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PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN

What a weekend. I leave for Cape town on Tuesday. Partied with my bodyguard, Gibbs & Fabregas and a special Canadian guest, Ended up having three stiches after an escapade with my Siberian Huskey. He overreacted at the penalty scored by Ronaldo for the MANCS. Back to the headline, Obviously South Africa has been in the spotlight of late. And Pienaar decided to be the perfect ambassador in the premiership.He made a SOUTH AFRICAN atempt to halt Giggs and well even Rob Stiles couldnt foil the penalty appeal. How Proud I am to be a SOUTH AFRICAN AND AN ABU (Anyone but Utd).It was also a Derby weekend in footie

FROM THE KOP END
Now anyone that disputes the class of Torres needs to have their head examined. A relatively talented Pompey side were humbled by El Nino. 4-1 and a few MANCS said we were lucky. F#$k that. What made it worst was the MANCS escaped from jail yet again thanks to PIENAAR. On our front Liverpool thumped four yet again and Torres was magnificent. Great finishing. It was also plain to see that Babbel made a significant difference for us.Alas despite our 4-1 drubbing we didnt make any ground as all the other front runners got 3 points.

THEATER OF DREAMS
My headline says it all. UTD didnt deserve the win. Once again Everton have felt the wrath of the MANCS luck. Credit to ronaldo for the first goal.I thought it was brilliant. Back to Pienaar whom I thought was having an exellent game until he commited the foul. He lashed out a leg at Giggs. Lashed out a Leg. It was criminal. Give the MANCS some burfee (indian sweetmeat) and they will Eat. F#$k it.wat to do. The show goes on. But a crucial 3 points the MANCS escaped with. Overall I think the MANCS were not impressive.Even Wayne Rooney was dismal. But yet on their off day tehy escape. Now you know why i say 3 points is 3 points. AND THATS TEH BOTTOM LINE

ALWAYS A GUNNER
What a fabulous first goal. Fabregas and Adebajour. The gunners are really pleasing to the eye. After getting a pasting from Faaiz oz and Jives about their meeting with Milan Arsenal showed their metal. What a subsitution by Arsene. Spurs were shellshocked after Robbie keane missed his spot kick. Wenger brought on another target man Bendtner. The dane always replaces Adebajour, NOT THIS TIME though. Spurs lost morale and Bendtner rose to put the Gunners 2-1 up. Arsene,Arsene what a man. Berbatov was also class. And the Gunners also ensued they got 3 POINTS.

CHEL$KI
Seems like it was a weekend of 3 points. Joe Cole scoring a beauty to give Grants team 3 points. Chelsea keep staying up there.Rumours are rife that Anelka is on his way to the bridge with Drogba going to Milan. Whatever the case, Chel$ki secured 3 points

Elsewhere in the premiership, Newcastles woes continue.They were lucky to get a point against lowly Derby

SPANISH LA LIGA
The El Classico was reolved thanks to a brilliant effort from the Beast believe it or not. Baptita puts Madrid 7 points clear. Barcelona's loss compels some interesting tremours in the Jnauary transfer window. This win seems to be prefect for Madrid embarking on yet anotehr LA LIGA. I wonder what Riyad Loonat has to say. The blog differs from the usual pasting I dished out to him last time round. I must admit I thought this Bernd Shuster was a MUGG. He continues to prove the critics wrong

SERIE A ROUNDUP
The Milan Derby was equally as fierce. Theres definately no Love loss between these two teams.And how sad that Dida gifted Inter victory in a classical game. Pirlo gave AC the lead with a stunning strike.Cruz equalised yet again and then Dida stuffed it up for Cambiaso to give Inter the lead. It was end to end action. Totti rescues Roma and Juve make up the top three

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

ARIVADECI WENGERS YOUNG BOYS, TIME TO GO HOME. BRING ON INTER, LET THEM WALK THROUGH THE GATES OF ANFIELD. Am I happy with the draw Yes. At the end of the day you have to play everyone sooner or later. Inters European pedigree has flaws. I think Liverpool and Rafa can exploit these flaws. Inter are a good outfit,Ibra and co will be hard to contain no doubt. But we will prevail.Roma against Madrid.If I were Riyad Loonat Il go to Rome.Rome wasnt built in a day. As for the MANCS, Lyon can do it for Us or they cant. They are the most unpredictable European Outfit. And could very yet produce the surprise of the around. As for Faaiz Oz and Co for pumping their mouths , The Mighty Milan stand in their way. When you up against the BIG SHOTS OF EUROPE its like David meets Goliath


Celtic VS Barcelona
Lyon v Man Utd
Schalke 04 v FC Porto
Liverpool vInter Milan
Roma v Real Madrid
Arsenal vAC Milan
Olympiacos v Chelsea
Fenerbahce vFC Sevilla

CARLING CUP

Eid was awesome. Spent it just relaxing and doing the odd visits here and there. Its a time when yo see most people and Well I was just getting pasted wherever I went. There were alot of Interesting developments.

The MANCS were pasting me wherever I went. And all they were saying was "YOU GUYS ARE OUT OF YOUR FAVOURITE CUP"

Yeah we lost n the Carling Cup. But in all fairness it wasnt our strongest team. Then again the ALIS will say........strongest team or not, you guys are shite.

I must admit,To make up 9 ,10 points from Arsenal and Man Utd is no easy feat. But we just gotta be positive and see what happens. Europe will always be our Forte. But yet again we show how inconsistant we are. Trouncing teams in Europe and then embarking on a dismal domestic Run.I dont know. Credit to Arsenal and Wenger with his second string team or Carling Cup Team still have the Winning mentality.A great win over Blackburn.

As we head into the most important part of the season.The Christmas and Boxing Day Fixtures.

Regarding the MANCS Christmas party and Evans allegation of rape.......I dunno. I think these chics just wait for a break and opportunity to frame someone. We have been down this road so many times, Vilakaze,Van Persie, Christiano Ronaldo and even Sir Alex. Wait a minute ,three Man U players in this list. But it should boil over. Rumour has it there were a few drag queens at the party and the MANCS lambast us about being GAY. Go figure

MIDWEEK SOCCER ROUND UP

I must admit the MANCS let us off rather mildly.I was expecting a backlash of epic proportions. Perhaps they will hold this against us and prove their point that the Kop owes leave all the ridiculous comments.

Im off to Cape Town Next Week,But I will blog from there.MUST.

AND THE JANUARY TRANSFER CIRCUS IS ALREADY BUZZING. From my intellegence and sources the following big movers and shakers are dancing in the transfer market

Im just going to list them and we can discuss them in the comments
Mohammadou Diara to Juventus in exchange with Tiago
Ronaldinho to Chelsea
Christiano Ronaldo to Madrid
Berbatov to Man Utd in exchange with Wes Brown and Saha
Lampard to Juventus
Raphael van De Vaart to Juventus
Sissoko to Man Utd
Zambrotta to Milan
Risse and Kuyt to be offloaded in January
Anelka to Chelsea

There will be more to follow

AND SWOOSH0018.COM WISHES ALL OUR MUSLIM READERS, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES EID MUBARAK
and thank you MANCS for our Eidie

SUPER TUESDAYS ON SWOOSH0018

Well, This Super Tuesday will be merged with Mondays Weekly Soccer round up due to the fact that Monday is a public holiday here in South Africa. But its going to be a Bumper Tuesday and probably a week of Mourning. Its about lowering yourself and kneeling before the Mancs. Something thats the worst feeling Ive ever had to do. Facing the humiliation and izzet (pride) that has befallen me. Its a f#$5king terrible feeling, let me tell you. The blog is running for almost two years now and I have never had the priviledge of slating the MANCS and tearing them apart in the JIHAD: Abus vs Alis posts. And Alas we have lost another battle in this long war. But we will fight back.

Strangely enough I found myself in the third World on Saturday Evening and Sunday. Load Shedding and power cuts disabled me from using my camera and technology to document this event. I never even had my N73 from Hazrat to take the videos and picts as I had no electricity to charge the phone. I felt like a man without weapons in a big fight.Always nice to capture the emotions. However my team did manage to get some videos on Saturday. But let the Super Tuesday continue, and this week our round up will include a brief weekly round up from me,From The Kop End By Ejaz Khan, & Theater of Dreams bt LAAL CHAVEL.
We will continue with the HEROES ARE REMEMBERED, LEGENDS NEVER DIE in the new year.

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WEEKLY SOCCER ROUND UP BY SWOOSH
FROM THE KOP END & THEATER OF DREAMS

LIVERPOOL VS MAN UTD
My views. The f#4ken MANCS were lucky. Plain and Simple. Despite all the sms's I recieved from the MANC MUGGS, Liverpool dominated the game.The MANCS had three chances maybe of which they scored one. In all fairness it wasnt the best of games.Torres had to bury the header early on but thats football. What was Ben Ayoun standing on the post for. He had to close Teves or move up. What was even more shocking is that Rooney was left alone on the edge of the penalty area. two cardinal mistakes and we were punished. But Come on MANCS you guys didnt deserve to win the game. Be honest. You have taken our Izzet away but You know in your hearts THAT YOU WERE LUCKY. But f#$k it as I always see 3 points is 3 points and the MANCS are one up on us again as usual.

From a tactical point of view I felt Liverpool should have started with Crouch and Babbel. Its criminal to give Crouch only 20 minutes. But I will leave more on this to Ejaz and the Chavel and Il chip in here and there with comments. But I know many of the KOP lads were shattered.

On Saturday the Swoosh0018 team comprising of Faaiz Oz,Mohamed Kaloo and myself hit the trade route mall to get a preview on the Jihad Abus vs Alis and just see what the Kop owes and the MANCS had to say before the big game. This video is also for our overseas readers who well miss the Masala deserts and SA. Check out this YOU TUBE CLIP. We started off shooting HIGH RES than dropped to low resolution due to technical reasons. And the mall was noisy so bare with us. We need to invest in a proper movie camera lol.But with the resources we have we do our best. We had to shoot Low resolution most of the time, Hence the resolution and poor quality. But we will get better, still learning the video bits you know and with the power cuts on and off we were not able to get the camera we always use.So we had to improvise. In light of the two pics below.

I cant understand how the MANCS rate Anderson. He just runs around the whole time. Stevie G and Andeson.Obviously Stevie G. And as for the lity....Why was he diving all the time. Was Penaltinho overdoing it or doing himself Over. Good point Ejaz. Penaltinho was bottled throughout the game.

CHEL$KI VS ARSENAL
I must say when I watch Arsenal I just admire the way Wengers young boys play soccer. Its pleasing to the eye and a joy to watch. In the second half alone they could have buried Chelsea. I watched the game with Faaiz Oz and the boy was happy. Credit where Credit is due, the gunners play an attractive brand of football. Jives and Zam Ram must be all smiles. From a Chel$ki perspective, minus Drogba and Essiene they looked a tad different. Again no Masala in the Degs Food here Loks.( Huge indian cooking pots). Shevchenko and Makalele are a shadow of what they were. I was shocked at Sheva. He is ..........finished. The guys I was watching the game with kept saying how dirty Terry was. But Loks I like Terry. He gives 200%.Perfect for England as Captain. Terry though suffered a break in three places and could be out for about 6 weeks.

Elsewhere in the premiership there were good wins for SpurS and Newcastle and even Wigan. As we head into Christmas, The games begin.

SPANISH LA LIGA

God wins for Barcelona and Real Madrid. Barcelona returned with a 3-0 thumping of Valencia thanks to two goals from Samuel Eto. The El Classico beckons. Real will go in having a four point cushion at the top.

SERIE A

Inter continue on their way.Roma were fortunate to draw against Torino.Milan did the business against Boca.Good win for them and Kaka scooped the Fifa World Player of the year award. But how was the lity Ronaldo,he didnt even shake Kakas hand. Typical MANC behaviour

FORZA JUVE

What a great win for the Bianconeri. Certainly put the sparkle back into a sad weekend. What made it better was the brace from Alex Del Piero. Two sublime strikes. Del and Buffon were outstanding and Juve are just rising. But two great strikes for Alex in only his his 4th start. I cant wait for Juve to be back in the Champions League.

Forza Juve

Always a Bianconero

From The Kop End

By Ejaz Khan
Man Utd Make Anfield their fortress

The Bottom line is, on the day, Rafa Benitez got it wrong. Domination counts for nothing. Possession doesn’t show up on the score sheet. Scoring goals- that’s all that matters. And that is where Liverpool lost it yesterday.
Well done Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson, you played your cards perfectly, and the win is definitely worth more than three points for sure. United came with a plan to sit back and counter attack, and it paid off handsomely. Sir Alex Ferguson has abandoned the “Gung ho” approach when coming to Anfield, and for good reason. Rafa’s players seemed jaded at times, some feeling the effects of the midweek win at all cost Champions league encounter. And this is where the realization of the difficulty faced by Football managers in the modern game, especially a rotating coach like Benitez. Does he stick with a winning team, or does he ring the changes. Either way, the media are going to go for the kill. Now that Rafa lost with an unchanged team, does that mean the Press will give Rafa a break with regards to his rotation policy ? Of course they wont.

Lets analyze some of the flops on the day. Liverpool fans were looking for a big performance from Captain Steven Gerrard against the Mancs, and sadly, he was almost hiding from the ball. Sitting deep, it was weird seeing Javier Mascherano pushing up and Stevie G sitting deep, what was that all about? He seemed tired and uninspired and well, his lack of inspiration, seemed to reverberate through the team. Another player Pool fans were hoping would be up for it would be Fernando Torres. He seemed to be wearing Kuyt’s boots as he inherited Dirks poor first touch, and was off the mark, in every sense of the term. That header fells his way after Kewell’s shot was saved off the line, should have been put away, no qualms about that. One thing you can’t take away from Riise and Kuyt, is their consistency. They are consistely playing bad, and seemed to have mastered the art of playing so bad that it is a clear as daylight that they are not worthy of playing for Liverpool, but still escaping Rafa’s all important scorn. How can he not see how poor they are ?
If we started a petition to get rid of Kuyt and Riise, I’m sure it would be a unanimous global Liverpool decision, they simply aren’t good enough to don that famous shirt as often as they do. Harry Kewell, seems to lack BMT ( Big Match Temperament) Big Time. He somehow always manages to take fans on a high just enough to think he has made the turn and once again we start looking at him as the Harry Kewell of his Leeds days, but seems alright just to trudge around sometimes. In all honeslty if he was tired post Marseille, he should have been Man enough to dicuss this Rafa, and my goodness, imagine 70 minutes of Ryan Babel instead ? He was mesmerizing for the while he was on, and almost secured a draw with his late effort. Another Rafa shocker was his leaving Kuyt on for so long, who was back to his old useless self, eclipsing his putrid world Cup performances, and in fact, bettering it to some extend. If he is not sold, I hope he is given to Derby County on loan, as they can’t score and don’t expect much, so he will fit right in. Thanks Kuyt , but no thanks.

Yossi benayoun had a quiet game too, and will be remembered in this match up as the one who kept Tevez on-side for the one and only goal. His usual quick feet just not quick enough on the day, and that typifies Liverpool’s performance one a whole – just not quick enough to the ball, not quick enough to score, just not quick enough to ring the changes. In this matchup, our Reaction time in all aspects was proportionate to the turning circle of an 18 wheeler truck.

But, with the board meeting having proved successful for Benitez, the only positive coming out of this, is that Gillet and Hicks had the opportunity to see first hand that Liverpool are clearly lacking depth and quality in certain departments. And gathering from the statement released by the club, hopefully, some new brooms will be bought to sweep up the mess.

Onec again, it has to be mentioned, that Manchester United on the day, were the better team, and deserved the victory. They came with a well thought out plan, and exceuted it to the fullest. The winning mentality, it seems, plays the biggest role in winning titles. And Liverpool have got to get up and move on.
“C’mon You Reds”

THEATER OF DREAMS

BY LAAL CHAVEL (RED RICE)
VICTORY against MISERY SIDE
Fernando Torr-tured. Dat flippin moffie never stood a chance against the likes of Ferdinand &Vidic. A simple one on one challenge against Ferdinand in the first half & the Spanish fly sprawled to the ground like a flippin sissy. Then Ferdinand shoved it to him in the face & the poor Tortured fool buggered off. Yes he does have talent & Fergie did want to sign him, but who the hell cares now that we have Tevez who’s so much stronger physically / mentally & is starting to produce the goods week in & week out. Not only that but Gerrard met his match in Anderson, who no doubt outshone Gerrard. The pair had a bit of a fracas but Anderson stood his ground & a sweet victory it was with the first nail in the Kops title coffin bolted in by Tevez.
Clever corner from Giggs laying it out to Rooney who smacked it in the path of Tevez.

UNITED v LIVERPOOL ALL TIME LEAGUE STATS – we are way ahead!!
PLAYED: 149 games
UNITED WON: 57 games
Fools won: 49
Drew: 43
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL A “NUFF SED” Mr. “CLARINET”:

Not some selective stat about Anfield games. Give the all time stats. I’m glad the KOP Bender keeps talking about United. We are the measuring stick for all British teams.
& just in case you wondering what the Premier League stats are it’s a grim grim story for the fools
Prem: Man Utd 17 wins, Liverpool 7 wins, Draws 7.

“NUFF SED”

We are now 9 points ahead of Liverpool & SAF commented:
“It’s a long fight, a long struggle. But I’ve always said that, if we get to around Christmas and New Year’s Day and we are top or thereabouts, we’ll have an outstanding chance of retaining our title.” Rafa came out saying we were lucky which is a load of flippin hog wash!! Skrik he may lose his job!! We played the better football over the 90 our passing & attacking was much more constructive & fluid, whereas the fools were just disjointed, running out of ideas, playing long ball, kick & hope football. Rooney should have made it 2-0.
Last Champ league game– Vs Roma
A superb showing by the young players with Pique putting us in front before the equalizer by Mancini. Upto that point we were in control of the game & I was surprised at the ease of which we dominated the first half. Pique & Simpson hopefully will mature into fine defenders. The young stars had a good showing away from home namely Eagles, Evans, Pique, Simspon & Kuszczak. Not to mention Rooney captain at the age of 22 & Nani only 21 - the future looks “sublime”!!
INSIDE THE THEATRE
The future of the clubs captaincy looks to be heading for the arm of Wayne Rooney. Interesting choice by Fergie as I would have liked it to have gone to Ronaldo. But I think it’s a fair decision with Rooney an Englishmen captaining an English team. Rooney no doubt had a good showing against Roma in Italy & we should have won that game with chances created by the Bulldog. SAF complemented Rooney’s persona to that of Robson & Keane stating that he has a “never give up“ attitude. Fergie joked about Rooney on the captaincy: “He has been pestering me for quite a while now, so I have given in!" and added “I just hope he doesn’t decide he wants to take the goalkicks as well!”.
Ryan Giggs received an OBE for services to football, his glittering career makes him the most decorated player in English football history with 9 league medals plus almost every other medal in the book.
Other news - SAF succumbed to an FA charge of misconduct after using abusive language against referrer Mark Clattenburg in the match vs. Bolton, the consequences: a 2 game touch line ban plus a 5K fine. But what about the ref he should be relegated to division one games after offering no protection to Evra who was virtually rugby tackled in that game.

PROSPECTS
Angolan striker Manucho Goncalves completed a trial at United. According to reports the highly rated hitman had a successful showing rubbing shoulders with Nani & Ronaldo in a training match.
Berbatov still seems to pop up on the radar for the Jan transfer window but a better prospect still would be Nicholas Anelka. Anelka indicated earlier this season he is waiting for a big club to sign him & recent rumors have it he wants to move in January. With the lure of Champions league football & the proximity of Bolton & Manchester, why not? Anelka has been in great form of late & Saha, Evra & Silvestre will make him feel right at home at OT.
Assistant coach Carlos Queroz has landed himself in a spot of bother with Sporting Lisbon after publicly declaring interest in Miguel Veloso. The Sporting president reacted by criticizing Queroz but maintained it does not affect Sporting’s relationship with Manchester United Football Club. SAF responded branding Sporting’s reaction unfair & declared there is no interest in Veloso.
Wes Brown is in contractual dispute with the club over his proposed 4 year contract extension. Brown has refused to sign the deal holding out for a better financial packet but United have insisted they will not improve the deal. Brown is a very useful defender & I hope the club can reach an agreement. If not Brown could depart in January as his current contract expires at the end of the season. As a result defender Willy Sagnol of Bayern Munich is another player rumoured to be on the transfer list…
Finally & encouragingly Paul Scholes has recovered from his knee injury & has resumed training. He should be back in a reported 6 weeks time. Gary Neville also returns to first team training next week one more injury & dis oke should retire.

NEXT GAME vs. Everton
At home to Everton, I’ve noticed our local boy Steven Pienaar doing quite well at the Toffees. He was signed on loan & hopes to make his deal permanent let’s hope he finds joy in misery side. Hopefully he makes a start at OT.
CHAVILinho – let the madness end cos the fools will be in hibernation

MUGGS OF THE WEEK

Well for obvious reasons I will represent all my KOP brothers and be put up as MUGG OF THE WEEK for teh second consecutive time. Do WE deserve to be made the MuggS OF THE WEEK. Even though we outplayed and dominated the game.

*In light of the Jihad, This super Tuesday post will be the last of the war. So yield your swords. Please keep the comments free from personal attacks,racism & religion. Any comments that breach these laws will be deleted.

Also after the WAR in future articles any comment that is deemed unfit,childish etc will be promptly deleted by my admin team.

THANK YOU

Swoosh

JIHAD:ABU'S vs ALIS-HALFTIME

I know women must be wondering .Look at these guys.Going mad about footie so I thought on this beautiful Friday afternoon We would have a halftime.And show women that we are not that crazy about Football and we worry about our health too.Being Healthy is important. Im sure both Abus & Alis CAN REACH a truce about this post



As the late Crocodile Hunter says.Have a go at this

Thank U THE SWAAR for the wonderful content

PREVIEW-JIHAD ABUS VS ALIS

Ok so we spilt it out yesterday,165 comments of pure hate and bashing.It is a war after all and we all know the relationship. Today we preview the big weekend on a more debatable level hopefully.So guys lets leave some structure.







While all the Euphoria between Liverpool and Man Utd is taking place one cannot forget the clash between Arsenal and Chelsea, both of whom are in the top four. The game for us will be a 6 pointer against the MANCS and if Chelsea and Arsenal draw it would be a great result. As Rash Cassim said, we will be top by January. For an in depth preview I hope Rafa plays with the same team as he did on Tuesday Night.THE SAME ONE.






Jives Bhamgee phoned me in the week, said I wrote Arsenal off twice this year. But the litys I believe will slide if they lose at Chelsea.With Grant offered a new 5 year deal,Loks I think you will have the last laugh if CHELSEA surprise the pundits come end of the year. But for now all eyes are on the Jihad. Kopout sent me a picture of the chilled grape juice he is going to POP on Sunday evening. So please lads lets at the week with some structured comments about tactics,predictions etc.And what about the rumours saying Klinsman is coming to Anfield






I CANT IMAGINE THE BLOG IF WE WIN. THE JOY OF HAMMERING THE MANCS, painted in yellow and red, In the words of Butch Badsha it will be "BETTER THAN BIRYANI ON A SUNDAY"






PREVIEW-LIVERPOOL VS MANCHESTER UNITED


By Ejaz Khan


head to head:league only





At Anfield: Liverpool 35 wins, United 21 wins, 18 draws





Reasons United will be Crapping themselves Pre- Match:





Steven Gerrard has scored in each of his last six games at Anfield. Should he score in this match he will become the first player in Liverpool history to score in seven successive home games. In midweek he became the first player since John Aldridge in 1989 to score in seven consecutive games in all competitions.


Fernando Torres has scored four goals in his last four games.





Ryan Babel has not scored in his last six starts yet his last five goals have come in a total of 142 minutes as a substitute.





The Reds are currently eight points better off than they were at the same stage of last season while United are five points worse off.





Liverpool are outscoring United this season in all competitions. They have netted 56 in 25 games - 13 more than United who have played a game fewer. United have failed to score in only one of their last 14 matches





WEIRD HISTORICAL FACTS


Liverpool's biggest ever win at Anfield in the league was 7-1 in the first meeting between the two sides in October 1895 when United were known as Newton Heath. United's biggest win here was in December 1969 when they recorded a 4-1 victory.











RAFA vs FERGIE


The Brains Department behind the two teams will continue their battle of the wits, and its going to be interesting to see what tactics will be deployed come matchday






GERARD VS RONALDO



Both players picturing what they do best






Both players deemed the most influential players of the two teams, its no ignoring their importance. Expect the two to be at the heart of most attacks and instrumental in finishing off well worked moves as well.



TEVEZ VS TORRES







Both players have come into good form of recent and are definitely going to be causing all sorts of problems to their opposing Keepers. To the Manc supporter who said he wishes that Torres gets injured before the game, sorry to disappoint you. The only thing that is going to be bruised is your ego after the game



CARRA VS RIO







Liverpool will be dreading the site of Ferdinand who seems to have a knack of scoring against Liverpool. Carragher will do his best to take him out early, a two feet in the air to capsize him should to the job








REYNA VS VAN DE SAR







Both keepers will be out to save the day. Only One will emerge with Izzet intact, Only one …








and finally







RAFA VS YANKEE DOODLES







Who’s gonna grab the glory

BELOW is a special message from KOPOUT

"Boys ready to put a KATUSHA rocket up the MANCS.YNWA"

BEST OF THE BEST FANTASY LEAGUE

BEST OF THE BEST FANTASY LEAGUE

As we head into Christmas and perhaps the most crucial period beckons. This is where I lost the plot last year. One poor gameweek and I drop to fourth.Pops FC climbs rapidly again and the TOP TEN is shaping up to be a heavy shooting draw.Thsi is how it looks so far

1. MY BRO'S INNOCENT! Mohsin Seth 53 873
2. Miroslav's XI afzal mayet 46 872
3.Pops f.c. Riaz Ismail 68 54
4. Swoosh0018 FC Naseem Mayet 34 854
5. F.C HAZRATS yusuf rasool 68 850
6 F.C.Vehzerz farid saloojee 43 848
7. Where's my ROKRAAH? Yusuf Seth 69 827
8 €bi's Boyz Ebrahim Ahmed 50 821
9. Herbly United Hoosain Mayet 46 812
10. matlabs fc rids Mayet 57 811

The Best of The Best MANAGER OF THE MONTH TROPHYS WILL BE HANDED OUT

WITS UNDERWEAR MANAGER OF THE MONTH FOR SEPTEMBER :

Afzal Mayet" Miroslavs FC

AWEAR WHOLESALERS MANAGER OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER :
Hoosain Mayet" HERBLY FC

DEBONAIRS LENASIA MANAGER OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER :
FC TOBY" IRSHAD LATIFF

Gentleman please phone me so we can arrange the photo and pick up of the trophy

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCHDAY 6

THEATER OF DREAMS
Last nights games were not full of Hype and excitement.So I wont even elaborate on it. Good to have all four English teams in the round of 16 again. Its going to be an awsome second phase. Azee ,Jean Claude Dashville sold Rangers. He spurned a glorious opportunity to equalise. But Good on Roma to draw against a second string MANC team who were resting their big Guns for the Jihad on Sunday

YOUL NEVER WALK ALONE

How about it MANCS, What can you say. We escaped in Europe yet again. Not only did we escape.We f#4ken walked out of the prison gates in front of the Warden. Simply brilliant. I must admit I didnt watch the game. I was unawre that ESPN were showing the game on time. By the time PUNISHER phoned me to watch the game it was too late. It would have been superb to watch the drubbing with two MANCS. All I want is the MANCS to leave their comments here. I want to see what they say about our victory. Last night the Virus El Nino hit Marseille. Im not gonna say more. Ejaz was taking stick..............So Ejaz first we throw some meat to the Dogs, Then we rob the House. I hand it over to you.........


Riyad Loonats Madrid also came through when needed.You see thats why BIG teams come up or produce the Goods when it is required. And all the teams that have expected to progress did. I cant wait for the next phase............

FROM THE KOP END
By Ejaz Khan
KOPICS OF DISCUSSION


Steven Gerrard scored after missing a penalty, but was 1st to the ball in the follow up and duly made it 1-0 after just 4 minutes on the clock


Fernando Torres makes it 2-0 with a brilliant piece of individual skill.

Dirk Kuyt scores with a cross from Harry Kewell to make it 3-0
Ryan Babel scores again, his 4th in the last 3 CL games

Rafa Benitez can afford a smile as his team beat the odds to progress to the knockout stage of the
Competition

SUPER TUESDAYS ON SWOOSH0018.COM-JUST BEFORE THE JIHAD

This week on Super Tuesday Ejaz and the Chavel get to grips in what is deemed as a big week. Its the Big game against Marseille tonight and obviously the Jihad on Sunday. Lets see what ur pundits had to say. This week my focus in the Heroes article will shift to the Right & Left Side of Midfield. But this is definately a SUPER TUESDAY and a Super Week. Im still making plans for the game gentleman,so stay tuned. Im trying to find a feasible venue.

From The Kop End – Not Reading too much into defeat as Champions League beckons…
Ejaz Khan

It was indeed a bad weekend in the Premiership for previously unbeaten Liverpool as they fell to their first defeat of the season. A game scarred by controversy more than anything else, it was indeed a bad day at the office. When Reading were awarded a penalty for a foul that clearly took place out of the box, one had the feeling that things could only get worse. And of course, they did. Numerous penalty decisions were turned down, and the referee’s blue “I Love Everton” t-shirt sticking out from under his official kit was clear. But of course, it was not all his fault.
Liverpool clearly struggle when Jon Arne Riise and Momo Sissoko are on the field. Its basically equivalent to 9 players versus 13. Riise is clearly only in the team as an out ball specialist as clearly he can’t use his feet, and the Sissoko,well, has been tasked to run around and look busy. Both are liabilities for now, and unless some drastic turn of form in the near future, both have no one but themselves to blame if they never get another game in the Red of Liverpool, such is ineffectiveness of the duo to do anything constructive during the 90 minutes or so of play.

(pic)Stevie G,in fine scoring form

Liverpool lost , Liverpool were poor in the second half, Liverpool had an official in charge who clearly had made up his mind beforehand that he had to ensure that Liverpool lose. And I’m pretty sure his back pocket is lot heavier thanks to his mind blowing decision making. In a nutshell, yes Liverpool played badly in the second half, yes Liverpool lost 3-1 to Reading and yes I’ve just taken the bullets out of the gun too, haven’t I …

(pic). Friendship forgotten tonight

Shifting focus now to the all important Champions league clash with Marseille in France tomorrow night, and a lot of the hoo- haa sensationalism made by the Media regarding Steven Gerrard’s substitution on 70 minutes, it seems a lot easier to comprehend. We needed our Captain fresh for the Marseille Game, and as 70 minutes approached, Rafa decided to gives the Reds Captain a rest. Besides, with the decisions going against the Reds, the Liverpool Manger felt that there was no coming back from this one. So now all eyes move to Marseille now and what is clearly the most wide open group ever in the Champions league, every team still has a chance of qualifying, and most surprising of all, last placed Besiktas can possibly win the group, amazingly enough!

(pic) Benitez looking ahead to tonights crunch cup final.

Djibril Cisse was politically correct in his assessment that two great sets of fans, two passionate set of fans, backing two great teams, its going to be one of those special nights in Europe. Hopefully ,not for you, Ciise !

Liverpool are renowned for coming up with the goods when their backs are against the wall, and,well,back against the wall it most certainly for the Merseysiders. Steven Gerrard “Captain Fantastic” has mastered the art of using the wall to propel him into unbelievable action, Olympiakos, Istanbul and FA Cup final come to mind immediately. Stevie G seems to save his best performances for nights like these, and fans will be hoping he can dig deep, both in heart and footwear, and once again pull out those Olympiakos goal boots of his, and I back him to score one of the goals of the tournament tonight. Though I’ll take a tap in this circumstances, Martin Tyler. Fernando Torres shook of an ankle knock sustained in the Reading game, and will start the game tonight, and hopefully , finish it off as well, in every sense of the term. On Saturday, Rafa had half a mind on Marseille, and no doubt tonight, he will have half a mind on United. Without doubt, this is probably the most crucial period of the season for Rafa, it could mean the end of the Champions League run, and more importantly, it could also spell the end of the Premiership title run. So as Rafa fine tunes his team selection and soaks up all the pressure, we watch and wait with close anticipation.

Liverpool are renowned for coming up with the goods when their backs are against the wall, and,well, back against the wall it most certainly for the Merseysiders. Steven Gerrard “Captain Fantastic” has mastered the art of using the wall to propel him into unbelievable action, Olympiakos, Istanbul and FA Cup final come to mind immediately. Stevie G seems to save his best performances for nights like these, and fans will be hoping he can dig deep, both in heart and footwear, and once again pull out those Olympiakos goal boots of his, and I back him to score one of the goals of the tournament tonight. Though I’ll take a tap in this circumstances, Martin Tyler. Fernando Torres shook of an ankle knock sustained in the Reading game, and will start the game tonight, and hopefully , finish it off as well, in every sense of the term.

On Saturday, Rafa had half a mind on Marseille, and no doubt tonight, he will have half a mind on United. Without doubt, this is probably the most crucial period of the season for Rafa, it could mean the end of the Champions League run, and more importantly, it could also spell the end of the Premiership title run. So as Rafa fine tunes his team selection and soaks up all the pressure, we watch and wait with close anticipation.

Over to you, Daal Chavil, I mean Laal Chavil (My apologies, I’m hungry again…hungry for success tonight, that is)

THEATER OF DREAMS-BY LAAL CHAVEL (RED RICE)

INSIDE THE THEATRE – Commemorating the Munich Air Disaster- 1958

This year marks 50 years since the Munich Air disaster which claimed the lives of 8 eight players that were part of the original Busby Babes. Sir Matt Busby was part of the crash suffering serious injuries but recovered & built the Busby Babes once more that went on to win Uniteds first European Cup. Among the legends that died in the plane crash was Duncan Edwards & Roger Byrne. Edwards who died at the age of 21 was the youngest player to represent England at the age of 18 a record held for 43 years. The versatile midfielder won 2 league titles & was inducted to the footballers Hall Of Fame. Terry Venables who watched him play as a youngster against Spurs described him as the greatest player he had ever seen. Roger Byrne played left wing, captained United & appeared 33 times for England. He won 3 league titles with United in the 50’s. Amongst the players that died in the crash were Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor & Liam Whelan.
The next home fixture against Manchester City on the February 10 will mark 50 years since the crash & to commemorate the occasion United will be wearing a once off 1950’s replica kit. Acquiring special permission from the F.A to wear the kit it will not bear any player names or sponsorship logos. The glory & aura of the Busby Babes will resurface. To all United fans this will be the one to watch. The occasion will mark an era where the passion & magic of Manchester United emerged. Where legends were born & visions orchestrated. The Busby vision of belief in youth is a pillar on which success remains.
The Busby Babes pictured before the match against Red Star Belgrade the last game before the crash.
From left to right: Edwards, Colman, Jones, Morgans, Charlton, Viollet, Taylor, Foulkes, Gregg, Scanlon, Byrne.

PROSPECTS – Jihad begins
I wonder what the KOP BENDER’s theory will be this week, Are United a one man team consisting of Ryan Giggs cos he’s just scored a hundred premiership goals & has won more league title than anyone else? Or are United a one man team consisting of Tevez as he has been on a great run of form & netted a double over the weekend. The nonsense written last week made me doubt whether Mr “CLARINET” should be taken seriously. Listen Purple boy - United are a team of 11 consistent players capable of winning the title as they have proved season after season. We are the current champions cos we have 11 consistent performers throughout the season!!!

LAST GAME – Vs Derby
SALOOT to Ryan Giggs who opened the scoring netting his hundredth goal & SAF came out praising the man who has served him so well over the last 16 years. Tevez’s second was a clinical finish that highlighted the Argies ability. Rooney should have been on the score sheet, his shot coming off the post in the first half.
The weekends results were better - Arsenal losing, the fools still Reading up tactics on how to win titles & City going down to Spurs capped a good week. I maintain the only real title threat remains Chelsea. The GOONERS looked lost without Fabgas & Gerra-fools will keep losing when least expected. The lead is pegged down to just one point, the Next 3 weeks will be crucial.
Watch Ferguson’s reaction from the game right here: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid958992159?bctid=1334407063

NEXT GAME vs. Roma then the fools
I expect we will draw if not lose the Roma game, SAF will rest his mainstay performers & bring on a few lity’s to get some experience in Italy. Roma will obviously want to prove a point after being humiliated previously.
Then we are away to the KALEJI FOOLS, I predict it will be a nervy edgy game which will eventually open up & we will hit these guys where its hurts on the counter… LET THE CHAOS BEGIN.
CHAVILinho

HEROES ARE REMEMBERED, LEGENDS NEVER DIE.

THE RIGHT SIDE OF MIDFIELD

The right or left side of Midfield has become residence to one MAN only. The right/left side of Midfield has become the abode of an icon. This position of Midfield belongs to David Beckham. A while back I was walking past PARI Hair Salon where I seen a David Beckham Fan catching a shave and a haircut from the barbers. This Fan was wearing a Loonghi (sarong) . He said to me "Swoosh. I was wearing this before David. But there will only ever be one David Beckham. He even sported the Becks mohawk.

With the wingbacks of world football becoming increasingly agile and fast the right/left side of midfield or winger can probably base his game on scoring goals and delivering consistantly to the strikers. Good Service. Becks may have been criticised for not having flair but say what you want,David Beckham could cross a ball and pass a ball, dead on accurate most of the time. I mean Becks needs no write up here. As we move along another great right sided player was Louis Figo,Flair,skill,delivery and a knack for scoring goals.

There is no doubt that perhaps the best left sided midfielder today is Christiano Ronaldo. The lad has amazing skill and unbelievable pace.But he has a penchant for diving. And will be a legend no doubt But Ronaldo is the best winger in the game today. Its difficult to say right/left side of midfield because midfield is the engine room and more often than not we found great centre halfs playing on the left or right. This position was filled part time by Zidane,Gullit and the likes. Theres too many names to mention But to me I will occupy the position on the right with DAVID BECKHAM and on the left believe it or not even though I hate the MANCS I will go for Ryan Giggs. In his introduction to the World Stage this welsh whizz kid set English footaball alight. Becks was also the greatest deadball or freekick specialist around. And he was a World Icon and Sports Personality .

Of course there are many names to mention and guys that deserve a mention. Steve McManamen, Terry Mcdermott, Marc Overmars, Pires, Chris Waddle, Frank Rijkaard, Tostau from the 70 Brazil Dream Team. There were greats , maybe my memory eludes me. Even Ashy Vadalia, Osvaldo Ardilles was class. Remember him in the great escape. So far my team is as follows. GK: Buffon RB: Zambrotta LB: Maldini CB. Baresi CB: Beckenbauer LH: Giggs RH: Beckham . Oh and Yes Jhon DIGGER Barnes was class. Although many of the great English Wingers could never do it on the International stage. But for Liverpool Digger was class