:confused:With both matches played at Wembley - ridiculous!:thunbdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
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:confused:With both matches played at Wembley - ridiculous!:thunbdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Reading V Middlesbrough looks to be the pick of the next round.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Stranger things have happened :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
Man United through tonight beating Reading 2-1. Adam Le Fondre didn't get on the score sheet. He is a great example of a player from the lower leagues making their way up. Some have their careers restarted, some get a move from non-league to a lower division team before moving up and some start as young players and gradually make their way through the divisions. I always think its harder for lower league strikers to make an impression higher up unless they have been spotted young. Many get overlooked for foreign imports but some make it. Rochdale have seen a few strikers through their club who are now playing in the Premiership/Championship for example.
Adam Le Fondre - Reading
Glenn Murray - Crystal Palace
Grant Holt - Norwich
Ricky Lambert - Southampton
Chris Dagnall - Barnsley
Thought we deserved that.. close at the end but we were the better team..
Arsenal match ticket £94
Bayern season ticket £96
Great 1st half and on ITV
Game on.
1 - 2
1-3.. must be game over..
Slightly out with those prices!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
They've not got to go to Bayern and score 3.. against one of the best defences in Europe..
A shame, thought Arsenal looked quite good in the second half and Wiltshire looked impressive. But they just can't defend.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Wiltshire is superb.. but they need stronger players around him.. this fancy dan football is great to see but they lack the power. They've won nothing since they lost their power.
Yes - you shouldn't believe anything you read in the papers!Quote:
Originally Posted by biara
wonder what the odds are on Man Utd and Bayern Champions League final again?
A darn site shorter than they were a week or so back.
Barcelona will have a huge job on to come back from this.
I would love Bratfud to win the league cup today, but feel this will be one game too far for them. I hope i'm wrong but I can see Swansea winning comfortably.
Agree... I think Swansea will be too up for it, them being there is a great story in itself.. which has been forgotton somewhat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Huge win for you lot today, great response yet again.
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Originally Posted by IainR
We were very good today, not at our brilliant free flowing best of last season, but a lot better than a lot of our tepid matches this season.
A special mention for young Rodwell who I thought was tremendous in the hour he played today. :)
2-0 to Swansea.. looking bleak for Bradford..
Oh dear its 4-0 now, hope it doesn't get any worse.
All over 5-0.
Well done to Bfd and a great cup run.
Good effort by the Swans.
1st time league cup has ever gone out of England.
in 1927 Cardiff City won the FA Cup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Although it would have been nice if City would have won the cup, it's good that a proper football-playing team won it.
Bradford's run of meeting teams during their crises of confidence has come to an end.
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Originally Posted by noel
Bradfords Chairman looks like he likes a lamb jalfrezi with butter naan. He's a big lad that's for sure. ;)
But did you put money on it?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Sadly, it was one game too far for the mighty Bantams - given a lesson in how to retain possession & use the wide open spaces of Wembley. On the plus side, it was a superb atmosphere, we never stopped singing & for the last 20 minutes, you'd have thought we were 4-0 up! Very proud of the lads - here's hoping they can now push on in the league & get out of this crap division!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
City were woeful last night but Villa were absolutely horrendous. I feel sure Villa are going down.
PS - good luck to General Francos footballing wing this evening.:w00t:
Harsh on city.. they were all over Villa and then Clark got caught.. it was never a foul.. he slipped.. and then you got the goal and that was game over..Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Baconface will be hurting tonight, he is desperate for that trophy BUT he will know deep down that not starting Rooney will be seen as a mistake, out of form or not you need your most influential and big game players. :D
How long will this continue to say "Sponsored by Turkish Airlines"???
http://www.manutd.com/en/Club/Sponsors.aspx
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Originally Posted by dominion
This might be the point where their season starts to crumble. Stranger things have happened in football ............................... Aguerooooooooo :w00t:
So red or no?Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
For me it wasn't.. and I was very clear last night that clark screwed up.. football is football..
This was awful.. But I do think.. for the first time in 18 months.. the title is ours.. the anger is huge.. This was a poor call for you...
I was surprised it was more than a yellow, but going in with your studs up at chest height is a risk.
He could have damaged his eye socket, his foot was that high.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
The league's yours. All we can hope for is we cut the deficit to something respectable, and a slip up by you lot could allow that to happen. If that slip up is going to happen at all, this is when it will happen. you lot will be low and there is definitely a problem between Baconface and Shrek. Chelsea will smell blood at the weekend and if they beat you too, your next league match will be very interesting.:p
How come he didn't see the punch to Vidic's head by the keeper that floored him i the first half - I take it that's also dangerous (regardless of intent) as the keeper could have broken his cheek bone. In fact punching the ball by goalkeepers should be banned as dangerous - full stop...
You see how stupid the decision is? Almost every challenge and action on the pitch is potentially dangerous so unless there is some element of recklessness or intent it cannot be even a yellow card.
No intent - and it can only be deemed reckless if every time someone raises thet foot so high it is deemed an offence and then we kill the game - no overhead kicks etc...
I thought Man U were the better team, even for the last 20 minutes with 10 men they could have got back in it, but I do think that Madrid and Mourinho behaved with a lot of class.
awful awful decision..Quote:
Originally Posted by Witton Park
I do wonder if SAF's reaction means that's it.. this is his last season..
Read on the BBC comments people comparing it to De Jongs foot high.. ludicrous.. that was intentional this was just a high foot. With no intent thats a yellow.
I did feel sorry for Nani, but it was always potentially a red card depending on where the ref was and his perception. Intent isn't really an issue I don't think. It did change the game and even as a Leeds fan I felt for Man U. Witton...I agree with the goalies punch! Keeper are far too protected and never get fouls against them unless they stop goal scoring opportunities! The next couple of games for Man u will be interesting, but i think Man u will cope, even if its just scraped draws.
More importantly I think our season will officially end on Saturday v. Crystal Palace, had a chance after 90 minutes last night, but after 95 it is pretty much gone.
Regardless of the rights and wrongs of the sending off, don't you think Man U played into Real's hands in the 10 minutes immediately afterwards. Up to that point they'd looked good value for the 1-0 lead and I could see Man U winning. But then they sat back on the edge of the 18 yard box with no outlet ball, which Madrid exploited ruthlessly. The loss of Nani (who I thought was your least effective player) shouldn't have prompted such a reaction and I doubt if the boot had been on the other foot that Madrid would have played like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Not a red IMHO.
Most impressed by Ronaldo's reaction to scoring...muted, apologetic even. Very unusual. Clever kid!
Mourinho is a self-serving individual. He's one of the most calculating and manipulative people in football. he's never knowingly been sincere. :w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by Witton Park
I'm not sure they did sit back with any intent. They were a man down. Real were a man up and a goal down and played a pressing game for 10 - 15 minutes - they had to score or they were on their way home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
Prior to the sending of Real couldn't press that way as Utd were passing through them and hitting them fast.
Mentally Real went back in to a shell after the 2nd goal and why not as Utd then needed 2 goals with 10 men.
Fergie got it spot on after over 2 legs, just can't account for a decision like that.
I do like Mourinho. I liked the respect he gave to Fergie when he started at Chelsea for what he had achieved whilst at the same time asking who is this Wenger guy, what as he won? That tickled me - and was absolutely right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Still it will be interesting to see if Fergie calls time this year and takes the Premier League and FA Cup Double as his swan song - wouldn't be a bad finale would it? and is Mourinho in place? Is it a deal already done?