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[ Posted by Webbie @ Football and Music on August 14, 2007 | Filed under MoTD » ]

Trubble Trubble for….

Curbs and the Hammers, who didn’t even trubble a new Man Citeh team who’s back four have been playing together for less than a week. It was Kasper chip off the old block Schmeichel’s debut Premier League match too !
The West Ham players were booed off the pitch at half time and at full time. I bet the bookies have shortened Curbishley’s odds for the chop.

Carlisle Utd sacked Neil McDonald… E i e i…oh.
Got the boot after the first match (which was a 1-all draw with Walsall) I don’t think it’s a new record. I remember reading about some other boss getting his cards even earlier than that.
What is going on with the ~~sheep shaggers~~ Cumbrians up there ? They’ve just been promoted up to the old Division 2 and this is how they start their campaign ?

Worrysome times for the Engurland too. With a report the other day that bumbling idiot Ste McL hasn’t got enough choices to fill in at the back, including the goal and is thinking about recalling Sol Campbell and Calamity James !
If we are that desperate how about giving Michael Duberry a shout too. He (might have) put the kybosh on our Euro qualifier by taking out Dwayne Looney before half-time last Sunday, why not shove him in attack ?

Hey don’t laugh, Lord Ferg had to shove O’Shea up front for the rest of the match, which begs the question of why did he spend that much on a defensive midfielder and another forward who like Rooney likes to play outside the box. Where are their goals going to come from ?

Meanwhile over in La la land Derek continued his tour of the benches and sat out of another game. But the respective owners of the away teams (Toronto & Boston) must be happy because each venue was sold out with people coming to watch Beckham watch a football match.

Talking of ankles… (We wern’t ? Well we are now.) Amazingly even with Becks collecting the splinters he still says that he’ll be ready for the England friendly v Germany on August 22nd ! You think this is not going to happen, but it did with England’s last outing when Derek was just getting back into the Madrid team, still lacking match fitness and as we saw against Estonia last June he was needed.

Over at the swamp Roo is out with My Left Foot, up at the Barcodes little SuperOwen wasn’t named in the squad for their opening game. Neither was the BeanCrouch at Lidipool, who looking at all the new signings looks like he’s down to third choice now.

So as with Man USA I have to ask again - Where are our (England) goals going to come from ? Who is going to be up front on August 22nd ?
Well actually that doesn’t matter that much… alright it’s Germany but the more important dates are on September 8th and 12th with the Euro 2008 Qualifiers which we have to win…

Edit/Update: Martin Jol - Played 2. Lost 2. Predicts player Nelkna has uttered his first “bollocks!” already.
It’s not all that bad. Yet. Yes it is a bad start but if they can get a good performance (and obviously a win) under their belt against the Prem’s new whipping boys Derby County on Saturday…

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…And with all that foreboding of doom sounded I’ll leave you with links to a couple of footie podcasts where all the chaps talk about the opening day of the new season.

Have a listen to:

» Guardian Unlimited Football Weekly.
(Lighthearted banter with James Richardson, Sid Lowe, Barry Glendenning and co.)

» The Times Online footie podcast.
(Bit more of a serious discussion with Gab Marcotti, Martin Samuel, Mark Chapman and co.)

Both worth a listen if you’ve got an hour to kill.