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Relayer69 said:
Spot on Roo - we cannot worry about being caught by Everton - we need them to stay interested for their game v Chelsea. I have a funny feeling that might be Chelsea's 'Achilles Heel' game, rather than today.
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Win, lose of draw (and I suspect lose) Everton's season ends after today. Benitez's last game, possibly Lampard's last game. There's all sorts of reasons that make it unlikely we will not win. Today is definitely the best chance we have of dropping points irrespective of whether United are interested or not.
 
District Line said:
Win, lose of draw (and I suspect lose) Everton's season ends after today. Benitez's last game, possibly Lampard's last game. There's all sorts of reasons that make it unlikely we will not win. Today is definitely the best chance we have of dropping points irrespective of whether United are interested or not.
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I was reading in The Sunday Times that Fergie says he has told Wenger that he will field his strongest side. Whether he will, or not, remains to be seen. If he does, I think we can assume that his animosity towards Benitez is genuine!..
 
District Line said:
Win, lose of draw (and I suspect lose) Everton's season ends after today. Benitez's last game, possibly Lampard's last game. There's all sorts of reasons that make it unlikely we will not win. Today is definitely the best chance we have of dropping points irrespective of whether United are interested or not.
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It's never over til it's over DL!! <laugh>

You're probably right - certainly not holding out any realistic hopes either way as mentioned before!!
 
Hugo Stiglitz said:
Watching Everton now, they have a very decent 11, their problem is squad depth.

Fellaini is a beast of a player.
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I think you can make a very good argument for Jagielka/Distin being the best defensive partnership in the league, if they had a top striker they'd be some team.
 
Can't help thinking we would have got good value out of Pienaar this season if he had still been around......
 
Yid Vicious said:
I think you can make a very good argument for Jagielka/Distin being the best defensive partnership in the league, if they had a top striker they'd be some team.
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Agreed like us though they suffer when key players are injured.

Be interesting to see who we sign this transfer window. We have great defenders but something isn't right, coaching?
 
Mousers just getting the benefit of pathetic reffing!! Anichebe gets fouled by defender but ref blows other way, Distin scores, Anichebe gets booked for protesting!!! It's not just Clattenburg...... <doh>
 
Just seen the incident again and not only did Oliver get the decision completely wrong, but he also booked Anichebe for what can only have been verbal dissent and didn't do anything against Pienaar who laid hands on him!!!
 
Daveunited said:
yeah I know. if that was us...
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You get enough decisions! ;)


I think you'd put that down to "safe" home refereeing, he saw Howard go down near Anichebe but clearly hadn't seen what caused it as Anichebe did nothing wrong but he guessed that he missed something.
 
humanbeingincroydon said:
Bacon Face is whinging that Bale didn't sign for his lot six years ago.

Get over it - not every player in world football wants to sign for your multinational corporation. Thought they'd have learned that when Alan Shearer turned them down...
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And today he's whinging that Frank Lampard didn't sign for them in 2001, when he was still Frank Lampard Jr...
 
Everton drew.
Barring a collapse they are guaranteed an EL slot so the Chelsky game has little
riding on it. And just seen the team that Fergie is starting with.

Looks like we will have to win all our remaining games just to finish 4th.
 
Relayer69 said:
Mousers just getting the benefit of pathetic reffing!! Anichebe gets fouled by defender but ref blows other way, Distin scores, Anichebe gets booked for protesting!!! It's not just Clattenburg...... <doh>
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Never a foul but given the wrongly disallowed Liverpool goal at Goodison probably evens itself out.
 
The RDBD said:
Everton drew.
Barring a collapse they are guaranteed an EL slot so the Chelsky game has little
riding on it. And just seen the team that Fergie is starting with.

Looks like we will have to win all our remaining games just to finish 4th.
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Is Fergie having a laugh? He let the players go on the piss all week before they played Arsenal and now this, I'm sure he loves making himself feel like King Maker in the Premier League and I think he's more worried about us getting a CL spot than the other 2. I'll take it as a compliment :D
 
The RDBD said:
Everton drew.
Barring a collapse they are guaranteed an EL slot so the Chelsky game has little
riding on it. And just seen the team that Fergie is starting with.

Looks like we will have to win all our remaining games just to finish 4th.
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You could look at it from a different point of view. Players that aren't first choice and have a point to prove, players that will be hungry and highly motivated. Surely that's better than first choice that will suffer from inevitable complacency?
 
District Line said:
You could look at it from a different point of view. Players that aren't first choice and have a point to prove, players that will be hungry and highly motivated. Surely that's better than first choice that will suffer from inevitable complacency?
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Why would they be hungry and highly motivated when their season's already over?

Face it - Man Utd are doing all they can to help you out and screw Tottenham over in the process.
 
There might not be much that we agree on, but I'm sure you join me in agreeing that Fergie saying he would put out a full strength side today has been proven to be utter bollocks <grr>
 
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