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This Weeks Premiership Nail-bite-athon. Last Day of the season Special

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    Birmingham v Blackburn Blackburn
    Chelsea v Bolton Chelsea
    Derby v Reading Reading
    Everton v Newcastle Newky
    Middlesbrough v Man City Away
    Portsmouth v Fulham Away
    Sunderland v Arsenal Arsenal
    Tottenham v Liverpool Away
    West Ham v Aston Villa Villa
    Wigan v Man Utd Man Utd - PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,714 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    Stekelly wrote: »
    As opposed to Fulhams massive total of ..............................37 goals.(just noticed this was posted. meh, still valid)


    Not to mention Bolton with 35
    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    True. But the reason I point it out in Reading's case is because a perception exists that Reading play this amazing swashbuckling football - that they are the purist's relegation struggler or something. The reality is that they have been just awful this year.

    Fulham have been awful too through a lot of the season - but in fairness to them they have been money in the last 10 games and the comeback win at City was a real "**** you we're not done yet" performance. They have shown a lot of fight and character. Reading haven't. And that is good enough for me.

    imo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,800 ✭✭✭county


    Birmingham v Blackburn HOME
    Chelsea v Bolton HOME
    Derby v Reading AWAY
    Everton v Newcastle DRAW
    Middlesbrough v Man City AWAY
    Portsmouth v Fulham AWAY
    Sunderland v Arsenal AWAY
    Tottenham v Liverpool DRAW
    West Ham v Aston Villa DRAW
    Wigan v Man Utd AWAY


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Sven has confirmed that Andreas Isaksson will play in goal for City on Sunday. Clearly we're not taking this one seriously at all.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭emmemm


    Sky are showing wigan v the champs on ss1, chelski v bolton on ss2, birmingham v bburn as well i think maybe via red button. Setanta showing derby v reading on 429 and ports v fulham on 434. Oh the excitement!!


    Fulham fan for 45 years.

    What does this match cost on Setanta anyone?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    imo

    Bolton have been a shocking bunch of lumpers. They were hardly a vision of footballing genius under allerdyce either.

    I dont see why Reading having gotten the points first and having a worse 2nd half of the season are any less deserving than Bolton being down their all the time too and putting a couple of wins together or Fulham doing the same.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    emmemm wrote: »
    Fulham fan for 45 years.

    What does this match cost on Setanta anyone?

    Can you just buy the game? I could be wrong there now but i thought you'd have to get a subscription.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 379 ✭✭King John V


    Hopefully Reading will be able to do enough to stay up. I personally wouldn't rate them as a bottom 3 club even if they have had a bad run of results.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,383 ✭✭✭S.M.B.


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    City to not put in a single tackle away to Boro.
    The Fair Play competition ended on May 1st so it doesn't really matter what they do at this stage.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,714 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    Stekelly wrote: »
    Bolton have been a shocking bunch of lumpers. They were hardly a vision of footballing genius under allerdyce either.

    I dont see why Reading having gotten the points first and having a worse 2nd half of the season are any less deserving than Bolton being down their all the time too and putting a couple of wins together or Fulham doing the same.

    Bolton are safe! Can't hope they go down now can I? :)

    Well I do think there is a difference. Fulham spent most of the season with their most important player on the treatment table (McBride - the whole attack revolves around him) and other key figures like Bullard missing. Since February when they got their players back and they gradually came back to peak fitness their performances have steadily become better and they have shown an ever greater determination to not go down.

    I'm always going to cheer for the team that wants it more. Fulham have demonstrated so far that they are that team. So one time for the miraculous escape.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭delija_sever029


    Birmingham v Blackburn DRAW
    Chelsea v Bolton HOME
    Derby v Reading AWAY
    Everton v Newcastle HOME
    Middlesbrough v Man City HOME
    Portsmouth v Fulham DRAW
    Sunderland v Arsenal DRAW
    Tottenham v Liverpool DRAW
    West Ham v Aston Villa DRAW
    Wigan v Man Utd AWAY

    i also think Reading will draw but i think its alreay too much draws for this round:D:D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭delija_sever029


    Chelsea v Bolton 37 - 0 :D lol
    Wigan v Man Utd 1 - 0 (93 min) :D ]:)

    With that goal difference you dont need United to lose at all:D:D:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,165 ✭✭✭DEmeant0r


    Birmingham v Blackburn DRAW
    Chelsea v Bolton HOME
    Derby v Reading AWAY
    Everton v Newcastle AWAY
    Middlesbrough v Man City DRAW
    Portsmouth v Fulham AWAY (Please? I have a fiver on you in the bookies Fulham!!!!)
    Sunderland v Arsenal AWAY
    Tottenham v Liverpool DRAW
    West Ham v Aston Villa DRAW
    Wigan v Man Utd AWAY

    Oh, and I'm with Lloyd on this one ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭shane86


    Cant see why so many want to see Fulham stay up! They have been chancers for years. Want to see them and Birmingham go down. Id feel sorry for McFadden and Kelly but **** McLeish, Ill be delighted to see him stung after turning his back on his own country.

    Really want Reading to stay up what with the 3 Irish lads there. Wigan are no great shakes, but they have in essence ended Chelseas season with that draw unless they can do the same tomorrow. And with Bruce being touted as Fergies successor Im not sure he would want to be the man who ended their title challenge.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    Chelsea v Bolton HOME
    Derby v Reading HOME
    Everton v Newcastle DRAW
    Middlesbrough v Man City HOME
    Portsmouth v Fulham AWAY
    Sunderland v Arsenal AWAY
    Tottenham v Liverpool AWAY
    West Ham v Aston Villa HOME
    Wigan v Man Utd DRAW


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 507 ✭✭✭emmemm


    saw somewhere Derby were 5/1 to beat a team that hasn't scored or won for ages...great value.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,692 ✭✭✭✭OPENROAD


    emmemm wrote: »
    saw somewhere Derby were 5/1 to beat a team that hasn't scored or won for ages...great value.

    Talking of betting, Tony Cascarino tipped Wigan to beat Utd, said the 12/1 was way too big.

    Also said Portsmouth were a sound bet at home and if it was any other weekend they would not be so long odds.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 21,235 ✭✭✭✭flahavaj


    Firstly I've just nicked this from another site but tomorrow, if Wigan lose 3-1, and Boro draw 0-0 (both reasonably likely results), they have the same points, same goal difference, same goals scored and same goals conceded.

    They also have exactly identical head to head records this season.

    Not that it matters much, but if there's a couple of million quid at stake....

    Alphabetical order?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭delija_sever029


    Or maybe another game between them?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    flahavaj wrote: »

    Not that it matters much, but if there's a couple of million quid at stake....

    £700,000


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,677 ✭✭✭genericgoon


    would it not be easier just to combine the2 values and split it in half


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,079 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    I hope Bolton go down with Birmingham and Derby.
    LuckyLloyd wrote: »
    Fulham spent most of the season with their most important player on the treatment table (McBride - the whole attack revolves around him) and other key figures like Bullard missing. Since February when they got their players back and they gradually came back to peak fitness their performances have steadily become better and they have shown an ever greater determination to not go down.

    I'm always going to cheer for the team that wants it more. Fulham have demonstrated so far that they are that team. So one time for the miraculous escape.
    This is very true. Hopefully for Fulham's sake Portsmouth will be resting players ahead of the FA Cup Final next week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    malice_ wrote: »
    I hope Bolton go down .
    .

    Not going to happen. Fulham and Reading would have to win while making up a 5 and 11 goal deficite respectivley.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,079 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    Stekelly wrote: »
    Not going to happen. Fulham and Reading would have to win while making up a 5 and 11 goal deficite respectivley.
    Damn, you're right! I had only looked at the points, I hadn't checked the goal difference. That's a pity. Hopefully next season they'll be even more woeful without Diouf, Jääskeläinen and Anelka's goals for the first half of the season.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Here's hoping plucky Fulham stay up (but I bet Brum do).

    Mike.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Once Brum go down I'm happy. Well, United choking would be nice too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    **** no jeff sterling for the final day of the season!!!!! Why?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 264 ✭✭selpher


    Hes doing the chelsea game. Lol Bolton have 2 keepers on the bench.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,111 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Titus Bramble starts for Wigan, Utd 1-0 up before the game starts.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Hmmmm which game to watch......think I'll go Chelsea in anticipation of an early goal.


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