It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Not really George, remember Reading are on a bad run so 3 pts was hoped for, Burnley had enough chances to win a couple of games so 2 pts dropped as far as we were concerned, still you "can't win em all" as they say.

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Burnley were held to a 0-0 draw by Reading today and it was a point that home manager Brian McDermott claimed as a point gained after holding a team as good as Burnley.

Speaking after the game, he said: “It’s another clean sheet against a team who will probably be playing in the Premier League next season. They’ve got a good chance. They know what they’re doing. They turned us round early on and there’s a certain formula you need to get out of this league and they might have it.

“They’ve got players who can score, they put five past MK Dons on the road, three past Brentford away, but I thought we might nick that game. To get a 0-0 here though, we’ll take that today.

“When you’re playing a top team like Burnley, it’s got to be a point gained. The players showed real resilience, fighting for everything, going into every tackle. There were some great battles going on all over the pitch.

“No one was giving an inch in a real tough Championship game. Once again our players stood up to them and it could have gone either way.”

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However time to make up ground in the next 3 games is expected.

Burnley got a point, they did well. The Royals turned Burnley (home) over in September. The important month looks like April, some tough games then. There are also some desperate teams in the relegation spots who could upset the apple cart.
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Arsenal 2 Leicester 1: Danny Welbeck's late winner cuts the Foxes' lead to two points

Alexis Sanchez is reportedly set to demand £160,000-a-week when he enters contract talks with Arsenal at the end of the season.

The Gunners want to tie the Chilean star down for another three years, keeping him at the Emirates until the summer of 2019, according to The Sun.

Are you a Reading fan then G?

Government in the US finally To Look Into the Possible Link Between Artificial Turf And Cancer.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2016/02/13/government-finally-to-look-into-possible-link-between-artificial-turf-and-cancer/#a0e605930cff

No not a Reading fan Stan.
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The Arse.. I new it -):

Sorry Stan not Arsenal either, it appears you know nothing.
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Who then?

Manchester United to name stand after Bobby Charlton

Better late then never I suppose.

Agreed Stan a brilliant player and a gentleman from what I know.
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I suppose you will be praying for a Leeds win tonight. what about tomorrow Hull v Brighton, looks more and more like a play-off place for The Clarets.
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So you don't support anyone.

Ed: Dirty Leeds to win and the other two to draw would suit.

That'll put you in 4th with the fast improving Owls breathing down your neck. You gotta admit it doesn't look good for automatic promotion for your team.
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It's looking very good from here.

I hope you get promotion for your sake Stan, maybe that should be for your wife's sake because you'll be unbearable if they fail.
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Wife says I'm unbearable now so not going up would make absolutely no difference -):

..But of course Burnley are going up.

There's a very good reason why no one should fear Sheff. Wed either George as regards promotion.