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

Wait - Milner went to City?

you must be thinking of Sturridge

Keeps playing those lovely through balls for Sturridge iirc.

bah xp

milner was surprisngly good in one of the recent england friendlies iirc. kinda thought he might fit in at right back for city eventually.

also i completely and utterly forgot jerome boateng was there until he was linked with bayern the other week

Hasn't Boateng just been injured for an entire season? The Premiership isn't a happy place for Boatengs really.

johnson is very effective, for an english winger, but prob better on the right.

I rate both he and milner, tbf, but milner wouldn't replace bale and tbh modric sandro lennon prob all keep him out of our midfield in the other positions

He'd be a p good gerrard replacement?

unless sandro comes on leaps and bounds next season i still think ur missing something in there with just him, thudd and modders

not quite sure what though

keeper, 2 strikers, maybe tidy up the cb situation with a young kjaer investment type, & something different in centre mid - maybe a driving player like milner wouldnt be so bad actually

xp add pace on the wings and one fwd who can hold up and score and i dunno looks good to me.

442 with modric on left and vdv in a striking role works too tho, if bale goes

Also I'm sorta thinking that Bale has been waiting for an approach from one of the great clubs of Europe and not Man City, but maybe the massive piles of cash will make him feel better.

makes everyone feel better tbf

Swap bale for kolarov plus 30m

I'd be happy to play for City for 2 or 3 weeks, tbh

Kolarov was a member of the late warlord Arkan's personal dogkilling unit [3].

36 years.

ywhat

Nice Roy. Just reminded Sky how long he's been in the job for. Weekly event kind of thing now. 36 years. I'm not bitter. It's just become a bit of a running joke. 36 years.

it is a fact, tbf

I think Johnson is fantastic, so creative. And to be achieving at City is tough as well...

btw: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/06/sir-alex-ferguson-howard-webb-chelsea

when will this graceless thug shut up. no matter how much he wins he's still an awful person.

he is the worst cunt in football, he is the don that deniro must kill in gfii imo

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2011/may/06/joy-of-six-manchester-united-chelsea

Not what I wanted to hear before tomorrow (I knew the record was bad, but not this bad):
For such a domineering football club, United's home league record against Chelsea is nothing short of appalling. In the modern Premier League era, United have won six, drawn seven and lost five against the Blues. Now your super soaraway Joy of Six doesn't usually make the distinction between the top division pre and post 1992, but this time we make an exception because Chelsea's good record at Old Trafford is seen as something of a modern phenomenon. But look at what happened between the two clubs there before the Premier League, all the way back a quarter of a century to the 1966-67 season: United wins: one. Draws: eight. Chelsea wins: eight.

According to this morning's Guardian, the foul-mouthed old red-nosed drunk in charge of Man Utd is going to loan Howard Webb some youth players during the next season.

speaking of his hope that "it's our turn for a little bit of luck" from the officials.

As part of the FA's Respect campaign, managers are not supposed to discuss referees in the buildup to games

I guess the FA will be reprimanding him then

is that a ferguson quote? Cos if 'luck' works on a turn-by-turn basis i can think of every other football team i've ever seen that would be in line first

yeah, Ferguson welcoming the appointment of Howard Busby Charlton Jimmy Fucking Greenhoff Webb

is clattenberg still reffing? Cos if so fergie's been hard done by tbh

Webb has awarded United a penalty in three of the past four games he has officiated at Old Trafford and Ferguson made a point of talking up the Yorkshireman. "He's definitely the best referee in the country, there's no doubt about that. We are getting the best referee and we hope it's our turn for a little bit of luck."

Does Webb have an agent?

which three penos, and more importantly what did he deny the other team

If i had a football programme this is the analysis would get focus, fuck a soggy moustachied lawro

we get cheated by refs every week, i don't think my programme would last v. long

i dunno it could get a hardcore of fans if you ran on black country tv or w/e

Much as reading this drivel pains me, the psychology at least is interesting. What does Ferguson hope to achieve here? If there's a borderline penalty call on a Utd attack tomorrow, how can Webb possibly give it after this?

Sir Alex will have seen his praise for Webb as well justified in light of the decisions which Webb will have given during the game which will have tended to have favoured the home team. But one thing is certain: he will have tried to have gotten under the skins of the collective Chelsea carapace.

...the psychology at least is interesting. What does Ferguson hope to achieve here?

I think his supposed jedi mind tricks skills are somewhat overrated. His thinking might just be "We got shafted by dodgy calls in both league games against Chelsea last season - I'll draw the ref's attention to that so it doesn't happen again" and somehow he's overlooked the fact that Webb already has a reputation for giving calls to United (and that he's just served a record touchline ban for comments about referees) and it's just going to be counterproductive.

yeah, i'm thinkin that it's for the benefit of chelsea's collective paranoia - think steve collins' hypnosis tape before the eubank fight

Besides, the 'top' refs have never needed encouragement to favour utd

Darragh - you could just change your username to "the refs all favour United and Spurs are so hard done by" and then you'd only need to post once a day.

spurs aren't partic hard done by, it's just that utd and chelsea are partic favoured

Utd wouldn't be near top now were it not for ref decisions favouring them.

also that would be a rubbish d/n

<3 Fergie 4eva

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz9CD6xjIz0

think i will copy that to the 'lolz thread'

mmmm ya, that would be apposite, indeed

haha

awwwwes control by david silva

jesus christ vieira u schmuck

cipate some deemsish liveblogging into the void itt for the next hour or so

tim timminy!

West Ham do not look good

i like this sash ting citeh are parading in today, very alfredo stroessner

http://nndb.com/people/445/000111112/alfredo-stroessner-1.jpg

Pedersen just took a shot that went out of play level with the centre circle

leighton baines is a handshome and eminently personable young fellow

that was a johnny heitinga impresh obv