Someone's having a real laugh - sperm of gollum to Utd.

[Vincent Vega 3,659]

5 hours ago, aRdja said:

Not so far. They’re about par. They finished third last year with the third or fourth best squad in the league.

They finished third last season with 66 points which would normally see you finish about 6th. Watch them play, there’s no pattern to what they do. They’re not well coached and couldn’t dream of dominating a game the way we did against Spurs. They have some talented players capable of moments of genius, but that’s not a way to win long term. They might make to four, but there’s no chance that pixie is winning anything apart from a cup competition.

[TheHowieLama 10,850]

34 minutes ago, Vincent Vega said:

They finished third last season with 66 points which would normally see you finish about 6th. Watch them play, there’s no pattern to what they do. They’re not well coached and couldn’t dream of dominating a game the way we did against Spurs. They have some talented players capable of moments of genius, but that’s not a way to win long term. They might make to four, but there’s no chance that pixie is winning anything apart from a cup competition.

Agreed the only way they can be solid enough in the back consistently is with 6 behind the ball.

[rb14 1,101]

To suggest this thread is "going a bit Everton" helps nobody. Of course Everton are bitter. They cower in our shadow. We are their clear and obvious enemy. And of course just like Everton now, back then we were bitter about United. I certainly was. I watched them knock us off our perch and outperform us in almost every way possible. But even during those dark days we never became irrelevant. We carried on getting trophies. The comparison is cheap and doesn't bear scrutiny. 

 

I hate to say it but undoubtedly Ferguson was a brilliant manager. I detest everything he is and he stands for - almost on Thatcher levels of hatred - but he certainly achieved what he set out to. Probably outperformed what he thought he would do. 

 

He particularly excelled at:

1.Getting the media onside - or at least not offside. "Write shit about me, my kid or my team and you're not getting in OT." or "Alistair. Have a word with these will you?" 

2. Fear. Fuck me over, and I'll fuck you over harder. Fuck my team over and you're fucking me over so I'll double fuck you over. 
3. Control of referees. I can only imagine what went on during Ferguson's time. It's not quite there now, but it's not a long way away. I've said it before, you don't NEED huge decisions, it's the minutiae. OK they're getting pennos at the mo, but that won't always be the case. What is does is demonstrate that decisions are generally weighted in their favour. And that's all it takes. 

 

I would be staggered if there's not a clear policy to benefit United. If not, then there's absolutely a policy to hinder us. It might not be every referee, but it's not far off it. Contrast decisions United get against what we get. In fact contrast what the majority of teams get against what we get. Look at the decisions that go against Mo or Sadio every single game. It's not conspiracy theory, it's clear as day.

 

We've already had four points stolen from us in two games this season. The Spurs game almost made it six from three. No wonder United are so close behind us. 

 

#iamdavek

[Bobby Hundreds 8,272]

I've not seen more angles but Sons goal not being dissected for offside yet when its us they make more lines than Tony Montana and give zero fucking advantage even if its a millimetre, the whole feet thing was bullshit reasoning, you can score with your feet it should be looked at even more. How they scrutinise some decisions but brush off others completely undermines the whole process and allows for manipulation intentional or not that is still a corrupted system.

 

We got called LiVARpool last season despite the fact the facts show us about mid table on decisions for or against us being correct and last time I looked we were minus 8 this season so far with the most decisions going against us, then you have sides in the plus category that's a huge influence on the shape of games and the league standings. 

[SlugTrail 1,173]

10 hours ago, Code said:

We will win the league with at least 10 points.

So very Everton

[Lee909 11,531]

They finished 3rf last year cause Leicester and Rodgers completely shit the bed

[Code 883]

10 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

They finished 3rf last year cause Leicester and Rodgers completely shit the bed

So they finished 3rd then, you talk about it like something unusual happened.

[Scott_M 5,172]

So....... are these a threat?

 

I think they are terrible but somehow they keep winning.

 

The obvious answer is I’m sure most will chortle with disgust at even the notion they could catch us, but they are currently best of the rest.

[Pete 717]

51 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

So....... are these a threat?

 

I think they are terrible but somehow they keep winning.

 

The obvious answer is I’m sure most will chortle with disgust at even the notion they could catch us, but they are currently best of the rest.

For me, there as much a threat as we were during the mid 90's to late 00's.  There or thereabouts but always falling short. 

[TheDrowningMan 402]

58 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

So....... are these a threat?

 

I think they are terrible but somehow they keep winning.

 

The obvious answer is I’m sure most will chortle with disgust at even the notion they could catch us, but they are currently best of the rest.

Absolutely. It’s stupid to dismiss them while they’re one result away from having the title in their own hands. If we put our wobbly form behind us we’ll win the league, but we haven’t been able to construct that sort of run together since the start of the year, so it can’t be taken from granted that we will. I seriously doubt Alex Ferguson dismissed us when we were in contention a few times under Evans, Houllier and Benitez. Ultimately, however, their extra quality and unparalleled mentality won out, so if we aspire to being mentioned alongside the great teams we have to do the same.

 

With that said, I couldn’t help but chuckle at Micah Richards’ BBC article lauding the fact that they’ve been the third best team in the division since Solskjaer took over, having accused 132 points over that period. Just the 50 points behind us.

[Tarwater 94]

What were the points accused of? Excessively beholden to penalties?

[TheDrowningMan 402]

12 minutes ago, Tarwater said:

What were the points accused of? Excessively beholden to penalties?

Hah! Yes.
 

Fucking autocorrect.

[A_S 1,802]

Getting Leicester 2019 vibes about these. They were also a genuine chance for the title exactly 12 months ago. 

[Rick Sanchez C-137 5,265]

They could go on a run, but I can only assume they'll also have some bad patches as they haven't shown consistency under Ole. That said, our consistency has dropped off results wise so we need to improve that a bit and we'll be OK. If we can get Thiago back and keep what's left of the back line fit, we might be alright.

[Shooter in the Motor 7,677]

Thursday nights will cunt them in the bastard.

[clockspeed 194]

4 hours ago, Scott_M said:

So....... are these a threat?

 

I think they are terrible but somehow they keep winning.

 

The obvious answer is I’m sure most will chortle with disgust at even the notion they could catch us, but they are currently best of the rest.

They have martial and rashford up front and they both above average players . They are absolute garbage at the back however de gea will make his fair share of worldies. So I predict end off season tail off when ole plays same team week in week out in order to save his skin. Suits my Ole in agenda. 

[TheHowieLama 10,850]

3 hours ago, Rick Sanchez C-137 said:

They could go on a run,

They are on a run, thats why they are even close.

[Barrington Womble 8,890]

3 hours ago, Rick Sanchez C-137 said:

They could go on a run, but I can only assume they'll also have some bad patches as they haven't shown consistency under Ole. That said, our consistency has dropped off results wise so we need to improve that a bit and we'll be OK. If we can get Thiago back and keep what's left of the back line fit, we might be alright.

I think they've been really consistent under OGS. They have these long runs - this goes back to what actually got him the job permanently. They have loads of good results in those runs and beat some top teams. As soon as there's pressure and expectation on them, they just go to shit to the point where he's about a game from getting sacked before the next run starts all over again. 

[3 Stacks 2,459]

Fernandes has contributed to 20 goals in 20 games from attacking midfield. He's carrying them on his back. 

[Herp McDerp 2,627]

25 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Fernandes has contributed to 20 goals in 20 games from attacking midfield. He's carrying them on his back. 

 

Since his debut in the league he's only been outscored by Salah apparently.

 

Edit: 8/17 were pens, that's fewer than I thought given that they seem to be awarded a pen a game.

[Total Longo 2,867]

22 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Fernandes has contributed to 20 goals in 20 games from attacking midfield. He's carrying them on his back. 

How many of those were pens though ? 

[Jairzinho 23,034]

They're shit and the highest they will finish is 5th.

[TheHowieLama 10,850]

11 minutes ago, Herp McDerp said:

 

Since his debut in the league he's only been outscored by Salah apparently.

 

Edit: 8/17 were pens, that's fewer than I thought given that they seem to be awarded a pen a game.

 

10 minutes ago, Total Longo said:

How many of those were pens though ? 

Almost half.

[Supremolad 149]

4 hours ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Thursday nights will cunt them in the bastard.

They would be happy to fuck Europa off if they sniff a genuine chance at the league come February. 

 

And also, I doubt they would be playing more than 3 or 4 first teamers in that competition anyway, unless they get as far as the semis.

[Babb'sBurstNad 9,230]

Their decent runs tend to coincide with Pogba's relative absence. Really hoping they try to unlock his potential again, shoe-horning him and Fernandes into the same XI.