Season 23 week 20 processing ...

Lyon 2 Lens 0 Dante his first for the club ?

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Rich@Leicester wrote:

i think it's the commitment to the job you start that I'm impressed with. Leicester are actually one of my least favourite football teams in the world. But I got given Leicester and the Leicester job is the job I'll do until I'm either dead or 14 time champions of Europe. 
Of course, some people like to start with world beating sides, then move to another one when it's not working out for them. Eh Ben?, Eh Rich?. 
then you get the likes of Tom, who's best player at Charlton was who Tom?, I can't even remember. I started with Paul Dickov and Sinama-Pongolle up front! 
Will had Austin McCann at Fulham. I miss the days when signing George Boyd, Mickail-Smith and Aaron McLean was greeted at the then-Walker's as something of a triple-coup!
So Paul, tell the Palace fan to stop being a boring arse and get himself on the forum. He'll get far more respect from me for sticking to his guns.

Completely agree Rich.  Miss the chase of the average player.  Miss the days where I'd open my envelope and let out a small squeal when I had managed to get Joey Barton on trial!!
My best player was Teemu Tainio!!

I started with an ageing Juan Veron (zimmerframe) and Juan Pablo Sorin (wheelchair).

and another huge goal in Spain, at our third big game, at Real Betis, so come in Mark Pugatch...

It can be arranged Tom!. I'll take Tevez, Coutinho off you, I'm sure others will help, and then you can get back to chasing average players. Nobody likes being top of the prem anyway do they?. cant be much fun!

oh dear, in the last two minutes it's all gone tits up for the home side, can I say tits up on air, oh well I just did, twice, the scoreline is now

Real Betis 0 Valencia 1

after Pablo Ibanez put the away side in front with a fine header against the run of play.

Jermaine Jenas has left the building and Spurs are now down to ten men.

Rich@Leicester wrote:

It can be arranged Tom!. I'll take Tevez, Coutinho off you, I'm sure others will help, and then you can get back to chasing average players. Nobody likes being top of the prem anyway do they?. cant be much fun!

 Think it will only be a fleeting appearance at the top if today carries on like it is!!

Need the boys to grab a goal, goal difference not gonna be an option with Ben racking up the goals.

Need to pour forward to grab a goal, but keep it tight at the back to stop mark counter attacking on me!

Would be good to get a few of them on here, we don't bite 

and the half time whistles have been blown...we'll be right back after this short break, with all the action from the second half of week 20...be back soon...

Not a lot going on in my games this week!! Would be delighted with two 1-0 wins, need to get three points in England and France to maintain any chance of the title, with rivals in both countries winning comfortably!

Nice and tidy from Barca against a poor deportivo team and as for Flamengo i didn't expect to get a result against santos but they better start playing or they'll be a lot turning up for Sunday training this week!

The wheels have come off at Betis!!!.. Come on boys!

I know some of the guys watch as guests cos of employer restrictions.

okay the second half is about to begin...

and almost immediately we have had another goal for Boca who now lead 3-0 at home to Lorenzo, Jackson Martinez getting his name on the scoresheet this time.

Santos 4 Flamengo 0 Rivaldo on 46 minutes.
Reading 0 Wolves 2 Viana
Etienne 1 Auxerre 0 Gradel
Vitesse 1 Ajax 2 Huntelaar
Bassa 0 NY City 1 Cummings.

Santos 4 Flamengo 1 Ayew on 47 minutes.
Atalanta 0 Juventus 1 Pogrebnyak

and another goal at Espanol...

yep its another goal for Real scored this time by Lionel Messi who makes it

Espanol 0 Real Madrid 3

on 47 minutes.

Rotterdam 1 Feyenoord 4 Calabro on 48 minutes.

Rotterdam 1 Feyenoord 5 Benteke again, surely it wont be long before this guy turns up at Fulham ? yes that's right another five goal haul for Feyenoord. 50 minutes gone now.

Lille 4 Bordeaux 1 Sneijder hatrick on 51 minutes as Lille continue to impress.
Celtic 0 Rangers 2 Adu, bad news for second placed and current Champions Inverness.

Cagliari 1 Sampdoria 1 Seb Gonzalez on 52 minutes.

Lille 4 Bordeaux 2 Juninho opens up the Lille defence after 53 minutes.

all the action seems to be limited to a few games atm...

Palace 0 Boro 3 Mutu
Liverpool 1 Blackpool 0 Owen on 54 minutes.

two 'veterans' doing very well still.

Milan 2 Napoli 1 Borriello putting the home side back in front on 55 minutes.
Fiorentina 0 Roma 3 Pazzini.

and we have to report another goal at Birmingham, so over to Ian Cheeseman...