Official Ongoing Football/Soccer 2011/2012

[gauchebag]

man arry for england was all i wanted for summer

[gallits]

I really really like Hodgson so this makes me actually want England to do good this year.

[steaming shit]

Derby predictions everyone?

[Lucky]

1-1

[eleanor]

Yup a draw I reckon, Aguero scoring but it being a fairly timid affair.
And I like Hodgson for the big job, I really wanted Glenn but it wasn't really a realistic possibility.

[iambic]

Juventus set a new Serie A record by going unbeaten for the first 35 rounds, while in all competition they haven’t lost in 39, one more than Inter’s all-time record in 2004-05. Juve celebrated an eighth consecutive victory in which they have conceded only once. It is their fifth away match on the trot with a clean sheet, something that hadn’t happened since 1979 when the run was six.

[miss black america]

looking forward to this next season

i really hate in the premier league how there's about 4 different tunes that just get re-appropriated by every team

it would be nice if there was more originality

[delgriffith]

Can't focus on anything today.

Please don't play Phil Jones.

[number none]

or Park. Which is looking kind of likely

[cyantific]

2-1 City

Balotelli scores the winner late in the game

[number none]

Let's just hope football is the real winner tonight

[miss black america]

un/related favourite lord kitch song

[Lucky]

Fuckin hell this is the guardian's lead sports story. Press really are all on Arry's side aren't they..

[head gardener]

got a quid on 4:4

[rivalité]

3-2 city. not sure yet if i'll watch, i'm really behind in preparing for finals.

[rivalité]

anyone have the odds on rooney scoring a penalty?

[number none]

Paddy Power have Utd to score a penalty at 13/2

[pana]

1-1

Scholes equaliser (he's playing, right? i'm at work)

[Rumpleforeskin]

3-1 City. Tevez scores twice.

[number none]

Two beers deep and i'm off the pub. Hopefully be drunk enough to shield me from the terror by the time it kicks off

[rivalité]

heh, good old' arsenal -- today just happened to be the day season ticket renewals opened. what a coincidence.

[uaxactun]

Happy about Podolski. High expectations.

[eleanor]

Can't focus on anything today.

Please don't play Phil Jones.

Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Barry, Toure Yaya, Silva, Tevez, Nasri, Aguero. Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, De Jong, Balotelli.

Man Utd: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Park, Giggs, Rooney. Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Hernandez, Young, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia.

ruh oh
packed midfield though, should be pretty dull all round!

[delgriffith]

That lineup is filling me with dread. There is no way we score more than 1.

I'm so full of terror. But Fergie Knows Best.

[delgriffith]

I hate this lineup. Please prove me wrong.

For comparison, the lineup in the FA Cup match at the Etihad when we won 3-2:

Lindegaard, Evra, Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Giggs, Carrick, Nani, Valencia, Rooney, Welbeck.

[eleanor]

I just question Nani over Valencia really, but having a player with only one foot is sort of awful in a game like this so it makes sense.
But putting Park in the midfield ensures they're not overrun, which will be needed.
If United go behind he'll probably bring on Hernandez or Welbeck and stick them in front of Rooney and play that 4-4-1-1.

[mites]

city are gonna be so narrow and uniteds midfield is packed. first half is proab bly going to be super boring

[watt]

heh, good old' arsenal -- today just happened to be the day season ticket renewals opened. what a coincidence.

AHHHHHAHAHAHAH. At least it is official! Fuck I hope he is not meant to be RVP's replacement.

[iambic]

I had forgotten how bad live commentary on EPL games is, jesus

[watt]

This game is making me miss Clichy.