Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Winalot were ready to sign a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with Liverpool until they realised how inappropriate their name would look on the team shirts....

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Well actually, and I am not saying this is the case, it is easier to say your team underperformed than you were outplayed. The former suggests it was an off-day and can be improved, the latter concedes that Barcelona were the better side and are the best team in the world.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

I think there's always a large element of luck when it comes to KO tournaments; especially the one-legged final. At least it was settled by one of the teams outperforming the other rather than penalties, dodgey refereeing or an individual error.

From the neutral's perspective I thought it was an excellent game; both sides play football the way I like it to be played.

I'm usually an admirer of Carrick but I thought he looked overwhelmed. He hardly made a tackle and persistenly misplaced or overhit passes. I don't know if he had an off night or the Barca midfield totally unsettled him.

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Do we really want to go down this road Russ?

OK, here goes.

Oxo are introducing a new red and white stock cube in aid of Manchester United - its going to be called...














Tha Laughing Stock :D

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Yeah, why not :D

Rafael Benitez: "Our new Winger cost five million. I call him our wonder player"
Sir Alex Ferguson: "Why's that?"
Rafael Benitez: "Everytime he plays I wonder why I bothered to buy him!"

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Ah, Liverpool ... that would be the team that beat Man U. twice as many times as Barca did this season? ;)

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Yes, their only acheivement this season:D

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Also the team that won absoloutley nothing, nothing whatsoever, not one competition they enetered and thats been the case for a few years now ;)

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Denial is a wonderful thing. It'll help you cope better with having been comprehensively dismantled last night. The domestic season this year was a bit closer than a lot of you wannabe-Mancunians like to admit. I wouldn't hold out too much hope of actually bettering Liverpool's league title haul any time soon. :D

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

I hope Wenger buys some of those players last night (Barcelona's players of course). Maybe just buy the entire team...

Re: Football : Season 08/09
 

Banter and jokes aside I don't know how Liverpool fans can gloat at Man Utd fans today in a serious manner. There's a guy at work doing it. You'd think that 2nd place is better than winning the Premiership.

I was disappointed yesterday. I watched a woeful display by Utd, it was a bit like watching Newcastle against Villa. I don't know what happened, but they all looked a bit overwhelmed by the occassion, and I felt sorry for Fergie - in that his players didnt respond.

And no, I'm not a Utd fan.

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United won 3 half-trophies and 1 big one as well as CL runners up. Liverpool, as has been the case for 4 years, won nothing. Liverpool can push it all they want but consistently for 19 years they've failed when it matters most.

Not much denial in that.

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I am still annoyed at when Evra called Arsenal babies! Saying that it was like 11 men against 11 babies, well I think that's an apt description of what happened yesterday. :D

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Ah, so 'CL runners up' is notable for Man U., but Liverpool, despite being Premiership runners up, in your estimation 'won nothing'. That sounds like a fair and unbiased assessment. ;)

And isn't it funny how we can take two decades off and now you're only just on level pegging with league titles? :D

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Thats because Liverpool fans take more joy in seeing United lose then they do in seeing their own team win.