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Greetings from an overcast Moscow where the temperature is a a balmy 14 degrees or so. The weather next week is supposed to improve to low twenties which should be pleasant. Today, June 12 i

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At least minnows like Italy and Holland will have a chance to show their wares on the world stage.

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Fantastic atmosphere at the stadium... great game. France full of individual brilliance but we played as the better team perhaps. We have avoided the opening round thrashing of the last two

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Trotters with 2 wins in the last week (including beating wet spam in carling cup), Lee Chung Yongs goals was very sweet and he has a new song to go with him :)

he'll shoot, he'll score, he'll eat ya labrador, lee chung young, lee chung young !!!

A bit non PC but I think it's funny!

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Don't really think you can judge one way or another off one game (would you really say Wigan is better than Chelsea?)

But 3 goals came with Crouch on and his other goal came from a penalty that he didn't earn.

TBH you haven't made an argument

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Don't really think you can judge one way or another off one game (would you really say Wigan is better than Chelsea?)

But 3 goals came with Crouch on and his other goal came from a penalty that he didn't earn.

TBH you haven't made an argument

3 goals with crouch on !! Crouch was barely sighted

he didn't earn the penalty but he earnt the reputation to be a good penalty take!

And he put it in calmly!

Crouch is a great impact player to come on around 60-70 min mark if the team needs

to mix it up. But keane virtually plays as a very attacking midfielder he gets on the ball more than

crouch and Defoe. I dunno if u watched the game? But I don't really need an argument

keane scored 4 , could have had 5 or 6 and created 2 chances for Defoe and one each for Lennon N crouch

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Fair enough, each to their own.

I just don't like playing Keane and Defoe as our forwards with no tall target - it may work against Burnley but I don't think it works against the top ranked teams.

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Big match coming up this weekend, Chelsea vs. Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea coming off a 3-1 loss to Wigan and a 1-0 win against Cypriot team APOEL in the Champions League.

Liverpool coming off a 6-1 demolition of Hull and a 2-0 loss against Fiorentina in the CL.

Should be interesting based on recent results, both teams should come out firing.

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Normal service resumes in the Prem tomorrow after international duties.

GG apologies for wide berth, busy on relocation stuff still.

Sir Alex has again apologised about criticising Ref Alan Wiley. This time to the FA...... Lawyers written all over it. Should be banned but wont be.

Tottenham head to Pompey in which the old crew may attract a bit of nastiness. Redknapp, Crouch, Defoe and Kranjcar may feel the heat in the cold down at Fratten Park......

Chelsea head to Villa Park on TOP>

Man U host Bolton minus Rooney. Definate for Wednesday in Moscow. Berba hasnt come back from Bulgaria after his tart popped a baby tot yesterday. Owen should be right.

Sunderland Host Liverpool minus Stevie G. Injured in England Training

Gooners Host the newly cash injected Brummies after Carson Yeung vowed to spend at least £40M in the January Transfer window.

That's all for now. GG

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you Spurs fans Mr Morton and 45hotgood16?

Great minds, huh?

With Lennon and Modric out we need to play Bale and Jenas, no arguments even though I'm not a JJ fan. Always turns it up against Arsenal so worth a try. If Bentley plays (which he deserves, but Harry doesn't seem to like him) we should play Hutton at RB. Charlie offeres us nothing without Lennon's tricks which tend to attract the RB and RW, thus freeing Ved up for a smart one-two. Hope King and possibly Woodgate are fit though. Ledders is an absolute star.

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Marlon King Sacked immediately from Wigan.....

Why - Jailed for 18 months for punching a 20 yo girl in the face at a west end night club after groping her and got knocked back.

Mixed race toss bag should have got more. 13 previous convictions since 1997 including 2 assualts against women shows the coward for who he really is.

Family members shouted at the judge: As the sentence was handed down, members of the soccer star's family screamed: "Institutional racism."

One relative shouted: "Heil Hitler," while another roared: "Steven Gerrard's still walking the streets"

Nice one Judge!!!

Anyway - Gooners V Spurs this weekend should be a beauty.

Hull boss Phil Brown has 2 games to get outta the relegation zone or walk the plank.

Chelsea face Bolton again after 4-0 [censored] at the Carling cup mid week this time away.

Fulham V Liverpool at the cottage looks the fixture for me.

GG

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