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I've not seen anyone seriously trying to defend Rooney's behaviour.

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You were by claiming he wasn't the only one being nasty and luke Shaw had plenty to say on the matter although to be fair that could just be him trying to ingratiate himself with the fans after hardly setting the world on fire

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Pardew sacked.

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No, defending him would be saying "There was nothing wrong with the tackle".

Pointing out that he wasn't the only 'nasty' player is, well, reality.

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Personally I thought Luke Shaw had quite a decent game for his first run out after injury and with a totally new team.:)

The way the other West Ham players forcibly intervened with Sakho suggests they saw him do something a bit naughty as well.

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Except it isn't reality as he's been cleared of being nasty

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Him running his mouth of wasn't decent, especially after wazza said he deserved to go

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He's certainly been cleared but if none of the officials saw it he'd in all likelihood get off. Either way I've still yet to see anyone defending Rooney, he's even admitted he went OTT.

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:nono:

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A more balanced view of Rooneys 'horror tackle'.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...-the-mark.html

And a West Ham player showing how to behave.:rolleyes:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...e-officer.html

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Now don't you go bringing facts in to a good old fashioned anti-United rant!


Hang him!!! etc

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This could be interesting..... http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1412073038 http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...in-media-ofcom

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Your not paying attention then, the man boy was doing just that and no the very fact no officials saw sakho do anything is the very reason a three man panel can look closely at it and then declare him innocent of wrong doing

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So many empty seats at city tonight, how can they not sell out a big European game?

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Perhaps many of their supporters cannot afford the prawn sandwiches that many United supporters can afford.;):D

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He is talking about seats not catering, I see that OAP Totti has just scored as well.

Have said this before, cannot understand why they are going to enlarge the ground, a 60,000 capacity ATM, biggest crowd last season was 47,364.:confused:

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l was jesting my dear chap.

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:D

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Man City won't do anything in Europe whilst they have too many lazy buggers in their side like Toure.:td:

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Still in the job :shocked:

I'm glad I opted to watch PSG vs Barca tonight :)

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The only reason l can think that he has not got rid of him must be the likely high compensation bill maybe.

Yes that certainly looked a good game thenry.

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l think its about time we dropped Gerrard.:td:

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Shocking behaviour by Galatasaray fans at the Emirates.:(:td:

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Has inspiration sunk into Welbeck...



:)

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Well worth the money in my book as we could have done with him.

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Be just like playing at home then.:D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29484233

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:rofl:

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My my those City fans have gone quiet.;)

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Closed doors and a naf fine? Point I've raised before is there's a world cup heading there. It would make more sense to boot CSKA out of European competition as a warning for the Russian governing bodies to pull their crap together

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Well at least we know Swansea have 3 points today.

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Mike Ashley should stick with Pardew.

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I agree. It's hopeless changing managers when you've got a team that once again has the worst defence in the premier league and the bare minimum in attacking options. I'd like the also point fingers at the coaching staff, not every player that suddenly comes to Newcastle can just turn bad the way they have. Don't get me started on the injury front at Newcastle.

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The mans a idiot pure and simple.:nono:

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Time for Westley to be sacked, I swear at times the Chairman wants Stevenage relegated back out of the Football League.

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Well l wonder if Arsenal will give us another 6-0 delight today.:Yes::D

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Draw will do for me den, although a score draw as have Costa in my team.

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Kick off's delayed 15 minutes for the two live Sky games today.

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Yes, Arsenal fans letting flares off outside ground.

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Again we have club staff deciding whether footballer's are fit to continue when we should have a independent doctor deciding whether the player is fit to continue as one day someone is going to die.:(

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Wilshere has been poor.

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For a team that's supposedly in decline etc we're now 4th and 3 points behind the allegedly superior Man City :D

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City have had a much harder run of fixtures tbf.

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Round peg square hole :sleep:

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Yes, Stoke ;)

Anyway we'll see when May comes around. I think top 4 for United is achievable as long as the injuries stay low and the defence is bolstered in January.

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Just back home from OT, good game but once again hanging on a bit at the end. Just about deserved the win but don't know what game the MOM adjudicator at BT was watching. De Gea was miles away the MOM for me.

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That's no surprise as he is vastly over-rated.

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Killer Costa strikes again.:D

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So another year of an enthralling fight for a top 4 position.

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I don't like Wenger or Mourinho but if that push had turned in to a pagga I reckon Wenger could take him :D

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Don't worry as l am sure we will give you a hand.:D

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Wenger throws in Chelseas financial power from the get go post match interview. Yeah okay :sleep: Arsenal have cash reserves. When asked of it a couple of weeks ago Arsene said its good to have incase something comes up. Arsene also said it was an even game lol

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Isn't Arsenals wage bill higher than Chelseas now as well?

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Arsene is a expert at excuses.

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I'd say the decline isn't supposed if your crowing about being in 4th, how the mighty have fallen, competing with Arsenal for the 4th place trophy

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Thing is MU has had a very easy start to their season regarding their fixtures but soon the real test will come against the top 6 sides.

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Only crowing after the devastating Moyes effect. Given how most of you wrote United off this season you'd expect us to be near the bottom.

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Top 6? Don't you mean Chelsea?

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It's just a bit early to crow. Most of the top teams have played each other at least once, in most cases twice, and until yesterday United hadn't played anyone who were in the top half of the table last season. You're crowing about only being three points behind City but they've had Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea already. Arsenal have had City, Chelsea and Spurs. Liverpool have had City and Spurs. Etc.

We're only 7 games in.

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The crowing wasn't meant literally, it was aimed at those saying United were already written off barely 2 or 3 games in...

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Find out in two weeks time when MAN U play Chelsea.

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Hardly a good indication when United have such a weak defence and Chelsea have aruguably the best in-form striker in the PL at the moment. I can't see Chelsea getting anything other than a win in that game.

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Deary deary me.:(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29532996

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I'm not surprised, especially as United sold out a 110,000 seater stadium for a friendly in the summer.

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But it will only be a big game, like a derby in Manchester, Merseyside and North London. Cannot see the game abroad being something like West Brom v Swansea.

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The English Premier League is the English Premier League and as such all matches should be played in this country.:(

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Exactly. No more games in Swansea! :D Seriously however the Premier League became a product a long time ago. If anyone still expects top-level football to be about the local fans rather than television and the global brand then this will help them wake up. You need to approach the Premier League for what it is, a commercial product for which you pay with your season ticket/subscription/shirt etc. I find the constant outrage every time the league suggests a plan to make money to be naive at best and disingenuous at worst.

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l was going to mention Swansea but l wanted to be kind to our friends in Wales.:D

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Ozil out for up to 12 weeks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29537980

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Arsenal seem to have this injury crisis year after year.

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A blessing.

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Why?.

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He shouldn't be playing out on the wing and theres a good argument that Cazorla has been playing better in the middle of the park.

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Ozil has clearly been struggling to make an impact in this side but Wenger hasn't dropped him yet, probably hoping he plays though the bad form as Ramsey eventually did. Maybe a 3 month spell out of the team will help him come back stronger and clear his head a bit. Midfield is a position we have considerable strength in and, given our run of fixtures eases a bit now, we should be able to accommodate his absence.

Personally I am hoping to see the Ox play in the middle for a extended spell. Cazorla and Wilshere will see more starts as well.

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Bar 1 game I haven't been impressed with Ox in the middle. I don't understand the hype around wanting him in that position.

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Personally l don't think it suits him.

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makes sense

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About time too.

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Anyone else daft enough to be watching the worst team in the world v San Marino.:rolleyes:

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:LOL: nope. I watched the cats on BBC2 instead :D

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l relegated it to the second TV and just kept half a eye on it.

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You or the old lady ;):D

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There is only one boss in our household and it ain't me.:D

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Yet another loss, time for Westley to go. If he hasn't gone by Monday lunch then I am starting a petition to get him removed from the club.

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United exploring possibility of back of the shirt sponsor.

http://bit.ly/1tPgiY9

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Not surprising. The pitches will be painted soon. Chevy might want to get a car on as well which I reckon Man Utd should allow as a good gesture for that nice deal they done for Man Utd :)

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If man utd get cars on the pitch can Chelsea have buses

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Red London buses :shocked: Well i guess red is growing on people. Tottenham are a good example most recently coming to terms with red on their kit :p: Arsene will get the 2CVs over.

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Yet more money grabbing greed from a club that has totally lost its roots and where it came from.:rolleyes:

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Says the man who's team supported a violent racist simply because they knew they'd be nothing without him. Sorry, Den, I'm no Man U apologist but Liverpool have been disgusting recently.

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Personally l am glad Liverpool got shot of him as he was giving the club a terrible reputation.

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No. Liverpool gave itself a bad reputation. Suarez cannot be blamed. Liverpool FC had numerous opportunities to get rid and protect the club from the get go but allowed the situation to get worse.

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England looking average again with the most over-rated player of his generation contributing little.

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I'm worried about this so called rebuilding project. Firstly, I cannot believe how weak our qualifying group is. When you consider the quality of our opposition it is almost a scandal that this is a qualifying grouobfor a major international tournament. However, that aside, it means we will arrive at the euros without this rebuilt team ever having faced a serious competetive test. So with that in mind it seems that we have to find a way of creating that competetion from within. So why, I find myself asking, are we fielding such strong sides against the likes of San Marino at home? I don't think the first half on Thursday would have been quite as lacklustre if the team wasn't full of players who are fairly sure that they're a confirmed part of the project.

Tonight has been better, but arguably it's been the likes of Delph - players who are in and out of the team and playing for their shirts - who have performed.

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Rooney scores!

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One swallow does not make a summer.

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I thought Henderson was having a decent game TBH.��

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Tongue was firmly in cheek. That was hard work and it needn't have been.

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Well the only bonus was three points at the end of the day.

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wtf was that

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I thought that the Rooney goal, was an own goal off the keeper. And saved the blushes of England.
Yes, they may be top of the table. But they are going to face much stiffer teams, then they have so far.

I also believe that Hodgson should have been sacked, they need a new start with a new manager.

The team under Hodgson has been very low par in my view.

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Don't you say that about every England manager after each loss or drawn game?

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Still didn't do as badly as Spain and Germany in their last matches last week.:D

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To be fair they've given him plenty of opportunities over the last few years

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The result was better than Germany's but the German performance was excellent except for finishing 7-2 wouldn't have flattered them.

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Oh dear me Arsenal fans will not be happy.

http://www.espnfc.com/blog/transfer-...-across-europe