[Football] Weekend Fixtures 5-8 May, featuring a third string Man Utd side v Arsenal

[Reg]

Selected TV games only, for a full list click -> http://www.live-footballontv.com

15:00 unless stated.

FRIDAY
PL
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur - 20:00 Sky Sports 1

Other
Real Sociedad v Sevilla - 20:00 Sky Sports 5

SATURDAY
PL
Manchester City v Crystal Palace - 12:30 Sky Sports 1
Bournemouth v Stoke City
Burnley v West Bromwich Albion
Hull City v Sunderland
Leicester City v Watford
Swansea City v Everton - 17:30 BT Sport 1

National League Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg
Tranmere Rovers v Aldershot Town - 12:15 BT Sport 1

Irish Cup Final
Coleraine v Linfield - 14:30 BBC1 NI

Other
Barcelona v Villarreal - 17:30 Sky Sports 5
Nancy v Monaco 19:00BT Sport ESPN
Juventus v Torino - 19:45 BT Sport 3
Granada v Real Madrid - 19:45 Sky Sports 5

SUNDAY
PL
Liverpool v Southampton - 13:30 Sky Sports 1
Arsenal v Manchester United - 16:00 Sky Sports 1

Championship - 12:00
Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion
Brentford v Blackburn Rovers - Sky Sports 5
Bristol City v Birmingham City
Burton Albion v Reading
Huddersfield Town v Cardiff City
Newcastle United v Barnsley
Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers
Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town - Sky Sports 3
Rotherham United v Derby County
Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham
Wigan Athletic v Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

National League Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg
Forest Green Rovers v Dagenham & Redbridge - 15:00 BT Sport 1

League One Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg
Fleetwood Town v Bradford City - 18:30 Sky Sports 3 / Sky Sports 3 HD
Scunthorpe United v Millwall - 18:30 Sky Sports 1

Other
Lazio v Sampdoria - 14:00 BT Sport Extra 3
Valencia v Osasuna - 15:15 Sky Sports 3
Lyon v Nantes - 16:00 BT Sport Extra 3
AC Milan v Roma - 19:45 BT Sport 3
Corinthians v Ponte Preta (Campeonato Paulista Final 2nd Leg) - 20:00 BT Sport Extra 3
Rio Ave v Benfica - 20:15 BT Sport Extra 1

MONDAY
PL
Chelsea v Middlesbrough - 20:00 Sky Sports 1

[Giggles]

Friday
West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur - 19:45 Sky Sports 1

Real Sociedad v Sevilla - 20:00 Sky Sports 5

http://www.live-footballontv.com
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/fixtures

Will do a full post later. About to eat ham and chicken.

Proper dinner ham and chicken? That'd be nice.

Gravy or white sauce?

[Lewis]

http://i.imgur.com/EFp1vxL.jpg?1

Never forget. :cool:

[Lewis]

Fabio. There was a fucking bust. He was meant to be the better one as well.

[Reg]

Proper dinner ham and chicken? That'd be nice.

Gravy or white sauce?
Nothing fancy or that involved cooking. Something quick after work - cold meat in a wrap.

That midfield is inspiring, Lewis.

[Lewis]

You are cold meat in a wrap.

[Adamski]

Jesus Reg, that went from me thinking you were a posh two roast dinners on a Friday cunt to you being a budget Waff.

[Giggles]

Few spuds, peas, and a drop of sauce and that would be a grand job too.

[Waffdon]

Jesus Reg, that went from me thinking you were a posh two roast dinners on a Friday cunt to you being a budget Waff.

Thai chicken for the boy tonight.

[Shindig]

I'll be missing the first half of our 'wouldn't it be nice' title charge. Overtime at work which I absolutely have to do now because I left my ipod on my desk.

[Magic]

I paid £10 for a chicken korma tonight. Take away.

[-james-]

I had a big lunch and then a big dinner before i was remotely hungry, now I'm going to spend the rest of tonight bathing in my own farts.

[Giggles]

I only managed beans on cheese in toast as I forgot to take meat out of the freezer.

[Magic]

I had a big lunch and then a big dinner before i was remotely hungry, now I'm going to spend the rest of tonight bathing in my own farts.

This is what I'll be doing too. :drool:

[Offshore Toon]

What are Sky playing at with those live games in the Championship?


Thai chicken for the boy tonight.
What kind of Thai? Green?

Also, lol at Magic and his korma.

[Giggles]

What are Sky playing at with those live games in the Championship?


What kind of Thai? Green?

Also, lol at Magic and his korma.

I seen an ad bigging up the relegation battle. Are they all to do with that?

[Ian]

Spicy bag here. Let's have it.


http://i.imgur.com/EFp1vxL.jpg?1

Never forget. :cool:

The Twins running fucking riot all over an Arsenal midfield that didn't have a single clue what to do with them. :drool:


Fabio. There was a fucking bust. He was meant to be the better one as well.

Rafael wouldn't ever have left if I'd had my way, the mad bastard.

[Shindig]

Were they both red card magnets or just one of them?

[Reg]

Rafael as I recall. Still good on FM.

I saw Fabio play at the Amex for Boro. He looked decent but didn't stand out at all.

[Lewis]

Rafael, but then Fabio never had as many opportunities to get himself sent off.

[Offshore Toon]

I seen an ad bigging up the relegation battle. Are they all to do with that?
I'm not really sure. That would make sense, but I only know what's happening up top.

[Waffdon]

What are Sky playing at with those live games in the Championship?


What kind of Thai? Green?

Also, lol at Magic and his korma.

Green. Far superior eh.

[Offshore Toon]

Thai food is the best cuisine imo. Green is some basic shit, though.

[Magic]

£16 for a collected chicken korma, pilau rice and one fucking chapati.

[Offshore Toon]

Did you collect from a proper restaurant or something?

[Magic]

I think so. She said:

15 20 and I said eh??? And she said how long it be ye? Ohhh you mean time. Ok.

Turned up. £15.20.

I actually lolled then realised she wasn't joking. :moop:

[Waffdon]

Ferry has a fair few dece Indian restaurants.

[Magic]

Ferry has a fair few dece Indian restaurants.

Rishi's in town. Disgrace. Straight on trip advisor to vent in my passive aggressive way.

[Waffdon]

Indo's is the best for delivery. Ferry's just a top quality place, tbh, sir.

[Magic]

Indos, you pleb.

[Waffdon]

It's that good, I get that and INDO'S in Snootie mixed up every time. Lav it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I had a takeaway curry and watched Spurs bottle it. £4 cheaper than Magic's even though I also had a samosa and a veg side, and live in Surrey rather than Dundee.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trust the brain lads, it's still Spurs's title to lose.

[Giggles]

Even I can get one cheaper than Magic did and I'm paying in fucking Euros.

[Pleb]

Spurs

Man United (H)
Leicester (A)
Hull (A)

Chelsea

Middlesbrough (H) - Monday
West Brom (A)
Watford (H)
Sunderland (H)

Chelsea takes it easily.

[Offshore Toon]

Pleb now donning Smiffy. :drool:

[Pleb]

Forgot that Arsenal game is the cup final.

As you were.

[Kikó]

Rafael :( what a mad bastard. Now we have Matteo Darmien who has the worst facial hair ever and plays like a Sunday league defender.

[Kikó]

I think Dominic Matteo today would be an upgrade. I think we've picked the only Italian defender in the world who can't defend.

[Offshore Toon]

That haircut is so 90s/scouse.

[Reg]

Really enjoyable half. So much space on the break. City and particularly Silva have been very good.

Edit- very one sided in the end. Palace unlike an Allardyce side. I'd rather Swansea stay up but still unlikely.

[Pleb]

Pleb Will Liverpool get top 4?
Nah.

[Shindig]

Boing, boing mackems.

[Danny]

Of course Sunderland go and end Marco Silva's thousand year long unbeaten home run the week after going down :lol:

[Shindig]

At least when Moyes goes on about them playing well, he can mean it for once.

[Offshore Toon]

The players are playing for a transfer away now. A sad state of affairs.

[Pleb]

Jeff Sterling's mates must be praying Newport County fuck up so that they don't join us in the Mickey Mouse league next season.

[Dan]

Pompey :drool:

I should've gone today.

[Offshore Toon]

If Hull beat Palace and Swansea beat Sunderland next week it'll be an exciting finish. I think it'd be funniest if Palace went down, but it seems unlikely.

[summsuccess]

Fat Sam going into the final day needing a win against Manchester United would be funny given how much he has rolled over for them over the years. I hope they still have a chance for fourth by then and results go the way you just mentioned Offshore Toon.

[Offshore Toon]

Yeah, I'm somewhat in two minds because one of my best mates is a Palace fan, but they're a bit of a nothing club with a horrible kit. Big Sam is due a relegation too, the bent twat.

[summsuccess]

I thought they would have gone down with the fixtures they had left but wins over Chelsea and Liverpool made me think otherwise.

[Max Power]

The Champions gonna end up 8th and European Cup Quarter finalists. Yessssss

[Shindig]

They just look like a confidence team, to me. As soon as the chips are down, they stay down til a change of manager or fancy new player comes along to galvanise them. They've not had a season of mediocrity yet. They're either on white hot or stone cold form.

[summsuccess]

It was always going to be a big ask to challenge
I think a top ten finish and a decent run in europe was a good return
I do think they lost a lot of neutral fans by sacking Ranieri
I wonder if it will ever happen again
Unlikely

[Dark Soldier]

United's finishing :drool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG6Lw58_joA

[Danny]

Hes shit you know? ;)

[Dark Soldier]

One of the worst players to ever pull on a United shirt. We should do a swap for Charlie Adam, his corners are worth 40mil on the modern market.

[Kikó]

The finishing in that video is hilarious :D Imagine if we actually get a proper striker to score next year...

Today's game is pointless but with both teams playing for nothing, it could end up being an end to end game. But then again, it's Mourinho so there is zero chance of that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Playing for nothing? As if Liverpool aren't going to botch 4th.

[summsuccess]

I think from third to sixth should be embarrassed. Arsenal have been poor for a good number of years now and I think Wenger should have called it time a while ago but I dont think the mood around the club has helped either. Liverpool have been grossly inconsistent but Klopp only has himself to blame for not bringing in anyone in January, playing a bloody midfielder at left back and being unable to keep things tight at the back. Man United have been poor in the oppositions box and have blown hot and cold for most of the season. I think they are showing small signs under Mourinho. Man City are the team that has disappointed me the most and after all the rubbish I read about how he was going to pretty much crack England at the first attempt, I am glad he has failed. When they are good they are good but they havent been good for long enough.

I do like that Jesus striker and I think they should keep him and Aguero up front. I think Yaya Toure has actually been pretty decent in the last month or so given he looked a lost cause but its well known that Man City have a core of players that are too old and need freshening up. Leroy Sane is inconsistent. Raheem Sterling cant shoot to save his life and hasnt really moved up a gear since joining them and the full backs got worse. I want them to do well as I did like Guardiola but moving to England will be his first proper mistake I think.

Conte of Chelsea has impressed me the most, I love his passion on the side of the pitch and I think between him and that little Argentina midget at Tottenham, they have both been the better managers and best two teams obviously. I think Liverpool will win Southampton later on as they do owe them for a couple of defeats now and the Arsenal game is anyones. If Mourinho plays the children then so be it but I think he would be silly to do so as anything can happen in the last few games.

[Samadini]

United's finishing :drool:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG6Lw58_joA

Felt like I was watching this again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PRyGLC8Qyc&

[Offshore Toon]

There's a stream for the Brighton game today, but probably isn't worth tuning in until it looks on.

[summsuccess]

Samadini - Newcastle have killed every striker they have had since Alan Shearer it feels like. What happened to that Cisse chap? Demba Ba and that Martins are still rocking it up in China I think. Craig Bellamy is probably on a golf course somewhere.

[Offshore Toon]

Sibierski flourished, I'll have you know.

[summsuccess]

Offshore Toon - His Wikipedia page makes a good read. Not only does it include the colossus Titus Bramble but it would appear 'Sib the Sexist' greatest feat was nutmegging a defender and taking it around the keeper. I do miss the footballers from back in the day. Some of the names when he played for Man City are a right blast from the past. Paulo Wanchope standing head and shoulders above them all. Kasper Schmeichel as David James understudy. What a joke of a keeper he was.

Give me David Seaman and Tim Flowers any day. I wasnt a big fan of Walker(?).

[Samadini]

Sibierski :drool:

Most strikers Newcastle used to buy were already washed up to be fair, that's why they moved to Newcastle. Cisse was a bit of a victim of Pardew not being able to play with two upfront, so he and Ba would often find himself out on the left. Cisse had some bad knee injuries and then never seemed to play with any confidence or ability ever again. Still scored some really important goals when he was shit though.

Ba was brilliant, but took the money to sit on Chelsea's bench (why wouldn't you?). Remy was good too.

I've not been following, is this a Smiffy alias?

[Kikó]

Playing for nothing? As if Liverpool aren't going to botch 4th.

Liverpool may or may not but we're not going to the job. More likely we draw the next three then win.

[Disco]

Sibierski :drool:

Most strikers Newcastle used to buy were already washed up to be fair, that's why they moved to Newcastle. Cisse was a bit of a victim of Pardew not being able to play with two upfront, so he and Ba would often find himself out on the left. Cisse had some bad knee injuries and then never seemed to play with any confidence or ability ever again. Still scored some really important goals when he was shit though.

Ba was brilliant, but took the money to sit on Chelsea's bench (why wouldn't you?). Remy was good too.

I've not been following, is this a Smiffy alias?

One assumes if it was it would be banned already. Harold has inevitably tried to take credit but if it's him he's managed record time without reverting to his normal spastic nature.

[Offshore Toon]

Steve Bruce looks like he's had his head kicked in. What happened there?

[Offshore Toon]

"BATTERED AND BRUCED Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce left looking worse for wear after undergoing surgery on his face"

Dirty cunt.

[Samadini]

Had a couple of moles removed apparently. Why bother.

[Gray Fox]

3 games against Southampton this season have seen us score zero goals. I'm not so confident.

[Offshore Toon]

1-0, Perez. :cool:

[Max Power]

I still don't think Shakespeare has done anything Ranieri wouldn't have done eventually but he definitely steadied the shit somewhat.

Summer of change needed?

Claudio, bless him, had completely lost the plot. Tbh I think Shakespeare has been the key man behind Pearson and Ranieri. Very astute guy and the players love him.

Don't see a massive overhaul in the summer. Need a couple younger defenders and another midfielder that's about it. And keep hold of Schmeichel, Mahrez etc.

[Max Power]

Don't see us letting him go for less than £40m and who is gonna pay that realistically? He's had a very patchy season.

I think the sights are set way higher than mere survival. We are 9th right now despite not even playing for six months. Top 8 is the aim and a run at the cups.

[summsuccess]

Sibierski :drool:

Most strikers Newcastle used to buy were already washed up to be fair, that's why they moved to Newcastle. Cisse was a bit of a victim of Pardew not being able to play with two upfront, so he and Ba would often find himself out on the left. Cisse had some bad knee injuries and then never seemed to play with any confidence or ability ever again. Still scored some really important goals when he was shit though.

Ba was brilliant, but took the money to sit on Chelsea's bench (why wouldn't you?). Remy was good too.

I've not been following, is this a Smiffy alias?

Im not Wedge. Im not Harold_Bishop. Im not Smiffy.

I dont mind going back to lurking if my stay here is just going to be a guessing game of who I may be.

Disco. When you speak to Harold next tell him I said fuck off and do one. Hes a boring old tool or even better. Play the dickhead at this own game.

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence.
Hitchens.

[Samadini]

No! Please don't go!!

[Disco]

Clam own dear, you don't slink out of the shadows like this without people wondering.

[Offshore Toon]

Relegation dogfight does seem quite exciting. Blackburn, Birmingham and Forest all winning, meaning Blackburn are going down atm but goal difference can change things.

[mo]

Hoping Birmingham go down. Would serve them right for sacking Rowett.

[Foe]

Birmingham going down would be great after what the owners did with rowett.

I'd rather Forrest stayed up to be fair, relegation might cripple them.

[SvN]

Clam own dear, you don't slink out of the shadows like this without people wondering.

It must be so distressing. I'm amazed he's lasted this long.

[Offshore Toon]

Think of 7om, though!

[Shindig]

So I come in from work and see the half-times. It's the hope that kills you.

[Shindig]

Also, Forest staying up on goals scored is way too close for comfort. I can't imagine them as a League One side.

[mo]

Also, Forest staying up on goals scored is way too close for comfort. I can't imagine them as a League One side.

Again?

[Magic]

Would have loved to see Forest go down.

[Shindig]

My mistake. I didn't realise they've slipped down that far.

[Mellberg]

One Bristol City goal away from hilarity and an afternoon spent in the local City pub :yn:

[Disco]

Forest, Blackburn, Birmingham. Any of those could go down and be thoroughly deserving of it.

[Magic]

One Bristol City goal away from hilarity and an afternoon spent in the local City pub :yn:

Lol tiny, tiny bit of karma there.

[Shindig]

Well, now it's bittersweet. Can't see Villa fighting back.

[Offshore Toon]

Villa have had some good chances, so it's not completely over.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Blackburn :lol:

[Mellberg]

There you go, lads.

[Shindig]

Aaaaaaaaargggghhhh!!!! :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Brighton :lol:

[Magic]

So much lols.

[Offshore Toon]

You really should have stuck that bet on, Reg.

Like Giggles said, 'our title'. Fkn lol.

[-james-]

Just the 3 and a half grand that stoppage time equaliser to 10 man Villa has cost me.

7 point clear with three to play and now this. :)

http://i.imgur.com/oKp51of.jpg

[Shindig]

Magnificent. We left the door wipe open and they had weeks to squeak over the line. Funny what promotion does to you. Pressure comes off and you either press on or ease off.

[Lewis]

Does it even matter who wins the actual Championship title? I can see why going through the play-offs would be fun, with the final at Wembley and everything, but going up is going up.

[Samadini]

Villa :hail:

[Magic]

Magnificent. We left the door wipe open and they had weeks to squeak over the line. Funny what promotion does to you. Pressure comes off and you either press on or ease off.

Us and Udders have really fucking dropped it last 6/7 games. They will go out to Wendies who will win play-offs against Fulham.

[Samadini]

Does it even matter who wins the actual Championship title? I can see why going through the play-offs would be fun, with the final at Wembley and everything, but going up is going up.

It's win-win, I wouldn't have cared if it was a 2nd place finish, but winning the league is extra sweet.

[Magic]

Does it even matter who wins the actual Championship title? I can see why going through the play-offs would be fun, with the final at Wembley and everything, but going up is going up.

Not for Newcastle, however that will always play on the back of Brighton player's minds and their tinpot mentality overall. Watch me proven right as they come straight back down next season.

[SvN]

Not for Newcastle, however that will always play on the back of Brighton player's minds and their tinpot mentality overall. Watch me proven right as they come straight back down next season.
Predicting a promoted side gets relegated, what a wild man.

[Magic]

Predicting a promoted side gets relegated, what a wild man.

I don't hold it against you that my future telling makes you insecure, it does to most.

[Shindig]

It's win-win, I wouldn't have cared if it was a 2nd place finish, but winning the league is extra sweet.

Agreed. The manner we took it showed a proper mentality. Either of us should've wrapped it up but we managed to show some class whereas Brighton were all about trying to grind the opposition down. Something we were guilty of when we lost the top spot to them.

[Gray Fox]

All nicely set up for Southampton to score in the first 5 mins of the 2nd half and watch the bottle job commence.

[Waffdon]

Hello darkness my old friend.

[Gray Fox]

Here it comes...

[Mike]

This is proper duff. Hopefully the subs here can change it.

[Gray Fox]

This is stick or twist time now. A draw isn't the end of the world. A loss really is.

[Danny]

Honestly, is it?

Arsenal will be 10 points behind with 5 left to play. United 5 behind with 4 to play.

The former will cock it up again and the latter have too many injuries that the main focus is going to be the Celta Vigo game. A lol as it would be its not happening at this point imo

[Gray Fox]

The only thing that would make that draw okay would be a draw in the later game today. We're still ahead of Arsenal but a United win later would be really damaging. They are technically ahead of us assuming they win their games in hand.

[John Arne]

That was shit. I'm still not sure why Klopp always leaves it so late to make subs.

[Lewis]

This United line-up would have guaranteed a win under previous managers, but who knows now.

[Reg]

Stockdale is rumoured with Chelsea as well. Work that one out.

Anyway, what a season. :cool:

PS lol at Magic.

[Danny]

Honestly, is it?

Arsenal will be 10 points behind with 5 left to play. United 5 behind with 4 to play.

The former will cock it up again and the latter have too many injuries that the main focus is going to be the Celta Vigo game. A lol as it would be its not happening at this point imo


The only thing that would make that draw okay would be a draw in the later game today. We're still ahead of Arsenal but a United win later would be really damaging. They are technically ahead of us assuming they win their games in hand.

Forget what I said. You drew. Its on :groove:

its not on, I would much rather have the points on the board the way this United team have gone this season. No technically about it.

[Gray Fox]

What I'm struggling to understand is Klopp. We have had 3 games against Southampton this season, in each they have shown no desire to have the ball and sat back, willing to catch us on the counter. In each game they've defended as they did today. How was there still no gameplan for it?

I understand we are minus our best player, but you had a whole transfer window of no activity where we didn't add to our needs either in wide areas or at left back.

[Danny]

Coutinho played didnt he or am I forgetting someone?

That is a worry though, if they have already done that to you three times you would bet your bollocks to a barndance that they were going to do it again. Especially away.

[Lewis]

He is 'Brendan' with glasses. What did anyone expect?

[Gray Fox]

He's done better than Brendan.

He didn't chuck the game in hilarious fashion nor did he come out after and say it would be too easy to coach a team to do that every game.

[Magic]

Nearly won the league though.

[Lewis]

Even excluding nearly winning the league (lol), he came sixth with a crapper side than what they currently have. Whether he was shit or not basically comes down to who was making their transfers, since that seems to be deliberately muddied by various parties.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://prod-slcontent.s3.amazonaws.com/photos-cache/news-article/2ee750f9ee90ba98df4b0f276d3aebe10fc8dcb3.jpg

Axel :cool:

He's going to boss it.

[Dark Soldier]

Must remember we're still in a work in progress

You've been a work in progress for about 10 years.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rooney is such a shambles on set pieces.

[Kikó]

Rooney is a shambles in all aspects.

[Lewis]

He's struggling without a proper attacking right-back to clip the ball to.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Such a selfish dick.

All he had to do was roll that to Mata.

[Davgooner]

Cracking this.

[Kikó]

You're getting drawn all over Dave.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tuanzebe a brick wall against Sanchez.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

ffs.

[Kikó]

That's that then.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shambles.

[Reg]

I think the insanely good de Gea of 2-3 years ago would have saved both of those.

[Kikó]

Arsenal haven't even bothered this game either. Not like Chris Smalling to be out of position either.

[Magic]

RIPv Ajax.

[Lewis]

United would have walked this if Liverpool had done the business earlier, but now it's all a MINDGAME to push Arsenal into the top four and keep Arsene Wenger in a job.

[Kikó]

At least it puts to bed the terrible unbeaten run.

[Dark Soldier]

You mean the greatest unbeaten run there's been in football.

[SvN]

Rooney has been abysmal, even by his standards.

[Kikó]

I'm praying that we are in the last few weeks of the Smalling, Fellaini and Rooney show. Dreadful footballers.

[Offshore Toon]

I'm trying not to lay it on too thick because we almost fucked up just as badly as Brighton, but...

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-brighton-david-stockdale-12913585

[Gray Fox]

Arsenal have to play twice more before Liverpool play again. Those games are Southampton away and Stoke away.

If they are both won and assuming we don't see a big turn around in this game, I think you'll see Liverpool crumble under the pressure. The more irritating thing now is had that penalty gone in, we'd be all but secure in the top 4.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm praying that we are in the last few weeks of the Smalling, Fellaini and Rooney show. Dreadful footballers.

It's never going to happen :(

They'll all be here at 70 still playing in the eleven.

[Shindig]

I can imagine Rooney going til 40.

[Lewis]

I would want Fellainimania around should any success return, because he deserves lol Anderson-like status rather than seething hatred (I would love it - love it - if he scored the winner in the UEFA Cup final), but the others can do one.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hating footballers that play for your own team is a pretty sad business anyway.

[Reg]

Southampton (a), Stoke (a), Sunderland (h), Everton (h) with an eye on the FA Cup final.

We'll be sound but only just. United have been as shit as ever but nice to see them 'blooding' in the youngsters.
'Work in progress'.

[Lewis]

It might be worth shaming him into by referring to him as 'Wayne "Younger Than Ronaldo" Rooney'.

[Kikó]

Oh I'll add Darmien to the list of people who need to be sold.

Maybe we can just forfeit the next couple of fixtures rather than go through the defensive motions.

(Tuanzebe was great though)

[Dark Soldier]

Incorrect but let's not go there. The last batch of United kids that came through were all fucked off bar two, just like I said. The United Way.

Couple of years old, but we own youth production:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/feb/26/ajax-most-prolific-producers-young-players-english-clubs

16 from the famous Scouse, bless. As/when they do come good they fuck off to the big boys :drool:

[Shindig]

I don't think I've hated anybody who's played for us, even if we've had an assortment of wrong'ns. It's not like they're Marlon King or Lee Hendrie levels of twat.

[Kikó]

United actually play young kids in the first team. Whether they're good enough to actually make it or not is another thing. It's better than never playing them like a lot of clubs.

[Lewis]

United are a victim of their own myth-making on this, since they make the Matt Busby side and the 'Class of 92' out to be the norm, rather than truly exceptional exceptions (see: everyone losing the plot when 'LvG' started chucking a bit of money about, and David Moyes claiming they have lost their identity in the same breath as claiming he was promised about a billion quid of new superstars); but they still have a better record than most teams, and must have one of the best records for teams above a certain size.

[Magic]

I don't think I've hated anybody who's played for us, even if we've had an assortment of wrong'ns. It's not like they're Marlon King or Lee Hendrie levels of twat.

I've hated about 75 Leeds players in the last 15 years.

[niko_cee]

There's a decent chance Liverpool will fail to win any of their remaining games and yet still finish 4th. United are gone at this point with the games they have left and whilst it would be very Arsenal for them to win all their remaining games, I don't think they will.

[Jimmy Floyd]

All Wenger has to do is be one result better than Liverpool over the rest of the season and another fourth place is his.

[niko_cee]

They need to win all their remaining games and hope Liverpool win neither. It's possible, but fairly unlikely I'd say.

Unless James has gone heavily on us to get Top 4 . . .

[Offshore Toon]

I don't think I've hated anybody who's played for us, even if we've had an assortment of wrong'ns. It's not like they're Marlon King or Lee Hendrie levels of twat.
I hated Michael Owen, and still do. That little cunt didn't give a shit and missed a few sitters that would have made the difference. Martins/Viduka were just as bad for the latter, but Martins was likeable and a bit shit anyway and with Viduka you'd be impressed if he even turned up. With Owen it was the way he acted after relegation that cemented it.

[Dark Soldier]

Tbf in a choice between Real and Liverpool there's only one choice, choosing the chance to play for a world class team rather than also rans the absolute fucking cunt.

[Reg]

I did find it funny that the season after he left Liverpool to win the Champions League ... Liverpool won the Champions League.

[Dark Soldier]

Also rans became European Champions later that season pet.

T'was a solid fluke, aye.

[Dquincy]

I think the insanely good de Gea of 2-3 years ago would have saved both of those.

Something tells me you rely way to much on that man. Shudder to think how many points Man U would have dropped this season without De Gea.

[Foe]

Man United could quite conceivably do a Liverpool and lose the Europa League final, and shit themselves to 6th in the league.

Thought Arsenal were at least pretty solid defensively today, which is new. Just realised it was because Gabriel wasn't playing...

[Kikó]

Man United could quite conceivably do a Liverpool and lose the Europa League final, and shit themselves to 6th in the league.

Thought Arsenal were at least pretty solid defensively today, which is new. Just realised it was because Gabriel wasn't playing...

Arsenal were solid defensively because they didn't need to defend.

And united could conceivably lose on Thursday night so I don't think anyone is under any illusions.

[Foe]

Arsenal were solid defensively because they didn't need to defend.

And united could conceivably lose on Thursday night so I don't think anyone is under any illusions.

Man united weren't very potent, I agree.

[niko_cee]

Southampton failed to have a shot on target against Liverpool across both league games this season? Jesus. That's some going.

[Kikó]

Benfica are on the verge in Portugal. They also bought two thirds of the home teams tickets so it looks like a home game at Rio Ave.

[Pleb]

Is MNF part one of the Chelsea title parade?

[Mazuuurk]

Wenger just needs to keep playing Holding. He's not by any means amazing or anything but he's young enough to learn and improve at least, and that alone would be enough to justify his place above Gabriel, but I feel they play better with him than Gabriel as well.

Sometimes it feels like kids like that play it extra safe when they get the chance because they are a bit nervous or something, which is kind of what Arsenals defence really needs anyway.

[Jimmy Floyd]

More like part 87.

[summsuccess]

The football yesterday was to be expected and I was disappointed to hear Klopp come out with the "dry pitch" excuse. I watched both games on my iPad but Liverpool were poor throughout and Southampton were barely tested. Manchester United are too focussed on the Europa League for a defeat to Arsenal to mean to much. It was nice to see Granit Xhaka do something more than foul and he is a shadow of the player he was at Monchengladbach. He is too much of a liability to expect next season to be much different despite what they were saying on Sky Sports 1. Arsenal should sign someone else in the summer but there isnt a lot available at the moment. I can see Wenger signing his new deal and bringing Jack Wilshire back and presenting him as a new signing.

[Adamski]

Just seen a tweet saying that Utd were 6 points off the top of the PL then went on a 25 game unbeaten run which now leaves them 17 points off the top :D.

That's pretty special.

[Waffdon]

Marcos Alonso is having an absolute field day.

[Adamski]

He gets some amount of goals.

[Pen]

That Alonso goal was piss poor from Guzan.

[Foe]

Middlesbrough really didn't give it much of a go after spending ages trying to get back up did they?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'd completely missed them sacking Karanka 2 months ago, which just about sums it up.

[summsuccess]

I thought Alvaro Negredo would have done a bit more than he has done but I suppose he has fed off scraps.
It still seems an odd move when you look at his career.
Real, Sevilla, Valencia, Man City.
Middlesbrough.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Here we go again with the million mile an hour chants. 'We're gonna win the league' breaking the land speed record. Anyone seen to have been singing should get a lifetime stadium ban.