Bank Holiday Weekend Fixtures (23/24/25 Aug).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saturday, 23rd August 2014
Aston Villa v Newcastle 12:45 http://i44.tinypic.com/5bpl5u.png
Chelsea v Leicester, 15:00
Crystal Palace v West Ham, 15:00
Southampton v West Brom, 15:00
Swansea v Burnley, 15:00
Everton v Arsenal, 17:30 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif

Sunday, 24th August 2014
Hull v Stoke, 13:30 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif
Tottenham v QPR, 13:30
Sunderland v Man Utd, 16:00 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif

Monday, 25th August 2013
Man City v Liverpool, 20:00 http://e2.365dm.com/tvlogos/pixel/ss1hd.gif

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Chelsea to win the title again this week facing another newly promoted team.

[Munchies]

Didn't realise we had Everton away so soon

Let's get revenge on these fuckers.

No Arteta either :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Legendary commentator Barry Davies is making a one-off return to the BBC's Match of the Day.

Davies will commentate on Crystal Palace v West Ham on Saturday as the programme marks its half-century on screen.

He began working in television for ITV before the 1966 World Cup and joined the BBC three years later.

"He is one of the programme's most iconic voices," said Philip Bernie, BBC Head of TV Sport.

Davies, 76, will join the team of Guy Mowbray, Jonathan Pearce, Steve Wilson, John Motson and Alistair Mann for Saturday's games (BBC One, 22.30 BST).

Although best known for his football commentary, Davies has covered a wide range of sports and is familiar for his work at the Olympics and as the voice of the Boat Race. He last worked on Match of the Day almost 10 years ago.

Match of the Day first broadcast on Saturday 22 August 1964, with highlights of Liverpool v Arsenal from Anfield.

A special documentary, Match of the Day at 50, is on BBC One on Friday 22 August, 22.35 BST.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28881806

Best news of the season. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 0-0 Barcodes, HT.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Villa 0-0 Barcodes, FT.

BT Sports. :haha:

As thrilling as this thread suggests it was.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; D Costa.

Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Morgan, Moore, Konchesky, Mahrez, King, Hammond, Schlupp, Ulloa, Nugent.

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Swansea: Fabianski, Rangel, Amat, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Shelvey, Dyer, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Bony.
Subs: Tremmel, Bartley, Tiendalli, Richards, Montero, Sheehan, Gomis.

Burnley: Heaton; Trippier, Shackell, Duff, Mee; Arfield, Jones, Marney, Taylor; Ings, Jutkiewicz.
Subs: Gilks, Wallace, Kightly, Sordell, Barnes, Reid, Ward.


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Crystal Palace: Speroni, Kelly, Hangeland, Delaney, Ward, Bannan, Jedinak, Ledley, Bolasie, Chamakh, Campbell.
Subs: Hennessey, Mariappa, McCarthy, O'Keefe, Jonny Williams, Murray, Gayle.

West Ham United: Adrian, O'Brien, Reid, Tomkins, Cresswell, Downing, Kouyate, Noble, Vaz Te, Zarate, Cole.
Subs: Jaaskelainen, Demel, Poyet, Morrison, Diame, Valencia, Sakho

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton: Forster, Clyne, Yoshida, Schneiderlin, Fonte, Davis, Tadic, Wanyama, Ward-Prowse, Pelle, Bertrand.

West Brom: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Gardner, Berahino, Dorrans, Brunt, Anichebe.

[Syn]

Didn't see the game but a decent point for both I'd have thought. Maybe the Southampton and Swansea games could be fun.

[Niall_Quinn]

Brunt :haha:

[Syn]

That Leicester line up is disgusting. They'll stay up though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Steve Wilson:
"Chelsea's performance at Burnley on Monday certainly suggested that the Blues are a stronger side than last season - when if they hadn't been so careless against the 'lesser' teams they would have been champions anyway".

Yeah Chelsea won away against the runners-up of the Championship by two goals. Just like last season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Williamson was sent off for the Barcodes. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Another day without any articles on how genius the van Gaal genius is. The media giveth, the media taketh away.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77131000/jpg/_77131293_023595771.jpg

Just came back from the latest heist mission.

Zolag. :bow:

[The Emirates Gallactico]

Hopefully that's our terrible PL game of the weekend out of the way.

That was a pure filth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stelling. :doh:

Stick to the Lisa Stansfield jokes.

[Niall_Quinn]

Schurlle rolls and gets a 4 :doh:

Well over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swansea - Burnley seems good so far. Relying on Champagne Charlie's assessment though.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leicester clueless, out of their depth and in the wrong league. Just a matter of how many goals the chavs want.

[Niall_Quinn]

Costa :haha:

Awful.

But Cesc brilliant so far. Played an amazing square ball 5 yards, took the return brilliantly and then played it forward 5 yards. Joyful stuff.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's lucky for Leicester that Schurrle's talent is hypothetical or they'd be a goal down now.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leicester starting to pub their way into this. It's really shocking how low the standard of chavball is considering how much cash they have thrown at it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agent Fabregas. :bow:

Mission to get Mourinho sacked from football for good.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pretty pathetic dive in the box by one of the Leicester pubbers - rightly no pen given.

[Niall_Quinn]

Agent Fabregas. :bow:

Mission to get Mourinho sacked from football for good.

Maureen now says you don't have to win trophies to be successful. So he should be okay.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Swansea 1-0 Burnley, Dyer!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Maureen now says you don't have to win trophies to be successful. So he should be okay.

Funny that now he has had two years without them.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leicester have settled down and started to play some football. They look the better team, as in they are not quite as awful as the chavs.

[Niall_Quinn]

Funny that now he has had two years without them.

Shows he's flexible and can adapt. In some ways he's a romantic and Cesc could well be the ultimate expression of Maureen's football philosophy. Apparently.

[Niall_Quinn]

0-2

Debuchy 33, Ramsey 86

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pele. :bow:

Thommo knows his real name.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chance for Mahrez, Courtois saves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shot on target saved by Cuntois.

[Master Splinter]

0-2

Debuchy 33, Ramsey 86

Fuck, I missed the match?

Me :pal:.

Anyway, Arsenal :bow:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 0-1 'Ammers, Zarate!

[Niall_Quinn]

Shoot you idiot! Mahrez trying top beat everyone twice. Chav defence looks asleep.

Costa balloons one over.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kammy on a player scoring an own goal: He could have done better with it than he did.

Well no shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fuck, I missed the match?

Me :pal:.

Anyway, Arsenal :bow:.

Important win. Very pleased. Be aware the media may try to report a different score, just ignore them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 0-2 'Ammers, Downy!

[Niall_Quinn]

Hazard sets up Costa for a very unconvincing dive.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mahrez passes :shock:

[Niall_Quinn]

Second blatant foul by Schurlle in as many minutes. No cards.

[Niall_Quinn]

Costa playing like a slightly less convincing Sanogo.

[Niall_Quinn]

Schurrle with a snap volley that clears row Z. Awful.

[Niall_Quinn]

King is a properly bad player.

[Master Splinter]

Mahrez passes :shock:

The new Taarabt, Ben Arfa, Quaresma?

I despise show ponies with a negative end product and a heightened sense of their own ability. At least Ronaldo can finish.

[Niall_Quinn]

Schurrle gets cleaned out by Schmiechel. Put through by CescMOTM but offside anyway.

[Master Splinter]

Second blatant foul by Schurlle in as many minutes. No cards.

It will even itself out when Koscielny gets sent off for his first non-foul later.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT chavs 0 - 0 Leicester

This is such low quality. Understandable from Leicester because all their players are shit. But no excuses for a billion quid bunch of mercenaries. They have been laughable. Costa particularly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea in danger of failing to defend their title this weekend.

[Munchies]

Chelsea in danger of failing to defend their title this weekend.

:pray:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oscar hits the post!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic header, Schmeichel saves! :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Yikes, the chav wanks almost scored! Hits the post.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nugent with a chance but didn't score on account of being a bit shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tony Gale speculating that Hammond many not get sent off for making a tackle. Could be right.

Yep, just a yellow card for making a tackle.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-2 'Ammers, Chakma 25 yard stunner! :faint:

[Niall_Quinn]

A team with an ounce of quality would be giving the chavs a beating here. But it's Leicester, so still 0-0

[Niall_Quinn]

Schurrle misses again. Eventually he'll score and be brilliant.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schmeichel saves from Ivanovic's hit and hope.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Courtois saves from Nugent one-on-one.

What a berk.

[Niall_Quinn]

Chavs peppering the goal now, cheat Oscar looking for pens but no joy so far.

[adzzzbatch]

A team with an ounce of quality would be giving the chavs a beating here. But it's Leicester, so still 0-0

When they beat us 6-0 I'm blaming you.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nugent clean through but you can guess the rest. What a fuck up of a playa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agent Cesc denies Chelsea a goal. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Cesc does a nugent. Clean through, CescMOTM fucks it up.

[Niall_Quinn]

End to end (wall to wall) shit fest now.

[Niall_Quinn]

It takes watching Costa to realise Giroud is not so awful.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 1-0 Leicester, Diego Costa.

Football. :rose:

[adzzzbatch]

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Fuck game over.

[Niall_Quinn]

Mad scramble and that lump Costa bundles it in. Not even he could miss it as it was on the line.

[Munchies]

FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nugent. :lol:

Leicester should have got rid of that mug as soon as they got promoted.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leicester defending :doh:

Schmeichel :doh:

Classic pub goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-3 'Ammers, Cole. Sexy goal from the Fat Sam textbook.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramires the scrote on so the romantic Maureen can close out this pub match.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oscar has been shit today.

[Niall_Quinn]

Tony Gale is happy at least.

[Niall_Quinn]

Willian on now - football :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Outstanding save from Fabianski apparently. :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Cesc is still playing - just got a touch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Taylor-Fletcher. :lol:

What a fatty.

[Niall_Quinn]

Costa :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Taylor-Fletcher. :lol:

What a fatty.

Santi's dad

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 2-0 Leicester, Hazard.

Chelsea Champions again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Queer Belgian cunt gets the second.

[adzzzbatch]

FFS!

[Niall_Quinn]

Bad keeping again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Leicester were never going to score anyway - not with Nugent up front.

[Niall_Quinn]

Drogba coming on.

Torres :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Ramires - what a donkey

[Niall_Quinn]

Costa (who has been pure shit) off - Drogba on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Don't be fooled if the media pretends the chavs or any of their players have played well today. They haven't, except maybe the keeper. Every bit as bad a we were against the turks. Chav defence very shaky today, even against the likes of Nugent.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Tougher tests to come for Chelsea.

Nah fuck it. Give them the trophy.

[GP]

There's going to be a circle jerk every time Courtois touches the ball, isn't there?

[Syn]

Utter filth from some teams so far. Palace and Burnley need to sort their lives out. Leicester tried to pub the point and don't blame them really, just like Palace against us last week. Chelsea's ambition sees them home.

[Niall_Quinn]

There's going to be a circle jerk every time Courtois touches the ball, isn't there?

If only Hart wasn't so amazing this guy would be the best ever.

FT 2-0 terrible game.

[Niall_Quinn]

Is the world cup a valid excuse for the dire footy we've had to put up with so far this season? Billions of quids worth of players on display but no football. Once decent game required please just to remind us why we bother.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Blurst League in the World.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I fell asleep.

So anyway:

Chelsea 2-0 Leicester, FT.

Swansea 1-0 Burnley, FT.

Southampton 0-0 West Brom, FT.

Palace 1-3 'Ammers, FT.

[adzzzbatch]

chelski is game of the day on Sky Sports :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

chelski is game of the day on Sky Sports :haha:

Don't bother - awful game, only watch if you need a sedative.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

MotD is on, our game is on first.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Too easy. Well when you're offside, yes.

Lukaku wanted it more than Mertesacker. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

"Oh it's in".

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barry Davies!

He's back! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nice touch with the old style team line-up. And score at the top.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davies on Zarate. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good volley from Zarate.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chakma's goal is not quite what I was expecting. Good strike though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Crystal Pulis no more.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Barry Davies. :crying:

Come back!

[adzzzbatch]

Barry Davies the legend :bow:

[Munchies]

Cmon QPR !

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

1-0 Spurs. Chadli.

Red card for Chester in the Hull game. WOnder how many people put him in their fantasy team after last week.

[Munchies]

Decent goal too. Fuck sake

[Xhaka Can’t]

Mind the gap!

[Munchies]

2-0 ffs

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Wonder what the odds are for all three promoted teams to go down by a gap of at least 5 points? :popcorn:

3-0 Chadli.

1-0 Jelavic.

[Marc Overmars]

This Dier bloke looks #decent. Not your typical English defender, seeing as he's had proper coaching abroad.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

4 - 0


Crooknapp :haha::haha:

[Syn]

Might be able to bait some into wild predictions again this year. Text this to every spud you know. "Solid start, 6 points out of 6, key players all fit, some good football on the goals....reckon top 4?"

[Syn]

Shawcross - what a fucking goal.

Stoke are back.

[Niall_Quinn]

Might be able to bait some into wild predictions again this year. Text this to every spud you know. "Solid start, 6 points out of 6, key players all fit, some good football on the goals....reckon top 4?"

Don't see why they can't press on and make a convincing DVD, Glory, Glory, the Summer of 2014: The Invincibles II.

[Syn]

Enhanced betfair odds - Man Utd to win and both teams to score @ 7/2. Thems some good odds I reckon.

[Niall_Quinn]

Enhanced betfair odds - Man Utd to win and both teams to score @ 7/2. Thems some good odds I reckon.

Keep your money. Utd are losing this.

[Niall_Quinn]

Youngie and Valencia both playing. Whole lot of diving going on today.

[Niall_Quinn]

Youngie sets up Sunderland's first attack. Should have been a goal but Sunderland too shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

3 mins, 2 attempts for S'land. Both poor though.

[Syn]

Ashley Young just can't defend. It's like sticking Ozil there. I don't understand his role. Incredible mind games.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wickham FFS - backpass when he should have shot.

[Syn]

#Unreal athlete ball by Sunderland.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Holy hell I forgot all about Cleverley.

[Niall_Quinn]

FFS 1-0 Utd

Scrambled in by Mata

[Niall_Quinn]

Possibly an OG

[Syn]

Ah, terrible goal to give away.

[Niall_Quinn]

However, a direct piece of play by Valencia and it causes the problems.

[Syn]

Good news for Man Utd, Smalling has a hamstring injury

[GP]

That pink stripe is terrible.

[Niall_Quinn]

LOL - Utd defenders convince the linesman which way that decision should go. Weak.

[Niall_Quinn]

Quality of football really has gone down the drain in this country. Long gone, Ronaldo, Kanchelskis, Giggs, Keane. All bastards but they could all play.

[Niall_Quinn]

Blatant foul by van Scrotum. No card.

[Syn]

Seb Larsson seems to be Sunderland's most lightweight player. He'd genuinely be our toughest.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sky fake stats :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

Seb Larsson seems to be Sunderland's most lightweight player. He'd genuinely be our toughest.

LOL - I was just thinking the exact same thing. He's toughened up tenfold. You can almost imagine all the sparring and weigh training and field ploughing.

[Niall_Quinn]

Sunderland trying to play football. Doesn't come off. They need to go back to the long game.

[Niall_Quinn]

That'll do!

Rodwell heads home.

1-1

[GP]

My god that was poor

:haha:

[GP]

Louis van Moyes :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Neville blaming Valencia for van Cash losing his man.

[Niall_Quinn]

My god that was poor

:haha:

I thought it was great

[Niall_Quinn]

Valencia using the manc scream to get the FK.

[Niall_Quinn]

How hard can it really be to avoid the first defender on a corner or FK? So lazy.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref has stepped in to add a bit of weight to the Utd midfield.

[GP]

ROOOOOOONEYYYY!

:lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

ROOON-EEEEEEEEEEEE!

Missed as usual.

[Syn]

Louis van Moyes :haha:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bv0FvSsCMAAqKI-.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

The unknown Blackett is their best defender, isn't he?

[Syn]

You bastards, I expect my stream is miles behind so I thought Rooney scored.

[Niall_Quinn]

You bastards, I expect my stream is miles behind so I thought Rooney scored.

If he scores look out for the word CUNT - that will be the clue.

[Syn]

You bastards, I expect my stream is miles behind so I thought Rooney scored.

I think he's their only defender. The rest are midfielders thrown into a 5 man defence.

[Niall_Quinn]

How do players like Mata lose their form so thoroughly and permanently? He's a shadow.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fletcher :haha:

Stick to the simple stuff.

[Niall_Quinn]

In many ways and all the important ones Youngie is shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Keane on for Smalling.

[Niall_Quinn]

Vito's had nothing to do - had no chance on the goal. So poor from Utd.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 1-1

Utd fortunate to be level. S'land the better team.

[Syn]

...
Gary Lineker ‏@GaryLineker 6 mins
Goodness me, Manchester United are ordinary!

[Niall_Quinn]

Wickham :doh:

Should be 2-1

[Syn]

Conor Wickham is the new Lee Trundle.

[Master Splinter]

Even game so far?

United awlful again?

[Syn]

Even game so far?

United awlful again?

Sunderland looked the better team in the first half, Man Utd scored from their only chance. Sunderland have created more chances but Man Utd getting into the game now - controlling the midfield and opening them up a little.

[GP]

Youngy :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Spectacular dive by Young - booked.

[fakeyank]

Young dive!! :haha:

[Syn]

Young gets booked for diving for a penalty :haha:

They're such a bunch of cheats.

[Syn]

Van Persie gets taken off for Wellbeck, and Januzaj on for Fletcher.

Gomez on for Rodwell. 30 mins to go.

[Niall_Quinn]

van Cash and Fletcher off. Jamjar and Welbz on.

If Utd win this it will be genius by van Gaal. If they don't, it won't.

[Niall_Quinn]

Cleverley booked for being a scrote

[The Emirates Gallactico]

What is that now, the 10th dive over the past three seasons from Young? :lol:


If the FA had some balls they'd ban him for six months. Actually scratch that, that would be doing Man Utd a favour.

[Syn]

We need to buy some Sunderland players. Don't care who, they're all the same.

[Niall_Quinn]

All of these players get paid way waaaay too much money for the limited abilities they have. Bloody awful game.

[Master Splinter]

Altidore coming on for United.

Good under-the-radar CB signing for them.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another atrocious corner by Martha

[Niall_Quinn]

Altidore :doh:

[Syn]

What an idiot.

https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/99998CB8871115361967390248960_28a04626a43.5.1.8354 499151353849937.mp4?versionId=eKgPrBDk0N8ZwcxhPMqG bwKEWFrOGPb2

[Niall_Quinn]

Vito :bow:

[Niall_Quinn]

What an idiot.

https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/99998CB8871115361967390248960_28a04626a43.5.1.8354 499151353849937.mp4?versionId=eKgPrBDk0N8ZwcxhPMqG bwKEWFrOGPb2

Looks like he was trying to avoid a serious injury - or death.

[Master Splinter]

Mannone :bow:.

[Syn]

Wellbeck's playing like a don atm.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wellbeck's playing like a don atm.

He's very good at getting into dangerous positions from which he can lose the ball.

[Niall_Quinn]

Rooney :haha:

World class for sure, no kidding.

[Syn]

The passing ability of centre backs is so important.

[Syn]

"Stop! Stop ... He's already dead"

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bv0VnIzIYAAAnSn.jpg

:haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

Cattermole gets MOTM and that's all you really need to know about this match.

[Niall_Quinn]

Altidore :doh: :haha: then :doh:

[Syn]

Official Man Utd twitter account:


86'- Time is running out at the Stadium of Light and, in truth, Sunderland look the more likely winners at the moment. #MUFClive

WTF?!

[Niall_Quinn]

Gormlez clear on goal so stands on the ball. Wrong option imo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT. :haha:

[Niall_Quinn]

That should be that 1-1

Terrible match. Probably a fair result, but 0-0 would have been a better reflection. Or -1 - -1

Genius by van Gaal to draw here. Not sure why but it just is.

[Syn]

Genius by van Gaal to draw here. Not sure why but it just is.

That's an infinite % increase in their points tally from 0 to 1.

But in all seriousness, Sunderland look a nightmare to play against. Unless you play well.

[Munchies]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bv0ZL94CcAAWU_f.jpg

[Niall_Quinn]

£63mill fee agreed for Di Maria :haha:

[Syn]

£63mill fee agreed for Di Maria :haha:

Shatters the current record for the most expensive transfer in England. Unfortunately I can't imagine him flopping but I better check with Neil Ashton to confirm.

[Niall_Quinn]

Shatters the current record for the most expensive transfer in England. Unfortunately I can't imagine him flopping but I better check with Neil Ashton to confirm.

Good player, but 63mill then the wages on top?

[I am invisible]

Man U fans going into meltdown on Radio 5 about pretty much everything - top Sunday listening!

[I am invisible]

It is Sunday, right?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Good player, but 63mill then the wages on top?

Wages second only to Rooney at United, I read... somewhere. I forget where tbh.

I'd rather have Balotelli. do i even need white text for this?

[Syn]

Good player, but 63mill then the wages on top?

I think it's impossible to judge what's good value any more. But I think he's a top class player and for Man Utd (and their new income streams) it's not even a huge financial risk if it goes tits up. They'll just spend another £40m someone within the league.

A bit like us with Ozil last year I think they were just trying to make a big statement. If Di Maria's the type of player who can drive the team from central midfield (apparently he is able to play there) then Man Utd will solve a big problem.

Pogba ( :haha: ) or Vidal would've been the instant solution that can run the show and get Man Utd challenging for the league just like Van Persie did in 2012/13. If Man Utd are willing to spend this sort of money, I'm surprised why they don't offer it to Juventus. And if they have, I'm surprised Juventus are able to turn it down. Although maybe the players don't want the move.

[Injury Time]

:penguin:
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[Munchies]

http://i.imgur.com/7PzgtgA.png

[Syn]

Tottenham have played some excellent football, at least going by MOTD highlights. Rio Ferdinand was finished a a few seasons back though, QPR should be an easy game if he's on the pitch.

[Syn]

'Arry can barely open his eyes these days.

[Munchies]

Rio Ferdy is being paid like £60k? +

QPR :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Ferdinand is being paid...

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Van Gall doesn't understand the fundamental rules of football.

What a cunt.

[Munchies]

Van Persie 'we'll be back, save this interview'

Now says it's 'not good enough'

:pal:

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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bv1b94kCUAE2KFq.jpg

[Syn]

FFS.

Watch Shawcross' goal coming up. Hilarious.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City have to give Liverpool a good beating today, the Spuds being top of the league is a disgusting prospect.

[The Emirates Gallactico]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bv0ZL94CcAAWU_f.jpg

What makes that picture so brilliant (the original and the edit) is how empty the table looks and the Man Utd mousepad. :lol:

Really does reinforce the message that it's intended to convey.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

Costa scores again

PnG :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Man City have to give Liverpool a good beating today, the Spuds being top of the league is a disgusting prospect.

I much prefer the idea of us giving City a very good beating.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm sure you do but on this occasion Man City will be saving football.

What I do find funny though is Savage on 606 Saturday, "I think Chelsea will stay top all season" or words close to that.

Next day, top no longer. :lol:

[Munchies]

Not sure who I want to win tonight ..

[GP]

Not sure who I want to win tonight ..

Giant meteor, tbh.

[Munchies]

Giant meteor, tbh.

Fair enough

Would be funny seeing Liverpool getting smashed though.

I really am indifferent to City

[Niall_Quinn]

I'll settle for a 17-0 Liverpool win with all the gypo players getting injured.

[Marc Overmars]

I regret willing Liverpool on last season, even though it would have been a victory for football I think I took more pleasure in the misery some of their insufferable fans endured. With City it's easy to make anything they do null and void.

So come on City tbf.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Never wanted Liverpool to 'do football a favour' last season but I would rather they beat City tonight. Kick them off their diamond bling bling pedestal nice and early before they go crowing about winning 'the lot' or 'all 4' trophies.

[Syn]

Too early in the season to care about how it affects (sic (sic)) us. Both play fantastic, attacking football so hoping for a lot of goals.

Markovic likely to play?

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Perhaps, but all the games count the same by numbers.... not that I believe we can actually win the league but hey....

[Penguin]

Who do I want to win? The majority of Liverpool fans are bitter twats, and Brendan Rodgers is a jumped up cunt but at least they haven't ruined football and tapped up our players. Liverpool win, but with lots of injuries and cards for both sides.

[Munchies]

I regret willing Liverpool on last season, even though it would have been a victory for football I think I took more pleasure in the misery some of their insufferable fans endured. With City it's easy to make anything they do null and void.

So come on City tbf.

Good to see.

That save football shit last season was :sick:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pace and Power is on at 7pm.

[Munchies]

It was just banter!

https://twitter.com/PetrCech/status/503868411014021120

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bv4iLcTIAAAl0R8.jpg

:haha:

[GP]

Bantered him right off.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Manchester City: Hart, Demichelis, Kompany, Zabaleta, Clichy, Fernando, Nasri, Y Toure, Silva, Jovetic, Dzeko.
Subs: Caballero, Sagna, Kolarov, Milner, Fernandinho, Navas, Aguero.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Johnson, Lovren, Skrtel, Moreno, Allen, Gerrard, Coutinho, Henderson, Sterling, Sturridge.
Subs: Jones, K Toure, Lambert, Sakho, Manquillo, Can, Markovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Messi top of the assist charts since 2010. :wacko:

Pace has been ticked off, time for power to be mentioned.

Everton let it slip more than Arsenal resilience. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If Carragher is somehow trying to point out that Everton are knackered by this point, then how can it be they let it slip?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sagna. :lol:

Hope the bench is comfy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The first Grand Slam fixture of the season - they're pushing that again?

[Munchies]

Sagna :pal:

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You'll never slip alooooooone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

AND IT'S LIVE!!!

[Munchies]

Gerrard chants already

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

They should probably try singing some of their own songs.

Like Blue Moon and er, Wonderwall.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling doing the Big Andy role, controls it well, poor shot.

Clichy. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor freekick from Stevie Me, easy for Hart.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zabaleta skies it!