Football 2013-2014

[eFestivals]

Mourinho deflecting attention from his team to him. As they just get on with it and go top. vintage stuff.

Rodgers has made me laugh - first a foal, and then a chihuahua.

He might yet outdo the Big Moan.

[zahidf]

Some Friday afternoon Man United stats for your delectation:

1) In the 39 games David Moyes has been in charge of Man United he has not picked the same XI twice. For those unsure, I do not mean he hasn't kept an unchanged team between consecutive fixtures, I mean that he has named 39 entirely different lineups this season. Seriously. It's amazing.

2) Points wise, Man United are closer to West Ham than Chelsea.

3) Man City have won more league games by a 2+ goal margin (13) than Man United have won league games (12)

[kaosmark2]

Some Friday afternoon Man United stats for your delectation:

1) In the 39 games David Moyes has been in charge of Man United he has not picked the same XI twice. For those unsure, I do not mean he hasn't kept an unchanged team between consecutive fixtures, I mean that he has named 39 entirely different lineups this season. Seriously. It's amazing.

2) Points wise, Man United are closer to West Ham than Chelsea.

3) Man City have won more league games by a 2+ goal margin (13) than Man United have won league games (12)

[pink_triangle]

Rooney is not the smartest smartie in the tube, but I doubt even he's so thick as to think it's a good idea to re-sign without some idea of what the future might hold.

[pink_triangle]

his on-field performances say it would.

[lharris92]

oh fulham

[pink_triangle]

oh fulham

[jammy2211]

oh fulham

[DomDom1984]

It's desperate times, but I don't know what they think this is going to achieve. He had them well organised at Old Trafford and their performance against Liverpool was spirited and they were unlucky not to leave with at least something.

[DomDom1984]

Everything about today so far tells me Garry Monk is a bit of a moron.

[pink_triangle]

Have heard/read a few people saying that Howard Webb didn't send Gerrard off because he was England captain, having witnessed him refereeing (in my opinion far too leniently) the last world cup final, I don't think Gerrards stature had anything to do with the decision.

[DomDom1984]

I think he didn't send Gerrard off because he messed up the Suarez decision. Lot of piss, as two wrongs don't make a right, but I think it's a likely situation.

[thetime]

Massive result for Arsenal that.

I wonder if Liverpool fans will say ' top 4 is more important than winning a cup'.

[pink_triangle]

I think he didn't send Gerrard off because he messed up the Suarez decision. Lot of piss, as two wrongs don't make a right, but I think it's a likely situation.

[strummer77]

Massive result for Arsenal that.

I wonder if Liverpool fans will say ' top 4 is more important than winning a cup'.

[Bobs]

It is for us this season. We need to be back in there if we want to win things in the years to come.

[pink_triangle]

I'd have to agree with you here, in the brief time where it looked like we could get top 4, i always said i'd rather get top 4. You don't get remembered in 50 years time for coming 4th in the league, but you do get remembered for winning countless trophies, with the new CL deal set to kick in the season after next, if you thought there was a gap with the Sky 4, a few years back, the premier league is set to get a whole lot more boring and predictable when that kicks in.

But, i'd loved a trophy either way, but one day of happiness, won't be what CL could do to a club like ours.

At the same token, i'm certainly not accusing you of this, far from it, but some of my red mates, have came up with that token line 'The cup is shit, we want 4th' since you've got knocked out, but just makes me laugh, everyone loves a cup run!

[thetime]

You wouldn't bet against city getting the domestic treble.

[lharris92]

how webb is still the top english ref is beyond any sensible reasoning. he has shown in the past month that he is half the ref that he once was, yet the FA still seem to want to back him even though he has got progressively worse over time. he's got no chance of getting one of the major games this summer, should be embarrassed with the mistakes he's made today.

[thetime]

I don't see how you can blame Webb, if suarez hadn't had history if diving then there is a chance he would of got the pen.

The same way Webb didn't give a pen to united when young got assaulted by lloris.

Want fair decisions don't cheat.

[DomDom1984]

I usually like your posts in this thread, but that is the biggest pile of shite I've read on here. He gave a much softer penalty and the one he didn't give was as much of a stonewaller as you'll find and arguably the worst refereeing decision I've ever seen at that level.

EDIT: Victim blaming doesn't stand in any form anywhere. This includes football.

Edited February 16, 2014 by DomDom1984

[strummer77]

I don't see how you can blame Webb

[thetime]

Because he was a few yards away.

He doesn't give the pen because of the pen a few minutes before. The reputation thing is a cop out.

[DomDom1984]

Even if reputation DOES play a part with Suarez, it was a total stonewall penalty right in front of the referee, and on the basis of your first post on it, you clearly thought it was rightly rather than wrongly. Victim blaming in other words.

If it was the first one, you could see why that mentality would have an effect ( although that was a penalty too ), but the second? There's no excuses. None. It was a shocker and Webb made yet another horrific call.

[thetime]

Even if reputation DOES play a part with Suarez, it was a total stonewall penalty right in front of the referee, and on the basis of your first post on it, you clearly thought it was rightly rather than wrongly. Victim blaming in other words.

If it was the first one, you could see why that mentality would have an effect ( although that was a penalty too ), but the second? There's no excuses. None. It was a shocker and Webb made yet another horrific call.

Edited February 17, 2014 by thetime