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Has Rooney lived up to the hype?

Knoxy2001e — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:25:18 +0100

good article.

http://tinyurl.com/8kqs8m5

"David Weir, another of that Everton team now working with the Goodison reserves, recalls how Rooney was "in awe of Duncan Ferguson" and, like his boyhood hero, "had a little nasty streak which showed itself occasionally, which is always a good thing for a footballer". Yet, contrary to some people's preconceptions of Rooney, he was "very respectful" as well.

More than anything, it was his love of the game that shone through. "He was always first out and last in, he'd always be practising his shooting and free-kicks, and you'd see him in goal as well. He'd do everything. He looked like a kid who liked football – a lot of the younger lads now like being a footballer whereas he genuinely likes football. He can play a lot of positions and genuinely thinks he can be good in a lot of them""

The Price of Watching a Match...

Knoxy2001e — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:57:29 +0100

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19842397

a comparison of premier league prices.

cheapest EFC ticket £ 31.00

cheapest Arsenal £ 26.00.

manc and manu also cheaper than us. bigger stadiums no doubt.

S far Jags is looking good.

Warrington Dan — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:20:09 +0100

And against one of the world's top strikers

I'm liking the advertisement at the game

Warrington Dan — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:34:35 +0100

What bets has everyone got on for tomorrow?

Warrington Dan — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:10:12 +0100

I've put a fiver on;

Poland v England
Italy v Denmark
Spain v France
Germany v Sweden
Macedonia v Serbia
Romania v Holland
Cyprus v Norway
Russia v Azerbaijan

Potential return approx: £135

It look like I've won another £12 (£7 profit) today so I might put it on another be tomorrow.

Fight fans....

Smigone — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:35:13 +0100

.....cracking tear up between Rios and Alvarado, well worth a watch and a possible fight of the year

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xubed4_2012-10-13-brandon-rios-vs-mike-alvarado_sport

Wiki-Oops!

OldGoldenVision — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:41:18 +0100

The Asian Football Confederation has been forced to apologise after referring to the UAE football team as 'sand monkeys' on their official website.

The AFC got the nickname from Wikipedia but it instantly caused offence to the UAE who said the nickname was racist.

The UAE released a statement saying: "We express our strong resentment over the use of this bad description by the AFC website.

bet

bluetouch — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:14:27 +0100

Hanky panky 2.25 curragh.

Keppols hill 4.00 Ffos las.

No f all about horses but a few of the lads have done bets on these done a £5 double myself just to get into the spirit.

Tonight's bet is going well

Warrington Dan — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:00:14 +0100

As usual, the teams in bold are the teams I've bet on;

Armenia 1-3 Italy (FT)

Macedonia 1-2 Croatia (L)

Slovenia 1-0 Cyprus (L)

Rep of Ireland 0-2 Germany (L)

Serbia 0-1 Belgium (L)

fingers crossed it can stay this way

[-O<

FTAO AMERICANS - AMERICAN HORSE RACING

DRINGO — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:07:40 +0100

I DONT GET IT ! DO YOU BET MOSTLY BET FORECASTS AND TRICASTS ? AND ANY GOOD TIPPING SITES ABOUT ?

CHEERS

wish I was from San Marino

Warrington Dan — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:06:17 +0100

I'd get to play in some of the world's stadiums against the likes of Spain etc.

Goal Rush betting this weekend.......

Winston Wolfe — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:10:42 +0100

Should be a good opportunity this weekend.....

Macedonia vs Croatia - Yes
Brazil vs Iraq - No
Serbia vs Belgium - Yes
Wales vs Scotland - Yes
Armenia vs Italy - No
Faroe Islands vs Sweden - No
Netherlands vs Andorra - No
Switzerland vs Norway - Yes
Russia vs Portugal - Yes
Greece vs Bosnia - Yes
England vs San Marino - No
Belarus vs Spain - No
France vs Japan - No

A fiver on any five of those should get a decent return........

Rooney as captain

brett — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:54:24 +0100

just heard couple people on radio saying he is ideal captain material for this game cos he doesnt really have to talk to anyone, organise anything, there shouldn't be any tackles and England should be walking it after few minutes. So as long as he doesn't randomly stab someone for no reason then England have proved something and he has shown new found maturity. To be honest though I would refuse to play in team captained by Gerrard, Lampard, Rooney or Terry. Assuming I was asked

Betting

AndyForsyth — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:41:54 +0100

I was £20 in profit yesterday so given myself that £20 to play with today, any ideas where it should go??? (and no, I won't stick it up my_Arse!)

St. George's Park: Future of English football? Will it restore our international pride?

Knoxy2001e — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:35:17 +0100

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19872455

St. George's Park

Provides a base for all 24 England teams, from the senior side down to the junior boys' and girls' teams
Includes a centre of excellence for training coaches as well as sports medicine, sports science and psychology
Facilities include 11 outdoor pitches, five of which are floodlit and have undersoil heating
Indoor facilities include a full-size pitch, 60m sprinting track and swimming pools
Hilton Hotel on site will accommodate England squads, including private dining area and games rooms

just checked my 10 team goalrush......

Winston Wolfe — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:25:20 +0100

8 out of 10 correct.....

Bastids....

First to Go? Mark Hughes: How long will he last at QPR.

Knoxy2001e — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 12:51:20 +0100

never like the way he handled the lescott transfer when he was with manc. very disrespectful to EFC.

he's only got two points this season and he's bottom of the league.

it would be nice to see him turned over.my money is on harry redknap to get his job.

what do you think?

I love Atletico Madrid

tonyd — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:30:09 +0100

They did it again stoppage time winner for the last team in me five fold acca.

_Fuck everton viva la atlético

holy crap theres 2 of e'm

toffee crisp — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:24:35 +0100

Unlucky Sykesy...

OldGoldenVision — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:11:14 +0100

Bugger... just missed out on world superbike championship by 0.5 points...

Carl Frampton

Winston Wolfe — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:28:13 +0100

never saw his fight against Molitor cos I was away...

Anyone see it and was he impressive?

Friday Horses

AndyForsyth — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:38:13 +0100

Loads of racing on ATR today..... So I'm having a gamble, anyone got any tips???

Great last 5 minutes

Warrington Dan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:37:39 +0100

Pinzi did a funny tackle

Shelvey missed an open net

Udinese scored

and Udinese scored again

Think Borussia Dortmund are the most entertaining team to watch

Warrington Dan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:20:09 +0100

except Everton of course.

My bet for tonight

Warrington Dan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:54:14 +0100

I've put a fiver on PSG and Borussia Dortmund to win @ 11.16/1

both still 0-0 at the moment :-ss

Try getting away with this in the Premier League......

Smigone — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:42:31 +0100

Goalscoring return to Sunday night football...

OldGoldenVision — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 21:55:07 +0100

Bagged me a brace... Boom! i'd sign me...

loved the debates on here tonight, but, i mean this in the nicest possible way.....

sambo applecart — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 02:17:54 +0100

you bunch of fags. :)

looking forward to meeting you all, even deux ex who called me a toss pot and that evertonnsno lad from america.

its all about the love :)

SAF moaning about penalties and added time

Warrington Dan — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:33:14 +0100

oh the irony!

liverpool supporters

bluetouch — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 13:17:50 +0100

There worst start for god knows how many years there not calling for there managers head they say they are to big of a club to go down and most of there fans i've talked to say br just needs more time to do the job i wonder if they will be saying that in another 5 games time.