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by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:37 am

John Ruddy
Mark Bunn
Declan Rudd
Jed Steer
Robert Green
Fraser Forster
Michael Theoklitos
Bryan Gunn
David Marshall
Capain Canary

by Gregers Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:37 am

Cassillas, Cech, Courtois, Valdes, Hart, de Gea, Cabellero, Neuer, Krul, Lloris

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:38 am

Grant Holt V2 wrote:Most in form team in the league at the moment. Norwich City.

Although we will lose at home to Wigan next week because there is no way we are going 10 league games unbeaten and winning 5 home league games in a row

Aren't Stoke the current form team? I thought they were top of the form tables

by sodhat Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:39 am

Hart
Buffon
Casillas
Cech (at least for the CL win...)
Neuer

Then some lesser lights maybe?
Vorm, Ruddy, Courtois, Sirigu, Stekelenburg et al

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:40 am

BigFellasAfro wrote:
Grant Holt V2 wrote:Most in form team in the league at the moment. Norwich City.

Although we will lose at home to Wigan next week because there is no way we are going 10 league games unbeaten and winning 5 home league games in a row

Aren't Stoke the current form team? I thought they were top of the form tables

Shouldnt be. We spanked there asses a few weeks back

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:42 am

I think they are top though. It was pointed out on an Everton forum as we play them next week.

It will have been the last 6 games (as that appears to be the standard basis for form tables), but it was Stoke, Man U and then Norwich

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:43 am

Bottom table is overall

http://www.footymad.net/form_tables/premier_league/index.shtml

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:45 am

Well we have the longest unbeaten run in the league then raspberry

We didnt really spank there asses either. They dominated the possession in the match like 65-35 Laugh

by Guest Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:49 am

Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:Oay, here's my weekend review:

1. Arsenal vs West Brom
Arsenal were tidy in possession, worthy of the win, but the referee decided the game with three incorrect decisions:

- Cazorla's awful dive for the first penalty
- Blatant handball by Mertesacker, given as a free kick to Arsenal
- The second penalty was the correct decision, but Chamberlain had fouled Popov just before that

xx

Forgetting something here aren't you Azzy

The 'k' in okay is all I can see?

Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

by Guest Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:50 am

BigFellasAfro wrote:
Tottenham would be top of the Premier League if all the games had ended after 80 minutes. Spurs would have 34 points and be two points ahead of Manchester United and five ahead of Manchester City

Albion would be top if you took away goals scored by substitutes, but I don't blame the other teams for using them. It's Tottenham's fault they're so lax at the back.

by sodhat Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:52 am

I'm going to get back on to football manager tonight. I think I will take over the mighty Gent in the Jupiler League.

Basically I can go to my work Christmas party or pretend to manage a small Belgian football team.

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:53 am

Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:Oay, here's my weekend review:

1. Arsenal vs West Brom
Arsenal were tidy in possession, worthy of the win, but the referee decided the game with three incorrect decisions:

- Cazorla's awful dive for the first penalty
- Blatant handball by Mertesacker, given as a free kick to Arsenal
- The second penalty was the correct decision, but Chamberlain had fouled Popov just before that

xx

Forgetting something here aren't you Azzy
The 'k' in okay is all I can see?

Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

Guess again Whistle

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:54 am

That sounds like our form,

Only 2 defeats in 16 games this season - one when West Brom completely outplayed us and the other when he should have been home and dry against Reading and then forgot to come out for the second half.

We just draw a lot

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:55 am

Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

The first step towards next years Balloon Door Ok!

by Guest Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:57 am

Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:Oay, here's my weekend review:

1. Arsenal vs West Brom
Arsenal were tidy in possession, worthy of the win, but the referee decided the game with three incorrect decisions:

- Cazorla's awful dive for the first penalty
- Blatant handball by Mertesacker, given as a free kick to Arsenal
- The second penalty was the correct decision, but Chamberlain had fouled Popov just before that

xx

Forgetting something here aren't you Azzy
The 'k' in okay is all I can see?

Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

Guess again

No idea. Review of the half-time hotdog? Critique of the awful programme? Description of how cold it got 'down there'?

I had a good chat with Adrian Chiles, Frank Skinner and Super Bob though, good lads them.

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 11:59 am

Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:Oay, here's my weekend review:

1. Arsenal vs West Brom
Arsenal were tidy in possession, worthy of the win, but the referee decided the game with three incorrect decisions:

- Cazorla's awful dive for the first penalty
- Blatant handball by Mertesacker, given as a free kick to Arsenal
- The second penalty was the correct decision, but Chamberlain had fouled Popov just before that

xx

Forgetting something here aren't you Azzy
The 'k' in okay is all I can see?

Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

Guess again
No idea. Review of the half-time hotdog? Critique of the awful programme? Description of how cold it got 'down there'?

I had a good chat with Adrian Chiles, Frank Skinner and Super Bob though, good lads them.

Close but no was Rosenberg's laughable attempt at a dive

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:02 pm

Yeah we've scored 3 goals after 80 minutes against Spurs this season. How bad are they!?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:03 pm

BigFellasAfro wrote:That sounds like our form,

Only 2 defeats in 16 games this season - one when West Brom completely outplayed us and the other when he should have been home and dry against Reading and then forgot to come out for the second half.

We just draw a lot

#bassong

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:05 pm

#morrisonfoulinghimself Laugh

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:10 pm

God the ref was awful that game! And he was the ref for Arsenal-West Brom as well. Hmmmm

Morison is quite bad to be fair. In form he is decent, but when off form he looks like Bambi on Ice lol

by Guest Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:10 pm

Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:Oay, here's my weekend review:

1. Arsenal vs West Brom
Arsenal were tidy in possession, worthy of the win, but the referee decided the game with three incorrect decisions:

- Cazorla's awful dive for the first penalty
- Blatant handball by Mertesacker, given as a free kick to Arsenal
- The second penalty was the correct decision, but Chamberlain had fouled Popov just before that

xx

Forgetting something here aren't you Azzy
The 'k' in okay is all I can see?

Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

Guess again
No idea. Review of the half-time hotdog? Critique of the awful programme? Description of how cold it got 'down there'?

I had a good chat with Adrian Chiles, Frank Skinner and Super Bob though, good lads them.

Close but no was Rosenberg's laughable attempt at a dive

Yes that was awful, but:

1. it wasn't as bad as Cazorla's
2. it wasn't a game-deciding decision
3. it was the only decision the ref got right ALL GAME

Rosenberg is universally hated by all Albion fans so he can get a 100-game ban for all we care

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:11 pm

Decent business this morning - Samuele Longo and £0.85m out, Immobile in.

£1.3m player sold + £0.85m cash = £2.15m OUT
£5.7m player IN

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:13 pm

Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:
Fernando wrote:
Azzy Mahmood wrote:Oay, here's my weekend review:

1. Arsenal vs West Brom
Arsenal were tidy in possession, worthy of the win, but the referee decided the game with three incorrect decisions:

- Cazorla's awful dive for the first penalty
- Blatant handball by Mertesacker, given as a free kick to Arsenal
- The second penalty was the correct decision, but Chamberlain had fouled Popov just before that

xx

Forgetting something here aren't you Azzy
The 'k' in okay is all I can see?

Wilshere looked sharp, but was wasteful up front and not very inventive in possession.

Guess again
No idea. Review of the half-time hotdog? Critique of the awful programme? Description of how cold it got 'down there'?

I had a good chat with Adrian Chiles, Frank Skinner and Super Bob though, good lads them.

Close but no was Rosenberg's laughable attempt at a dive
Yes that was awful, but:

1. it wasn't as bad as Cazorla's
2. it wasn't a game-deciding decision
3. it was the only decision the ref got right ALL GAME

Rosenberg is universally hated by all Albion fans so he can get a 100-game ban for all we care

Yes it was much worse was a much bigger gap and much more obvious and as i was told over the weekend just because it wasn't a game changing decision doesn't make it alright Whistle

by **Hero** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:16 pm

So we have as a Goalkeeper poll:

Akinfeev
Buffon
Cabellero
Casillas
Cech
Courtois
De Gea
Handanovic
Hart
Krul
Lloris
Neuer
Ruddy
Sirigu
Stekelenburg
Valdes
Vorm

by sodhat Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:18 pm

Grant Holt V2 wrote:John Ruddy
Mark Bunn
Declan Rudd
Jed Steer
Robert Green
Fraser Forster
Michael Theoklitos
Bryan Gunn
David Marshall
Capain Canary

Mark Bunn wouldn't even get on a "best goalkeeper who played for Norwich in their last match" list.

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:20 pm

I've spolier'd this for Olly, but

Spoiler:

by FIFA Diva Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:20 pm

Ruddy should not be in that list, Howard, Scezney, Friedel are three players who came to my head that are better.

by nadeem2099 Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:22 pm

Some players are good at diving aka Cazorla whereas some aren't aka Rosenberg.

Top 10 keepers in no order

Casillas
Hart
Neuer
Mandanda
Cech
Lloris
Reina
Akinfeev
Bufoon
Sczeczny

by **Hero** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:24 pm

Reina 2 seasons ago maybe, past 12 months he's been for the most part gash.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:24 pm

Last time I checked the list wasnt who was a better player its of the year team and Ruddy has been on top form.

But not even I can defend him being on the list Laugh

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:24 pm

Adler, Mandanda, Demirel, Patricio, Muslera, Pyatov, Leno, Ochoa are a few more names.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:26 pm

No way Chesney should be on there. He's been pretty pants for a little while now although he has undoubted potential

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:28 pm

Also disagree with Vorm. He was very good in 2011 but really tailed off at the end of last season and hasnt been nowhere near as good this season before he got injured

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:29 pm

^ even i agree with this Mannone should of kept his place was doing well

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:29 pm

If it is team of the year, the result is going to be between Buffon, Neuer and Handanovic, and maybe Cech for the CL.

No one else has had close to as good a year as them

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:31 pm

Cech shouldnt win it he had a good run in the CL but has been a shadow of his former self in the Prem for a while now.

Handanovic for me, class keeper

by **Hero** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:32 pm

So Ruddy is out, Reina & Chesney aren't in but the list is now...

Adler
Akinfeev
Buffon
Cabellero
Casillas
Cech
Courtois
De Gea
Demirel
Handanovic
Hart
Krul
Leno
Lloris
Mandanda
Muslera
Neuer
Ochoa
Patricio
Pyatov
Sirigu
Stekelenburg
Valdes
Vorm

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:33 pm

Diego Lopez Whistle

by Gregers Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:36 pm

Rui Patricio has had a good year as well

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:36 pm

Already in the list under P Whistle

by Gregers Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:38 pm

Oops, looked under R!

by FIFA Diva Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:42 pm

Olly I've noticed you've been saying that for a while and I don't seem to agree, I've watched Cech yes his not the 2005 goalkeeper but he still is a quality keeper.

by FIFA Diva Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:43 pm

Can we do centre backs now?

by Gregers Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:44 pm

Whilst I agree that Cech isn't the player he was between 05-10 he would still walk into almost any side in the world!

Olly let me ask you:

Cech or Ruddy?

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:48 pm

Cech is making more and more mistakes and I really think next season Courtois will be the Chelsea number 1.

He's had some pretty poor games a couple that spring to mind are the 5-3 loss to Arsenal, the game against Reading this year and West Ham away this year.

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:51 pm

Based purely on 2012, I would definately go for Buffon.

I agree with Viva on Cech. In 2005 we was probably the best keeper around. He isn't at that level, but still worthy of a place on the top 10 list

by Gregers Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:53 pm

Grant Holt V2 wrote:Cech is making more and more mistakes and I really think next season Courtois will be the Chelsea number 1.

He's had some pretty poor games a couple that spring to mind are the 5-3 loss to Arsenal, the game against Reading this year and West Ham away this year.

I agree that Courtois will take over but Cech is still quality. You didn't answer my question either

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:54 pm

I'm not saying Cech shouldnt be on the list! I just think he is overrated and doesnt get flak for his mistakes that say a De Gea would

by **Afro** Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:54 pm

If I had to put my money on it, I would bet on Courtois not being a Chelsea player next season. He doesn't seem to want to leave Spain

by Fernando Mon 10 Dec 2012, 12:56 pm

Gregers wrote:
Grant Holt V2 wrote:Cech is making more and more mistakes and I really think next season Courtois will be the Chelsea number 1.

He's had some pretty poor games a couple that spring to mind are the 5-3 loss to Arsenal, the game against Reading this year and West Ham away this year.

I agree that Courtois will take over but Cech is still quality. You didn't answer my question either

That's because it's like asking to choose between a really hot women and his sister we all know the answer

#notainbredjoke

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