[Archived] Other Premier League Happenings

[1864roverite]

everton 2-0 up

[1864roverite]

Pompy 1-0 up at Boro

[1864roverite]

Hull 1-1 Newcastle

sundrland 1-1 wigon

bolton 0-1 fulham

wigan 2-1 up

bolton 1-1

[imy9]

Hull 1-1 Newcastle

sundrland 1-1 wigon

bolton 0-1 fulham

wigan 2-1 up

bolton 1-1

If the results stay like that (they wont as Wigan are ahead again, which is great), then it will have been a GREAT day for Rovers, Boro look lost, Brom are pretty much down and Newcastle are to play the next three games against top 4 sides.

[1864roverite]

Next 2 games for the relegation haunted teams.

Rovers - Wham and Spurs at home (6 points)

Pompy - Everton (h) and Hull (a) (1 point)

Spurs - Chelsea (h) and Rovers (a) (0 points)

Newcastle - Arsenal and Chelsea both at home (0 points)

Boro - Stoke and Bolton both away (0 points)

Stoke - Boro (h) and WBA (a) (4 points)

Hull - Wgan(a) and Pompy (h) with a home game versus Arsenal in the FA Cup first (1 point)

Sunderland - Wigan and Wham both away (0 points)

Bolton - WBA (a) and Boro (h) (4 points)

Fulham - Manure and Liverpool both at home (0 points)

Have not included WBA as they are gonners !

as we speak Rovers under the cosh and Everton 2-1 versus Stoke

Fulham 2-1 up now

[1864roverite]

Fulham have scored a third goal to lead Bolton 3-1.

Everton still 2-1 up v Stoke

Hull and Barcodes drawing 1-1

Boro 0-1 Pompy and also Boro down to 10 men

Wigon 2-1 up at Sunderland

[1864roverite]

Boro equalise 90th minute

[Balwer]

Boro scored.

[Amo]

I don't like to predict the results of our rivals, because we all know anything can happen. Newcastle have Arsenal & Chelsea next, which you would expect nil points, but Arsenal are due a day-off.

[Bobby G]

I believe Newcastle will pick up points against one of the two teams.

Fulham safe now.

Between Bolton all the way down, its anyone's game and thats better for us. The more the merrier.

Id think 39 points may be enough, but we need to target 4 wins.

[thenodrog]

We need to stay clear of injuries more than anything at the moment. RSC, Givet, Warnock, Nelsen and Grella are damned big players for us.

[DE.]

I don't think we're that worse off without Grella. The others are basically our key players, and having them all out at once is a disaster.

[Hughesy]

Chelsea 1-0 - very good goal by Essien.

[jonv]

Very good shin by Essien

[Hughesy]

Good play by Lampard to spot the opportunity though.

[Mr. E]

So, on the basis of the past few results, can we confirm that Martin O'Neil's decision to forsake the UEFA cup one of the dumbest in recent memory? Killed their momentum and may even cost them that CL spot.

[Bobby G]

I dont think the two were inter-related but you can understand why MON would do that considering their squad size and the challenge for 4th place being worth so much to them both in footballing terms and financially.

[DE.]

Villa have bottled their run in spectacularly, oh dear.

[gumboots]

So, on the basis of the past few results, can we confirm that Martin O'Neil's decision to forsake the UEFA cup one of the dumbest in recent memory? Killed their momentum and may even cost them that CL spot.

I certainly think so. Going out of the cup having given it a good go is one thing but in their situation sacrificing the cup has put pressure on them in the league that they did not already have. It's all they have now and the strain is beginning to tell. Our cup exit is not quite the same because we already had the relegation pressure on us.

[Eddie]

I'm not sure the cup exit has contributed to their poor form, but it was a chance to win a pretty large trophy and they just threw it away. City's continued success goes to show that you don't have to be that good to and Villa were one of the better sides left at the time they chose to rest their first team.

[jonv]

They look fatigued and fresh out of ideas. Spurs made them play football. Something they can't do. No counter attacks or break aways means no goals for our Villains in B'ingham.

[JC4LAB]

Maybe Heskey was a bad buy and has upset their balance... a classic example of fixing something that wasnt broke..

[gumboots]

Maybe Heskey was a bad buy and has upset their balance... a classic example of fixing something that wasnt broke..

Carew was injured and they needed another option. And the cup thing just broke their rhythm and momentum. Souness always used to say that teams that are winning don't feel tired. It's when you get time to realise you are tired that you start to feel it.

[Hughesy]

Villa dont have a big enough squad of real quality and they were always going to fade. They were also getting more than their fair share of luck - which appears to of dissapeared too.

[gumboots]

Villa dont have a big enough squad of real quality and they were always going to fade. They were also getting more than their fair share of luck - which appears to of dissapeared too.

The thing is they got a lot of success by being efficient too. What they don't have is a big match changer they can start with let alone one sitting on their bench they can bring on when they need to change things around. Carew came on yesterday and although he did make a difference he is the same kind of player as heskey (though much better at what he does) Look at the bench at Utd, Chelsea or arsenaland even as they were saying yesterday at Spurs. that's what makes you more likely to be able to turn things around.