I wouldnt want to see game times significantly extended to allow for every stoppage. I'm happy to restrict added time to long injury breaks, prolonged goal celebrations, substitutions and deliberate time wasting. I'd love to see them also add on time for the practice of deliberately taking the ball up to the corner flag, but that's not going to happen.

I still think that the RL timekeeping system could apply just as well in soccer. In fact the sight of the ref stopping time by holding his hands in the air might actually end up marginally shortening matches, as teams would see that they are not benefiting from time wasting eg by making otherwise pointless substitutions.

And I also believe that the sight of the stadium clock counting down adds greatly to the excitement. Much as I hate to raise the subject, the excitement of "Wide to West" was greatly enhanced by everyone knowing it was the last play.

Wenger never fails to make me laugh.

rlNow he's considering reporting Chelsea to FIFA.rl

Just had this text

LFC end of season dinner

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Starter : Sour Grapes
Main Course : Plaice (probably fith possibly sixth)
Pudding : A selection from Kuyt, Ngog, Lucas, Dossena or Degan

Drinks will be available but theres strictly no doubles or treblesand definatly no Carling Premier. There will be a selection of wines available served by some fat spanish bloke with a dodgy beard.

Please note that dress code is strictly "late 80's".

All drinks will be served in plastic glasses as cups are not on the agenda again this season

Enter tainment on the night will be provided by Rafa Benitez who will be doing his party trick of making £200m disappear in to thin air with nothing to show for it

RE Carling Cup Semi:

Good news for FCUM fans - tickets for United fans have gone on general sale, even though City are taking 9,000 supporters.

'Workhorse', hardly the greatest compliment you can pay to a player.


Yet they'll never be anything more than average, workhorse if you like

7? Wouldn't have give it a 2 myself but if a gets a bite out of you, it can't have been that bad.

Being a workhorse is nowhere near good enough though.. Kuyt has been utterly atrocious for the last 5/6 games and he needs to be dropped. I'd play Benayoun right hand side as he is much more effective there. Tomorrow night I'd like to see

Reina

Johnson
Carragher
Agger
Insua

Lucas
Aquilani

Benayoun
Gerrard
Aurelio/Babel/El Zhar/Riera

Torres

rlLiverpool a club divided under Rafael Benitezrl

Yeah I know.

City got around 9k, I think they've sold out their allocation. The rest are United tickets that haven't managed to sell out between ST holders and Members, despite it been United-City.

On the website, "fans can join One United for a £5 discount on tickets". How nice of them. Pay £20ish to become a member to save £5 on a £30-£50 ticket.



I know it's only [iThe Sun[/i, but they're claiming that Hargreaves' comeback is on hold because of a lack of confidence in himself. I know it's only natural to be low on confidence / pulling out of challenges after an injury, but hopefully he can regain his confidence quickly.