Reading match thread

[Cath]

Injured? Whats the betting he plays on Tuesday, and against Man Utd?

 

Setanta said it was always the plan to take him off.

 

They said it was the plan to take him off not Hobbs. They were referring to the misunderstanding.

[StevieH]

As much as we all hate cunts like Merson and Charlie Nicholas, maybe they are right about Rafa.

[philyhamann]

And watch him play against Marseille..

[Spy Bee]

Injured? Whats the betting he plays on Tuesday, and against Man Utd?

 

Er, maybe he wouldn't have if he hadn't gone off:ermm:

[Rashid]

Backing Rafa against two American cunts who wanted to sack him due to a disagreement over transfers, and wanting him gone if he doesn't challenge for the league title are two entirely different things.

[Gav]

A disgrace. This thread that is. How many of you were on the Rafa march?

 

I've said for months now that we'll never win the title under benitez,feel no different today,and certainly don't feel his behaviour and petulance in recent weeks changes that

[philyhamann]

3 points dropped. Game was over as soon as Gerrard went off.

 

Fucking shit.

[loadsoftrophies]

I'm very worried for Rafa now, next week is fucking massive!

[Cardie]

or a yellow away from a red card even with gerrard ?? if he was worried about either of them missing the manc game then why play them .both could easily have been rested if the mancs was his motivation

 

But Reina, Carra, Gerrard and Torres are the spine of the team they MUST play every game and we'll win the league, what message does it send out if we didn't play two of the 4?

 

Carra was one yellow from a ban.

Gerrard had a yellow but I think a second yellow then a red means his suspension would start after the Utd game but he went of injured anyway.

[7dalglish]

I hope he does phily but you still don't know if he has a knock or not and since when did Rafa let setanta know his tactics before the game?

[Stu Monty]

If the ff was a dog it would have been shot a long time ago.

[Cath]

The neutrals on R5 are suggesting that Liverpool were up against it from the minute the team selection was announced. I agree. Alan Green was saying how poor Sissoko is, and what a waste of an opportunity this was, and I agree. A serious misjudgment by Benitez today.

 

That's not a disgrace Cath, that's the truth. And I sung Rafa's name all night that night, thank you. But if people are so blinkered or slimingly sycophantic that they can't accept a realistic appraisal of this performance, then they're not worth listening to.

 

The Mancs lost to Bolton, Arse drew at Newcastle. It's early December.

[05 Milan]

we lost because of the referee, simple as that. it's sad, but these games always come along during the course of the season

[RedKnight]

That was...uh...weird. We should have beaten Reading with ease but somehow we got done 3-1 and everyone's going to be up in arms because of the substitutions.

 

I chalk Readings first two goals up to luck. That penalty clearly wasn't one and if one small club manager whinges that 'you never get decisions against the big clubs' then this match proves that theory is wrong. Riise was awful for their third and if he couldn't even catch that Reading lad then what could is he?We didn't play that badly though. We lost momentum when Torres went off but still managed to hit the bar and post after that.

 

I can't understand the Gerrard and Carra subs. I backed Rafa after the Everton game but he made a rod for his own back tonight when subbed Gerrard. Whether he decided that the game was gone is up for debate but I hope that wasn't the case as no game should be given up. If Gerrard was injured, he didn't look like he was injured when he walked off and his body language was more anger than disappointment. I thought Voronin was awful also. He's either good or bad, there seems to be no middle ground.

 

The unbeaten streak is gone in the most bizarre circumstances and what happens now is anyone's guess. We have to pull together for the Marseilles game but tonight could have been avoided. Bad luck with the Torres injury, their first and second goals plus us hitting the bar coupled with some poor performances from some players did us tonight. Rafa didn't help with the wrong subs at the wrong times either.

[Rashid]

The Mancs lost to Bolton, Arse drew at Newcastle. It's early December.

 

Remind me how many points we are behind these teams please Cath. It's 3 points for a win, points are all that matters.

[Cardie]

Backing Rafa against two American cunts who wanted to sack him due to a disagreement over transfers, and wanting him gone if he doesn't challenge for the league title are two entirely different things.

 

Why?

 

The Americans think things should happen a certain way, you think things should happen a certain way, Rafa obviously disagrees.

 

If they aren't qualified to make demands on Rafa off the field despite owning the club then you sure as hell aren't qualified to make demands on it.

[mcflynn]

The Mancs lost to Bolton, Arse drew at Newcastle. It's early December.

 

I don't see what you are getting at. Does that make it acceptable or something for us to lose today?

[stringvest]

If the ff was a dog it would have been shot a long time ago.

 

C'mon Stu, give us the benefit of your even handed appraisal of the game. I'm interested. I'm not barking for Rafa's head, or anything like it, but I have to say I think he got it wrong today. Do you disagree?

[smokinsteve]

The Mancs lost to Bolton, Arse drew at Newcastle. It's early December.

 

 

 

Aye...

 

But they didnt fuck about with the system...

 

Rafa had everyones support against porto...

 

But what was he playing at tonight..Starting with crouch on the left, playing 2 holding midfielders against reading, taking gerrard off with 20mins to go..

 

I would say rafa hasnt done himself any favours tonight.

[Stu Monty]

The Mancs lost to Bolton, Arse drew at Newcastle. It's early December.

 

I thought it was made clear to you the rules on women and football? Stop arguing with him or you'll be for it.

[G Richards]

Time to get behind rafa and the team. We need 100% in the next two games from everyone: manager, players and fans.

 

Today was clearly a bad day and Rafa obviously made some mistakes. I think given the wider issue with the owners that Rafa needs our suport right now. If we win the next two games things will look better. If we lose them I don't want to think about what would happen. So let's make sure we do our part. 100% behind Rafa and the team. They need us.

[Mendoza]

I thought it was made clear to you the rules on women and football? Stop arguing with him or you'll be for it.

 

 

:lol:

[cochcaer]

The Mancs lost to Bolton, Arse drew at Newcastle. It's early December.

 

I hiope you find solace in that. But you're in blinkered denial.

[Cath]

I thought it was made clear to you the rules on women and football? Stop arguing with him or you'll be for it.

 

I'm off to mash a nice cuppa tea

[kop]

A disgrace. This thread that is. How many of you were on the Rafa march?

 

Is right.