2012-13 English Football Season [Archive] - Page 2

Heath

10-28-2012, 09:34 PM

Liverpool were unlucky with the goal that was disallowed, though frankly, in my completely unbiased opinion, we would've been very hard done by to have lost that game. Also fair play to Rodgers as well, who in the interview I heard didn't dwell on the potential third goal at all.

I think, aside from a terrible first twenty minutes, we never seriously looked like losing that game. Having said that, at 2-0 down after twenty minutes, I was thinking I might have to revise my 6-0 prediction up slightly. It would've been nice to beat Liverpool, but I'll settle for a point. The lack of Pienaar and Gibson was plain for all to see today, in which we struggled to control the midfield and everything had to go through Fellaini or Baines.

The crowd were on Suarez's back all afternoon which wasn't surprising, though he didn't help himself. I did, however, rather enjoy the fan behind me who shouted, without a hint of irony, about Suarez being a 'racist foreign bastard.'

Psychotic

10-29-2012, 01:03 PM

Who doesn't love Luis? :love:

And I mean let's be honest, even if you hate him, you love him. Football is much more boring without guys like him in it.

Loony BoB

10-29-2012, 02:01 PM

I probably love him about as much as Liverpool fans love Evra or Rooney.

Heath

10-30-2012, 10:46 PM

I'd just like to post an extract from one of my favourite BBC Sport articles in a while:

Steven Gerrard likens Everton to Stoke (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20135129)

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has likened Everton to Stoke, claiming their rivals used long-ball tactics during Sunday's Merseyside derby.

The Premier League match at Goodison Park ended 2-2 after Luis Suarez's late 'goal' for Liverpool was ruled out.

Gerrard, 32, said: "Every single time they get the ball to the goalkeeper it comes in long.

"There was only one team who came to play football and that was us. Everton are not better than us."

The statistics, however, showed that Everton enjoyed greater possession, made more passes and completed proportionally fewer long passes than Liverpool.

Given that going into this weekend we'd also registered the joint highest shots on target in the League, and had hit the woodwork more than any other team in the Premier League, I imagine Tony Pulis was quite flattered by the comparison.

Also what the hell, Reading. You were 4-0 up! How have you been taken to extra time? Dramatic last ditch goal by Arsenal though.

charliepanayi

10-30-2012, 11:17 PM

Phil Dowd must have been refereeing our match this evening.

Heath

10-30-2012, 11:20 PM

I don't want to speak too soon, but I think you might have just about got away with it!

Edit: Yeah, I think that 7th goal might just about do it! What a phenomenal result.

Rocket Edge

10-31-2012, 01:50 AM

Incredible game. 7-5! Chamakh scored twice too, the shock and horror of it all.

Old Manus

10-31-2012, 10:02 PM

CHICOOOOOO

Old Manus

10-31-2012, 11:13 PM

0-0, 1-0 and 3-1. Swansea City confirmed for being Liverpool's bogey team.

Cuchulainn

10-31-2012, 11:32 PM

I think we may have edged that game if Ferguson saw fit to play a defence that didn't consist of players who's previous first team experience (excluding Rafael) didn't collectively amount to about 6 games. Quick not, I'm not grumbling but 3 minutes of stoppage time were due. Chelsea get a penalty in the 4th minute. I wonder how many will moa about it.

That smurf the defeat came in the Reserve Cup and not where it mattered.

Old Manus

10-31-2012, 11:57 PM

Well there's the first Mickey Mouse Cup comment - care to have a go BoB? Psychotic?

Heath

11-01-2012, 12:00 AM

We got knocked out by Leeds in the previous round. Am I still eligible to make a Mickey Mouse Cup comment?

Cuchulainn

11-01-2012, 12:15 AM

Well there's the first Mickey Mouse Cup comment - care to have a go BoB? Psychotic?

I'd love it to matter more. I'd love every team to play their first 11 and make it matter. However it's not my fault they don't. The fact is teams play their reserves or players needing games in this competition. That game ended basically Chelsea's strongest team against out kids, reserves & Javier Hernandez. It's really hard to take it completely seriouslty. I like when we win a game in it and when we lose I'm not entirely happy but it doesn't affect me the same way a defeat in Europe or the League does. Just the way it is mate, Reserves make up the teams & it's going that way in the FA Cup too.

charliepanayi

11-01-2012, 12:20 AM

The fact the League Cup is low on the priority list for most teams kind of works in its favour. Teams just go for it and you get crazy, entertaining games like we had this week.

Heath

11-01-2012, 12:35 AM

I think charliepanayi is right.

While I personally sometimes don't like the fact that the likes of Arsenal, etc field second string teams, I think it makes the League Cup much more open than the FA Cup and often has more upsets, like Bradford's result against Wigan yesterday. And while it might be frustrating seeing my team knocked out by lower league opposition (cf. Brentford and Leeds in recent years) when we do put out second string teams, at least it means the make-up of the subsequent rounds is a bit more exciting. The League Cup will never have the magic of the FA Cup, but I think it can be just as entertaining.

Shoden

11-01-2012, 04:12 AM

If every team played their strongest 11 would we really see teams like Leeds and Middlesbrough to get as far as they have? Boro probably because Sunderland are actually pretty damn terrible at the moment and seeing the mackems get beat always puts a smile on my face so yeah, maybe Boro could but still...

Also the match tonight was hilarious, Nani's temper tantrums were worth watching!

charliepanayi

11-01-2012, 09:58 AM

I think the League Cup would be better if it was just for teams who aren't playing in European competition - it should be noted that despite the top teams fielding youngsters and fringe players etc in early rounds, the winners of the League Cup over the last eight years have been by and large the usual suspects - Chelsea (x 2), Man Utd (x 3), Liverpool and Tottenham. If Arsenal hadn't been so useless against Birmingham, the list of winners in recent years would have been even more predictable.

Loony BoB

11-01-2012, 10:34 AM

We deserved to lose because a young defence conceded penalties in a way that they will hopefully learn from very quickly. After it reached extra time, our poor fellas in central defence never had the legs to handle the fast players coming at them. I felt a bit sorry for them at that point, but remembered how obvious they made the penalties and took it back. Keane was great, though.

Still proud of the team and after the last two games and how exciting / entertaining they were, I just hope we get Chelsea in the FA Cup and Champions League, too. Fantastic games! Everyone at work was going on about the quality of the game last night rather than who won.

Psychotic

11-01-2012, 01:38 PM

I AM DISGUSTED AND I CUT UP MY PICTURE OF NEIL RUDDOCK AND THREW IT IN THE BIN :whimper:

RIP LFC 1892-2012

Shoden

11-04-2012, 06:12 PM

That was a game far too close for comfort, no clue what Coloccini was thinking with that tackle but a point's a point!

Heath

11-04-2012, 08:36 PM

While I like the fact that we've only lost one of our last 19 matches, I'm not so happy we've drawn our last 4. Especially when we totally dominated Fulham. Having said that, we're 4th after 10 games and that was the litmus test I'd set myself before I started to get optimistic about a good season.

Psychotic

11-05-2012, 04:34 PM

Another good performance, another set of points dropped. Transition season and all that. Kind of relegation form though, so stepping it up a gear into lower-midtable form would be lovely.

How incredible was that from Luis Suarez though? He is head and shoulders above everyone else in this team. Definitely the most technically gifted player I've ever seen play for Liverpool. I'd put him up there with the likes of Bergkamp and Le Tissier - I just don't even comprehend what he does with the ball, let alone being able to copy it. Thank god he has a... lively... character so that more successful teams don't want to take him off our hands. Van Persie and Aguero aside, I don't think there is another forward in the Premier League who is at his level. I shudder to think where we'd be without him.

Old Manus

11-05-2012, 05:32 PM

Transition season and all that.

Next year is our year!

Sorry.

oh gosh am I talking about liverpool too much again!?

Psychotic

11-05-2012, 06:12 PM

Next year is our year? Really? Hey, have you heard about these "Chuck Norris" jokes doing the rounds? Man, you'd love 'em.

Heath

11-05-2012, 09:36 PM

Where do you think Liverpool will finish this season? If you had to predict?

Psychotic

11-05-2012, 09:40 PM

If we don't buy a good striker in January, 13th. If we do, maybe 8th if we have a post-January surge.

Heath

11-06-2012, 07:40 PM

I don't normally believe in kicking a man when he's down, but I really couldn't resist:

Liverpool release 'eyesore' Hawaiian-style stadium shirt | Metro.co.uk (http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/916991-liverpool-release-eyesore-hawaiian-style-stadium-shirt)

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2012/11/05/article-1352123841350-15DBBE7D000005DC-160133_636x385.jpg

And a steal at only £40!

Psychotic

11-06-2012, 08:03 PM

The football thread community needs to club together to buy me that.

ScottyRedXIII

11-06-2012, 09:11 PM

I wish I could comment on this board, but all that goes on is a lot of hate, and being a west ham fan, I can't make any hate jokes...... Though seeing as City couldn't get the three points against us and are ballsing up my accumulator can I atleast say that Mancini has wasted alot of money?.... Chelsea fans can't be happy about now.... I MEAN city fans...

Heath

11-11-2012, 08:08 PM

If it makes you feel any better, I'd be happy to pick you up an Everton scarf at the next home game.

Psychotic

11-11-2012, 08:09 PM

Come back when you've won the Capital One Cup.

Old Manus

11-11-2012, 11:37 PM

I will!

11-17-2012, 04:38 PM

I think I've woken up in 2011. And I like it. :excited:

Heath

11-17-2012, 05:53 PM

For the avoidance of doubt, normal service has resumed. Everton are doing their level best to punish me for having a degree of optimism about this season. We're not going to finish anywhere near 4th if we continue having 20+ shots a game and not winning.

Oh Everton, why must you break my heart so.

charliepanayi

11-17-2012, 06:54 PM

Don't worry Heath, you have Arsenal at home in ten days or so, that's a banker for Everton right there, especially if Santos plays any of it.

Still, at least we can still beat Spurs, cheer Adebayor. And at least we're not QPR.

Psychotic

11-21-2012, 02:51 PM

why the living fuck would anyone

ANYONE

want to manage chelsea

oh wait money n/m

Heath

11-21-2012, 03:52 PM

To be fair, if Chelsea offered the job to me, I'd do it. I'd probably do it just for the massive pay off when I inevitably get sacked.

So come and get me, Roman! I once took Tranmere Rovers to the UEFA Cup final!*

*In Football Manager 2009

Psychotic

11-21-2012, 03:55 PM

Millwall. Premier League winners. 1999-2000. Ah, Darren Eadie, Lee Hendrie and Emile Heskey. Those were the days my friends.

Loony BoB

11-21-2012, 03:55 PM

I took a BSN side through to the Champions League final and won every trophy that last season. Of course, I did lose more than twice somewhere along the way, so I might not be the guy that Roman is after.

Loony BoB

11-21-2012, 04:00 PM

I honestly don't remember. If it was in a division higher than League Two, pretty much every club had their opportunity to whoop me at some point, often in cup games when I got a bad draw or two. I think I lasted fourteen seasons or something in that game...

charliepanayi

11-21-2012, 07:44 PM

Benitez appointed Chelsea manager until the end of the season.

Psychotic

11-21-2012, 07:57 PM

Why do Chelsea take all my favourite things away from me :(

Rafa, Torres, Mereiles, Benayoun.

AND ALL WE GET IS JOE FUCKING COLE

charliepanayi

11-21-2012, 09:46 PM

We're going to finish second in our group and get Barcelona again clearly.

Heath

11-23-2012, 07:12 PM

So I spent most of Wednesday in work hearing the sentence 'can you believe di Matteo has been sacked?!' to today with people saying 'can you believe Hughes has only been sacked now?!' Displeased by the return of Benitez, and imminent threat return of Harry 'can't speak without sitting in a Range Rover' Redknapp.

I'll be at Goodison tomorrow to see us have 90 shots on target and lose 2-1.

Psychotic

11-23-2012, 07:34 PM

How on earth can anybody dislike Rafa? Well, I guess Everton because he said you were a small club for coming to Anfield and playing for a draw. :lol: But come on. The man is a fucking lunatic. He's full on insane. And that's great entertainment. Di Matteo, nice fella, don't get me wrong, but he's bloody boring.

Rocket Edge

11-23-2012, 08:37 PM

I think Rafa is a great manager for them to get under the circumstances. What decent manager on earth would want to go to Chelsea? Every manager that has gone there has taken a hit to their career. As for Di Matteo, probably the worst sacking I've ever seen.

'Arry to become new QPR manager apparently.

charliepanayi

11-23-2012, 08:52 PM

Del Bosque being sacked by Real Madrid in the early 2000s is still the daftest sacking ever.

Old Manus

11-24-2012, 07:52 PM

Redknapp out

Heath

11-24-2012, 11:02 PM

Today an injury-riddled Everton squad attempted to play football while Norwich tried their level best to play rugby. Everton also played terribly in the second half, and Mr. Moyes felt it pertinent to use no substitutes until the 90th minute after Norwich had just equalised. Quelle surprise! It makes no difference whatsoever and we throw away two points again.

Having said that, Bryan Oviedo looks pretty great. I'm looking forward to seeing him and Kevin Mirallas play together.

ScottyRedXIII

11-25-2012, 12:26 PM

Come on guys, what are your predictions for today? See if I fancy following them for my bets...

Psychotic

11-25-2012, 12:48 PM

Given that Downing and Henderson are in the XI, Swansea 5 Liverpool 0. And Nigel Farage will post a selection of amusing gifs about it being someone's year.

Loony BoB

11-25-2012, 05:43 PM

Kind of painful watching Torres go down so melodramatically on occasion and then watching him get literally pushed over on a couple of other occasions. He's earning his reputation and suffering from the results in the same match. He and the City defenders could easiliy have both been booked.

Old Manus

11-26-2012, 11:19 AM

:aimkiss: I missed the game, as I was in a Verdi concert (long story). I hear it was pretty boring, though.

Bubba

11-26-2012, 11:33 AM

Super Sunday was far from super...

Aulayna

11-26-2012, 11:42 AM

My contribution to this thread is that I'm a Norwich City supporter. As though I lived in London for most of my younger years I was born in Norwich and spent around 6 years there so no glory hunting here - big up the home town!

Loony BoB

11-26-2012, 12:03 PM

I've yet to hear of anyone ever accusing a Norwich supporter of being a glory hunter. I think you're safe.

Cuchulainn

11-26-2012, 01:34 PM

I've yet to hear of anyone ever accusing a Norwich supporter of being a glory hunter. I think you're safe.

Ipswich fans do

Heath

11-26-2012, 10:55 PM

I had quite a soft spot for Norwich until last weekend (still do to be fair, lovely city). Of course, they'll always have a special place in my heart for one particularly beautiful moment (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_8JLkwzpd0).

Also, while I'm posting vaguely related YouTube videos, have we all seen Joey Barton's sequel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3U-r8T31Ns) to Steve McClaren's infamous Dutch accent video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnoP4sUV90)? Apparently he's from the Huyton just outside of Marseille.

Aulayna

11-27-2012, 03:06 AM

I've yet to hear of anyone ever accusing a Norwich supporter of being a glory hunter. I think you're safe.

Ah I was referring more in regards to people who've never been to Manchester who support either UTD or City. :D

Ipswich fans do

Yup!

Loony BoB

11-27-2012, 09:33 AM

Hmm. I've been to Manchester. On a train! Left on a plane. Did bugger all in between. xD

Psychotic

11-27-2012, 06:23 PM

Personally, I support Spain, Barcelona and Manchester City. Also Rochdale.

Bubba

11-28-2012, 10:52 PM

Happy with a 1-0 win but still far from convincing. City still look like strong favourites for the title. Liverpool still playing well but far too lightweight upfront. We'll see what the transfer window brings. Chelsea are settling into where I thought they'd be this year.

EDIT: Gareth Bale's own goal is officially the funniest of all time.

12-01-2012, 05:16 PM

Great day for the underdog teams! Chelsea getting wasted is brilliant. And I want to put Swansea smashing Arsenal in with this, but...considering the way the seasons gone so far, Swansea actually pretty good value for that hammering, Arsenal are a bag of shite.

Most of all though, minnows Liverpool squeaked past Southampton 1-0! I'm so proud. :cry:

Heath

12-01-2012, 05:34 PM

Everton's last 8:

W:1
L: 1
D: 6 (two of which we were winning until the 90th minute).

Agree with Dan that I'm pleased with the Swansea and West Ham results. I just wish I was pleased with our results! :p

Psychotic

12-01-2012, 05:38 PM

Haha Arsenal are so bad they're next to us in the table! :)

Although Luis Suarez just got suspended so we now have 0 strikers for the West Ham game. You lucky fucker, Scotty. :colbert:

12-01-2012, 05:57 PM

Oh my god xD 23 minutes in and reading 3-2 up. what a fucking calamity this game must be. but still, go on reading you heroes. make it the best day of all days.

Psychotic

12-01-2012, 06:12 PM

Does Fergie get off on coming from behind or something?

Old Manus

12-01-2012, 06:41 PM

As we often say in the slums of south Wales - "I fucking loves it!"

Bubba

12-02-2012, 01:33 AM

As a Utd fan, I can honestly say we don't deserve to be where we are. We were outplayed at Anfield, outplayed at Stamford Bridge... Hell, even at Southampton.

But still... we are where we are. We've had our share of luck but our will to win is second to none.

I may sound pessimistic here but... City will have this league sown up with two games to spare.

12-02-2012, 01:37 AM

No bugger off I'm the pessimistic Manchester club fan around here I'm not having you biting my gimmick :colbert: United will win the derby and push on to win the league and then we'll sack Mancini, hire Graeme Souness, buy Phil Jagielka in the January transfer window and finish outside of Europa league qualifying spots. :doublecolbert:

Heath

12-02-2012, 06:31 PM

12-02-2012, 07:50 PM

Not as hard as I will, I assure you.

Loony BoB

12-02-2012, 08:09 PM

I dunno, aren't City overdue a Villa player? I hear Bent's not getting the gametime he feels he deserves. You guys need strikers, right?

Psychotic

12-02-2012, 08:21 PM

I dunno, aren't City overdue a Villa player? I hear Bent's not getting the gametime he feels he deserves. You guys need strikers, right?Oh come on, we all know who loves to sign English Aston Villa players for ridiculous sums of money and who now presently have 0 available first team strikers.

Darren Bent to Liverpool, £22m, January. You heard it here first.

:crying2:

Old Manus

12-02-2012, 10:51 PM

>that feel when no charliepanayi this weekend

The Captain

12-03-2012, 02:53 AM

Glad to see that true Reds for life Rafa and Torres are finally able to undertake their master plan of destroying Chelsea from within together. Now if only we could get them both to Man Utd.......

So, are these rumors of Pep going to Chelsea in the summer really real or just real?

Take care all.

12-03-2012, 04:49 AM

He'd be a lunatic to go there, any manager would. Worst job in football.

Loony BoB

12-04-2012, 04:39 PM

I don't think he'd be a lunatic - I'd be happy to get offered to do the job I already do for a contract of five years, do it for one, have the contract terminated and still be paid for the amount I'd have earned over the next four years in a lump sum. Seriously, that's just instant money and you can carry on looking for another job where they treat you with a bit of respect. I think Pep has more principles than that, though he might like the challenge.

No way in hell that Rafa would ever get a look-in at United! The directors here seem to have more sense than those at Stamford Bridge.

Psychotic

12-04-2012, 07:15 PM

Matt Busby was a former Liverpool player. ;) But no, Rafa "Worse than Martin O'Neill" Benitez would never get the United job. Speaking of, how's Martin "Spent £25m" O'Neill doing this season? :greenie:

Also I bet Pep would flop at Chelsea. Then again I also bet Van Persie would have a shit season and Old Manus is already lining up his quotes for the end of season mock post, so I shouldn't talk too much. :shobon:

Old Manus

12-09-2012, 12:07 AM

:aimkiss: (I also backed RVP to crash and burn this season. I have duly added my post to shiteofferssaid2012-13.txt)

Also fuck Norwich. It's probably the most boring city in the country and we keep losing to them. Grant fucking Holt.

Heath

12-09-2012, 08:36 AM

Everton play Spurs today. So I'll be spending my afternoon freezing, watching Everton valiantly battle to another 1-1/2-2 draw.

Rafa seems to have got Torres scoring again, which is good news for Chelsea.

12-09-2012, 03:28 PM

...all aboard the phil jagielka train! I can hear it thundering into the station as we speak.

Psychotic

12-09-2012, 03:28 PM

Oh, that one rich Manchester club beat that other one rich Manchester club. I forget though, which one is the evil one and which one is the good one?

In other news "Stewart Downing comes in for the suspended Luis Suarez" nope sorry that's it. I don't like football anymore. Nice knowing you chaps. Toodle-oo.

Cuchulainn

12-09-2012, 03:30 PM

GET IN!!!!!

I see city fans showed their class at thr end as did the wanker Tevez.

38326

Old Manus

12-09-2012, 05:43 PM

Van Persie made me a crisp twenty pound note today and for that I am thankful.

Also, I am a man of (limited) principles, and I know when I'm wrong. Therefore, on today's evidence, I admit that...I admit...Glen Johnson is...he's...he's a goo-

I'm sorry, I just can't.

Psychotic

12-09-2012, 06:03 PM

37294

I've only just woken up to see the scores, was going to put another bottom half league table up.... but think I'll just laugh to myself...http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/ha.jpg

Who's laughing now?

Me :)

ScottyRedXIII

12-09-2012, 09:17 PM

And then I wake up to realise that I am just a West Ham fan, and Anything I say/the team does well will turn around to bite me on the ass.... Still could have got the point though... Fucking Collins

Heath

12-09-2012, 09:20 PM

I was bloody freezing today, but I'll take three points as compensation. With the City result today, only Everton and Stoke are unbeaten at home. Our next game is at the Britannia, and I'll be very pleased if we can make it so that Stoke are no longer part of that list.

Rocket Edge

12-09-2012, 10:01 PM

What a day of football. Three comebacks. I nearly knocked over the christmas tree in the sittingroom when Van Persie scored. Football can be just magnificent at times!

Old Manus

12-11-2012, 11:14 PM

Heath

12-11-2012, 11:16 PM

Poor charliepanayi

12-11-2012, 11:24 PM

Mighty mighy Bradford, me and paul used their glorious pink away kit for The Whale FC on fifa. what a team of heroes.

Loony BoB

12-12-2012, 11:11 AM

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/Sax2q.png" alt="shh no tears only dreams now">
Clicked into this thread and went away, returned, thought I had somehow clicked into a Star Wars thread. What the, I mean, dude, that's uncanny. Arsene Palpatine.

Cuchulainn

12-12-2012, 09:35 PM

38405

Psychotic

12-15-2012, 11:47 PM

Solitary Udinese fan becomes a national hero - after being only supporter to watch his club play away game - European - Football - The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/solitary-udinese-fan-becomes-a-national-hero--after-being-only-supporter-to-watch-his-club-play-away-game-8412666.html)

Heath

12-16-2012, 12:09 AM

I quite liked that story about the Udinese fan - he seemed to take it in good spirits.

Loony BoB

12-16-2012, 09:21 PM

I just can't believe that a club of Udinese's stature can only manage one away fan. o_o

Psychotic

12-22-2012, 07:40 PM

You know when Snake discovers the name of the giant mech that will yet again serve as the boss before the last one? And he says its name out loud in an incredulous way? That tone of voice, right?

Stewart... Downing?!

Old Manus

12-23-2012, 11:45 PM

ban kicking footballs too hard

my thoughts are with chez van persie at what must be a very troubling time

Psychotic

12-24-2012, 12:39 PM

If that's the most dangerous thing Fergie's ever seen in football you have to wonder where he was for Cantona's kung fu kick, Keane on Haaland, or indeed whenever Paul Scholes attempted to make a tackle throughout his entire career.

Oh well, that sure called my attention away from Man City gaining 2 points on them this weekend!

Old Manus

12-24-2012, 02:07 PM

Crop

12-24-2012, 11:54 PM

For a while there I thought we only posted in this thread when Liverpool lose.

Psychotic

12-25-2012, 12:24 AM

That took entirely too much effort. We've now narrowed it down to "When Liverpool lose by 2 or more goals" though we're thinking of upping it to 3.

Shoden

12-26-2012, 05:18 PM

Severely disappointed Newcastle didn't manage to get anything out of that match but even worse the paupers from down the road managed to win.

Old Manus

12-26-2012, 06:05 PM

To be fair, Gateshead were always expected to beat the team at the bottom of the league.

Shoden

12-26-2012, 06:30 PM

Of course but they're a shadow of their former selves without that Gareth Gates character, they obviously have no ambition if they think Will Young can get them somewhere instead.

Cuchulainn

12-26-2012, 07:43 PM

I keep coming back to this thread waiting for Cuchulainn to appear with his St John's Ambulance First Aid Level 1 certificate, claiming that getting swiftly to one's feet and grabbing your attacker by the scruff of the neck is a textbook presentation of serious concussion and attempted murder.

Fergie's commments were insane, however it was still a supremely dirty thing Williams did and pretty dangerous. He meant it, anyone who says he never's fuckign moron. He should get a 3 game ban.

On to today, Another insane game of football where we can't smurfing defend. We're lucky we have a top strikeforce.

Psychotic

12-27-2012, 09:24 AM

Bubba

12-27-2012, 02:45 PM

On to today, Another insane game of football where we can't smurfing defend. We're lucky we have a top strikeforce.Seriously. United's defence is the quality of a lower midtable side (apart from Rafael, he's pretty handy) whereas their attacking players are some of the best the Premiership has ever seen. It makes for great entertainment.

Agreed, this much is clear. Considering you have to go down to Fulham in 14th to find a team with a worse defensive record. We'll come unstuck again guaranteed though when our strikeforce has another off day. Obviously more than happy with a seven-point cushion at the top though... especially when you consider we've already played a lot of tough away games (Everton, Chelsea, Liverpool, City) and generally come away with all three points.

Heath

12-29-2012, 01:02 PM

I don't want to get all Kevin Keegan on you, but I would love it if we beat Chelsea and Benitez tomorrow, though I don't see it happening. I do rather like this four horse race for 4th between West Brom, Spurs, Everton and Arsenal at the moment (all on 33 points, Arsenal on 30 with a game in hand), though I suspect that Spurs and Arsenal are more likely to pip us to 4th.

Psychotic

12-29-2012, 01:14 PM

Rafa's alright. You leave him alone. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10409916)

Bubba

12-29-2012, 01:53 PM

Well I guess Rafa isn't such a knob after all.

I'm predicting a 3-1 win for Utd today and I think City might run riot today against Norwich like they did last season... they're due a hamering after playing so well recently. I'm confident that Chelsea will drop points away at Goodison tomorrow too. Our first game of the season against the toffees was the only game so far I've seen where we've been completely outplayed. I'd take David Moyes for the next Utd manager when Fergie steps down.

charliepanayi

12-29-2012, 08:12 PM

The Premier League - where defences go to die.

And if Liverpool would be so good as to lose to Mansfield in the FA Cup that would be great, as then people might forget about us falling on our backsides against Bradford.

Psychotic

12-29-2012, 08:17 PM

Huh? People still give a shit about Liverpool? :confused:

Old Manus

12-29-2012, 08:28 PM

Ah, right on cue, good ol' charliepanayi returns.

charliepanayi

12-29-2012, 08:30 PM

I just need a Premier League team to lose to a team that's below Division Three! Mansfield v Liverpool was the first tie that came to mind.

Anyway here's to a 5-5 draw to Southampton on Tuesday.

Bubba

12-30-2012, 04:16 PM

15 mins gone. QPR 0-2 Luis Suarez. He could score ten if QPR continue in the same vein.

12-30-2012, 05:21 PM

ahahahah harry redknapp

Cuchulainn

12-31-2012, 12:23 PM

the premier league is so fucked up right now

Rocket Edge

01-01-2013, 11:31 PM

Does anyone still care about FF? I had Walcott as captain last gameweek - 52 points! My highest ever.

Anywho, I agree our defense has been awful, although with Vidic back we should be more tight. I shudder to think what we will be like against Real if we defend the way we have against the likes of Newcastle and so on.

Psychotic

01-02-2013, 02:17 PM

I think I put Suarez and Michu in my team and then forgot about it. I sure hope I did.

Old Manus

01-02-2013, 02:42 PM

I'm still doing FF, as I have sums of money riding on it in different leagues. The EoFF league inexplicably remains the toughest one.

In other news, Demba Ba in talks with Chelsea. I may be missing something here, but why are so many PL transfers domestic? The prices are ridiculous. Chelsea only want Ba because he did well at Newcastle; it's not like he was a trout player before that. I would have thought teams such as Chelsea would have vast scouting networks to pick up foreign talent before they came to the PL and added a magical £10M onto their price tag. I can't remember when the Swans last signed a domestic player. Pablo Hernandez has caps for Spain and has played in the Champions League, and he only cost 5 million.

Rocket Edge

01-02-2013, 07:29 PM

That's a good point, but he is only going for 7M I believe, that's what his release clause is anyway.

Still, teams like Man City and Chelsea probably don't give a toss about bringing up youth (Man City is coming bottom of the under-21 league last time I checked). When you have money to burn it's just a case of who they can bring in who's best regardless of any kind of money. Youth systems are becoming meaningless to the mega-rich clubs, but why wouldn't it when you can buy a ready made player?

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 08:57 AM

Demba Ba costs £7.5m, Daniel Sturridge £12m. Mugged.

Rocket Edge

01-03-2013, 03:42 PM

Say what you want about Harry Redknapp but he was spot on here. (http://youtu.be/ctWS52IA_JY)

I think Sturridge is a great signing for L'pool. Ba would have been a better option probably but when Chelsea were interested with just Torres up front it would have been an easy decision. No offence intended!

Bubba

01-03-2013, 03:58 PM

Well they are desperately in need of someone and I reckon this could work out for all parties. He's couldn't get into the Chelsea or Man City team and he's obviously gonna get games now. It'll be interesting to see what kind of impact him and Suarez can have.

I'll see first hand next weekend anyway. My new girlfriend's Dad has given us his tickets for the game at Old Trafford on the 13th. Bring it on!

01-03-2013, 04:01 PM

In other news, news of the highest levels of comedy, apparently today in training Mad Mario Balotelli floored Scott Sinclair, which enraged Mad Mancini to the point that he decided to kick the trout out of Mario. I'm sure I should be concerned at this news but the pictures of Bobby Mancini learning Mario amuse me too much. Surely this must be the end of the road for him now, can't see super Mario sticking around too long after this. Must have more to do with the ridiculous amount of untaken chances Mancini's given to him finally boiling over, rather than just a poor tackle on a guy who has played like two games for us.

re: Sturridge, I'm not really sure what he is expecting. He's said he doesn't want to play on the left or right, but Suarez is ridiculously broken this season in the middle of the 4-3-3 so there's no way he'll oust him on a permenant basis. It will be interesting to see how it plays out I guess but unless there's a change in formation or they start resting Suarez, he's probably going to be in the same situation he has been at least until the end of the season when someone inevitably pinches Luis (sorry pauw but you may as well start preparing yourself for the blow now)

01-03-2013, 04:14 PM

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/272722/slide_272722_1941530_free.jpg?1357222988783

Learned

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/272722/slide_272722_1941512_free.jpg?1357222787112

In

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/272722/slide_272722_1941506_free.jpg?1357222787107

The

http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/272722/slide_272722_1941531_free.jpg?1357222988784

Face.

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 06:17 PM

Luis is going to stay for at least another year or two I think, even if he is miles too good for us. I think he'd already be at somewhere like Barca if he wasn't such a liability with the whole randomly biting/handballing/racisming/diving his way to glory thing. I've never seen a more skilful or talented player in the Premier League, or more of a raging :bou::bou::bou::bou:. I love him and I love that everyone else hates him. He's a monster.

Also Mancini should've done that to Mario a long time ago. It is p. genius.

Liverpool playing United, Arsenal and City in 3 of our next 4 Prem games and I think we all know that at least one of those games is going to end with a 5 or so goal humiliation. I'm going to do a panayi now. See y'all in March. Oh, one last thing before I do, before United beast us and I kill myself. FAO: Loony BoB.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/suarez_zpse1c3e9e7.jpg

Because you are scared of him and because it upset you so much last time. :)

Old Manus

01-03-2013, 06:21 PM

apparently today in training Mad Mario Balotelli floored Scott SinclairHe obviously thought that some random fan he'd never met had invaded his training session.

I've never seen a more skilful or talented player in the Premier League. I can't be bothered to find a gif but imagine it's the one with 50 Cent driving off in his car.

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 06:25 PM

if luis suarez played for swansea he'd be your best player of all time.

...

if jordan henderson played for swansea he'd be your best player of all time.

Loony BoB

01-03-2013, 06:33 PM

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/suarez_zpse1c3e9e7.jpg

Because you are scared of him and because it upset you so much last time. :)
Cheer Liverpool if you think they're the worst team in England! It's almost as stupid as saying

I've never seen a more skilful or talented player in the Premier League
Dude, what are you on!? That's offensive to your own history of players, let alone those that have played for other clubs.

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 06:35 PM

Luis Suarez > Van Persie, Ronaldo, Rooney, Scholes.

Loony BoB

01-03-2013, 06:38 PM

I know I'm supposed to reply to all trolling from you seriously, but even I have my limits. :S

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 06:39 PM

You could've at least waited for Cuch to bite too. :colbert:

Also yes I love Luis but he is not half the man or player Ian Rush was.

Rocket Edge

01-03-2013, 07:57 PM

A striker who usually needs 10 chances a game to get a goal is not a great striker. This is why I think Suarez wouldn't lace Demba Ba's boots this season let alone Van Persie's. :aimkiss:

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 08:19 PM

You know how you're a good artist, Donal? If Suarez wanted he could kick a ball with paint on it into a wall and make a picture you could only dream of.

Also Van Persie plays with Carrick (United's best player this season in all seriousness btw), Rooney, Kagawa, Scholes, Valencia, Nani etc. Suarez plays with Downing, Henderson, "The Welsh Xavi" and a bunch of 12 year olds. Van Persie has the greatest manager English football has ever seen. Suarez has David Brent. If Suarez played for United he'd have 49 goals by now :colbert:

Cuchulainn

01-03-2013, 08:21 PM

fuck up

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 08:23 PM

Don't you at least want to call me a wee ballbag? :(

Old Manus

01-03-2013, 08:27 PM

I'm not even going to bite the 'Welsh Xavi' bait. Joe Allen is better than Xavi. In fact, he's the most talented and skilful DM Europe has ever seen.

Psychotic

01-03-2013, 08:32 PM

Joe Allen is shit and you fucking mugged us you bastards. :colbert:

Rocket Edge

01-03-2013, 10:35 PM

I disagree with both parts of your argument. :colbert:

But the point I'll talk about is that Suarez plays as a lone striker. Van Persie plays with Rooney/Hernandez up front where (you would think) the goals will be shared between them for the season. Its the reason why Van Persie has 9 assists this season and not more goals. Same with Ba with Cisse (although Cisse is awful this season).

Theo was recently put into the central striker role and now he is banging them in for Arsenal. Same with Michu for Swansea (who have a worse midfield than yours). My point is that when you have a lone striker, everything is filtered through that striker. I'm not saying Suarez is bad by any means, he's world class but I've seen him play a lot and he is not the finished article, particularly when it comes to finishing. 15 EPL goals is great though so maybe I am talking shite. But best in the EPL? Not even in the top 4. I wonder what he would be like in a kind of Hazard role though?

Oh and, Liverpool do not have a bad midfield. Allen didn't work out for you nor did Henderson, but Gerrard has been in great form of late and Sterling has done a fine job all season. Dare I say it, but even Downing has been looking decent lately. :|

Old Manus

01-05-2013, 09:13 PM

So, Joe Cole isn't that shit after all.

Psychotic

01-05-2013, 09:17 PM

What about Andy Carroll?

Old Manus

01-05-2013, 09:50 PM

He's still shit.

charliepanayi

01-05-2013, 10:51 PM

The FA Cup could yet see us win something this season...oh no wait, we're going out tomorrow.

Rocket Edge

01-06-2013, 01:01 PM

Ah... Van Persie. Where would we be without you?

Loony BoB

01-06-2013, 01:05 PM

Not in the FA Cup, that's for sure. Although then again, who knows how things would have been in the final minutes with Hernandez still on? Anything can happen with United, it seems.

Old Manus

01-06-2013, 03:52 PM

So now we have to play Arsenal again, Chelsea twice in the League Cup, as well as Brighton if we do go through, all on top of PL games, all before the end of January. I've got a feeling something is about to go south in a major way, and I think it'll be our league position.

Old Manus

01-06-2013, 06:55 PM

in b4 psychotic and 'oh that luis is such a little scamp isnt he oh well'

charliepanayi

01-06-2013, 07:15 PM

*shrugs* Everyone's getting on their high horse about Suarez but the officials were useless for not spotting it to start with.

Psychotic

01-06-2013, 09:45 PM

in b4 psychotic and 'oh that luis is such a little scamp isnt he oh well'He didn't cheat. It was a total accident that the ball hit his hand because it's impossible for a Liverpool player to cheat. Didn't you know?

There. Feel free to post a bunch of gifs and amusing variations on the word LOLVERPOOL (liverplol?) in response to this post and we can all move on.

Heath

01-07-2013, 12:27 AM

Liverplol sounds like a condition you'd never want your doctor to diagnose in you.

As we've already been knocked out of the ahem Mickey Mouse Cup (ah, I didn't miss my opportunity) I'd like to think we'll be fine against Cheltenham, but then I've seen us knocked out of a cup competition by Shrewsbury bloody Town, so I'll refrain from getting ahead of myself.

Bubba

01-07-2013, 12:34 AM

I am going to the game this Sunday and I can't wait to see RVP tear Liverpool a new arsehole.

charliepanayi

01-07-2013, 08:52 AM

Knowing Liverpool they'll win that game.

Loony BoB

01-07-2013, 01:23 PM

Lollerpool and Liverlol have been the two I've heard before, the former more frequently than the latter.

Bubba

01-07-2013, 02:02 PM

Knowing Liverpool they'll win that game.

The more I think about it... the more I think this is likely to happen.

We're unbeaten in nine league games (winning eight of them) and that has to come to an end at some point. This seven point gap will inevitably close and Liverpool would love to be able to contribute towards it. Plus, we were totally outplayed at Anfield (even against 10 men) and managed to grab all 3 points... our luck will probably run out on Sunday.

Loony BoB

01-07-2013, 03:34 PM

Psychotic

01-07-2013, 04:07 PM

haha

yeah

man united, aka the team that is bottom of the league, sure will lose to this vintage and in-form liverpool side

lmao

pro-tip: we've not beaten any teams in the top 10 this season

It's going to be 4 or 5 goals lads. Seriously. We're that awful. That or we dominate you for 89 minutes and you get a jammy last minute goal. Or a first minute penalty. Or a Howard Webb red card for no apparent reason. I've seen enough Liverpool - United games to know how the game is played.

Bubba

01-07-2013, 04:40 PM

Dammit. If only we were beaten in the last nine league games, were seven points behind and had lost by a notable margin last time by Liverpool. Then we'd be more likely to win! :p

Ha, I know what you mean and I'm probably being too pessimistic but football can be weird sometimes. Utd are flying, 25 points out of the last 27, Van Persie on fire... Liverpool hugely inconsistent, lost twice in their last 5 games, only three away wins out of ten...

...cue upset.

charliepanayi

01-07-2013, 05:31 PM

They drew against Man City and Chelsea so it's not totally out of the question they get something from Man Utd.

Psychotic

01-07-2013, 06:04 PM

If Liverpool "get something from Man Utd" I will wear an Arsene Wenger avatar for a week. Actually, I had to wear a Brendan Rodgers avatar last year and look how that's turned out. I'll wear a Santi Cazorla avatar. :)

Bubba

01-07-2013, 06:40 PM

Well Psy, if Utd win by "4 or 5 goals" then I will wear a Kenny Dalglish avatar for a week.

I'm pretty sure there's no danger of him representing Utd in any capacity.

Psychotic

01-07-2013, 06:44 PM

What if they win by six?

Bubba

01-07-2013, 06:46 PM

My Avatar will then be that naked picture I have of me and your Mum.

Psychotic

01-07-2013, 06:47 PM

Iceglow's second account detected. How's the whole lifelong diehard Spurs fan thing working out for you?

Bubba

01-07-2013, 06:54 PM

Iceglow's second account detected. How's the whole lifelong diehard Spurs fan thing working out for you?

Excellent. My personal highlight was putting £43,000 on my beloved Spurs when they were 3-0 up at half-time to Utd in 2001.

Psychotic

01-07-2013, 07:07 PM

Yeesh, and they say us Liverpool fans are obsessed with the past. Haha, United came third that season. Memories. :')

Old Manus

01-07-2013, 07:13 PM

We still haven't forgotten your Harry Redknapp/Tottenham avatar comment from last season. You have a backlog.

Psychotic

01-07-2013, 07:19 PM

Can't I change that to AVB? He's so handsome and dreamy :love:

charliepanayi

01-07-2013, 07:56 PM

Howard Webb is refereeing the game on Sunday? I take it all back, Liverpool are doomed.

Bubba

01-08-2013, 01:23 AM

Yeesh, and they say us Liverpool fans are obsessed with the past. Haha, United came third that season. Memories. :')

Ah yes, that must have been a particularly memorable year for you, Psy... as Liverpool finished second.

Which is the place you generally finish whenever you play Man Utd. ;)

Old Manus

01-09-2013, 10:04 PM

<img src="http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/shared-images/players/b/branislav-ivanovic/304752-p.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.thumbnail.38.48.margin.png" width="400" />

We know how to mug people in south Wales.

charliepanayi

01-09-2013, 10:10 PM

The semi-finals really shouldn't be two legs any more.

ScottyRedXIII

01-11-2013, 02:16 PM

Well I shall be attending Villa Park for the second leg of the Capital one Cup Semi Final between Villa and Bradford. Oh I do love a good underdog story, will be rooting for them the whole match. Come On You Villa!

Old Manus

01-11-2013, 07:06 PM

Luis Suarez in crying back to Uruguay shock

Psychotic

01-11-2013, 07:11 PM

I can't believe he's gone. I feel sick.

Psychotic

01-12-2013, 04:26 PM

OH MY GOD I smurfING CHANGED MY FANTASY FOOTBALL TEAM FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AUGUST (and it is smurfing bottom after having suffered a bunch of injuries and poor form)

I PUT smurfING JON WALTERS IN THERE

AND HE GOES AND SCORES TWO OWN GOALS :argh:

that's it, i'm filling my team with united, arsenal and swansea players just to spite all of you :colbert:

edit: and now he misses a penalty. Right, signing Van Persie next week, don't give a fuck.

charliepanayi

01-12-2013, 05:08 PM

Villa are so, so, so, so bad.

Bubba

01-12-2013, 05:38 PM

Villa are one of the worst sides I have seen in the history of the Premiership. They just get twatted off everyone... no matter who they play.

...except Liverpool, of course. :D

Old Manus

01-12-2013, 06:22 PM

And us.

Ashley Williams and Chico Flores best central defensive partnership in the PL 2k13. Absolute beasts.

Bubba

01-12-2013, 06:28 PM

True. Though, you didn't suffer the indignity of a 3-1 HOME loss to them.

We struggled (a little) at Villa park. At home though, you should expect to run out convincing winners...

...except Liverpool, of course. :D

Psychotic

01-12-2013, 06:37 PM

Gasp! These posts about Aston Villa with sly little digs at my favourite football team don't seem forced at all! I think I shall fly into an unmitigated rage about you daring to besmirch the name of my beloved Liverpool FC, the biggest club in the Milky Way and who shall surely win the league next year (for it will be Our Year) and indeed every year hence (Our Decade).

I love the short-term hyperbole in football though. Aston Villa the worst team ever! Except for, you know, the two teams lower down the table than them, and indeed the team with the same amount of points as them.

charliepanayi

01-12-2013, 07:20 PM

It's more that Villa are punching so much below their weight at the moment. I don't think many people would have had them as relegation candidates this season.

Psychotic

01-12-2013, 07:25 PM

Why not? They only finished 2 points above relegation last season, although admittedly they did have one of the worst managers in football at the helm. Still, who would've thought the "hey this manager had one good season therefore they're a world class beast who will slay all comers!" principle that the media and indeed my beloved team seem to follow would fail yet again...?

charliepanayi

01-12-2013, 07:58 PM

Villa (like Liverpool and Newcastle) have the weight of history behind them, they've been in the top flight for all bar one of the last 37 years and they won a European Cup in the 80s. Even as late as February 2009 they had a top four placing at their mercy seemingly. So it feels strange to see them struggle even when they had a bad season last year too. And their form of late has been pretty shocking.

Rocket Edge

01-12-2013, 08:35 PM

Big shout out to my homeboy Jon Walters. I feel for you buddy.

Bubba

01-13-2013, 09:56 AM

Come on Utd! Lets do these scouse :bou::bou::bou::bou:s!

Heath

01-13-2013, 10:22 AM

A combination of us being rubbish, Swansea time wasting for most of the second half, and - to their credit - Swansea knowing exactly how to neutralise our tactics made yesterday both very frustrating and a bit boring. At least Spurs and West Brom also dropped points.

Psychotic

01-13-2013, 10:39 AM

Well chaps, been fun, but there's only going to be one winner this afternoon. Time to leave the football thread 'til March. I'll leave you with this.
Ashley Williams and Chico Flores best central defensive partnership in the PL 2k13. Absolute beasts.I learned today that the non-Welsh half of that pairing's name translates to "Boy Flowers". That is the best god damn name in football.

Cheerio!

Rocket Edge

01-13-2013, 12:29 PM

I could be wrong but to keep Everton to a clean sheet is a great achievement since to recollection they have scored in pretty much every game I remember this season. The great Ashley Williams is the second coming of Rio Ferdinand.

See what I did there bitches? :smug:

See, unlike the way this thread goes, I will predict a 5-0 scoreline with Van the mothersmurfing man with a hat-trick. WE WILL BEAST OUR WAY TO EPL, YOU HAVE NO PLACE IN OUR LEAGUE!

Even tjhough I am still plastered out of my mind from last night this genuinely was the best I could come up with. Screw you Liverpool

Old Manus

01-13-2013, 12:35 PM

You forgot to corrupt Liverpool to something whacky!

Rocket Edge

01-13-2013, 02:36 PM

I'm not perfect :cry:

Loony BoB

01-13-2013, 03:30 PM

Well, that was a rather close game.

Psychotic

01-13-2013, 03:36 PM

Could've been a much worse scoreline than that, I'll take it. I quite like Andre Wisdom, and Joe Allen is as bad as Michael Carrick is good.

Cuchulainn

01-13-2013, 03:47 PM

closer than it needed to be, we should have scored a lot more than one vin the 1st half.

Also Jamie Redknapp's liverpool bias is shameful. Attempting to prove Vidic was offside. Dick

Bubba

01-13-2013, 04:20 PM

Happy enough with that! Liverpool had a spirited second half but glad we could hold on.

Having £1 on Utd to win 2-1 with RVP to score first... has made it all the sweeter. Taking the missus to Gusto later to spend my winnings. Back for MOTD2 though!

Old Manus

01-13-2013, 05:31 PM

Joe Allen was never that bad when he was back in I was going to say 'the slums' here, but then... south Wales. Fancy swapping him for Mark Gower?

Rocket Edge

01-13-2013, 10:13 PM

closer than it needed to be, we should have scored a lot more than one vin the 1st half.

Also Jamie Redknapp's liverpool bias is shameful. Attempting to prove Vidic was offside. Dick

Okay bias aside I actually really have a qualm with Jamie over this. He is so pro every other club than United that it's boring to watch (not that he was ever entertaining).

BTW, good to see you back Cuch, do yo thang girl

ScottyRedXIII

01-16-2013, 05:50 PM

Can admit tonight Man United will dominate. Is there any point me watching it? Probably not, but got to wear the West Ham shirt when I get a chance..... Blow all the dust off it...

Bubba

01-16-2013, 07:28 PM

I don't think it'll be a mauling but I think Man Utd will win comfortably tonight (maybe two goals) with it being at Old Trafford.

If we win then we've likely got another Premier league team in the next round. Out of the last 25 FA Cup draws, we've faced premier league opposition on 20 occasions. Last time we got to the final we had a premier league team in every round. Who says we always get the plum draws?!

Psychotic

01-16-2013, 10:18 PM

Oh my god I love you Luis, never change. xD Why the smurf would you ever admit that? Nutter. He'll never win a pen again now! Do a Gareth Bale and say "uhhh no i go flying to avoid injury" or something, jesus christ man. Glad he did it to Stoke though, they deserve it more than any other team.

Also Bubba is it true the United fans were singing "There's only one Maggie Thatcher" at the game on Sunday? Because that is smurfing comedy if so.

Also also, good for you Pep Guardiola. :)

charliepanayi

01-16-2013, 10:41 PM

Papers stunned as Guardiola doesn't join The Best League in the World(TM).

Chelsea win tricky away games at Stoke and Everton, and only get point from home matches against QPR and Southampton. Definitely a Rafa Benitez team. If they were still in the CL I'd have had a bet on them to go on and win it again.

Bubba

01-17-2013, 08:51 AM

Nice one, Rooney... for smurfing up my 2-0 bet. It was ridiculously cold last night but luckily there was was some scintillating football to keep me warm! Oh wait, no there wasn't...

Also Bubba is it true the United fans were singing "There's only one Maggie Thatcher" at the game on Sunday? Because that is smurfing comedy if so.

I don't remember hearing it but that's awesome if they did! I was too busy singing...

Your teeth are offside
Your teeth are offsiiiiiiiiddddeeeee!!!
Lu-is Sua-rez
Your teeth are offside!

Great result for the Saints at Stamford Bridge last night. Confirming beyond any doubt (if there was any) that the Premier League trophy will be up North again for another year.

Psychotic

01-17-2013, 09:04 AM

That is also a genius chant :lol:

Loony BoB

01-17-2013, 11:26 AM

Can't say I know what the Thatcher thing is about, looked it up and found a lot of Liverpool fans talking about it and a few United fans saying they don't recall it being sung. Must have been heard from somewhere, though... what's it about, anyway? Still haven't found any background to it. No comprendo. :(

Cuchulainn

01-17-2013, 12:22 PM

I know a few ppl atb the game and not one heard any chant regarding thatcher. Not saying it never happened but no one seems to have heard it.

Psychotic

01-17-2013, 01:50 PM

If it is true, I assume it's about Hillsborough due to the recent release of documents showing Thatcher's government covered it up. I mean if you're going to sing about Hillsborough (not that you should, and not that anyone should sing about Munich either - we all know neither team's fans are innocent) then having a northern working class city singing for Thatcher is an amusing and ironic way to go about it.

Cuchulainn

01-17-2013, 02:10 PM

I still dont know a single Red that heard it. I think it may be lies spred by the scousers. It happens

Loony BoB

01-17-2013, 02:21 PM

Fans of one team spreading lies and slander about the fans of another team!? I won't believe it!

Bubba

01-17-2013, 02:35 PM

I think the Thatcher/Hillsborough reference must have passed me by!

I did witness some Hillsborough chanting though ("Murderers"... "You killed your own fans") which is obviously indefensible. There always going to be that small band of scum in both sets of fans though.

Any Luis Suarez chants though are more than acceptable!

ScottyRedXIII

01-17-2013, 05:32 PM

That was a boring replay!! Guess I don't mind losing that way instead of being Embarrassed. Though we created soooo many chances second half, and Rooney....... all hype...

Old Manus

01-17-2013, 07:18 PM

Posting so that it doesn't look like I'm not posting after the defeat

Old Manus

01-18-2013, 12:26 PM

Nigel Adkins sacked then. Are there any Southampton members around here? I might send them a personalised mocking PM.

charliepanayi

01-18-2013, 01:36 PM

Southampton sacking Adkins when they've lost 2 of the last 12 and are three points above the drop zone is just baffling.

Rocket Edge

01-18-2013, 02:14 PM

Up there with Hughton and Di Matteo as some of the worst sackings I've ever heard of. Went onto the Sky Sports website and seen everyone's views on it and they were calling it disgusting and saying they were stunned etc. Then I read smug Guillem Ballague saying it was an intelligent move. Is it because you are from Spain? Typical -_-

Psychotic

01-18-2013, 07:01 PM

Awful decision. That's Southampton down and Reading will likely be joining them, I reckon. Wigan v QPR v Aston Villa for the last spot.

Remember when Little Mickey dived to win us a pen v Argentina in the 2002 World Cup? The one Beckham famously scored? The guy he pretended to get fouled by is the new Southampton manager. Roll on Stoke v Southampton I say.

edit: I don't know why I just said "us" to a Welshman, a Cypriot and an Irishman. Which, incidentally, would be a good intro to a joke.

01-18-2013, 07:14 PM

A Welshman, an Irishman and a Cypriot walk into the football thread on Eyeson. After settling down with a beer the Welshman looks around and says to the Irishman, "Where's the Cypriot gone, boyo? He's nowhere to be found". The Irishman then points out that "Little wee fecking Arsenal lost again didn't they, that's the last we'll see of that scrotey buggerbag for a month." "Ah" Said the Welshman. With that sorted out, normal service resumed and everyone spent the rest of the night laughing at Liverpool.

EoFF's funniest member lol

Cuchulainn

01-18-2013, 07:22 PM

There's a cypriot here?

Psychotic

01-18-2013, 07:26 PM

Seeing as how Arsenal just won their last match, yes.

Old Manus

01-19-2013, 05:11 PM

Goddamn it Liverplol, stop winning games by huge margins and making it difficult for me to mock you!

Psychotic

01-19-2013, 05:15 PM

We're playing City and Arsenal soon so you should be okay. :)

Speaking of mockery... I hear Michael Owen scored against Swansea. How does that even happen? I mean... damn. That's just... wow.

Old Manus

01-19-2013, 05:41 PM

What's worse is that it came just moments after I made a derisory Facebook status update mocking the fact that Tony Pulis had had to resort to Owen to try and salvage the game.

Psychotic

01-21-2013, 06:36 PM

Per Mertesacker Chant - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DrslYxYyS_A) found a video of charliepanayi

Old Manus

01-24-2013, 12:32 AM

16 long years. I'm not gonna lie, tears were shed. My club is on the edge of greatness. Fuck your mickey mouse cup, non league oblivion was gambled for the jackpot 10 years ago, and we bluffed our way all the way to the top. This may sound melodramatic, but I don't even care. I'll see you all again on the BBC highlights. Come on the swans.

Old Manus

01-24-2013, 11:14 AM

wow I get sentimental when i've been drinking heavily

Psychotic

01-24-2013, 05:43 PM

hope bradford batter you. :)

As in, imagine you are a tubby ballboy and they are a Belgian international footballer.

Old Manus

01-24-2013, 09:11 PM

His portrait is already in the home dressing room and the statue is being commissioned.

ScottyRedXIII

01-25-2013, 05:44 PM

39718

Psychotic

01-27-2013, 05:58 PM

The ~*~Magic of the Cup~*~ can get to fuck. :colbert:

That is all.

Bubba

01-27-2013, 10:33 PM

Lol.

That is all.

Old Manus

01-27-2013, 10:43 PM

I'm keeping schtum about cup humiliations until the COC Final's over.

EDIT: Oh go on then.

I must say BoB that's a cracking attempt at the accent! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6h9dXzsVu8&feature=youtu.be)

Psychotic

02-02-2013, 04:54 PM

I especially loved the red hot and in form Andy Carroll's zero contribution!
Liverpool's grossly unintimidating lineup of Andy Carroll

I just need something to occur that I feel strongly enough about. Like Psychotic truly believing that Andy Carroll is a great player, or something.
Both him and Carroll have had totally tit seasons yet they walked into the squad. HOW, GODDAMMIT?
shut up Psybeans, Andy Carroll is useless. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/62570000/jpg/_62570467_150794997.jpg