Oops! 15mins in, 1 goal down and it's bye, bye Crouchie!
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Oops! 15mins in, 1 goal down and it's bye, bye Crouchie!
Come on Chelsea!
Agree. I dont think its all over. Chelsea missed some good chances last night and Torres was so close. Re the penalty what were the two assisant refs behind the goal doing. They could clearly see ramires had his legs chopped from underneath him.Quote:
Originally Posted by eavesy187
As someone once said "I'd love if we beat them", come on you Chels.
Liverpool 1 Man City 0
An eventful start - cracking goal by Carroll , Suarez playing a blinder and Tevez off with a hamstring injury !
Make that Liverpool 3 Man City 0
Kuyt and Carroll (again) in 2 minutes!
Drogba doesn't start :confused: is it another Italian managerial tactical blunder second night running :w00t:
Man U 1 Chelski 0
Drogba starts the second half, better late ...?
Drogba scores !
Ooops so does Man U !
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Originally Posted by Alf
The least chelsea could do is be sore losers and kick a few of those rags for us before Saturday. :w00t:
Ah well Chelski can concentrate on their holidays now :rolleyes:
Massive result in tonight's big game. 2 - 1 to Derby :cool:
Boo! Think we're running out of steamQuote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
very happy Man City fan :D
Didn't see it, was guiding all day, came in to catch Scholes' red. Can't really argue about that, 50-50 bouncing ball but go in that high, studs up and don't win it in this climate and you'll more than likely walk.Quote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
Hope he doesn't retire, class player, class professional.
I managed to sleep through the first 30 mins, glad I did as Utd were well on top!
Where's Danberto? Is he saving himself? :closed:
Chuffing brilliant afternoon!!!!
I have just finished watching the match as I recorded it. It was amazing the way the game turned from United domination to equality for Man City. Have City found some grit at last?
Scholes deserved to be sent off.
Now for Real Madrid v Barcelona
Reckon he's savouring the moment before making a grand entrance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Anybody know what the set to between Balotelli and Ferdinand was all about at the end?
Balotelli was celebrating in front of the Man Utd fans according to Radio 5 commentary
Wanderers to beat the Stokies tomorrow and it'll be a great weekend!
2 stories doing the rounds..Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
1) Ballotelli spat at Anderson
2) Ballotelli said something about Rio's recent murder appeal...
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Originally Posted by William Clough
Quite right William, they sure did.... and they've been so spoilt over the years that they could never appreciate what it meant to every blue yesterday. To get that monkey off the back after all this time was a fantastic feeling.
It's not that United fans don't understand it's that they CAN'T understand. They've not had a single hard time to live through, no typical City for them. So they don't understand what this really means. It wasn't our cup final yesterday, it was so much bigger than that! We shot the monkey and turned the corner as a club finally!
Listened to the match on the way back from Scotland, then sports report afterwards, It certainly kept me amused and entertained.
I've seen so many interviews with Danbert on TV and radio in his many disguises :w00t:
Not true Danbert.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
I don't think United won anything between 1969 and 1975 (when they won the Second Division title!):D
True Swoop, true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
The thing that really surprised me about United yesterday was their fans.
To be absolutely honest i've always thought that this talk of Manchester being blue was over done, but yesterday we must have outnumbered their Manchester support by about 20 to 1.
The only thing you can say for them is that maybe their local support couldn't get tickets in their ballot.
I woke up to a text from a mate who's a red saying "well done. You were the better team. I hope you win it." So they aren't all horrible bitter b*stards. Just most of them are.
I guess most of them are just like us. Some event of chance years ago, and they grew up supporting another team, but they have attracted a number of gloryhunters who get pleasure just from goading teams that they beat. And when they get beat, they can't take it.....I wonder where The Heathens is? :w00t:
He's gone to sleep hereQuote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
there are a lot of Man U fans like me in their 40's who understand exactly what you mean. The 1970's and 1980's were pretty barren years for us and continually living in the shadow of Liverpool was painful. City were the better team yesterday and I also hope they go on to win it. But therein lies the issue. You are celebrating like you have won something. You havent. You won a local derby which the rest of the football world will scarcely even notice. The record books will show nothing if you fail to win the final and more to the point if you continually benchmark success against the occasional times you beat us the blues will have progressed nowhere (if the semi is so much bigger than the final). We still have the Premiership and Champions League in play. Wouldnt it be great if all 3 major trophies resided in Manchester? I hope it happens - do you??
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Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
There's a lot of truth in everything you say AJ but right now I'm more concerned with going into work. I can't bloody wait.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajohns352000
I shall walk into the staff room arms aloft then sit down and wink at everyone (Mario style) that comes through the door.
This is our city, this is our workplace, this is our week.:wink:
http://i51.tinypic.com/2vjdd01.jpg
Even us in our early 30's remember the late 80's..when I first moved to Sheffield we were quite poor and hovered around the bottom end of the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajohns352000
Our season was often beating Liverpool because that was as good as it got.
I remember those boxing day games against Liverpool too. Always seemed to be boxing day at Anfield didnt it? Celebrations went on for oh what - 2 days, but Liverpool were always the ones laughing come May
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Originally Posted by IainR
[QUOTE=ajohns352000;405857]there are a lot of Man U fans like me in their 40's who understand exactly what you mean. The 1970's and 1980's were pretty barren years for us and continually living in the shadow of Liverpool was painful. City were the better team yesterday and I also hope they go on to win it. But therein lies the issue. You are celebrating like you have won something. You havent. You won a local derby which the rest of the football world will scarcely even notice. The record books will show nothing if you fail to win the final and more to the point if you continually benchmark success against the occasional times you beat us the blues will have progressed nowhere (if the semi is so much bigger than the final). We still have the Premiership and Champions League in play. Wouldnt it be great if all 3 major trophies resided in Manchester? I hope it happens - do you??[/QUOTE]
Not with you on that last point AJ, I'm all for one of the trophies ending up in Stoke. I too remember the darker days, but at least they were brightened up by the odd FA Cup/ECWC final win. Enjoy your week City, then leave the rest of the season to us.
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Originally Posted by IainR
In all seriousness i genuinely believe United could do with a period without any success to rid itself of the dickheads that now follow it.
I'm serious. I'd love to see them go back cap in hand to their core support after all the prawn sandwich munchers and out of towners have ditched them when the going gets tough.
Thing is, most of the decent reds I know are out of the habit of putting their hands in their pockets and braving sh*te weather to go and support their team, so they'll take some convincing to start going again.
Wonder if they'd cope with sharing a City with a very successful team whilst winning bugger all themselves for years with the same grace and humour as we have? I think I know the answer to that one.
In some ways i agree danbert. It would probably be good for football, but if united fade then you'll prob find chelsea taking over the reigns. Problem is no other bugger has taken advantage of our relatively poor play this season, so if we take the title, there cant be much complaint.a few years ago i gave up my season ticket, one i couldnt afford it and two the way the fans are stung makes me sick, whilst the top players take the p**s.
Dont want to get sucked into a MEN comments page tit for tat, hope we win tonight, and you lose at the weekend. Thats cos its in my blood and i'm sure you think the same...but with grace and humour;-)
I do to be honest - In my experience, the "thoughtful" United fans are the older ones who remember when they were a piss poor team and know what its like to flounder mid table or get relegated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gypsy'sDog
Its the generation of younger United fans who have grown up knowing nothing other than success that i'm not so keen on. They think success is a birthright to them, and they think that by default they will win something big over a season, and it will always be that way. A bad season for them is only one trophy, or second in the prem.
When i lock horns with these dicks, i point out that they are not football supporters, they know nothing about the game, because the game is not just winning all the time, the game is winning AND losing, its following your team through shit and shitter, seeing the humour in your situation, and living with your failures way more than any of your successes. And the successes you do get, you really appreciate.
ajohns, don't believe what you read danbert has written. he is a RED, no doubt. he is making mischief. i KNOW THIS TO BE A FACT.Quote:
Originally Posted by ajohns352000
but answer to your question, 3 major trophies would not be good for manchester, unless in our cabinet.
This Carlos the Jackal speaks a lot of sense. DANBERT IS A RED!
Actually, I've just found a picture of Danbert on my PC:
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...ss/Danbert.jpg
I first supported Burnley when my Dad took me over on the bus from the Railway in Stacksteads and then on the back of his motorbike. Peter Noble, Leighton James and Martin Dobson were my heroes at the time and Leighton used to live up the road from me when I was 6 - 10 years old and he would have a kick about with us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
I used to listen to the bile even then between particularly the Leeds fans and the Man Utd fans and never quite got it.
I now see a lot of mates I grew up with and they are Liverpool fans. They haven't a scouse bone in their body, but of course the late 70s and 80s drew in a lot of supports from outside - you should try flying in and out of Liverpool airport when there's a match at Anfield - it's absolutely full of Scandanavians.
I still support Burnley - I have rarely been to a match in the last 10 years as I'm full on in to the athletics now and if not running at weekend I team manage, or coach.
But I'm still Burnley through and through.
But I also have an appreciation for other football teams. The great teams at Liverpool, my favourite was the team that included John Barnes as they played some great football. Man Utd have had some fantastic teams and the FA Cup semi against Arsenal where Giggs scored his screamer has to be one of the best games of football I've ever seen.
The Michael Thomas goal for Arsenal against Liverpool to win the title with the last kick of the season - unbelievable.
I can appreciate all that - these events have international wide reaching resonance.
I am sure that if Clubs such as Man City, Spurs, Newcastle, Everton, Villa ever manage to get a run of success in a manner that inspires emotions as those events that I mentioned, they too will perhaps be elevated to the status of "Big Club" that they seem to crave so much.
In the meantime they will have to carry on with their "banter" which to me is often a form of inverted snobbery and be happy to be making up the numbers. If they ever arrive at the top level, I wonder if they will look at their new found fans and politely ask them to bu**er off or start bragging about how many followers they have worldwide?