The Football Thread.

Fingers657

Does anyone know how much Man U players pay hairdressers for the Seagull shit on my head look?
Extra time  2-2 at Old Trafford .

mgaw

Travelling back to Cornwall after taking the lad to Stamford Bridge, cracking game, great own goal which led to the Leicester fans shouting shoot every time he got the ball which was very amusing.

Great day out, if long, but a good result in the end, I still am absolutely baffled at how many players on astronomical salaries fuck up the basics! 

4-2 man of the match. Sterling.  Proper shit penalty and the worst free kick like ever

S56035

4-3. That hurts.

Fingers657

Excellent 7 goal thriller between Man U & Liverpool.
As a neutral.

LionAquaLooper

What a game that was. 

Springywheel

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

S56035

Springywheel said:

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

No fight? Wtf?

CHRISB50

These quarter finals have been fantastic. Really enjoyed them all. 

TeleMaster

S56035 said:

Springywheel said:

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

No fight? Wtf?

Yea both teams gave everything? 

BigBearKris

Great entertainment, I didn't care who will win today and enjoyed both matches. Utd v Liv was a great spectacle with all the football dramaturgy. 

S56035

TeleMaster said:

S56035 said:

Springywheel said:

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

No fight? Wtf?

Yea both teams gave everything? 

That's certainly the way it looked to me.

guitars4you

What a game - MUFC v LFC - Could have gone either way - there were passages when LFC controlled the game and should have won - That 5-2 break at one stage - But credit to Man U for staying in the game 

Effectively a 'bye' to the final for Man U - And a local home tie for many of their fans in the semi's

Springywheel

S56035 said:

TeleMaster said:

S56035 said:

Springywheel said:

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

No fight? Wtf?

Yea both teams gave everything? 

That's certainly the way it looked to me.

Let me correct myself, both teams showed fight but I thought united compensated for the difference in quality by showing more of it than pool. Imo. Home advantage makes a difference of course. Will be interesting to see how the prem encounter pans out... 

guitars4you

Springywheel said:

S56035 said:

TeleMaster said:

S56035 said:

Springywheel said:

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

No fight? Wtf?

Yea both teams gave everything? 

That's certainly the way it looked to me.

Let me correct myself, both teams showed fight but I thought united compensated for the difference in quality by showing more of it than pool. Imo. Home advantage makes a difference of course. Will be interesting to see how the prem encounter pans out... 

I think that most Man U fans will be happy for today - Least of all it is effectively all they have left to play for other than a place in the CL - But equally I would image many fans to be a bit pee'd off - Where is such spirit and endeavour in many other PL games when they are 2nd best and show little interest - The players attitude can be poor at times and even today they had their moments - But they battled and delivered when they needed to 

menamestom

Springywheel said:

S56035 said:

TeleMaster said:

S56035 said:

Springywheel said:

Liverpool thought they could win it without getting out of first gear, but you can't turn up at OT without fight. Poor play from Nunez and Elliot for those last two goals. Gifted them the win. 

No fight? Wtf?

Yea both teams gave everything? 

That's certainly the way it looked to me.

Let me correct myself, both teams showed fight but I thought united compensated for the difference in quality by showing more of it than pool. Imo. Home advantage makes a difference of course. Will be interesting to see how the prem encounter pans out... 

Aside from home advantage we have have not played since the Saturday before.  Liverpool played on the Sunday and Thursday which will have had an affect, even more so in a game that went to extra time.   I'd like to think the result triggers some change in performance and attitude for us but I think the prem encounter will back back to type Liverpool will be dominant and we will withdraw and play not to lose.

I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

TeleMaster

Uh oh!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68594865

mrkb

Forest docked 4 points - Man City and Chelsea allowed to carry on regardless.......

mikeyrob73

mrkb said:

Forest docked 4 points - Man City and Chelsea allowed to carry on regardless.......

and yet Everton got 10 , reduced to 6 on appeal 


make it make sense please because it at the moment it appears that they are just making it all up as they go along 

thecolourbox

To me, the Forest thing, the message it gives out to smaller clubs is basically don't even bother trying to stay in the Prem if you happen to get there unexpectedly. My club West Brom are vying to go up in the playoffs but if we go up we would have to do something akin to Forest ie totally rebuild the squad as it's barely championship quality as it is, loads of players out of contract so no fees to be obtained by selling anybody, so all it's going to do is encourage us to not bother, get relegated bottom of the league again so we can just make do with parachute payments again for a few years then make another push to repeat finishing bottom again.

I don't know what the alternative is though

guitars4you

mikeyrob73 said:

mrkb said:

Forest docked 4 points - Man City and Chelsea allowed to carry on regardless.......

and yet Everton got 10 , reduced to 6 on appeal 


make it make sense please because it at the moment it appears that they are just making it all up as they go along 

I’m baffled by that - I thought 6 points would become the blue print after they won the appeal - Whilst 4 points is huge to Forest based on their season to date, for the likes of Chelsea, who are on course to smash the appropriate loses in one season, then a similar 4 points deduction to Chelsea will be a token gesture To the point that they can commit the crime again and again, knowing the punishment is negligible