Barclays Premier League 13/14 Thread Part 'something'

[Liam]

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Boring game but good result for all the top teams around these two really. Difference between Arsenal winning the league and not is a world class striker, because in tight games like these in the big games a world class striker will finish the chance Giroud had. He's been excellent this season but misses far too many to deliver a title. That's what makes Suarez/Agueor and RVP last season the difference in the end.

[Guest]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

[Duty281]

Cute finish by the cute guy - 2-0 Arsenal.

Good amount of grit and determination shown by Arsenal today, something that they sometimes struggle with.

If Wenger can conjure up a good striker and central defender this month, they may just make this title race very interesting.

[Hulking_up]

Fat Sam next manager to be sacked?

[Good Golly I'm Olly]

Please please please just sack Chris Hughton. It's so depressing watching us go to p1ss poor teams and play afraid, negative football.

We're better than this man. He's holding us back. Please get rid before it's too late.

(Also Palace are Poopie)

[liverbnz]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

Which of the teams ahead of you in the league wouldn't you expect to be?

[westisbest]

Needed that win, with Arsenal & Liverpool up next.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Fat Sam next manager to be sacked?

Hes in the job cos theres no one else to hire. Shocking stuff, especially from his captain.

[Guest]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

Which of the teams ahead of you in the league wouldn't you expect to be?

No, I'm just saying our season is pretty much over now. While we were competing it was nice to be there but we're are just slowly falling away now into a non-exciting duel with Southampton for 8th most likely. I see what your saying, that we weren't expected to challenge anyone ahead of us, however, it was nice to be competing with them for a stage but that looks gone now.

[Duty281]

Fat Sam next manager to be sacked?

Hes in the job cos theres no one else to hire. Shocking stuff, especially from his captain.

There's always 'Arry Houdini.   

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Hes favourite to be our next manager. You cant believe how angry that will make a lot of people.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Journo just tweeted

"Overheard in director's area at full-time that it would cost £6m to sack Allardyce and the board would rather invest that sum on new players"

Thats why he is still in a job. And he wont walk, no one ever does.

[Mad for Chelsea]

fair play to Mourinho again, criticising Oscar for his dive, and praising Atkinson for his decision. Good to see

[liverbnz]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

Which of the teams ahead of you in the league wouldn't you expect to be?

No, I'm just saying our season is pretty much over now. While we were competing it was nice to be there but we're are just slowly falling away now into a non-exciting duel with Southampton for 8th most likely. I see what your saying, that we weren't expected to challenge anyone ahead of us, however, it was nice to be competing with them for a stage but that looks gone now.

Only 5 points of 4th. Probably a long shot and your next fixture is tough but everyone else is inconsistent so wouldn't give up hope.

[liverbnz]

fair play to Mourinho again, criticising Oscar for his dive, and praising Atkinson for his decision. Good to see

Fair play and Mourinho in the same sentence? Yikes!

[Duty281]

Sherwood going with 2 up top at Old Trafford. Brave or foolish?

[Champagne_Socialist]

Cute finish by the cute guy - 2-0 Arsenal.

Good amount of grit and determination shown by Arsenal today, something that they sometimes struggle with.

If Wenger can conjure up a good striker and central defender this month, they may just make this title race very interesting.

we have the best defence in tthe league in terms of goals conceded so i don't think a new cb is a priority. mertesacker and koscielny have been suberb and vermealean and sagna have performed very well at cb when needed.

[liverbnz]

Journo just tweeted

"Overheard in director's area at full-time that it would cost £6m to sack Allardyce and the board would rather invest that sum on new players"

Thats why he is still in a job. And he wont walk, no one ever does.

13th highest paid football manager in world football.

http://www.tsmplug.com/richlist/highest-paid-football-managers/

[liverbnz]

Sherwood going with 2 up top at Old Trafford. Brave or foolish?

Brave of course, he's English sure.

[Lumbering_Jack]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

Get over yourself man. What the hell do you expect from us. We are playing some nice stuff and producing some good results. Youre the type of annoying runt who complains at every misplaced pass at the home games. Fek off.

[Mad for Chelsea]

Bendtner out for "weeks" according to Wenger. May not be a bad thing as it could force Wenger's hand into buying a striker in the window?

thought Torres looked sharp today. I'm not sure the criticism of Chelsea's strikers is always warranted TBH. Chelsea don't really set up for their striker to score most of the goals, they rely more on his movement to create space for their attacking three from midfield, and it worked well today.

[kingraf]

would like to see United lose tonight, but I can't see it.

[Duty281]

Journo just tweeted

"Overheard in director's area at full-time that it would cost £6m to sack Allardyce and the board would rather invest that sum on new players"

Thats why he is still in a job. And he wont walk, no one ever does.

13th highest paid football manager in world football.

http://www.tsmplug.com/richlist/highest-paid-football-managers/

How on earth can West Ham justify such a high payment?

[Champagne_Socialist]

Journo just tweeted

"Overheard in director's area at full-time that it would cost £6m to sack Allardyce and the board would rather invest that sum on new players"

Thats why he is still in a job. And he wont walk, no one ever does.

13th highest paid football manager in world football.

http://www.tsmplug.com/richlist/highest-paid-football-managers/

How on earth can West Ham justify such a high payment?

well he did win them promotion so he has already repaid his wages in those terms.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Maddening isn't it. From Avram Grant hired because he seemed nice to throwing cash at Allardyce. Never been a club run well

[Holymiky]

1-0 to Tottenham, Adebayor has scored.

[Guest]

Disgusting from evra then. Made no effort at all to get back and the cross in from the goal came from were he should have been defending

Useless pr!ck

[Duty281]

This 4-4-2 lark doesn't look half-bad.

Maybe England could play it one day....

[Guest]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

Get over yourself man. What the hell do you expect from us. We are playing some nice stuff and producing some good results. Youre the type of annoying runt who complains at every misplaced pass at the home games. Fek off.

Your that same idiot who's nothing about NUFC, if I remember from our previous arguments. I'm allowed to express my opinion on our current position, which is in fact no mans land, battling with Spurs n Southampton for 8th. Not going to paint any other picture, I speak the truth. Also, what are you on about me being negative & complaining, I'm the first one on here to praise the team & manager about our displays this season, where have you been on the Newcastle section of the forum.....nowhere.

[Ent]

What a rancid turd of a team this united side are.

Can't defend. Can't win the ball in midfield, cannot create anything in attack.

All we do is cross it and hope to score from set pieces.

Rank bad.

[Guest]

You could see that goal coming a mile off as soon as Evra just started walking and failing to get back into position

They just have no ideas, like you say bombarding the area with crosses hoping anybody gets something on it

[Duty281]

I imagine Moyes' shopping list is a rather lengthy one - that is, if he has funds to spend after the acquisition of Fellaini.

I see United are mainly being linked to Baines and Shaw, but before a left-back, they really, desperately need to sort out the midfield problem. A winger and a couple of centre midfielders would do the trick.

There's a very real danger of not even achieving a top four finish for United, if they lose today.

[Ent]

We've no chance of top four, we are fighting with spurs and Southampton for Uefa cup.

We are rank bad, we've barely a player who can run for 90 minutes never mind all the other facets of football.

This spurs side got hit for 6 by city and 5 by Liverpool - they are rank bad, we should be able to beat them at home.

Also what was smalling doing for that goal, he's in the right position then tries to run behind adebayor?

[Champagne_Socialist]

I imagine Moyes' shopping list is a rather lengthy one - that is, if he has funds to spend after the acquisition of Fellaini.

I see United are mainly being linked to Baines and Shaw, but before a left-back, they really, desperately need to sort out the midfield problem. A winger and a couple of centre midfielders would do the trick.

There's a very real danger of not even achieving a top four finish for United, if they lose today.

I was saying this in the summer that utd look weak but utd supporters refused to believe it and kept saying  that cos they won the league in 12/13 that makes them the favourites and best team in the 13/14 season.

United are battling for a top 4 position.

[Guest]

This spurs side got hit for 6 by city and 5 by Liverpool - they are rank bad, we should be able to beat them at home.

Completely different side Spurs now under Sherwood compared to those drubbings. New mindset, new ideas, more belief & confidence. Adebayor is now an effective target man in a working 4-4-2. That's why United are struggling again. The recent easy fixtures just papered over the cracks from the Everton & Newcastle home games. Not sure why your surprised by how bad this United team is, especially centrally.

[Ent]

Same players - they are a bad side.

There's bad and then there's this bad, hard to take seeing that 10 of the players on the pitch featured heavily in last seasons title winning campaign.

[Ent]

Kagawa, wonderful.

Men against boys this game.

[Mad for Chelsea]

embarassing dive from Wellbeck, should be a yellow card surely? man u just don't look like creating clear-cut chances at the moment, they desperately need some creativity somewhere IMO. Spurs since the first ten minutes have been very comfortable.

[Ent]

Didn't create a chance against Norwich either, just grim stuff.

If welbeck could control the ball he would have got a penalty as the defender caught him, he'd kicked the ball a mile away and threw himself down.

[Ent]

No pace in the side either, sigh this is just absolutely pathetic.

[Duty281]

I thought Welbeck got tapped then. Think it should have been a pen.

[Ent]

Can't play out from the back under minimal pressure - should just knock it long to welbeck. Couldn't be any worse.

[Mad for Chelsea]

so, according to the BBC live text, Rooney's yellow today puts him in the top ten in the PL. Who do you reckon are the others? Scholes has to be up there surely, with his longevity and a few dodgy tackles. Who else?

[Ent]

Kagawa back heel to no one and we concede - why does moyes continually play Valencia at right back when he can't defend at all?

[Ent]

Great ball from januzaj.

Relying on an 18 year old.

[Mad for Chelsea]

dreadful defending from United again, none of them attacking the ball as it spins across the box and Spurs go 2-0 up.

Hold on, Welbeck gets behind the defense, and (somewhat surprisingly) dinks a delightful finish over Lloris to narrow the deficit. Game on!!

[Duty281]

Welbeck's finishing is getting noticeably better - fantastic from an England perspective.

[Lumbering_Jack]

What are your thoughts on the Newcastle match John?

Shocking. That's our season pretty much over. We're in no mans land now in the table, can't compete with the big boys & too good for mid-table. Be a pretty boring fight with Southampton now for 8th for the rest of the season.

Get over yourself man. What the hell do you expect from us. We are playing some nice stuff and producing some good results. Youre the type of annoying runt who complains at every misplaced pass at the home games. Fek off.

Your that same idiot who's nothing about NUFC, if I remember from our previous arguments. I'm allowed to express my opinion on our current position, which is in fact no mans land, battling with Spurs n Southampton for 8th. Not going to paint any other picture, I speak the truth. Also, what are you on about me being negative & complaining, I'm the first one on here to praise the team & manager about our displays this season, where have you been on the Newcastle section of the forum.....nowhere.

Just because I don't post as frequently as a dullard like you does not make less qualified.

I've had a season ticket since I was 15 and have attended over 150 away games so you'll forgive me for not taking your turgid negative comments seriously. Windbag.

[Guest]

Delightful finish from welbeck but shocking goalkeeping from Lloris

He somehow managed to narrow the angle yet make himself smaller

[Champagne_Socialist]

so, according to the BBC live text, Rooney's yellow today puts him in the top ten in the PL. Who do you reckon are the others? Scholes has to be up there surely, with his longevity and a few dodgy tackles. Who else?

my guess would be lee bowyer, kevin davies, savage, parker,boatang, barry, p neville, nicky butt, vieira and nolan would make up my top 10. Would be interesting o see what everyone else thinks would make the top 10.

[Guest]

Lee Cattermole has to be up there.

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