Official Premiership 2008/09 thread

[Colly]

Usually just booing people ends up shooting their confidence to pieces. That's that only reason I have for Alan Smith not scoring a single goal in a Toon top >_<

Well, that and the fact he's dogshit. Even his Leeds scoring record wasn't that great, he's playing off a 6 year old reputation. Or rather, not playing off it...

[Matt]

If he hadn't been a "Leeds lad" and run around like a headless chicken "playing for the shirt", then he'd never have got the reputation he had, never have got in the England squad and would have never been signed by Scum. Then again, I'd have him back in a heartbeat now

[Turbo Yannis]

Seriously, you calling Man United 'the scum' at every oppertunity is getting fucking irritating.

You like Leeds. You don't like United. We. Fucking. Get. It.

[Matt]

It's how I refer to them. Live. With. It.

[Farmer Reil]

He's just hanging on desperately to the last vestiges of a bygone era when his team were relevant, and could actually call themselves rivals with Man United. Leave him alone.

[Matt]

He's just hanging on desperately to the last vestiges of a bygone era when his team were relevant, and could actually call themselves rivals with Man United. Leave him alone.

Yeah this. Then again they do like to bring us up at Blackburn away for no apparent reason.

[Farmer Reil]

That's... yeah... That's why most people who aren't Man United fans hate Man United

[Crybaby Bunting]

Seriously if you gave that crowd Notts County they'd manage to turn it into a ten minute "scum" chant.

That's what you get when you have a bunch of drunks under the same tent

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Man we needed that win to keep the momentum going before the Man Utd game next week. Up to 15th, two points behind 9th place....All very tight still so if we can keep winning then it's all good.

Ledley's first goal in three years! Whooooo!

[Matt]

Why can Ledley King not play all the time? I don't actually recall a reason.

[Baddar]

His knees are fucked these days, according to SSN.

[Matt]

Permanently?

[Baddar]

Not sure.

They were saying that they've been giving him trouble for the last couple of years, where he'd been playing less games as each season went by. According to King, he'll have "no problem" not training up until the United game Sunday and then playing.

[alldaws1]

I think they're still just being careful with him, if they make him train and play every game the strain on his knees will probably put him out of action for a while again, I think they're still slowly trying to get him back to full health. Harry did a good job with Sol Campbell, hopefully he'll be able to do the same with King.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Yeah I believe he's been training less during the week which means he's playing more games under Harry. Seems like a good idea to me. The quality is there so it's just about keeping him fit, and having him slogging around a training pitch every day ain't gonna help.

[Matt]

Yeah I believe he's been training less during the week which means he's playing more games under Harry. Seems like a good idea to me. The quality is there so it's just about keeping him fit, and having him slogging around a training pitch every day ain't gonna help.

I thought that was the point of training.

[Crybaby Bunting]

Plus surely that's gonna piss off loads of players who train hard every week only to be told that they're not on the team?

[9 to 5]

It didn't at Villa when they did the same with Paul McGrath. If a player who brings so much to the team and is highly regarded by team mates, liek King or McGrath, they won't be that arsed if that player playing will greatly enhance their chances of going up the league or some silverware. I know I wouldn't be.

[Matt]

It didn't at Villa when they did the same with Paul McGrath. If a player who brings so much to the team and is highly regarded by team mates, liek King or McGrath, they won't be that arsed if that player playing will greatly enhance their chances of going up the league or some silverware. I know I wouldn't be.

I would (and was). Always annoyed me at kids level (U10ish) that despite the fact I turned up for training every week and gave it 100% I was only ever on the fringes of the team (i.e. starting some weeks, on the bench others) whilst another lad who was better than me, turned up once every 4-5 weeks for training but always got a full game. And it must have been even more gutting for those who didn't play at all.

So yeah, it'd annoy me.

[Crybaby Bunting]

I just dont get why King doesn't just get an operation and rehab that'll put him out for a complete year but bring him back into a machine of a player. If he gets an injury whilst he's like this that's his career over