Penultimate Prem Match Weekend Thread

PHB · 03-05-2008 06:45PM

Gah, ffs Sunderland, so sad that Bolton are going to stay up.

Fulham or Reading now, Reading playing Derby, Fulham playing Portsmouth who will field a bunch of kids.

Reading will beat Derby, no doubt about it.

Another team looks likely to stay up due to players fielding weakened teams against them on the last day of the season.

_blank_ · 03-05-2008 06:45PM

What score in that match?

Xavi6 · 03-05-2008 06:48PM

1-0 Bolton

Jones just missed a sitter from four yards after O'Donovan's knock down. Bastard.

PHB · 03-05-2008 07:04PM

Fulham make it 2. Reading need Portsmouth to do them a favour now

I'd hate to see a good footballing side that attacks like Reading go down.

Xavi6 · 03-05-2008 07:06PM

Darryl Murphy just got his name on the score sheet. Pity it was at the wrong feckin end. Bolton safe.

machiavellianme · 03-05-2008 07:06PM

PHB wrote: »

Fulham make it 2. Reading need Portsmouth to do them a favour now I'd hate to see a good footballing side that attacks like Reading go down.

Unless of course they go on a scoring spree and turn that awful goal difference around. Bolton probably safe now

herbieflowers · 03-05-2008 07:07PM

they ain't scored in 7 games or summat, it's all about form at this stage but they ought to beat Derby.

PHB · 03-05-2008 07:13PM

IMO they will beat Derby, the question is will Harry put out a team against Fulham. At least Diarra and Defoe will be playing, so it'll be half decent. Those two players could beat Fulham normally, but a Fulham fighting from relegation I"m not so sure

If Reading do go down, I can see a lot of their players being poached. Hunt Bikey and Doyle for sure.

herbieflowers · 03-05-2008 07:14PM

I doubt it, but it's still a difficult place to get a result, draw written all over it imo

PHB · 03-05-2008 07:17PM

Reading are almost certain to win against Derby though.

Im_No_Superman · 03-05-2008 07:20PM

PHB wrote: »

IMO they will beat Derby, the question is will Harry put out a team against Fulham. At least Diarra and Defoe will be playing, so it'll be half decent. Those two players could beat Fulham normally, but a Fulham fighting from relegation I"m not so sure

If Reading do go down, I can see a lot of their players being poached. Hunt Bikey and Doyle for sure.

Was watching Sky Sports News there and Harry said he would be putting a full strength side out as he wouldnt like it if he was in a relegation battle and someone put a weakened team out against one of his rivals. How focused those players will be on the game is another story though.

herbieflowers · 03-05-2008 07:23PM

PHB wrote: »

Reading are almost certain to win against Derby though.

I dunno, they haven't scored in a while...lot more pressure on them seeing as their low on confidence, regardless of the opposition

PHB · 03-05-2008 07:23PM

That's great news. Good old Harry, despite him being dodgy as **** in transfer dealings, I really do like him and how he sees the game.

invincibleirish · 03-05-2008 07:33PM

PHB wrote: »

Reading are almost certain to win against Derby though.

Hopefullty there will be a sting in the tail in Derby, they'l drag whoever they can with them!

Im_No_Superman · 03-05-2008 07:36PM

PHB wrote: »

That's great news. Good old Harry, despite him being dodgy as **** in transfer dealings, I really do like him and how he sees the game.

Yeah same as, pitty his son is such an insufferable so and so!

Mr Alan · 03-05-2008 07:38PM

PHB: sent you a PM there

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herbieflowers · 03-05-2008 07:42PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

PHB: sent you a PM there

xx

shudder

DEmeant0r · 03-05-2008 07:46PM

Derby will have nothing to lose, I'm sure their players would want to end their season with a bang, that and Reading are in complete freefall...

Xavi6 · 04-05-2008 03:02PM

Arsenal have just taken off Luis Fabianski and replaced him with Lehmann. The crazy German is getting the last 20 as a send off to the Arsenal fans. 0-0 at the mo

_blank_ · 04-05-2008 03:09PM

1-0 now, Bentner. Nice header.

Xavi6 · 04-05-2008 03:09PM

Thumping header

Charlie · 04-05-2008 03:23PM

Everton really seemed to have lost that spark they had for so much of the season since they got knocked out of the Uefa Cup.

Xavi6 · 04-05-2008 03:25PM

That's what they get for not playing Arteta

Mr Alan · 04-05-2008 03:27PM

why wasnt he playing?

delija_sever029 · 04-05-2008 03:28PM

FT Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton
they really played bad last rounds and lost chance to even fight with Liverpool for CL as they had a chance....

Sherifu · 04-05-2008 03:30PM

Poor Everton :pac:

Xavi6 · 04-05-2008 03:30PM

Mr Alan wrote: »

why wasnt he playing?

Hasn't started the last few games AFAIK. Was on the bench last week as well anyway.

delija_sever029 · 04-05-2008 03:32PM

Still the question,why?He was great this season

Necronomicon · 04-05-2008 04:00PM

He's had his injury problems this season, hasn't been able to be as consistent. Looks like he's found it hard to break back into the team since his latest return.

Chardee MacDennis · 04-05-2008 04:07PM

Sun Jihai is hell bent to do as many stupid things as he can this season. Terrible challenge on Babel there.

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