Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:10 pm  

By the way, if any other manager turned up with a formation like United's tonight, they'd get absolutely panned. No Valencia? Park? Didn't think Giggs done much.

Think United will definitely have to sign a midfielder or two this summer, just imagine if they had a Toure or even a de Jong.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:15 pm  

Roddy B wrote:

By the way, if any other manager turned up with a formation like United's tonight, they'd get absolutely panned. No Valencia? Park? Didn't think Giggs done much.

Think United will definitely have to sign a midfielder or two this summer, just imagine if they had a Toure or even a de Jong.

It was very negative. I think it's fair to say the Fergie has earned the right to get the odd thing wrong. It was a line-up to get a draw and failed miserably. I still don't think the goal difference will matter, I think that either Man City will draw at Newcastle or Man United will draw at Sunderland.


There were strong rumours of a deal for Gaitan already being agreed upon.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:15 pm  

Blackburn got absolutely panned on TV yesterday for their negativity. United did the same tonight, and it got them the same result.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:16 pm  

Never known a team blow a massive lead in the league like that since Newcastle around 15 years ago but there 12 points clear took 4 months to overtake not a few weeks. Fergie knew they'd bottled it when he did his pensioners rant at Mancini. It was funny and embarrasing at the same time!

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:18 pm  

Gandy wrote:

Never known a team blow a massive lead in the league like that since Newcastle around 15 years ago but there 12 points clear took 4 months to overtake not a few weeks. Fergie knew they'd bottled it when he did his pensioners rant at Mancini. It was funny and embarrasing at the same time!

We blew a similar lead to Arsenal in 1997/1998 season. I think that was 12 points.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:24 pm  

I'm delighted we got someone pro-City as a co-commentator. I was ####ing spitting with Martin 5h1thouse Tyler's anti-City comments from minute one, and his crap stats, the "highlight" being, United haven't conceded a goal on a Monday night this season....embarrasing

Well done Niall, for actually having some backbone and not cow-towing to the Sky bias towards certain teams.

Well done Blues

Nice to see Slur Taggart losing the plot with Mancini...the new Keegan...he's crying now to Shreeves...shame

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:24 pm  

not over yet, city have take their dodgy away record to newcastle next

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:25 pm  

Absolutely terrible game tonight I thought. City completely panicking and United setting out to get a 0-0 and not being able to turn that mentality around to get them going. Ferguson got it very wrong for once tonight, as Roddy points out above. If he goes with Rooney and Wellbeck up front, Nani and Valencia on the wings and Carrick and Scholes in midfield they would have much more possession and it would have prevented the weight of pressure that led to City's goal.

It's good to see United lose and now probably lose the title as well, but how annoying was Niall Quinn tonight? Shocking, sickening bias, with him turning very childlike in his commentary at times. Guest commentators should always be players who have played for both or neither, it was as annoying tonight as Super League is when Phil Clarke is ruining it by relating everything back to Wigan's brilliance.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:32 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

I'm delighted we got someone pro-City as a co-commentator. I was ####ing spitting with Martin 5h1thouse Tyler's anti-City comments from minute one, and his crap stats, the "highlight" being, United haven't conceded a goal on a Monday night this season....embarrasing

Well done Niall, for actually having some backbone and not cow-towing to the Sky bias towards certain teams.

Well done Blues

Nice to see Slur Taggart losing the plot with Mancini...the new Keegan...he's crying now to Shreeves...shame

Anti-City comments? Not sure where you get that impression from. I think Tyler was in the same boat as Quinn. It doesn't matter to be honest. It just spoils the spectacle. It's interesting that no neutral fans share your view but seem to have picked up on Quinn. Sky love Manchester City, they're the best thing to happen to Sky for quite a while, they finally have a team that can challenge United on a consistent basis, which strengthens their product.

Re: The Football Chat (cont) : Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:33 pm  

I wouldn't be surprised to see Man city draw at Newcastle onlky for United to draw at Sunderland.