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

what was that one? x-post to dmac

well tbh there's subtlety to a lot of them for the first line or two, i'm left wondering myself sometimes

giggs fitness!

1659: Half-time Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United
BBC Sport's Phil McNulty at White Hart Lane: "Spurs just shading it but as tight as it gets. Harry Redknapp and Sir Alex Ferguson will demand greater quality in attacking positions after the break."

it was one of the 2.30 ko games, it ended up a crackin 3-2 game with the korean fans going crazy

nm visitors relate later

hm, McNulty must know what you're up to and is now aiming for 'so mundane as to be unparodyable'.

"Spurs may be the home team but a word for Manchester United who have gallantly agreed to play away from Old Trafford. Harry Redknapp and Sir Alex Ferguson will have been thinking of the half-time team talks, but ultimately on a cold day in North London it's all about Wayne Rooney's continued reluctance to assume the mantle of United Legend that his talent deserves. Whether it's a dignified refusal to take centre stage or his bashfulness in scoring the goals he is certainly capable of, we can be sure that the second half will bring further intrigue".

i have actually checked the bbc liveblog to check whether some of these are real, which just makes them 10 times better

17:14 David Beckham looking on to see his team needing a creative spark. It is that vision that should hopefully convince Mr. Capello to cast aside his foreign ways and let him get the caps he needs to make England great again.

ok maybe dmac has a point abt this ref

From Hizal9802 on Twitter: "The lads at Nottingham Trent Uni send our regards to BBC Liveblog Legend Stevo, just had a nice bit of banter about seeing this tweet on the BBC!'

Thanks lads, I try to please.

From srebrenica_aryan_arkan88 on Twitter: "the ultras in NOVI SAD SERBIA send our <3 to big nemanja vidic, keep on killin it out there brother."

Haha, great banter from those Serb ultra lads - Stevo

srebrenica_aryan_arkan88

haaa

Should let Modric take the next set piece, vdv has been poor so far on them.

1737: The look of anguish on Wilson Palacios' face after he skied that shot said it all. Whether it's his brother's prolonged abduction and murder or the pressure of playing in the Champions League, it's been a difficult 24 months for the Honduran.

lol

aha

and lol@rooney

battle of the skilful, small full-backs, comprehensively won

rooney shd have been yellowed for the facials alone

1740: Half-hearted penalty shout as Rafael van der Vaart tries to turn Nemanja Vidic on the edge of the penalty area, and the big Serbian manages to get his wrists locked around the Dutchman's shoulders and execute a flawless Tiger Suplex '85. Haven't seen that one for a while. It only gets a two count, however, and Utd breathe again. Eighteen minutes left on the clock at the Lane, but do of course bear in mind that the title can't change hands on a time limit draw.

Rooney objecting to the referee ruining Man U's innovative double-right back system.

also, lol@1740.

1742: SENDING OFF Rooney, Manchester United The young tyro at full-back trips Bale and he has to go. It's been a brave performance for Rooney who makes up for his lack of skill with the passion you expect from a United Legend.

game is fairly tedious...both teams counter attacking then walloping the ball out of play or to the opposition keeper.

1748: I don't...is this...? This match is threatening to turn into a farce. Javier "Hercules" Hernandez, who was not scheduled to be here, is walking down the tunnel and onto the pitch at White Hart Lane. Fans we apologise for this, w...can we please...can we get him out of here please?

This is not good.

1753: Hernandez is just standing there, nodding quietly. Chilling mind games from the big Mexican. It's turned into a real game of human chess out there, in stark contrast to the carnage in the stands, where there are now almost no survivors.

1754: That's Big Les Ferdinand texting in the stands, his stubby digits worn down by years of pachinko and numbed by cold, he hits the sleek iPhone 4 repeatedly against the skull of Tim Sherwood, who looks to have taken a knock judging by the cerebrospinal fluid running from his nose.

haha

1801: Neat! Gomes smothers at the feet of Giggs as easily as Mike Phelan compressing a pillow over the snoring Brian Kidd.

1802:A rare foray forward for this depleted United side. Giggs carries it forward in the centre circle and tries to release the isolated Javier Hernandez, but his listless through ball is screwed hopelessly wide of the Mexican and dribbles towards the left touchline. That was just pathetic. Absolutely fucking pathetic. What's the fucking point of this when all you end up with is this deadening, pitiful shit? Fuck off, the lot of you. Just fuck off.

1807 FULL TIME The cornrows of Benoit Assou Ekotto smothered with the viscera of the late Darron Gibson, United's players to a lap of honour for the travelling fans who saw their brave rearguard action here today. Harry Redknapp will have been disappointed not to have got the superinjunction, but for once his purple complexion today was more the result of shame at his team's sorry performance than the effects of autoerotic asphyxia gone wrong.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/Cyport/mikedean.jpg

goes to show how stupid talk of a spurs title challenge was when we can't beat as poor an outfit as that at home

dean picked it up a notch towards the end, must have been reading thread. it was clearly a second yellow, dunno what gray et al were on about

crouch stank the fucking place out

srsly. until you get rid of that cunt, yr not quite a proper side. don't rate defoe or pavlyuchenko that highly but either are far far preferable.

wait is that lord of the fuckign rings music for dalglish on sky

pav well suited to not-quite-lone striker in 4411 with vdv

bale delivery lennonesque today. hutton was good, ekotto was liable to do anything behind the centre circle but was v good attacking. tbf to both the cunts like.

hutton is a talent, probably never destined to entirely fulfill it due to absentmindness but if he gets 80% there he's still an asset. glimpses of what gerrard might have been if he'd continued in his istanbul role of roving right back.

oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

moyesie on pienaar

oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

are they really doing the na na na na na na na na na na nasri chant for van der vaart?

You mean the 'Nicky Butt' chant from the mid-90s? At least Van der Vaart has the right number of syllables. 'Samir Nasri' doesn't scan or sound anything like 'Give It Up'. And while we're on the subject: 'Ruud Van Nistelrooy' worked perfectly with 'Brown Girl In The Ring', 'Didier Drogba' doesn't fit at all.

Today was alright, better than I expected. Honestly if we had a proper goal machine we'd be proper title contenders.

United very poor really, offensively at least. Starting to think Man City might actually win the league but surely that can't happen? Common sense forbids it.

Starting to think Man City might actually win the league but surely that can't happen?

It could happen this season - it's probably going to take less to win it this year than in any recent season. It's just a battle to see who's least bad.

is this actually written by hansen
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/8263034/Alan-Hansen-Wayne-Rooneys-selfless-endeavour-shows-why-Manchester-United-have-Premier-League-edge.html

United's away form looks freakish but only because it's full of draws - it's still the fourth-best in the division. I'd expect them to start grinding out wins instead of draws at some point, then it'll be all over. City second though.

Sir Alex Ferguson will be satisfied that they managed to contain one of their potential title rivals on home territory without ever threatening to hit the heights.

Neither side managed to break the deadlock after 94 often frenetic minutes. However Sir Alex Ferguson may go home the happier of the two bosses as he saw his side grind out yet another result and move back to the top of the Premier League. On the other side of Manchester, Mancini will have looked on knowing if he is to unseat Fergie's men from their place atop the table, it will require a serious effort. However with the arrival of Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez continuing to fire on all cylinders, he may feel his men have it within them to claim a league title that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, and grant bragging rights to one half of Manchester.

this'll be the lowest scoring title in years, with the highest scoring total points amongst the relegated i think.

IK or NB&S will be along to disabuse that statement in a mo, but until then

pav could have made the diff out there today imo. even when defoe came on he was running channels and tussling with centre halves instead of taking up a focal position. we seemed to be sitting very deep with huge gaps btwn midfield and crouch (VDV was def a midfielder today).

still all round a competent performance, happy enough.

xp note perfect, but not funny tbh. too bang-on

nult will be satisfied he managed to fulfill his job description without ever threatening to say anything

tautology ^^