The Official English Premiere League Thread, 2011-12

[Spurologist]

:lmao Torres

[SAtown]

lol Berbatov

[MannyIsGod]

:lmao Dude I was going to come in here and give Torres some serious props then THAT happend.

[SAtown]

Dumbass Rooney cost me some good points in fantasy.

[lefty]

Dumbass Rooney cost me some good points in fantasy.
But he slipped !


I'm sure Jon Terry had a bad flashback when that happened

[resistanze]

Aguero allowing my ass to catch up from the bottom in fantasy :lol

[IronMaxipad]

Back on top. :hat

I missed the ManUTD game but i hear cheech got injured.. Then i saw this

http://i.imgur.com/SKptp.gif

:wow

[lefty]

Goddammmmm!


Ouch

[DAF86]

Back on top. :hat

I missed the ManUTD game but i hear cheech got injured.. Then i saw this

http://i.imgur.com/SKptp.gif

:wow

Refs on England are way to permissive, you need to break somebody's leg to get a yellow. I didn't watch the game but it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Cole didn't get booked for that challenge.

[SAtown]

Refs on England are way to permissive, you need to break somebody's leg to get a yellow. I didn't watch the game but it wouldn't surprise me a bit if Cole didn't get booked for that challenge.

Oddly enough, he got booked for the challenge, but a penalty was not awarded. I'm confused as to how that works...

[lefty]

That ref sucked major donkey ass

The first 2 goals were offside

[Sense]

Back on top. :hat

I missed the ManUTD game but i hear cheech got injured.. Then i saw this

http://i.imgur.com/SKptp.gif

:wow

I watched the game, that pissed me off.. he deserved a red and more.. I'm glad he was able to walk after that though..

[Sense]

That ref sucked major donkey ass

The first 2 goals were offside

How was Nani's goal offside?

[lefty]

How was Nani's goal offside?

On that long pass he received before making his run

[DAF86]

Oddly enough, he got booked for the challenge, but a penalty was not awarded. I'm confused as to how that works...

When the ball is out of bounds you can't award a foul but you can penalize a player for commiting an ilegal action.

[SAtown]

When the ball is out of bounds you can't award a foul but you can penalize a player for commiting an ilegal action.

:tu Thanks

[Phenomanul]

That shinguard saved his season... I for sure thought Cole had fractured Chicharito's leg after I saw the slow-motion replay... and then to boot his ankle was also highly bent...

[IronMaxipad]

Arsenal losing to Shrewsbury Town...

:lmao:lmao

[Sense]

Arsenal losing to Shrewsbury Town...

:lmao:lmao

:lmao

[TDMVPDPOY]

manutd scrubs toyin around

[resistanze]

:lol Arsenal playing their usual Carling Cup B team. Must've forgot this year their A team is already a B team.

[lefty]

ARSEanal

[NASpurs]

Gotta love the way Van Persie has played. Could have had a hat trick easily so far in the game.

[NASpurs]

Walcott on the other hand is just fucking trash. I can't stand that guy.

[NASpurs]

Great fucking finish by Alex Song. Arsenal 3-0

[resistanze]

Gunners needed that.

[Sense]

smh Chicharito can't buy a penalty call... injured at the 4th? sigh.

[velik_m]

Yeah Arsenal beat the worst team in league!

[MannyIsGod]

:lol Talking heads on FSC acting like Arsenal just did something that mattered. So funny.

[MannyIsGod]

Penalty. Nice counter.

[quentin_compson]

Poor first half by Arsenal, but the second was a step in the right direction, even if it was only against Bolton.
I'm pleased with Arteta so far, and Gervinho can add something as well when his last decision (be it passing or finishing) becomes the right one more often than it is right now.
Well, and RvP scored his 100th goal for the club. :hat

[scott]

Missed more of hte Arsenal-Bolton match, did Holden ever get in the game?

[quentin_compson]

Missed more of hte Arsenal-Bolton match, did Holden ever get in the game?

No, he wasn't even in the squad, I think.

[NASpurs]

:lol @ Suarez using theatrics to get an Everton player red carded

[NASpurs]

Tim Howard made a save on a penalty kick and the Everton fans chanted "USA USA USA" :lol

[Muser]

That red was fucking bullshit.

[lefty]

That red was fucking bullshit.
The early one in LIV-EVE ?

I agree, WTF was that

[SAtown]

Entertaining match so far between Tott-Arsenal. Tottenham have wasted a couple chances already, and the game seems wide open.

[NASpurs]

I feel like choking Gervinho right now. What a fucking waste of an opportunity after RVP set him up beautifully.

Ramsey's bone headed passing miscues having giving the Spurs chances to counterattack.

[NASpurs]

Get Ramsey the fuck out. What a horrible game from him.

[NASpurs]

And there it is. 1-0 Spurs, horrible defense

[SAtown]

Ouch, 'nice' defending by Merte

[SAtown]

Ouch, 'nice' defending by Merte

or should i say, nice 'defending'

[NASpurs]

Ouch, 'nice' defending by Merte

The announcer said that Mertesacker didn't get there quickly enough. The dude is slow like molasses and against quick players or broken plays, he's a liability more than anything else. The defense is depleted though and I'm not trying to make excuses for them. That's why Alex Song is playing in the d-line.

[NASpurs]

Arsenal looks so discombulated, out of sync. Alex Song had a horrible first 15 minutes, Mertesacker and Ramsey are the two weak links in that first half. I wouldn't mind seeing Oxlade-Chamberlain in there and maybe Frimpong to change things up a bit. Can't really do anything with the sad state of the defense though. I think Santos is the only one left.

[Vici]

Modric has been very quiet so far. I'm really loving this Spurs team this year. I can only imagine how sick they'd be if they had landed Cahill.

[NASpurs]

crofl I talk shit about Ramsey and he scores. Way to redeem yourself.

[IronMaxipad]

I just checked my tv guide and Fox is going to air a replay of the Tottenham v Arsenal game. :wow

That's awesome i hope they do this every sunday. And i'm not talking about Fox Soccer Channel. I'm talking about the regular Fox

edit: apparently they've been doing this for the past few weeks.. wish i would've known sooner

[IronMaxipad]

almost forgot

:lol Arsenal

[IronMexican]

I just checked my tv guide and Fox is going to air a replay of the Tottenham v Arsenal game. :wow

That's awesome i hope they do this every sunday. And i'm not talking about Fox Soccer Channel. I'm talking about the regular Fox

edit: apparently they've been doing this for the past few weeks.. wish i would've known sooner

They had a replay of Chelsea vs ManU last week as well. I think they don't when they don't have the double header in Football.

[NASpurs]

So Arsenal's right back Sagna is out for three months with a fractured fibula. That's just how the season has gone all year long. Add him to the list of causalities suffered this year and it's going to really weaken an already weak defense. Greeaaat.

[quentin_compson]

Dear God, that means we will see a lot of Jenkinson ... :wow
You know it's bad when you wish Eboue still was on the team.

[Muser]

Must be a pretty awesome time to be a Tottenham fan. They've got a great team, great manager and they're now the best team in north London.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Must be a pretty awesome time to be a Tottenham fan. They've got a great team, great manager and they're now the best team in north London.

bale kills it when its mainly 1on1 down the field...

[Spurstro]

Must be a pretty awesome time to be a Tottenham fan. They've got a great team, great manager and they're now the best team in north London.


Hey Muser....you a Birmingham City fan right? How has Spector been playing?

[Muser]

Shitty. Hoping he can up his game to what i've seen him capable of.

[Vici]

Must be a pretty awesome time to be a Tottenham fan. They've got a great team, great manager and they're now the best team in north London.

It really is. People are still looking down on them since they got absolutely abused but United and City but that was United and City.

Adding Adebayor has elevated Tottenham a full level if not two. Just his presence alone commands a ton of respect. They have to buy him and Redknapp probably will.

Ya, it really is a great time. They are at least top 4 if not top 3. Man I hope they can add Cahill before next season.

[TDMVPDPOY]

It really is. People are still looking down on them since they got absolutely abused but United and City but that was United and City.

Adding Adebayor has elevated Tottenham a full level if not two. Just his presence alone commands a ton of respect. They have to buy him and Redknapp probably will.

Ya, it really is a great time. They are at least top 4 if not top 3. Man I hope they can add Cahill before next season.

thoes earlier game beatings, modric wasnt playing or you can say they didnt had a full team then...due to modric holding out for a transfer or more money...

[Vici]

Modric wouldn't have made a difference. Tottenham needed strikers bad. The midfield is still good without Modric, just not great.

[TDMVPDPOY]

english players on shit teams tend to look good on the field, but when you chuck them onto a big club, they look like shit....

[TDMVPDPOY]

Modric wouldn't have made a difference. Tottenham needed strikers bad. The midfield is still good without Modric, just not great.

they only go as far depending on if VDV really gives a shit about the games, sometimes you see him givin up and going for long goals....

[Vici]

they only go as far depending on if VDV really gives a shit about the games, sometimes you see him givin up and going for long goals....

I think most of what VDV does is desperation because his strikers aren't doing anything or his wingers don't deliver the ball to the proper person. I can't tell you how many times he's been wide open for an easy goal and whoever has the ball panics and turns it over (Lennon is a great example of this. If only he had a brain...).

I agree he does weird things but in the context of the game I can usually see why he does the things he does.

[Muser]

Tottenham are going in the right path, getting rid of Crouch and bringing in Adebayor was a top move. Walker is turning into a top defender and he's gonna be awesome for England. Just a shame Bale is Welsh.

[Libri]

Any news on whether Aguero is playing? I need to adjust my fantasy lineup.

[IronMaxipad]

Any news on whether Aguero is playing? I need to adjust my fantasy lineup.

There are no games this weekend so he has an extra week to rest. He'll probably be ready to go next week.

[ElNono]

He didn't play for ARG tonight... I would be surprised if he's ready for next week, tbh

[Libri]

There are no games this weekend so he has an extra week to rest. He'll probably be ready to go next week.

cool

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol russian club anzhi..never heard of these clowns besides having some rich commie oil baron willing to pay the transfer fees and wages to players, hence are they even competing in champions league? players at the end of their careers or playing the game for money would only go to rich spending clubs who has no history....

lol interested in rvp, anelka, neymar, lampard and gerrard....

looks like one of them arab leagues where players on their last legs are playing for money only, but the competition is shit...


hence why doesnt this clown with his money buy a team from a competitive league like EPL, ITALY or LA LIGA....then fill the team with germans national team....

[SAtown]

Liverpool v Man Utd bright and early tomorrow. Gerrard returns for Liverpool, Rooney coming off his red card, Cheech gonna poop all over Anfield :cry

[lefty]

Yyyyyes



Fucking international matches

I was missing the Euro leagues

[SAtown]

Yyyyyes



Fucking international matches

I was missing the Euro leagues

Me too

[ALVAREZ6]

6b-s4xQfZ_M

:lmao :lmao :lmao


"Don't worry, he doesn't know about you and Giggs." :lol

[SAtown]

He's still a pretty big douche but at least he's making good use of his time tbqh


LeBron James to attend Liverpool match

By Marc Stein
ESPN.com

For the first time since he became a minority owner of Liverpool Football Club in the English Premier League in April, LeBron James will be in the crowd this weekend at iconic Anfield to see the team play.

The Miami Heat forward tweeted Thursday that he had arrived in England and later confirmed to ESPN.com that he'll be attending Liverpool's home game Saturday morning against longtime rival Manchester United.

Saturday's game, televised live on ESPN2 at 7:40 a.m. ET, is the first meeting between the two English giants since Manchester United won the league championship in May and passed Liverpool as the winningest club in the country's history. United has won 19 titles in England's top flight to Liverpool's 18.

"Yeah, I'm going for sure!" James told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard Thursday night. "Wouldn't miss this one! Biggest game in the world probably."

In April, as part of an agreement with Fenway Sports Group to become the sole marketer of his rights globally, James and manager Maverick Carter were installed as minority shareholders in Liverpool, which ranked as England's most renowned club globally in the 1970s and 1980s but hasn't won the league title since 1990.

Liverpool was purchased in October 2010 by John W. Henry and the group that owns and operates the Boston Red Sox.

According to the Guardian newspaper in London, Liverpool's 3-1 defeat of Manchester United last season attracted an estimated 500 million viewers worldwide, whereas the Super Bowl is watched by 20 million viewers outside of the United States.

"Just got to Liverpool, England," James tweeted Thursday. "Riding through the city. What a beautiful place. Home and birthplace of the One and Only 'BEATLES.' "

The Premier League season runs from August through May, which is virtually concurrent with the NBA calendar, but the league's ongoing lockout -- heading into its 106th day Friday -- has afforded James an opportunity to make an unexpected in-season visit to Anfield.

Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com. Chris Broussard is a senior NBA writer for ESPN The Magazine.



http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/7098577/lebron-james-attend-first-liverpool-match-saturday-manchester-united

[NASpurs]

Rooney, Chicharito are on the bench and Nani is not playing. Interesting...

[SAtown]

Ya wtf? They were on most website's "probable lineups" all throughout the week

[SAtown]

Gerrard!!!

[NASpurs]

Nani and Rooney are going to come in. The announcers earlier said Nani wasn't playing so obviously I misunderstood.

Great goal by Gerrard! One of my favorite players.

[SAtown]

roflroflroflroflrofl Suarez dancing in front of De Gea on that FK lolol

[NASpurs]

roflroflroflroflrofl Suarez dancing in front of De Gea on that FK lolol

I had to rewind to see what you were talking about. Pretty funny dance :lol

[SAtown]

I had to rewind to see what you were talking about. Pretty funny dance :lol

He totally had a part on that goal. You can tell de Gea looked at him slightly as did Giggs, and at that moment gets away from the wall just enough for Gerrard to sneak it through. Gotta love Gerrard

[TDMVPDPOY]

fields another shitty lineup after 2 week inters and next week champions league

i understand fergie tryin to keep the good players healthy for next week

but this is a big game, we want to see the best players, not fkn scrubs or players past their prime

[SAtown]

CHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH :lmao

[NASpurs]

Chicharito with the equalizer.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol the mexican

[NASpurs]

Fuuuuuuuuuck that was so close by Kyut

[TDMVPDPOY]

it was a shitty game

[ALVAREZ6]

Citeh takin over

[Muser]

I have no idea what Dalglish sees in Kuyt, Carroll would of scored that chance.

lol city dominating villa.

[SAtown]

I have no idea what Dalglish sees in Kuyt, Carroll would of scored that chance.


I think Kuyt is an absolute maniac. He'll attack, come back and defend, recover possession, distribute in the midfield, he'll do it all. He's not the best finisher of all time, but I think he's the type of player that has defined Liverpool over the last decade.

[Muser]

He's a workhorse no doubt, I just think for Liverpool to take the next step they need someone playing alongside Suarez who can also score consistently.

[lefty]

I have no idea what Dalglish sees in Kuyt, Carroll would of scored that chance.

lol city dominating villa.

Lol Kuytt is much better than Carole

[Muser]

I'm not comparing them. Just saying they need someone who will command balls in the air. Move Kuyt into the midfield permanently and start Suarez/Carroll upfront.

He would of scored today imo, United's defence against corners and set pieces is pretty bad this year, Ferguson needs to settle on a back 4.

[Muser]

And Danny Sturridge is a damn beast. Fuck Rooney start him in Ukraine/Poland.

[SAtown]

He's a workhorse no doubt, I just think for Liverpool to take the next step they need someone playing alongside Suarez who can also score consistently.

Absolutely, I don't know why he hasn't been playing. He was pretty much a beast last year with Newcastle.

[lefty]

I'm not comparing them. Just saying they need someone who will command balls in the air. Move Kuyt into the midfield permanently and start Suarez/Carroll upfront.

He would of scored today imo, United's defence against corners and set pieces is pretty bad this year, Ferguson needs to settle on a back 4.

I agree

[Muser]

lol Sunderland, fucking cunts.

If that's not a backpass I don't know what is.

[NASpurs]

Arsenal being burned again in set pieces but I don't think they could have done much on that goal either way. 1-1

[Muser]

:lmao fuckkkk need an Arsenal win. Goal of the weekend right there, even better than Milner's.

[Muser]

Oh shit that was a great save

[Muser]

And that might takeover as goal of the weekend.

[NASpurs]

After Walcott, Arteta and Santos have horrible free kicks, RVP shows them how it's done!

[NASpurs]

Good win for Arsenal. A clean sheet would have been nice but I'm sure they'll take any win right now.

[resistanze]

RVP carrying these mother fuckers.

[Vici]

RVV with a penalty goal. Newcastle seems to have dominated possession but the Spurs haven't lost control. I think the Spurs will have the better second half since Newcastle has been going 100% all game. At some point they are going to run out of gas and the flood gates will open. At least I hope lol.

[Muser]

Newcastle deserved that.

[SAtown]

:lmao :lmao Friedel

[Vici]

Good result away. Newcastle played very well and never let up.

[quentin_compson]

Another rather poor performance from Arsenal (apart from the opening 25 or so minutes), but at least they got the win.
Good thing they still have RvP - for this season at least ...

[Muser]

Arsenal are sorely missing Wilshere in the midfield, once he gets back I think it will bring a lot more stability into the team.

[quentin_compson]

True, and getting Vermaelen back would be nice as well (hopefully, that won't take as long as getting Jack back).
But this squad is flawed beyond anything these two could possibly fix.

[Libri]

:hungry: ManU vs ManC :hungry:

[TDMVPDPOY]

:hungry: ManU vs ManC :hungry:

lets just hope sir alex doesnt field a shitty startin 11 for the past 2-3 weeks...fkn been pissin me off

[Sense]

lets just hope sir alex doesnt field a shitty startin 11 for the past 2-3 weeks...fkn been pissin me off

What's your starting 11?

[TDMVPDPOY]

What's your starting 11?

my ll would be the one that beat the shitty arsenal...i will continue with that 11

[Sense]

I guess I'm saying who is it that you don't want to see?

[TDMVPDPOY]

I guess I'm saying who is it that you don't want to see?

i prefer to have the veterans like giggs come off the bench with chichirato/valencia/evans/carraghar or carrick whatever his name is...

a backline of evra/smalling/rio/vidic ...would replace evra/rio for either jones/rafael

mf = young, fletcher, sung, nani ....

strikers = rooney, berba

[Sense]

i prefer to have the veterans like giggs come off the bench with chichirato/valencia/evans/carraghar or carrick whatever his name is...

a backline of evra/smalling/rio/vidic ...would replace evra/rio for either jones/rafael

mf = young, fletcher, sung, nani ....

strikers = rooney, berba

lol no homer here, but why Berba? at this point he's behind Chicharito and Welbeck on depth chart, he hasn't done anything all season, Cheech and Welbeck on the other hand have 3 goals each..

[ALVAREZ6]

lol no homer here, but why Berba? at this point he's behind Chicharito and Welbeck on depth chart, he hasn't done anything all season, Cheech and Welbeck on the other hand have 3 goals each..

:tu

[Libri]

Great save by the Norwich goalkeeper.

[Libri]

Goal by Bellamy

[Muser]

lol Balotelli booked after scoring. Good goal though

[ALVAREZ6]

lol Balotelli booked after scoring. Good goal though

:lol balotelli



A cross from Milner and a side-footed finish from Balotelli, who puts his shirt over his head to reveal a t-shirt that reads "Why always me?" Brilliant.

Balotelli is booked for revealing his t-shirt, which seems ridiculous to me, especially given how funny it was. He didn't remove it, just pulled it over his head, a la Paul Scharner yesterday

[TDMVPDPOY]

wtf was mario doing releasing fireworks in hsi bathroom? clown

[Muser]

Seems kinda harsh he got booked for that, if he didn't have a shirt on underneath I can understand but it was pretty damn funny.

[ALVAREZ6]

Seems kinda harsh he got booked for that, if he didn't have a shirt on underneath I can understand but it was pretty damn funny.

isn't it a rule now that the lifting/removing of shirt is an automatic booking?? I think lifting your shirt to reveal a message of any kind might be a rule. Not really deserving in this case but if this in fact is a rule it removes any subjectivity on the referee's part.

[ALVAREZ6]

:lmao evans

[Muser]

lol Evans is really bad, why did he start him over Vidic and Jones?

[resistanze]

Balotelli destroying Man U :lmao

[ALVAREZ6]

that was a heck of a play. 2-0 City

[resistanze]

Balotelli setting off fireworks in Ferguson's ass, imo.

[Muser]

Say what you like about him but the guy can play

[resistanze]

It's a wrap! LMAO

Fuck Man U, you see what money can do.

[ALVAREZ6]

KUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN


3-0 City

[NASpurs]

:lmao :lmao United

[Muser]

lmao united

[Muser]

Suck on that ferguson you scottish cunt, you can't outspend this team.

[ALVAREZ6]

damn silva...that should have been 4-0, piss poor hit.

[ALVAREZ6]

finally my nigga Nasri coming in

[Muser]

Van Persie in beast mode this season

[NASpurs]

Pretty sweet goal by Fletcher.

[resistanze]

Damn what a goal Fletcher.

[resistanze]

My nigga RvP.

[NASpurs]

:lmao :lmao ManU

[Muser]

Just need to wait for all the faggot united fans in south london to don the city shirt.

[Muser]

4-1 :lmao

[resistanze]

5-1 lmfao!!!!!

[NASpurs]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

5-1!

[ALVAREZ6]

Crofl crofl crofl united gettin raped

[Muser]

5-1!!! :lmao

[NASpurs]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao - 1

[NASpurs]

Where was Dzeko aiming at?

[ALVAREZ6]

Dzeko...you blow cock

[resistanze]

lol @ Muser and me posting "4-1" and "5-1" at the same time. That's how fast it was.

[NASpurs]

Omg!!!!!

6-1

[resistanze]

6-1 lfmao!!!

[ALVAREZ6]

Dzeko...you blow cock

:lmao just kidding



CROFL lolololololol 6-1

[NASpurs]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao - 1

[Muser]

:lmao this is so fucking funny

[resistanze]

My fantasy team has Silva, Aguero and Van Persie tbh.

[velik_m]

City shitting on ManU

[NASpurs]

I feel vindicated in a weird way. What goes around, comes around.

Maybe "vindicated" is the wrong word. Not sure what it is though to tell you the truth.

[velik_m]

My fantasy team has Silva, Aguero and Van Persie tbh.

I have Džeko. Had Van Persie at the start but he's too expensive for his production.

[TDMVPDPOY]

fck manutd manager fielding another shitty 11

wtf was fletcher and anderson doing being on at the same time starting, both identical players what they do on the field

then you have that clown evans, who always gets a colored card everytime he plays...

[ElNono]

:lol united
:lol SuperNani back to average against good team
:lol 6 at home
:lol money buys happiness
:lol De Gea = cutout figure

[ALVAREZ6]

:lol De Gea = cutout figure

he didn't get any help from his pathetic defenders...

[Muser]

5 goals in 30 minutes :lol

United's defence has been shocking this year.

[ElNono]

he didn't get any help from his pathetic defenders...

True, but you can't also point to a single "that was a great save"... everything went Citeh way

[TDMVPDPOY]

5 goals in 30 minutes :lol

United's defence has been shocking this year.

rio and evra have been shit this season....all they do is try to start shit with the player or cry fouls with the refs...

[Libri]

Damn, those Balotelli mafia connections are paying off. lol

[ALVAREZ6]

True, but you can't also point to a single "that was a great save"... everything went Citeh way

He did have a good save with his trailing legs at the end there when City was pooping on them after defenders gave up. Would have been a goal more often than not in the situation. Can't recall who shot the ball.

[TDMVPDPOY]

True, but you can't also point to a single "that was a great save"... everything went Citeh way

this 6 goals thrashin, alex will panick and play lindgart more :(

[ElNono]

It's amazing that it didn't end 9-1 too... Dzeko is officially back in scrub form... and he still scored one (I can't give him his first)

[Muser]

Lampards 500th EPL game today.

[ElNono]

:lol Chelsea

[Muser]

QPR penalty!! lol luiz

[Muser]

Tarabt is a fucking faggot

[ElNono]

:lmao Chelsea

[Muser]

That is a dreadful decision, no way is it a red.

[Muser]

Another red :lmao

[ElNono]

:lol

[Muser]

Now that was a dreadful tackle.

[ElNono]

"It was our worst ever day," Ferguson said. "It's the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don't think I ever lost 6-1. That's challenge for me too."

It was Manchester United's worst home defeat since the 1930-31 season, when they were beaten 6-0 by Huddersfield Town amid a run of 12 straight losses in the First Division.

"I can't believe the scoreline. The first goal was a blow for sure but it was retrievable at 1-0. The sending off was a killer for us. We kept attacking when we went 4-1 down and we should have just said: 'We've had our day.'"

Ferguson felt the more experienced players in the team should have realised pressing for further goals was an unwise tactic.

"We just kept attacking. They were attacking three versus two. It was crazy football," he said. "I thought with the experience we've got - Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra - they would [defend more] but we just kept attacking. Sometimes there has to be common sense about it. It was a bad day."

He added: "What did concern me was the goals for and against. Goal difference may count. Last year it was in our favour. Most years it is in our favour. This time maybe not."

Despite his immense disappointment, Ferguson feels that the severity of the defeat could prove positive as the club will feel a strong determination to make amends.

"We'll come back. By January we'll be okay. We usually get the show on the road in the second half of the season and that will have to be the case," he added. "We've played all the teams around us and they have all to play each other so the second half of the season is important to us now.

"We will react, no question about that. It's a perfect result for us to react to because there is a lot of embarrassment in the dressing room and that will make an impact."

The scale of the defeat did concern Ferguson, though, as he looked ahead to the potential importance of goal difference as the season progresses.

[MannyIsGod]

Whooooooooooooooo the fuck is Man Uniteddddddddddddd

[ElNono]

Tevez who? :lol

[Axe Murderer]

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[Muser]

lol chelsea

[Muser]

Just won £200 on that game :lol

[Spurologist]

:lmao

ManU?

Should've been 8-0 tbh

Fuck Sir Alex

[Sense]

Holy shit wtf happened to ManU.. -_-..

[DAF86]

Silva=Moses

Best player in the EPL, imo.

[lefty]

lmAONchester

[Venti Quattro]

crofl united. They gave up 3 goals in 5 minutes, wtf

[Sense]

Silva=Moses

Best player in the EPL, imo.

I've been watching some city games, and yeah.... he should be up there.. the dude is skill.

[Muser]

Silva=Moses

Best player in the EPL, imo.

Agreed.

[lefty]

I know MU was 1 man down, but come on


And yeah, SIlva was badass

[ALVAREZ6]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/975647/pfa-backs-carlos-tevez-over-four-week-man-city-fine?cc=5901

PFA backs Tevez over City fine :lol


Without the union's sanction the punishment cannot be implemented. A two-week fine is the maximum which can be imposed without a club seeking permission from the PFA. It throws City's punishment for Tevez up in the air.

PFA chief Gordon Taylor has issued a statement that insists Tevez has been cleared of the accusation that he refused to come of the bench for Manchester City in the Champions League at Bayern Munich, and as such should not incur an additional two-week fine.

Taylor said: "If he had refused to play that would have been the charge and that would be gross misconduct. The charge was momentarily refusing to resume warming up. He never refused to play. He was desperate to play.

"They are trying to portray he refused to play, which is serious and why he was vilified. No evidence that they presented suggested that. If the evidence was strong and irrefutable, that's gross misconduct, as serious as it gets and could be a termination of contract.

"That's not the case. The evidence doesn't suggest that and that's why the charge was not of gross misconduct.''

[Muser]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/975647/pfa-backs-carlos-tevez-over-four-week-man-city-fine?cc=5901

pfa backs tevez over city fine :lol

fml..

[Muser]

Chelsea/Arsenal :hungry:

£25 on Arsenal, don't let me down.

[Sense]

Chicharito with his 4th!

[Muser]

Gervinho :lmao

[Sense]

:lmao Arsenal misses 2 infront of goal... Chelsea delivers

[Muser]

Ohh that was nice.

[Muser]

Watching Mertesacker is painful, he looks so uncomfortable.

And Santos is terrible :lmao

[Muser]

smh

[Spurologist]

How the fuck is that not a penalty for Everton. FUCK

[Muser]

:lmao R.I.P Defence in the EPL.

[velik_m]

Arsenal defense as poor as ever. No way they come up on top in this game.

[Muser]

Holy shit Walcott!!!

[ALVAREZ6]

what a fucking goal Juan Mata...

[Muser]

holy shit

[Muser]

Was a foul though tbh.

[Muser]

LOL John Terry

[ALVAREZ6]

lolololol john terry :lmao


RVP goal

[Muser]

London Derby not to be outdone on goals by the Manchester derby.

[ALVAREZ6]

what a fucking ending.... RVP another goal.

[Spurologist]

:lmao Chelsea

[Muser]

YES!! Thank you Arsenal for the £££

[Muser]

Arsenal need to give that man as much £ as he wants.

[Spurologist]

lol Chelsea
lol Abramovich
lol Mourinho didn't lose home game
lol mourinho didn't lose by 5 in prem
lol Terry
lol being shunned by your England teammate for calling Anton Ferdinand a black cunt
lol denying it
lol video tape proof of you clearly mouthing those words
lol owning Santos then getting owned by him in the second half
lol Lukaku
lol CheLOL see

[Muser]

Holy shit there is a lot of great goals today, need to watch match of the day tonight.

[SAtown]

lol Chelski

[Venti Quattro]

I have a soft spot for Arsenal now, fuck Chelski

sup NASpurs

[Muser]

31 goals today :wow

[resistanze]

RvP keeps doing it! Hopefully Gunners can keep it up.

[lefty]

Great game :wow

And what's with Terry slipping ?

Remember the penalty he misses in the CL Final?

[ALVAREZ6]

Great game :wow

And what's with Terry slipping ?

Remember the penalty he misses in the CL Final?

The pass from Malouda was pretty stupid anyway, he put Terry in a very vulnerable spot..it kind of looked like he slipped due out of shock at that pass.

RVP keeps putting them in, he's a monster.

[lefty]

The pass from Malouda was pretty stupid anyway, he put Terry in a very vulnerable spot..it kind of looked like he slipped due out of shock at that pass.

RVP keeps putting them in, he's a monster.

I agree, bad pass to begin with

[NASpurs]

I have a soft spot for Arsenal now, fuck Chelski

sup NASpurs

:lol It's a very likeable team and you can't help but root for them, I know, same thing happened to me

I just watched the game, avoiding all spoilers throughout the day and holy crap I'm giddy like a school girl. The last RVP goal made me jump all throughout the house yelling haha.

The goals were great but Arsenal's second half defense was excellent, well maybe not excellent but better than Chelsea's. :lol

Ramsey played fucking great. I was on his case about a month and a half ago but now he's turned the corner. What can you say about RVP that hasn't been said? My mind is all over the place, too excited!

I'm saving this game in the archive. :toast

[ALVAREZ6]

Yeah, fuck all of the Arsene Wenger doubters..it's not his fault the richest clubs in the world have been taking his top talent.

[Venti Quattro]

Barcelona's not included there, because they only got Cesc back. :lol

[lefty]

lol

Wenger won all those titles thanks to Bergkamp and Henry

He is an overrated coach

[Venti Quattro]

IMO TBH FWIW Arsenal is back on track. They aren't supposed to be championship contenders this year with the losses of Nasri and Cesc. They're where they are supposed to be -- a mid-table team.

Those three home wins were a great starting point.

[quentin_compson]

It really was a crazy game. I can't remember seeing a Chelsea team this bad defensively. They actually were worse than Arsenal, who at least put in a decent shift in the second half.
This second half was pretty good from Arsenal overall, as it showed how good a counter-attacking team they can be when Ramsey, Walcott and Gervinho are all playing well.
Let's hope this win will do this mentally frail team some good - and let's hope RvP stays, as he is in beast mode (even though his goals yesterday were pretty easy to take, well, the first two anyway) and the backbone of this Arsenal squad.

[TDMVPDPOY]

looks like AVB better look for a new job

[Venti Quattro]

looks like AVB better look for a new job

Not the end of the world for Villas-Boas and Chelsea, but they do have a lot of shaping up to do...

[Libri]

The play that led to the third goal by Tott was beautiful.

[NASpurs]

It really was a crazy game. I can't remember seeing a Chelsea team this bad defensively. They actually were worse than Arsenal, who at least put in a decent shift in the second half.
This second half was pretty good from Arsenal overall, as it showed how good a counter-attacking team they can be when Ramsey, Walcott and Gervinho are all playing well.
Let's hope this win will do this mentally frail team some good - and let's hope RvP stays, as he is in beast mode (even though his goals yesterday were pretty easy to take, well, the first two anyway) and the backbone of this Arsenal squad.

Arsenal, among other EPL teams, are always linked with Dortmund's Mario Gotze (http://arsenal-news.com/top-german-linked-with-arsenal-in-yet-more-transfer-gossip/1587). He's a 19 year old kid with a tremendous world class type player upside apparently. Honestly I don't know enough about German football. Would he be a great "get" for Arsenal? I also read that Arsenal sent scouts to see Lukas Podolski and that Arsenal is "ready to spend up to £20 Million" for him. (http://www.footylatest.com/arsenal-ready-to-spend-up-to-20-million-to-land-hugely-experienced-german/24935)

Can you tell me anything about these two players, if they're realistic options for the team and how would they fit in this Arsenal team? Should I just lay off the blogs and not believe everything? lol

[Libri]

What do you all think of Newcastle? They have been holding steady at number 4, getting good results. Best defense of the Premiere League? They have received only 6 goals.

[ALVAREZ6]

Arsenal, among other EPL teams, are always linked with Dortmund's Mario Gotze (http://arsenal-news.com/top-german-linked-with-arsenal-in-yet-more-transfer-gossip/1587). He's a 19 year old kid with a tremendous world class type player upside apparently. Honestly I don't know enough about German football. Would he be a great "get" for Arsenal? I also read that Arsenal sent scouts to see Lukas Podolski and that Arsenal is "ready to spend up to £20 Million" for him. (http://www.footylatest.com/arsenal-ready-to-spend-up-to-20-million-to-land-hugely-experienced-german/24935)

Can you tell me anything about these two players, if they're realistic options for the team and how would they fit in this Arsenal team? Should I just lay off the blogs and not believe everything? lol
You don't know about Podolski? He always seems to play well for Germany from the games I've seen, but I've never known a thing about his club career.

[Venti Quattro]

I don't know much about Bastian Schweinsteiger too, but he was a beast in the World Cup.

[ElNono]

Beckenbauer said Mario Gotze is Germany's Messi (http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1488395.html) but the stuff I've seen from him doesn't fit the bill, tbh.

[TDMVPDPOY]

You don't know about Podolski? He always seems to play well for Germany from the games I've seen, but I've never known a thing about his club career.

country his good, but club he plays on shit teams or never exposed on tv to be marketed...

doesnt help much when most of germanys best play in germany but not a very exciting league to watch btw, and the 2 top teams is always filled with the NT squad players....hence most of them dont wanna play outside germany due to security, financial reasons and NT squad selection...

hence 20m is something arsenal doesnt have or else they wouldve bought whoever they were targeting b4 the deadline...mata for example

[TDMVPDPOY]

I don't know much about Bastian Schweinsteiger too, but he was a beast in the World Cup.

i wanted him on manutd, dude is a fkn beast in defensive duties...hardline no tolerance type of player willing to dish out the hard fouls and challenges...

[sonic21]

Goetze is a future crack. Podolski is good with the NT but he didn't succeed in bayern and went back to his former team (koln). 20M is too high for him. Scheiny is a world class midfielder.

[NASpurs]

You don't know about Podolski? He always seems to play well for Germany from the games I've seen, but I've never known a thing about his club career.

My knowledge of the German team is lacking. Of the current squad, all I know about is Gomez and Ozil. I really should keep up to date with them.

So Gotze is Germany's Messi? Wow those are some strong words. The dude looks like a straight out kid and he is, he's just 19 and from watching his highlights on youtube, he does have impressive skills indeed. I just don't know how people tend to evaluate players that are really young and proclaim them to be the next *insert name*. We've seen those exclamations fail before in the past but this kid, he does get a lot of praise and managers are licking their chops for him.

Another player that is always mentioned for Arsenal but now all the EPL teams want him too is Eden Hazard.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2054038/PSG-offer-45m-Eden-Hazard.html

PSG wants to offer £45m for him. :wow



Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have all been keeping tabs on the 20-year-old forward for some time, while Premier League leaders City have also ramped up their interest with development executive Patrick Vieira recently sent on a scouting mission to watch Hazard.



But all that could be in vain with Qatari-backed PSG expected to offer £45m this January, more even than Real Madrid had been considering making available.

[lefty]

The play that led to the third goal by Tott was beautiful.
Yup

The opposing goalkeeper deserved better than the loss, though, he was amazing in that match

[ALVAREZ6]

I don't know much about Bastian Schweinsteiger too, but he was a beast in the World Cup.

I guess it's hard to be into the German league when there's a few others that are better, and like someone mentioned, marketing/availability of games. I watched part of Bayern-Nuremberg this weekend and Sweinsteiger had a great goal from distance, he has a really powerful shot. Immediately after they commented on how much he scores and it was an alarming rate for a defensive mid. Of course he plays for Bayern Munich which happens to be way stronger than any other Bundesliga team right now, but he's a good scorer nonetheless. I was surprised to hear that he's only 26 or 27 years old, I thought he was closer to 30.

[velik_m]

No way is Podolski worth 20mil to Arsenal, he's good, but not great. Outside Köln and german nt he's been average. He would be no upgrade over Walcott or Arshavin and that's a lot of money for a backup.

[DAF86]

Bayern Munich is top 3 in the world right now alongside Barca and Madrid, imo.

[quentin_compson]

Arsenal, among other EPL teams, are always linked with Dortmund's Mario Gotze (http://arsenal-news.com/top-german-linked-with-arsenal-in-yet-more-transfer-gossip/1587). He's a 19 year old kid with a tremendous world class type player upside apparently. Honestly I don't know enough about German football. Would he be a great "get" for Arsenal? I also read that Arsenal sent scouts to see Lukas Podolski and that Arsenal is "ready to spend up to £20 Million" for him. (http://www.footylatest.com/arsenal-ready-to-spend-up-to-20-million-to-land-hugely-experienced-german/24935)

Can you tell me anything about these two players, if they're realistic options for the team and how would they fit in this Arsenal team? Should I just lay off the blogs and not believe everything? lol

Well, Arsenal were heavily linked with Götze this summer, and allegedly, they bid something like 20+ million for him.
Götze is an unbelievable talent; there hasn't been a player this talented (in his way) for a very long time in Germany. Getting him would be great for Arsenal, but I don't know if they will or would be able to get him (money, for one, but also the fact that there are other clubs more interesting and promising to go to than Arsenal these days). He played an unbelievable season last year (was probably even better than Cesc was at the same age), but has cooled down a little bit (as Dortmund have in general). But there is no doubt about his potential to be a world class player.

As for Podolski, I don't rate him that highly. He has always been good for the German NT, but the one time he played for a big club (Bayern Munich), it was pretty much a disaster. I wouldn't really want him at Arsenal (I don't think he would do good abroad anyway, he is very much attached to the region he is coming from), and 20 million would be ridiculous. He isn't worth that much, not even close.