: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:29 am  

Funny to hear the Wolfsburg manager refer to their opponents as "Manchester City". Had to chuckle.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:37 am  

Wire_85 wrote:

Catalancs how come you were not at Old Trafford tonight?

I live in Catalonia chuck

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:38 am  

Lawrie L wrote:

Ronaldo "wins" a penalty for Real tonight

Dan_FC wrote:

he was clearly taken out by Diawara, penalty all day.

Spot on Dan.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:41 am  

A unknown superstar wrote:

24 goals in 7 games for Madrid is crazy, averaging atleast 3 goals a game!

Looking forward to see Madrid play someone decent. Think they'll beat Sevilla at the weekend, but it will be interesting to see how they go against a good team in form.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:47 am  

So, you're a Premier League manager who is under a bit of pressure after an indifferent start to this season, and a woeful end to the last. To turn the tide, you decide to appoint a new captain. Do you appoint:-

a) The long established goalkeeper, who hasn't missed many games since signing 6 years ago
b) The left-back, who has surpassed all expectations and performed admirably at this level, despite being constantly written off as 'lower-league at best'
c) The new right-back, who likes a bit of a shout and bawl and gets stuck in
or
d) The 35 year old faded ex-England 'star' who can barely complete 90 minutes even when he does play, which isn't all that often

Yes, you guessed it, Phil Brown has gone for option d!
As much as i hate to say it, he's lost the plot. Big time.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:50 am  

some of us knew he lost the plot in january

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:28 pm  

He's never had a plot to lose.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:53 pm  

Enfield Exile wrote:

The problem is not his end product. He can cross the ball and he can threaten the goal. His problem is decision-making. He gets the ball and you get the feeling he doesn't know what he should be doing.

Likewise with Nani, guess they both just need time.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:21 pm  

PAUL M wrote:

Likewise with Nani, guess they both just need time.

Indeed.

Only the very special players (e.g. Rooney and Fabregas) at that age have such great decision-making abilities.

: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:37 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

I live in Catalonia chuck

Thats a poor excuse.

Even Man U fans from as far away as Asia get to a few games a season.