Carling Cup 2011/12

[Cripps_orig]

How many times does Mark Bright call Aldershot Torquay? :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Anyone notice Manish saying we were playing at Highbury last night?

BBC :haha:.

And why is an utter imbecile like Bright always looking so pleased with himself?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Owen scored

Didnt realise.

No calls for an England return this time?

For scoring against Aldershot

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Anyone notice Manish saying we were playing at Highbury last night?

BBC :haha:.

And why is an utter imbecile like Bright always looking so pleased with himself?

Thats why he presents the football league show, and will never make match of the day.

[Cripps_orig]

Doesnt really matter who he scores against. Whenever he does score, there are always calls to get him back for England.

Ive not been keeping track of football this week so dont know if there have been any

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How many times does Mark Bright call Aldershot Torquay? :doh:

Shame Phil Dawkes wasn't on.

[Coney]

Anyone notice Manish saying we were playing at Highbury last night?

The Emirates Stadium was in Highbury last time I looked at a map.

[Xhaka Can’t]

The Emirates Stadium was in Highbury last time I looked at a map.

Was the New World on that map?

[Coney]

Was the New World on that map?

Last time, not first time.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Last time, not first time.

Was that when you were lost in Rhodesia?

[Master Splinter]

Was that when you were lost in Rhodesia?

Byzantium.

[Coney]

Was that when you were lost in Rhodesia?

We hadn't discovered invaded it then.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd vs Crystal Palace will be shown live. Chelsea vs Liverpool isn't as it is played on the same day as our game. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

They'll do anything to show Mancs live :lol:

[Master Splinter]

No highlights for the Manc game next Wednesday on BBC1.

The highlights show is on Tuesday instead for the Main Events.

BBC :bow:.

[Cripps_orig]

Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Cardiff v Blackburn, QF, 19:45
Chelsea v Liverpool, QF, 19:45
Arsenal v Man City, QF, 20:00

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Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Man Utd v Crystal Palace, QF, 19:45

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Torres and Carroll start. :lol:

[Rors]

Torres and Carroll start. :lol:

Cue Keystone Cops music..

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sitters for all. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Turnbull, Bosingwa, Luiz, Alex, Bertrand, Lampard, Romeu, McEachran, Malouda, Torres, Lukaku.
Subs: Hilario, Ivanovic, Ramires, Mata, Ferreira, Kalou, Anelka.

Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Carragher, Coates, Jose Enrique, Henderson, Lucas, Spearing, Maxi, Bellamy, Carroll.
Subs: Doni, Suarez, Kuyt, Downing, Adam, Skrtel, Flanagan.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

[Rors]

Spearing...

Spearing.

Spearing!

:popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff: Heaton, McNaughton, Taylor, Gerrard, Turner, Kiss, Whittingham, Cowie, Conway, Gunnarsson, Miller.
Subs: Marshall, Earnshaw, Quinn, Mason, Blake, McPhail, Ralls.

Blackburn: Bunn, Hanley, Givet, Dann, Lowe, Petrovic, Dunn, Formica, Pedersen, Blackman, Goodwillie.
Subs: Robinson, Rochina, Yakubu, Vukcevic, Roberts, Anderson, Henley.

Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Luiz booked for diving. :lol:

Might have been a pelanty according to Cottee.

[Master Splinter]

1-0 Cardiff, Miller.

Kean :wave:.

[Master Splinter]

Carroll misses a pel for Liverpool.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carroll pelanty saved. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:doh:

[Rors]

Net Spend's Finest Asset :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Torres has been poor apparently. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cardiff 2-0 Blackeye, Gerrard. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea hit the bar! Cottee thinks it might be Ramires but who knows.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

MAAAAAAAXIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Ahem - Maxi 1-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Again? :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool, Kelly.

AVB. :wave:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Bellamy is quite good.

[Rors]

Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool, Kelly.

AVB. :wave:

Will give him time to get that certain back problem he must have sorted out...

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

That was almost suspiciously easy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The semi-final draw is on after Man Utd's game tomorrow.

[Cripps_orig]

Surely the end of the road for AVB?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Kean. They can form a dream team somewhere.

[Cripps_orig]

Maybe they can get Ollie to star for them...

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Surely the end of the road for AVB?

Nah he has the Valencia game and the game against city and spuds to do well if he fail all 3 he is out more or less

[Marc Overmars]

So it's looking like another pot for one of the Mancs, or Liverpool to end their drought.

:sick:

Come on Cardiff. Miracles can happen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd: Amos, Rafael Da Silva, Smalling, Evans, Fabio Da Silva, Valencia, Gibson, Park, Diouf, Berbatov, Macheda.
Subs: Lindegaard, Michael Keane, Pogba, Morrison, Fryers, Cole, Lingard.

Crystal Palace: Price, Clyne, McCarthy, Gardner, Moxey, Dikgacoi, O'Keefe, Wright, Zaha, Scannell, Easter.
Subs: Speroni, Parr, Ambrose, Iversen, Jedinak, Murray, Ramage.

Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)

[Master Splinter]

Steffen Iversen :lol:.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

0-0 HT

[Master Splinter]

Andy Garcia hauled off at half time for some 12-year old.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Poor old Berbatov.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Palace.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Man Utd.

[Thierrymon]

Great strike as well. Palace have played well.

United given a pen.....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd 1-1 Palace, Macheda. :rolleyes:

[Thierrymon]

Slimy Douchebag Mk2 scores.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rafael and Fabio went off injured again? Those two are made of glass.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT.

Man Utd. :lol: On to ET.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-2 Palace, Murray. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.redcafe.net/f11/manchester-united-vs-crystal-palace-344212/index30.html

Post 1162. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace HT in ET.

Gary Neville is going to kill someone.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Come on the mancs We want Pels

[Master Splinter]

United :haha:.

Even if they win.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Can we sign Ambrose?


Originally Posted by Leroy The Red
For one he's a criminal, he's the type if he wasn't a footballer he'd be mugging old ladies. He thinks he's too tough too.


http://www.redcafe.net/f11/manchester-united-vs-crystal-palace-344212/index32.html

Mancs :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Macheda. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zaha. :bow:

Tried a Starfish when all else failed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cleared by Gardner near the line!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace FT.

:haha: :haha:

Palace. :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Sack Fergie, sign Kean

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The semi-final draw is on soon.

[Marc Overmars]

Mancs. :lol:

Come on Cardiff and Palace!!

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Puts into context just how good the likes of Frimpong, Le Coq et al actually are.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

The semi-final draw is on soon.

How long

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How long

Couple of minutes I imagine.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Here we go. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Manchester City vs Liverpool. :haha:

Crystal Palace vs Cardiff. :scarf:

[Marc Overmars]

That's good, at least there's a glimmer of a chance of a final upset.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bPuJGf_3cs&feature=player_embedded

[Olivier's xmas twist]

That's good, at least there's a glimmer of a chance of a final upset.

again

[Syn]

Awesome. Cardiff in the Carling Cup final then. Might bother slying a ticket for that. After bottling the league/play-offs year after year after year, their fans probably deserve something to cheer.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Awesome. Cardiff in the Carling Cup final then. Might bother slying a ticket for that. After bottling the league/play-offs year after year after year, their fans probably deserve something to cheer.

hopefully Palace will do em. And hopefully so, good to have 1 london side there at least.

[Marc Overmars]

again

Yeah, but an upset that won't give me restless nights.

[Master Splinter]

United :haha:.

Not a good few weeks for them.

Shelvey to lead Liverpool to glory.

[Cripps_orig]

Come on Palace. Should win the semi against the Pub Team and then an upset in the final.Was watching SSN earlier today and apparently Palace hadn't scored in like 47 matches, Mancs :haha:

[Syn]

I wouldn't 1-2 be a manchester utd fan, let me make that crystal clear

lul

[Marc Overmars]

Very good. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Just saw Ambroses goal :blink:

Right in the top corner

No keepers saving that

Apart from Seaman

Seaman :bow:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Just saw Ambroses goal :blink:

Right in the top corner

No keepers saving that

Apart from SeamanSeaman :bow:

did you not see England vs Brazil world cup 2002

[Syn]

Charlie, what are you doing?

FFS.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Charlie, what are you doing?

FFS.

Well it happend

[Syn]

<_<

[LDG]

Now if anyone says, or even dares to whisper, Nayim, I'm handing out the slaps. You cunts!

[Marc Overmars]

That Nayim goal is my earliest Arsenal memory.

I cried my little 7 year old eyes out.

[LDG]

That Nayim goal is my earliest Arsenal memory.

I cried my little 7 year old eyes out.

You'll see the back of my hand!

[Cripps_orig]

Only time ive ever cried cos of a football match that CWC final

Fucking Wenger

[LDG]

Only time ive ever cried cos of a football match that CWC final

Fucking Wenger

Think you'll find it was Stewart Houston.

Fuck me. Forgot about him....

[Cripps_orig]

I blame Wenger for all things that have gone wrong with Arsenal tbh

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I blame Wenger for all things that have gone wrong with Arsenal tbh

I agree with Ach Wenger out tbh

[Master Splinter]

One minute arguing with Ach over things which he's factually wrong about.

The next agreeing with his WUMming.

One minute arguing with ItsMe over Wenger.

The next agreeing that Wenger has to go.

Charlie :bow:.

Mental Years :bow:.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

One minute arguing with Ach over things which he's factually wrong about.

The next agreeing with his WUMming.

One minute arguing with ItsMe over Wenger.

The next agreeing that Wenger has to go.

Charlie :bow:.

Mental Years :bow:.

Just giving the people what they want.

[LDG]

Just giving the people what they want.

You're leaving GW? :o

[Olivier's xmas twist]

You're leaving GW? :o


OK....

[Syn]

OK.... We love you really :hug:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Crystal Palace v Cardiff, SF, L1, 20:00

Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Man City v Liverpool, SF, L1, 19:45

Palace's game is on SS1, Citeh's game is on BBC1.

[Coney]

Come on Liverpool. We need citeh to win fuck all this year. Already out of the CL. Let's see them chucked out of the easy cup as well. :good:

[Marc Overmars]

Nah, Liverpool ending their drought before us is not good.

[Syn]

Come on Cardiff :scarf:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

City without Yaya and Kompany (so long as the FA don't cave in) is an infinitely more winnable game.

0-2.

Gerrard and Carr.... Bellamy.

[GP]

3-0


Sorry

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

3-0


Sorry
Gerrard to score 2?

[GP]

Gerrard to score 2?

Downing hat-trick.



:haha:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Nah, Liverpool ending their drought before us is not good.

Makes no diffrence if they beat city, they'd only loose to cardiff now citeh on the other hand.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Downing hat-trick.



:haha:

Carroll tbf

[Cripps_orig]

A Pub Team game for the semi.

[Cripps_orig]

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ramage, McCarthy, Gardner, Parr, Zaha, Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Ambrose, Martin, Murray. Subs: Price, Wright, Garvan, Scannell, Easter, O'Keefe, Andrew.

Cardiff: Heaton, McNaughton, Hudson, Turner, Taylor, Cowie, Whittingham, Gunnarsson, Ralls, Mason, Miller. Subs: Marshall, Kiss, Gerrard, Earnshaw, Conway, Blake, McPhail.

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

[Marc Overmars]

Makes no diffrence if they beat city, they'd only loose to cardiff now citeh on the other hand.

They wouldn't bottle a cup final against a pub team.

They'd have to be really bad to do that...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ramage. :haha:

Great cross.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-0 Cardiff, Gardner!

[Syn]

shit

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 HT.

[Cripps_orig]

Youre actually watching this?

Impressive how you watch Pub Team games as well.

A true sporting achievement that is

[Marc Overmars]

Maccy is the greatest watcher of sport in history.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's not like I haven't had practice from watching Premier League games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kenny Miller. :lol:

The ultimate journeyman.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-0 Cardiff, FT.

[Cripps_orig]

Come on Palace

[Olivier's xmas twist]

Come on Palace

Its FT

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Its FT

:blink:

[Cripps_orig]

We really do need a shaking head in hands emoticon here

[Dennis Bendtner]

We really do need a shaking head in hands emoticon here

:facepalm: has been needed for a while. Anything Picard will do.

[Syn]

The tie is in the balance now.

Anyone's game.

Apart from Palace's.

[Cripps_orig]

Testing

:doh:

[Master Splinter]

No Silva for Citeh.

:popcorn:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Kelly, Downing, Henderson, Gerrard, Spearing, Bellamy, Carroll.

Subs: Doni, Enrique, Coates, Kuyt, Carragher, Adam, Shelvey.

Hart, Richards, Savic, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, de Jong, A. Johnson, Milner, Balotelli, Aguero

Subs: Pantilimon, Kolarov, Zabaleta, Onuoha, Dzeko, Nasri, Hargreaves.

:popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

Is Enrique carrying an injury?

Na$ri :lol:.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Is Enrique carrying an injury?

Na$ri :lol:.
Probably rested, or at least tired.

Great signing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Shearer, Hansen and Dixon are in the studio.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not sure what has happened to the sound on HD. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh no the blue moon is back. :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Yep, Blue Moon blaring out there.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Nasri. :lol:

That's a bit embarrassing.

That team and bench also makes Mancini's plea for transfers more laughable.

[Rors]

Good sound BBC :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yep, Blue Moon blaring out there.

:lol:

Did they forget to play it?

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:lol:

Did they forget to play it?
Well Lineker made the big introduction, but yes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good sound BBC :doh:

I've put it on 101. At least the sound is as it should be.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carroll in on goal, Hart out early to block it.

[Rors]

"Gerrard being back will be the making of Andy Carroll" eh? There was cast-iron proof right there... :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Balotelli. :haha:

Brilliant fall backwards.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me shoots from distance, Hart tips it behind for a corner.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I can see how this is going to go...

[Rors]

You're not supposed to be making great saves Hart. I've got my lines all sorted!!

[Dennis Bendtner]

That's a great save.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another good save by Hart. Downing shot, flicked on by Agger.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Not like that!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Liverpool!

[Dennis Bendtner]

Pelanty. :popcorn:

[Rors]

Now that's playing for the foul right there. It was one, but Agger knew there was going to be one (ouch all the same)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Savic. :doh:

Kicked Agger on the knee for it.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Where did Man City find Savic? What an odd signing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 0-1 Liverpool, Stevie Me.

[Coney]

1 for my ff team :)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aguero. :haha:

[Rors]

Carroll :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carroll. :doh:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

:haha:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Donkey :haha:

There will be a gif of that soon.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Spearing's done.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spearing off injured, Adam on.

[Cripps_orig]

Spearing hauled off for being ugly

Adam on

[Dennis Bendtner]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/full/465119148.gif?Expires=1326313662&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=f~MB1URDnkUguXvaT4F1SO7WuHJjmq8xKIGgCghi ~3PdofZ2U3ooBt2B1o3GpVxQTghyddTEENNKBx~mPqx50SUJIu HSZs-E5WxT6V14exyzA-X5UfFPPwtkxXEoUSUkmeXNO9Chy1C-Bb1nzfLfsxruWOEM6u0OdeTC8LCj8KI_

[Coney]

Carroll. :doh:

Saw him in the first match this season at the Emirates and I thought he looked shit then. Couldn't stay upright for more than 3 seconds at a time. Maybe he will improve through the season, I thought. No - he is still a load of wank. How much did they pay for him? Liverpool :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Freekick to Citeh, dangerous area. Balotelli wants to kill Adam, Milner stops him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Balotelli enigmatic? :lol: Hardly.

[Coney]

Freekick to Citeh, dangerous area. Balotelli wants to kill Adam, Milner stops him.

Any sendings off in this match cause them to miss PL games, not just FA Cup??

[Coney]

http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/full/465119148.gif?Expires=1326313662&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIYVGSUJFNRFZBBTA&Signature=f~MB1URDnkUguXvaT4F1SO7WuHJjmq8xKIGgCghi ~3PdofZ2U3ooBt2B1o3GpVxQTghyddTEENNKBx~mPqx50SUJIu HSZs-E5WxT6V14exyzA-X5UfFPPwtkxXEoUSUkmeXNO9Chy1C-Bb1nzfLfsxruWOEM6u0OdeTC8LCj8KI_

:lol: Uncanny - just watched Caroll's attempt at a header and it was like a doppelganger.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Balotelli. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Any sendings off in this match cause them to miss PL games, not just FA Cup??

You mean Carling Cup. Anyway, yes they'd count in all domestic competitions.

[Coney]

You mean Carling Cup. Anyway, yes they'd count in all domestic competitions.

:good:

[Coney]

Milner. :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Balotelli hauled off, Nasri on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Jong. :haha:

Talentless oaf.

[Cripps_orig]

What an awful game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasri shoots, Reina pushes it away. :o

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Superb clearance from Milner, that could've been dangerous for Liverpool.

[Coney]

Milner. :pal:

1 more time. :lol:

[Dennis Bendtner]

Richards is a bit of a tank.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

[Syn]

Man City :lol:

Should've bought players with balls. All that money and they keep buying Arsenal players. Morons.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Citeh 0-1 Liverpool, HT. Citeh have been abysmal.

[Coney]

0-1 HT

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 HT

Crap

[Syn]

Hadn't seen those saves by Hart. Brilliant goalkeeping.

[GP]

Aguero. :haha:


Carroll :haha:

Sounds like a LOL fest.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's like Carroll has cloned himself.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Transmission by Joy Division is being played. :unsure:

[Coney]

It's like Carroll has cloned himself.

So they're down to 9 men now?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nasri. :lol:

Adam swatted him aside.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Terrible from Henderson.

[Cripps_orig]

Henderson :lol:

Bellamys playing? :blink:

First time ive heard his name

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Reina :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kelly. :doh:

Passes to Aguero, Reina does enough to put him off - Aguero puts it over.

[Cripps_orig]

Kelly :lol:

Reina :bow:

Best keeper in the league by a mile

[Cripps_orig]

Jose Enrique is due

:bow:

Best LB in the league.

So they have the best keeper, LB, midfielder in Gerrard and 2nd best defensive attacker in Carroll

Favourites for 5th i say

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Reina saves from Richards' header!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Reina :bow:

Best keeper in the league by a mile
Truest thing ever.... typed.

[Coney]

2nd best defensive attacker in Carroll


:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Downing hauled off, Jose Enrique on.

[Cripps_orig]

Reina with a great save :bow:

Should have got him when we had the chance.

Also Nasris corner :bow:

Never did that for us. First survivior of Wengeritis?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Clichy. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tame shot from Aguero.

All of Liverpool's defence were fooled by him though. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adam Johnson off, Dzeko on.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aguero didn't want to pass to Nasri. :lol:

[Cripps_orig]

Nasri has looked lively

[Syn]

Another poor piece of play by Clichy ruining an attack. Having Santos and Jenkinson playing showed us how important it is for our attacks to have fullbacks who can attack well. Typically they're dead now. <_<

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Jong off, Kolarov on.

[Rors]

The original Kolarov is back...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kolarov. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stevie Me. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bellamy off, Carragher on.

[Cripps_orig]

Bellamy hauled off

Carra on

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Carragher booked.

[Rors]

Aguero, you don't have to try and place everything ..

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

City's response isn't to chant louder, it's to boo.

And for not very long either.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three added minutes.

[Cripps_orig]

Johnson should be off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 FT. That was horrible.

[Cripps_orig]

0-1 FT

Mancini :wave:

2 home defeats in a week

[Rors]

From 'Transmission' to 'Roll With It'. What have we become?!

[Cripps_orig]

Claudio Reyna :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lineker, Gerrard scored a pelanty. That was it.

[Rors]

"There's a lot of football to be played in these two legs" - Lawro. All in good time eh?

And Hansenbot, I make that the 348264802nd time in 19years you've used the 'Flat Back Nine' line..

[Rors]

Did Lineker really think Liverpool had "Claudio Reyna" between the sticks today?!! :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Didnt realise City have had 4 losses in 8 games.

Man Utds title

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've just rewound. And yes, Lineker did say what Ach and you thought he said.

:haha:

[Rors]

OllieHoltMirror Oliver Holt
Some people knock Hansen. I think he's a great pundit. Him and Lee Dixon very good tonight.

Thick as thieves.

[Cripps_orig]

Oliver Holt speaks sense.

Hansen best pundit around

[Rors]

Oliver Holt speaks sense.

Hansen best pundit around

:haha: The hits just keep on coming.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mancini. :lol:

He's cracking up.

[Rors]

Mancini. :lol:

He's cracking up.

If we ever get a "Yesyesyesyesyesyes" from him, send for the straitjacket.

[Rors]

This is more like it (TheFcf.co.uk contributor)


Twisted_Blood (https://twitter.com/#!/Twisted_Blood) Andrew Thomas



Look, BBC producers. Just close the door, seal it, and leave them. It'll be painless, eventually, and the nation will thank you.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's already happening isn't it?

[Rors]

"A game of four halves", yes yes Lineker. Just like it was when you said that this time last year.. God 'elp us

[Xhaka Can’t]

0-1 FT. That was horrible.

The kind of crap we regularly see in the EPL now - the shit some here seem to think is the preserve of Arsenal.

English football is dire.

[LDG]

Didnt realise City have had 4 losses in 8 games.

Man Utds title

Hmmmmm.....

I think we need to wait another two games to see...

[Dennis Bendtner]

Watching City try and break down the Liverpool bus was painful. I can understand why Mancini wants more players now. He's already conceded the gutless lesbian turd can't do 1/10th of what Silva does. Adam Johnson a once in a blue moon player. No one big and black to replace Toure. It could be a bit of a struggle, these few weeks, if Silva is out for a while.

[Marc Overmars]

City. :haha:

Got to expect Liverpool to finish the job now.

[Master Splinter]

Liverpool were terrible in the second half. If Citeh get Silva and Balotelli fully fit for the second leg, they could suffer.

And Bellamy is more of a 'once in a blue moon player' than Johnson. He has the odd game where he looks brilliant but is mostly the Championship player he was last season. Did he even touch the ball today?

Citeh's constant diving at the end was funny.

And Mancini's crying.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Liverpool were terrible in the second half.

Dunno.

It seemed like we had a plan. A negative one yes, but we were organised and positionally very good. City were relatively toothless and created surprisingly little considering how much possession they had and how much we didn't press forward. As you say, should Silva come back we'd change our game, but tonight it worked.

I'll take being terrible and winning 1-0 every single week.

[Master Splinter]

Fair enough, but they probably had enough chances to punish you. They look completely unremarkable without Silva though.

Also, seeing as Carroll is worse than Bendtner at controlling and utilising a football, surely Kuyt would be a better option? He may be less threatening in the air, but he could ease some pressure by holding on to the ball and would at least work hard and harry opposition defenders.

[Dennis Bendtner]

You don't put Jamie Carragher in midfield if you don't have a plan. The bus park worked very well. They will have to show more at Anfield though, no doubt.

Would be surprised if Liverpool don't buy a striker. Not sure who.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Fair enough, but they probably had enough chances to punish you. They look completely unremarkable without Silva though.

Also, seeing as Carroll is worse than Bendtner at controlling and utilising a football, surely Kuyt would be a better option? He may be less threatening in the air, but he could ease some pressure by holding on to the ball and would at least work hard and harry opposition defenders.
Unfortunately Kuyt seems to have lost his main attribute this season. And actually I'd say one of the worst parts of his game is his first touch. He'd make Carroll look like Messi with close ball control. He and Maxi (Benayoun Mk.II) will be off soon, as with Aurelio (unless he stays on as a coach).

Carroll was actually OK when we were giving him support in the first half. Obviously still donkey-like but better than usual. It was when we totally backed off and got no one within 30 yards of him that he looked poor.

[Cripps_orig]

Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Cardiff v Crystal Palace, (agg 0-1), SF, L2, 19:45 BBC

Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Liverpool v Man City, (agg 1-0), SF, L2, 19:45 SKY

Come on Palace

[Cripps_orig]

Pub Team Semi on today.