the Dunnie-monster lost his way about halfway through last season, and he’s not quite been the same since. The man plays his guts out, and the City fans love that, and give him a free pass because of it. Unfortunately, like chowder said above, the stretches between bright spots are getting further and further apart.
City was the better team yesterday, but I agree the Hamburg was better in the series. I believe it was Micah Richards who was hauled down on a set piece that should have warranted the second PK. I also believe it was MR who flubbed 2 golden chances.
Lastly, I wonder if City’s former golden boys, Richards and Dunne, are really badly affected by not being in the spotlight this year. Where someone like Stevie Ireland has flourished by working harder to prove himself just as good as the new players brought in, it seems like some of the rising stars have flamed out. Don’t even think I’m not looking at you, Michael Johnson.
Green is an atrocious commentator nowadays, although I think he managed to keep his RS allegiances in check most of the time. He was great when he was coming up, very exciting and fluent commentator. He’s just got more and more opinionated over the years and is now a tiresome, boorish personality on the wireless. It’s nailed on that he’ll soon be following Peter Alliss in sharing his views on capital punishment during a lull in the Middlesborough v Spurs game.
In complete counterpoint to the above, Green is really good on 606 IMO. On the one program where he could legitimately hold forth with all sorts of bollox, he manages to be a very moderate and patient host.
Looking at the table this morning before the games, I noticed something that hasn’t gotten much play here: Tottenham are well safe, and actually in the top half. Seems like Harry Houdini really did do the trick. Too bad for those who are the Redknapp naysayers.
I’ve got to go run find some place that is broadcasting the semi-final today… :mad:
I don’t think anyone doubts Redknapp’s ability to keep a team up, do they? Managing under expectation, though, is something he has never done and will not be able to do IMO. In any case, it’s his oleaginous, get-the-excuses-in-first personality that some people find aggravating, skewered nicely in this piece that’s been bouncing around the web:
*Harry Redkanpp’s Lunch:
I’ve got up this morning and her indoors has left a note saying she’s gone up the shops and I’d better have made the lunch by the time she gets back or else. She says she wants spaghetti bolognaise.
Opened up the fridge. Jesus Christ, have you seen what she’s left me with? I’m down to the bare bones and no mistake.
There’s spaghetti, a tub of pasta sauce, some minced beef, fresh herbs, some parmesan cheese, a bottle of Baron Philippe de Rothschild Opus One Napa Valley 1987 red wine and Claudia Roden’s ‘Simple Mediterranean Cookery’ book! Bloody amateur hour, I’m telling you. How the hell am I supposed to make spaghetti bolognaise with that little lot? I thought there’d be some top, top ingredients in there.
Whoever’s bought that from the supermarket should be ashamed of themself. It’s a mish-mash of lopsided ingredients. The whole recipe has been badly constructed. It’s scary, I’m telling you.
I’m just standing there swearing and muttering to meself when the phone rings. It’s Jeff Powell phoning up to say how brilliant I am and that I’m one of the best cooks of my time and that I could have cooked for England. I have to cut him off though because I’ve got Brian Woolnough on the other line saying I’m one of the kitchen’s great characters and it’s a bloody miracle how many meals I’ve made out of literally nothing. They’re saying I’m like a Cockney Jesus, the way I’ve managed to feed the five thousand with the tiny amount I’ve had to spend in the supermarket and just my wheeler-dealer know-how.
I need some better ingredients and fast. When I saw the wife come home from the shops yesterday with some spaghetti, a tub of pasta sauce, some minced beef, fresh herbs, some parmesan cheese, a bottle of Baron Philippe de Rothschild Opus One Napa Valley 1987 red wine and Claudia Roden’s ‘Simple Mediterranean Cookery’ book, I had no idea that’s what would be in the fridge when she asked me to make spaghetti bolognaise.
It’s a hard job I’ve got on here this lunchtime believe me. If I can even get anything into a pan it’ll be a massive achievement and I know Jeff and Woolly would agree with me. Trouble is the wife can’t take criticism. Too precious these days, women. That’s the trouble. I’m short of people with the right character in this house.
When you’re as stretched as I am, a lunch is a massive distraction from the really important meal: dinner. I think I’m just going to have to serve up the pot of pasta sauce with some tap water and just hope for the best. If I can pull this mess round it’ll be amazing really.
Excellent summation of 'arry. Plenty of waffle but somehow has the knack of getting results. I still wouldn’t buy a car off the bloke though.
Just a Daily Mirror story I think but anyone got any views on this?
Don’t really see the big change to the league set out in that article? Is there more to it than just losing two teams from the top division? I guess if you include Celtic and Rangers that would be four English teams lost.
I see a fair bit of Celtic and Rangers up here and they’re playing at a low level right now, Championship bottom half I would guess. This would be a transitory problem for them, though, as they are so well supported. I say ‘well’ in the loosest sense of the word - they have a massive and intensely loyal fanbase let’s say. Once they hit the premiership gravy train they’d be coining it and could get some quality players in.
What an awful idea. It boils down to this: We share the wealth slightly farther, then we do a damn good job of locking the doors so no one else can get in.
And if Rangers and Celtic came in, tha twould be SIX English teams that would be forced out of the top two flights, never to be let back in. Gotta believe that none of the potential losers out in the bottom half of the Championship are particularly happy at THAT prospect.
With my iffy internet connection I didn’t have the time yesterday to put my own views, but I agree with the majority.
I see the proposal is being put forward by the Bolton chairman. It’s just a case of knowing your team is far more likely to be one of those in danger of being relegated than safe at the top of the premier league.
Personally I hope it dies the death,one of the best features of the league system is holding out the hope of getting to the top division and the odds against that would be drastically increased.
Flaming Christ. We’ve now scored four in six of our last eight games, and yet have somehow managed to lose any chance of silverware this season. Madness.
I buzz when he has to admit United have done something good. You can hear the reluctance in his voice everytime.
