I was on BlackBerry Messenger and someone's Personal Message came up in my recent updates list 'Chelsea 1-0 Arsenal', I then put mine as 'Van Persie needs to kick some Chelsea ass', four minutes later, he scores
I think it's bad. Chelsea are pretty much going to make the top 4, but Arsenal a right back in the mix now. I have a feeling they will finish above us.
4-3 to Arsenal! Edit - If you ain't watching the game, its worth putting it on even now! 2 goals since I put it on just around 10 minutes ago.
Van Persie got a hat-trick, game ended 5-3 for Arsenal. 3 points and they move above us in the league. If we have any chance of getting that player, then I hope we work 100% to making it happen, truly astonishing, I think its 28 goals in 27 league goals now
My younger brother (Arsenal fan) has just pointed out Van Persie has scored 7 goals in three games, equivalent to Maxi's goalscoring spree at the end of last season
In the days after the accusation of racism against Luis Saurez both Dalglish and Ferguson backed their players,the FA decided to investigate the unsubstansiated claim by Evra and since then theres been little said by both camps. A couple of days ago Kenny made a short statement in which he said the club and Saurez want the FA to decide on their findings as soon as possible. Yesterday a week after branding Saurez a diving cheat Ferguson once again gave his biased opinion against our player,he deliberately brought John Terry's racism case into play when commenting on the Saurez/Evra case. "There's no doubt in my mind what happened at Anfield with Patrice but it's the FA's responsibility to sort it out," Ferguson said. "We spoke to them a few days ago, they are doing their work and we will leave the matter in their hands. But I'm very surprised that this sort of thing is happening now. I don't know if it's just a coincidence that two cases are going on, let's hope we don't get three, but this is 2011, for goodness sake. "I can't believe there is any sort of issue over race in the game given the number of black players who take part. It's such a rare, rare occurrence for this sort of thing to surface. I can't even remember the last time allegations of this sort were levelled against a player. "Everyone knows the contribution black players have made to modern day football, and have been doing for many years, so it's surprising to have this happening now. Just within our own club we have had some fantastic players with great personalities, and we've been very lucky to have them." In his first sentence he states "There is no doubt in my mind",he then says "but its the FA's responsibility to sort it out,his first sentence negates his second and its obvious hes attempting to influence the enquiry,he then tells us hes very surprised this sort of thing IS happening now,so hes made his mind up it is happening before the enquiry is over. In answer to his final comment,Liverpool have and have had many black players in fact we had a lad fom the local black community(Howie Gayle)to thank for getting us to a European cup final by running Bayern Munich ragged in the away leg of the semi-final years before united had even signed a black player. And all of our black players have been nice lads(except Diouf)and they were'nt/are'nt racially abused at LFC,if they did'nt/dont put a shift in they get slagged off just any player would. Keep schtum Ferguson until the FA decide the outcome.
Page, don't get so riled! Kenny kicked all of that fog from Ferguson into touch with his 'hurry up' statement which was balanced. What worries me more are the statements by people like the guy who heads the Kick It Out campaign who appears to want to link the Evra and Terry cases AND make the principle rather than the facts the prime concern. If that type of pressure effects the FA then not only will the Evra/Suarez decision be even more delayed but there is the possibility that Suarez is not totally absolved - even though no evidenece has been produced against him. Having interviwed both players and having had the opportunity to seek 3rd party evidence, then there is absolutely no reason why the FA cannot make a decision. Any action that they may take as a consequence of that decision could be delayed in the light of the Terry investigation. They are now pushing the bounds of tolerance of common justice.
I agree with the points you made dave,but it burns my head out that Ferguson carefully stage manages his comments and is clearly manipulating those that are easily said and led(ie; the FA and the media),I reckon if the Anton Ferdinand case would have involved a foreign player instead of Terry both cases would be done and dusted by now but its only because Terry is English and the England captain that the Saurez case is being used as leverage to get Terry off the hook. The sooner the Saurez/Evra issue is settled the better and JT can then be left to justify his case seperately.
