Registered: Aug 2001
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As it stands, my football team (West Ham United) are going to be relegated from the top football division today. Bolton are winning their game against Boro and we are drawing with Birmingham City.

I would have felt bad about putting Bolton back down, because they deserve to be in the top flight; I would've been very happy if we had put Leeds out of the Premier Leage (I can't call it the 'premiership', it sounds retarded), but they saved themselves by beating Arsenal last week (and coincidentally handing the title to the scumbags that are Man Utd).

The main downside is not a season or more in the first division, but that we will lose our best players. Trevor Brooking stayed with us as a player for 3 years after relegation in 1977 (we won the FA cup in the same season that we won the division to get promoted back to the top division), but that doesn't happen now. Even if they wanted to stay, the chances are that we could not afford their wages with the loss of the television money that relegation brings.

I sort of think that maybe the premier league should be smaller anyway, but something has to be done to enliven the competition. As it is, the relegation battles provide more interest (albeit at a lower standard) than the race for the Championship does. If it wasn't for Arsenal managing to maintain a comparable standard to Man Utd even though their turnover is only 1/3rd that of Utd's, there wouldn't be any colour to the Championship at all. It can't be long before people just get bored of the whole thing if a couple of clubs dominate so much.

Anyway. Looks like it's goodbye for West Ham for a while.

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Least you'll be winning a few next season.

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I think that we will have the highest points of any club to get relegated, actually (42 as it stands). Just not enough wins early on for the late run to take us over the line.

Farewell Joe Cole. And Michael Carrick. And Freddy Canoute.

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Sorry mate.

Tottenham just rolled over to Blackburn ruining Everton's chance of Europe (we need to score 2 goals againts the Champions in the next couple of minutes)

Still, Everton have had the most superb season for so long I am both happy and gutted. More gutted that Blackburn look like they are getting that place in Europe, they have bugger all fanbase.

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Least my hubcaps are safe for another year.

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we know your address. It can be arranged.

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Full time as blown at Goodison. I am currently experiencing ambivalence, but it's a good ambivalence because I am gutted we just missed out on Europe. Who'd have thought we would even be contenders this time last year.

I am gutted for West Ham totally.

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How do you think it feels to be an Arsenal fan?

We've already lost 2 titles out of a possible 3.

Rooney had a bad afternoon to be sure.

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What is the third?

Rooney had a good afternoon I would say. The penalty decision was an absoilutel fucking joke. But it's Man Utd. Oh, and I have no sympathy for Arsenal's fans, I laughed my head off when you lost the title last week.

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F.A. Cup doesn't rate?

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Originally posted by skalie
F.A. Cup doesn't rate?

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well im happy because Chelsea made the champions league, even though philgit said we wouldnt. go chelsea.

i feel sorry for west ham,

anyways i now predict dafoe going to manure, joe cole possibly coming to chelsea, kanoute maybe to arsenal. chelsea will also resign gallas im sure and john terry.

the only today could have better was if west ham had won and bolton hadnt.

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it's a bit of silverware though

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Name a town after a pork product, and bear Allah's wrath.

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What I wouldn't give to have promotion/relegation in American sports. The ownership structure makes it absolutely impossible, but it would certainly be a sight to see.

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