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[Ne Moe Imya]

From the top four to The Four Tops.  Quite the drop so far for Meulensteen.

 

Glad he's failed there, myself.  Well, failed as far as the media are concerned, anyway - it certainly hasn't bolstered his reputation.

 

One less easy option for the Mancs if they start to look past Moyes.  If he had gone there and won a few games and saved them from relegation he might have looked like an option this summer for them.  

 

Now I'm just hoping that Solskjaer will do similar at Cardiff; with that ownership situation I can't see that not ending badly somehow so that will leave the cupboards bare of former Mancs developing a good reputation managing small sides.  Once they realise that Guardiola/Klopp are never going to consider them (seriously, there are a lot of their fans who think they could get either if they wanted) the reality will sink in that they're stuck with Moyes for at least one more year.

[Dr Nowt]

Glad he's failed there, myself.  Well, failed as far as the media are concerned, anyway - it certainly hasn't bolstered his reputation.

 

One less easy option for the Mancs if they start to look past Moyes.  If he had gone there and won a few games and saved them from relegation he might have looked like an option this summer for them.  

 

Now I'm just hoping that Solskjaer will do similar at Cardiff; with that ownership situation I can't see that not ending badly somehow so that will leave the cupboards bare of former Mancs developing a good reputation managing small sides.  Once they realise that Guardiola/Klopp are never going to consider them (seriously, there are a lot of their fans who think they could get either if they wanted) the reality will sink in that they're stuck with Moyes for at least one more year.

 

More and more thinking they will look to Giggs.

[KMD7]

More and more thinking they will look to Giggs.

 

 

That would be brilliant if it happened

[s(k)aturation]

Sunderland and Southampton.

Two ex-giant killing Cup winners playing for a spot in the 6th round, with a real chance of going even further...

 

... what a shitful attendance that looks like on TV.

[Harry Squatter]

Giggs with Phil Neville as his assistant

[Paco]

stadium of light needs new seats or drop the prices so they can fill tje ground and we cant see how faded the plastic is.

 

those seats at the emirates are the class. wide, cushioned. pity about their wanker fans.

 

heading to wembley for the league cup final. what are the seats like there?

[Salte]

Sunderland and Southampton.

Two ex-giant killing Cup winners playing for a spot in the 6th round, with a real chance of going even further...

 

... what a shitful attendance that looks like on TV.

... and both teams featuring a few fringe players as well. 

[Adebisi]

Can understand Sunderland resting a few and also the lack of fans with a trip to Wembley coming up, but Southampton should be aiming to win the cup. I think after this round of games there'll be 4, maybe 5, PL teams left with two of the current top 4 going out. 

[fowler9]

Can understand Sunderland resting a few and also the lack of fans with a trip to Wembley coming up, but Southampton should be aiming to win the cup. I think after this round of games there'll be 4, maybe 5, PL teams left with two of the current top 4 going out. 

 

agree, they're pretty much in a mini league with Newcastle nailed on to finish 8th or 9th, why not go to win it?

 

cracking goal for Sunderland now

[magicrat]

stadium of light needs new seats or drop the prices so they can fill tje ground and we cant see how faded the plastic is.

 

those seats at the emirates are the class. wide, cushioned. pity about their wanker fans.

 

heading to wembley for the league cup final. what are the seats like there?

These BT wankers get me. Saying something needs to be done about the attendance

Could be something to with the fact you're screening it live and every man and his dog can watch it for free on an app or a stream. 

[polymerpunkah]

Cracker from Gardiner. Nice little move to get the ball around the defender as well.

[kalasoma]

Well-deserved goal for the U18s. Phillips in the 88th minute. Lovely floaty ball in from Ojo.

Injury time now.

[kalasoma]

Jeeze, almost lost it there in the dying seconds of injury time. Sunderland had a clearance off the line (I think?). Or it was disallowed. The commentator has no idea. Anyway U18 LFC 1-0 Sunderand U18.

[Trumo]

Sunderland's stadium always looks partially empty unless they're playing Newcastle. They average around 40000 in a stadium that can hold 49000.

[alles ist gut]

Good to see Ryan Fulton back in goal for the Under-18s after his myriad injuries.

[kalasoma]

Sunderland are on a double. Perchance to dream!

[Harry Squatter]

A draw between City and Chelsea would be good. As with Everton, more games to fit into a tight schedule to fuck them up and tire them out.

[Adebisi]

Sunderland have the top 4 to play away from home, plus Spurs and the Mancs away too. If Poyet keeps them up, he deserves manager of the season. 

[polymerpunkah]

Zaha with a very nice little move, then a couple of totally unnecessary step-overs, before getting knocked on his ass by a defender.

 

Watched too many Ronaldo high-lights.

[JermainePennant]

Hoping for a draw in the chels man city game to give the both of them an extra fixture, cant see city getting done by Chelsea 3 times in a season but hopefully with there patchy form they can only draw today.

[TheDrowningMan]

Solskjaer looks as adept a manager as I've come to expect one of Ferguson's acolytes to.

[Paco]

nice work itv director with that toure shot.

 

Jovetic!

[Jhinge Machha]

Jovetic puts city 1 up. It has been all city so far

[Hand Shandy]

I hope City fuck them up about 4-0 and at the end of the game Pellegrini just flicks Shitcoat the bird before walking off down the tunnel.

[Anubis]

Dowd helpfully giving Chelsea anything at least 60:40 in City's favour.