la di fucking da. it's wigan.

go away dude.



and lol at piquionne getting a red for a second yellow for excessive celebration after scoring. who does that??! and then everton levels in the 91st. hahahaha

1/22/2011 11:56:39 AM

fuck yellow cards like that

such bullshit

1/22/2011 11:59:04 AM

i mean the players know they give them out. i just think it's funny to get sent off for getting your second yellow for that reason.

and then your "win" you celebrated because of your late goal is nullified because your team gets scored on while a man down. it's poetic justice.

1/22/2011 12:00:32 PM

"I definitely won't be cuddling with you, Steve."
"I should hope not."
*long, awkward silence*

1/22/2011 1:47:40 PM

Missed PK in premierleague.com fantasy is only 2 points, so it didn't hurt that bad

1/22/2011 1:51:34 PM

He's definitely not worth 18m but Bent made a difference today, and not just became he scored a goal


re:excessive celebrations

I dunno, I just think if I scored what was essentially a game winner, I'd be so excited and caught up in the moment that I wouldn't even be thinking about yellow cards. It's not like he pulled out a prop or had an elaborate thought out celebration, he was just celebrating with the fans.

1/22/2011 2:47:15 PM

Cards for removing your shirt are stupid.




That being said, removing your shirt is stupid. nobody fucking cares what your undershirt says, dude.



Stupid vs stupid? Stupid always wins.

[Edited on January 22, 2011 at 4:37 PM. Reason : especially you, Kaka. if there is a God he already knows you love him, moron]

1/22/2011 4:37:10 PM

Drog's cannon shot vs Bolton

"The only chance you've got to save it is if it his you in the face"

love the angle at 28 seconds in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soEeWQ5rzQ0

1/25/2011 1:15:50 PM

Blackpool up 1-0 with a goal in the 14th minute

1/25/2011 3:03:45 PM

Quote :

"Stupid vs stupid? Stupid always wins. "

lol

1/25/2011 3:08:59 PM

2-0 now. united's defense is

1/25/2011 3:16:25 PM

Fucking Rafael... that's why you stay on the fucking post.

1/25/2011 3:16:41 PM

Has a team who finished in the last promotion playoff spot and got promoted ever done as well as Blackpool is doing so far?

1/25/2011 3:51:47 PM

UNITED!!!

1/25/2011 4:04:45 PM

MOTHERFUCKING BERBATOV

1/25/2011 4:17:57 PM

haha i don't think i've ever seen 10 minutes of injury time.

1/25/2011 4:20:51 PM

also, hope rafael is ok...he was down for a long time

1/25/2011 5:09:00 PM

sounds like some bullshit went down today

1/25/2011 5:30:13 PM

idk. blackpool couldve had a pk call to make it 3-0 from what im reading. but the announcer also said he thought the ref was right for not giving it. i didnt see the challenge but he made it sound like it was a physical shoulder challenge from rafael in the box.

after rooney came off, it was all united. chicharito probably shouldve had a hat trick with 2 breakaways and a point blank header. berbs prob couldve had a hat trick too cause i think he missed one other good chance. scholes even had a couple good shots that were blocked and saved.


i didnt get to see the first half for why united were down two goals, but i do know it was pretty much all united after the 50th minute and with the introduction of giggs and definitely chicharito.

the whole 10 minutes of extra time was warranted for 3 different injured players and with rafael down with either a neck injury or a concussion. but all the goals were scored before injury time even occurred

[Edited on January 25, 2011 at 5:36 PM. Reason : edit]

1/25/2011 5:35:45 PM

I'll watch it later

my mostly unbiased twitter feed made it sound like a stonewall pen denied and that Berbs goal was offside

[Edited on January 25, 2011 at 5:51 PM. Reason : .]

1/25/2011 5:51:18 PM

im not sure on the goals (didnt catch the replays) cause united had a ton of chances in the 2nd half with through balls and they all looked close...but im not sure why blackpool were playing such a high line on defense. united, and particularly scholes and giggs exploited the hell out of it in the 2nd


chicharito is really good at timing his runs



i do remember one play where berbatov got the ball on the left, and it might have been his goal, that i thought he was offsides. but im mixing together some through balls right now in my head cause united prob had 5-7 through ball passes that fed players in behind the defense in the 2nd half

[Edited on January 25, 2011 at 5:56 PM. Reason : f]

1/25/2011 5:53:12 PM

just watched the higlights...i didnt realize at the time how ridiculous that 2nd goal for united was. both giggs and chicharito take down lofted passes right in their stride and hernandez finishes clinically. brilliant goal..


and berbatov was onside for the 3rd

1/25/2011 9:24:49 PM

you right, 2nd goal was class... amazing touch to set it up

also, 3rd was close but I think they got it right.




The non-decision on the penalty was an absolute joke (which is disappointing because I can't see United coming back from 3-0) and whatever commentator said it was the right decision is a dumb ass. That's clear as day

1/25/2011 9:45:30 PM

yeah it shouldve been a penalty but im not gonna complain...and rafael needs to stay on the post during corners...hes done that shit twice now this season

1/25/2011 9:56:05 PM

I think we can all agree that was an epic comeback!

1/25/2011 10:02:13 PM

Ian Holloway is awesome, more brilliance from him after the game:

Quote :

"We are gutted, devastated that we lost 3-2 but tomorrow I'll wake up, I'll feel like I've been kicked in the very delicate place for a man, I'll feel that horrible ache for a while and then it will be gone and I'll be thinking how proud am I of my team and my club."

Quote :

"I know Charlie Adam will go down in folk history and I might even start making a statue to him myself - just give me penknife and a hammer and I'll start carving it out of wood because I can't afford a bronze one."

1/25/2011 10:44:00 PM

Quote :

"The non-decision on the penalty was an absolute joke (which is disappointing because I can't see United coming back from 3-0) and whatever commentator said it was the right decision is a dumb ass. That's clear as day"

no way bro


Varney went down way too easy. And that's coming from a guy who was rooting for Blackpool today.

1/25/2011 10:58:09 PM

so here's the count for today:




saturday was:



[Edited on January 25, 2011 at 11:42 PM. Reason : saturday, not sunday]

1/25/2011 11:36:46 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHA


and for the season Berbs is at:



[Edited on January 25, 2011 at 11:40 PM. Reason : lol]

1/25/2011 11:38:10 PM

Varney's touch was too far away. If he'd had a subtle touch to get out of the way where he could have actually side stepped Rafael and gotten to the ball it would have looked a lot more convincing. But it was a heavy touch and the contact was much more clumsy than anything so it looked a lot better than it actually was. If it was outside the box it would have been a clear foul, so technically it should have been a penalty but we all know that's not how things work.

1/26/2011 12:41:27 AM

I went back and watched the highlights...Chicarito's touch after the Giggs pass was unreal. That ball was smoking down field and he caught it under the opposite foot with his back turned. That beats any NFL pass reception I've ever seen.

1/26/2011 7:42:07 AM

lol whatever, that is a pen 9 out of 10 times (with the 1 time being in the big clubs' favor because you know goddamn well United gets that penalty at their end)

How easy he went down (players go down "easy" ALL the time for clear penalties) and how bad his touch was (his touch was perfectly fine, Rafael could get up from his tackle and retrieve the ball before it went out of bounds) doesn't matter. Rafael's "challenge" is never going to win the ball. He just runs straight into Varney's path and knocks him over.



Since my team is no longer a "big club" and is not factoring in any meaningful games this season, I've started pulling for the underdogs in practically every game, especially Blackpool. The officiating is clearly biased towards the bigger clubs and it's annoying because United is good enough to win a title without that kind of shit. Basically my problem with this decision isn't because it helped United but because it hurt Blackpool.

1/26/2011 8:29:57 AM

Nah, Blackpool fading in the second half hurt Blackpool.



Blackpool's RB going walkabout on that last is what hurt them.


Call a spade a spade - any quality team in the world can win 2 up on United if they buckle down and focus in the final third of the game. Blackpool lost focus - as they have tended to do all season when it came down to the end - and they got royally punished for it.

1/26/2011 9:30:58 AM

oh no doubt it's a nice comeback


but up 3-0, I can't see them losing a point there

1/26/2011 12:47:26 PM

Suarez to Liverpool done.


Torres to Chelsea might be back on.

1/28/2011 12:26:41 PM

Better happen quick if it's going to happen at all.

1/28/2011 12:54:07 PM

^^ 26.5 million Euro for that guys seems like a significant overpay.

1/28/2011 1:54:13 PM

I dunno, compared to recent deals for Bent/Dzeko, 22m isn't a bad price for somebody with a goalscoring record like his (112 in 158 at Ajax) and he's only 24



and yeah, I know goal totals are inflated when you play in Holland but I think this is a solid buy


[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM. Reason : correction]

1/28/2011 2:01:13 PM

i think he'll do well at liverpool.

lets just hope he's done biting other players

1/28/2011 3:31:20 PM

Holland is just like the NBA


no defense

1/28/2011 5:32:51 PM

Suarez has game though, you gotta admit

damn, peep this ownage at 2:40 (not by Suarez) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgN0t5oLJM

[Edited on January 28, 2011 at 5:48 PM. Reason : .]

1/28/2011 5:39:58 PM

he's a diver and i don't really like him at all, but he's also good and pretty much exactly what liverpool needs.

1/28/2011 6:04:22 PM

Michael Bradley loaned to Aston Villa for the rest of the season


awesome, another American to watch in the PL

1/29/2011 8:46:56 AM

aston villa signed 2 of my favorite players this transfer window, and darren bent. Its like something out of a video game

1/29/2011 10:03:08 AM

It's obvious Bradley's game is perfectly suited for the Premier League. I hope he gets a decent number of opportunities to make an impact and get a permanent deal this summer. I was getting worried with all those Galatasaray rumors about Bradley... going down to the Turkish league, even to a power there, would have been a huge step down from Bundesliga

1/29/2011 10:07:28 AM

If I played against Drogba he would never hear the end of my shit-talking.

Seeing him try to act like he was hurt on those two late no-calls made me physically uncomfortable.

1/29/2011 10:09:52 AM

Saints up by a goal. Shades of 1976.

1/29/2011 1:03:03 PM

oh lord, here come heelfan talking shit

1/29/2011 1:18:54 PM

1/29/2011 1:19:20 PM

i think its about time for some magic

1/29/2011 1:25:23 PM