Finally it's over. This was a really long round. This is just a short recap, what happened in it. Manchester City humiliated Norwich City due to a hattrick, scored by - some say - a complete arsehole. Steve Kean had prepared his team very well for the Swansea match, Manchester United was helped to an easy win by a young diver, Liverpool were embarrassed at the Anfield despite having an iron man in its defensive line, Peter Crouch put himself in the history books by scoring a milestone goal. In the wrong net, that is.
The last two matches were played tonight. There was a derby between Chelsea and Newcastle UTD for staying in the battle for the 4th spot. And guess who was the man of the match! No, not Fernando Torres. It was Papiss Demba Cisse, scoring both goals! So Chelsea are practically out of the Champions League spots. Arsenal, NUFC and Spurs (they beat Bolton) will battle for the 3rd and 4th in the last two rounds.
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is the English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "34th edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 32nd and 34th round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
NORWICH CITY - MANCHESTER CITY 1-6 (0-2)
@Share_The_Match
Tevez hat-trick - where would City be now if he hadn't been a complete arsehole for two thirds of the season? Probably out of sight #mcfc
@RnRFootball
#Tevez celebrates hattrick by demonstrating his new golf swing picked up in Argentina these past few months. Clearly doesn't have a PR man
@MirrorFootball
Tevez uses his head (for once)
SUNDERLAND - WOLVERHAMPTON 0-0
@sorourkeITV
Ebanks-Blake being shaped like Beyonce is currently the highlight of #SAFC 0 #wolves 0. But like the weather, surely it's got to warm up.
@dodssssss
that game was a wet lettuce, a damp squid, really really poor #safc
SWANSEA CITY - BLACKBURN 3-0 (2-0)
@RobertDWoods
Well done Steve Kean that trip to watch QPR v Swansea was a good idea, you clearly exploited their weaknesses #bbcfootball
WEST BROMWICH ALBION - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1-0 (1-0)
@WBAFCofficial
A sublime 30-yard strike by Dorrans . It's got to be a goal of the season contender! #wba
@matthewlhunter
The difference between Dorrans vs. a poor team and Dorrans vs. a good team is massive. Still a great player to have in the squad #wba
MANCHESTER UTD - ASTON VILLA 4-0 (2-0)
@TheHaikuKing
Ashley "SCUBA" Young/Dives to win a penalty/At Old Trafford. Cheat. #mufc
@InfostradaLive
Rooney has now scored multiple goals in 28 PL matches. Only Shearer (record 57), Henry, Fowler and Cole have done this more often. #mufc
ARSENAL - WIGAN 1-2 (1-2)
@MirrorFootball
Oman! Al Habsi makes a worldy save to deny Benayoun.
LIVERPOOL - FULHAM 0-1 (0-1)
@9_Hendo
Taking off Jordan Henderson for Stewart Downing is like choosing between having a right, or left leg amputated #lfc #ffc
@BeyondthePitch
Love these high-def closeups on players .. you can actually see the bolts in Skrtel's neck ..... be very afraid Clint, you've awakened him
@soccerpaedia
Liverpool should get a new stadium and change their motto to "hold up Ancestors, we will walk alone from here"
STOKE CITY - EVERTON 1-1 (0-1)
@MWBarnshaw
Let's put our hands together and celebrate the 1000th Premiership goal this season..... Peter Crouch, with an own goal!!!! #superstar
CHELSEA - NEWCASTLE UTD 0-2 (0-1)
@DaveClark_AFP
Aggressive start from Sarkozy #France2012 and from Cissé #NUFC 1 Chelsea 0
@SamWallaceIndy
Another hat-trick for Messi. Meanwhile at Stamford Bridge, the team he can't score against are losing to NUFC & looking flat
@KnottJoe
Looks like I could be doing a drunk eBay buy of Cisse in 15 years as I did do the other week for Asprilla #NUFC
@dce8
For some reason, Sports Direct charge £17 for XL in the home #nufc top, £34 all other sizes. Big Mike sympathising with the pie eaters?
BOLTON - TOTTENHAM 1-4 (0-1)
@allantweston
Wheater gives s#it a bad name #bwfc #thfc
@jeromeharris
Adebayor! Adebayor! He slots in a second and now we have four! #ozspurs #COYS #thfc
@devon_gooner
turned tv off. seeing adebayor smile makes me sad.
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2012-04-21
FUNNY (?) TWITTER RECAP OF THE 35th ROUND OF ENGLISH PREMIERLEAGUE
The opening match of the 35th round was a London derby. Everybody expected a cracker - but got a snore-fest. Ok, the footballers of a club, which got its name by putting -nal to a, well, backside, hit the post/bar twice, but otherwise it was as boring as baseball. Or cricket, if you want. No wonder then that a season-high number of fans at the Emirates were... quiet. However, it is possible they had missed Didi Drogba, who was left out due to olympic campaign. Some say, he really likes jumping in the pools of water. In acrobatic fashion.
Much more exciting was at the St. James' Park, as the NUFC's stadium will be (again and rightly so) called on "no-sponsors-names-allowed" Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the next season. The Magpies got another three points and are serious contenders for one of the Champions League spots. Yes, Papiss Demba Cisse scored again.
As did Wazza (literally in the theater, it was as quiet as the Emirates!). He's now in the top 4 of United's all time scoring list. And just a goal behind Robin van Persie in the battle of EPL "capocannoniere". Who has an abstinence crisis of some sort. He was told to go back to what he was smoking before... Anyway, despite the goals by the hair-plugs, the Red Devils didn't win versus the blues from Liverpool. In addition, the blues from Manchester beat the Wolves from Falklands. This means that the Manchester derby next Monday will probably decide this year's champion.
In other 35th round matches, waving middle fingers is obviously a common way to greet Alex McLeish, a Canadian rescues Blackburn from the crapper, Philippe Senderos scored (no, really!), Liverpool - WBA game is like a delayed ejaculation, and more. Must see: why would Tottenham's big-eared star Gareth Bale fit in Barca's squad perfectly? A hint: it has nothing to do with the testis as there is a shortage of them in the lilywhites' shorts.
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is the English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "35th edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 35th round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
ARSENAL - CHELSEA 0-0
@YouAreMyArsenal
Didier Drogba has been rulled out of the Emirates clash v #Arsenal. He has Olympic diving trials with Bale & Young.
@MountainWAG
Malouda has a haircut that screams, "I passed out at a Sublime show & woke up like this." Even #afc players are astounded. #hairfail
@TheGinge87
'Always a threat John Terry'. Yeah he is when your wife is around. #cfc #afc
@bluechampion
Mike Dean is a kind referee. He listens to Arsenal players before he makes his decisions. #afc #cfc
@JeParleGeordais
Emirates, world's most expensive library #afc #cfc #noatmosphere
@BobbyDigital45
Gervinho: wtf are u about? Do u actually know how to play football? And why did u fool Wenger with that brazilian name when u from IC! #AFC
ASTON VILLA - SUNDERLAND 0-0
@danwalkerbbc
Villa have had 350 corners in the PL since last scoring from 1! (James Collins, Nov 2010 v Blackpool) #DullButFascinating #stat #AVFC
@molotov_bomb
Heskey on :( You literally might as well bring on a cat. #avfc
@EdFitter
McLeish went over to fans, 2 men learned over to him and waved their middle fingers in anger at him, he looked destroyed. Ouch.. #avfc
BLACKBURN - NORWICH CITY 2-0 (1-0)
@MirrorFootball
GOAL! Blackburn 2-0 Norwich - Hoilett pulls Rovers out the toilett?
@joshboswellbrfc
Mauro Formica is a recession Kaka.
BOLTON - SWANSEA 1-1 (1-1)
@MirrorFootball
GOAL! Bolton 1-1 Swansea - Eagles gets home side flying again
FULHAM - WIGAN 2-1 (0-0)/
@FulhamFC
So Martin Jol makes two changes from the Chelsea match, Kelly and Frei are replaced by Senderos and the returning Pogrebnyak #FFC
@DaviDiggz
Pogrebnyak proving to be a good bargain for Fulhan FC with his ongoing love affair for the opposing sides netting.
@richardosman
Phillipe Senderos has scored? You're kidding? My auto-correct will only accept 'Phillipe Senderos hasn't scored'. #COYW
NEWCASTLE UTD - STOKE CITY 3-0 (2-0)
@OptaJoe
11 - Papiss Demba Cisse has equalled Mick Quinn's Premier League record of most goals in his first 10 games (11). Unstoppable.
@atoonlad
Incentive for #NUFC to reach the CL, UEFA don't allow sponsored stadiums so all home games will be at St. James' Park”
@jozxyqk76
Having a Guinness in honour of the amazing black & whites #nufc
QUEENS PARK RANGERS - TOTTENHAM 1-0 (1-0)
@paddypower
And #THFC's Gareth Bale is quite a player- but imagine what he'll be like when he evolves...
@FRfootballLiam
#Taarabt scores a free kick. "Put that in your pipe and smoke it Harry!" You can almost hear him say. #QPR 1-0 #THFC
@Mo_Diame21
Bale looks like a #Barca player.............not capable of scoring in West London #QPR #thfc
@mktuam
#Spurs need Testicular Fortitude...anyone know who he plays for? #COYS #THFC
MANCHESTER UTD - EVERTON 4-4 (1-1)
@georgiebingham
Er - is Rooney attempting a Roy Keane/James from Geordie Shore Combover? Noooooooo. We get it! The hair transplant worked! #MUFC
Ashwin Venkat @avenkat10
@PGrealey
Pienaar has changed the message on his vest to JELAVIC IS GREAT!!
@SamWallaceIndy
MU all-time goalscorers: Charlton 758 apps/249 gls; Law 404/237; Rowley 424/211; Rooney 362/180. Rooney's goal to game ratio is very good
@eugineprince
Now Rooney is just a goal behind RVP. The Dutchman shud go back to what he was smoking
@NileshP7
The only positive was Rooney & Welbeck doing a nice impression of Yorke and Cole. Unfortunately our back 4 did an impression of Wolves, ffs.
LIVERPOOL - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0-1 (0-0)
@chrislepkowski
Odemwingie goal is Albion's first at Anfield since November 1985. That's also the last time #wba scored in open play vs LFC
@liverpooldeep
LFC remind me a bit of when you're playing 2 player on FIFA and the other person leaves the room, you unpause, and you still can't score.
@kitster29LFC
This game is the football equivalent to delayed ejaculation. Everytime we hit the vinegar strokes, we start thinking about tax returns. #LFC
WOLVERHAMPTON - MANCHESTER CITY 0-2 (0-1)
@spider76efc
Just learnt that etihad translates into English as unity, so you could say in a way that man city play at the united stadium
@UnitedsRedArmy
And the commentator said "those supporting Man City have pessimism in their DNA" no mate it's called wankerism #UNITED
@joshuaax1234
Love how wolves are relegated and can hear them singing and man city are nearly winning the league and can hear a thing. Wish I was there.
@FourFourTom
Wolves fans to Tevez and Aguero: "The Falklands are ours, the Falklands are ours, f*ck off you Argies, the Falklands are ours!" - genius.
2012-04-12
FUNNY (?) TWITTER RECAP OF THE 32nd AND 33 rd ROUND OF ENGLISH PREMIERLEAGUE
Easter holidays. Plenty of food, plenty of football. That's why this is a "double". After these two rounds of EPL it is pretty much clear that MUFC's 20th title is just seconds of downloading away.
Or is it? What the red ones showed against Wigan was not exactly champions' performance. Tottenham disappointed, too. In fact they were so poor, that the fans took the opportunity and did a fire-drill. Of some sort.
Anyhow, there were a lot of good tweets this week, so I will not bother you anymore. Scroll down and you might get a tear or two in the eye... A little teaser: even Andy Carroll and Ron Jeremy are down there. In the same tweet!
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is the English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "32nd/33rd edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 32nd and 33rd round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
32nd round
SWANSEA CITY - NEWCASTLE UTD 0-2 (0-1)
@OptaJoe
66 - Papiss Demba Cisse has the best current minutes/goal ratio in Premier League history. Hotshot.
@MirrorFootball
All we are saying, is don't give Papiss a chance...
@waggo8
What do Papiss Cisse and Andy Carroll have in common?Nothing @itsyourboyadey
@ryantcb
Swansea game was like the Indiana Jones Scene where this swordsman does all the fancy sword swinging and Jones just shoots him
SUNDERLAND - TOTTENHAM 0-0
@scjessey
The game is so narrow, it's like watching it being played in a hallway. Players keep bumping into each other. #COYS #THFC #Spurs
@IRCFootball
Super Brad Friedel hasnt missed a premier league game since 15th May 2004, 298 games. Someone in our chatroom said, he needs a life. #thfc
BOLTON - FULHAM 0-3 (0-2)
@OptaJoe
5 - Clint Dempsey has now netted five goals in the last three games against Bolton Wanderers. Threat.
@TheLiamC
Dear any deity who may hear and care, give #FFC a win tomorrow and I will abstain from self-love for a month...
CHELSEA - WIGAN 2-1 (0-0)
@chelseafc
Chelsea fans singing about a pigeon in the ground.........pretty much sums up the first half. #CFC (SL)
@SharonFT9
we robbed Wigan yesterday and it felt good. ;p
LIVERPOOL - ASTON VILLA 1-1 (0-1)
@craig_holdenLFC
I wonder if #lfc ticket prices go down next season? Anyone who says the money we pay is worth watching that calibre of "football" is a liar.
NORWICH CITY - EVERTON 2-2 (1-1)
@philmcnulty
Watched Nikica Jelavic for Rangers & doubted whether he would do it in the Premier League - another one I called correctly.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION - BLACKBURN 3-0 (1-0)
@FourFourTom
Let's play the "make a sentence from the West Brom v Blackburn squads" game. "Long Cox Orr Modeste, Kean Goodwillie". I think I win.
STOKE CITY - WOLVERHAMPTON 2-1 (1-1)
@M_arioBalotelli
Latest possession stats: Stoke - 5%, Wolves - 5%, Ball needlessly pumped into the air by Stoke - 90%.
MANCHESTER UTD - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2-0 (1-0)
@mufcfans
Loading 20th Title: ██████████████████_] 90% Complete | #MUFC
ARSENAL - MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 (0-0)
@mufcfans
Who said Wenger doesn't deliver trophies? #MUFC #AFC
33rd round
EVERTON - SUNDERLAND 4-0 (0-0)
@danwalkerbbc
17 out of 10 for Pienaar today. The footballing equivalent of @bubbawatson's hook of doom at Augusta #EFC
NEWCASTLE UTD - BOLTON 2-0 (0-0)
@JackWilshere
Shock Cisse scored! #player
@anthlowther
My dad calls pappis cisse "a snipers nightmare". Coz his head is so small.
TOTTENHAM - NORWICH CITY 1-2 (1-1)
@henrywinter
#ncfc fans noting a few #thfc fans leaving start singing: 'Is there a fire drill?" 1-2 88
ASTON VILLA - STOKE CITY 1-1 (1-0)
@MirrorFootball
This is Stoke's 51st game of the season. not including the World Cup in New Zealand
FULHAM - CHELSEA 1-1 (0-1)
@John_KKK_Terry
Chelsea FC will no longer play any games on January 31st, due to the tragic signing of Fernando Torres. The memory is just too painful.
BLACKBURN - LIVERPOOL 2-3 (1-2)
@rogbennett
Crazy game. Can you think of 4 more unexpected words than "Match Winner Andy Carroll." "Ron Jeremy For President" perhaps?
MANCHESTER CITY - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4-0 (1-0)
@NotTheRealLJK
Dreamt I lived with Aguero and I'd been teaching him Manc slang. He said "Cheers Love" when his missus handed him a drink.
WIGAN - MANCHESTER UTD 1-0 (0-0)
@paddypower
#MUFC: after a disappointing night, sir Alex confirms Phil Dowd will be dropped to the bench for the next match. Makes sense #taxi
@henrywinter
#wafc 1 #mufc 0. Deserved. Wigan sharper, more defiant. Scorer Maloney man of match. At ft, DJ played 'The Great Escape' & 'I'm a Believer"
WOLVERHAMPTON - ARSENAL 0-3 (0-2)
@Arsenes_Eyes
"Hi Harry? Arsene here. I've just found a Gap in Wolverhampton. Is it yours? I heard that you lost one recently" #Arsenal #AFC
QUEENS PARK RANGERS - SWANSEA CITY 3-0 (1-0)
@KeithCostigan
QPR fans chanting "it's like watching paint dry" to Swansea fans.
@Betfairpoker
When Joey Barton scored that goal, he did the worst ever goal celebration: forming a hashtag with his hands.
Or is it? What the red ones showed against Wigan was not exactly champions' performance. Tottenham disappointed, too. In fact they were so poor, that the fans took the opportunity and did a fire-drill. Of some sort.
Anyhow, there were a lot of good tweets this week, so I will not bother you anymore. Scroll down and you might get a tear or two in the eye... A little teaser: even Andy Carroll and Ron Jeremy are down there. In the same tweet!
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is the English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "32nd/33rd edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 32nd and 33rd round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
32nd round
SWANSEA CITY - NEWCASTLE UTD 0-2 (0-1)
@OptaJoe
66 - Papiss Demba Cisse has the best current minutes/goal ratio in Premier League history. Hotshot.
@MirrorFootball
All we are saying, is don't give Papiss a chance...
@waggo8
What do Papiss Cisse and Andy Carroll have in common?Nothing @itsyourboyadey
@ryantcb
Swansea game was like the Indiana Jones Scene where this swordsman does all the fancy sword swinging and Jones just shoots him
SUNDERLAND - TOTTENHAM 0-0
@scjessey
The game is so narrow, it's like watching it being played in a hallway. Players keep bumping into each other. #COYS #THFC #Spurs
@IRCFootball
Super Brad Friedel hasnt missed a premier league game since 15th May 2004, 298 games. Someone in our chatroom said, he needs a life. #thfc
BOLTON - FULHAM 0-3 (0-2)
@OptaJoe
5 - Clint Dempsey has now netted five goals in the last three games against Bolton Wanderers. Threat.
@TheLiamC
Dear any deity who may hear and care, give #FFC a win tomorrow and I will abstain from self-love for a month...
CHELSEA - WIGAN 2-1 (0-0)
@chelseafc
Chelsea fans singing about a pigeon in the ground.........pretty much sums up the first half. #CFC (SL)
@SharonFT9
we robbed Wigan yesterday and it felt good. ;p
LIVERPOOL - ASTON VILLA 1-1 (0-1)
@craig_holdenLFC
I wonder if #lfc ticket prices go down next season? Anyone who says the money we pay is worth watching that calibre of "football" is a liar.
NORWICH CITY - EVERTON 2-2 (1-1)
@philmcnulty
Watched Nikica Jelavic for Rangers & doubted whether he would do it in the Premier League - another one I called correctly.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION - BLACKBURN 3-0 (1-0)
@FourFourTom
Let's play the "make a sentence from the West Brom v Blackburn squads" game. "Long Cox Orr Modeste, Kean Goodwillie". I think I win.
STOKE CITY - WOLVERHAMPTON 2-1 (1-1)
@M_arioBalotelli
Latest possession stats: Stoke - 5%, Wolves - 5%, Ball needlessly pumped into the air by Stoke - 90%.
MANCHESTER UTD - QUEENS PARK RANGERS 2-0 (1-0)
@mufcfans
Loading 20th Title: ██████████████████_] 90% Complete | #MUFC
ARSENAL - MANCHESTER CITY 1-0 (0-0)
@mufcfans
Who said Wenger doesn't deliver trophies? #MUFC #AFC
33rd round
EVERTON - SUNDERLAND 4-0 (0-0)
@danwalkerbbc
17 out of 10 for Pienaar today. The footballing equivalent of @bubbawatson's hook of doom at Augusta #EFC
NEWCASTLE UTD - BOLTON 2-0 (0-0)
@JackWilshere
Shock Cisse scored! #player
@anthlowther
My dad calls pappis cisse "a snipers nightmare". Coz his head is so small.
TOTTENHAM - NORWICH CITY 1-2 (1-1)
@henrywinter
#ncfc fans noting a few #thfc fans leaving start singing: 'Is there a fire drill?" 1-2 88
ASTON VILLA - STOKE CITY 1-1 (1-0)
@MirrorFootball
This is Stoke's 51st game of the season. not including the World Cup in New Zealand
FULHAM - CHELSEA 1-1 (0-1)
@John_KKK_Terry
Chelsea FC will no longer play any games on January 31st, due to the tragic signing of Fernando Torres. The memory is just too painful.
BLACKBURN - LIVERPOOL 2-3 (1-2)
@rogbennett
Crazy game. Can you think of 4 more unexpected words than "Match Winner Andy Carroll." "Ron Jeremy For President" perhaps?
MANCHESTER CITY - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4-0 (1-0)
@NotTheRealLJK
Dreamt I lived with Aguero and I'd been teaching him Manc slang. He said "Cheers Love" when his missus handed him a drink.
WIGAN - MANCHESTER UTD 1-0 (0-0)
@paddypower
#MUFC: after a disappointing night, sir Alex confirms Phil Dowd will be dropped to the bench for the next match. Makes sense #taxi
@henrywinter
#wafc 1 #mufc 0. Deserved. Wigan sharper, more defiant. Scorer Maloney man of match. At ft, DJ played 'The Great Escape' & 'I'm a Believer"
WOLVERHAMPTON - ARSENAL 0-3 (0-2)
@Arsenes_Eyes
"Hi Harry? Arsene here. I've just found a Gap in Wolverhampton. Is it yours? I heard that you lost one recently" #Arsenal #AFC
QUEENS PARK RANGERS - SWANSEA CITY 3-0 (1-0)
@KeithCostigan
QPR fans chanting "it's like watching paint dry" to Swansea fans.
@Betfairpoker
When Joey Barton scored that goal, he did the worst ever goal celebration: forming a hashtag with his hands.
2012-01-22
FUNNY (?) TWITTER RECAP OF THE 22nd ROUND OF ENGLISH PREMIERLEAGUE
You know when you start a day pissed off, everything is gray, lifeless, boring, you're going through an everyday routine... And half a day later you come home properly drunk with a smoking hot bird, who shags like a pro (whatever that means) and leaves shortly after sex, saying "You can have me whenever you want! No obligations!" Shortly put: a beast of a day turns into a beauty!
And all that could be put into a description of the Manchester City - Tottenham match. After a dull 1st half, by which even some fans of both teams were made to watch rugby, the 2nd was a cracker! Five goals, 2-0 City up, Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale scored for 2-2, couple of big chances for both teams, some red-card-ish incidents, and finally a last minute penalty for Mario Balotelli, who scored for a big (but undeserved perhaps?) win. Why always him?
The other Sunday derby was played in London at the Emirates. It wasn't as fun as a "booze-bird-no-obliagtion-sex" thing. But it was a decent encounter, in which even RVP made a fool of himself. But the man of the match for the Red Devils was Andrey Arshavin, who - instead of knocking him out - just watched penetrating Antonio Valencia, like he was a leper or something. Or was it Arsene Wenger who should take the blame? Namely, why on Earth would someone in a tough fight replace an ox with a meerkat?
Also in 22nd round: Fernando Torres is devilish, Blackburn lift their hopes with a modest&good willy (?), Clint Dempsey makes everyone forget about George Washington, Sunderland fans reminds the Toon Army it's quite late (it's a funny one!), Robbie Keane dedicates his goals to... erm... everyone (?), Liverpool are hit with a big blow (no, it has nothing to do with a loss v Bolton), and more.
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is the English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "22nd edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 22nd round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
NORWICH - CHELSEA 0-0
OfficialVernonK
CFC please send Torres to the Reebok on loan. You know he'll come back a goal scorer.#Sturridge#Wilshire
ChrisReevo
Credit to #CFC support Vs #NCFC yesterday- "We'd rather have Grant Holt" in response to Torres missing a sitter was class banter.
Tommy__Shaw
The game between #ncfc and #cfc entered PL record books yesterday for not having a single foul recorded in the 1st half! #wearemassive #
mickymaguire
"sweet Caroline" Steve Morison num-ber- five cross the ball and he will score Steve Morison num-ber-five leaves defenders on the floor#ncfc
OptaJoke
666 - Fernando Torres has just missed his 666th attempt on goal for Chelsea. Devilish.
EVERTON - BLACKBURN 1-1 (1-0)
RichardACoyle
No point complaining Kean. Fellaini is like gerraaaard, the rules of the game don't actually apply to him.
BrianSeal
My hope is one day to see Fellaini, Luiz, and Puyol all starting for the same team.
RavWilding
I don't do football, but heard on my tv a player called "Goodwillie" does this mean there is a female tennis player called "nicebottom" ? ..
MikeyDelap
So we've got an upfront partnership of Modeste Goodwillie. That's how good we are... We're humble and boastful all at the same time. #Rovers
FULHAM - NEWCASTLE UTD 5-2 (0-1)
MartinLipton
Jol: 1st 1/2 was Brixton; 2nd a holiday to Barbados. Pardew: No complaints, not good enough #ffc #nufc
gerrypimm
Clint Dempsey - best American ever born. That is all. #ffc
OptaJack
1 - Clint Dempsey has become the first USA player to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League. History.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS - WIGAN 3-1 (2-0)
w12ace
Best moment at#QPR yesterday @Joey7Barton duffing his corner into the side-netting, whilst laughing at his new #hetweetswhathewants song :)
stuartalker
Next weekend is the annual Wigan Athletic winter break. Also known as FA Cup 4th round day! #wafc
STOKE CITY - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1-2 (0-1)
deankiely40
THE LAST TIME WBA BEAT STOKE WAS 30 YEARS AGO, IT'S NOW 6 HOURS AGO!
rhiwbafc
Hahaha, looking through all my old pictures, and in one folder I have 58 pictures of Graham Dorrans. Du du du, super Graham Dorrans
SUNDERLAND - SWANSEA 2-0 (1-0)
Skyedog01
Oh look it's 5-2 eleven!! #safc
playersspotted
Stephane Sessegnon, clambering out of a manhole with a copy of Will Self’s ‘The Book Of Dave’ clenched between his teeth.
WOLVERHAMPTON - ASTON VILLA 2-3 (2-1)
FourFourTom
Robbie Keane has scored his first goal for his boyhood club Aston Villa. It's just a shame it's against Wolves, his boyhood club.
OptaJoe
7 - Robbie Keane has become only the seventh player to score in the Premier League for six different clubs. Supporter.
OptaJoke
26 - Robbie Keane has dedicated his brace of goals today to his 26 boyhood clubs. Inevitable.
BOLTON - LIVERPOOL 3-1 (2-1)
MikelArteta08
Love this stat: Stewart Downing has more arrests than assists this season. #LFC #YNWA #mufc #efc
IanDoyleSport
Liverpool have now made Blackburn, Bolton and Wigan look good inside a month. That is some going. #lfc #brfc #bwfc #wafc
RedsGoMarchin
gave my brain a good soak in vodka today as a way of diluting/cleansing my memories of the game last night. Feel much better #LFC *hiccup*
FrankLampardUK
Big blow for #LFC. Andy Carroll won't be able to take part in the African Cup of Nations because he isn't African.
kLFCreds
If I'm King Kenny, I'm handing Craig Bellamy a Golf club and locking the team in a room. Whatever happens after that is not my problem.
MANCHESTER CITY - TOTTENHAM 3-2 (0-0)
markbatham
Kaboul looks like a cross between Laurence Fishburne and that chubby old wrestler, Viscera. #mcfc #thfc
Fat_Tony88
#ChrisColeman reminds me of my dad, can't pronounce anyone's name correctly!! #daSilva #Bolocelli #THFC #MCFC
MikelArteta08
Gareth Bale shouldn't leave his banana skins lying about, then he wouldn't slip over! #THFC
Ballsybanter
Goal! Another superb ball from David Silva, and Julian/Jolean/Julie-ann Lescott bundles it home. #mcfc 2, #thfc 0.
Daniel_C_Roy
I wonder if he had his ears pinned back to reduce aerodynamic drag Gareth Bale could actually break the sound barrier. #thfc #MCFC
RorySmithTimes
Well. Bugger me with a fishfork. Balotelli wins and converts last minute penalty. #mcfc 3-2 #thfc
henrywinter
That's brutal on #thfc. Undeserved. Balotelli could have been sent off, could face FA charge tomo, gets/scores winning pen. Why always him?
ARSENAL - MANCHESTER UTD 1-2 (0-1)
plasticpaddyAK
What's all this with handshakes and cuddling? Bring back Keane and Vieria and some big tackles #MUFC #AFC
TheKman84
I suspect Ryan Giggs will play a huge roll today for the Red Devils. Or maybe he'll just bang a bunch of tramps...whatever... #MUFC
PaulMooreEsq
How will Americans ever "get" football if the studio guest expert for the #afc #mufc match is Piers Morgan?
WiMason
How wrong is it that Walcott can now claim to be an 'ankle braker' with his tricks?! #AFC #MUFC
ToomyLav
"Nani"; Portugese for "When he should shoot,he passes.When he should pass,he shoots.When he should cross,he passes to 1st defender" #MUFC
TextualOffender
Johnny Evans made the same mistake as his mother. Kept his legs open. #mufc
NazimTasadiq
Masterstroke by Wenger. 1-1, got #mufc on ropes. Decide2take best threat off &bring on Arshavin who messes up4 Wellbecks goal. Genius. #afc
And all that could be put into a description of the Manchester City - Tottenham match. After a dull 1st half, by which even some fans of both teams were made to watch rugby, the 2nd was a cracker! Five goals, 2-0 City up, Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale scored for 2-2, couple of big chances for both teams, some red-card-ish incidents, and finally a last minute penalty for Mario Balotelli, who scored for a big (but undeserved perhaps?) win. Why always him?
The other Sunday derby was played in London at the Emirates. It wasn't as fun as a "booze-bird-no-obliagtion-sex" thing. But it was a decent encounter, in which even RVP made a fool of himself. But the man of the match for the Red Devils was Andrey Arshavin, who - instead of knocking him out - just watched penetrating Antonio Valencia, like he was a leper or something. Or was it Arsene Wenger who should take the blame? Namely, why on Earth would someone in a tough fight replace an ox with a meerkat?
Also in 22nd round: Fernando Torres is devilish, Blackburn lift their hopes with a modest&good willy (?), Clint Dempsey makes everyone forget about George Washington, Sunderland fans reminds the Toon Army it's quite late (it's a funny one!), Robbie Keane dedicates his goals to... erm... everyone (?), Liverpool are hit with a big blow (no, it has nothing to do with a loss v Bolton), and more.
Now it's time to explain (again), what this blog is all about. As I wrote the last few times: You won't find any detailed experts' analysis here. You won't find complete scoresheets either. But you'll find a good banter, juicy comments about the game, the clubs, the players, the refs, the goals... Maybe you'll find some useful info/opinion for a football chat in your favourite bar...
Namely, football is a global sport, so is the English Premierleague. It is followed by a huge number of a-round-ball-loving enthusiasts, journos, players and managers themselves... I hear football is also more and more popular in the US of soccer... :)
And for all those reasons it's widely commented on Twitter. It is a very well known "fact" that tweeps possess a lot of football knowledge, common sense, cynicism, humour, love/hate relationships... And, yes, even different kinds of stupidity occur...
So, all the ingredients for the tasty soup of football opinion are there.
This is the "22nd edition". Here are some of the bits, which should shed some (different) light on the 22nd round of EPL. I thank all the tweeps for contributing...
NORWICH - CHELSEA 0-0
OfficialVernonK
CFC please send Torres to the Reebok on loan. You know he'll come back a goal scorer.#Sturridge#Wilshire
ChrisReevo
Credit to #CFC support Vs #NCFC yesterday- "We'd rather have Grant Holt" in response to Torres missing a sitter was class banter.
Tommy__Shaw
The game between #ncfc and #cfc entered PL record books yesterday for not having a single foul recorded in the 1st half! #wearemassive #
mickymaguire
"sweet Caroline" Steve Morison num-ber- five cross the ball and he will score Steve Morison num-ber-five leaves defenders on the floor#ncfc
OptaJoke
666 - Fernando Torres has just missed his 666th attempt on goal for Chelsea. Devilish.
EVERTON - BLACKBURN 1-1 (1-0)
RichardACoyle
No point complaining Kean. Fellaini is like gerraaaard, the rules of the game don't actually apply to him.
BrianSeal
My hope is one day to see Fellaini, Luiz, and Puyol all starting for the same team.
RavWilding
I don't do football, but heard on my tv a player called "Goodwillie" does this mean there is a female tennis player called "nicebottom" ? ..
MikeyDelap
So we've got an upfront partnership of Modeste Goodwillie. That's how good we are... We're humble and boastful all at the same time. #Rovers
FULHAM - NEWCASTLE UTD 5-2 (0-1)
MartinLipton
Jol: 1st 1/2 was Brixton; 2nd a holiday to Barbados. Pardew: No complaints, not good enough #ffc #nufc
gerrypimm
Clint Dempsey - best American ever born. That is all. #ffc
OptaJack
1 - Clint Dempsey has become the first USA player to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League. History.
QUEENS PARK RANGERS - WIGAN 3-1 (2-0)
w12ace
Best moment at#QPR yesterday @Joey7Barton duffing his corner into the side-netting, whilst laughing at his new #hetweetswhathewants song :)
stuartalker
Next weekend is the annual Wigan Athletic winter break. Also known as FA Cup 4th round day! #wafc
STOKE CITY - WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1-2 (0-1)
deankiely40
THE LAST TIME WBA BEAT STOKE WAS 30 YEARS AGO, IT'S NOW 6 HOURS AGO!
rhiwbafc
Hahaha, looking through all my old pictures, and in one folder I have 58 pictures of Graham Dorrans. Du du du, super Graham Dorrans
SUNDERLAND - SWANSEA 2-0 (1-0)
Skyedog01
Oh look it's 5-2 eleven!! #safc
playersspotted
Stephane Sessegnon, clambering out of a manhole with a copy of Will Self’s ‘The Book Of Dave’ clenched between his teeth.
WOLVERHAMPTON - ASTON VILLA 2-3 (2-1)
FourFourTom
Robbie Keane has scored his first goal for his boyhood club Aston Villa. It's just a shame it's against Wolves, his boyhood club.
OptaJoe
7 - Robbie Keane has become only the seventh player to score in the Premier League for six different clubs. Supporter.
OptaJoke
26 - Robbie Keane has dedicated his brace of goals today to his 26 boyhood clubs. Inevitable.
BOLTON - LIVERPOOL 3-1 (2-1)
MikelArteta08
Love this stat: Stewart Downing has more arrests than assists this season. #LFC #YNWA #mufc #efc
IanDoyleSport
Liverpool have now made Blackburn, Bolton and Wigan look good inside a month. That is some going. #lfc #brfc #bwfc #wafc
RedsGoMarchin
gave my brain a good soak in vodka today as a way of diluting/cleansing my memories of the game last night. Feel much better #LFC *hiccup*
FrankLampardUK
Big blow for #LFC. Andy Carroll won't be able to take part in the African Cup of Nations because he isn't African.
kLFCreds
If I'm King Kenny, I'm handing Craig Bellamy a Golf club and locking the team in a room. Whatever happens after that is not my problem.
MANCHESTER CITY - TOTTENHAM 3-2 (0-0)
markbatham
Kaboul looks like a cross between Laurence Fishburne and that chubby old wrestler, Viscera. #mcfc #thfc
Fat_Tony88
#ChrisColeman reminds me of my dad, can't pronounce anyone's name correctly!! #daSilva #Bolocelli #THFC #MCFC
MikelArteta08
Gareth Bale shouldn't leave his banana skins lying about, then he wouldn't slip over! #THFC
Ballsybanter
Goal! Another superb ball from David Silva, and Julian/Jolean/Julie-ann Lescott bundles it home. #mcfc 2, #thfc 0.
Daniel_C_Roy
I wonder if he had his ears pinned back to reduce aerodynamic drag Gareth Bale could actually break the sound barrier. #thfc #MCFC
RorySmithTimes
Well. Bugger me with a fishfork. Balotelli wins and converts last minute penalty. #mcfc 3-2 #thfc
henrywinter
That's brutal on #thfc. Undeserved. Balotelli could have been sent off, could face FA charge tomo, gets/scores winning pen. Why always him?
ARSENAL - MANCHESTER UTD 1-2 (0-1)
plasticpaddyAK
What's all this with handshakes and cuddling? Bring back Keane and Vieria and some big tackles #MUFC #AFC
TheKman84
I suspect Ryan Giggs will play a huge roll today for the Red Devils. Or maybe he'll just bang a bunch of tramps...whatever... #MUFC
PaulMooreEsq
How will Americans ever "get" football if the studio guest expert for the #afc #mufc match is Piers Morgan?
WiMason
How wrong is it that Walcott can now claim to be an 'ankle braker' with his tricks?! #AFC #MUFC
ToomyLav
"Nani"; Portugese for "When he should shoot,he passes.When he should pass,he shoots.When he should cross,he passes to 1st defender" #MUFC
TextualOffender
Johnny Evans made the same mistake as his mother. Kept his legs open. #mufc
NazimTasadiq
Masterstroke by Wenger. 1-1, got #mufc on ropes. Decide2take best threat off &bring on Arshavin who messes up4 Wellbecks goal. Genius. #afc
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