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It's a 100% record
Plus the cup final loss...we can't rely on Everton in the big games. In Wenger we trust.

We have away games to Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea.

If we, by some miracle, get 4th, we will have earnt it

sodhat wrote:It's a 100% record
Plus the cup final loss...we can't rely on Everton in the big games. In Wenger we trust.

You can't include losing a cup final as being behind a team who lost the semi final to the same team

Stating the obvious a bit Zebs lol

Fair enough. That touch when he was through on goal.....terrible!!! The fat man couldnt catch the ball up after that.
Is Lambert this season Grant Holt? Thoughts?

Azzy, replay Farfan with InFrom Muller. So Sell Muller off your bench, drop Farfan to the bench & get InForm Muller Stats Here
You could also go for Robben to play RM.
SecondInForm Jakub Błaszczykowski would be good, Stats Here
InForm Holtby id replace with InForm Mario Götze, once again Stats Here but hes expensive. Cheaper options would be InForm Diefo whos I think has great stats for 84 rated View Here.

Rumours are there might be a SecondInForm Robert Lewandowski this week.
EA Sports Forum, TOTW prediction.
Hazard is in the prediction too, he would be a mahoosive price if he got an InForm. SIF Higuain too would be nice.

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

Stating the obvious a bit Zebs lol

Fair enough. That touch when he was through on goal.....terrible!!! The fat man couldnt catch the ball up after that.
Is Lambert this season Grant Holt? Thoughts?

I think last season Holt benefitted from the system and style we played. Same could be said of Lambert this season, but I do think he is a little more deft with his touch and makes better runs

Cheers Zebs - hadn't realised there was an RM Muller! I think that is definitely my next move. Gotze is over 250,000, so I'll never get him. I might consider Diego, but for now, I'll do:

RM - IF Blaszczykowski to replace Farfan
GK - Casillas to replace Neuer

Then see how I go. That's a month's worth of saving right there

Olly wrote:

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

Stating the obvious a bit Zebs lol

Fair enough. That touch when he was through on goal.....terrible!!! The fat man couldnt catch the ball up after that.
Is Lambert this season Grant Holt? Thoughts?

I think last season Holt benefitted from the system and style we played. Same could be said of Lambert this season, but I do think he is a little more deft with his touch and makes better runs

Olly im pretty sure we had a bet where i said lambert will score more than holt before the season started...

I think last season Holt benefitted from the system and style we played. Same could be said of Lambert this season, but I do think he is a little more deft with his touch and makes better runs

Hummmm. OK. Id pretty much agree with that.
I think its first season syndrome. If S'ton stay up I doubt Lambert will get as many goal next season. See it loads of promoted teams strikers.

Zidane - did you see who won the Cheltenham tipster competition

I made 50p profit on Cheltenham

Making any profit on Cheltenham is an achievement. In the tipster competition I was the only with a positive balance by the end of the week, thanks to a good Friday

Zidane - did you see who won the Cheltenham tipster competition Whistle

No. im guessing you! Damn it! I did poop! WOrse festival ive had in at ;least 3 years. Not a single big winner.

Im thinking of going Royal Ascot. My bday falls on onr of the four days its on. So I jet off to Barca for Sonar, come back & go Ascot. would be a great bday week.

I rather enjoyed all the Cheltenham chat, despite never really being into horse racing, When's the next big festival, is it Aintree for the National? I might have to dip into that myself.

Aintree Festival Thursday to Saturday normally 3 weeks after Cheltenham, so it should be 4th-6th April I think.

Zidane - you should definately try and get to Royal Ascot. I've been to Ascot once for Diamond Day and is a good day. Completely different to Cheltenham mind.

morning

I rather enjoyed all the Cheltenham chat, despite never really being into horse racing, When's the next big festival, is it Aintree for the National? I might have to dip into that myself.

The Grand National is in few weeks, April 6th I think (when im on a stag do) & the Royal Ascot is June 18th to 21st.

well ive lost thios week, changed the teams entire tactics to suit bony, but put the wrong name in the line up #imretarded

Did I ever tell you about the only time my boss went to watch horse racing (and why he's never gone again)?

It makes me laugh every time, although it really shouldn't.

cherriesfna wrote:well ive lost thios week, changed the teams entire tactics to suit bony, but put the wrong name in the line up #imretarded

Fernando wrote:

cherriesfna wrote:well ive lost thios week, changed the teams entire tactics to suit bony, but put the wrong name in the line up #imretarded

even worse is the name i put in is imjured, if evolved the false 9, into the non existant 9

cherriesfna wrote:well ive lost thios week, changed the teams entire tactics to suit bony, but put the wrong name in the line up #imretarded

You crack me up Cherries

Someone give him a pity vote.

be interested to see if anyone had noticed if anyone has voted yet...

Azzy Mahmood wrote:

cherriesfna wrote:well ive lost thios week, changed the teams entire tactics to suit bony, but put the wrong name in the line up #imretarded

You crack me up Cherries

Someone give him a pity vote.

hope people realise i played bony as ive put his name in my tactics, but not in the line up, also if you look closley Aubameyang, looks a bit like bony

Tell us the story then Sod.

Also, is big Winston out of contract this summer? Heard a rumour that we are looking at him on a free

cherriesfna wrote:

Azzy Mahmood wrote:

cherriesfna wrote:well ive lost thios week, changed the teams entire tactics to suit bony, but put the wrong name in the line up #imretarded

You crack me up Cherries

Someone give him a pity vote.

hope people realise i played bony as ive put his name in my tactics, but not in the line up, also if you look closley Aubameyang, looks a bit like bony

Best post of the day so far

Zidane - you should definately try and get to Royal Ascot. I've been to Ascot once for Diamond Day and is a good day. Completely different to Cheltenham mind.

Hows it different Afro? Is it more Lar Di Dar? As i wouldnt fit in nah id be fine. Have you gotto go suited & booted?

Just had a quick look at prices, £30 for Silver Ring tickets on ym actual bday or a Gold Package Box for £474 which includes bar. Tempting but it would be very unfair to ask friends to come Ascot for my bday & then say it will cost £474.

OHHH I won a bet last night. Wasnt a big stake serious one but still a win.
Granada v Levante draw.
Torino v Lazio draw.
Saint-Etienne v Paris St Germain draw.
25p Trixie bet (total £1). Granada & Saint-Etienne paid me out £2.66
Torino winning 1-0, close. I had them on another bet to win but the Granada draw ruined that bet.

Anyone else but Afro see Balotelli bang in a brace on the weekend? WHAT! 7 goals in 5 games started & 1 sub appearance. Who else dons a 7 goals in 5 appearance record in this league? Answer is............No one!

Zinedine_Ze_Zebra wrote:

Zidane - you should definately try and get to Royal Ascot. I've been to Ascot once for Diamond Day and is a good day. Completely different to Cheltenham mind.

Hows it different Afro? Is it more Lar Di Dar? As i wouldnt fit in nah id be fine. Have you gotto go suited & booted?

Exactly that.

Ascot is posher and you need to dress up a bit, especially Royal Ascot I would have thought

There are a lot more facilities at Ascot too, but they are a bit pricey.

BigFellasAfro wrote:Tell us the story then Sod.

Also, is big Winston out of contract this summer? Heard a rumour that we are looking at him on a free

He signed a 3 year deal when he joined so I guess he is. He must be kept in my opinion.

My boss went to a day of racing for the first time with some friends years ago. 1st race in, a horse gets spooked and bolts at the crowd. It tries to jump the fence, but falls and slices it's throat on a metal bar, spraying blood all over the crowd and then obviously the horse dies there.

As I say, I shouldn't laugh, but it's literally the last thing you expect from a day at the races.

That is horrible Sod. That would have put me off for life.

But please don't let Viva see that

Well, it's not like horse racing caused it. It could have done that in a field anywhere. The kicker is that it did it in front of loads of people and that is my boss' only experience of horse racing.

Plus Viva planned extensively to beat tiny horses to death, his moral high ground has evaporated.

I won't lie to you, Ima be a tad peed off if I lose to a team playing a crippled striker

GSC wrote:I won't lie to you, Ima be a tad peed off if I lose to a team playing a crippled striker

i mispelled bony

I'd ask how you misspell Bony into Aubameyang, but then again it is you.

Still my point stands. You played an injured striker.

it was all a mispeeling .

bony is playing

Ascot is posher and you need to dress up a bit, especially Royal Ascot I would have thought

There are a lot more facilities at Ascot too, but they are a bit pricey.

Figured it was more formal. I heard Ascot was more pricey that why I looked at the box price, try weight up what the difference would be. With the £474 you get complimentary bar with champaigne (even tho I dont like it). Now im sure I could drink at least £100 worth of boos at Ascot prices. + Ticket, food etc. You get breakfast, lunch with bottles of wine and afternoon tea with brandy or cherry (I dont get why you would have tea then brandy or cherry). 1 car park space per couple (dont get that either as the box requires a minimum of 10 so If I say 5 couples do I get 5 parking spaces?)

Wigan chairman Dave Whelan speaking on BBC Radio 5 live about Callum McManaman's challenge on Massadio Haidara:

"The ball was there. Young McManaman went in for the ball and got the ball as clean as a whistle, but in the follow through they collided. The referee saw it all, he had clear view on that."

Anyway, I'll still be peed off if I lose to 10 men.

cherriesfna wrote:it was all a mispeeling .

bony is playing

I think claiming it is a misspelling will count more against you.

I'll be honest, I treated it as 10 men. It's one thing putting in a striker and then not updating his name in the instruction. But to put the wrong striker in the actual teamsheet is really hard to ignore voting wise

Azzy Mahmood wrote:

Marky wrote:choosing Rick Astley "Never gonna give you up"

Done

Me too

Ferdinand pulls out of the England Squad.

Pillock

Afternoon guys, I'll get voting in later.

Too late Afro I've seen it, disgusting but lets ignore animal cruelty because it makes money for everyone. Makes me feel sick that people are happy to see animals surfer for thier pleasure, it's Monday lets not get into that. Sodhat that is only if I was forced into fighting and had no other choice.

Rio rejects England, beautifully done waited until he meets Roy and say it to his face.

Rio showing his true lack of class

Votes sent

Best of luck to Marky for this weeks match, I almost changed my set up thinking you might go 4-3-3 and didnt Oh well should be a close game

Gregers are you serious? It's clearly the fact that Rio pulled out is because of his exercise routine which would have to be changed.

If that is the case then Rio should retire from international football and stop whinging about not being part of the team

When did Rio moan about not playing for England? He pulled out because he has a special training routine at Man Utd helping him play on for longer. Joining the England set up would only harm his chances of that. If you read his quotes you can see for yourself.

If Roys footballing reasons excuse was good enough to drop rio so is rios training reasons.

VivaPaulScholes wrote:Afternoon guys, I'll get voting in later.

Great. Just waiting on yours and Markys

VivaPaulScholes wrote: lets ignore animal cruelty because it makes money for everyone. Makes me feel sick that people are happy to see animals surfer for thier pleasure

Gambling is a consequence of horse racing, not the other way around. Racing was around well before there was money involved.

But if there is a chance of horses surfing, then I am in favour of throwing money at it.

On the plus side Rio can spend more time perfecting his sarcastic clapping

Ferdinand pulls out of the England Squad.

Pillock

Good on him!

Viva, dont start on Horse. They probably have a better lifestayle than you & they dont pay for it. They just run a race for it.
Im sure if your could live the high life for free by running a few races in a season/year you would do the same thing.

Has Rio's training routine at United changed between now and when the squad was announced then?