Match Day Thread 2017/18 Premier League, Cups & Euro Watch

Last minute equaliser for Torquay ...................footballs a ****ing cruel game sometimes

 

#threepointsforawin is massive when there are 6 clubs on less than a point per game

 

That’s a kick in the pants

 

And its a long way home

 

Just been on the news that one of the cars they used has broken down......

 

Remember the banner on the Stretford End(prior to City's first premier title), counting the years since city's last title and "tick tock tick tock" in big letters?
That was sanctioned by MUFC and before Maureen's tenure, but disrespectful.
Utd fans themselves used to point out Maureen's hypocrisy when he was Chelsea manager and call him classless, now he's one of them and everything he says and does is acceptable, they're as much hypocrites as he is.

 

We've had more 7-0s than 1-0s this season

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42331616

the knives must be out for mourinho.

even bbc is lining up the hypocrisy of his attitude to milk-gate: I quote the article.

Pep Guardiola says he is sorry if Manchester City's derby celebrations insulted Manchester United, but not if only Jose Mourinho took offence.

United manager Mourinho had milk thrown at him outside the dressing rooms after objecting to City's raucous reaction.

"If we offended United - not just one player, not Jose - Manchester United, then I apologise," said the Spaniard.

Mourinho said the incident after City's 2-1 win was "a question of diversity in behaviour, diversity in education".

5 live In Short: 'Mourinho is being a hypocrite'
He then concluded his Tuesday news conference by suggesting the continued focus on the incident showed a lack of respect to Bournemouth, who United play on Wednesday.

The Football Association says both clubs have until Wednesday to reply to a request for their observations of the incident.

However, Guardiola reiterated his players' right to celebrate a victory that takes them 11 points clear of their neighbours and closest challengers at the top of the Premier League table.

"We have to enjoy those moments. If the people cannot understand that then I'm sorry. We won a derby," he said of a Premier League-record 14th consecutive win.

"If we were not correct than I apologise to all of Manchester United. Our intentions was not that. It was to celebrate inside the locker room."

Guardiola also said he is considering trying to sign a central defender during January. City had an £18m bid for West Brom centre-back Jonny Evans turned down in August.

Latest chapter in a book of grievances?

Jose Mourinho
Mourinho races onto the Nou Camp pitch after Inter Milan's Champions League semi-final success in 2010 with Guardiola in the background
Mourinho and Guardiola worked together at Barcelona, as backroom staff and player respectively, but their relationship has been strained at times since turning to management.

After his departure from Chelsea in 2007, Mourinho reportedly met the Barcelona hierarchy and outlined his vision for the club, only to be overlooked in favour of the less-experienced Guardiola when Frank Rijkaard was replaced.

Two years later, Mourinho's Inter Milan overcame Guardiola's Barcelona side in a bad-tempered Champions League semi-final in 2010 that culminated in him running onto the Nou Camp pitch in defiant celebration.

In charge of Real Madrid, Mourinho poked his finger in the eye of Guardiola's Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova and suggested that the Catalan giants got favourable treatment from officials and governing body Uefa.

When Guardiola left Barca to take a break from football in 2012, Mourinho described the decision as "unthinkable". He is younger than me, but I'm not tired," the Portuguese added.

For his part, Guardiola has said that while he watches and assesses Mourinho's teams, he prefers "to learn as little as possible from him off the pitch".

Both took up their current roles in summer 2016 and their teams met three times last season with City winning at Old Trafford in the league in September, United taking revenge at home in the League Cup and a goalless draw at the Etihad in April.

Mourinho complained his side were denied two legitimate penalties in the first meeting and claimed that City striker Sergio Aguero had been "smart" in the incident that resulted in a red card for United midfielder Marouane Fellani in the third.

Before Sunday's meeting, the Portuguese suggested that City's players were prone to diving and tactical fouls to gain an advantage.

What actually happened in the tunnel?

City's players initially celebrated Sunday's victory in front of their fans, and coaching staff tried to persuade Guardiola to join them, but he refused.

After the players and staff headed down the tunnel, it is understood Mourinho complained outside the visitors' dressing room as he made his way to interviews.

In the ensuing row, the Portuguese had water and milk thrown at him while City coach Mikel Arteta suffered a cut head after he was hit by a plastic drinks bottle.

It is not known who threw it and sources from both clubs say no punches were thrown during the incident.

"After the game, the players shake hands - no problem at all - and some players go and celebrate with the fans as normal," said Guardiola in his news conference before Wednesday's trip to Swansea.

"After that we went to the locker room and I encourage to the players to celebrate victories but, of course, inside the locker room. Of course, with huge respect for our opponents, not just Manchester United.

"When we lose we have to accept defeat and when we win to try to celebrate it.

"I am the guy who encouraged them to celebrate it in that moment but between each other. That is what we did."

 

Smoke an mirrors from BBC Salford to deflect from the poor performance United gave.

 

maybe so.

maybe lukaku is is such serious **** that they have to deflect onto the snide one.

 

Cock

 

****ers like you make me laugh when they mention their 'second club'. ****ing second club

 

In my opinion, club and coach were made for each other. That covers it all

 

Funny, he was very good under Martinez and Koeman. Pocketed £50m profit and spunked it on Siggurdson

 

Working out what mito means is one of the ongoing entertainments of this board (there aren't many).
In this case I think he meant that Lukaku is in the **** - for his part in the scuffle.
I could be wrong.

 

Awh, **** knows!

He hasn’t set the world alight at OT either. He doesn’t fit the long ball game.

 

I always thought he looked good for you guys, but Maureen expects his players to be defenders first, Lucky's probably not sure what he's supposed to do any more.

 

RAFA TALKS CASH

Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez is still waiting to hear how much he will have to spend in the January transfer window but insists uncertainty over the future direction of the club is not affecting performances.

Benitez is hoping to discover before Christmas what funds will be available to strengthen his young squad in the New Year.

“We are still working on that," he said.

"We are monitoring players but at the moment we don't know how much money is available. All we can do is concentrate on football and the games.

"We don't know what the budget is. We know what we need. But can we get that? I don't know.”

 

He's sent Ibra out to have a dig

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...la-immature-during-time-together-at-barcelona

 

What a ****ing plonker the Swedish Ponytail is, he now plays for the most immature manager ever in the game of football.
I reckon Pep's decision to build a team around Messi has been proved beyond doubt, in fact it's very immature of the ponytail to spit his dummy out after all this time.