Liverpool Banter Archive March 26 2014

26 Mar 2014 23:54:38
Suarez was poor, and we still won, maybe he was just proving a point to poyet ;)

It is interesting to hear other teams go on about Suarez. I think Rodgers is far more responsible for where we are than Suarez. And I am pretty sure that Suarez didn't disposess the opposition and run half length of the field and score single handedly for all of his goals this season. He has good owners, a good manager and a good team around him. We are definitely not a one man team. That trash talk is an insult to all of our other players. Poyet can eat pie.

I think Poyet said the statement to play mind games.
Obviously never worked hence the result :):):):)

26 Mar 2014 23:22:38
Banter please Eds.

Evening Gent's.

I don't know what you boys are smoking at Anfield, but it's certainly working, lol.

7 on the bounce, let's hope you make it 14 on the bounce to stop Chelsea or City winning league.

You have been the best balanced team this season, good luck for the remainder Gent's.

Cheers Dags be rooting for you guys on sat too lol

Lol Simon, thanks mate

I heard dags it was left after gazidis came up with the 40 million 1 pence offer for saurez he was rifling round in his pickets to make sure he'd brought the 1p and it fell out so brendan quick as a flash nudged it under the filing cabinet with his foot I think we should send you guys a little of our stash back your guys could do with a bit after the last week you have had

Lol, thanks Giblet

26 Mar 2014 23:15:53
I know Rodgers likes to be superior in midfield and playing both Suarez and Sturridge upfront has it's benefits but I really think we've looked out best playing a 4-3-3 this year with Sterling on one wing and Suarez or Sturridge on the other (and obviously the other up front).

I think our pressing is better with it and I think with 3 forwards spread across the field it gives us more options upfield for quick attacks.

I know we haven't lost in the 4 games we've used the diamond (and have scored 14 goals) but I think today we saw how when a team really plays compact, we in turn are too compact playing the diamond. It puts too much pressure on the fullbacks to provide width.

Like I said, Rodgers likes to be superior in midfield, so against big teams the diamond may make sense. But I really think our default formation should be the 4-3-3 with Suarez-Sturridge-Sterling up front, Coutinho and Henderson at the front of the midfield and Gerrard in his deeper role.

I think your spot on . I don't see at all why sterling was dropped for Allen . The formation we played against arsenal with Sturridge up front and Suarez sterling each side . Allen was really poor tonight when we can counter attack he plays a terrible long pass and can't make counters . He's good at the little passes in midfield but I think we lose our directness and full attacking threat when plays a head of coutinho and sterling

I think in certain matchups it makes sense to play the diamond, but in general the 4-3-3 works best for us.

26 Mar 2014 22:51:49
I think it's definitely a legitimate worry; Mignolets distribution. But we can coach that. Things you can't coach is the shot stopping instinct he has, please don't blow the distribution thing out of proportion. He and certainly we are not the finished article. Great 3 points guys, bring on Spurs!

Special shoutout to Ken's lucky pants, which I imagine are certainly a lot browner than usual after that final 15 ;)

YNWA

Absolutely mate Mig's shot stopping and handling is very, very good IMO. He has had to alter his distribution and ball control greatly since coming to us. Plus it doesn't aid his cause that he is compared to one of the best distributors in the game in Reina!

I think he's improved in that department but that can only improve even further as his career does. A mixture of coaching and confidence maybe, although he seems a but too confident sometimes with his drag backs! Haha

Spot on - poor distribution doesn't leak goals. Poor shot stopping does. I know which I'd prefer a keeper to be better at, and which one needs work. Young, first season with us and still learning - some people need to lay off the lad.

27 Mar 2014 07:46:25
Liverpress

Sorry, Poor distribution gives the ball to the oposition, resulting anything.
Everytime Skertel / Agger passes the ball to mingolet, the whole Anfeild gets tensed.

I think what Liverpres meant was that poor distribution doesn't leak AS MANY goals as poor shot stopping etc. Mignolet is learning a new system and still learning his trade really at 26, I'm sure we'll sort it out.

That's right Harry - anything. Even an own goal by the opposition! Perhaps Agger and Skrtel could try and distribute the ball instead of rolling it back to Mignolet under pressure.

Or perhaps when the ball is played to Mignolet, the forward presses another 10 yards up the pitch allowing that extra bit of space for Gerrard in particular to drop into.

I agree, on times it doesn't work but there's a method to the madness.

It's all about angles really in that situation. As soon as the ball is played to Mignolet, our players need to position themselves at the correct angle to allow a far simplier pass. As soon as they ball watch, a mistake is waiting to happen.

I quite like it when the opposition try and press high in numbers, because as soon as we get it right, we're going to rip through 3/4's of the pitch in double quick time. It's just a work in progress, but if we tactically keep improving it, we'll get from A to B very quickly, and wipe out 75% of the opposing team with a few passes.

Mignolet should be able to kick the ball fair enough that, if it loses us possession, it is closer to the opposition goalkeeper than himself. He cannot do that currently and seems errant, at best, with his goalkicks. He can be coached but it is a concern, it puts additional pressure on the team that it simply does not need.

26 Mar 2014 22:42:52
Ed fellow reds, now know what old whiskey nose means by . Squeaky bum time . Well done to fans today .hopefully that was our poor game .we'll be comin we'll be comin we'll be comin down the road, when you here the noise of the bill shankley boys, we'll be comin down the road .

26 Mar 2014 22:31:31
Anyone just see Rakitic's touch and assist vs Real? Brilliant skill!

Magic .

Yes, that was special.

I'd love to have him at Liverpool. He's the type of midfielder that will run at defences. He can score and assist. Very good all round.

Red Rum

I'd love to have him, looks a really gifted player.

26 Mar 2014 22:05:43
i'm fuming over mignolet's distribution. he gave away the ball so many times tonight and we were lucky not to get punished. every time he gets the ball he either kicks it into touch or to the opposition. he needs to spend the summer with a kicking coach, because with better opposition we will not get off so lightly

also, it seems like our players are sometimes trying too hard to score and not passing to a better placed colleague. coutinho was guilty on a couple of occasions tonight as was suarez. if they'd have passed we'd have easily put that game to bed before they scored

Yeah, way to exaggerate. Migggs was ok, he's given the ball under far too much pressure by the defense at poor angles almost 90 degrees, when they should be be much greater. it doesn't help either that coutinho, suarez, allen, sterling aren't exactly aerial battle winners

26 Mar 2014 22:00:56
Far far from our best tonight, would have kept Sturridge on and taken Suarez off personally but the gaffer does what he does. Nerve racking is not the word but 3 points in the bag!

No stand out performers tonight but if I had to pick I would say Coutinho as he kept the ball well and moved it quickly, Gerrard and Sturridge, unlucky not to get a hattrick with a shot off the bar and Suarez unknowingly blocking his shot.

Crowd and players seemed to feel the nerves badly but we won.

Lets hope we're back to ourselves against Spurs on Sunday!

Pulling Sturridge off was, for me, absolutely the wrong decision. Frankly this seems to be a habit of BR's and I imagine it is not going to leave Sturridge very pleased if it continues like this.

{Ed001's Note - you might want to hold your horses on that moan. It is medical advice to protect him that sees him being brought off every game.}

Have to take your word for it, Ed001 (not that I doubt you), but he looks right annoyed every time and I can't imagine he's pleased by it. He had a good game up to that point and things fell apart a bit after he went off.

{Ed001's Note - no one likes coming off, especially when they are playing well or on the verge of a hat trick, but it is better that than ending the season early. He knows that.}

There you go - a perfect example of people with limited knowledge thinking they know more than the manager who has full knowledge. Have some faith in the man who has boosted our club to 2nd in the league, and stop second guessing him and looking for things to have a go out.

Liverpres. Suarez was poor tonight. I;d have risked the injury and taken suarez off and keept sturddige on. Suarez was having a very poor one, and sturridge was doing very well

I said 'for me' it was the wrong decision, Liverpres. Clearly I'm not BR nor a mind reader, so if there are reasons (as Ed001 as said) for it, then fair enough. Either way, it doesn't change the fact that it seems to annoying Sturridge (again, I'm not a mind reader nor Sturridge and perhaps he's totally fine with the situation, I'm just speculating) and I do have some concerns that perhaps it's leading to a bit of an issue between the two players who don't seem quite as happy with each other these days (again, for the sake of Liverpres, this is my interpretation of what I see as I'm also not Suarez).

Why would you risk an injury, I'm glad your not the manager. He is injury free and managed correctly to ensure he can play in as many games with out picking up niggling injuries. I think people are more upset then Sturridge is, calm down.

Fair do's if that is the case good management from Rodgers, I'd prefer Studge fit than risking an injury! Just thought he had the better game and would have been more dangerous on the counter with Raheem coming on, ta for the info ed001.

RDL you also said it seems Rodgers has made a habit out of it. Be hard to break a habit that has yielded 7 wins on the bounce and unbeaten in the league 3 calendar months running.

Bobatron I hope you don't coach at any level mate if you would rather risk player injuries when you are winning the game.

RDL,
I don't see what you see. I see winning mentality. As fans begin to dream about titles, so are they. And the top scorers want more goals now that they're used to one each. This is what we've be crying out for. And you cannot be more joyful than Sturridge/Suarez than after the Sturridge goal/Suarez assist just the other night? Unless your name is Jon and you've just scored a beauty of a first goal.

Yeah because an extra 20 minutes would almost guarantee injury. If you're chasing titles you ask people to put bodies on the line, play through injury barriers and you keep your best men on the pitch.
GJ played with an injury, vorm has played with and injury for half the season, rooney played with broken toes.
Yet DS can't play and extra 15 mins, INCASE he gets injured. Liverpres I'd urge you to go and get a clue about coaching.

{Ed001's Note - an extra 20min can actually guarantee it, depending on the type of injury issue you are guarding against. Sturridge is not 100% fit, he already is putting his body on the line and playing through injury barriers.}

KR/Liverpres/et al-
I'll be the first to admit that at the end of the day regardless of what any of us (including me) think, things are going brilliantly and any criticism of the team, BR, the owners or anyone associated with Liverpool is just a bit nitpicky as clearly the results are there for all to see.

That said, moving forward I am a bit concerned about what I (perhaps incorrectly) perceive as a bit of a schism between Suarez and Sturridge. They've always argued a bit on the pitch, but recently things just seem that little bit more tense between them and I think we need them both at their best for the next 7. Hopefully I'm completely off base and they'll show us against Spurs this weekend what a deadly duo they are.

Fair enough RDL - we want the same thing in the end.

Bobatron - we were winning the match mate. If we were chasing the match, there is a stronger case for risking injury and keeping Sturridge on. I don't see the point when we are winning.

I am trying to get clues about coaching - in my second season actually and so far so good - not as good as Rodgers, but good enough.

So Ed001 Sturridge has to play 70 mins every game that's it, that's his cut off point, then he's guaranteed to get injured?!?!?!?

When Ki and Johnson came on it was clear the game changed drastically. as evidenced by the goal, close header, and the increase in shots on target. Keeping Studge on would have been the right thing in my mind.

{Ed001's Note - you are not listening, he is not 100% fit, so he is given as long as possible until the staff see signs of him tiring. So talk of him getting injured is pointless, it is preventing him aggravating the injury that is the issue. He plays with a burst of acceleration, when tired that leads to problems. Best thing for everyone is to take him off, especially as we had a lead and won the game! What the hell is wrong with you moaning about a decision that cost us nothing anyway? It is like you are just looking for things to moan about now.}

26 Mar 2014 21:58:40
Well that was new. Very nervous indeed. I would be surprised if the fans have any nails left!

26 Mar 2014 21:55:47
Ref was a bad bottler - definite red card for there defender, definite pen for the foul on coutinho: nothing given.

Nervy game, a lot more difficult than it should have been but grinding out results is just as important as playingn teams off the park - Arsenal drew yesterday in a tight game where they didn't play the best, we won. Good omens.

p.s. though Flanno was good tonight. Wasn't sure why either Coutinho or Allenn weren't brought off for Lucas inn the final 10 - gap between defense and midfield was enormous.

That ref was embarrassing. That kiddie should've gone twice.

But then most refereeing is poor in this country.

Look at the Fellaini elbow last night!

Good call seano thought Lucas could have been used in the second half just to get a bit more possession in midfield.

Ref was very poor, knew he wasn't going to give us anything the way he told Suarez to get on with it in first few minutes after defender went through the back of him. Haven't seen any replays on telly but in the match it seemed an absolute 100% pen on Suarez in second half, can't understand why Suarez would go down as he was about to pull the trigger going into the box.

Lucas could've done with coming on at half time to sure things up. I was thinking the same thing at half time lol, please don't let us lose. most nervous game of the year.

26 Mar 2014 21:55:07
I think. I think my heart stopped beating

1 point off the top.this is incredible!

26 Mar 2014 21:53:25
Can win every match in style well done lads work on your nevers haha

26 Mar 2014 21:52:42
Not at our best but proved we can grind 'em out when needed.

Johnson was so frustratingly poor tonight.

Many were poor mate. Midfield went missing in 2nd half. Coutinho played well.

We weren't firing on all cylinders no, can't every game, but Johnson was awful for me.

Whenever he got the ball he took the pace out of the game then either lost it or delivered a poor cross.

Still, Johnson aside we battled on and a point off top!

COME ON!

26 Mar 2014 21:50:33
2-1? How ordinary haha

26 Mar 2014 21:01:13
Yer and while I'm up on the soap box, another anoying thing in live is that bloody pepsi advert with messy.
Suarez would have kicked it up from the ground and turned it into a can of coke.

26 Mar 2014 20:55:50
Carra for me, he'd help to sure up our defence with his leadership. He also deserves his winners medal when we are crowned champions this season ha

That was meant to be a reply to my earlier post. Whoops

26 Mar 2014 20:49:09
I stand by my comment that I really don't see what Coutinho brings to the team, poor passer, can't shoot, doesn't seem to be able to control ball when passed to him and terrible in defense. A couple go good spells in a couple of games is not good enough at this level.

We are winning, he is young and has shown he has real quality. Some fans are never happy. If you'd said Johnson however, I would have agreed ha.

I hate comments like this!

We are half way through a game, which we are winning, through a goal created by the 21 year old youngster that you are slating.

Get a grip!

Red Rum

Ball control is his strongest quality. If you can't see how well he dribbles then you're not watching him.

Guys it's a banter page, no banter then no page. It's my opinion, I don't think he is cutting it. So what about his age, if that's the case play one of the U-21 who didn't cost millions and we can use the excuse he's even younger, you get a grip. BANTER PAGE .

26 Mar 2014 21:14:41
Tjred

Spot on.

So what we should sell this little 21 year old wonder kid and what by a english player or sign some out of our price range out side the PL who could completely flop?

Mcgoveb
That is the most ludicrous statement I've read on here for a very long time

You're moaning its a banter page, the complain people are replying? Isn't that more banter than just everyone agreeing with you lol?

What you said was not banter, it was an personic statement about a young player with a lot of talent and potential.

An assist?

Banter page? I thought it was a bullsh#t page with a post like that!

Motm not good enough huh?

Couldn't disagree more with this point, were you not watching tonight? Haha. His control and dribbling are an absolute pleasure to watch and he is a real bright spark in the team. I do believe he needs to work on his final product, particularly in shooting but that will no doubt improve. In 4 or 5 years I think he will be the best attacking midfield in the league. Man of the match tonight as well.

McGoveb, can't understand your post at all, coutinhos ball control is superb, not sure when you posted that but he was my mom tonight,

Man of the match. Says. It. All.

Mcgoveb. wait till we get another winger to play wide left. pushing coutinho central. he doesn't play well out wide. He prefers to be on the edge of the area, dictating where the ball goes and creating openings through one two's. He does this particularly well with Johnson and Hendo. I suggest you watch for this in the future, when he gets a chance to drop into an area around the semi circle of the goal

Not a comment on last nights game when I thought PC played OK. He might not be in top form but your comments are way over the top. Similar things have been written about Hendo when he was having a lean spell, but he was playing poorly. They are both young and Coutinho will improve. Give him a break.

26 Mar 2014 20:40:13
I sincerely apologies for even suggesting to leave out gerrard, the man is a god.

Maybe you should suggest we sub Suarez and Sturridge as well. Lol

What one the premise they will both score? ;)

Exactly, seems you did with Sturridge anyway :)

26 Mar 2014 20:00:36
Singing along to you'll never walk alone, alone in my room. Do I feel silly? Yes, do I care? No!
C'mon Liverpool please win!

Benny if you are feeling silly then you not singing loud enough. I am giving my laptop a team talk but the players are ignoring me, that is strange.

Just don't give them a high five mate else you'll need a screen repair haha

26 Mar 2014 19:55:05
Going for a 5-0 win tonight with Studge to score first. Come on boys! #3points

Red Rum

26 Mar 2014 19:31:06
Wish I was in Liverpool tonight instead of in
front of a computer in sunny France with a bottle of
Chateau neuf de Pape. Come on you reds.

Well make the two bottles of CNDP - its a game of two halves.

26 Mar 2014 19:29:13
Sunderland going 352 with full backs on the wings. We are unchanged.

26 Mar 2014 19:12:41
Unchanged team lads

26 Mar 2014 18:30:49
Classic . Somebody said giving moyes Juan mata was like giving their granny a smart phone.

It was Adrian Durham. Was going to post it myself.

And a pair of google glasses.

Or giving a chimp a typewriter.

26 Mar 2014 17:19:46
Eds fellow reds, another big game tonight getting to be a regular thing for us at the moment . Take each one as they come hopefully another 3 pts . My question to all is who would you prefer to get forth arsenal, spurs, bluenoses or Manchester United . Sorry my mistake utd aren't in that equation. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ah .c'mon moyes quality

26 Mar 2014 15:41:15
Im going to say 4-0 tonight
Suarez - 3
Sturridge - 1

Love the win, emphatic or not and no injuries, these teams battling at the bottom can sometimes get frustrated and lash out and have a moment of crazy, just look at Fellaini and Welbeck last night for Man Utd. :)

Gerrard (pen) hasn't scored for a while, I'll go for him tonight along with Suarez 3 & Sturridge in a 5-0 demolition.

26 Mar 2014 14:58:14
For the life of me I hope John W Henry gets his finger out and gives Moyes a new contract, as he surely passed his kpi's for this year

See kids this is why we don't smoke crack

Moyes? .

26 Mar 2014 13:30:36
With Lucas back in contention now and Chelsea on the horizon, what are your thoughts on a midfiled diamond with Lucas at the base and Gerrard at the top? With Henderson and Allen providing the legs as they have been doing there is always the option to mix it up after 60-65mins with the withdrawal of Lucas for Sterling/Coutinho and Gerrard dropping back.

I get the feeling Maureen will have Luiz in the middle to try and physically bully in that space, not sure if Couts or Raheem would do well in that case.

I know we should focus on our game and not theirs, but it could be a great tactical surprise Maureen would not expect?

SwissRednToronto

26 Mar 2014 14:22:51
At Anfield, Against any opponent, We will score

26 Mar 2014 14:22:51
At Anfield, Against any opponent, We will score

I hope they put Luiz on Sterling or Coutinho, his lack of agility and acceleration will see them pass him easily. Pray they don't play Mikel. They much better defensively with him on

The problem as I see it is that we will concede a goal or two as well. against the top teams that could be our undoing.i am enjoying the ride that is our season anyway but to win the title I think we need to win all our games.

Adam, Luiz is very fast for a cb.

26 Mar 2014 12:17:04
I know stats aren't everything blah blah blah, but this is an interesting one all the same -

Jon Flanagan has made the same amount of tackles as Luke Shaw, and scored more goals, and has managed this even by playing in only half as many games as Shaw.

Definitely surprised me!

JFT 96

JP

Flanno is also 3+ years older

26 Mar 2014 13:06:35
Flanno is about 2 and half years older but that is irrelevant as Flanagan has missed about 2 seasons through injury putting them both at approximately the same stage of their development. Flanno has also had to fight harder to get game time unlike Shaw who walked into what was a very average Southampton team (despite their rapid improvements). I'm not saying Flanno is better, but he is currently as good.

They are different defenders though. Flanno is like a young Carragher. Passion, agression, leadership and power. Shaw is more like a young Bale. Speed, flair and great at intercepting lose balls due to bursts of acceleration. Shaw is arguably more suited to our style of play, but would you rather have Flanno on £15k a week who would die for the club, or Shaw on £75k a week (ignoring the £30m pound hole in the bank) who has one eye on a future move to Chelsea?

Watch a game. Stats don't say everything. Shaw is a much better crosser. He takes up better defensive positions. Doesn't get turned inside out by pace quite as easily.( flannos kryptonite)

EMS - Couldn't agree more regarding their different styles of play. Like you say, Shaw is reminiscent of a young Bale with the way he bombs down the flanks. got to say I've been really impressed with Flanagan's passing game too though, he isn't shy at playing decent through balls and most of the time seems to offload and track back to fill in space where teams could break on the counter. Really hope he gets another goal this season, the team celebration was possibly the best I've seen all season!

fanatic viewer - It wasn't a comment on their development or their ability vs age mate, simply a stat I found interesting considering the plaudits Shaw has been getting.

JFT 96

JP

Bobatron - Please see the first sentence in my post, I know stats don't say everything, and I watch plenty of games. I just thought people would find it of interest, obviously not!

JFT 96

JP

Yeah I understand but I was making the point you'd expect a 21/22 year old to be doing better than an 18 year old also I'd like to ask anyone how much worse was flanno at Shaws age than Shaw is now & the answer is he wasn't half the player.

Would you expect a 21 year old to be doing significantly better though considering he has been sidelined and been playing a bit part role for a good while prior to his inclusion this season? I'm not arguing your point, more just curious to see what your opinion is. Either way, I can see Shaw being much more the complete player in the coming years, however as EMS said, Flanno has shown huge amounts of commitment and the right attitude to succeed. Fair play to the both of them I guess.

JFT 96

JP

Would you expect a 21 year old to be doing significantly better though considering he has been sidelined and been playing a bit part role for a good while prior to his inclusion this season? I'm not arguing your point, more just curious to see what your opinion is. Either way, I can see Shaw being much more the complete player in the coming years, however as EMS said, Flanno has shown huge amounts of commitment and the right attitude to succeed. Fair play to the both of them I guess.

JFT 96

JP

One thing oft mentioned about Shaw is his 'attacking prowess' yet he's created the same number of chances as Johnson with 600 more minutes and has one less assist than Johnson (1 assist versus 2). Even Clyne has similar chance creation metrics to Shaw, yet 3 more assists and that with 1000 less minutes played. I realize stats aren't everything, but from an attacking perspective Shaw hasn't done as much as I think most people seem to be giving him credit for. Looking at the defensive side, Flanno has him outclassed by a fair bit in terms of things like tackles/interceptions. The one issue I see with Flanagan is his 'dribbled past' metric is really high for LB/RB (much higher than the likes of Shaw and most others), but I don't think that's exactly surprising given he's not exactly the fastest.

Granted Shaw is only 18 and for his age is an extremely good player and I get that, but projections into the future are always difficult as near anything could happen. Bottom line is right now his contribution to Soton is not near the valuation being placed on him in my opinion and that price is reflective of 'potential' much more than reality.

I have said this before and I will say it again Shaw is better because he has pace and to be a fullback these days that is essential. Flanno has been great don't get me wrong but his lack of pace makes him a weak link in the team. It won't take long for teams to target him and he will get exposed. If he goes up against a hazard, Walcott, or navas he will get ripped apart for pace.

26 Mar 2014 11:58:02
Really looking forward to this run in, but it will only take ONE bad result for us to be in a position of not thinking of winning the league. I think Chelsea will not slip up much, if at all, and City won't drop many points.

Realistically we should not be in contention anyway, but we are. I still think we will drop points soon, WBA showed a weakness that the big two don't have.

I am enjoying the fact we are up there, and playing such exciting stuff. However, I think we may have to be satisfied with a top 4 finish. Even that is not done yet, and it might be a slight disappointment to only get 4th. For me, that shows just how good a season we are having.

We dare to dream? I'm too much of a pessimist for that.

In the position we are now, i'd be disappointed if we don't finish 3rd and automatic qualification to cl.

I would love for us to win the title but two reason why it looks very difficult.

1) After six straight wins we need to win the next 8 which seems improbable a run like that

2) City look so strong and determined since the hull match and with aguero and nastasic coming back and only the league to concentrate on will be too powerfull for Liverpool and chelsea

I'd be ecstatic with a third place finish

I would be happy with top 3.

I want to win for Stevie! (and ed001)

26 Mar 2014 11:02:28
Would be over the moon if we went all out to sign Adam Llalana!

He is playing really well at the moment and has been for a long time.

I have read that some people think he is a big fish in a small pond. Disagree.

I think if he was surrounded with quality players he would be amazing and could become a world beater!

(e.g. Suarez, sturridge, gerrard, hendo, sterling, coutinho, Johnson, agger, skrtel, flanno, mingolet.)
Really do hope we show interest!

What do you guys think?
who would be your number 1 signing of the summer.

Do you not read the site often?

26 Mar 2014 10:34:18
Dagenham Gunner if your around if Arsenal were to miss out on 4th to Everton would it be time to say fair well to Wenger or has he earned enough stirps to het another contract also who would you like to replace him Southamptons gaffer possibly??

26 Mar 2014 09:54:00
All the UTD fans believe, Moyes would be buidling a new team in summer, Given the fact, there would be more than 6 players leaving UTD, and would require atelast 5-6 players in the summer.
Question : Will 2 months be enough to conculde transfer for 6 top players ( would have to face competition from other top clubs).
They couldn't get fabrigas over the line, and are dreaming for bringing 6 new players (Spurs in the making)

I really hope moyes does buy 6 players, his transfer activity so far has been useless.

Even if they buy 10 new players, Moyesie wouldn't have a clue how to get the best out of them. Also, buying large number of players in a window is not advisable; we under Kenny and Spurs are reminders.

And they can never slag off city or chelsea again about buying the league if they spend the kinda money that's going around.

I'd think it near impossible to achieve attaining the combined quality and quantity needed in transfers for them to challenge again in one window. Real life just simply isn't Fifa or Football Manager where you could do that!

I'd think it near impossible to achieve attaining the combined quality and quantity needed in transfers for them to challenge again in one window. Real life just simply isn't Fifa or Football Manager where you could do that!

26 Mar 2014 09:45:08
Just looking through the Players stats for all players in the premier league and was quite surprised to see we have averaged 2.5 points a game in the league when Agger has been playing (19 Apps / 16 starts) - I think that shows he has earned the right to stay if he wants! Martin Kelly has averaged 2.6 points, but has hardly played.

What where the stats for the rest of the defence though mate?

26 Mar 2014 08:44:14
Here is my personal hope index which changes after each significant game.
This is after MUFC v MCFC and Arsenal v Swansea
See how it is after tonight game….

Disappointing season: 0 (Since the Spurs game)
Top four: 9 [up 2], (after Arsenal draw to Swansea)
Top three: 8 [up 2], (Ditto)
Top two: 4 [Down 1], (after capitulation of MUFC to MCFC)
Champions: 0 [No change], (See below)
Dare to dream: 3 [Down 2], (see above)
Dreaming: 1 [Down 1], (see above)

I realise that I am exposing my ignorance but I can't follow this post at all

It's made up nonsense. It's how I feel after each significant game.
It was very different at the beginning of the season.

26 Mar 2014 08:21:53
If 72 pts is magic CL qual points tally, you can see how thus Sunderland game tonight is a must win - we have to play with intensity tonight. The rest of our home games are not the easiest; spurs, city, Chelsea and Newcastle. Ok, Newcastle exception. We can win games, but easy to slip up if we think it is a given.

26 Mar 2014 08:08:13
This one to DG

Mate, Got lotz of respect to you and your club, I have a question, How can you be such calm and composed from a title winning position, now struggling to be in Top4, And this is happening year in year out.

Because under Wenger they're not good enough. AFC are now looking over their shoulders with dread. Everton, with a game in hand and still to come to Goodison are beginning to to concern them. They've still to come to Goodison and are definiely wobbling after last night's capitulation against Swansea. Arsenal brown noses on this sight any views?

26 Mar 2014 00:16:47
All this talk about the title, but say we do get 0-2 points for Chelsea and city, I know our home records pretty good, but both are strong sides, we could be back into the race with arsenal and maybe everton for 4th, I don't like getting ahead of ourselves is my point basically!

Who'll be coming 3 rd then?

I don't know do i? But if we drop six points, my point would be only two of the three could get top 4!