No :roll:

That was awesome on Soccer Saturday and Jeff Stelling having a fit every 6 minutes. :D

Soooo with the World Cup coming up. I know pretty much no American players except for Friedel, who I don't think is even on the US team. I've also heard US soccer kinda sucks so I haven't even bothered to follow it.

Should I root for them? Do they have much of a chance? Or should I just root for England since it's the only country I been following? Unless they are doubtful to win too. :mad:

Deutschland would be my other choicee.

Rushden & Diamonds

The relegation dog fight

The relegation battle was one of the most dramatic in English history. In each of the last three weekends of the season, the team that was bottom of the table at the start of the weekend finished it outside the drop zone. The final round of the season on 15 May started with West Bromwich Albion on the bottom, Southampton and Crystal Palace one point clear, and Norwich City in the last safe spot and two points from the bottom. For the first time since the advent of the current Premier League in 1992-1993, no club was assured of relegation going into the final day. The final matchday was publicised by Sky Sports as 'Survival Sunday', with accompanying promotional material advertising the last matchday like a title fight or epic movie blockbuster.
West Brom, who had been bottom of the table and eight points from safety at Christmas, did their part by defeating Portsmouth at home 2-0. Norwich, the only side to have their fate completely in their own hands, lost 6-0 at Fulham and went down. Southampton lost 2-1 at home to Manchester United. Palace, away to Charlton, were leading 2-1 in the second half and eight minutes from safety, but the Addicks' Jonathan Fortune equalised to consign the Eagles to The Championship. Thus, West Brom stayed up, and changed history, becoming the first club in Premiership history to avoid relegation after being bottom of the table at Christmas.
At the end of 90 minutes in all 4 matches, Sky cameras focused on West Brom's ground, The Hawthorns, as confirmation of other results began to filter through. Once the realisation dawned on the players and fans that survival had been achieved, a mass pitch invasion was sparked, with huge celebrations. The Portsmouth fans in the away end of the ground joined in the celebrations and party atmosphere—as through losing 2-0 to West Brom, they had 'helped' relegate arch-rivals Southampton. Also, the defeat itself mattered little to Portsmouth, as they would be unable to improve on their 16th position due to 15th-placed Blackburn Rovers' greater points tally.
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Going down...

18th place in the final Premiership table went to Crystal Palace, who drew 2-2 with Charlton Athletic on the final day of the season after being eight minutes away from safety. This made way for West Bromwich Albion's Premiership survival. 19th place went to Norwich City, whose fate was confirmed by a 6-0 hammering at Fulham on the final day—a result which underlined the frailty of their defence, which had leaked 77 goals in 38 Premiership games. Bottom place went to Southampton, who lost 2-1 at home to Manchester United and were relegated after 27 years in the top flight.

USA are massively overrated by the FIFA rankings, and I'd be surprised if they got past the group stage. Germany should get out of their group, but probably not much further, quarter final at best. England could get to the semi finals, but will have their arse handed to them by Brazil.

Hey Mr. Monday Morning, looks like Reading is gonna move into the Premiership. So I can actually watch them next season, since FSC only plays Premiership games and nothing below. Two teams to support.

England will lose in the quarter finals.

We needed a point, Cheers Rob :y:

Would have prefered to have got something from the Newcastle match though. Didn't actually go to the match but left the house at half time winning 1-0 only to come back half an hour later to be losing 3-1. Never go to B&Q during a football match. It's a funny old game.

I said that weeks ago :mad:

Going DOWN.

Well...... making the presumption the Mighty 'Quay win all of there home games, which I somehow doubt :(

Oh God, I just remembered that crying kid with "LEEDS TIL' I DIE" written on his chest when they went down :$

Scarred for life.

I'm sure your new owner could supply a few sniper rifles to pick off the crying types.

EH PRICEY?

Yeah didn't know what you were talkin bout at the time.

We need a world cup thread ..idea woooooooo!

Come on! You know they will. Plus they'll focus on those two (because it's always just two) stupid tosspots who sit in their seats for like an hour after the match in "disbelief".

Yeah God, I remember seeing that even in like 1999 when Blackburn got relegated.

Liverpool v chelski soon wooooo!!!

Well done to Spurs for continuing to play on - and scoring - after the 2 Arsenal retards collided with each other. What a fucking joke that the French cunts are complaining about it, Spurs have every right to continue to play on.

Hell yeah!

And it's nice watching the scum from the north beating the filth of west London 2-0 with 30mins to go.

FUCKING COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POLLE BEAT THE FUCKING SOUTHERNBASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!1 2-1 FUCKING DICKS!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I swear if I ever see Jose Mourinho up the Kings Road, I'm gonna knife the bastard.

Face it Jose, when it comes to the 2 biggest games we've played, your side has bottled it, and we've beaten you, hell the other big game you only won cos of Stevie G scoring an own goal.

He's a bad loser, he's an overrated manager, and next season, the rest of the Premiership will catch up on Chelsea. Next seasons title race is gonna be the closest in years, I can feel it.

Cactus Sid I fucking love you!!!!!!!!!1 exactly fucking we dfucking hammered em no fucking exuse ..although qwe nearly fucked up!!! get it we!!!! not them !!!putting the game too us!!1 we fuckign hammered them!!!

Wow the Pool owned Chelsea today.

Also Newcastle are fucking hot right now I love it.

Jesus Christ, I fucking shudder at the memory of Kevin Kyle in a Scotland shirt. The boy is so fucking useless.

You aren't the only one.

Arsenal will have to pay Thierry Henry £150,000 a week if they want to stop him leaving the club. (Sunday Mirror, Star)

<font color="#ff6600">Even for Thierry Henry that is fucking obscene.</font>

Last home game of the season, most of the fans spent most of it chanting "Hoddle out" or "sack the board"

Good times, great memories.

Owen, for Jesus Christ himself to descend from heaven, sign for Arsenal and bang in 4 billion goals a game, 150,000 pounds a week would still be fucking obscene.

Understatement of the year.

If you had sacked him in January.... :D

Hey, remember that time how West Brom stayed up?

WON'T BE THIS SEASON

Right, Boro players wearing black armbands.

Who died?

Would've been relegated, knowing this fucking club.