Wake up you footy fans!!!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:26 am

Was Vidic injured or just being rested? CR was certainly being rested, though it's entirely perplexing. Is he being saved for a now irrelevant game against Sporting Lisbon? I think it was pure arrogance from Fergie. 'We can crush lowly Bolton easily.' They maybe low in the league, but with new manager Megson, they looked more like Big Sam's team (whilst Newcastle look more like West Brom used to.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:01 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Was Vidic injured or just being rested? CR was certainly being rested, though it's entirely perplexing. Is he being saved for a now irrelevant game against Sporting Lisbon? I think it was pure arrogance from Fergie. 'We can crush lowly Bolton easily.' They maybe low in the league, but with new manager Megson, they looked more like Big Sam's team (whilst Newcastle look more like West Brom used to.

Clearly Alzheimer's is setting in and it's time for Fergie to go. The smart move for Glaser is to snatch up McClaren while he's still available. I think Malcolm can negotiate a good deal with him. Whaddayasay?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:20 pm

Fuck off!

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:35 am

Boy With A Problem wrote:
Otis Westinghouse wrote:Was Vidic injured or just being rested? CR was certainly being rested, though it's entirely perplexing. Is he being saved for a now irrelevant game against Sporting Lisbon? I think it was pure arrogance from Fergie. 'We can crush lowly Bolton easily.' They maybe low in the league, but with new manager Megson, they looked more like Big Sam's team (whilst Newcastle look more like West Brom used to.
Clearly Alzheimer's is setting in and it's time for Fergie to go. The smart move for Glaser is to snatch up McClaren while he's still available. I think Malcolm can negotiate a good deal with him. Whaddayasay?

Not a bad shout. After all, Fergie made Mac and Brian Kidd the coaches they are today.

colrow26 · Post by **colrow26** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:21 am

How very interesting to witness the corrolation betweeen this thread bursting into action and the fact that United from Manchester lost a rare game at the weekend

Ok United slipped up at Bolton, Vidic and Ronaldo were both injured following international appearances in the week. No excuses Bolton out fought us and we could not finish the few chances we created.
My money would still be on us to take the Premiership and the European cup but then I always was one for wishful thinking!!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:15 pm

Through at the top of our group and we made it look easy. Nice!

They had better move heaven and earth to keep Didier at Stamford Bridge. There is no striker in the world I'd rather have.

And here is where I will be enjoying Red Bulls games come 2009. Construction (finally) starts next week. Bring it on!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:11 pm

Won't those fireworks be a bit distracting when a game's on?

I don't think there was any injury to Ronaldo on Saturday, I think Fergie decided to rest him and counted on cruising it away to Bolton, like Villa and Blackburn (so much for my signing of Friedel this week!). Clearly the great Cristiano was back on form last night, and maybe the resting was a good idea what with the Liverpool game soon after Roma. Saha needs to go, clearly. Roll on January.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:23 am

I read Ronaldo was rested for the Bolton game and agree that it was arrogance from Ferguson.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:24 am

verbal gymnastics wrote:I read Ronaldo was rested for the Bolton game and agree that it was arrogance from Ferguson.

Fergie - arrogant? Never!

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:08 pm

what a larf

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:43 am

Not sure who I rate as the biggest fuckwit....Phil Dowd or our defence coach.....if we have one!

I'll just be glad when this season is over. It's been calamitous. Apparently we'd be 7th if games lasted 85 mins.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:50 pm

You don't have a defence so therefore you can't have defence coach. I wonder if Levy is sounding out a new manager yet.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:11 pm

Looks like we can't do it without Ronaldo on the pitch.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 4:23 pm

so lacklustre wrote:You don't have a defence so therefore you can't have defence coach. I wonder if Levy is sounding out a new manager yet.

hard to argue with that. At it again tonight!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:58 am

Well well well...

Liverpool and Arsenal losing on the same weekend - how often does that happen? Puts me in a good mood for a bit of holiday shopping.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 5:56 pm

Add to that Drogba's knee and things are really looking up! I like the fact that Rosicky, in my FF team, got the late goal, but they still lost. they had the makings of a good gap on their hands by Christmas, and now it's a negligible 1 point. Clearly out of sorts today, though they still managed to play sweetly without Fabregas last weekend.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:09 pm

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Clearly out of sorts today, though they still managed to play sweetly without Fabregas last weekend.

For a half maybe.

Even without Drogba, I think we have a chance of sneaking a draw next weekend, which would suit me just fine. Arsenal, ManU, Liverpool away all behind us and with the genius that is Avram Grant in charge, the sky's the limit!

Seriously, we have been playing some awful football under Grant, but the results have been good. Definitely need a striker in January.

No mention of Ronnie's dive? What a shocker!

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 6:26 pm

Dive? Surely not. (Actually, I've listened to about 8 hours of footie this weekend, and only saw two seconds of MOTD, but that did include the penalty, and, well let's say it made up for the injustice of Monday night!)

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:27 pm

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Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:30 pm

mood swung wrote:O.
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Good. Wise choice I think. Wonder what Chicago will get in return.

For the Eurosnobs out there

, it's Juan Carlos Osorio, reportedly Energy Drink FC's new manager.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:32 pm

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:32 pm

so lacklustre wrote:yawn

Yeah, Arsenal were pretty boring yesterday.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:35 pm

Who Shot Sam? wrote:
so lacklustre wrote:yawn
Yeah, Arsenal were pretty boring yesterday.

I'll take your word for it as you're the expert on boring football.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:41 pm

Avram Grant says we are playing sexy attacking football and who am I to disagree?

Yeah it's been a shit season, but we're just marginally behind ManU and Arsenal now, so who's to say we can't bore our way to another title?

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:45 pm

Anyway, I've just seen that Gareth Bale is out for 3 months so that's cheered me up. In the tottingham games that I've seen on tv he has been their one shining light.