Gameweek 26 fixtures 9/10/11/17 February

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Phil Jones off, Carrick on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Dull, dull, dull match. Super, super Sunday in the best league in the world.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

For all the fawning over Moyes, in the decade+ he's been there he hasn't actually achieved all that much.

[Cripps_orig]

For all the fawning over Moyes, in the decade+ he's been there he hasn't actually achieved all that much.

Pretty much

Poor mans Wenger

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jelavic on for Anichebe.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a scramble on Everton's line!

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mirallas hauled off, Naismith on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rafael. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

RVP puts one way wide.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Evans off, Smalling on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Smalling make a mistake straight away, De Gea saves from Jelavic.

I find it hard to believe Real Madrid won't give Man Utd a good hiding.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fellaini booked. Only two away from a suspension. :popcorn:

[GP]

Smalling make a mistake straight away, De Gea saves from Jelavic.

I find it hard to believe Real Madrid won't give Man Utd a good hiding.

Double figures over both legs tbh

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes, although I don't really see the point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Double figures over both legs tbh

Hogan. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd 2-0 Everton, FT.

Most Competitive League in the World.

[Marc Overmars]

65 points, FFS. Reminds me of Chelsea in 04/05.

[Niall_Quinn]

Title done, they'd have to lose a third of their remaining games with the gypos winning everything. RvP moved them on.

[Dennis Bendtner]

City, worst champions ever.

[GP]

Pathetic title defence.

Almost as bad as Real Madrid's

[Marc Overmars]

RVC Utd's next 5 games are against teams in the bottom half as well. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Pathetic title defence.

Almost as bad as Real Madrid's
Or Chelsea's heroic Champions League defence.

[GP]

Or Chelsea's heroic Champions League defence.

Of course :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think Royle and Wilkins have grasped that if Citeh were to claw back on Man Utd, their GD would go up and Man Utd's GD would go down.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Apparently Moyes has never won a league game at Old Trafford, Emirates, Anfield or Stamford Bridge.

That's pretty poor considering.

[Niall_Quinn]

City, worst champions ever.


They need players to win it again. Mancini had his hands tied (by order of the world bank)

[Master Splinter]

We need more player.

I don't understand the football.

[Joker]

Utd have played in 2nd gear throughout this season, yet somehow are 12 points clear.

[Niall_Quinn]

Utd have played in 2nd gear throughout this season, yet somehow are 12 points clear.

They have a ridiculous pretender playing up top who has scored 22 goals in continuation of his lucky two year purple patch.

[Joker]

They have a ridiculous pretender playing up top who has scored 22 goals in continuation of his lucky two year purple patch.

Still think Real will show them (including RVP) up on Wednesday.

[Niall_Quinn]

Maybe. I'm more focused on the Bayern game.

[Master Splinter]

They have a ridiculous pretender playing up top who has scored 22 goals in continuation of his lucky two year purple patch.

Stop polluting the internet with your anti-RVC campaign.

Militant WUM bastard.

[Niall_Quinn]

Stop polluting the internet with your anti-RVC campaign.

Militant WUM bastard.

Yes, and I'm also off on the facts.

It's 23 goals.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What a miss from Weimann :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Interesting that Moyes said after the game he can't understand why his team were defending so high up the pitch as that isn't what they're taught.

:popcorn:

[Kano]

So lawrenson lost to hulk hogan this week, even though hogan predicted a 40-1 victory for chelsea :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lawro might do better predicting the next TNA PPV.

[Marc Overmars]

Didn't realise Benayoun was back at Chelsea now. :lol:

I saw him celebrating with Marin after their 4th goal and was like :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Moyes is in the studio with Neville.

FFS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No Sturridge for Liverpool.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Neville on Hart's goalkeeping mistake: "a freak". :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Jose Enrique, Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson, Downing, Shelvey, Suarez.
Subs: Jones, Coutinho, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Skrtel, Wisdom.

West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Mulumbu, Dorrans, Morrison, Brunt, Long.
Subs: Myhill, Rosenberg, Lukaku, Jones, Tamas, Fortune, Thomas.

Referee: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire)

[Xhaka Can’t]

It shows how lazy analysts are - there seems to be a consensus opinion on just about ever topic, with the same statements made over and over again and it takes a mountain of evidence to the contrary to accumulate over a protracted period of time before someone comes out with an original thought about something staring them in the face for months, if not years.

[Cripps_orig]

They'll miss Sturridge. He's been very good for them so far

[Niall_Quinn]

It shows how lazy analysts are - there seems to be a consensus opinion on just about ever topic, with the same statements made over and over again and it takes a mountain of evidence to the contrary to accumulate over a protracted period of time before someone comes out with an original thought about something staring them in the face for months, if not years.

To be fair you can't expect an analyst to analyse something, that would require work and might even result in them being worth the money they are paid. Much more professional to repeat what was said by the last guy. Plus that way nobody can be wrong.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

They'll miss Sturridge. He's been very good for them so far
With no hint of irony, he will and he has.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed goal for Shelvey. Foster pushed Johnson's shot right back out in front.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Odemwingie is there. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Famous Anfield atmopshere. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brilliant cut-back cross from Suarez!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Irony that Carragher chose this moment to announce his imminent retirement says Parry.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Free header for Agger, tipped over by Foster.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Downing goes for it from way out, Foster pushes it up in to the air and then eventually catches it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carragher saves Morrison from falling backwards over the hoardings. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How has Agger messed that one up? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play opens up for Suarez, belts it miles away. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

The passing from both teams has been dreadful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That would've been an amazing own goal by Reid!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reid booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jose Enrique. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-0 HT. Not exactly a classic.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Enrique applying for the "Worst Individual Performance" award.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Foster comes storming out, great tackle to deny Stevie Me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good run from Jose Enrique, not sure he really knew what he was doing by the end of it though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shelvey puts it across goal, simple tap-in for anybody on the line. Suarez more interested in appealing for something else.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Woeful from Stevie Me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible tackle from Stevie Me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What the hell was that from Suarez?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Liverpool, dangerous area.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shelvey hauled off, Borini on.

Henderson off, Sterling on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez hits the wall, next shot deflects behind for a corner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Johnson doing the stepovers. :haha:

Why bother?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Derek a Liverpool fan on text via 81111: "Fabio Borini has his critics, but how many teams can afford to leave a player of his quality out of the starting XI?"

:unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good effort from Borini, Foster saves.

[fakeyank]

:unsure:

:lol:

Who is Borini? And when did they sign him? And how does he have quality?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ridgewell booked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good pass from Stevie Me, Suarez has his shot blocked by McAuley though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great pass from Sterling, Stevie Me whacks it, Foster saves. Borini for some reason slides in and just puts it behind for a goal-kick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morrison booked.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

West Brom's tactics have been evident.

Contain, frustrate, time waste and hit the ball long for... Long and see if they can nab one from a set piece.

Can't say it isn't working...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

Who is Borini? And when did they sign him? And how does he have quality?

A player Rodgers worked with at Swansea, possibly Chelsea too. Signed him in the summer for £9 million, I think.

He might have quality but for a supposed striker not really in getting goals though in fairness he did get a bad injury a few months ago.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dorrans off, Lukaku on.

[GP]

Liverpool will definitely win this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Liverpool.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lovely fall to the ground from Suarez.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Liverpool will definitely win this.

Win this and they are definitely qualifying for the Europe League.

[Niall_Quinn]

Dive. What a mug ref.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Oh dear.

Officiating :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me has it saved!

:haha:

[GP]

:lol:

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Foster :bow:

Stevie Me :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Justice done.

[Cripps_orig]

Ffs

Suarez should have taken it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Downing off, Coutinho on.

[GP]

AC Slater on for Liverpool.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez having a tear-up with Mulumbu. Careful what you say Luis. :ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mulumbu went for it with the outside of the boot, Reina saves!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 0-1 WBA, McAuley!

:haha:

[GP]

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_rscj8eAYxWk/TTuFP7XPMMI/AAAAAAAAAGY/e7wsy0COoc8/ExtrasGiggle.gif

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

West Brom's tactics have been evident.

Contain, frustrate, time waste and hit the ball long for... Long and see if they can nab one from a set piece.

Can't say it isn't working...
Oops.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ricky Gervinho. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Who's the pool #5? Dreadful defending.

Sign him up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agger. He's really not very good.

[GP]

Poor from AC Slater.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Long hauled off, Fortune on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think about two West Brom fans are chanting "is there a fire drill?"

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Just wide from Lukaku on the counter.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 0-2 West Brom, Lukaku!

What a beast.

Liverpool. :haha:

[GP]

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[GP]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q8sqPS1ZLFs/UFX4eCxwZjI/AAAAAAAADA0/klUUE2ZMbf8/s320/robert-deniro-laughing.gif

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Credit to Clarke, his gameplan has worked to perfection.

Every single one of our players (bar maybe Downing) should be fined and flogged.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Liverpoo :haha:

Fans storming out of Anfield in droves.

Rodger :wave:

[GP]

I actually can't believe Liverpool have lost. They battered west brom.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez booked, only two away from a suspension now.

Also, Olly again:

http://i.imgur.com/5Pp1MGP.gif

[Özil's Panoramic View]

Cheating human excrement Suarez booked.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I actually can't believe Liverpool have lost. They battered west brom.

Oddly enough, I can.

[GP]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2cg550AQ21ql201ao1_500.gif

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool 0-2 West Brom, FT! :haha:

West Brom up to 8th, Liverpool down to 9th. :haha:

Boos ring out.

[GP]

Rodgers OUT!

[Niall_Quinn]

Shows how fast things can turn around, we're 8 points clear of pool now. The 4 point gap to the scum won't take long to wipe out.

[Özil's Panoramic View]

WBA 2 goals from 4 attempts....

Liverpoo :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Take your hands out of your pockets Moyes.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I can't fault the payers. I thought they gave everything tonight.

I hope that's just the public line, because some of them should be ashamed of their performance and attitude tonight.

And yet we could and should have won.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I would say he is bitterly dissapointed, for a change.

[Cripps_orig]

Credit to Clarke, his gameplan has worked to perfection.

Every single one of our players (bar maybe Downing) should be fined and flogged.

We'll take Suarez

[fakeyank]

:gp:

[Letters]

Liverpool vs West Brom was a 6 pointer.

LOLerpool :pal: (sorry, Suibbles)

[Master Splinter]

Liverpool :haha: :haha:.

Stevie Me :haha:.

Will they beat a team in the top half this season? :popcorn:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Liverpool vs West Brom was a 6 pointer.

LOLerpool :pal: (sorry, Suibbles)
It's deserved. And it actually works as a pun.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hopefully they beat the Spuds and/or Chelsea.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Everton and maybe Chelsea, but what hope do we have against the bets player in the world?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's probably not even worth your supporters turning up that day.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I'm leaving it open to the audience to make some jokes about last night's crowd....

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm leaving it open to the audience to make some jokes about last night's crowd....

I only tuned towards the end - can't say I noticed a crowd so no comment.

[Cripps_orig]

Liverpool v Swansea (Premier League)

Liverpool's defeat by West Brom on Monday was a strange game and I have never known the atmosphere so muted at Anfield from the start of a game.
If you miss a penalty like Liverpool at 0-0 then you make things difficult for yourself in the Premier League, no matter who you are playing.
But up until West Brom scored the first of their two late goals, Liverpool were more than comfortable and should have been in front without creating loads of chances.
It was a result that showed exactly where Liverpool are at right now, which is ninth in the Premier League. It has been a campaign of two steps forward, then one back.
Swansea are without centre-back Chico Flores, who is a doubt for next week's Capital One Cup final with an ankle injury, which is a blow.
They won at Anfield earlier in that Cup run and they also scrapped for a draw with Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium in November when they did not play well but their manager Michael Laudrup seemed to say, 'let's take a point', which is exactly what they did. I think Liverpool might edge this one, though.
Lawro's prediction: 2-1

Pleat says: "Swansea will keep the ball well, as they always do, and how Liverpool get on will depend on how much Brendan Rodgers changes his side. Philippe Coutinho could start and he could also put Raheem Sterling in.
"Liverpool had plenty of efforts on goal against West Brom but Baggies keeper Ben Foster played well and they couldn't break through. I think the Reds will get the points on Sunday, though." Pleat's prediction: 2-1


Come on Suarez

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We're getting smashed.

Also, we'll lose.

[Injury Time]

We're getting smashed.

Also, we'll lose.
so my bet on you guys for the quadruple proper triple triple is in doubt? :upset:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

so my bet on you guys for the quadruple proper triple triple is in doubt? :upset:
Don't worry, next year is definitely our year.

[Injury Time]

Don't worry, next year is definitely our year.

Yes! :trophy:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Jose Enrique, Downing, Gerrard, Lucas, Coutinho, Suarez, Sturridge.
Subs: Gulacsi, Henderson, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Shelvey, Skrtel.

Swansea: Vorm, Tiendalli, Monk, Bartley, Davies, Britton, Agustien, de Guzman, Lamah, Shechter, Hernandez.
Subs: Tremmel, Williams, Michu, Routledge, Dyer, Moore, Rangel.

Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

They've rested a few there.

If we can't beat these..... :ilt:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Gerrrrrrarrrrrd pelanty. 1-0.

Been absolutely dominant, and denied a stonewall pel before as well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swansea. :lol:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

COUTINHOOOOOOO

2.

And Enrique makes it 3.

What a move.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 Jose Enrique! Great goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0 Suarez!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

My word.

I know Swansea are resting players, but nonetheless Suarez has been class.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible dive from Sturridge a minute ago.

Coutinho off, Henderson on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vorm saves from Sturridge. Not sure Sturridge needed to go for the flashy finish.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What the hell is Routledge doing?

5.

Sturridge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Liverpool, idiotic from Routledge if that is a handball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0 Sturridge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lucas off, Allen on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suarez off, Borini on.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We've had about 35 shots on goal :haha:

Swansea have had 3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The League Cup is a dangerous competition.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Borini must've dislocated his shoulder.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Pretty loud scream as well.

He looked quite calm when he came off though, which might be a good sign.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Possibly. I think that could just be adrenaline kicking in though, hopefully not, he hasn't had the best of luck with injuries.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-0 FT.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Well that was easy.

Laudrup must like us.

And that infernal top 10 stat has finally been put to bed as well :scarf:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Possibly. I think that could just be adrenaline kicking in though, hopefully not, he hasn't had the best of luck with injuries.
:doh:

Out for the season apparently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor bugger. Not been his season.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

We may as well put him down. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

Borini to join United after having one great season in seven years time?

[Cripps_orig]

Coutinho scored? Oh for the days where we had exciting new players who lift the place. Instead we get unknown Spanish left backs