Manny

Balls to that actually

I'll give him his dues. Fair play to him, and I wish him all the best in the final, and in the future. The rest of them are a different story.

Oh, and the sooner Drogba decides to go and throw i=himself to the ground on Italian soil the better. He's a fucking cat piss stinking disgrace. Rant over. For now.

Deserved it? No fucking chance. Maybe I'm a bit pissed, but a third of a billion pounds spent and what - that shite? No way. They're the slimiest side in world football - on the ropes but somehow it happens for them. I'm not saying we were amazing in any way shape or form, but the ref put the whistle to his lips, then decided against it. It was a replay of their pen, a clumsy swinging leg but the ref did nothing. Then a minute of extra time, after we endured 4 last week thanks to Drogba's play acting, then conceded in the fifth? I'm not fucking having it, they're a shower of cunts, and the Cunts Final has all the allure of a night in with Ashley Cole. Maybe we should have put them out in the second half, but does that make all the shite in extra time happen right? Does it bollocks. As I said on the other thread, fuck them. Fuck their lucky manager, fuck their plastic fans, fuck their crooked owner, fuck their opponents, fuck their whiskey faced manager, fuck their prawn munching fans, fuck the whole fucking lot of them.

Big envelope full of roubles Paul. I'm sure you'd have done the same.

They wake up in the final. We wake up Reds. I know which I'd rather have.

Believe Red Men. Believe.

The irony.

Or an extra in the musical "Grease"(y cunt).

The Ladyboy and Torres are the best two attacking players in the country. But I know for a fact who I'd rather have. *Granted, these quotes may be out of context but I just don't like the cunt. When Torres scores, he reacts how I would. When Ronaldo scores, or even when he gets an assist, he just seems to say "fuck yeah I'm good". Which he is, but it proves that he's an equally massive cock.

Fucking hell - is everyone going to wet/shit their pants over every player every boozed up journalist links us with? Relax people. If you've personally seen Rafa's shopping list then fine, start filling your pants but why panic over newspaper stories? Oh and for what it's worth, I reckon Barry would be a good signing. He's athletic, takes a good set piece, scores goals and has some intelligence and premiership experience. The other thing I like about him is that while this is an excellent season he's having, he's very consistent, in that I don't think he's a flash in the pan. Valencia has looked good in the few Wigan games I've actually seen, whether he can grow into a first team regular for us is a matter for those who have seen him more often. The other guys I know nothing about, so I'll assume they're amazing and enjoy the rest of my Friday night!

The referee was utter, utter shite. This gets said after many a game but I have to say that was the worst refereeing display I've seen in many a year. Kuyt is through his bad spell, I thought he was brilliant tonight. Torres was as poor as I've seen him but I've no worries whatsoever about him. Is there a more horrible player than Mongo alive today? More elbows than Shearer tonight and there was his kick in Torres' gut. Pure snide from "Captain Marvel". Shithouse. We seemed nervous tonight and our passing was a little off. Hopefully there'll be less pressure next Wed and we'll be more focused and settled.

The weirdest thing of all is that I've kinda conned myself into thinking it WAS a nightmare ball to deal with, because Riise is so one-footed it takes the "hoof it with your right" option clean out of the equation, like a physical impossibility. But we sing YWNA for a reason, I'm not gonna crucify the lad because he probably feels sick to the stomach right now. We were the better side, we've definitely got a goal in us over there and the pressure's off. Beware the underdog.

2. Megson should not expect any favours I see Bolton's manager, Gary Megson, has been asking Rafael Benitez to "retain the integrity of the league" and not play weakened teams against Fulham this weekend and Birmingham next. My advice to my old adversary is: "Don't hold your breath." Integrity, doing what is right for the game, comes way down Rafa's list of priorities. After all, as last season, he has the Champions League as his only priority now. That is good news for Fulham, just as it was last year when he fielded the reserves and Fulham won and stayed up, a point ahead of my Sheffield United team. Maybe Rafa gets a yearly hamper from Harrods for his team selections. I can honestly say I'd love for Liverpool to win nothing while Rafael Benitez is manager, after what he did last year. I don't give two hoots what newspaper reporters say about my bitterness. I'll be cheering for Chelsea in the European Cup semi-final. I'd like to add that my problem is with Rafa – I think Liverpool is a fabulous club. I've had so many letters from Liverpool supporters saying how disappointed they were that he let my team down. Still, I don't suppose I'll be calling Anfield for a loan player in the foreseeable future. Neil Warnock: What I've Learnt This Week - News & Comment, Football - The Independent Does he ever get tired of being bitter? And I wonder which Liverpool fans wrote to him to massage his ego? I look forward to the entry: "Neil Warnock, what I've learned this week. I'm a shite manager and a complete tit."

Nail on the head there for me, what I was trying to say in the Mascherano thread. And I remember Rooney's goal of the season volley against Newcastle a couple of years back. MOTD showed him arguing with (and swearing at) the ref, before trotting up the pitch and scoring. They laughed, saying "one way of putting one back at the referee". Arguing and swearing at the ref is fine if you're one of Team England. Woe betide you though if you're not. Don't even fart near him.

I've advocated for a long time now that more respect for officials needs to be shown. But we're not the worst side for it in the league, not by a fucking long stretch. It makes me fucking sick though to see the FA and all the media hanging Mascherano out to dry for this. I could name you twenty players worse for it in the league, ironically enough some of them playing for Slur's horde, yet we and our player have been made into the villains. The real villain of the week walked away scott free (turning his fucking back on the referee in the process), while Mascher carries the can for all of the disrespect shown to officials over the past 5 years. As usual, the FA grow a set of balls when they know they won't get kicked in them.

Of course he will. What, the FA will make an example out of a Chelsea or Man Utd player? Don't make me laugh. This whole thing has me shaking with rage. Jesus, our star striker gets the shit kicked out of him and what does he get for his troubles? A booking and his team mate dismissed. What does the perpetrator of the shit-kicking (and an equal amount of bitching) get? The England captaincy. Fucking sickening it is. There's no other word for it.

Quieroz moans about the tackling in the match, dragging Taylor's name through the mud. The worst 'tackle' in the game was lunged by Wayne "take that out his game and he'd only be half the player" Rooney. Pompey were physical, but hardly dirty. Reading Demento's comments after the game, talking about "the referee being on their side". Jeez, the guy is openly questioning the integrity of the official, but do we expect anything to happen to him? No, because let's face it, bringing the game into disrepute is all part and parcel of his job. Horrible, horrible cunt.

Bolton often play the long diagonal ball out to Davies when he drifts wide - Carra might be in at right back 'cos Finnan's easily beaten in the air. Good strong team, looks like Rafa's sticking with that formation and basic lineup.

Fucking wonderful. Let's blame Kuyt. 1st post, and I'm pissed.