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WELL DONE, CITY. HARD LUCK, LIVERPOOL. MEH CHELSEA. LOL UNITED. CYA NORWICH.

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#1 ·
Post limit achieved in the old thread. Time for a new one. Which I doubt will be the last one of the season.
 
#8,987 ·
Re: It's over. He drowned in an ocean of shit.

Shaw should do the right thing and rip up the United contract in front of Woodward and say, "I wait for Chelsea" :terry1
Or we can invoke the precedent of Shawn Michaels/Chris Benoit and have Pardew spark Shaw out with a headbutt and Torres signs the contract.

I would laugh until cry.
 
#7,616 ·
Re: Just leave, Moyes. Just leave

I need to get the negativity out of my head and make a positive post. Anybody who's unfamiliar with the championship should probably read this.

Congratulations must be sent Leicester City's way (I'm a Norfolk exile living there atm) and especially Nigel Pearson for reaching the premier league. I'm not sure how many people are aware of Leicester's recent history but the job that Pearson has performed for the Foxes over two spells has been nothing short of sensational. After a complete mess of a season in 07/08 when they changed managers multiple times and were relegated from the championship (as Pearson kept Saints up as caretaker boss) Pearson took over Leicester in the summer of 08 and used his limited budget to make astute signings such as the pacey Lloyd Dyer (free from MK Dons), Jack Hobbs (loaned from Liverpool) and Tom Cleverley (loaned from united, I guess he found his level there), after losing key young defender Richard Stearman and centre half stalwart Gareth McAuley. He also rejuvenated £1.5 million flop signing Matty Fryatt's career, keeping faith in the misfiring striker who went on to score 27 goals that season and fire Leicester to the league one title with 96 points, scoring 84 and conceding just 39. They absolutely romped that league.

Many predicted Leicester to consolidate in mid table during the 09/10 championship season after making modest purchases in the transfer market while also losing promising young left back Joe Mattock to WBA. However Pearson guided Leicester to fifth with 76 points, before they lost to Cardiff in the playoff semi finals on penalties. Another good season for Pearson, albeit slightly disappointing, was sadly undermined by the late season King Power takeover negotiations and future boss Paulo Sousa attending the playoff semi finals with Leicester's prospective new owners. King Power told Milan Mandaric that they would only buy the club on the basis that they could install a "name" manager. Sousa, having been a journeyman player for a number of big clubs, fit King Power's misguided vision and Pearson soon resigned after effectively being forced out.

What followed was an absolute disaster. Sousa undertrained (in terms of fitness) Leicester's squad in the 2010 pre-season and placed a greater emphasis on technical training. This caused Leicester's players to lack the required stamina to compete in gritty championship matches, leaving the club lying in the bottom three with just one win and five points after nine games. Sousa then parted ways with the club on 1/10/10. So much for name value.

Unfortunately, the same mistake was made twice. An even bigger name signing was then brought in, but this time it was someone with something of a proven track record in management. Sven Goran-Eriksson. Leicester fans regarded this as the appointment that would take them to the next level and establish them as a premier league force one again. Unfortunately that pipe dream never quite worked out. Goran-Eriksson's lack of player knowledge within the lower league transfer market was completely exposed as he created a "legacy" of expensive and unmotivated loan signings. A poor year of unorganised and non progressive football soon followed before Goran-Eriksson was ousted just over a year after his initial appointment, with Leciester lying 13th in mid table with a lopsided squad.

So after eighteen months of fuckery the naïve King Power company would finally return to square one. Nigel Pearson returned and buried the hatchet when many lesser men would have drove it further into the back of those they begrudge. Lessons were learnt as the people at King Power realised that name value will only take you so far. What followed was a huge rebuilding job after the mess that was made by Eriksson. Pearson spent the rest of the season reinstalling his ethics into the team, making them organised and tougher to beat, before guiding them to a respectable 9th place finish. Then the old Pearson style Leicester re-emerged in 2012/2013 as they reached the playoffs, finishing sixth before losing the playoff semi finals 3-2 on aggregate. This season they have absolutely torn up the championship and have looked an easy bet for promotion for at least two months. Players who were previously frozen out under Sven, such as the electric Lloyd Dyer, have returned to their old pomp and shown that the confidence and faith that Pearson installed into them wasn't misguided.

While Pearson must be commended for taking Leicester to the premier league, he must also be praised for rebuilding Leicester as a club in general. More importantly, one has to respect the courage and character of a man who managed to put past personal issues behind him in order to finish off the job that he started. This story includes a lesson that many clubs with grand ideas could learn, but unfortunately these tales still occur, with the most recent example being the Mackay/Tan saga that has led to Solskjaer's misguided appointment and destruction of Mackay's brilliantly organised foundation work.

Hopefully King Power show some faith in Pearson next season if his team are living on the edge. He certainly deserves it.
 
#1,084 ·
Re: JOEL IS AN UNCREATIVE HYPOCRITICAL RACIST TYRANT. also fitba and uk babes talk

Arsenal will lose. That bust cycle is coming in hard on them...

Gonna LOL hard when Arsenal go down.
Gonna LOL hard when Ozil doesn't show up.
Gonna LOL hard when that donkey Giroud doesn't score.
Gonna LOL hard when their defence gets ripped into pieces.
Gonna LOL @ LOLING @ Arsenal.











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































 
#2,090 ·
Re: DANIEL FUCKING WELBECK IS INFERIOR TO EDEN AZAAAAAAAAAAAA

I'm starting to think Ferguson told Moyes he was getting the United job because Fergie was smacked off his tits at the time and mistaken Moyes for the window cleaner, told him he got the job and Moyes misinterpreted this as the United Managerial position, eventually realised it wasn't that but persuaded Ferguson the next day when he sobered up it was for the Manager's job and if Ferguson didn't give it him anyway, he had secret photos he'd reveal to the world, which linked Ferguson to the FA. Thus, Fergie time was up.

I missed the game as I wasn't home, was actually watching Olympus Has Fallen on DVD, so I did actually get to see a Scottish person (played an American citizen though) kick major ass and not back down from a fight. Unlike negative nancy Moyes who if he went into the White House to save the President would probably sit deep in the White House, allow everyone to get assassinated and walk out afterwards and say "I tried my best, I thought I did really well, I made it hard for those terrorist bastards and sure the President was shot in the head 33 times by the time I got to him after hiding in the Oval office for 17 hours but still... I was very unlucky not to save... well... anyone".

Tit.
 
#2,367 ·
Re: STUCK WITH MOYES

OT really hasn't been a 'fortress' (in the sense teams go there expecting to be beaten and play negatively) since at least the last couple of seasons of Ferguson's reign. As the years have gone by, teams have set up more offensively and posed United far more problems than mere results would suggest. Southampton played us off the park for much of the game last season, however United dug deep and were able to grind out results their performances didn't necessarily deserve.

At the end of the day, this is not a title winning squad. Ferguson overachieved considerably with that team to propel them to the league, and it's becoming more apparent just how great an achievement it was. The team as a whole just isn't up to the standard of years gone by. Midfield is sorely crying out for an enforcer or just someone able to light up the game and provide some inspiration. It's baffling anyone can say the team doesn't need investment given how exposed we've been in midfield for years, how brittle the squad is in depth which sees players constantly played out of position when we suffer injuries etc. There's plenty of promise, but United definitely need to make signings of intent to improve the squad, because as it stands it looks more and more like a squad that relied on Ferguson's man management and winning mentality to propel them to becoming Champions.

Today was much the same. There just was no real link up play between the midfield and attack, and United just looked so one dimensional in terms of passing and moving the ball forwards. Hernandez and Welbeck had some nice interplay in the first half, but both were starved of opportunity in the second half and that comes back to the midfield which just can't dominate games and supply the forwards with the ball. Fletcher had a really encouraging first half, with some really impressive passes in amongst his dogged and workhorse attitude, but the minute United went down to ten men it looked ominous that Swansea had the chance to win the game (especially as United had looked toothless and lost the ten minutes prior with some terribly unimaginative passing).

My biggest worry with Moyes is how his mentality reflects on the players. Ferguson had that winning mentality and optimism that translated to the team, which often inspired legendary comebacks and onslaughts to salvage crucial points from potential defeats. With Moyes, I think you can just sense that same courage and belief isn't there, and that has seen United go down with a wimper typically as opposed to teams clinging on for victories. Ever since his time at Everton (and his comment about United not being good enough to win the CL), I really believe Moyes fixates on how HE comes across, as opposed to how his comments can impact on the team. He did well to take Everton into a comfortable top 8 side with the potential for more, but you can tell he loved to be afforded a reprieve with the media always fixating on how little money he had to spend. With United, no matter how much people might agree with the CL being beyond their reach, it's madness for the manager to be the one arguing that. All I took from that comment was Moyes trying to salvage his image by highlighting the 'uphill' job he had at his disposal, which smacked of desperation on his part and was a woefully inept comment to put forward in respect of motivating his team.

It was at least encouraging to see the fans audibly stick by the team throughout the match, no matter how much the media like to try and incinuate Moyes is a man on borrowed time and will be driven out by the fans. United's support, no matter how much the 'prawn sandwich' comments (as outdated and creative as a script of Miranda) are thrown their way, are nothing like Arsenal or Chelsea in terms of jeering and reacting poorly to bad results. For all the stick they get, United's support are typically behind the team home or away even when the results and performances are poor, so it's annoying to see the media portray the fans as being 'hard to please' when they've been as good as anyone this season in actually supporting the side. The empty seats was a sad sight to see (and has been for years), but United fans aren't as impatient or fickle with their treatment of the players as you'll find at other clubs. We might have a plethora of mongs who associate themselves with the club and are an embarrassment on social media/forums, but when it comes to matchdays United are a damn sight more loyal and encouraging regardless of the result than you'll get from a lot of supports in the current system.

Moyes isn't the right man for the club long-term, and he's certainly not capable of taking a weakened and undeveloped team to the league. It's the hand we've been dealt, but it's no good dwelling on our losses. United need to start identifying the areas and players necessary to improve the team and concentrate on steadying the ship and slowly picking up results. Top four is looking increasingly like a struggle given how inconsistent United have been, with the worrying sign being their inability to grind out victories, whereas Arsenal for example have proved remarkably adept at that this season. Januzaj, Welbeck (seriously, the reputation this lad has is hilariously sad now, he is not a donkey at the fitba) and De Gea have been brightsparks this season from a youth perspective, but United need to pull their finger out now and not dwell on past results, because finishing outside the top four isn't just a problem from a financial perspective, but would have crucial implications for their ability to invest in the players necessary to improve the squad.

Still proud to be supporter. United have tasted enough glory for two decades now for a problematic spell to be the undoing of them. Even in grimmer times, you're still blessed to support one of the most iconic clubs in football, who've provided some of the most enthralling and electric games for many years. End of the day, if you can't cope through bleaker times then you don't deserve to share in the riches of success. There have been warning signs that United needed to improve and invest wisely, and sadly it appears the affects are now being felt with a squad that can't compare to that of past title winning sides. Still, I've seen enough riches in my time to be content with going poor for the immediate future.
 
#118 ·
Re: JOEL IS AN UNCREATIVE HYPOCRITICAL RACIST TYRANT. also fitba and uk babes talk

You'd still get it wrong anyway, Nige. x
fpalm

You really are a petulant pathetic little sod aren't you? At least you didn't need to go back a month to find a quote this time. #WhatAWasteOfTime #WhoDoesThat

Got no problem admitting I'm wrong if Everton don't finish higher under Martinez than they did under Moyes. They're playing better football, no doubt. Let's see where they end up, even how you do tomorrow at Arsenal. Given how Anti Moyes you were, you'll probably twist things if you end up in the same position.

It's still early and a long way to go. Only a couple of weeks ago Scorpio was bragging out people saying Saints wouldn't be top 8. Look how quickly they've fallen. Don't get cocky. You don't know what's around the corners with injuries etc.
 
#1,145 ·
Re: JOEL IS AN UNCREATIVE HYPOCRITICAL RACIST TYRANT. also fitba and uk babes talk

Apparently Lamela, Chiriches, Eriksen and Chadli were Baldini signings and AVB wanted Hulk, Moutinho and Villa. This of course probably came from twitter so, you know, it might not be a thousand per cent accurate. Lamela must feel like Matilda Wormwood right now. Which I guess makes AVB Danny DeVito? I'm picturing AVB telling him he was an accident and to shut up and eat his dinner because the grown-ups are watching Wheel of Fortune and talking about fitba. I wonder if Lamela finds a Ms. Honey in all this. I suppose we'll have to wait and see who the next Spurs manager is.

IMO they should go for Barry Chuckle, Tyrion Lannister or Al Swearengen. Any of the three would be better than Hoddle.

Oh shit, they should go for Hodor. Actually, fuck that, they should get Hoddle and HE should pull a Hodor. Can you imagine the MotD interviews with Linekar? Gary's asking his questions and being all Gary Linekar and Hoddle just answers everything by blankly nodding and saying "Hoddle." Fuck sake I think Lawrenson would literally piss and shit all over himself. Someone please make this happen.
 
#1,147 ·
Re: JOEL IS AN UNCREATIVE HYPOCRITICAL RACIST TYRANT. also fitba and uk babes talk

I wonder if Lamela finds a Ms. Honey in all this.
I wish :avb

Who's Miss Trunchbull here? And Bruce Bogtrotter?




This GIF is getting better all the time btw. Soon it'll be just Levy with everybody else faded away like the Back to the Future photo.
 
#1,700 ·
re: DANIEL FUCKING WELBECK.

I felt sorry for Mackay at the beginning. But then I realised what a great man TAN is. I mean; VINCENT TAN. It is a magnificent name. And then you have this:

A graduate, so clearly he is very smart:



Terrific dress sense and clearly a man who loves the club:



And lastly, he undoubtedly is a man who means business:



I'm afriad Malky messed with the wrong guy and had to go.
 
#3,637 ·
Re: DISGRACEFUL BOTTLING MERSEYSIDE BLUE

Bottled it. Plain and simple.

Not as bad as bad as the Gerrard hat-trick derby at Anfield, or even when Wigan played us off the park last season, or even when City ruined United this season at the Etihad. (Taster of what Moyes is like in derbies for the Mancs).

Liverpool were just too quick with their counter-attacks and were clinical when their chances came.

If we want to even compete for the top 4 we're going to have to ruin Villa on Saturday. Anything less than 3 points and we're done. Too many long term injuries.
 
#4,120 ·
Re: Haven't gotten any in a long time? David Moyes can help

Ummmm....


- Arsenal's big games - Liverpool (A), United (H), Spurs (A), Chelsea (A), City (H), Everton (A)




















































































- City's big games - United (A), Arsenal (A), Liverpool (A), Everton (A)





































































- Chelsea's big games - Everton (H), Spurs (H), Arsenal (H), Liverpool (A)




























































































































































































































Meanwhile in a distant land:






































 
#4,790 ·
Re: Arsenal Football Club: 1886 - 2014 R.I.P.

I think Cech NOT coming for the ball was inspirational to everyone wearing a helmet the world over. There are more important things to consider than fitba here, Joey.
 
#6,279 ·
Re: I WISH CHRIS FOY WAS A MEMBER ON WF SO THEN I COULD BAN HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dont see the problems here

willian's first yellow was definitely a card.
matic handballs for the goal.
willian's second yellow is soft, but it's a foul. take issue with his first daft yellow where he was lucky that it was only a yellow
utter class finish from delph
absolutely shocking 'challenge' from ramires. fully deserved red. he leaps into the villa player. incredibly dangerous

i dont see how there is any contention with the major issures. it was dumb from willian, a handball from matic and rubbish from ramires
 
#7,504 ·
Re: Just leave, Moyes. Just leave

Sunderland immediately confessed and were fined under-radar by the Premier League board in December.

Although it is understood that the fine is substantial, fellow relegation strugglers will believe that the integrity of the Premier League has been questioned.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...club-fielded-Ji-ineligible.html#ixzz2xqsHOQuA
Seems like it's already been dealt with. Looks like we dodged a bullet there. The brief moment where they put the article title up without actually updating it did have me worried tho :side: Expected from the Daily Mail and their clickbait.
 
#112 ·
Re: JOEL IS AN UNCREATIVE HYPOCRITICAL RACIST TYRANT. also fitba and uk babes talk

Suarez would be Michelle Keegan then :yum:

Not saying that Robson isn't great, because she is, it's just that Keegan has that lil' something which sets her apart. Oh and the boobs. Better boobs.

What I'm trying to say is that if Aguero wants to be as good as Suarez, he's gonna have to get the boobs.
 
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