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Don't know mate, have you checked your hubcaps lately? :D

As I'm in deepest darkest Deutschland (well below the Weißwurst Grenze) I've been otherwise occupied, I haven't been following this weekends games so can't really comment, but regardless, it sticks in the craw when the Mankies do us. :(

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To be honest,watched it n best side won, Think Rodgers is disgraceful saying he will not criticize him, that to me is putting football before the well being of players.:( Its all well n good saying the red mist came down, But what would people be saying if Ballotelli had done it? They would crucify him, but cos its our stevie its ok? i think not.;)

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The Scousers are getting desperate.:D:D
It wasn't me, honest. Ian Dunbavin done it.
http://www.dodgyscouser.com/pics/sg.jpg

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Watched it too ... and I agree. Very entertaining too. If ... heaven forbid ... I were a United fan, I would be happy about the performances of Mata and the guy with the hair. Looks like Moyes got it right buying those too.

Is it just me, or does Carrick remind anyone else of Jimmy Adamson?

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I got them welded on just before I met you:D

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Sky Sports are saying that Skrtl has been charged but the scouse supporter pundit on NW Tonight said he might be charged?
Think you have got it spot on about Balotelli v Gerrard - good job the scouse fans love Balotelli otherwise he could have been off as well.
Our old friend may even thank us if the deadwoods can pull it off against the scousers with Gerrard and Skrtl missing:alright:

Someone is very noticeable for his absence, but he did say he wouldn't post on this thread again - 11 or so of his posts ago:tongueout

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This is one weekend when I will be hoping - against all my principles, that the scousers can pull off the impossible and beat the Gooners:rolleyes:
Hopefully another miracle at the Theatre of Dreams, with La Crème playing so badly it will be a miracle if we beat Villa:D
Just imagine the League Table if La Crème and the scousers both win today:alright:

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Now I think I know how the scouse supporters feel every time they lose which of course is much too frequent for a team still searching for their Holy Grail of a Premiership Title – even a Champions League qualification.:mad: If they had won then La Creme would have been second in the league – of course the scousers will do anything to hamper La Creme's progress.:rolleyes::tongueout

I do feel sorry for them, everything seems to be against them at the moment, the main man going, apparently not offered a new contract, the wonder kid not interested in money but refusing to sign a £100K contract, 3 of their best players suspended so they will miss the Rovers match – come on you Deadwoods.:D

La Creme still not good enough for the full 90 minutes but churning out the victories, certainly putting last season behind them.:alright:

A great win for the Deadwoods especially ahead of the FA Cup match this week – Jay will certainly be smiling at the thought of me supporting them. They may even get into the play off zone if they can keep playing like they did yesterday.:)

Only saw a few minutes of Stanley's game, looked as though it was pretty rough – on the touchline, but there were some pretty robust tackles. They really could do with stringing a few wins together as they are not far ahead of the danger places, hopefully they can pull it off on Monday.:D

Burnley very much in danger with Arsenal up next. Hopefully Villa can stop QPR from getting above them on Tuesday.:)

The NN need to win tomorrow and hopefully they will have another off day next Sunday.;)

The scousers, one in particular, are keeping their heads down – I am reminded of some old sayings to do with counting chickens and laughing loudest, someone certainly had plenty to say last season.:gooddog: Still time for them to stage a recovery but when the Dodger gives up on the top four places it does not instil too much confidence. I do feel he is rather handicapped when new signings are apparently decided by a committee – how is it possible to manage a team under those constraints.:rolleyes:

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What a fantastic week so far, Stanley getting 3 points today, don't know how the teams around them got on but that is 3 points further away from the bottom.:D
Then to find that the NN got stuffed - not as badly as the scousers, but 3 points dropped:alright: - makes for an interesting weekend.;) All it needs now to make it the perfect week is for the Deadwoods to win on Wednesday - C'mon you Rovers:D
Scousers still keeping their heads down, but they are not the only ones:hidewall: - quite a difference from last season:tongueout

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No need to add any hot air to the discussion as you're providing quite sufficient! ;)

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The deadwoods almost did it, but guess it wasn’t to be. The scousers will certainly be fired up now and of course they have every chance of gaining 3 points on us this weekend. They have only got to win all their remaining games and for La Crème to lose 3 matches and they can finish ahead of us – Oh, woe is me.
But are they going to improve on last season - Noooooooooo:tongueout

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Well, only six games to go for La Creme - so for the scousers to get above us we have to lose 3 out of 6 and the scousers have to win all their remaining 7 games – the Dodger talks the talk alright but he appears to have mobility problems.
A great recovery from Stanley, levelling it in the 90th minute, by the look of the table they should be safe and can now start thinking about pushing on next season.
The deadwoods are still playing yo-yo fashion, still a point away from home is better than none, but they are out of any chance for the play off slots.
Burnley are dicing with trouble, but a couple of wins could see them scrape through, only 7 points cover the bottom 6.
The NN, lovely to watch, the first 10 – 15minutes did cause concern but then there was only one team in it, some great football played and the man isn't satisfied yet, so it could get much better – watch this space, or next seasons thread.
The scousers have a must win match tomorrow but it will be easy for them, Newcastle at home, they should do it easily as they are playing so well – according to the Dodger.

Just did a quick comparison of this seasons thread against last seasons. Last season there were 32 pages, OK some posts were about the World Cup, but so far this season there have been 15 pages. Surprising how the people who were shouting their mouths off last year have been very noticeable by their absence. The most noticeable one being BG – more postings than all others together, but of course he threw his pacifier out of his pram a while back. Seems like he is good at slagging off La Creme but can't take criticism of the scousers.
The one genuine supporter carried on though taking the rough with the smooth – good old DinG

Who is looking forward to the Europa Cup next season:tongueout

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I watched the game today ... really entertaining ... and I gotta admit that United looked great, and the score line actually flattered city. If this were the first month of the season instead of the winding down time, I would put money on them to win the league. Next year, without dumb losses to teams like Swansea, who knows. But Van Gaal? How can one rate him as a great manager when it took him three quarters of a season to figure out how to use the guy with the hair. And just as long to realize what a talent he has in Mata. Both things are no brainers.

And the EPL ... the usual suspects, the ones with the brass, are the top four. Boring. The most exciting thing to watch, as usual, is what is going on at the bottom.

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There is also the amusement of seeing whether the scousers can do better than La Crème did last season

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Maybe ... but, talking about the scousers, I would like to see clubs have a little more patience with their managers. If United had stuck with Moyes they probably have done just as well this season. As far as I remember, Mata and the Haircut were his purchases. Di Maria and Falcao were a waste of brass. Blind was a good buy because he seems to form a real good dynamic duo with Young. I feel a tad sorry for Pellegini. His players are playing shiite, but it is he that looks set for the chop. With Rodgers, I think that Liverpool should stick with him. I remember reading a news story about Sterling in which he said that if he had have been offered a contract earlier, he would have signed ... and for less money than he's being offered now. And Liverpool's bosses screwed up with Stevie too.

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Still plucking away. ;)

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A good win for your lot last night DinG, still breathing over our shoulders and of course there is every chance we will drop 3 points this coming weekend:hidewall:

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Don't forget Herrera and Rojo, both picking up the pace quite nicely, Herrera much quicker but of course he is playing alongside Mata. Shaw is another one for the not too distant future and there are some young ones waiting to break through. Think there will be further changes this summer but they will be brought in to fit into the developing pattern - fully agree about Falcao and Di Maria.

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Herrera has turned out to be a very good buy, I agree. Also think Rooney deserves more credit for his play, and particularly his leadership. Captain of one of the biggest clubs in the world ... Captain of England ... great scoring record ... most certainly one of the great players of recent years ... he sure doesn't get the recognition he deserves. One of the problems facing Van Gaal is what to do with RVP who now seems surplus to requirements.

Whatever happens in the summer transfer spendfest, I would bet on United to win the league next year. And this from someone who is in no way a fan of the club; but over here we don't get much choice ... only the EPL shows up on the sports channels. Whatever, the Stanley Cup playoffs are about to begin ... no wimpy prima donnas writhing in agony because they have tripped over their boot laces. Just real men playing a real man's game:alright: Oh, and let's not forget good reffing.:D

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Almost forgot to mention Carrick, great player. Carrick and Mata are good examples of what you get when you combine superlative skills with intelligence.;)

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Not an unexpected result, better than it could have been, at least the display from La Crème was quite impressive for long periods but with 3 enforced changes and a couple unavailable the pattern had to be changed.
Gives the scousers an opportunity, we only need to lose 2 more matches and they will be ahead of us - if they can win all their remaining matches, but even that won't get them their Holy Grail
What a difference a year makes, a great improvement for us but something of a decline for the scousers and they aren't going to improve on last season
Could be a terrific climax to the season.

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:) 'Ere now, that sounds rather like someone unsuccessfully trying to cover up a disappointment. (and failing miserably :D) Never mind Bazza your crowd are still out there regardless.

The Pool need to buck their ideas up today because in all honesty, this is probably our only chance of some silver this season & to see Stevie G leave with some style.

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Very disappointed DinG, expected a better result than that for the way we played.
If LVG can achieve that sort of improvement in performance in one season then roll on next season.
Still fancy Champions League for La Crème next season, you may well manage to sneak into the Europa Cup:D

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:alright:Oh dear, what a shame, never mind:rolleyes:
I am sure that the scouse supporters will buy SG a train ticket along with a Cup Final ticket so that he can be at Wembley on his birthday;)
I can't understand all the furore about Sterling - I think it is understandable that he was allegedly sniffing helium - at 5' 2" he needs to get high:rolleyes:
Perhaps someone can explain the thinking of bringing Lambert on with a matter of minutes left to play:confused:
Stanley had hard luck dropping 2 points in the last couple of minutes, but it looks as though they are safe. Time to plan for next season.
The deadwoods still playing yo-yo, same as Stanley, dropping the points in the last couple of minutes, time to start planning for next season:)
Things look dire for Burnley, although it is possible for them to climb above the drop zone I fear it is unlikely and with the probability that they will lose Ings and some others the future does not look too rosy:(
A couple of Lancashire clubs can get promotion from Leagues 1 & 2 - here's hoping:alright:

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From what I've seen in the last few weeks, you are probably right. I watched the Chelsea game and, in my humble colonial opinion,;) Jose has more to worry about than the Dutch guy. It's called "next season". It's gonna be a whole new ball game. The only thing United really need in terms of new players is a young version of Carrick ... not to replace him, but to be ready to take over when he has to retire. Come to think of it, given the way he plays, he might have another 3 or 4 great years in him. And how about that Luke Shaw, eh. He's starting to look like a good buy. I'll never be a fan, but the team is starting to look impressive ... and the component of English players is larger than the token that one finds at Chelski or City. Come to think of something else ... I'd like to see more of James Wilson.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, les Canadiennes de Montreal are looking good in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Vive les habs.

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Were they playing Saturday night against Ottowa? We were sat with friends in a sports bar Saturday evening & caught the last 15 minutes or so of gratuitous violence ...... and thoroughly enjoyed it! :D

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I watched the game too, helped along with a bunch of Barking Squirrel Ale ... les Habs are ahead in the series 3 games to 0 ... I didn't notice any violence, just a bunch of lads having fun on the ice.:D

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Ah, enlightenment! So that's what it's called, my thanks for the edjamacation in the subtle nuances of Cannuck sport. :D

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Y'r welcome ... Hockey is a game of nuance ... those who don't know the game can't seem to see the difference between a solid check into the boards and aggravated assault (assault with a weapon if the stick is up) but the difference, although subtle, is obvious to all those who love the sport.:D

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How can we play such crap after the recent displays - one thing for sure is that there is a need for a target man who will play on the shoulder of the central defenders. We played even worse than the scousers did yesterday. A great chance to go 10 points ahead of them but instead we remain on seven - still, that is still eight points more than we have to get from the remaining games.
The deadwoods must have gone on their summer holidays after going two up.
D & R were only 3 points above Stanley, shouldn't have lost by four, hope they aren't just going to sit back now because they are safe?
Burnley doomed, but chance to screw La Crème in the last match.
Preston should be there and they have got Colchester next week so they should be there.
Could well be a few surprises yet - the scousers could even get fifth place and another bite at the Europa League - we will see.

Slight thread wander - Liverpool are swinging to the Tories as Milliband has promised 100,000 new jobs in the area.

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I found it quite amusing, hilarious in fact, when I realised that someone who posted over 150 times on last seasons thread - I don't think any of them were about his team, you know the team, the one that has never won the Premiership title. all he could do was slag off La Crème.
Different story this season, scousers not doing too well, I think they need to win 3 more matches than La Crème to overtake them, in fact they are probably looking over their shoulder at Tottenham and Southampton. But, have faith, I am sure they can do it - not quite sure what, but they can - Brenda Dodger says they only need a couple of players to be great again and you can believe in him - he might not be able to walk the walk yet but he talks good.
So with La Crème managing to outpace the scousers this season, that someone has thrown his dummy out of the pram. Oh dear, what a shame, but never mind, there is always next season:gooddog::alright::tongueout

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There's always next season. :)

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Of course there is DinG and like us after last season there will be every opportunity for your lot to improve. Me, I am just hoping that FSG stick with Brenda although with Jurgen being available who knows?:D

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Another crap display, Fellaini as a target man is ridiculous, he is much too static, Di Maria takes too long to settle into a game, didn't see one decent cross, pass or run from him - but worst of all. VP taking the penalty, he hasn't played for weeks so why let him take it and not Rooney. Also seemed to be a change of pattern, not one notable cross from the by - line. We could have been second in the league this morning but now are really looking over our shoulder as the scousers put in a late charge.
Burnley seem to be out of it now, back to the Burnley - Rovers derby matches next season - could well be a few leaving rather than drop down a league.
Deadwoods and Stanley both finished secure for next year, can the NN hang on to 2nd place.
Almost over for this season, roll on the next one, it can only get better

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The Fat Lady has sung at Anfield, the search for their Holy Grail will have to start all over again next season, no doubt they are looking forward to the Europa League and hoping they can hang on to 5th place, but Spurs could still overtake them, whatever, they have fallen far behind their efforts of last season. What could be the reason - poor dealings in the txfr mrkt, or just a manager who isn't good enough - Please FSG, you must stick with Brenda
After all the slagging of La Crème last season by Toy Chucker, it must be particularly galling for him to see La Crème back above the scousers this season.
Stanley and the deadwoods are both safe, let us hope that there will be some astute signings and they will both improve next season.
Poor Burnley - and that wasn't meant as a pun. The danger for them will be to lose some players and not be able to fight their way straight back into the PL.
Preston still in with a chance of promotion, it does give a good feeling when Lancashire clubs do well - even the scousers
La Crème showed a great improvement even though they played absolute crap at times. Great hope for next season with LVG having had time to assess, trim and bolster the team. As long as we continue thwarting the scousers search for their Holy Grail, that is almost as good as winning the league - is it really 27 years and still counting for the scousers?

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So the saga of the scousers search for their Holy Grail will have to wait until next season, but if they drop four places next season like this it is just going to be yet another wasted season for them.
Thought that La Crème played crap again yesterday but we were playing a team that had a slim chance of survival. Whereas the scousers were playing a team in ninth place playing for pride, a great pity that the scousers didn’t have any, 6 -1 oh boy, a touch of humiliation, no, more than a touch.
Maybe someone will give BG his dummy back and put his toys back in his pram then he will grace the thread again – at least until the scousers start to fail again. Extremely verbose on here when La Crème were crap and the scousers doing much better but that soon changed this season.
United got rid of Moyes when it became apparent he wasn’t good enough, just hope that FSG keep faith with Brenda and persevere because he certainly talks the talk – pity about the walk though.
Two facts I couldn’t understand about yesterday – he said that Sterling wasn’t in the right frame of mind to play so why have him on the bench? No strikers selected - was he hoping for a draw?
Keep dreaming you scousers:alright:

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Hooray, hooray, Brenda is staying according to the news tonight, hooray.

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Talking of next season, the schedule is out. And it looks like Liverpool have the end of the stick covered in fecal matter.

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Obviously a conspiracy;)

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Of course! :D

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Suddenly gone all nice and quiet in here...

Seen on twitter today...

Alex Ferguson....give me Zidane and 10 planks of wood and I'll give you the champions league.

LVG...give me Zidane and 10 planks of wood and I'll give you 11 planks of wood.


Aint karma a bitch :tongueout

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Yes, absolute crap, does not appear to be any cohesion at all other than for a few minutes in games. Should be the best chance this season of the scousers finishing ahead of us. The sooner LVG goes and takes with him Fellaini who appears to be a favourite of his then we can start to become the United team we all love:rolleyes::D Perhaps we will even see the Toy Chucker back with his vitriol once the scousers get ahead of us:alright:

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:flasher8::rofl38::rofl38: Ahahaha, Ahahaha, snort, choke, chuckle, really? :D

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You aren't allowed to take the Pappa India Sierra Sierra until the end of the season;)

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Who's this "WE"?:eek:

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As the late great Yogi Berra said: "Include me out.";)

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Personally i'm hoping for 'the Special One'..... Toy chucker..... Surely you dont mean me Barry?

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If the cap fits........ Glad to see you back:D

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A bit awkward the timing of this threads resurrection eh Barrie? ;) I quite like Moggies me, it appears some black cats ain't always so lucky for some though. :D

PS. Nice to see you back again BG. :)

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You are still behind us - for now, so don't start crowing too soon.
Heard your supporters increased their protest activities - Anfield staff arrived this morning to find that the stadium was up on breeze blocks;)

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Typical of the scousers to let us down again - why didn't they play for a win as that may have resulted in the P45 pad being taken out of the drawer. Now we will have to rely on the NN but their form is like yo-yo so it may drag on and be down to West Ham.