[Closed] El Clasico- Ooh it's a spicy one! (Footy content)

United to win 3-2

Loving this:-

but it's all about Luis Suarez, who has the best pair of feet English football has seen for a very long time. He dribbles past three United defenders from an almost impossibly tight position on the left inside the box, leaving Rafael, Michael Carrick and Wes Brown trailing in his wake before slipping the ball through Edwin van der Sar's legs for Kuyt to prod in from a yard. Anfield erupts.

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I'll take that 3-2 now Yossa... 😉

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Madness. It's sheer madness. Liverpool win a free-kick for Wes Brown's clumsy tackle on Dirk Kuyt and Luis Suarez's low shot is fumbled by Edwin van der Sar, with poacher-in-chief Kuyt getting in like a flash to convert from about a yard. He's bagged a treble, the Dutchman - and they've been gifted too him, all of them.

Andy Carroll coming on....

Not a football fan, but as a parent who's kids go to school with Dean Richards boys, RIP Dean, a true gent

Pacemaker; club loyalties must be put aside, at such tragic moments. Dean was a young man with a family, who are now without a father, a husband, a son. Very, very sad.

Where are all the Mancs today? Plenty of 'em wibbling on about Ryan Giggs couple of days ago. Gone a bit quiet this afternoon, haven't they? 😉

Poor Binners is probbly crying into his pint in some dingy depressing pub somewhere. 🙁

Never mind, Binners; you do at least have the consolation of hurting Hora next time you see him. That'll cheer you up. 🙂

Luis Suarez though, eh? Blimey...

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Carra's challenge was a foul, no doubt, deserved a yellow, but then Nani gets up, has a strop, then falls over again., and is eventually stretchered off.. Trying to get Carra sent off no doubt. No surprise from that little cheat, let's be honest.

Come on, it was a straight red, no doubt! Rash to say the least!

Anyway, got away with that, Great performance & result

All set up for the typical Gunners Bottling it now

Shamone.

Back to the good old days.

All you get at Anfield is a cup of tea and F***** good hiding!

Carra's challenge was a foul, [s]no doubt, deserved a yellow, but then Nani gets up, has a strop, then falls over again., and is eventually stretchered off.. Trying to get Carra sent off no doubt.[/s] No surprise from that little cheat

Good result for Arsenal that one so a happy night all over London then 😉

Aparently BaconFace has flounced!
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Fnatastic game at Molineux; a fitting tribute to Deano.

Come on, it was a straight red, no doubt! Rash to say the least!

Yeah, there was a case for a red, but I think Nani's reaction did him no favours. Really don't think Carra meant owt malicious; he's a hard, but fair player tbh.

Anyway, had Carra bin sent off, then you can guarantee Rafael would've had to go too. I think Phil Dowd had a really good game.

What is wrong with Fergie Bacon Face? Talk about a poor loser. What's he blaming now for his team's performance? Tosser. Great manager, but he needs to learn a bit of humility. I wouldn't mind, but then he bangs on about other managers not showing enough 'respect'??? He's the worst, by a long, long way.

Ban him from the touchline for a few months, I say. And fine Man U a million quid every time he has a rant. And deduct points. That'd learn him. 😆

Happy 60th King Kenny! 😀

Well played Liverpool. United were crap, and have been most of the season 🙁

Yeah, that's why they're at the top of the table... 😕

Where [i]is[/i] Binners? I'm getting worried.

Hora's understandably probbly gone into hiding. Lest he ends up on the receiving end of one...

Binners... He is the gift that keeps on giving! Just not today.

Aren't binners and hora consumating their bromance today,see hora's thread about scented candles,and binner's about massage oil.
Ian

Elfin - quite!

binners, where the **** are you?

JY, are you defending what Nani did?

Just watched the highlights. Nani you tit!

Think the reason Nani fell back over was he took a look at his leg.

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Problem is he made a rod for his own back with his previous behaviour so most of the players thought he was up to his usual tricks. Top marks to Meireles for kneeling down and staying with him whilst his team mates ignored him for some handbags instead.

JY, are you defending what Nani did?

I just thought his dramatic flounce made him look a bigger cock than he really is (and that's pretty big). FFS, why can't players man up anymore.

The handbags were a bit of a joke from either side tbh. Skrtel was at it after the Hernandez challenge too. Another proud weekend after the antics in Glasgow. Fair dues to the ref for (more or less) keeping a lid on it.

If Nani's injury was so bad, how come he was up and running about straight after? Pah, it's a slight graze. I've had worse than that and played on. 🙄 Apparently he's 'out for the rest of the season'. Oh well, at least ref's won't have to deal with his antics then.

So, Junky, you think Carragher's a dirty player then? He was late with the tackle. He went to see Nani after the game, to apologise for it. Not exactly Roy Keane-esque behaviour, eh?

Where is Binners? Can someone go and have a look for him please?

And has anyone seen Hora?

Perhaps he went to visit him to sympathetically say

erm well erm so erm well so you are 'out for the rest of the season'. Oh well, at least ref's won't have to deal with your antics then. erm well erm tara laaa

So when keane cropped you knew he meant it when and did not regret it when he had calmed down after. Thank god for the honesty of caragher in the face fof yet another cheating man U player.

Of course carra is not a dirty player or one of the old school ruffians but it is still a bad tackle. Nani's initial reaction is very poor - perhpas he was just so angry he did not realise the extent of the injry then went down once adrenalin had susbsided? Perhaps he is a cheat as he plays for man u and carra does not. Either way I have no particular wish to defend either player though obviously Carra is ready for beafication and Nani the end of a bell.

bad tackle bad reaction bad injury blame who you wish for those facts.

Bored now.

Still no Binners?

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Does the press blackout even extend to internet forums, perhaps?

More likely everyone has been out biking and is tired and not bothered about us lot wittering away.

boredom is better than addressing the issue or commenting eh Elfin 🙄
So i will gently prod you about your rather one sided view and you will just continu to ignore it. Excellent
perhaps I should just do what you and fergie do instead?

Just bored of discussing Carra's tackle on Nani, and Nani's subsequent strop. Done, dealt with.

Want to discuss Suarez dancing through the Man U defence? 😀 Brilliant bit of football. Took 3 or 4 defenders. And the ball would've trickled over the line had Kuyt not made sure.

Loved the little 'tap-ins' montage at the end of MOTD2 tonight. Did you see it?

He may well cry wolf every time he's touched, but this time he might have a point.
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Also seems feasible that adrenaline 'caused' him to confront the ref before going down again.

Carra should've gone though, as should Rafeal.

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Like I said, a tiny scrape. 🙄

Certianly a better set up than nanis but I will disucss it at work with some more balanced footy fans [including pool ones] rather than get a london scouse zealots view ta

Not interest in argue any more. Is boring.

So, Suarez...?

First impressions of him based on doing a match I thought great one touch and skills but only the one pace, later on he broke down the right and put on a spurt of speed so I think he plays his cards close and there are lots more skills to see.

First twenty mins or so they were very fluid and were a joy to watch, no one played in any set position they just seemed to flow all over the place, couldn't sustain it thou, be interesting to see if that develops. Looks like Gerrard has been taken by the scruff of the neck and had a good talking to and told exactly what he's to do.

but I will disucss it at work with some more balanced footy fans

Can we have a transcript please? Dying to read it.

MU were awful, Liverpool were good.
MU lead the table, Liverpool are 18 points behind.
MU will play CL next year, Liverpool will not.
It's just a game, let's talk about the season.

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MU were awful, Liverpool were good.
MU lead the table, Liverpool are 18 points behind.
MU will play CL next year, Liverpool will not.
It's just a game, let's talk about the season

LOLcarpetz. Is that the new song for the Stretford End? I know they're badly off for tunes at OT, not having many songs, but that doesn't even rhyme and will be out of date soon enough anyway.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/06/alex-ferguson-media-blackout-manchester-united

Ferguson and Gill really are pathetic. I'm sure the irony is lost on them of kicking up a fuss about refereeing decisions not going their way. given the favourable treatment they usually get (see the number of penalties awarded at Old Trafford/amount of injury time they get when they are behind etc etc).

If they are going to whinge about people not getting sent off when they should have done, then maybe they should start with Rooney. Carragher's tackle was reckless and could easily have been a straight red, but it wasn't malicious, unlike Rooney's elbow.

did Liverpool win a game then? (not seen the score)that's their quota for the season filled

did Liverpool win a game then?

They did, yes. How remarkably observant of you. Only 18 points to make up. After all, the season is the most important thing. Come on you Gooners 🙂

observant? no, guess yes

Not interest in argue any more. Is boring.

Can we have a transcript please? Dying to read it

“good result for Liverpool but some dirty tackles from both sides Nani is an idiot – shows picture – Oh Nasty”
This is the short version we discussed the cricket more.

I'm sure the irony is lost on them of kicking up a fuss about refereeing decisions not going their way.

Sadly this irony is lost on many football fans. It is poor to see. Fergie probably is amongst the worst for this though - the rooney one being the most obvious of late - clearly a straight red and few game ban

Sadly this irony is lost on many football fans. It is poor to see. Fergie probably is amongst the worst for this though - the rooney one being the most obvious of late - clearly a straight red and few game ban

Oi don't start with all this 'being reasonable' 🙄 Has no place in a football thread imo. 😛

I would say that generally the bigger clubs get more favourable treatment from refs - Man U being the biggest team of the Premier League era get the most favourable treatment.

[b]Man U being the biggest team of the Premier League era [/b]

GOOD POINT 😉

Stand back, stand back. I is here innit?

Morning Fred. Lovely day yesterday, so I went out out on the bike instead of sulking. Not even being beat by the scousers could ruin my day. So there! 😛

I had a distinct impression that that was going to happen yesterday. As you've no chance of winning owt this season, then yesterday was your cup final. A chance to screw up our chances of winning that symbolic 19th title.

We were awful though. We didn't turn up. Totally outplayed from start to finish! There... I've said it.

Carra should have been off. Simple as that. If that wasn't a straight red, then i don't know what is. Just really really nasty. He could have easily broken his leg. But in reality Fergie has forfitted his right to moan about refereeing after defending Rooneys elbow the other week. Another nasty little straight red!

Oh well... at least Arsenal didn't win

And only a blind man would say that Liverpool don't get favourable treatment at Anfield.

GOOD POINT

Or is it that they are the biggest team of the Premier League era [i]because[/i] of their favourable treatment from referees? 😉

And only a blind man would say that Liverpool don't get favourable treatment at Anfield.

Yup but I didn't say that. They do, but nowhere near as much as Man U at Old Trafford.

Arsene Wenger coined the phrase, after last years 6 minutes of added time at the derby, very "Old Trafford-ish" 😀

Its equally as bad at Anfield though IMHO

We didn't turn up. Totally outplayed from start to finish!

In recent years that's been our problem in a lot of away games against the teams around us, with maybe the exception of Arsenal. We've crumbled at Anfield and the Bridge in particular. Can't understand why they're just not up for it, especially against the scousers.

Its equally as bad at Anfield though IMHO

Except it's not. Quiz question - how many penalties awarded to away teams at Old Trafford since the start of the Premier League? How many to United in the same period? Compare this to Anfield.

See also the stats on how Man U get massively more injury time when they are losing or drawing.

And then of course there's Howard Webb.

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I know Grum. Its a pity we had to drop Howard Webb for yesterdays game. We could have done with him 😉

Except it's not. Quiz question - how many penalties awarded to away teams at Old Trafford since the start of the Premier League? How many to United in the same period?

Not really a great statistic to use, of course Utd are going to get more penalties at home, they're the team that will, in most games, be putting more pressure on the opposition defence in the penalty area. Inevitably that's going to draw fouls in the box and penalties.

This week alone united have had 4 bad decisions against them in crucial games in a tight race for the league, and yet the same old cliched "United get all the decisions" comments get wheeled out again.

And that takes the attention away from the real matter, which is the number of poor decisions made by officials week in week out for all teams.

they're the team that will, in most games, be putting more pressure on the opposition defence in the penalty area.

You mean during the extra injury time they get awarded when they need a goal?

This week alone united have had 4 bad decisions against them in crucial games in a tight race for the league, and yet the same old cliched "United get all the decisions" comments get wheeled out again.

Like the decision not to send off/ban Rooney you mean? United don't get 'all the decisions' but statistically over the years they have been shown to receive preferential treatment. It's a cliche because it's true. Like I said, Liverpool get it to a lesser extent as do all the bigger teams.

Man U's latest hissy fit is part of their systematic attempt to bully the FA/officials into doing what they want, and an arrogant belief that they deserve it.

El Clasico

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Oh dear. Anyone who thinks that this fixture is in the same league as El Clasico is either seriously deluded or has no idea what Barcelona v Madrid is all about.

EDIT. I guess there is a vague connection in so far as the vast majority of [i]fans[/i] of all the clubs concerned in the comparison never actually go to see [i]their[/i] teams play

You mean during the extra injury time they get awarded when they need a goal?

lets see your stats then
I have Man u at 3 penalties this season and the average being 4 per team
http://sg.sports.yahoo.com/football/premier-league/statistics/