This Weekend's Fixtures & Villa v Liverpool (14/15/16/19 Feb)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Friday, 14th February 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Saturday, 15th February 2025
Leicester City v Arsenal, 12:30 https://i.imgur.com/tM2pRxb.png
Aston Villa v Ipswich Town, 15:00
Fulham v Nottingham Forest, 15:00
Manchester City v Newcastle United, 15:00
Southampton v Bournemouth, 15:00
West Ham United v Brentford, 15:00
Crystal Palace v Everton, 17:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Sunday, 16th February 2025
Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United, 16:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Wednesday, 19th February 2025
Aston Villa v Liverpool, 19:30 https://i.imgur.com/tM2pRxb.png

[Mac76]

I could almost watch Spuds v Man U - what a shit fest that will be :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palmer. :lol:

What was that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton: Verbruggen, Veltman, Van Hecke, Webster, Lamptey, Baleba, Hinshelwood, Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma, Welbeck.
Subs: Rushworth, Gruda, Pedro, Adingra, Cashin, Gomez, Ayari, Wieffer, O'Riley

Chelsea: Jorgensen, Gusto, Colwil, Chalobah, Cucurella, Fernandez, Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Madueke, Nkunku.
Subs: Sanchez, Adarabioyo, Sancho, Dewsbury-Hall, James, Anselmino, George, Acheampong, Amougou.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Madueke's hamstring. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Mitoma, that's outstanding!!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 Minteh. :haha:

Chelsea, what a fucking mess.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I have to say I usually don’t have a good word to say about Chelsea

But it’s ever so kind of them to be as obliging as this

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Caicedo booked. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's quite conceivable Bournemouth could be in 4th soon. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-0 Minteh again. :haha:

[Letters]

Chelsea :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mitoma should have made it 4-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jorgensen will be earning Sanchez's place back for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 3-0 Chelsea, FT. :haha:

Brighton battered them tbh.

[dazthegooner]

The same Brighton that got beat 7-0 in there last league fixture :d

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Manchester City: Ederson, Lewis, Stones, Khusanov, Gvardiol, Nico Gonzalez, Gundogan, Savinho, Foden, Omar Marmoush, Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Doku, Kovacic, Bernardo, De Bruyne, McAtee, Nunes, O’Reilly.

Newcastle United: Dubravka, Trippier, Burn, Schar, Hall, Gordon, Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes, Willock, Murphy, Isak.
Subs: Pope, Krafth, Livramento, Longstaff, Miley, Osula, Targett, Barnes, Wilson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Kilman, Mavropanos, Emerson, Soler, Alvarez, Soucek, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen.
Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse, Guilherme, Rodriguez, Todibo, Ferguson, Irving, Scarles.

Brentford: Flekken, Ajer, Van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Janelt, Damsgaard, Norgaard, Schade, Wissa, Mbeumo.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Pinnock, Jensen, Carvalho, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Maghoma, Kayode.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham: Leno, Robinson, Bassey, Andersen, Castagne, Berge, Lukic, Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Traore, Jimenez
Subs: Benda, Reed, Muniz, Cairney, Pereira, Willian, King, Sessegnon, Diop

Nottingham Forest: Sels, Murillo, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Anderson, Danilo, Gibbs-White, Aina, Elanga, Wood
Subs: Hennessey, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Dominguez, Moreno, Silva, Yates, Sosa, Boly

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton: Ramsdale, Bree, Bednarek (c) Welington, Walker-Peters, Aribo, Wood, Fernandes, Smallbone, Sulemana, Onuachu
Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Sugawara, Archer, Taylor, Ugochukwu, Gronbaek, Dibling, Bella-Kotchap

Bournemouth: Kepa, Cook, Huijsen, Zabarnyi, Kerkez, Adams, Christie, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Ouattara
Subs: Dennis, Scott, Tavernier, Sinisterra, Jebbison, Akinbomi, Winterburn, Kinsey, Rees-Dottin

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Aston Villa: Martinez, Garcia, Disasi, Kamara, Digne, McGinn, Tielemans, Malen, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins
Subs: Olsen, Zych, Mings, Rashford, Asensio, Maatsen, Bogarde, Jimoh

Ipswich Town: Palmer, Johnson, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Townsend, Hutchinson, Phillips, Cajuste, Enciso, Delap
Subs: Muric, Woolfenden, Taylor, Luongo, Hirst, Philogene, Broadhead, Godfrey, Clarke

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Ham 0-1 Brentford, Schade.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 0-1 Bournemouth, Outtara! :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham 1-0 Forest, Smith Rowe!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 0-2 Bournemouth, Christie!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City 1-0 Newcastle, Marmoush.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City 2-0 Newcastle, Marmoush with his second.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City 3-0 Newcastle, Marmoush hat-trick. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham 1-1 Forest, Wood.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Fulham 1-1 Forest, Wood.

What a season he’s had

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mad really, bumbling about here and there for years, finds the right club for him in the 30's and bang, one of the best in the league.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tuanzebe sent off for Ipswich.

Gooood, maximum pain for Chelsea pls.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

West Ham 0-2 Brentford, Wissa!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wissa's goal is disallowed.

[Mac76]

so in a January window where there were apparently not many options Citeh managed to buy someone who can score hatters :sarcy:

[HCZ_Reborn]

so in a January window where there were apparently not many options Citeh managed to buy someone who can score hatters :sarcy:

I think the issue was that we felt if we bought a striker now we wouldn’t have the available funds to buy a striker in the summer

I think it’s a bit of a kop out. I don’t know how good Marmoush will be but worse things you can do than get off the mark with a hat-trick.

Then again Merino was a Hermanson save away from a hatter (that would have kept me laughing through till next weekend)

[HCZ_Reborn]

Villa 0-1 Ipswich Delap!

Come on you Tractor boys

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 0-1 Ipswich, Delap. :haha:

Why does Emery have such a hard time with the pub filth at home?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham 2-1 Forest, Shirley Bassey!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

so in a January window where there were apparently not many options Citeh managed to buy someone who can score hatters :sarcy:

Marmoush to duff up Liverpool next weekend. :pray:

And I'll instantly bequeath upon him the title of best Egyptian player in Premier League history, happily.

[Niall_Quinn]

City game might not be over yet. It's around now they fall off a fitness cliff edge.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Watkins!

[Niall_Quinn]

Villa 1-1 Ipswich, Watkins!

He's no Merino.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 1-2 Bournemouth, Sulemana

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Southampton 1-3 Bournemouth, Tavernier.

Iraola. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City 4-0 Newcastle, McAtee. Wow.

[Marc Overmars]

Barcodes saving themselves for the cup final it seems.

[Niall_Quinn]

Man City 4-0 Newcastle, McAtee. Wow.

Probably over now. But with city?

[Letters]

Fulham 1-1 Forest, Wood.

Forest have a player called Wood? :lol:
Excellent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fulham 2-1 Forest, FT! :bow:

[HCZ_Reborn]

10 man Ipswich get a point against Villa

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Forest have a player called Wood? :lol:
Excellent.

:wacko:

He has only scored 18 for them in the league, how are you just coming up with that now?

[Letters]

:wacko:

He has only scored 18 for them in the league, how are you just coming up with that now?

Is it a revelation to you that I follow football at arms length these days? :unsure:
Outside the top few clubs I couldn't name more than 1 or two players at most clubs.

[Letters]

Chesham 1 - Enfield Town 3.

4 wins in a row for Enfield who are now out of the relegation zone.
Staying up, staying up, staying up!

:dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diallo is out for the season apparently.

Man Utd. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Is it a revelation to you that I follow football at arms length these days? :unsure:
Outside the top few clubs I couldn't name more than 1 or two players at most clubs.

And I say his name every time he scores here. :lol:

[Letters]

And I say his name every time he scores here. :lol:

I don't often look at these threads - or when I do I only really look at the scores.
I have zero interest in the squads of other teams.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace v Everton will surely be 0-0.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Palace v Everton will surely be 0-0.

Edward N to get the winner from the bench

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Beto. :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

0-1 Beto. :lol:

Alright, Edward N to get the winner from the bench after Palace come from behind :sulk:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-1 Everton, Mateta.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Palace 1-1 Everton, Mateta.

It’s on :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

And I say his name every time he scores here. :lol:

Tbf I forgot Fulham were in this league. So I was doubly surprised with their win today. Maybe this is one of those Mandela things. Next week they'll be in League 2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-2 Everton, Carlos Alcaraz.

Grand Slam winner and now tearing it up in the Prem.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Palace 1-2 Everton, FT.

Tottenham v Man Utd kicks off as 15th v 14th. :lol:

[Mac76]

Much as I dislike Neverton, Moyes is making Dyche look like the useless arse he is, it's hilarious :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Much as I dislike Neverton, Moyes is making Dyche look like the useless arse he is, it's hilarious :lol:

Everton were mainly dislikable because of the scummy spoiler football throat cancer boy was having them play.

Moyes actually gets them to play football, don’t get me wrong even at their best they weren’t super entertaining under him before but they had some decent players who could be eye catching

[Marc Overmars]

Moyes is a decent coach tbf. Obviously not top level but for a mid table club you can’t really go wrong.

[Mac76]

Everton were mainly dislikable because of the scummy spoiler football throat cancer boy was having them play.



No, they've been equally shite and miserable under many other managers, Lampard and Ancellotti (I still reckon he thought he'd taken the Liverpool job tbh) being just two recent examples, Moyes is the only manager in the last forty years to make them look even mid-table

[HCZ_Reborn]

No, they've been equally shite and miserable under many other managers, Lampard and Ancellotti (I still reckon he thought he'd taken the Liverpool job tbh) being just two recent examples, Moyes is the only manager in the last forty years to make them look even mid-table

They were shit because they overspent on average players it wasn’t a conscious decision by the managers to be pubbers

And under Roberto Martinez they actually played decent football as well until things went south for him there

Well no I take that back slightly, when Koeman was there they engaged in shithousery when they didn’t need to.

Their ground (current ground) is a complete toilet as well. But I think more often than not how they’ve played is more a feature of their precarious economic status for the most part. I think we can probably look at how things were under Farhad Moshiri (who was the co owner along with Jabba the Hutt of Red and White Holdings) and say there but for the grace of God go we.

[HCZ_Reborn]

But basically I don’t really have an issue with Everton. I don’t really have an issue with Liverpool either (although judging by many of the posts I make about them, many people would form the impression that the opposite is true). Truth is I respect Liverpool as a football club immensely, they play good football they are run properly and unlike City or Chelsea their success isn’t completely artificial.
What sticks in my craw is that they will win the league despite the fact that I think we are better than them, and without Salah I don’t think it would be close.

With City it’s depressing but last two seasons we were up against a relentless machine. I don’t think Liverpool are in that same category…that they’ve not fallen away is credit to them but I think ultimately whilst they’ve had injuries it’s not been to key players in the side. If Salah did his hamstring today and was out for the rest of the season, I’d be absolutely convinced that we probably would overhaul them. Because he is the difference maker, he’s the one that has consistently popped up with goals in games where they haven’t been great. But he’s also freakishly fit, basically he’s been the greatest signing made by any team since we bought Thierry Henry from Juventus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jota, Salah, Diaz.
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Nunez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, McConnell, Quansah, Bradley.

Wolves: Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Toti; Semedo, J.Gomes, Andre, Ait-Nouri; Sarabia, Cunha, Guedes
Subs: Bentley, Bueno, Munetsi, Traore, Doyle, Forbs, Bellegarde, Djiga, Lima

[Marc Overmars]

Come on Wolves, not that I’m expecting anything from them.

Villa away midweek though will be more interesting.

[HCZ_Reborn]

I’m up in Liverpool at the moment, no good fans causing traffic getting to Anfield. Utterly selfish and inconsiderate :sulk:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agent Cunha. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jota scuffer, wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

I’m up in Liverpool at the moment, no good fans causing traffic getting to Anfield. Utterly selfish and inconsiderate :sulk:

Those are all the stolen cars trying to get away from the Anfield car park.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wolves look like they have the players to go at that Liverpool defence. If they do, they'll get some goals.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sarabia completely done Robertson there. :lol:

1-0 Diaz.

[Niall_Quinn]

What a fluke.

1-0 Liverpool.

Holy hell. Fine margins indeed, like paper thin.

[Niall_Quinn]

Was probably a couple of penalty claims in there even if it hadn't been bundled in. Woeful defending really. Very panicked.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wolves defence look drunk. Play like it too.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wow. Liverpool persistent fouling and Wolves get booked for it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Some Liverpool bloke wearing a hairband, just wide.

[Niall_Quinn]

This ref is a total tosser. He's run over to book the Wolves bench now. Seems they are complaining about the incredibly shit officiating we've suffered so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Konate should be off there applying the Michael Oliver on Martinelli rule.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yellow for Liverpool now. They just can't stop pulling players back, even though the ref has warned then about 50K times already. Dumbest fouls ever.

[Niall_Quinn]

Konate should be off there applying the Michael Oliver on Martinelli rule.

Martinelli's not playing.

Another chance for Liverpool. Havertz class effort there. This is only going one way though, unless Wolves put a few defenders on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Nunez class effort from Trent. Hits row Z.

[Niall_Quinn]

Seen Cunha twice recently. Both times, haven't seen him do a single thing that would make you think, decent player. Seems very ordinary to me.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Liverpool.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pen to Liverpool. Wolves defence with the assist.

[Niall_Quinn]

But it was a foul on the defender by Diaz. Pretty obvious, shoved him off the ball. VAR should overturn this, but won't.

[Niall_Quinn]

It was "clever" by Diaz to foul the defender, apparently. Nothing in it. VAR agrees.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 Salah.

[Niall_Quinn]

Salad scores, but big injustice there. Game over, the ref and VAR got this one done early. On to next week.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Konate should be off, again.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another booking for Wolves. The Liverpool defender led with his elbow and should have got his second yellow. Wolves protest. Wolves get booked.

All a bit of a stitch-up really.

[Niall_Quinn]

Still can't see the fuss about Cunha.

Not sure why this ref is being so one-sided. Liverpool were coasting anyway. Maybe he's just that incompetent.

[Niall_Quinn]

I'm tempted to say Cunha might be a little below ordinary, verging on shite.

[Niall_Quinn]

If Wolves could do anything, anything at all, with the final ball they might be dangerous, from time to time. But they can't. Every single time the final ball is wasted.

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaz is surely the most proficient cheat in world football? What a slimy little cunt.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-0 HT.

A cheeky red card might be the best that can be hoped for here.

[Letters]

Oh well. Was hoping for a bit of help here but never seemed that likely.
Come on, Villa

[Niall_Quinn]

Talking of which - Liverpool and City both have their world class divers. But we have Sterling! WTF? We should be getting 3 pens a match.

HT 2-0

Mostly the ref, but Liverpool in control anyway. Wolves look like they have a few decent individuals, but they don't have a team.

[Niall_Quinn]

Woman in the studio alert!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I cannot stand penalties being given when players kick the ball away, clearly going for a goal kick, just to initiate contact with the keeper.

Utter shit - what is being penalised here?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Konate off, Quansah on.

Guedes off, Bellegarde on.

Sarabia off, Munetsi on.

[Niall_Quinn]

This is one of the major factors that has directly affected the points tally - Liverpool get to sub off the red card offender, we go down to 10 men. It makes a huge difference.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking hell, what is it with these so called professional footballers? Right through on the Liverpool goal and he kicks it straight at the keeper.

I could do that!

[Niall_Quinn]

Salad makes it 3-0 but off to VAR

[Niall_Quinn]

He was off. They'll rule this one out because it's already 2-0.

[Niall_Quinn]

Offside still 2-0

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaz has spent the entire match on the deck. Poor fucker must have some sort of illness that prevents him standing for more than 30 seconds.

[Niall_Quinn]

Another pen for Liverpool. Looks legit this time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dive from Jota.

[Niall_Quinn]

Actually no, it was an outrageous dive. Should have known. Why no VAR?

[Niall_Quinn]

VAR. Should be a booking for that diving cunt.

[Niall_Quinn]

VAR tells the incompetent mug to go and check the screens.

[Niall_Quinn]

Can players still get a red for simulation - because he certainly should.

No pen. But only because it is already 2-0.

Where's the sanction for that cheating cunt?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No yellow. :wacko:

[Niall_Quinn]

Not even a yellow. Oh well - keep on doing it then you cheating piece of shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

I can see where the ref gets conned in real time, because the filthy cheat put his foot back in to make the contact after the dive. So VAR has done the job here (but only because it is 2-0). System has worked.

Right up until the point where the ref keeps the card in his pocket. So incompetent after all - at best.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wolves are really bad. Especially when they get anywhere near the opposition goal.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

More heinous is he's a striker 12 yards out in the middle of the goal. Shoot you fucking idiot!

[Niall_Quinn]

Nunez on!

Putting the hilarity back into football.

[Niall_Quinn]

More heinous is he's a striker 12 yards out in the middle of the goal. Shoot you fucking idiot!

Well there's that. Hadn't even got to that bit yet. Absolutely - score a goal you twat!

I wonder what the manager actually thinks when he sees that?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This game is drifting, Wolves really should be getting one back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 Cunha, lovely goal!

[Niall_Quinn]

I've always rated Cunha. What a player!

2-1

[Niall_Quinn]

This game is drifting, Wolves really should be getting one back.

Never looked likely up until that point. But Liverpool have been fucking around. Foot off the pedal. Diving around in the box instead of trying to finish it off. Hopefully they won't be able to step it back up now and they'll pay the price.

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaz subbed off, dirty deeds done.

[Niall_Quinn]

van Dick carded.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Never looked likely up until that point. But Liverpool have been fucking around. Foot off the pedal. Diving around in the box instead of trying to finish it off. Hopefully they won't be able to step it back up now and they'll pay the price.

Can't afford to fuck about at 2-0.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ridiculous dive by the Wolves bloke. But the ref buys it. This game could have done with the ref from our match yesterday.

[Niall_Quinn]

There's a smart striker - just about 100 yards offside.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gomes off, Doyle on.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wolves are seeing out the 2-1, lots of nice backpassing and shit.

[Niall_Quinn]

Last ditch challenge saves the blushes of that Wolves striker who was about to miss an open goal.

[Niall_Quinn]

+6 mins extra

Wolves down to 10 because of that ridiculous blood on the shirt bullshit

[Niall_Quinn]

Cunha fouled on the edge of the box. FK

[Niall_Quinn]

Into the wall.

[Niall_Quinn]

That Bell-end-guard bloke for Wolves is pointless.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 FT. Unlucky Wolves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Ref blows early and Liverpool get over the line 2-1

FT

[Niall_Quinn]

Diaz gets the points, again. Points we'd never have got if that was our lad Merino.

[Niall_Quinn]

Utd vs Spuds, 8-8 ?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds: Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Son, Tel, Kulusevski.
Subs: Kinsky, Bissouma, Udogie, Gray, Johnson, Odobert, Sarr, Scarlett, Moore.

Man Utd: Onana, Dalot, Mazraoui, Maguire, De Ligt, Dorgu; Casemiro, Fernandes; Zirkzee, Garnacho; Hojlund.
Subs: Harrison, Lindelof, Heaven, Amass, Kone, Fredricson, Obi, Fletcher, Moorhouse.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Subs: Harrison, Lindelof, Heaven, Amass, Kone, Fredricson, Obi, Fletcher, Moorhouse.
Jesus Christ :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obi will come on and score 10.

Heaven joining hell.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's the Chaz and Dave kazoo challenge!

[Niall_Quinn]

So relaxing watching a game where you want both sides to lose.

[Niall_Quinn]

The quality of the football today is so low. Nobody can get a ball into the box. In either of the matches.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Amazing work from Vicario.

[Niall_Quinn]

Three quick chances for Utd. Two shots on target, another cleared off the line. LOL

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Maddison.

Onana. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Spuds 1-0

Eventually

[Niall_Quinn]

Casimero dives and rolls around, ref waves it on, Casemero gets up and sprints off. What a puke.

[Niall_Quinn]

He looked knackered last week, but Son looking sharp and up for it today. Only player on the pitch that I've noticed who looks like he can play the game as it was intended.

[Niall_Quinn]

5 United players in the box and Hoyland carefully picks out the lone spud defender.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a miss from Garnacho.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh shit - Garnacho! Didn't even get it on target. LOL

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tel shot, Onana saves.

[Niall_Quinn]

Son puts it on a plate for Tel to hit it straight at the keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

The number of times a wide man gets the ball and immediately looks for the backwards or square pass. Never a thought of taking a man on, never an attempt at playing the ball forward at speed.

[Niall_Quinn]

Great cross but nothing in the box for the spuds. This Tel bloke is peripheral, to put it kindly.

[Niall_Quinn]

Just over the 30 minute mark. Not sure I can survive until the end of the half, let alone do another 45. I'm looking forward to the half time adverts.

Why do these players get paid so much?

[Niall_Quinn]

Gary Neville is staring to get the hump with Utd's performance. Makes it slightly more interesting.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Amorim Reminds me a bit of Arteta, screaming at the players when his stupid team set up is largely to blame

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Casemiro with a trademark yellow

[Letters]

Why do these players get paid so much?
Because people keep paying so much to go see them, keep buying the "merch", keep subscribing to the TV packages.
While I'm not on board with your these about footballers being better back in the day, I do think it's true that a lot of the guys that get to the top level can't seem to cross, pass or shoot for toffees. Not consistently. Even Mbappe the other day - he's supposed to be the best in the world and couldn't shoot straight against City. Even the goal he did score went in off his shin :doh:

[Niall_Quinn]

Wouldn't matter what the setup is - these players are shite, they can barely string a pass. Casemiro has got to be one of those DEI hires.

[Niall_Quinn]

You don't pay to see the match any more, you are paying for the brief moments when something happens, and it's rare. The rest of it is tapping the ball around, falling over, fake injuries and waiting around for VAR.

[Niall_Quinn]

HT 1-0

Dull, dull, dull.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Wouldn't matter what the setup is - these players are shite, they can barely string a pass. Casemiro has got to be one of those DEI hires.

Pathetic player, only won the five Champions league titles. But sure use the term du jour

Although he’s finished now, legs are gone…Fernandes getting no service. Him and Casemiro in central midfield are like one of those married couples in a loveless relationship, live in the same house but never in the same room at the same time

[Niall_Quinn]

Pathetic player, only won the five Champions league titles. But sure use the term du jour

Although he’s finished now, legs are gone…Fernandes getting no surface. Him and Casemiro in central midfield are like one of those married couples in a loveless relationship, live in the same house but never in the same room at the same time

So he's shite?

[HCZ_Reborn]

So he's shite?

Fernandes isn’t

But you could have a point. You were always a cunt but actually at least amusing once. Now you’re just a token cunt, to give this place its quota of cunts

[Niall_Quinn]

AS I was saying, Casemiro is a bag of shite minus the bag.

Second half - and it's LIVE!

[HCZ_Reborn]

AS I was saying, Casemiro is a bag of shite minus the bag.

Second half - and it's LIVE!

You said the players were shit before going on to single out Casemiro.

My point is you’re not helped by playing in a way that isolates your best player (Fernandes)

[Niall_Quinn]

You said the players were shit before going on to single out Casemiro.

My point is you’re not helped by playing in a way that isolates your best player (Fernandes)

No doing a 10 page off topic on double barrel names, not today.

So fine, the players are bad (on both sides) because Utd have their formation wrong.

Got it.

[Niall_Quinn]

Somehow this half is worse.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh come on! First time somebody takes on their man and beats them AND gets the cross in, the spud front line are all in bed. No wonder nobody bothers playing it forwards. No point.

[Niall_Quinn]

Garnacho at least gets it on target - though straight at the keeper again

[Niall_Quinn]

Spuds haven't won any of their last 7 at home.

Bakery on standby.

[HCZ_Reborn]

No doing a 10 page off topic on double barrel names, not today.

So fine, the players are bad (on both sides) because Utd have their formation wrong.

Got it.

You understand the word exacerbation I presume

I think this United side is full of average, there’s no need to make things any worse

I know you don’t like Arteta being criticised because it jars with your binary world view where everyone’s a hero or a villain. I just find it a bit off when these Iberian types with an unearned sense of smug self satisfaction blame others for their own inadequacy

[Niall_Quinn]

Decent effort from Garnacho that time, but good save.

[Niall_Quinn]

You understand the word exacerbation I presume

I think this United side is full of average, there’s no need to make things any worse

I know you don’t like Arteta being criticised because it jars with your binary world view where everyone’s a hero or a villain. I just find it a bit off when these Iberian types with an unearned sense of smug self satisfaction blame others for their own inadequacy

Haven't really been involved in that in/ out debate so not taking that worm.

[Niall_Quinn]

Oh, Tel is playing! Welcome.

Tame shot saved by keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's end to end pubbling!

Now the spuds are bludgeoning away in the Utd box.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Johnson and Sarr on.

Man Utd not bothering changing anything.

[Niall_Quinn]

Some spuds go off, other spuds come on.

[Letters]

Some spuds go off, other spuds come on.

That’s the sort of in depth analysis I come here for

[HCZ_Reborn]

Johnson and Sarr on.

Man Utd not bothering changing anything.

Looking at their bench….doesnt seem worth it

Might be amusing to see them bring on the two Hale end boys

[Niall_Quinn]

This game is there for the spuds, served up with pie and gravy. But they spend all their time working elaborate play up the flanks so they can pass it back to the keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

I might try watching these games on drugs from now on, like the players.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looking at their bench….doesnt seem worth it

Might be amusing to see them bring on the two Hale end boys

It's the season for it. I thought Heaven was ok for us pre-season but not going to help much here now.

Obi is worth a punt because Hojlund is atrocious and at least he has recent memories of scoring goals.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Beautiful clearance from Zirkzee.

[Niall_Quinn]

Wasn't the simplest of chances but the Utd bloke actually clears the ball away from the spud goal. Doesn't he know they are losing?

[Niall_Quinn]

Shame Amad wasn't playing today. One player out of this lot worth watching.

[Niall_Quinn]

Casemiro - :haha:

Go to acting classes and ask for Diaz.

[Niall_Quinn]

Utd's "defence" - when do we play them? No excuses if we don't hit double figures.

[Niall_Quinn]

Garnacho runs straight into 4 defenders. Why?

[Niall_Quinn]

2 more spuds off, and 2 more on? Coincidence or deliberate?

[Niall_Quinn]

Son should have shot himself (well only after fucking that up) - instead he crossed to one of the spuds who loves hitting it straight at the keeper.

[Niall_Quinn]

Maybe Tel is just settling in, or maybe he really is that bad.

[Niall_Quinn]

Truly woeful. That Utd lot are clueless. Five of them facing up and outnumbering the spud defence, and they just don't know what to do next.

[Niall_Quinn]

Fucking hell Tel!

Running at the defence, options left and right, passes to the nearest defender, calm as you like.

Well he's been paid, hasn't he? So why bother?

[Niall_Quinn]

Looking at this, it's no fluke. These two thoroughly deserve their respective positions in the table.

[Niall_Quinn]

It's difficult to believe how low the quality is here. Spence :doh:

Can't pass

[Niall_Quinn]

Are we SURE Tel is a striker?

[Marc Overmars]

Hopefully United don’t fluke a cup again so it can be definitive that they are absolutely rotten.

Imagine spending as much as they have on their squad and being set for a bottom half finish with a third of the season still to play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Obi on for 3 minutes. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

Dorgu thrown under the bus by his keeper, then gets booked for getting run over by the bus.

[Niall_Quinn]

Pastry chefs to your stations!

[Niall_Quinn]

This is NOT a drill!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Spuds 1-0 Man Utd, FT.

Appalling game.

Three added minutes says it all. :lol:

[Niall_Quinn]

THEY'VE ONLY GONE AND DONE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 win in 8 at the toilet bowl!

FT spuds 1-0 utd

[Marc Overmars]

Everton away next for United as well. :lol:

Moyesy to duff them up.

[Niall_Quinn]

Utd 3 places and 12 points off the drop zone.

No chance, but they are genuinely that bad I wonder.

[Letters]

Staying up, staying up, staying up :bow:

It was like the grand final of teams in a hilarious mess today.

[Mac76]

Never like Spuds winning but at least....

Man Utd :haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Aston Villa: Martinez, Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Digne, Asensio, Tielemans, McGinn, Rashford, Rogers; Watkins.
Subs: Olsen, Zych, Cash, Bogarde, Maatsen, Malen, Ramsey; Jimoh-Aloba.


Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones, Gravenberch, Salah, Jota.
Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Díaz, Núñez, Chiesa, Elliott, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

UTV.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Up The.. Liver

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa have been alright for the last few minutes.

But that opening 7, dear god.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez did well there.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great interception from Pawson to stop Villa's attack.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disasi murdered Mac Allister by the looks of it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah header. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Liverpool, Salah.

[Marc Overmars]

Think it’s pretty much curtains for us if they win this and then follow it up by winning at City at the weekend.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Tielemans!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wow, what a chance for Jota. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Watkins!

What a goal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 HT. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alisson nearly had a mare.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Jota clips the bar!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 AA.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Liverpool have missed golden chances galore.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Oh Nunez.

You're just not very good are you lad.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Martinez, fucking hell.

What an intervention.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rogers move incredibly well with the ball.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agent Nunez. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oof Malen, so close.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Villa 2-2 Liverpool, FT.

Not bad.

[Marc Overmars]

FT 2-2.

That will do.

0-0 v West Ham incoming.

[Letters]

FT 2-2.

That will do.

0-0 v West Ham incoming.

:lol:

This. The issue isn’t “will Liverpool drop enough points”. Of course they will, they’re not that brilliant. The issue is will we be consistent enough to capitalise.

[HCZ_Reborn]

It is a tad frustrating that Liverpool don’t lose games (I mean they do just not in the league).

Really you can say of them that at the moment, they are just doing enough. Even with Nunez being more profligate than Havertz

[Mac76]

They've lost Gakpo for now so that's a big blow