NAMING RIGHTS THREAD: Liverpool really won't win the Premiership 2010-2011

West Brom well on top here. Cut Utd open on numerous occasions and bossing the midfield. Anderson has been great the last few weeks but not getting much joy today. Of course Utd are going to end up winning this 3-1. Sigh.

someone needs to finally use rentokil on neville

It is hard to understand why a manager as supposedly shrewd as Ferguson keeps putting him on the pitch, even if it is only occasionally.

I think he's just having bets with himself/Michael Owen to see how long he can keep him on the pitch.

FFS can someone just beat Utd plz. Missed penalty! SMH

oh Peter Snow, what have you done

Only switched on two minutes ago, but so so obvious that was coming

The only way Utd will really impress will be if they win the league whilst winning just once away from home. That would be truly outstanding.
Also don't know if I can muster the energy to search for a stream of the Liverpool game later. Actually I've decided I can't. Oh look Utd are winning. 2011 has a 2010 feel about it.

Really makes me want a City title, if Arsenal can't do it

tbh hanging out on ILX has soured me on Arsenal, so City it is. No matter how I feel about the overall 'project'.

With a Super Mario last minute winner at Bolton on the last day to secure the number 1 slot. Please God.

am going for a convivial meal round at some friends instead of grinding my teeth in front of a dodgy stream of this afternoon's 6-pointer. presumably my heart will thank me for that.

xp on Mario
But will he smile! That's the important thing. Apparently.

how is that not a red

No no you fail to understand that "it was one of those that looks worse than it is" - Andy Gray.

Man U's legendarily strong second half of the season based on a 4 month amnesty on giving fouls against them y?

Always shocked that Michael Owen is still nominally a professional footballer when they show pictures of him on the bench.

^ this

IT'S A CROOL GAME

RESURROOCTION

LAZAROOS

Bolton only have 4 subs today.

They've probably not got any injuries either. I mean, it's only Liverpool innit. Surprised they haven't started with 10 tbh.

crikey, that was pretty good

on a bus wd apprec details ta

Thought United looked second best for a good hour of that game. That West Brom penalty was dreadful and they crumbled a bit after that. Funny how the confirmation bias nation are up in arms about the penalty West Brom should have had in the first half, but silent about the one United should have had in the second. Also strangely no infuriated moans about Di Matteo Time as the ref gave 5 minutes (and then some) for them to chase the equaliser while Rooney limped around the pitch.

5 mins about right considering WBA had 2 injuries, Rooney was injured, and there was time added for substitutions and goals.

Bale just put u ahead dmac

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here we go again. Davies 1-0 Bolton.

Yes, it was about right, but everyone conveniently ignores these situations when they scream blue murder if United score an injury time winner/equaliser

should there be less time if rooney is limping?

From what my utd fan brother tells me, the wba pen was blatant and a red, the utd one very probably and not a red. But yeah, utd not being given a pen in a win prob isnt too much of a story tbf

au revoir roy

Get Kyrgiakos on.

he's our biggest goal threat

we're back. roy in.

never in doubt

i predict a real push for the title next season

amazed that wasn't offside tbh

save!

never in doubt

― Ismael Klata, Saturday, January 1, 2011 4:50 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

How did we play Ismael?

Didn't see much of it as it happens - unscheduled new year's day trip to a&e in the middle. I saw the end and the beginning - they looked a bit ropey, but committed and on the attack so a big improvement. Big congrats at the end from all staff and players, except that gerrard only gave him a cursory pat on the shoulder.

dude you ok?

In and out of A&E inside of 90 mins a bit of a Xmas miracle, much like 3 pts really. Hope you're okay IK.

My little boy fell out of his seat and bashed his head in the middle of dinner - they see you right away for things like that, but yeah, excellent service. We live right next to the hospital too. He'll be okay but grumpy is the diagnosis. It's a great result in the circumstances.

good to hear he's okay and it didn't take too long.

can he play on the wing at all??

:( for mini i.k. Glad it's not more serious. Roll on Blackburn away.

Thanks fellas. He can't stand up yet, so Babel probably still a better option for the next month or two.

lol @ Roger Johnson arguing about getting booked there, can only assume he was imploring the ref to send him off

Nicely done Bowyer.

lol at "can he play on the wing at all??"