From my point of view, there is just a massive incompatibility between multi-millionaire football managers and employment tribunals. IMO employment tribunals are totally justified when we're talking about powerless employees being treated terribly by their supervisor or office manager, but totally out of place when we're talking about Premier League football managers who are earning 20 grand a week doing a job most of the world would kill for.

Kevin Keegan and Alan Curbishley have had their day in court, took their clubs for millions, IMO they now deserve for football to turn their backs on them and they can spend their ill-gotten gains however they wish.



TBH I'd agree with you. Curbishley is clearly a superior manager to Dowie and Laws.

But if Curbishley and Keegan are willing to throw their dummies out of their pram at one club and take them for millions, what's going to stop them at the next club? Nothing. That's why other clubs won't go near them.

Curbishley won't come North. That is the sole reason he isn't in either of the aforementioned jobs.

Besides, he seems happy in his 'tired platitudes' media role. Good for him, i say.

Liverpool have turned up for their cup final again, Benitez will keep his job as long as they get this result every season

Big decision that. Definitely a foul but should it of been red? Was it outside the area? It's a hard one to judge. He was initially fouled outside the area but the foul continued into the area. Mascherano could easily of gone off as Valencia would surely of got a shot off.

It's been a cracking start

He dragged him back outside the area and then Valencia threw himself on the floor once he got inside the box, but it should have been a red so its swings and roundabouts I suppose!

Yep. Think Webb has found himself a compromise. Give the penalty and keep the red in his pocket.

Had Rooney and Torres to score anytime at 10/3

I bet you were clenching when his pen was saved though

I saw that in the betting thread. Was gunna back it myself till i remembered that Cheltenham last week almost bankrupted me

Went something like 'Fu... Yesss!!!!'


108.33 reasons to be happy

New rules? Thought so

...and Tevez makes it 2-0 at Craven Cottage.

Liverpool looking like they could be struggling for 6th never mind 4th

Blackburn 0 - 1 Chelsea

D. Drogba

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Is that a match report or just a Torres report from a person who is a Man U fan?

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Enough said.

Chin up, Fulham have just got one back

Liverpool were absolutely dire today. 3 shots all game sums up the negative way in which they play and will probably be the reason why they don't make the top 4.

City up into 5th.

Diouf equilises for Blackburn with 20 minutes to go!!!

2 Points dropped for Chelsea

I've said it before. I'll say it again. Getting rid of Jose Mourinho was the dumbest decision ever made in world football.

We've just been knocked out of the Champions League, our focus is said to now move to the PL. We go a goal up after 6 minutes and are the clearly better side in the first half. We never really look like adding to our advantage though.

Blackburn are the better side in the second half, and create some problems for us. Then, after 70, they get an equaliser.

20 minutes to really show that we really want to be champions. 20 minutes to put Tuesday behind us. So we bring on Deco for Kalou. Meh. Then, on 90 minutes we bring on Sturridge. What is the Fing point in bringing on a striker on 90 minutes??? We should have gone for it after 70 minutes, but instead we meekly went home with the one point.

2 massively important games where Ancelloti shows absolutely no idea or ability to drive us anywhere. On Tuesday, with his side in the ascendancy, Mourinho was barking orders to practically every single player if they made the slightest mistake. It was a matter of life and death for Mourinho. Ancelloti just stands on the sideline looking gormless. No communication with the poorly performing team. No bold subs to change the game. Nothing, just nothing there in the last 20 minutes to suggest any of our players wants to take the title.

This should have been our title. We had the position to win this title. We have the players to win this title. But judging on those last 20 minutes there's absolutely no chance on earth that we'll win the league.

Drawing at Blackburn is forgivable. I don't blame either Ferreira or Turnbull for Blackburn's goal. It was a beautifully struck cross and a well won and placed header. What is unforgivable is the lacklustre response from the team and the lack of response from Ancelloti.

Anyone can win the title with the squad Roman's built, eh Bobby Campbell?