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  1. Slipperduke

    Things Could Get Messi

    Whenever there's a hurricane warning in Florida, the news stations show the same footage. Plucky Americans frantically nailing two-by-fours across their windows, occasionally turning round to look in trepidation at the gathering storm behind them. From the safety of your own front room, you...
  2. Slipperduke

    Blimey. Didn't See That Coming

    Liverpool 1-3 Chelsea Torres, 6 Ivanovich, 39, 62 Drogba, 67 That wasn't in the script. Unbeaten all season at Anfield, Liverpool chose the worst possible moment to lose their focus, lose the match and, unless something truly extraordinary happens at Stamford Bridge next week...
  3. Yorkshire Blue

    SZ's Southend United Hall of Fame - Paul Sansome

    Ah-oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, its Sammy! Yep, first up from the 4th round of nominations is popular goalkeeper Paul Sansome. If Sammy is elected, he'll become the third individual from the double promotion era to be elected, following in the footsteps of his manager Dave...
  4. Slipperduke

    Brazil Are Crap

    Ecuador 1-1 Brazil Noboa, 89 Baptista, 73 One of the eternal joys of watching South American football is the sight of those famous yellow shirts buzzing around the pitch, flicking the ball to one another as if 30 yard first time passes were the easiest thing in the world. They play as...
  5. BLUEBLOOD

    PL Weekly Points Round 44

    I think the term "UNBELIEVABLE JEFF" was made for this week !!! When i started marking i mentioned the fact that Emu had scored 9 and what a good start it was this week, little did i know how things would turn out and that 14 of the 23 predictions that followed would match or better her ...
  6. Thorpe Groyney

    Charlie Mulgrew

    My laddo and I had the pleasure of watching Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen last weekend. I can safely say it was the best game we've seen all season. Crunching tackles, superb goals, and both teams going for it. Terrific stuff from beginning to end. The first half an hour was all Aberdeen...
  7. BLUEBLOOD

    PL Fixtures Round 40: Saturday 21st February 2009

    Right, scoring for the biggest match of the season will be a little bit different to usual, because i'm in charge and i'll do what i please :finger: Anyone predicting a Col Ewe win will earn minus 2 irrespective of the outcome .. anyone predicting a livestock fancier to score first minus 1 and...
  8. BLUEBLOOD

    PL Fixtures Round 36: Tuesday 3rd February 2009

    Right two things, firstly just to give you something else to think / moan about in future i'll be awarding + and - rep to the weekly winners and losers .. its all in jest remember folks ;) .. though Ricey and mark will have to wait till i get my rep back before getting their well deserved reds...
  9. BLUEBLOOD

    PL Fixtures Round 34: Tuesday 27th January 2009

    Phew ... fixtures coming thick and fast at the moment, i can barely finish marking one set before the next lot go up Leeds United v Southend United 2-0 (Marques) Colchestaarrgghh v Northampton Town 2-1 (Akinfenwa) Tranmere Rovers v Stockport County 2-1 (Edds) MK Dons v Leyton Ooze 1-2...
  10. Slipperduke

    Wilkins Worried By Wobbles

    After a hard night at Roots Hall, Luis Felipe Scolari was in no mood to face the media. Perhaps he was locked in the dressing room with a blackboard, some chalk and a squad still struggling to understand the concept of zonal marking. Whatever the reason, it was Ray Wilkins who squeezed into the...
  11. All the Chelsea Positives

    OK, a bit disappointing we lost after such a brave couple of performances, but what do we expect playing one of the richest clubs in the world? Let's list all of the positives on this thread, because I think there are so many. To start us off: 1 Tilly & Brush have proved that they can play...
  12. Slipperduke

    Post-Match Thread and Ratings Southend United 1-4 Chelsea

    Scolari Safe... For Now Luiz Felipe Scolari may not be in the mood to be pleasant to any of his players after a week of backbiting and under-achievement, but if he has any sense, he'll give Petr Cech a very firm pat on the back. The word 'crisis' may be overused in football, but had it not been...
  13. Slipperduke

    Shrimpers Sing Their Way To Success

    It was all for nothing. I've worked long and hard over the last 18 months to build some kind of credibility with the UK press pack and on Saturday afternoon I ruined it all by going absolutely mental at Stamford Bridge. It's not the done thing to celebrate a goal in the press box, but wild...
  14. Barry Labs

    Sankofa

    Not sure if this has been posted already, but I thought Sankofa had a really good game. He gets a lot of stick on here, but constantly helped out the centre backs, and due to the system, was often marking 3 or 4 in the first 30 minutes. He was also the one that ran to the bench to tell Tilly...
  15. Absolutely Buzzing with Excitement

    I have to say I am raring to go for tomorrow's game. It is all I can think about! We have had it so lucky as a club financially speaking and as fans to come up against United, Spurs (twice) and as of tomorrow Chelsea in a few season's! The anticipation from my part and my family who are also...
  16. palexander

    Steve Tilson

    I've just got back home and I am still so angry at today's performance - I've spent a good hour and half discussing the Tilson situation with my mate who, like me, has been going to Southend since the early/mid 80's, so this is not someone who has jumped on the recent bandwagon. I'm amazed to...
  17. Slipperduke

    Scolari Knows The Price Of Failure

    Luiz Felipe Scolari is all too aware of the ramifications of failure at Chelsea. High expectations and high expenditure means a low tolerance for poor results. "Now we need to beat Cluj," he said after drawing with Bordeaux on Wednesday night. "But if I thought my players did not have the...
  18. Slipperduke

    Ramos Must Take The Blame

    Tottenham Hotspur may have taken their place in the draw for the second round of the UEFA Cup, but not even the most ardent of their fans will have been convinced by this lacklustre, disjointed performance. Despite taking the lead in the second half and, in doing so, wiping out the danger of the...
  19. Slipperduke

    Stalemate at Stamford Bridge

    Apologies, it was such a rush to get this out in time that I forgot to SZ it! See if you can spot the ****-ups.... So near and yet so far. Manchester United came within ten minutes of ending Chelsea's extraordinary 85 game unbeaten run at Stamford Bridge, pegged back by that most unlikely of...
  20. Come on Clarky, sign the friggin contract

    Come on Peter Clarke, you may not be as good as you think you are. Your just a tad too small for a centre back, hence getting beat in the air too often.Your long balls out of defence that are aimed at a particular striker are in general pants and usually go staight into the crowd. You have been...
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