Results update 2007

[johntheclaret]

Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal
Local boy Steven Taylor eased the pressure on Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce with an equaliser which set the Toon Army singing again and slowed Arsenal's charge at the top of the Premier League.
England Under 21 defender Taylor, back in the side after injury, turned an Alan Smith cross past Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia on the hour to give Newcastle an important point after humiliating home losses to Portsmouth and Liverpool.
Allardyce's struggling side, still without a win in six games, fell behind after three minutes to Emmanuel Adebayor's ninth goal of the season, a wonderful strike that came after he controlled and volleyed Emmanuel Eboue's cross in one movement, leaving Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given helpless.
But Newcastle, who lost heavily in their last two away games, fought back valiantly with the full support of home fans, who have been critical of Allardyce's tactics and selections since he took over in the summer.
The side were warmly applauded by owner Mike Ashley at the final whistle, while midfielder Joey Barton, whose criticism of the fans attracted headlines at the weekend, also received full backing from the Toon Army.
Although Arsenal were still without Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Alexander Hleb, the result will disappoint manager Arsene Wenger, whose side now have a four-point lead over champions Manchester United after playing this game in hand. The draw means Allardyce still has one of the most impressive records against the Frenchman, with just eight defeats in 19 top-flight matches.
Allardyce said: 'I feel very unlucky not to have won the game. We had the better chances but did not find the quality finish.'
Man-of-the-match Smith said: 'These are difficult times and we needed everyone behind us. We've shown we're going in the right direction.'
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort used his programme notes to urge home fans to support Allardyce and owner Ashley. Mort said: 'We have an ambitious owner, chairman, manager, players and supporters. However, we all have to decide how much pressure we want to put on our manager and players to get things right.'

[devilsadvocate]

Think it is DA. Also, the Clarets are on Sky on Saturday away to Wolves.

Yep just saw that one advertised mate. Will be heading to the Porchester in Bayswater with some mates and will try to convert them into Clarets fans by nights end. Gotta start with teaching them that the ref is not called umpire!!! baby steps....

[johntheclaret]

Think it is DA. Also, the Clarets are on Sky on Saturday away to Wolves.

Yep just saw that one advertised mate. Will be heading to the Porchester in Bayswater with some mates and will try to convert them into Clarets fans by nights end. Gotta start with teaching them that the ref is not called umpire!!! baby steps....

Look out for me and Mrs JTC. will make up a flag with JTC on it.

PS....over here he is not a ref. Usually he is a b4st4rd in the black, or just simply "The referee's a w4nker"

[devilsadvocate]

Think it is DA. Also, the Clarets are on Sky on Saturday away to Wolves.

Yep just saw that one advertised mate. Will be heading to the Porchester in Bayswater with some mates and will try to convert them into Clarets fans by nights end. Gotta start with teaching them that the ref is not called umpire!!! baby steps....

Look out for me and Mrs JTC. will make up a flag with JTC on it.

PS....over here he is not a ref. Usually he is a b4st4rd in the black, or just simply "The referee's a w4nker"

HAHAHAHA, of course. I shouldn't have been so civilised.
Will look out for you guys. Does your spreadsheet have a score prediction? Will be a tough game for the Clarets. I'll say 1-1.

[Bully]

Newcastle 1-1 Arsenal
Local boy Steven Taylor eased the pressure on Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce with an equaliser which set the Toon Army singing again and slowed Arsenal's charge at the top of the Premier League.
England Under 21 defender Taylor, back in the side after injury, turned an Alan Smith cross past Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia on the hour to give Newcastle an important point after humiliating home losses to Portsmouth and Liverpool.
Allardyce's struggling side, still without a win in six games, fell behind after three minutes to Emmanuel Adebayor's ninth goal of the season, a wonderful strike that came after he controlled and volleyed Emmanuel Eboue's cross in one movement, leaving Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given helpless.
But Newcastle, who lost heavily in their last two away games, fought back valiantly with the full support of home fans, who have been critical of Allardyce's tactics and selections since he took over in the summer.
The side were warmly applauded by owner Mike Ashley at the final whistle, while midfielder Joey Barton, whose criticism of the fans attracted headlines at the weekend, also received full backing from the Toon Army.
Although Arsenal were still without Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Alexander Hleb, the result will disappoint manager Arsene Wenger, whose side now have a four-point lead over champions Manchester United after playing this game in hand. The draw means Allardyce still has one of the most impressive records against the Frenchman, with just eight defeats in 19 top-flight matches.
Allardyce said: 'I feel very unlucky not to have won the game. We had the better chances but did not find the quality finish.'
Man-of-the-match Smith said: 'These are difficult times and we needed everyone behind us. We've shown we're going in the right direction.'
Newcastle chairman Chris Mort used his programme notes to urge home fans to support Allardyce and owner Ashley. Mort said: 'We have an ambitious owner, chairman, manager, players and supporters. However, we all have to decide how much pressure we want to put on our manager and players to get things right.'

interesting post there, yes i believe newcastle had more of the fair share of chances but yet again they cant finish a game, well let alone WIN one.Allardyce gets to keep his job for one more week. enjoyable goal from Adebayor tho aswell. seems to me that everyone is looking at how arsenal are going , cant be going to bad being 4 points clear of the ManUre side, in first place.

as for the newcastle fans, they expect trophies galore when a new manager walks in the door, cant count the managers they have gone through over the past few years. the old dreaded vote of confidence from the owners there tells us only one thing from experience from other owners and the managers in trouble

[johntheclaret]

Think it is DA. Also, the Clarets are on Sky on Saturday away to Wolves.

Yep just saw that one advertised mate. Will be heading to the Porchester in Bayswater with some mates and will try to convert them into Clarets fans by nights end. Gotta start with teaching them that the ref is not called umpire!!! baby steps....

Look out for me and Mrs JTC. will make up a flag with JTC on it.

PS....over here he is not a ref. Usually he is a b4st4rd in the black, or just simply "The referee's a w4nker"

HAHAHAHA, of course. I shouldn't have been so civilised.
Will look out for you guys. Does your spreadsheet have a score prediction? Will be a tough game for the Clarets. I'll say 1-1.

Will run and post it here

Spreadsheet says 2 - 2. Agree it looks like a draw but Wolves will be fairly short odds. Wolves lost at the week end and the Clarets have been scoring freely away.

[johntheclaret]

Burnley v Arsenal is on the telly on sunday Jan 6th. BBC Live game.

[devilsadvocate]

Burnley v Arsenal is on the telly on sunday Jan 6th. BBC Live game.

Common you Clarets!

[Bully]

Burnley v Arsenal is on the telly on sunday Jan 6th. BBC Live game.

Common you Clarets!

good on yah champ

[johntheclaret]

Yep just saw that one advertised mate. Will be heading to the Porchester in Bayswater with some mates and will try to convert them into Clarets fans by nights end. Gotta start with teaching them that the ref is not called umpire!!! baby steps....

Look out for me and Mrs JTC. will make up a flag with JTC on it.

PS....over here he is not a ref. Usually he is a b4st4rd in the black, or just simply "The referee's a w4nker"

HAHAHAHA, of course. I shouldn't have been so civilised.
Will look out for you guys. Does your spreadsheet have a score prediction? Will be a tough game for the Clarets. I'll say 1-1.

Will run and post it here

Spreadsheet says 2 - 2. Agree it looks like a draw but Wolves will be fairly short odds. Wolves lost at the week end and the Clarets have been scoring freely away.

Wolves 2 - 3 Burnley Woohoo

[johntheclaret]

Geez a turn up for the books at Reading.

Aston Villa 1 - 3 Portsmouth
Chelsea 2 - 0 Sunderland
Everton 3 - 0 Fulham
Man. Utd. 4 - 1 Derby
Newcastle 2 - 1 Birmingham
Reading 3 - 1 Liverpool

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
1 Arsenal 15 11 4 0 32 12 20 37
2 Man. Utd. 16 11 3 2 29 8 21 36
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3 Chelsea 16 10 4 2 24 9 15 34
4 Liverpool 15 8 6 1 27 9 18 30
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5 Portsmouth 16 8 6 2 28 14 14 30
6 Man. City 15 9 3 3 19 15 4 30
7 Everton 16 8 3 5 29 16 13 27
8 Aston Villa 16 8 3 5 27 19 8 27
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9 Blackburn 15 7 5 3 20 18 2 26
10 Newcastle 16 6 4 6 23 26 -3 22
11 West Ham 14 5 4 5 19 12 7 19
12 Reading 16 5 2 9 21 33 -12 17
13 Birmingham 16 4 2 10 17 26 -9 14
14 Fulham 16 2 7 7 18 27 -9 13
15 Sunderland 16 3 4 9 15 31 -16 13
16 Tottenham 15 2 6 7 26 28 -2 12
17 Bolton 15 2 5 8 12 22 -10 11
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18 Middlesbrough 15 2 5 8 13 27 -14 11
19 Wigan 15 2 3 10 11 26 -15 9
20 Derby 16 1 3 12 6 38 -32 6

Will post a wrap tomorrow when the other results are in

[johntheclaret]

Leicester 1 - 2 W.B.A.
Norwich 1 - 0 Sheff.Utd
Sheff.Wed 0 - 0 Coventry Match abandoned due to waterlogged pitch
Southampton 4 - 0 Hull
Barnsley 0 - 0 C.Palace
Charlton 3 - 1 Ipswich
Wolves 2 - 3 Burnley
Cardiff 4 - 1 Colchester
Plymouth 1 - 1 Bristol C.
Preston 0 - 1 Blackpool
Scun-thorpe 2 - 2 Q.P.R.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
1 Watford 20 12 3 5 36 27 9 39
2 W.B.A. 21 11 5 5 42 23 19 38
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3 Charlton 21 11 4 6 30 22 8 37
4 Bristol C. 21 9 8 4 26 24 2 35
5 Stoke 20 9 6 5 30 24 6 33
6 Wolves 21 9 6 6 22 19 3 33
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7 Burnley 20 8 8 4 30 25 5 32
8 Plymouth 21 8 7 6 29 23 6 31
9 Barnsley 21 8 7 6 24 25 -1 31
10 Southampton 21 9 3 9 31 36 -5 30
11 Ipswich 20 8 5 7 34 28 6 29
12 Coventry 21 8 5 8 25 30 -5 29
13 Sheff.Utd 21 7 6 8 27 27 0 27
14 Hull 21 7 6 8 25 27 -2 27
15 C.Palace 21 5 10 6 23 24 -1 25
16 Sheff.Wed 21 7 4 10 24 27 -3 25
17 Cardiff 20 5 8 7 26 28 -2 23
18 Blackpool 20 5 8 7 22 26 -4 23
19 **** 21 5 8 8 23 29 -6 23
20 Leicester 20 4 10 6 19 17 2 22
21 Norwich 21 6 3 12 19 30 -11 21
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22 Colchester 21 4 8 9 33 38 -5 20
23 Preston 21 4 6 11 19 26 -7 18
24 Q.P.R. 20 3 8 9 18 32 -14 17

Wrap to follow tomorrow

[devilsadvocate]

Wolves 2 - 3 Burnley Woohoo

Lookout Gooners, the Clarets are on a roll!!!!

Just hooked up tickets to the Spurs v City match tomorrow at the Lane!!!!! YOU F*@#IN BEAUTY! COYS!!!! YID ARMY!

[johntheclaret]

EPL

More shocks here

Spurs 2 - 1 Man Cy. Late goal by DeFoe
Boro 2 - 1 Arsenal
Bolton 4 - 1 Wigan

Currently 1/2 Time

b4st4rds 0 - 0 Hammers

Earlier today CCC

Stoke 0 - 0 Watford

[devilsadvocate]

EPL

More shocks here

Spurs 2 - 1 Man Cy. Late goal by DeFoe
Boro 2 - 1 Arsenal

Now, now, Spurs over City isn't a shock!!!! COYS!!!

And the Scum.................

What a great weekend!

[smithy]

Very close between you 2 on the sportal football comp this weekend....Claret defeating the DA COYS by just 2 points

[JK]

Woohooo ... Go you Red men!

[johntheclaret]

Woohooo ... Go you Red men!

Great result C_P. Saved Rafa's job

Clarets lose 2 - 0 at home to bottom club QPR. WTF is going on. And we deserved to as well

[JK]

Woohooo ... Go you Red men!

Great result C_P. Saved Rafa's job

Clarets lose 2 - 0 at home to bottom club QPR. WTF is going on. And we deserved to as well

Sadly, Rafa's job should never have been in question, but thats another matter and I won't clog up the thread with it ... Was a big result and the boys played some excellent football against a pacy bunch with parochial home town support ... Fernando Torres is seriously worth every penny of his transfer fee, a top shelf class act

[smithy]

Momo Sissoko stays at home after being left out of the squad and complains on radio that he isn't getting enough game time..SEEE YA LATER
Hopefully he'll be sold soon. Our 2 worst performances this season have been Reading away and Marseille at home and guess who started in both games?