Football 17/18

[The Nal]

Fair play to Rafa. Serious job. Could finish 8th. 

Arsenal havent won a single point away from home in 2018.

[zahidf]

Utd losing at home to west brom is hilarious

[The Nal]

4 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Utd losing at home to west brom is hilarious

The most recent era Utd thing ever. 

[thetime]

Just now, The Nal said:

The most recent era Utd thing ever. 

Utd used to say we were teams cup final, it seems City can say that about us now. 

[pink_triangle]

Bad result for City, much better to win the league on the pitch.

[HeyPorter]

City confirmed as champions, yawn. 

[ThomThomDrum]

2 hours ago, The Nal said:

Fair play to Rafa. Serious job. 

Wow. Never thought I’d see the day. Rare praise... hens teeth rare 

 

Utd doing their best LFC impression today? Beat league leaders last week and lose to the bottom this week....

[Wooderson]

Keeping Andy Tate in my thoughts.

[zahidf]

15 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

Bad result for City, much better to win the league on the pitch.

? they did beat spurs away yesterday. Pep was at the golf course today, so nicr symmetry with Fergie being at the golf course when he won his first league

[Hugh Jass]

Fuck’s sake Albion, where was that pride and commitment ten games ago?? 

[The Nal]

1 hour ago, ThomThomDrum said:

Wow. Never thought I’d see the day. Rare praise... hens teeth rare 

Cant argue with results! They could finish 8th. One of the managers of the season. Behind Dyche and Pep. 

Hes still crying into his chorizo con huevos every morning mind you, looking out the window at the pissing rain thinking of his days in Madrid before they dumped him.

1 hour ago, ThomThomDrum said:

Utd doing their best LFC impression today? Beat league leaders last week and lose to the bottom this week....

Mourinhos pre match interview basically called it. Lazy c**ts in training all week. Pogba out for a post win vs City haircut.

No leader in the changing room. There hasn't been one since Fergies old team broke up. And it shows. Real shrug of the shoulders walking off the pitch after losing at home to the worst team in the league and City winning the title. 

Fuck’s sake Albion, where was that pride and commitment ten games ago?? 

New manager bounce! Pardiola was robbed of it!

Edited April 15, 2018 by The Nal

[pink_triangle]

1 hour ago, zahidf said:

? they did beat spurs away yesterday. Pep was at the golf course today, so nicr symmetry with Fergie being at the golf course when he won his first league

Its always great to win a league. I have no doubt as a footballer it's a better feeling if you are there on the pitch when the titles won.

[Wooderson]

Nice to see some (overdue) praise for Rafa on here. 

[Hugh Jass]

23 minutes ago, The Nal said:

 

New manager bounce! Pardiola was robbed of it!

There’s a great stat doing the rounds... 25% of our points this season have come when we’ve had caretakers in charge.

[jyoung]

Hate Rafa but wow, hats off to him. Done a bloody job for the toon. Amazing to think what he could achieve with investment?!

Also chuffed for WBA denying City the chance of an ingame title clincher. Worst way to win the league. That said, they are the ones laughing. They have outplayed everyone by a country mile this year.

What do we talk about now?

Edited April 15, 2018 by jyoung

[zahidf]

16 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Nice to see some (overdue) praise for Rafa on here. 

yeah, esp since he got fuck all in the transfer window

 

He will be off in the summer is ashley is still in charge of newcastle i reckon

[Wooderson]

Good to see people finally seeing the light on Rafa. On paper the squad he has and the maelstrom behind the scenes makes that job very tough. He’s a superb coach.

[The Nal]

8 minutes ago, jyoung said:

Hate Rafa but wow, hats off to him. Done a bloody job for the toon. Amazing to think what he could achieve with investment?!

He'll start moaning about signings and he will be sacked at some stage. He was sacked by Liverpool, sacked by Inter, sacked by Chelsea, sacked by Madrid. 

[Hugh Jass]

United will be glad to see the back of us. Three wins, a draw and a defeat in our last 5 trips to OT.

[thetime]

1 hour ago, Wooderson said:

Good to see people finally seeing the light on Rafa. He’s a superb coach.

[ThomThomDrum]

18 minutes ago, thetime said:

Like it or not he does have the European football trophy wins that list him up there with the biggest of European heavy hitting managers. 

[kaosmark2]

2 hours ago, The Nal said:

He'll start moaning about signings and he will be sacked at some stage. He was sacked by Liverpool, sacked by Inter, sacked by Chelsea, sacked by Madrid. 

Ashley wants to make money. He won't sack Rafa, it'd impact the money he makes from fans too much. With Rafa we sell 50k virtually each game, if Ashley sacks him we'll probably average less than 40k, and he'll still get paid. Rafa might walk due to Ashley giving him no transfer budget, but he won't get sacked.

[WS_Jack_III]

Shelvey making a late bid for a spot on the plane. Won't get it but what do you guys think?

 

Imagine him knocking those balls over the top/through for Vardy and Sterling!!

[mjsell]

1 hour ago, kaosmark2 said:

Ashley wants to make money. He won't sack Rafa, it'd impact the money he makes from fans too much. With Rafa we sell 50k virtually each game, if Ashley sacks him we'll probably average less than 40k, and he'll still get paid. Rafa might walk due to Ashley giving him no transfer budget, but he won't get sacked.

10k lower average attendance wont make that much an impact to the club's turnover. What's far more important is Benitez's ability to get results - keep them in the prem and generate more money through sponsorships and tv deals.

[eFestivals]

love to see Utd win the league at Old Trafford.