Match Fred

[shanklyn]

Didnt think Momo was as bad as some are saying (trademark comedy fall aside). Crouch and Voronin are a waste of space so far.

[captainfog]

There is not much hair in the sky sports studio and stelling eyes look wierd. Stretched, a bit like an alien

[red g]

benayoun on please

[Red Chilli]

I hope hope rafa shakes things up early doors in the second half.

Big Ron would be proud of that use of Ronglish

Proof:

Early Doors

Not of course a Ron original, the term originating in either the theatre or the licenced trade, depending on the Ronglish scholar whose homework you copy. Given Ron’s notorious thirst for champagne, perhaps the latter is more likely.

Where ever it came from, Ron has to take much of the credit for “early doors” firmly establishing itself in the vocabulary of any football man worth his salt and indeed introducing this completely useless phrase to most of the English-speaking world.

For early doors, of course, is actually that most unusual of abbreviations, one that is double the length of the term it attempts to truncate. A somewhat uneconomical alternative for the times when the word ‘early’ on its own somehow doesn’t quite get across the earliness of a situation.

Might not be Ron’s finest hour, but certainly picks up the Best Adaptation From an Original Screenplay gong.

Ron might say:
Well United went one down early doors, but all credit, those four penalties certainly got them back in it.

Mrs Ron might say:
Sorry about your steak Ron, love. I’ve put it in the oven early doors but I forgot to turn it on, didn’t I? Just one of those things, at the end of the day.

[bigfooty]

Crouch should have done better a couple of times but he's linked up play pretty nicely.

[mick the click]

Didnt think Momo was as bad as some are saying (trademark comedy fall aside)

I'll agree with that...

[rage]

el zahr for voronin, anyone for momo. bet there won't be any proactive movement on the bench till after 60 rafa trade mark minutes.

[The Erectile Banana]

Didnt think Momo was as bad as some are saying (trademark comedy fall aside).

Better than a Traore trademark comedy OG.

[captainfog]

Proof:

[Robster007]

Didnt think Momo was as bad as some are saying (trademark comedy fall aside). Crouch and Voronin are a waste of space so far.

Voronin's touch has let him down a few times, but he's been closed down well by Chelsea. I think he's been linking up well though.

[Red_Al_77]

Yossi could do a better job though

[captainfog]

Voronin's touch has let him down a few times, but he's been closed down well by Chelsea. I think he's been linking up well though.

He look out of his depth on the wing. Good player in the middle though.

[Robster007]

He look out of his depth on the wing. Good player in the middle though.

Maybe, but the difference between him and say, Momo, is that he is an intelligent player with ALMOST Xabi-esque vision at times.

[red g]

u reckon it was Momo, Rafa was furious at?

[Robster007]

u reckon it was Momo, Rafa was furious at?

Surely not.