Was it just me, or does anyone else think the reaction to Martin Taylor's tackle on Eduardo was ridiculous? I think it was more of a freak injury than a bad tackle. Nonetheless, it ensured plenty of media coverage and earned the match between Birmingham and Arsenal the coveted first spot on Match of the Day.
Round 8 of the Promroiship was dominated by the challenge on Eduardo, which was considered more important than Manchester United's thumping of Newcastle. The Croatian striker was treated at Selly Oak hospital, where contrary to previous media reports (which as usual are never properly corrected) he is in no danger of being abused by Muslim visitors to civilian wards. We wish him all the best and hope he makes a speedy recovery.
Manchester United remained at the top despite a Promroiship losing performance against the not-so-mighty Toons. Thrashing a team 5-1 may help you in the Premier League, but it justifies an early appearance on MOTD which is why they only got 18 points this week. Derby are third from bottom despite another notch on the Gubbometer, thanks to yet another non-appearance on MOTD by Blackburn and Aston Villa. These two teams are sabotaging my entire scoring system.
A reminder, points are calculated using the following formula:
(Points for position in running order - number of goals in match) * number of matches on MOTD
where a team gets 10 points for featuring in the first match, 9 for the second etc.
Promroiship Results February 23rd 2008 (Match of the Day Running Order)
Birmingham City vs Arsenal...........(10-4)*6=36
Newcastle vs Manchester United.......(9-6)*6=18
Liverpool vs Middlesbrough...........(8-5)*6=18
Fulham vs West Ham United............(7-1)*6=36
Portsmouth vs Sunderland.............(6-1)*6=30
Wigan Athletic vs Derby County.......(5-2)*6=18
The Promroiship Table after Round 8
Manchester United ...276*
Arsenal .............242*
Tottenham Hotspur....233
Birmingham City......230*
Chelsea .............231
Reading .............219
Everton .............215
West Ham United......204*
Portsmouth ..........203*
Fulham ..............178*
Newcastle United.....173*
Middlesbrough .......163*
Liverpool ...........162*
Bolton Wanderers ....155
Sunderland ..........150*
Wigan Athletic ......126*
Manchester City .....124
Derby County..........92*
Aston Villa ..........75
Blackburn Rovers......61
* indicates match played in Round 8
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2 comments:
Martin Taylor isn't a dirty player, slow, stupid, rubbish, perhaps, but no-one intentionally goes out to break another player's leg.
Arsene Wenger was right out of order. Nice to see us up the running order tho'/
No-one goes out to intentionally break someone's leg, I agree, but there have been some shocking tackles lately that I am stunned haven't resulted in worse injuries. This was a clumsy tackle, as you say slow (and rubbish!) but if you leave the injury aside it may have been just a yellow card.
The only reason Blues are so high in the running order is that we have played teams in the top 3 on a Saturday 4 times since January. In 2 out of the other 3 weeks Blues have appeared on MOTD, they were featured in the last match!
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