I was actually quite pleased when we got Real Madrid
would've liked the other 2 to be a bit easier though
still, shows how far City have come that we're moaning about their Champions League draw :w00t:
I was actually quite pleased when we got Real Madrid
would've liked the other 2 to be a bit easier though
still, shows how far City have come that we're moaning about their Champions League draw :w00t:
Ii think you mis-remember 99.. before xmas we were poor.. off the lead and schmeichel was awful, so bad Fergie sent him away for a holiday as he thought he was shot.. he came back refreshed and we kicked on.. we did get a winning run going then and big game after big game, but we were lucky with the league as nobody took the league by the horns we could gain back the ground and win with a very low final points total.. IIRC..
Had it been last season we'd have been way out the back and dead by xmas.. it was a poor league then.
It wasn't a particularly low points total at the time, we got 78 pts but we won the league with 75pts in 96/97 and we were rarely outside the top 2 all season. Arsenal and then Chelsea took the number of points needed to win the title to a new level (Chelsea hold the record with 95) but it wasn't unusual for 80 points to win the title.Originally Posted by IainR
Whilst we were fairly poor, by United's standards, before Christmas (despite losing only 3 times) we were unstoppable in the new year and as you say, we were winning big game after big game....
...which confirms my point about big games bringing the best out of some teams.
I agree with you there Daz and I happy with the points yesterday, but i'm still a little worried about our defensive shape especially against better attacking teams.
PS - I thought Carlos was man of the match by a mile yesterday.
Good solid performance by Arsenal and "solid" is not an adjective I would normally associate with ArsenalI can't see them challenging for the title but their games against Utd/City/Chelsea might determine who actually wins the Premier League this year
Steve Bould's influence is a plus point on their defence and the combination of Podolski and Cazorla looks like it will produce a few goals!
Diaby won the man of the match and as he is a Muslim then Sky couldn't give him the normal bottle of champers. About time they got rid of the booze prize anyway :thunbdown: and gave them something else instead.Good solid performance by Arsenal and "solid" is not an adjective I would normally associate with Arsenal
van Persie must be the signing of the season! Top finishing apart from the penalty.
Good 3 points... thought Hernandez looked bright, Van Persie superb.. otherwise poor.. Evra has had a massive loss of form.. tbh I think he needs leaving out for a month or so, totally removing and see how he comes back, he's had a massive few years stress wise and it seems to have caught him.
TBF we would have been lucky claiming a point today, but we kept pushing on and yet again found that piece of look. Saints looked good.
I watched you today Iain and in all honesty you didn't impress me. Last year Shrek carried you so far, this year RVP looks to be doing it early doors. You'll play better teams than Southampton and lose. I thought it was good to see teams going at you and I was impressed with Southampton today, with a little luck they could/should of scored a few more.
PS -There's nothing better than winning the League in the last minute. :w00t:
We were poor.. but so were you really.. its about points.. a season is 38 games..
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