Um I find it hard to slate Pearcey as he's a Palace
fan at heart! Richard Littlejohn is another matter
entirely, I enjoyed slagging him off on "606" a few
years ago for being obsessed with the Premiership.
For stats you can always blame Frank Skinner and
"Statto".
Also you don't mention the betting lobby, what about
that famous Palace v West Ham game in 1994/5 where
someone pulled the plug at half-time?
I think the England team will be better off without
Lampard, will Chelsea be as well? The fate of the
"Chosen One" was sealed as soon as Ballack and Shevvy
appeared. They both reminded me of the infamous Tomas
Brolin in manner, though marginally more talented to
start with!
I have to say I always rated Gareth Barry, he was
pinched by Villa from Brighton when still a schoolboy,
I believe he played the odd game at Seaford in his
youth!

Bob Brown

PS Did Northern Rock sponsor a football team?
--- James Johnson <jamesvatax@...> wrote:

> It's sad I used to blame Sky for all this
> Premiership stuff (apparently it's now league) but
> now that the beeb has MOTD again all of a sudden we
> get even Motty saying 'xyz re premiership etc etc'
> as if football only began in 1993!! Jonathan Pierce
> is also bad and he bores me to tears with his
> constant inane chatter quoting stats and trying to
> impress. of course it isn't helped by the daily Rags
> - even the Times seems to think there are only 4
> football teams plus Tottenham and martin Samuel must
> be an executor to Frank lampards esrate. Funny how
> some 'ordinary footballers (Heskey, Barry etc plus
> Owen saved Steve McClaren's bacon, where were the
> Chelsea mafia then!! No wonder Jamie Carrager called
> it a day too much celeb football centred on the
> Chelsea jet set!! (okay Terry and Cole played as
> well but super Lamps didn't and look at the
> difference in midfield.
>
> One interesting point, watch the accents of people
> interviewed outside MUFC Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea
> - you are hard pressed to get a local accent - I
> recall working with someone who was a fanatical
> United fan, until I found out later she hailed from
> Derby! Another MUFC fan I knew hailed from
> Rotherham! I just don't get this idea of supporting
> teams that you have no affinity with - now I have an
> affinity with several clubs, for various reasons I
> like them to do well but my team is Everton and
> always will be 'cos I was born there!
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bob Dunning <bob.dunning@...>
> To: sixtiesandseventiessoccer@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 September, 2007 12:53:22 AM
> Subject: [Sixties and Seventies Soccer] Re: Musings
> on the Premiership being rubbish.
>
> > NO NO NO Bob, the Premiership should go back to 22
> > clubs
>
> But why ? There is no way 22 clubs can compete at
> the same level any
> more. We might as well cut the dross and leave it to
> the 16 clubs who
> can!
>
> If you really get me on the subject, I think we
> should really cut the
> Premiership to 10 like Scotland. Next it should
> refuse promotion and
> relegation, then it can be just cut adrift.
>
> That way all the TV audiances can watch Premiership
> football, while the
> real football fans get on with a real competition
> where celebrity isn't
> the first criteria for being covered in the football
> news...
>
> Just imagine it, we can form a new League of 4
> Divisions called
> Division One, Division Two, Division Three and wait
> for it...Division
> Four, where football clubs have teams made up of
> local lads and a few
> star players.
>
> The fans would go to their local team one week, and
> a nearby team
> slightly further down the League the next week.
> Football news would be
> about the football and not the hairstyles, and the
> overseas players
> would be the Northern Irish juniors being given a
> trial!
>
> Sounds great to me.
>
> I might change my view on this when Leeds are back
> in the Premiership,
> mind...
>
> Bob7071
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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