Can this be the match thread, I'm checking in early, 10.30pm. here in Singapore - 3 hours to go.

I'm more nervous (pessimistic, moi?) than usual - the team that wins this may well win the league!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Answers

Arsene's Pretenders!

Nobody aboot?

Howay 1-0 will do me, I can see 3-2 like ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

i am really excited. i am happy that henry is out. feel more confident now

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Mika aboot. First the Pool match on TV, then the Toon-Arse match. Big matches tonight. We will be a lot wiser after these too.

I'll piss myself if Pool loses and we win.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

"I'll piss myself if Pool loses and we win."

Don't think I'll go that far, but I'll be chuffed!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Till 6-15 pm , Bud interesting to note from earlier thread where you keep your valuables, nice to know for any future eventuality,did not realise you had contacts in Whickham!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Im here right now and think Im just as nervous as you Bud. I didnt watch the last game vs Arse cause I was so sure we were going to lose. More optimistic today but still I think were going to lose. The fact that Henry is out great!

Off to the pub now! Howay the lads!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Scousers have scored :-( Anelka

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Old Boys network Buff, I'm sure he'd 'release it' on occasion for an old friend - you did meet me in Singapore, didn't you? nod nod ;-) ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Liverpool one nil up against Fulham (Anelka)

Villa 1 down - di Canio penalty.

Boro winning against Leicester at home (Sinclair og)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We're getting reports that Andrew Cole has been dismissed for stamping, after juse 20 minutes.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

(Which means he'll be suspended against us)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

There's only Juan Pablo Angel who has equalised against WHam.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Now Poyet can't score against us, he's turned his attention to the Mackems.

Is Reidy about to be sacked? You can only hid behind your banana tree for so long.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Has anyone got a horrible feeling that Henry is actually going to play?

I won't believe he isn't playing until the team is read out (or his name isn't on the boards on the Ladbroke's corner)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

England 10 - France -20, 5 mins to go aaaagh, wales hammer azzuri awaiting Oirland -Scotland ko.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I have to say it serves England right - they were far too arrogant and cocky.

It's a bit like Spurs before the cup final.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Mboma for the Mackems

1-1

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I'm off to SJP very shortly, so keep up to date with the scores:

http://www.skysports.com/skysports/livescores/0,,0-,00.html

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Hooray - piling the agony on the tottenham fans on the other thread. Mboma looks a pretty good player to me. It certainly was a great goal he scored in the African Cup.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

England have lost 20-15.

In defence of "their arrogance", Clive Woodward said (BEFORE the match) that "we are not the best".

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Not necessarily the team, but the fans.

I'm not really a big rugby fan, but I know quite a few who are and they were going on about how easy the game would be.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Come on Fulham get a couple of goals and a few mildly dirty tackles in

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Fulham are awful at the moment, I can't see them coming back to beat Liverpool (who are better away than at home)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Reet, ah'm off now

Hope you enjoy yourselves on here :)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Let's hope that the ex-England manager and captain of THE national team can get their own back on the French manager at 5.30. And that the victory will on the other hand inspire Robert and Bernard (if he plays) to great heroics. Personally rugby leaves me uninspired - don't care who wins.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Fulham need to stay awful at least until they visit us in a few weeks so we can boost our goal difference which is lagging behind the rest.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Charlton are doing well holding Chelsea, but a win would be even better. Come on Fulham too

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Sunderland losing 2-1 to Sir Les's header from 6 yards out

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Charlton 1 Chelse 0 - come on!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Come on Charlton. Chelsea losing touch with the "Top 4". It's going to need relegation form for us not to be at least in the UEFA Cup.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Fulham have had their share of chances, YMO not playing - he's being saved for the CL and wor game, come on Fulham, a draw would be excellent for us.

Great if Chewsea lose, you're right Barry, they and Leeds (who the f*@k are leeds?) are dropping off the top four.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Come on Fulham do us a favour - if you can beat us 3-1, you can at least manage a draw with Liverpool, and a little hamstring twinge for Michael Owen wouldn't go amiss.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Typical .. Chelsea have just equalised. Pity that Owen's resting when he could have been tiring himself out

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Chewsea have equalised, Frank the Lamp :-(

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Charlton have score again, cooooooooooooooooooool!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Still, a draw's not good enough for chelsea

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Who you playing?

Oh aye-----Come on Arsenal.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Still, a draw's not good enough for chelsea No Charlton havve scored §!!!!!!!! Good old Charlton 2-1

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Litmanen scores! Whooo-peee! Oh. Sorry.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Bin Dippers, canny 2nd. goal :-(

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I'm off to the sports bar now for Sky PPV. Good luck to us all. We're going to be 1st or 4th in 2 hours time. Both are pretty good, with the Chelsea result, but 1st sounds better. Liverpool won 2-0 too so it's a showdown on Wednesday. And Villa got a winner in injury time, but let's not concern ourselves with the also-rans. Best of luck.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Webcast is on, cup of tea and toast beside me and looking forward to another great win

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Hi, Ken checking in from snowy Kansas, USA.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Tuning in to Canal+ with daughter. Just won €27 on a Villa & Boro double! I have a good feeling about this!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Anybody out there?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Ken, I'm here - just eating breakfast at the mo

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

What`s the team folks?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Shola in - Distin still LB

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Cort on the bench

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

HOWAY THE LADS!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

No Henry for the arse

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I've never seen Ameobi play well, so he wouldn't have been my choice - hope I'm wrong ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We need to go all out attack today - atmosphere sounds great

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I think Cort will get 20mins at least today

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Good afternoon from cloudy Baltimore! Here's hoping it's a good match with the right result! Howay the lads!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Apparently the pitch is beautiful

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Ameobi did great last season when he came in for Shearer. Hopefully he'll show some of that form again today.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Hi Ciara - I have sunshine in Cali!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Arse corner - Pires just skinned Hughes, he's incredibly quick. This game is starting like a cup tie - did noone tell the players that the cup is next week?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

JJ starting well

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Shola cross defender just got it away from Shearer

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Ameobi started brightly as well. Corner to us - nowt happened

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Crowd sound in good voice, wish I was home

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Heh...apparently Arse don't know what's hit them. Make it count lads!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

6 mins gone and we are all ower them - keep it up

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

JJ sounds like he's gonna be a great little player

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We really need to score with all this pressure

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

just listening to the webcast is making me sick to stomach with nerves. i'll be happy when it's over, and we've got some points...

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

3 to be precise Martha!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Speed motioning to the bench a minute ago. Wonder if his toe is bothering him?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

waiting for my relief so I can get home for the 2nd half, like being at Mafeking

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

bergkamp. fuck.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

B@stid Bergkamp

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

shit

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

shite 1-0 Aresenal. Bergkamp finished well - Robert was caught in possession by Vierra - great ball to Pires. World cllass turn by Bergkamp 0-1

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We'll just have to resort to our old party trick of coming from behind!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

"When Arsenal win tonight, they'll go second, just one point behind leaders Manchester United", tw@t ESPN commentator - what about us???

That was before Bergkamp scored that canny goal, nee worries, we always come from behind!

:-(

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

shit with them bud, tosspots

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

And when WE win tonight, we go top! So...NYAH! to ESPN! ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

win when we're losing, we only win when we're losing

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Howay Lads - Fire in the Hole - Go for it, blood and guts - best shot

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Solano just hit the side netting - I thought it was in

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Draedful corner by Robert - whoever discovered Jenas should be poached from forest as he looks class, a real gem

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

1)i love jenas. 2)i'm going to throw up. 3)COME ON LADS!!!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We look really good going forward and Arsenal are struggling to cope BUT we keep getting caught on the counter. We could end up dominating this and losing by a few goals. We desperately need a goal or a couple of crunching tackles to get the fans back on side and making the atmosphere more electric. I agree with Buffs approach

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Dixon seems to have come back from the dead. Imagine that. T@sser!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Are you watching it Kegsy?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

to be fair Ciara he has a nice couple of stud marks above the shoi pad - it did look quite bad

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Obviously!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

yes Alan

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Ahh....well you know the useless webcast announcer. Doesn't have much time for actually telling anyone what's going on. ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Fantastic shot by Solano from 20 plus yards an Seaman struggled to keep itout - we need that little bit of luck that deserted us when we played Man U (0-1 Scmeichale MOM)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Cmon lads!!!! A good couple of shots, one of them has to go in!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Relief on way in , hope were kickin into Gallowgate end 2nd half keep the faith people FTA 2-1, jes wondrin , without Bellamy are we too predictable up front?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Robert sounds more up for it today - is it really the case Kegsy?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Robert, over enthusiastic (so would I be!), let Nobby or Big Al (if a bit closer) take a (some) free kicks.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We will be kicking towards the gallowgate in the second half - don't think we are too predictable just that we aren't getting the breaks. I will be ve surprised i Robert takes any more free kicks.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Sounds like we are falling down easily in the box...I hope this is NOT the case!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Shite

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

0-2 - f@ck

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

cr@p!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

god DAMMIT.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Unbelievable - we have dominated them for the whole game and they get two chances and score. We really need to get something before half time - if we go in 2 down we won't come back

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

bollocks - Campbell

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

You can all swear at me, I said, "watch Cambell score here!"

:-(

:-( I also (earlier) said 3-2, come on!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

WE CAN STILL WIN THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Specify 3-2 to the TOON, Bud!! ;-)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Bud,

We could end up dominating this and losing by a few goals

I think it was my fault

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Shite. Utterly shite.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

H-T 0-2

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

My brother has phoned me twice to see what the score is and as soon as he's hung up the Arse scored - so its his fault

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We have to at least come back and get a draw out of this. It seems horribly cruel if we lose the way we're playing.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I would put Cort on at HT in place of Shola and see what problems he could cause

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I agree Alan..

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

and i'm not answering my phone until after the final whistle has gone

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Ciara, the home side's score is always given first, and I said 3-2 ;-)

We can still do it!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Shola started well but faded a bit as the half went on. We need a goal early second half

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

did anyone see the rumour that we are being linked with Jardel?My brother reckons that he read it this week. Would be nice if he was there today! Even nicer if Bellers was fit though.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Hi Guys:

Just looking in, because I've got work to do.

There's another match thread on the RTG board just like this one, only in reverse: when the Arse score they go "Gerrin you beauty!" and "FTM". There's a guy on there even calling himself "2-1" FFS.

How fucking sad is that? We didn't have a Mackem match thread during their 2-1 defeat.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

ESPN (to$$er$ and tw@t$) are blaming Dabs for both goals, what do you guys think? Was there a push (on Dabs, by Bergkamp) for the first - I was trying to drink and type at the time?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I didn't see a push, I just thought it was a fantastic turn - Campbell, Ferdinand, Stam wouldn't have mattered he woud have scored then

Second half just starting

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

bugger

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Bud, I know that, but there are daft folks(and spirits!) about who may not. You can never go wrong being specific, I always say! ;- )

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

what has your brother just called?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

whos on the bench apart from cort and harper? shit will we ever score?????

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

blatant handball by Stepanovs not given.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Clear pen turned down. Not our day.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Sol Campbell's having a blinder, WE SHOULD have had a penalty there, hand ball bollox :-(

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

was that a pen?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

acuna elliot lua lua cort and harper on the bench

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Shags, we only have match threads about our rivals...you know, Liverpool, MoanU, etc. ;-D

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

come on Bobby - put cort on and throw evertything at the stinking cockney tossers

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Of course Ciara! My mistake.

Right I don't want to listen to this tosser any more because he keeps saying "clever piece of play", and it's like water torture.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

If I was Dabs, I'd hire someone (myself, Dougal's nearer) for all this slander (slavva!!) ESPN's giving him!

;7)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

great header from Shearer just pushed wide. Come on lads let's get one in

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

right bring on Cort for Ameobi and slip Lua Lua on when no-ones looking

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

One of these "not going to go in if we play till tomorrow" games.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

If we could only get one we would surely go on and get at least a point out of this

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Is this referee BLIND??? Why are we getting nothing from him?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Lua Lua coming on

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Looks like Lua x 2 will be coming on....

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Oh, Hi everybody! Bad manners that, posting without saying hello.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

LLL coming on for Shola?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Hi Motty

hope you bring some luck

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

so you made it over then mottie..

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Dabizas just went round 4 players then got brought down - no free kick. Jenas put his hand on his hea in disbelief, Dabs, Speed and Shearer all question why? Incredible

Lua on for Shola

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Sh*t, showered & shaved, Kegsy! ;0)

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We've had 80% possession in the last 5 mins

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Not gonna be our day, I think

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Bergkamp's left for the last plane :-)

:-(

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

According to Mick Martin, we haven't gotten behind the Arse enough! LOL

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

What was our home (league) score against Spurs, we've broken our voodoo in London, now they're (Cockney tw@ts) beating us at our home (Chewsea, Ar$e...maybe)?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Can't we take the blinkers off LLL, let him see that there are other players around him?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Ah well, if we didn't have a jinx to break there'd be nothing to play for next season. ;-))

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

This ref is shocking. Wiltord bends down to head the ball (knee height) O'B gets the ball and clips his head and it's a f-k for high feet. HIGH FEET. His head was a foot off the ground - what a ticking fosser

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Carl Cort coming on. Bit late, innit?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

We're gonna have to beat Liverpool now

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

F**k.

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Cort coming on for Hughes

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

I'm still sweating on a Liverpool ticket

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

north east england 0-2 north landan

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Did I hear the announcers say Hughes was limping when he went off??

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

we have to bounce back from this and go on a 10match winning run in the league..........

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

and do these bas*ards in the cup next week

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

is neil barry the new trelford mills?

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

on a brighter note Bedlington Terriers won 2-0 last night

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002

Alan Parry and Brian Marwood (ESPN) - who's ar$e will they lick when Manure play the Ar$e?

Tw@ts!

We can STILL do IT!!!

-- Anonymous, March 02, 2002