Just got in and seen the latest Arsenal score :cool: and Milan have just missed a sitter!
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Just got in and seen the latest Arsenal score :cool: and Milan have just missed a sitter!
Another one, and Blackpool are snookered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
Iain was right its a "heroic failure" !
I tend to have them in most of my fell races its just a matter of degree :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
He has and they are. What a good break by Davies!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussockface
Wednesday win due to appointment of new manager. QUICK! Fire him and appoint a new manager asap. What about the Sheff U manager. I'm sure he'll be available after his side lost. Don't know any names as I can't stand football. Except for Fleetwood and Barrow that is.
Leeds yet to score a goal under Warnock. Not looking good.
Defending's improved, though 0-0 draws aren't going to lead to the Premiership...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank
Meanwhile Barca are 7-0 up v Leverkausen with Messi having scored 5....so far:)
Are you thinking Bates might sanction an emergency loan swoop?Quote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
Now there's a thought - or a straight swap with Billy Paynter!!:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
Oh I don't know, I think we'd need cash as well.:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Multiterrainer
Ah, the return of live football this Friday night.
Could be in a minority of one on this forum.
It's Cork City FC v Drogheda United...
The hum of generators powering the chip vans, the groans of disappointment from the crowd, the cursory glance at the programme while pouring over the fanzine, the abuse of the ref, the kids with the drums and edgy chants, the stand up/sit down/jump routines...the bit of football...you can't beat it...
Sounds ace...jumpers for goalposts? :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Conor74
Gooooooaaaaaaalll!!!!!
come on Bilbao
We have a chance.. parents were there and said we were lucky at 2-3..Quote:
Originally Posted by geronimo
But we go there with no doubt in what we have to do so its not all over by a long shot.. but conceding 3 at home..
This is no vintage United team, but we are sticking in there.. it's a strangely good season to watch.. I'm enjoying this more than when we won the league by 15-20 points tbf.. I may not be come May mind..
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Originally Posted by IainR
No doubt the Bilbao fans are currently Basque-ing in glory
Why do team try their best to get into europe then play crap or field understrength sides to get out of europe?
It's UEFA.. we want to win it, but the league is priority for sure.. I think City feel the same, both of us would rather win the league than UEFA, but we'll try to do both without overly affecting our league programme.. which was why Ferdinand was rested...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Company out now, who was missed during his ban... so you can see why they don't take risks...
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Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Aaaaaaaaaaaah FECK!
Turners Cross rocking with over 4,000 turning up, City up 2-0 on a lovely evening for football.
Sadly, managed to lose 3-2, ending up with 10 men. And the streaker was a man in y fronts.
The reason utd are crap in Europe this year, is because they are having to put so much effort into keeping up with us in the Prem. :w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Nah!! they are just crap!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
And plucky little city, there excuse.. a team of no european experience are just finding their feet...Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Yeah the likes of Aguero.. Tevez.. Toure.. Dzeko... Toure.. Silva... Hargreaves... Clichey.. Pizzaro.. Ballotelli just don't have experience of top level European football.. add the manager to that...
I agree to a certain extent Iain. We haven't played particularly well in Europe either this or last year. On Thursday night though, although we didn't play well we were far from disgraced and certainly in the second half controlled the game and were a tad unlucky not to equalize.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Compared with your game on Thursday where you were completely outplayed and to be honest were lucky to escape without being completely humiliated we did ok.
In all seriousness United are a poor shadow of their former selves. Sadly though it seems in England only City understand this. Lets hope Hodgson et al were watching events unfold at OT on Thursday and realise 3 points are there for the taking if they just believe.
But that's partly because of Fergie's bravery. He doesn't let a team get old. That's why we have been at the top for 20 years, unlike Liverpool and Chelsea who let teams get old. Despite that we have 64 points from 27 games. In most seasons we would be 5-10 points clear at the top by now. Both teams at the top have unbelievable points totals this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Look at Spurs though, they've been better than us, yet now sit a way back.. winning ugly.. We have periods where we are superb, but the thing about Fergie is he can get teams to win ugly. A few years we have won titles yet been the second best team in the league.
A good article on the BBC, Man U have spent 1.1 billion since Abramovich took over, he's spent 2 billion, yet we've been more successful.. down to one man.
I think teams still fear us. We are mentally just so superior to Spurs. There is still an inbuilt arrogance to United that we will win, we always win.. so the players just keep going and teams just get twitchy and don't put us away. City need to develop that arrogance and I think they are starting. The big players you've brought in have it already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
But I think most teams know we are beatable. But once we get back in a game its like the opposition is waiting for us to score.. People say its lucky but its been 20 years of last minute goals and come backs.
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Originally Posted by IainR
Agreed. The best team wins the league.
Credit where it's due... If we win it, we deserve it. If you win it, you deserve it. That's the difference between winning the league and any other trophy. And why it's so important.
:)
At the end of the day Brian, err Conor, it's 11 men versus 11 in a game of two halves. If you win you're over the moon. If you lose you're as sick as a parrotQuote:
Originally Posted by Conor74
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Originally Posted by Hank
War-nock......He sounds and looks like something out of lord of the bloody rings and he wears a permanent facial expression which resembles somebody who has just smelled a particularly foul smelling fart.
http://i39.tinypic.com/34q5hxy.jpg
He has skin-brows. Distinct eyebrow shapes, yet no (or very little) actual eyebrows. In fact he looks like an 18th century poofter .
http://i41.tinypic.com/f1h2qg.jpg
And he has already turned dirty Leeds into a horrible team.
http://i41.tinypic.com/2mwht3t.jpg
True. But I'm starting to warm to the guy.:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Anyway, I can understand why you're feeling grumpy Danbert. Must be hard to take, spending all that money and now you're going to blow the title
A win for dirty leeds:thumbup:
How did EX-top of the league city do??????;)
Oh crap, Fergie side are looking like winners again.:thunbdown:
Come on anyone
A lot of football still to be played... I'm worried its set up for a Tevez the hero come back...Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
But strange Pogba played..
United still aren't 100% but De Gea is really stepping up, he'll make mistakes but could be a true great. A tough 4 games coming up for chelsea. United have the easier run for the next few weeks, but playing teams fighting for survival always throws up the odd results, look us at against Blackburn, and then we went and took a huge points total from Liverpool, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Norwich all games we could have slipped up in...
I always said Warnock was the right man for the job.
Danbert, rearrange these three words to give a well-known football phrase: bum speaky time
United by four point is my prediction :closed:
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Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Our lack of pace, tempo and urgency away from home of late is worrying me Tupster.
We are a monster side at home and why we seem to worry about the opposition away from home far more than just trying to play like we do at home and let them do the worrying beats me! :confused:
See the fan crying in the stands... that's our big hope.. the team may not get jittery, but the fans will and could affect the team at home towards the end of the season..Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
You have to take your hat off to Ferguson. No other manager could lead a team that shit and uninspiring to the top of the table. Whatever you think of Bacon Face, he's surely the best club manager there's ever been.
Spot on Dan. Fergie is an enigma.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dynamo Dan
I'm keeping a low profile this season but I took great pleasure in today's games :-)
Danbert, tick tock
I think it's very shrewd of Mancini to tuck City in behind the leader for the last stages of the race.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheHeathens
As an Italian, a country that's keen on bicycle racing, he'll probably know that it's the best position to be in before ruthlessly taking the win at the bitter end.
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Waaahh you've spent half a billion quid and still can't pull away from us. Weren't you supposed to be 10 points clear by now waaaahQuote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
http://i39.tinypic.com/k9i8n9.jpg
taking the cycling analogy, I would say Utd are the Cavendish train that usually get there in the end and City are the Tyler Farrar looking for some crumbs from the table when Cav's lot slip up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
:p