Can y'all just stop all the nonsense abt set-ups, conspiracies, politricks et al. . . . . . There's only 8 teams left, 4 a pot. . . . . . Do the perm, ain't a world of options 2 pick 4rm abi

Plus no chance in hell they was ever g'onna seed all 4 EPL teams, maka why

Don't think L'pool, Arsnl & Chlski should be complaining much. Afterall, they ain't playing the BIG, BAD BARCA anytime soon!

Can y'all just stop all the nonsense abt set-ups, conspiracies, politricks et al. . . . . . There's only 8 teams left, 4 a pot. . . . . . Do the perm, ain't a world of options 2 pick 4rm abi

Plus no chance in hell they was ever g'onna seed all 4 EPL teams, maka why

Don't think L'pool, Arsnl & Chlski should be complaining much. Afterall, they ain't playing the BIG, BAD BARCA anytime soon!

Can y'all just stop all the nonsense abt set-ups, conspiracies, politricks et al. . . . . . There's only 8 teams left, 4 a pot. . . . . . Do the perm, ain't a world of options 2 pick 4rm abi

Plus no chance in hell they was ever g'onna seed all 4 EPL teams, maka why

Don't think L'pool, Arsnl & Chlski should be complaining much. Afterall, they ain't playing the BIG, BAD BARCA anytime soon!

@ RuuDie,

I don't rate Barca that much. They seem a bit on the average
to me. Even the runaway leaders in Spain, Real looks average
to me.

Any of those teams you mentioned should do Barca anyday.

@ Akinalabi,

I concur,mate!!!!!
Barca is PANTS these days.
United should run Barca down if we meet em. . . . They have no defence and the goalie is suspect.

@ chacal,

Was at the Gold cup when I heard about the draws. The
talks about fixing is a bit worrisome.

It's easy to dismiss it with a wave of hand but if you hear
how strong the rumours were at Cheltenham, you just have
to think again.

We heard about it in the morning. I wouldnt have bothered
if I'd heard it on the streets. . . but at Chelteham?

You know that place is currently a congregation of betting
companies.

I know Cheltenham . . . .
Punters are everywhere and they bet over anything bettable.
1st yellow card, 1st corner kick, 1st red card.
I heard Denham won the horse race and dethroned Kauto Star. def'ly

The draws were def'ly fixed.
How did it filter out that Gaynners would meet em Scousers.
Its fuckery. . . . UEFA should come out and tell us the truth.
Are u going to pride park to watch Derby V Man Utd?

Chacal:


I heard Denham won the horse race and dethroned Kauto Star. def'ly

I lost money on Kauto Star . . . I was warned but I trusted
the horse.

Chacal:

Are u going to pride park to watch Derby V Man Utd?

Been to only one away game EVER! That was at Villa park. I
won a free ticket at bet365.com

They don't sell away tickets at the http://manutd.viagogo.com
or do they?

@Chacal and Akin Alabi

How on earth do they do fix all these shits? Its not as if it bothers me. .
i donty give too f'cuks so far we are gonna win this years UCL

Let them fix another semi against Arsenal and i'll be so glad.

Bring them on,
United for Moscow!!!

tkb417
we'll surely override Roma, yet again. . .
The game I'm waiting to see is United against Barca. . .That would be the game to see. .

Good thing is, if United can get past Roma nd Barca, we'll be meeting an English team in the final. . .

Well.Glad to see your beloved Razorr's back,and its obvious she and Cassiel aren't the same.
@loyika
Guess your 2 questions are no longer necessary Wonder what they would've been tho Anyway,its history now.As for hearing a peep out of you or not,whatever makes you sleep at night dearie.
@J-K
I agree.United-Barca will be something.I don't think Barca should be under-estimated the way some people seem to be doing,really.

ROMA - ONES TO WATCH

20 SIMONE PERROTTA
Position Midfielder Age 30 Nationality Italian
The Ashton-under-Lyne-born playmaker’s presence are integral to Luciano Spalletti’s style and tactics. His pinball-like box-to-box abilities make him a shoe-in for Roma’s most important games. Primarily an attacking midfielder linking the central players with the front men, he also assists in defence. The importance of his ability to break up play was felt acutely by the Italian side during last season’s 7-1 mauling at OT, which he missed due to suspension.

5 PHILIPPE MEXES
Position Defender Age 25 Nationality French
The linchpin of the back line, Mexes is widely regarded as one of the best defenders in Serie A. His biggest asset is his passion but it often gets him into trouble with referees. Mexes’ strength make him a tough and uncompromising, while his telepathic anticipation allows him to break up opposition attacks. If he lives up to his billing, the United strikers are in for a testing time.

30 MANCINI
Position Winger Age 27 Nationality Brazilian
Roma's equivalent of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mancini is, like the United winger, quick, skilful and with an eye for goal. Critics accuse him of inconsistency, but such is his influence that as long as he’s fit he should start. The Brazilian can operate on either flank as well as up front and, if he is in the right mood, is sure to cause problems. He scored against the Reds in the 1-1 Group F match in Rome this season.
14 LUDOVIC GIULY
Position Midfielder Age 31 Nationality French
Good friends with Patrice Evra from their time together at Monaco, when Giuly arrived at Stadio Olimpico from Barcelona it was widely believed he would play the role of winger. But in Perrotta’s absence due to injury during pre-season, the Frenchman adopted a more central role. When Perrotta recovered, Giuly reverted to his more customary role on the flank. A small and nimble player, he possesses exceptional pace that will test United's full-backs. He can also operate up front as an emergency striker when required.

10 FRANCESCO TOTTI
Position Forward Age 31 Nationality Italian
Talisman, captain and Roma fans' hero, Francesco Totti is widely regarded as one of the most talented players of recent years. A creative, deep-lying striker, Totti is dangerous from set-pieces, possesses the ability to unlock defences with an incisive pass, and is also a significant goalscoring threat. He is yet to register in four games against the Reds. But even after 15 years in the game, his appetite for goal shows no sign of waning. He ended last season as Serie A's top scorer with 26 goals and is a major threat.

@ Akinalabi,

Now i know why u are broke. . . . .
How can u stake on Kauto Star??
He won last year cos he was pumped with drugs.

Have u seen Fergie's team list?
No Tevez, Ferdinand and Nani.
Can we put 6 against Derby with this team?

Fergie obviously doesn't think much of Derby.I hope that doesn't backfire,lol.Anyway,they know how important 3 points are today,so they had better win.

Derby is being tenacious so far. . . .what a save by foster!!

that is the best chance of the half so far, falling to Derby. . .y'all might win. . .ANOTHER SAVE BY FOSTER

Daang, that should've gone in. Like I was saying, y'all may win but not by 6 here.

I'm not watching,but my online commentator gives me the impression that Fergie may have mis-calculated this time
We ought to have scored a long time ago.

Our forward position is too congested.

I was expecting a fair squad today but Sir Alex decided to put all the key players on the field.

Ronaldo

Anderson

Giggs

Suppose to be the substitute in the second half.


Right now we are having the same problem Real Madrid were having in the past.

RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GOAL 22.

I am happy but we need additional goals.

Because Derby have a success of long distance goals in the past.

If we don't want our dream dashed we'd better score more goals.

Ronaldo saves the day. Guess he is our Torres afterall,lol
But Fergie's choices today are quite messed up.What was the man thinking?
@nazzyon
No long-distance luck for Derby today.We're winning this.

Ronaldo now has 31 goals, right?

@nazzyon
Yeah,its his 31st goal of the season.

Cassiel:

@nazzyon
No long-distance luck for Derby today.We're winning this.

I will be glad if we win today's match but I am still looking forward to goal aggregate.

'Cos that may be the only thing deciding the winner this season.

I am talking about overall goals in every league season 07/08

@nazzyon
I agree with you,afterall Chelsea's win today makes the title race hotter.But with this weird team Fergie put up today,let's just take our 1- 0 and get out of Pride Park.Its still 3-points,and that's good enough for me.

Most people may not agree with me on this but this will not be right against Roma.

Truly, we have more scoring chances but we have to know that chances don't count like results.

Come on,we're not gonna play like this against Roma.Fergie should've learned his lesson today,he surely won't mess with the original squad come April 2nd.
As in,its still annoying me that Tevez,Nani,Rio were all absent.Anyway,we just barely got away with 3-points in and that's what counts i guess.I wonder how Arsenal's gonna fare today.

O-kay.Fair game,but at least we won.I'm out.

@ Nazzyon,

Negative!!!

No 2 matches are the same. . . . . .We won 1-0 against Derby at Pride Park.
I will take that result and forget about the details. . . . . .3 points is the name of the game.
It's going to be a different kizzack when we play ROMA.

I think Fergie kept an eye on the Bolton game on Wed.
It's imperative we get maximum points against Bolton and move 1 point ahead of GAYnners(if they win today).
Ronaldo rescued Ferguson again today. . . . . How many times has he done that this season alone?

GLORY GLORY MAN UTD.

Ironically, this game was my most important game of the season!!!

What If Derby had stung us like Wolverhampton Wanderers did 3 seasons ago.

It was just like this, Wolves were the bottom of the pack, and a win for us would have pressurised chelski but they won by a lone goal and the rest is history.

Last 2 seasons or so at Sunderland (bottom of the pack again), United fluttered and stuttered. A win over sunderland woulda close our gap with Chelsea to 3points or so.

But the points we dropped at those places signified a end to out title chase in those 2 consecutive seasons.

Those games are one of those United games, that i can never fotget.

Todays game was ringing in my head like Deja Vu. Infact something told me that if we dropped points today, United may have kiss the title chase over and thats simply because United drawing or loosing today against a dead Derby county is the ONLY impetus Arsenal needs to launch and throttle themselves to the Premiership summit.

Am happy because we salvaged our season on the back of THIS game against a team who had nothing to fight for. Derby's plot to act as a spoiler failed and we need to question ourselves if Paul Jewell is Arsene Wenger's brother from another mother because Derby were ready to give us a showdown. Alas, thanks to Ben Foster!!!!

@ Rikkyjen,

U took those words outta ma mouth!!!!!!
Fergie seems to always play in the hands of bottom teams.
I will never forget the game against Sunderland at OT. . . a win for us on the night could have moved us to 3 points BEHIND Chelsea.
Rooney, Ronaldo and Ruud all misfired on the day. . . . . That was the day we lost the PREM.

Fergie is starting to tinker like Ranieri. . . . .
This is one of the disadvantages of having a FULL-STRENGTH squad. . . . . The gaffer makes outrageous changes and it's fuckery.
I think Fergie was keeping an eye on the game AGAINST Bolton on wednesday before meeting the Scousers on Sunday.
It's squeaky bum time but i think Giggsy should declare himself UNFIT . . . . He should only come in after 90 mins when we are 4 goals up.

Didn't see the game. Monitored it on Jeff's soccer
saturday. Glad we won.

When Fergie plays continental teams, he gives too much
respect. When he plays lowly placed premier league teams,
he underrates.

We're now on top with all teams playing the same number
of matches. Chelsea are only 3 points behind us and 2 behind
Arsenal. I fear them now more than Arsenal despite the fact
that I ruled them out when Jose nearly sunk the team.

. . . Kauto Star was still the favourite although it was obvious
that Denman was coming up strongly.

If the jockey (Ruby Walsh) had ridden Denman (he rides both
horses), I would have gone for Denman.

And yes. . . I'm broke. . . And I still have 2 weeks to go.

Yo son, i used to think you was crazy for dissing Giggs, but i defnitely agree with Ya. Giggs need to be a Permanent sub just like Ole Solksjaer.
Giggsy is just a shdow of himself, well Fergie can still squeeze one more season from the veteran!! Whatchya think?

Prior to the United vs Sunderland game 2 seasons ago, Do you know Jose Mourinho confessed that he thought United was gonna damage sunderland and he lived in fear due to the resurgence we mounted in the last quarter of the season. As we lost points against Sunderland, Maureen said he knew the season was over for us!!!!. He expected a minimum of 3-0, but 'em boyz misfired that day. Games like todays game defines a team's season.

Remeber last season's game against fulham? Fulham did all the playing ( funny enuff) while C. Ronaldo's lone goal was a decider in our quest last season. I cant forget that sprint from the midfield before the geezer struck the goal at the death at Craven cottage.

Boy, Im glad we nicked that solitary goal today. We'e got to be prepared for 'em bottom league teams. This is the stage of the season when they show sudden seriousness and commitiment in staying up in the premier league!!!.

if Derby played averagely like this every other league game, they wouldn't be heading to the Coca-Cola championship.

You watching the Arsenal-Boro game. "em Assnal boyz are carving up Boro anyhow but they cant just put the ball in the net, well thats my joy and i hope the game should remain

Jeez, ali just scored for Boro

@ Rikkyjen,

This is the kinda game that defines a season.
It was just like Jose's game against Blackburn in his 1st season.
Chelsea won the game eventually. . . . . I think 1-0 and the way they celebrated that victory told everyone they meant business.
Games like that are the defining moment of any season.

Fergie should know better. . . . . If we don't have our 1st choice back 4. . . We should at least have our 1st choice midfielders.
How are we expected to cope with Brown/O'Shea AND Giggsy/Scholesy at the same time?
Its like 2 different cracks in a foundation. . . . . It's not SOLID enough at all.
Either one of the pair will do BUT NEVER all of em in the same team. . . . .It can be CATASTROPHIC.

@ Akinalabi,

Don't despair.
Gimme ur bank details. . . .Halifax, NatWest or RBOS.
I am feeling charitable today. . . . .although its subjected to Arsenal's loss. . .
If the GAYnners lose tonight then i will proceed with the transaction. . . . .