front and Ronaldo will be on the right. Either combination would still be a great blend. I've also yet to mention the bench where Nani, Fletcher, Gibson among others add to that strength in depth.

Sulley Muntari will continue to try to shackle United in midfield with Viera. In defence, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, Maxwell, Maicon, Nelson Rivas and Walter Samuel may start and United will have to be wary of Ibrahimovic and Adriano ( the fatty).

Other fixtures tonight include Roma and Arsenal with Arsenal looking to progress, Barcelona and Lyon and lastly, Porto and Athletico Madrid.

The gundu looks for a 1,2 goal United win. Current updates on the betting status stands at 3 wins and a lost. Bet on!

Parallels of life in Soccer n in Electronic Arts...

If soccer is a game.. Why cant it be like Fifa Online 2?.. Wont thinks be much simpler?

1) In Fifa online 2, when a team wins by a score of more than 4 goals, the difficulty of the game increases. So if you beat Arsenal 4-0, you may struggle at West Brom in your next game.... IF this was real life.. Manchester United would have had 2 pay a big price for beating Fulham 4-0 last weekend..OH yes they will..

2)In Fifa online 2, you can control all 11 players of a team so that they can play as their manager would like to get the best of the players ability... In real life we have Titus bramble who cannot control himself from well... himself!

3)In Fifa online 2, a players contract only costs a few thousand and lasts for approximately 1 season worth of games and the player never complains!.. In real life we have players who sign 5 year contracts worth millions.. and after 6 months into it.. THEY STILL COMPLAIN!!

4)In Fifa online 2, you know about your players form before the game may it be up or down so you will know who will play better.. In real life if we had that technology then probably Bramble could be castrated before he did anything silly or maybe H. Gomes for Spurs!wont dat be just dandy!?

5)In Fifa online 2, the ref never misses an offside decision at all!!... In real life that would mean Pippo Inzaghi could end up selling himself for money rather than palyin for Milan at 35!

6)In Fifa online 2, the more a player plays, the better he becomes.. In real life that would mean Jens Lehmann would have had a point when he sayed he was better than Almunia.. ok fine.. this might have deceived us more...

7)In Fifa online 2, Martin Fulop can score goals for Sunderland!!... In real life, Sunderland Strikers cant even get a goal at times...

8)In Fifa online 2, you get teams like West Brom boasting the likes of T.Henry, C. Ronaldo and L.Messi... In real life you have West Brom boasting the likes of.... erm...what colour jersey do they wear by the way?

9)In Fifa online 2, games like Manchester United vs Arsenal may lag if you play with a person with a laggy internet connection.. In real life the only game you will find lag happens every Friday at 745pm on channel 5.

10)In Fifa online 2,you have fun for many hours... In real life, the andranaline lasts a mere 90 minutes..

try it out at http://fifaonline2.iahgames.com/site/index.aspx . The Gundu endorses anythign that can make Manchester united the best team in the world... Although its much tougher in the game that it is for them in real life...;>

4 English,4 Spanish,3 Italians and the forgotten 5

Its not a novel by Charles Dickens, Its more like the UEFA champions League round of 16. Today I shall touch on the forgotten 5 more because personally I think its time for a change

The forgotten 5 consists of 2 portugese teams, Sporing Lisbon Portugal and the ever popular F.C. Porto, Bayern Munich,Panathinaikos FC,and Lyon. While Sporting destroyed their chances in Portugal, the other four teams have kept their bids very much alive.

Panathinaikos Fc have traditionally been the "whipping boys" of the UEFA CL. Time and time again they have been written off. However the 1st leg in Spain against Villareal showed something we knew was coming from Greece but chose to look the other way. Talent. Evengelos Mantzios was outstanding against them and produced delecate skills that stunned the Spanish opposition. Nobody expected Greek teams to produce that often dubbed "Boring". I was entertained. The team consists of mostly greek players but the Brazilians in the team seem to be influencing the rest to a good extent.

FC Porto and Bayern Munich are traditional success stories of the league. Porto seem to be picking themselves up from their steady decline since the departure of their ex talisman, a certain Jose Mourinho.Lisandro has put the portugese team in an advantegeous position against Atelico madrid with 2 crucial away goals. However capitalising on athat is tough especially beacuse Atelico produce better away from the Mestella.Bayern took a 5-0 lead at the expense of Sporting who in truth showed lack of ambition. They are a team of non-fighters to be critical and seemed resigned to their fate after the 1st goal went in for Bayern.

Lastly Lyon, a team that was once miles away from others in France Ligue 1. However with Cavenaghi and Chamakh powered teams from Les Girondins and also PSG resurgence their life has been made tougher. The league is getting better but the team is still as powerful. Barcelona at the Nou Camp is the worse possible thing that can happen to a team but Lon have the task and if there are teams that can win there, Lyon are surely one of those surprise packages who can cause an upset.No matter what Lyon will give a good account of themselves even in defeat..

There wil be big games this weekend, But lets hear it for the forgotten 5 because as teams like Red Star and more recently FC Porto have shown. Talent from elsewhere can sometimes be easilly overlooked and it would be wonderful to see a new power emerge from Europe this champions league season as we make our way to Rome.

Luck,Talent or just a very strange hairdo

I have always maintained that great things make their own luck to the brilliance in their players. But a certain belgian ebony shoe winner by the name of Fellaini has put another theory in my mind.. If you have so much of head on you.. you are bound to score more headers..right?..I calculated 50% of the pic above is his head! Maybe its a talent to keep such a hairdo koz U got to sacrifice ur pride,dignity and be the laughing stock of many. Not to forget the number of electronic live wires you have to put ur hair on to make it that way. Its the type of dedication that made Everton go into the last four of the FA cup...

3 of the top teams,less Aston Villa and Liverpool are already in the semis. Arsenal and Hull will fight for the last spot. Chelsea,Manchester United and Arsenal recorded easy victories this weekend. 1 thing to look forward to is the return of a certain Didier Drogba. His performances since Hiddinks arrival show dedication and hunger. Something the whole Chelsea team lacked in the latter part of Scolari's era. Chelsea at the moment look like the best team in England.traditionally they come to live at this stage and it seems like we are going to see the best of them in times to come.Arsenal destroyed Burnley. Burnley are like the Arsenal of division 1. Full of flank play and pace and goalscoring midfielders. So 3-0 was probably just a small showing of the difference between the two leagues. Carlos Vela provided us with probably one of the best FA cup goals thus far this season with a composed finished from a move that sayed pure talent.

Everton had Moyes' brilliance to thank. A halftime sub of Saha for Rodwell and it payed dividence as Everton came back from 1-0 down to rally a hard fought 2-1 victory. Poor defending and bad goalkeeping calls made it possible but in a game of 90 minutes and 2 halfs, the team that want it more tend to lose their concentration less and tend to stray away from the game less. Take nothing away from the toffees.Boro's lack of firepower also showed. Lastly, Manchester United won 4-0 at Craven Cottage but lets face it Fulham just didn turn up. Etuhu was probably United's man of the match. He was terrible while Dacourt came on thinkin injuring Park or Carrick may get Mourinho thinkin of playing him next season...

1 thing that we should notice recently is how time wasting techniques are being squeezed out of games by officials. Last night the toffees had a decision against them when Cahill was shielding a ball in the corner.Recently, Bosingwa kicked out at Benayoun in an attack on Israelis that actually went unpunished! Palestinians rejoiced and made Bosingwa a cult. It seems that referees are against such behaviour because lets face it it takes away the fun in the game with time wasting. It also does not seem very sporting at times. But then again there is reason for referees to give the decision as you are obviously blocking players from getting the ball on purpose. Either way you look at it its a true professional's secret that seems to be wiping out in the English game. If you ask me its another evidence that the FA are more into entertainment value than the old secrets of the game..Football is ever changing. Time will tell if its going the right way

MAnchester United play Everton next. Arsenal/Hull play Chelsea. Saha thinks the toffess can win it. I think he wont be fit to start. Manchester United v Chelsea final again? or maybe the two teams that probably deserve it more EVerton v Arsenal. Any permutation it will surely be the right combination

Man Utd vs Fulham FA CUP Highlights

FAC QF - Fulh v Manu

FA Cup Roundup

Following the hype surrounding Chelsea's visit to Conventry City, they emerged 2-0 winners over Chris Coleman's men and suddenly Chelsea are once again a force to be reckoned with Dutch Voodoo magic. Drogba is a renewed force even though Cashley Cole (CC) is still as problematic as ever. Sad bugger.

And elsewhere in the Premier League, Tottenham managed a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light despite Sunderland leading. Its hard to think of the mood those Tottenham players must be in, having been kicked out of Europe and losing the League Cup final to Man Utd and now still battling relegation, for all Redknapp is worth, it may be a situation where there is too much to do with too little time. It is especially difficult when it comes to mending broken hearts in the soccer war.

It is getting increasingly difficult to remain as objective as possible with Man Utd stating their intentions to win 5 trophies. The side they sent out against Fulham would not be considered their flashiest without trumps Ronaldo and Berbatov, but they still put up a fantastic performance that undermined Fulham's strength at home. A total of 4 goals were put past Mark Schwazer and there was just little he could have done about it. Fulham were just simply outplayed although credit to them. Ferguson billed Tevez as fantastic with 2 goals for him and Wayne Rooney still on fire since coming back from injury, it really doesnt matter who he chooses up front anymore, all of them are out there scoring! 3-lung Park also capped an impressive performance with a goal, something hes been seekign all season despite many other contributions in the games hes played in. Good one Ji-Sung! The comfortable scoreline saw the United defence back to routine maintaining clean sheets and the youngsters Eckersly and Welbeck even managed to come on for a run out. I felt that Eckersly was pretty promising and hes 5th choice in United's deep Squad. I still feel that Anderson is horrible for someone that costs 18Million. At least get a goal from open play. The media really ought to shut up and face up to his horrendous reality instead of talking about how composed he is for having taken the last penalty in the League Cup win yabayaba.

The Guru really is gettin swept away by the Red Tide from Manchester. Someone save him!

FA cup weekends like no other

Been a while since we had an FA cup weekend with premiership action going on as well. Its actually insulting to the BPL.Playing in the BPL doesnt mean progress anymore in the FA cup. The romance has kicked in

The team that probably deserves the FA cup more den anyone this season has been wothout a shadow of a doubt Everton. Arsenal come a close second. Everton took on the biggest task of beating Liverpool which is no easy feat. To be frank Liverpool look jaded that day and if it wasnt for a silly Arbeloa error they would have probably had a better day but Everton showed true grit that day.

Arsenal on the other hand have been doing pretty well themselves and will probably prioritise this to get back to winning ways.For all the talk of a certain Manchester United, we cannot deny that in all competitions less the league cup Arsenal look the better of the cup teams. Keeping cleansheets has been their forte and the biggest part of any cup tourney and they have been doing so. Lets hope they can forget their early season problems and win this trophy.

Manchester United,Fulham,Boro,Burnley,Coventry and Chelsea are the other four teams contesting. Coventry flying high with Coleman winning manager of month for the championship. Tough nut to crack. They also have giant killing sprees most recently knocking a certain Manchester United out of last seasons League cup.United will find Fulham tough and if fatigue kicks in things may not go their way. That said Chelsea and United are on paper, stronger than their opponents. But hey lets have some upsets yea?

Tottenham and Sunderland play in BPL action this weekend. A fiery contest of two rather evenly matched teams. To be frank its gonna be a cracker this 1. So it wouldnt be a bad idea to catch it. Both fighting for relegation and lets face it both know they have the ability to do one over each other. Expect the ex-spurs players to try to do one over their ex club. Malbranque comes to mind. This will be a true grudge game. Expect a war..

The Big Match: Man Utd vs Fulham

With the previous meeting between the sides a mere fortnight ago, the 3-0 thrashing by Man Utd would still haunt a Fulham side who have just their previous match against Hull 1-0.

However, Craven Cottage has been a bit of a stronghold this season with Fulham having a pretty good season winning and drawing important home matches. But can they cope with the Red tide? a 20man strong team in the bodies of 11 men. While other managers in the league talk about bring their squads of abt 17-18 players on away games, Fergie brings a full 20 or even 22. Now, while he may not need to have all his stars, i believe that the defence of Rio, Vidic, O'Shea and Evra with Foster in goal will do well enough to shut out Fulham. I will not even mention the midfield and attacking combinations with the evergreen Ryan Giggs terrorising in central midfield. On paper, its as good as a one-sided match with United taking the win and heading to Wembley for another final.

The magic of the FA CUP is still ever present where minnow teams can and will continue to upset favourites. So Fulham are nto to be written off. I believe that it would be a game worth watching as Roy the Hog Son's men will be hungry for their chance to win some silverware. Im sure Harrod's will have a huge celebratory sale should that happen.

The Gundu Betting Centre predicts a 3,4 goal encounter with United winning 3-1.

its still a 2 win 1 loss record!

And another thing, i once again curse the organisers for giving United yet another late game. Its been 7 late matches already.. Disgusting. Horrible!

Fun Facts

Here are some facts about 1500s in England.

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and would still smell pretty good by June. However, they would start to smell, so brides would carry a bouquet of flowers to hide their body odour. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, followed by the women and finally the children. Babies were last and by then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained,, it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet , so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping out. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying "thresh hold." (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old." Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat." Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content>>caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning which lead to death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper crust." Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake."

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be "saved by the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."

Soccer teams field 11, Great teams field...erm..20?

Yesterday was a day all Manchester United fans can be proud of. It was the start of the FA's need to spice up the premier league. As I sat there watchin Steve Banett making strange decisions throughout 90 minutes he made it clear that noone was going to make it easy for United to win 3 in a row.

Up step Lovenkrands, Schalke reject/Glasgow Rangers cult hero. Mcleish still missing him down in division 1. The fumble by Van der Sar made him human again but the sheer anticipation of Lovenkrands showed his hunger and desperation to secure a permanent name for himself in the Newcastle history books. Martins was a thorn. For two reasons. His constant desire to score and his terrible hairstyle which was an eyesore. To be frank, after the first 20 minutes in each half,they evaporated.

Rooney loves Newcastle. In his dating profile he once wrote " loves boxing, being sensitive off a football field and scoring against Newcastle United". So it came to no surprise that he equalised thanks to brilliant work by John O'shea on the right. Park then hounded a certain Steven Taylor to do what all Newcastle defenders are taught in the training ground graced by "legends" like Bramble,Boumsong,Jose Enrique etc etc..Yup! you guessed it cock up when it matters most. berbatov bang 2-1. Game Over.

So what seperated the two sides. Newcastle gave prob one of their better performances this season so what do you need to bring down the Manchester juggernaut? I derived it. You need 22 players. Whenever Fletcher flinched in midfield, Carrick would come in and get the ball and say "I got ur back buddy", Whenever O'Shea felt a doubt in defence Park would say " I got ball por lou.. I eat DOg meat YUMM yUMMMM". Whenever Vida felt nervy Rio would say " Hey dude.. Hows ur cheekbone..Nahh don werry got it covered". Only Evra had to deal with his job alone koz he can and Ronaldo doesn defend but Berbo tried and Ronaldo makes his presence felt.So the equation is simple 11 x 2 - ronaldo and vandersar =20. U are playin 20 players when u play United. Ridiculously enough. TO be Franck, Ribery that is he says in B.Munich he feels unsupported scurrying down the left flank. In other words he wants to join Manchester United. Because his job is to supply for Klose and Toni but he wants a give and take? MAnchester United. Simple as that. Benett left Martins unpunished for assaulting Vida and asked Vida to leave when United had a corner. He tried his best. Even Coloccini looked at the ref as Berbo scored as if to say," hey bro they have 20 players at least get our back also?" but Benett gained respect at that moment he knew that this team is special. This team are legends. This team play as a team. This team are UNITED. This team are brothers.......

Manucho Goncalves got his first goal for Hull.. HULL-LE-LU-JAH! da boy scored at last. Good signs for United after Ljajic also stated his intentions to be a United regular next season. We are well equipped for the future also. After all Fulham ae a toughie at the Craven Cottage where they will be made into Cottage cheese come FA cup weekend this 7th of March...

66th minute at the Newcastle ground was special. United fans could be singing it comes season end.. will be singing it till 7 march..

"as the reds go marching on! on! on!"

20 players on a field. 2 managers. Ferguson and the fans.. im letting freddie symbolise this..lol.

Gundu tellin the rest of the premierleague how United can do it week in week out weeks after the week out in the week in.

Newcastle V Man Utd

The days gone by... Massimo Taibi

Remembering the days of Massimo Taibi.

Poor guy who made such big bloopers to become the butt of the EPL and shame of all keepers. The Gundu remembers Massimo Taibi.

Midweek Results 1

And so following the 3 matches last night which pitted West Brom against Arsenal, Portsmouth against Chelsea and Liverpool against Sunderland, there were no surprises as the top 4 sides continued to pile on the pressure on Man Utd although any reverse decision would have gifted United the BPL crown.

Arsenal beat West Brom 3-1 with Nicklaus Bendter scoreing a brace and Kolo Toure adding one to seal the win for Arsenal, once again somewhat resurgent. Brunt had earlier levelled the score for West Brom but they couldnt do enough against Arsenal.

Chelsea were lucky to get a goal against languishing Portsmouth courtesy of the revived Didier Drogba to give them a slim 1-0 win as Chelsea continue to pressure the league leaders Man Utd.
How long will the Dutch magic last?

Liverpool put up a convincing performance at home against Sunderland to win 2-0 with goals by N'Gog and Benayoun. Just the needed result to back Rafa Benitez's claim that the Reds are still in the title race.
The opinion shared here is that its at most a 2 horse race between resurgent Chelsea and Man Utd.

We shall see how United do tonight against relagation battlers Newcastle. With all due respect, the Georgies should be doing better with all their resources.