apparently , Wigan goal scorer against Spurs , Paul Scharner, has confessed to handling the ball in the build up to the goal, and has asked for the game to be replayed.  

 vair goood RZB!

Lita got a good goal but soon Forest took things over and made us look what we are, and that's an average championship side on the slide. I think their manager  has a bit more about him too.

Nice gesture from Wigan players.


Fingers crossed for Liverpool or not?, all depends on the Lyon result...

With all due apologies to you Darlo, I would like them to go through. Nothing annoys Platini more than lots of our clubs (and Chelsea) getting through to the last four. Hope that I haven't offended you.

I agree, crossy. I've always supported any English (or British) club in Europe, for that reason.

I agree... I do hope all the English teams do well in europe to pee off Platini and co but for Liverpool they have to rely on Lyon to keep them in so it could go either way but i'm sure they will win their match. Although if that was us they would hope we would not go through.

An Arsenal v Man Utd final would do me Darlo.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/ho...nager-Paul-Hart.html

Pompey have sacked Paul Hart

The bin dippers are out, Gerrards face on SSN

Well done Arsenal, qualified at top of group! Not a great performance but we needed to steady the ship after Saturday.

Not happy that Gibbs was injured right at the end though.

Hard luck Liverpool
Big  to all the Liverpool fans here

Yep! Shame we've lost one of our teams.

I see Benitez has been given the dreaded vote of confidence by chief executive Christian Purslow.....So he'll be on his way soon

Rafa trying to justify not being in the Champions League any more.  Not my most favourite of teams and I can't stand Gerrard, but with their history in CL, still sad to see them knocked out as they are an English team and it's always good to see them do well in Europe.   to all Liverpool fans today.

Well done Arsenal, top of the group and a good first half performance, went to bed at half time so can't comment for the rest - still getting over this bloody flu!!

Good luck to Chelsea and Man Utd tonight. 

We are trialling a Canadian U21 player for 4 days, quite what Di Mat can see in 4 days I do not know!! 

http://www.skysports.com/story...1945_5717388,00.html

Anyone wish to take a bet who will be first - Benitez or Megson??

Megson

Elsewhere as 'Boro slide out of view, it looks like my other team will be swapping places with Oxford.

Must be old age RZB

*Puts glasses on to read RZB's posts*

*wonders what eyesight damaging activities Moonie has been indulging in*


Morning everyone btw

Hi all 

Especially for La Veggie - enjoy hun

 http://www.skysports.com/video...2606_5717351,00.html

Hey Pinky
Thanks for that, I can always do with a bit of the boss ( I won;t say which bit ) I got a letter off him yesterday actually!!
Just off to get my mates kids to take them to watch our babies play the Villa babies tonight. I'm quite excited as we have Jay Emmanuel Thomas back from his loan at Blackpool and Super Jack Wilshere is pencilled in for a run out tonight so it should be goot.
You should get the Baggies to grab Jay ET if he goes on loan again

http://www.skysports.com/story...1672_5719206,00.html

How to kill a football club... sign Benjani.

you gota love Bruce

Liverpool are lucky they got Europa League football when we finished bottom of our group a couple of seasons ago we got deservedly nothing because thats how things went... It's a shame but they got to stick with Benitez,  there is some stale players though.


Not going to lie it did make me smile. They would have done the same if it was us going out.


Good luck to Chelski and Man Utd tonight.


Ooh Nicky Shorey has joined the Forest on loan from Villa.

Shorey doesn't get much of a look-in with us, to be fair. Good luck to him.
Just found out I'm going to watch us play Spurs on Saturday. No repeat performances please, Spudzzz

Exciting game that will be Villa vs Spurs.


Shame things not worked out for Shorey Deman but if he would have stayed he would have just been cover for Stephen Warnock.


Sympathy with Paul Hart about Portsmouth, he tried his best under difficult cirucmstances but the Pompey players got to take responsibility also but it looks like Avram Grant will be taking over...

"It's a shame but they got to stick with Benitez"

Liverpool's Record In Europe:

Graeme Souness:

1991/92 - UEFA Cup 4th round (lost to Genoa)

1992/93 - Cup Winners Cup 2nd round (lost to Spartak Moscow)

1993/94 - Not in Europe

Roy Evans:

1994/95 - Not in Europe

1995/96 - UEFA Cup 2nd round (lost to Brondby)

1996/97 - Cup Winners Cup semi final (lost to PSG)

1997/98 - UEFA Cup 2nd round (lost to Strasbourg)

Gerard Houllier:

1998/99 - UEFA Cup 2nd round (lost to Celta Vigo)

1999/00 - Not in Europe

2000/01 - WON UEFA CUP

2001/02 - Champions League Quarter Final (lost to Leverkusen)

2002/03 - UEFA Cup 5th round (lost to Celtic)

2003/04 - UEFA Cup 4th round (lost to Marseille)

Rafael Benitez:

2004/05 - WON CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

2005/06 - Champions League 1st knockout phase (lost to Benfica)

2006/07 - Champions League Final (lost to AC Milan)

2007/08 - Champions League Semi Final (lost to Chelsea)

2008/09 - Champions League Quarter Final (lost to Chelsea)

2009/10 - Champions League Group Stage (knocked out by Fiorentina and Lyon)

In Rafa We Trust- well he's not walking alone at the minute is he since the board are supporting him at the moment despite the moaning.

We've reached two Finals, winning one of them. We've reached a semi final and another quarter final, each time losing to the richest team in Europe with a squad put together with no expense spared; in complete contrast to the budget Rafa's had to work to.

In this season of poor form, injuries and having the financial rug pulled from underneath the manager, meaning he couldn't replace the striker he lost in January etc - we've dropped out in the Group stages for the first time in his tenure.

Now people want him sacked for it? Absolute effing madness!

Because of what Rafael Benitez has done to the club, fans have now become like spoilt little brats. He's given them something they couldn't have dreamt about 5 years ago, but now they want more. Greed, greed and more greed.

There is no denying you have done great in Europe but in the league which most of the Kop want to win, still nowhere even close to doing it and every year we get it's Liverpools year but it hasn't come to fruition...



Benitez has done a good job, some people should back off and keep the faith but he has brought lots of players in so it's not as if it's all gone wrong. Having to depend on Lyon this isn't what Liverpool are about?. I like crazy Benitez, did see quite a few Valencia games but theres lots of hard work to do and even if they replaced him with someone else there would still be the same problems to sort out...

People need to take a step back, look at who we're competing with, and try to realise the size of the task we've got. We've massively overachieved over the past few years, mainly due to his brilliant signings (although they are ignored so people can criticise free transfers like Voronin - also ignoring the fact he's only still at the club as the money Rafa had lined up for a new striker was taken out of his pocket in the summer).

In The League, we're now competing with Chelsea, United, Man City and Tottenham; all of whom have assembled a more expensive squad than our own and have a higher wage bill than ourselves. Aston Villa and Arsenal aren't far behind.

Man City and Tottenham have been under acheiving due to poor management and under performing players in recent years; ourselves and Arsenal have been over achieving - mainly due to good management. United and Chelsea are doing what's expected of them.

Not only do people expect us to win The League with the 5th most expensive squad and 5th highest wage bill, but they also expect us to win The European Cup as well.

Not asking much is it!!!

I have been to see Hull City tonight and I am a very cold but very happy Lacey!

Yayyyy, well done Hull, out of the bottom three!!   for Lacey

Pinky!  thanks hon x

Soooooo pleased!  We're just watching the highlights now!

you must of had a nervy final 60 minutes Lacey, held on though,  7 points out of the 9 from 3 home games on the spin.