Official Football Thread

[Black Wizard]

Did you enjoy that Wingman?

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Not really.

 

[CriedWhenBrucieLeft]

Not sure if Steve would have been too chuffed...

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

No, Forest 3 Hammers 0 was probably the worst performance by any Premiership team in this round.

 

[Black Wizard]

It was 5...

 

[Night Prowler]

Theo Walcott out for the rest of the season and won't go to World Cup. Arsenal has only one healthy striker now - Podolski.

 

[The Flash]

Who's not that "healthy" himself.

Walcott starts carrying the team and gets injured again. We perform well for a change and we're out of strikers. Fucking hell.

 

[Night Prowler]

Also:

Arsenal's fixtures from February 8th to April 5th:

Liverpool A
Manchester United H
Bayern H
Bayern A
Tottenham A
Chelsea A
Manchester City H
Everton A

If they are still in CL and 1st in the League at the end of this run...

 

[The Flash]

If they are still in CL

Yeah, that's not happening.

Our challenge for EPL all depends on how we do without strikers. If there aren't too many points lost, we'll be fine.

 

[Night Prowler]

Our challenge for EPL all depends on how we do without strikersLord Bendtner

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

It was 5...

Really? It was 3-0 when I switched to winter sports and I didn't notice there were more. Well, even worse.

 

[Black Wizard]

Theo Walcott won't go to World Cup.

I'm disappointed for Arsenal that he'll be out for the rest of the reason but I have no sympathy for England.

Also:

Arsenal's fixtures from February 8th to April 5th:

Liverpool A
Manchester United H
Bayern H
Bayern A
Tottenham A
Chelsea A
Manchester City H
Everton A

If they are still in CL and 1st in the League at the end of this run...

Ouch. Manchester City have a load of tough away matches coming up as well: Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle and Manchester United.

 

[Night Prowler]

Moyes is starting to remind me of Allegri...

EDIT: Who's (THANK BARLOW) finally leaving Milan at the end of the season. He confirmed it, Galliani confirmed it.

 

[Brigantium]

Every now and then, I'm very happy to visit this thread.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

Ouch. Manchester City have a load of tough away matches coming up as well: Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle and Manchester United.

So you expect something magic to happen between now and March 1?

 

[Black Wizard]

Night Prowler, did you expect David Moyes, who has never won anything before, to replace Alex Ferguson, who won everything, and immediately be successful?

 

[The Flash]

Ferguson couldn't win anything in his first three years at United either. David Moyes is a good manager (unlike Allegri), give him time.

 

[Dr. Eddies Wingman]

I'm starting to think that the psychological reaction to Ferguson retiring (the reaction the entire club, but most visibly of course the players) is to blame for the poor results. I wonder if there exists a manager in the world who could have taken his position and done really well from day 1, but I don't think so.

This season was always going to be difficult. I just hope it turns in time for United to salvage 4th.

 

[Night Prowler]

I agree with Wingman, but honestly not a big fan of Moyes, nor I ever was.

 

[Black Wizard]

I don't think anyone could have taken over and been successful immediately and been a viable long-term option. Jose Mourinho might have done a better job than David Moyes so far this season but Manchester United have always brought through young players while Mourinho's record at bringing through young players is non-existant.