Midweek Games 12th &13th Jan

[miller0863]

Sheff Utd 1-0 Newcastle
Sheff Utd finally break their duck at the 18th attempt. Can they back it up and win another to start to close the gap? Or is it a blip??
Next up for them Spurs at home.

How the hell did we not score against Fat head’s rabble??

[RedNoodle]

We didn't score because our forward line is off form, we don't have any other quality forward options other than Jota (who got injured being played in a meaningless match), and because we have little-no creativity and/or goals everywhere else on the pitch, especially in midfield.

[miller0863]

Iwobi puts Everton in front after 5 mins
Wolves 0-1 Everton

[Kev0909]

Good job shef utd won that game...

They've got spurs, utd and city next 3 league games haha then west brom then chelsea

game v wba could be the battle for 19th

[miller0863]

Wolves 1-1 Everton
Ruben Neves

[RedNoodle]

Wolves 1-1 Everton
Ruben Neves

Can the ref please blow the final whistle. Tell him it's because I need the poi ...... err I mean because of Covid.

[justme]

Manure are constantly whining at the ref

[RedNoodle]

If a similar incident happened to us/one of our players, you just know he would have been sent off.

[miller0863]

Utd being Utd, they have not stopped berating the ref. Here we are again.
At one end of the pitch Shaw fouls his man clearly, should be a yellow but nothing given.
Utd break and Cavani is brought down, yellow card for the Burnley player, Maguire immediately in the Ref’s face demanding a red.
VAR check takes it all the way back to the original offence and the ref correctly books Shaw. Who stands there arms outstretched saying he got the ball.... he was absolutely nowhere near the ball and lucky not to get a red.

But seriously all game, Cavani, Maguire and Shaw have been at the referee non stop.

[RedNoodle]

Maquire thinks he's scored but it's ruled out for a foul.

[miller0863]

Maguire scores with a header, again a similar challenge like the WBA equaliser and it’s disallowed.

Still 0-0

[justme]

Fucking Fernades asks for a penalty and it hits the Burnley player in the face

[miller0863]

Finally a Utd player is booked for whinging, this time it’s Fernandes

[RedNoodle]

Fucking Fernades asks for a penalty and it hits the Burnley player in the face

They don't need to ask. It's written into PL referees contracts that they must award Man U a certain number of penalties per season.

Fernandes gets booked for dissent. The ref is just making sure he shields himself from any bias accusations when he eventually awards him/them a penalty.

[miller0863]

H/T
Burnley 0-0 Man Utd
Wolves 1-1 Everton

[faridtoxteth]

I hate the way Burnley 'play' football. I want them to win tonight but the sooner they get relegated the better.
I don't mind smaller teams playing to their strengths, but this team are animals. You want to have a bit of steel in the team, but its their only strategy.

[RedNoodle]

I hate the way Burnley 'play' football. I want them to win tonight but the sooner they get relegated the better.
I don't mind smaller teams playing to their strengths, but this team are animals. You want to have a bit of steel in the team, but its their only strategy.

Considering they are one of a small number of teams who have spent less than us, you can hardly blame them.

Try to play 'good' football and increase the risk of getting relegated, or play an 'industrial' style of football and give yourself a good chance of staying up? It's a no-brainer.

[faridtoxteth]

Considering they are one of a small number of teams who have spent less than us, you can hardly blame them.

Try to play 'good' football and increase the risk of getting relegated, or play an 'industrial' style of football and give yourself a good chance of staying up? It's a no-brainer.

In recent years smaller clubs like Bournemouth, Wolves, Brighton, Norwich have all had substantial successful spells in the prem based on good football.
In my opinion this Burnley team are particularly bad. ask Joe Gomez who has never looked the player he was following his unpunished foul by Burnley's Mee. The only worse team i can think of were West Brom under Pulis.

[RedNoodle]

In recent years smaller clubs like Bournemouth, Wolves, Brighton, Norwich have all had substantial successful spells in the prem based on good football.
In my opinion this Burnley team are particularly bad. ask Joe Gomez who has never looked the player he was following his unpunished foul by Burnley's Mee. The only worse team i can think of were West Brom under Pulis.

All of those teams other than Norwich have spent considerably more than Burnley. Wolves also have 'the Portuguese connection', whilst a number of those teams are currently plying their trade in the Championship, teams that tried to play 'good' football.

A Burnley player not being punished for a bad challenge is more to do the referees/FA being p,poor, than it is about the way that Burnley play. It's up to other teams to find a way past them.

[faridtoxteth]

All of those teams other than Norwich have spent considerably more than Burnley. Wolves also have 'the Portuguese connection', whilst a number of those teams are currently plying their trade in the Championship, teams that tried to place 'good' football.

A Burnley player not being punished for a bad challenge is more to do the referees/FA being p,poor, than it is about the way that Burnley play. It's up to other teams to find a way past them.

Ok Then let me ask you a question. Who do you think is the dirtiest least footballing team in the premier league.?

[RedNoodle]

Ok Then let me ask you a question. Who do you think is the dirtiest least footballing team in the premier league.?

Dirtiest? I don't know. Currently the BS would possibly top that list for obvious reasons. As for being 'the least footballing' team, well someone has to have that accolade. Again it's up to others to counter that way of playing. They have their own priorities, and playing 'nice, 'attractive' football isn't high up on that list.

[faridtoxteth]

Dirtiest? I don't know. Currently the BS would possibly top that list for obvious reasons. As for being 'the least footballing' team, well someone has to have that accolade. Again it's up to others to counter that way of playing. They have their own priorities, and playing 'nice, 'attractive' football isn't high up on that list.

I forgot about Everton. the school of science.

[RedNoodle]

FFS!!! I had a feeling they were going to score there. :mad:

A poxy deflection as well.

[RedNoodle]

Nothing other than a win for us on Sunday will do.

[miller0863]

Wolves 1-2 Everton
Burnley 0-1 Utd

[RedNoodle]

Wolves 1-2 Everton
Burnley 0-1 Utd

Did you doze off? ;)

[miller0863]

Phone update ...

[RedNoodle]

And the BS get a goal to ruin yet another prediction of mine and increase my misery that bit more. :mad:

[RedNoodle]

Phone update ...

Ahhh. Don't you just love a software update just as you're trying to do something.

[RedNoodle]

Vydra you ****.

If that had been a Burnley player, you just know the Mancs would have been awarded a penalty.

[miller0863]

Maguire’s arm was up by his head. Penalty....unless it’s Maguire

[RedNoodle]

Tarkowski you ****!?!?! Call yourself a professional foorballer?!?!? :mad:

[miller0863]

Vydra again absolutely awful

[LEGS]

People keep saying they are shit thats 32 points out the last 36.

I made zero attempt to watch em as it was obvious they would win.

Not seen the game just read a few comments and my friend VAR gets a mention.

Cant wait for the season to finish its shit without fans and being honest a void would be beautiful at this point.

[Steveo]

Sadly they are simply doing what we have done for the last few seasons. Winning games like a machine - often without getting out of first gear.

It sucks but there it is.

[miller0863]

Of all the teams to benefit from our inconsistency I didn’t think it was going to be them. Shows how poor the league is right now. We really need to find our form again to play them.

[LEGS]

City have 2 games in hand and WHEN they win em both they are a point behind Utd.

[RedNoodle]

City have 2 games in hand and WHEN they win em both they are a point behind Utd.

Expect us to fall further back unless FSG get their backside into gear and get in a number of players this month, notably a fit, decent quality CB, and a midfielder and/or forward who can give us some goals and creativity.

[JAYPEA]

We could easily be top or 6th by end of weekend.

[teesred]

.......18 games to play.

[justme]

therers 21 games not 18

[teesred]

Even better

[justme]

We will beat Man-united and Burnley.

[RedNoodle]

therers 21 games not 18

Red Riding Hood - "What a big number of fixtures we have left to play!".

The big bad wolf - "All the more for us to drop points in!".

[justme]

And everyone else

[LEGS]

Expect us to fall further back unless FSG get their backside into gear and get in a number of players this month, notably a fit, decent quality CB, and a midfielder and/or forward who can give us some goals and creativity.

Well that wont be happening nobody is buying anyone.

We need a CB but if the ones we want arent available we wont buy anyone like we did with VVD.

[RedNoodle]

Well that wont be happening nobody is buying anyone.

We need a CB but if the ones we want arent available we wont buy anyone like we did with VVD.

There is more chance of us signing Haaland and Mbappe than there is of nobody buying anyone.

[LEGS]

There is more chance of us signing Haaland and Mbappe than there is of nobody buying anyone.

Im speaking of big signings by big clubs take a look.

Obviously Fat Sam will be looking for some 7 foot target man.

[RedNoodle]

Im speaking of big signings by big clubs take a look.

Obviously Fat Sam will be looking for some 7 foot target man.

We could probably do with such a forward ourselves.

[LEGS]

We could probably do with such a forward ourselves.

Agreed the ideal man is Haaland but I dont see him leaving Dortmund till 2022

[RedNoodle]

Agreed the ideal man is Haaland but I dont see him leaving Dortmund till 2022

We might have saved up a fiver and a few coppers by then.

[reddownunder]

People keep saying they are shit thats 32 points out the last 36.

I made zero attempt to watch em as it was obvious they would win.

Not seen the game just read a few comments and my friend VAR gets a mention.

Cant wait for the season to finish its shit without fans and being honest a void would be beautiful at this point.

With what's going on at the likes of Villa at the moment, the responsible thing to do would be to suspend the season until the vaccine is well truly rolled out. Just in time for Van Dijk and Gomez to return from injury would be lovely

[LEGS]

I agree mate the thing is if they stop the season for a few weeks it will be a rush to finish it for the Euros.

I mean thats how pathetic it all is.

[Nineteenx]

They simply need to void this season, it's not like last season, Covid has 2 or 3 new far more contagious strains and is spreading like wildfire and we're not even half way through the season either and it should really have been stopped 4 or 5 weeks ago

[LEGS]

Only a few weeks and we have a break for some lovely international friendlies.

Nothing is going to go wrong just lots of players mixing from different clubs/countries.

Remember must rush through the domestic seasons so the Euros can start on time !

[redebreck]

Only a few weeks and we have a break for some lovely international friendlies.

Nothing is going to go wrong just lots of players mixing from different clubs/countries.

Remember must rush through the domestic seasons so the Euros can start on time !

Internationals should be shelved.
It's the only sensible thing to do.
Will they be shelved?
Will they F....

[skyebo]

Steve Bruce getting a hammering on Talksport. Hardly surprising when you go to a team who haven't won all season, and set your team up to play for a draw, even before they went a man down. Got what they deserved in the end.

[redebreck]

JizzFest v Brighton at 6:00.
Wonder how that's going to turn out?

[skyebo]

JizzFest v Brighton at 6:00.
Wonder how that's going to turn out?

City will be batting first.

[miller0863]

H/T
City 1-0 Brighton
Foden 44mins

Teams who sit in like Brighton and hope for the best are absolutely no threat to City whatsoever. You have to have a go to get anything out of matches against them, not just sit back and wait for them to score

[LEGS]

H/T
City 1-0 Brighton
Foden 44mins

Teams who sit in like Brighton and hope for the best are absolutely no threat to City whatsoever. You have to have a go to get anything out of matches against them, not just sit back and wait for them to score

Yep all they care about is keeping the GD down or at best pinch a point.

[miller0863]

At least they’ve had a go for 10 minutes in the second half, just that they have the cutting edge of pat of melted butter

[miller0863]

Late corner to Brighton, they have two standing over it, training ground routine coming up?
Nope, one of them runs up and boots it straight to the first man. Utterly clueless going forward are Brighton utterly clueless

[redebreck]

Yet another one nil win for the UAE.

[miller0863]

Speaking of 1-0

Currently Spurs 1-0 Fulham, 20 minutes left

[miller0863]

Fulham equalise on 75.
Spurs 1-1 Fulham

[Kev0909]

Aston Villa v Everton is set to be postponed, subject to PL board approval.
The postponement is due to a Covid-19 outbreak at Aston Villa.

haha mighty spurs struggling against Fulham, they really need to get rid of mourinho if they ever want to win anything let's face it, the football they play can be good sometimes, (against certain teams) but others you get what you have here.

It's good for us mind you

Mourinho is more suited to Shef utd / WBA I think steve bruce is also trying to be Mourinho with his football..

So many horrible "stoke" teams at the moment, remember when it was just mainly "stoke" before they changed how they played- those was the days.

[miller0863]

Spuds think they’ve won it in the 90th minute but marginally offside

[miller0863]

F/T
Spurs 1-1 Fulham

[redebreck]

F/T
Spurs 1-1 Fulham

Title hopefuls...

[Kev0909]

Spurs fans probably wish they gave Poch more time

spurs defo went for the big name, not a very well run club considering how tight they are with wages etc

[miller0863]

Spurs are only 3 points behind us, so if we are so are they at this moment in time I would say.

[Kev0909]

Spurs are only 3 points behind us, so if we are so are they at this moment in time I would say.

yes and that's with us being forced to play Fabinho at CB, williams who was in non-league football last season and VAR going against us a number of times, and tons of other injury's

Spurs have been lucky so far with them, even kane seems to be staying fit.

it's easy to say but without the injury's or without missing Jota, we'd of probably been at least 9+ pts ahead of them, that's without mentioning VAR

[RedNoodle]

Spurs are only 3 points behind us, so if we are so are they at this moment in time I would say.

If you are talking about being in the title race, we soon won't be unless we/Klopp/FSG get our/their backsides into gear, and quickly.

[redebreck]

Watching Santos v Boca

Santos have scored a soft goal after 14 minutes

come on, Boca

[redebreck]

1-0 to Santos at half time

Boca looking poor, not enough urgency (not unlike us tbh)

[redebreck]

Boca now getting stuffed. 3-0 to Santos.
Was going to comment, if Boca don't improve/increase their sharpness in the second half, they'll get Whupped.
Boca are getting Whupped.

[Kev0909]

You bored tonight red or generally watch Brazilian league??

Personally I don't really have a interest in it, probably should do more, with other leagues in general... (ok maybe not the irish league or welsh)

[RedNoodle]

You bored tonight red or generally watch Brazilian league??

Personally I don't really have a interest in it, probably should do more, with other leagues in general... (ok maybe not the irish league or welsh)

Maybe watching an Irish or Welsh league game will send you to sleep.

[redebreck]

You bored tonight red or generally watch Brazilian league??

Personally I don't really have a interest in it, probably should do more, with other leagues in general... (ok maybe not the irish league or welsh)

I like Boca, not specifically keen on Brazilian league. Disappointed they lost tonight.
I watched Boca under-19s in Jersey some years ago when on holiday, and got talking to their manager/coach. Have "followed" Boca ever since.

[Kev0909]

I like Boca, not specifically keen on Brazilian league. Disappointed they lost tonight.
I watched Boca under-19s in Jersey some years ago when on holiday, and got talking to their manager/coach. Have "followed" Boca ever since.

Ah I see now that's cool, cheers was wondering thought there was more to it!

and true noods haha

[Steveo]

Boca...All mouth no trousers..! :D

[miller0863]

Palace have been the better team in the first half, away at the Emirates. They appear to have regained their composure, lost after we thrashed them. Whereas we went on holiday, job done league won ..

H/T
Arsenal 0-0 Palace.

[RedNoodle]

Palace have been the better team in the first half, away at the Emirates. They appear to have regained their composure, lost after we thrashed them. Whereas we went on holiday, job done league won ..

H/T
Arsenal 0-0 Palace.

What are you talking about Miller? We're just having a bit of a breather, letting other teams think they've got a chance of taking the title away from us before our superb squad comes to the fore and we smash everyone into oblivion.

#MoreMajorSarcasm

[miller0863]

Bum them into oblivion I think you’ll find.

[RedNoodle]

Bum them into oblivion I think you’ll find.

I don't think you're allowed to say that. (Copyright Nineteenx 2020).

[miller0863]

F/T
Arsenal 0-0 Palace
Pretty dismal stuff in truth.

[RedNoodle]

F/T
Arsenal 0-0 Palace
Pretty dismal stuff in truth.

Are you talking about the game, or my predictions this week and those leading up to it?

[miller0863]

Both

[RedNoodle]

Both

I'd say the Arsenal game had a bit more quality. :o

[Kev0909]

Christ wolves are shit, wba scored 3??????? lol

[Steveo]

Christ wolves are shit, wba scored 3??????? lol

Midlands derby though - notoriously unpredictable and West Brom fighting for their lives.

We need to employ similar grit tomorrow.