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On the tram going home from Old Trafford, not the best of games but a win is all that matters. The ref was a joke most of the yellow cards he gave United were not even fouls. All those cards could come back to haunt them. Still it's Manchester 2 Germany nil, are you watching London. :)

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Course we are, it's where most of utd's fans live after all

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Not the ones who attend Old Trafford, a higher percentage of season ticket holders from Mcr post codes that City for a start., but who am I to bother trying to dispel myths. :)

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Exactly, why bother

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I assume you mean Arsenal alone? given that Chelsea are also on 3 points after 2 games with a higher goal difference, sorry Arsenal :D

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Well after last weeks debacles and Tuesdays it was great to have two wins last night for the English clubs.:cleader:

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It was a light hearted dig about this weeks performances, one thing that did worry me is just how tired the United players looked in the last 15/20 minutes, good news for Arsenal with the extra days rest possibly.

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My new wheels. :D

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Looks like a tarted up Batmobile.;)

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Roy Keane attacks Arsenal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...Roy-Keane.html

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Weak, naive, arrogant..

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Spineless you can add to that...

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But what about Roy Keane?

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Roy Keane is a brute as well as a bully but what he says about Arsenal is spot on.

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A quote from Gabriel in that article - "We were in a good place in the first half, defending well, we were happy"

Werent they 2-1 down at half time? They were happy with that at home to Olympiakos?

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yeah don't bother quoting the rest :rolleyes:

bar the goals conceded they were happy :LOL: hilarious stuff that game. Gabriels trolling lol

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Arsene threatens to walk out of press conference.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...medium=twitter

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Paybacks a bitch :D

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...t-Arsenal.html

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Oh dear they really are listening to the wally with the brolly.:rofl:

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There's nothing he can do to rectify the worst defence in the league over the past few years, people have to question why it was a known fact yet left alone in the summer. One defender doesn't replace the other two awful ones. We expected this scoreline, it was inevitable that we'd come up again a trigger happy team.

Aguero was on to break the 5 goal record there, what a load of cack.

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And l thought l was unhappy.:)

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Newcastle were on top at one point in this game. They could have gone a few goals up after the first goal. Aguero has literally shown them how to be clinical infront of goal second half. Kevin De Bruyne with a decent finish too.

Newcastles goal wasn't bad by the way. City got sucked out wide leaving Mitrovic alone infront of goal. Newcastle made it happen even if City are to blame for leaving Mitrovic alone in the box.

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Rumours abound that Sunderland will be looking for a new manager tonight.

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Swap deal? :erm:

The scalp was coming I said above, It appears Newcastle can do it going forward but have literally nothing to stop it coming the other way. Kevin Keegan tactics being applied and failing :D

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The thing is King Kevin nearly won them the title but sadly they are a long way from those glory days.

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Don't remind me, that season was an exact copy of the Liverpool campaign push the other year. One big team, one former big team. both destined to never win the Premier League, the other also destined to never see a cup again. :shocked:

Then again, you're talking about a Newcastle team that just happened to constantly have the best strikers in the Premier League, most of which then went on to be the Best strikers the league's ever seen. I think it got to 2000 and we saw the first changes in the game and Newcastle didn't mimic it, they just went down hill.

You look back and think, Shearer and Cole in the same team? Ferdinand? Ginola, how on earth haven't you picked up a trophy along the way there. Two cup finals and a 2nd place finish.

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Not wishing to be rude in any way, I for one would love to see Newcastle up towards the top as I have a close relative who is a big Toon fan, but how do you define a 'big' team, Newcastle are certainly a big team in terms of their brilliant, long suffering supporters but I can't think of any other reason to call them a big team, unless you are going back to the very early 1900's. ?

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The ref in this match is an idiot.

All he is missing is a blue and white scarf.

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Oh dear it seems the scummer's and the skate's ain't happy today.

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Thanks for your valuable abusive input....

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Just friendly banter...;)

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That was a dive. Falcao clearly going down before any contact was made! Ref made the right call, yellow card all day.

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Big Sam hopefully he sort us out

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Well there are many managers under pressure in the Premiership and the special one is no different.

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You will know your fate soon enough.:)

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Still hard to fathom how last seasons Chelsea have gone so far backwards ?

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This is certainly a full blown crisis now at Chelsea.:)

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Man Utd turned up against one team a couple of seasons ago. Chelsea seem to be doing the same.

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On another note it was said a better tactician would get better out of Arsenal than what is currently being drawn out the team so would Jose Mourinho do a better job with whats on hand at Arsenal than at Chelsea defensively?

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They just look totally rudderless without any leadership at all but praise to Southampton who have ruthlessly exploited them..

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It all went wrong when Mourinho said Hazard is a better player than Ronaldo. He's not even close, this season especially.

A lot of their players performances have dropped massively this season, not just one or two. Hazard, Terry, Ivanovic, Matic and especially Fabregas in my opinion.

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Rumours are abound that there is big unrest in the changing room so if this continues then something has to give sooner rather then later.

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They didn't get what they wanted in the window. Boo-hoo!

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back in the top 4 for us.

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:LOL: @ Jose Mourinho post match comments :spin:

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Mourinho seemed to go a bit nuts over the summer though. He started lashing out at people more than usual and did so when there was no cause or reason for it. Usually he does it deflect from something or wind people up but here it just seemed like he was in a bad mood.

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Apart from the Manchester clubs the other top clubs are in total meltdown currently with Wenger , Rodgers , Mourinho under severe pressure as never before and something going to give sooner rather then later.

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Sack me if you dare he says.

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Is Mourinho trying to top United's fall from grace during the Moyes fiasco?

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Brilliant one question interview there, I think he's truly lost the plot now

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One of his comments was.

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How was Falcaos a penalty when he was going down before contact was made. The players body movement would have been different to that of how it was so who knows whether he would have actually made contact with the keeper or not! If anything he would have had to jump lol

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Ah, I define it all different, I class United, Chelsea, Arsenal and co as massive teams or mega clubs, anyone else in a good financial situation, European football, decent supporter base and good stadium I'd put down as a big team. Newcastle are neither and by former, I refer to the 90's and early 2000's under my definition.

Now it's a case of having a ridiculous amount of money but an absolute mess of a club on a whole. They're talking about adding 10,000 seats to the stadium and that'll take it up to 62,000 but I just don't get it anymore, that or I just don't see the point anymore.

By your own definition of big team you're right though, I just wasn't clear enough first. Sorry to Liverpool too, I just see what used to be a massive team that's just disappearing pretty quickly :(

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I can see TWO Managers being sacked by Monday morning.

McClaren of Newcastle and the second Mourinho. You will expect Newcastle being in the bottom half of the table

BUT, Chelsea. I cannot see Abramawich putting up with that embarrassment.

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Nope Rodgers will be the first to go according to my crystal ball Arthur..

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Chelsea Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Oops I've wet 'em:D

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Ditto. I laughed so much I cried. Best entertainment for ages. I think a loss to Everton tomorrow will see Rodgers sacked by Monday night.

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You might just get your wish Mark.

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It would be a shame though, he was their best chance of winning the Premier League title. Angry about Stevenage yesterday, decided that until they win a league match next I am not shaving my beard off. Got just shy of 4 weeks growth already, so hoping they win Wednesday night. Doubt it.

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Rodgers may go (they could always replace him with Moyes) but there's no way Mourinho will go this side of Christmas. He's done far too much for Chelsea over the years.

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Sorry but Moyes is not on our list of current candidates.:)

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Well my local home side are in the giddy position of being top of the table Mark but l am not sure it will last.:)

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He won't get the boot. Famous last words I suppose but it'd cost them well over £50 million to sack him I reckon, and we seem to be a bit more frugal with cash these days.....Until the next two windows anyway. He's obviously after a fine and/or a ban to put the attention on himself again. We've added nowhere near enough competition to last years squad in my opinion, and it's showing by the awful displays. And whilst Falcao was already on the way down, if he was English he'd have been "Anticipating" contact and entitled to do it ;) Never mind, Villa next so we'll probably help them kick start their season. We're just being helpful you see....

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Mourinho would be like Clough at Nottingham Forest. He could get them to the bottom of League 2 and he'd still be in a job.

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Do we just press the record button today and sod off live broadcast :banghead:

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Dick Advocaat leaves Sunderland after just seven months in charge as club begin search for new manager

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz3naqwsRt8

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That's a shock, knew he was thinking about it. Sad to see him go. Wonder who the first to be sacked will be.

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Martin Atkinson completely bottled that, Lucas should have walked for that cynical trip with a second yellow.:mad:

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Young at fullback. Arsenal to get sucker punched again ?

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Yes l could not have moaned if he had given red.

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:woot:

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Man Utd's defence parting like the red sea here.:D

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Well I did say this defence would get taken to the cleaners sooner or later. :rolleyes:

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Yes even though MU have done pretty well so far this season they remain unconvincing at the back.

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Nice Sunday viewing though old boy.;)

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Not for me, off for my regular Sunday squash match.:)

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Why on 2 UK games being shown?
This is why people watch football by illegal methods.

I want to watch the Spurs game and don't give a crap about European games.

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Cracking finish from Harry apparently....

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l wonder if old Arthur will celebrate it.;)

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Really, him being sacked last time after all he'd done for them rather dispels this myth

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:woot:

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Rodgers Sacked! :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34423344

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Is 3 points off 4th place really that bad of a position for Liverpool? What are they expecting?

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You were saying Mark.:)

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Better then the rubbish served up so far last season and this season so far.:td:

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Depends if they have Klopp lined up I guess.

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And that is the rumour that won't go away.

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If its not Klopp or Ancelotti its a strange decision.

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Klopp to be appointed according to the bookies on a 3 year deal...

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He could be fantastic for Liverpool

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Blimey. A difference between a draw and a loss. Shocked he went after a draw.

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If Klopp is brought in he'll no doubt be chasing a top 4 finish at the very least but with the EPL sides failing in the CL thus far because of the strength of the EPL wont it be counter-productive to strengthen lol I'm not in any way advocating the EPL shouldn't be strengthened further but the EPL has to rethink its approach in Europe or the league itself.

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It's not based on one match though, he may have gone even if Liverpool had won.

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I can Rafa going back there to Liverpool. He was well liked.

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Arthur Rafa is doing well at Real Madrid... he wont move over the Liverpool again

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bad news for those who not played liverpool yet.

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:D

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Moyes wasn't a mistake say Sir Alex.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football...-alex-ferguson

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Jurgen Klopp agrees three-year deal to become Liverpool manager.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34469429

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A Poland loss to ROI and a 20-0 win over Gibraltar should send them to the Euro's playoffs. :erm:

Woops, Scotland are staying in Scotland

ROI and Poland to essentially have a playoff for the automatic qualification, a draw would send Poland through and ROI into the playoffs if Germany don't lose.

Complicated stuff:

If Germany lose 2-0 to Georgia. both the ROI and Poland can go through with a point each.
If Germany gain a point or all three at Georgia, ROI have to beat Poland to automatically qualify, a draw would also see Poland qualify and ROI again in the playoffs.

Interesting to note that their own result plus the ROI vs Poland game can actually see Germany end up third.

The best third place team in the competition automatically qualify too, I haven't calculated that yet on the possibilities of who it could be.

Format claims goal difference doesn't come first, instead it's head to head results against the tied teams. I have no idea, neither does the BBC.

Ukraine are likely to be the 3rd place qualifiers.

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Well done to Northern Ireland.:clap:

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Let the journey begin...:)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34484308

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Love the way he called himself the Normal One.

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Well if he turns our fortunes around he can call himself the Normal One as much as he wants

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You've won the league this season already just be appointing him if you read what some people have to say.

It will be interesting to see how long he gets and if you're 6 points off the top this time next year if he will be sacked like Rodgers...