red devil

Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wasn't but was in Nunhead Bsng goes the house prices...

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is your dad also bigger than my dad? Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You mean like your team yesterday? Oh the Irons!...

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A bit odd this has all kicked off (albeit on a > small scale) > > When I posted yesterday it was zilch to do with > Arsenal and entirely to do with remembering the > (cheekily!) dismissive post of red devil a couple > of weeks back when I said Man Utd wouldn't win > anything this year > > I have no idea why he has become so quick to talk > about chips on shoulders or whatever but from my > perspective > > start of season = time to talk about who will > won't win the league > Any team that has dominated 20 years + change of > pivotal figure = keen interest from fans of other > clubs wondering if the king is dead, boy > > It's scant comfort to teams who haven't won > anything for years (people really should point > that out more btw) but after years of Man Utd fans > being... bullish about their success it's surely > obvious that when they show cracks in the hull, > people will take an unusual interest > > I wouldn't take it personally RD - it really is as > simple as that. And if there is something wrong > with that then I will happily listen. But sounding > a bit like a 20 stone momma on Jerry Springer > repeatedly yelling "you jus' jeeeaaallous! us' > jeeeaaallous! us' jeeeaaallous! " isn't that cool Oh but you did make it personal SJ. Your original post was aimed directly at me, not Utd fans in general. It's all about context and timing. You can try and dress it up as some off-the-cuff, whimsical, Proustian memory* ? la recherche du temps perdu, but the reality was that even with about 25mins** to go in the match, your excitable sweaty hands couldn't wait to hit that keypad. Admit SJ, my 'cheeky' post got to you. Don't worry, your halo is allowed to slip sometimes... *Cue Downton Abbey mood music **Allowing for current 15mins delay to EDF clock Not sure why you're playing the 'Springer Card'. The use of lots of sentences and words of more than 3 syllables, doesn't give anyone the moral high ground...

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Coming from a United fan that's rich. Well we cetainly haven't got an inferiority complex when it comes to Arsenal...shall we count the trophies now? > And if you read my post properly, hard I know with the red > mist in your eyes, but I do mention our > performance against the orcs. And if you read my post properly you'll see that I said it's odd that Aresnal fans comment on Utd before commenting on their own team...which is exactly what you did. You're not very good at this, are you?...

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You've gone a bit uber sensitive RD. I'm pretty > sure you were quick enough to rib Arsenal after > the 8-2 result a while back. Of course, my team beat them. What's odd EP is that some fans dislike of another team appears to be greater than their liking for their own team. I hereby give maxxi permission to shoot me if BFS ever became our manager, presuming of course that he hasn't already taken out BFS...

Week 5 table...

Week 5 points...

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Di Canio gone Ker-ching!!! :)

What is it with Arsenal fans that they have to comment on a Utd game before their own team? You really need to work on that inferiority complex...

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My post the other day wasn't timed to pour salt on > an open wound > Your response definitely contributed to the > timing of any comment today tho What is this 'open wound' you speak of? The only one who appears to have an open wound is you SJ, and as it became clear today, a festering one at that. > But telling someone involved in a direct > conversation with you that your comments to that > person are "none of their business" seems a bit > off, no? I didn't say that your comments to me are none of your business. I said it's none of your business how I respond to posts, your's or anybody else's...

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The other day I took a neutral time to suggest > your team had no chance of winning the title. You > responded dismissively So when you diagree with something it's neutral, a mere suggestion. When I do it, it's dismissive. Right. Must be great living in your world. > If you want to suggest my team are equally > unlikely then I will happily concur. But it would > be nice if you didn't respond to criticism of man > utd with knockbacks at other teams or their > supporters. Because then it makes you look > like... Well... A Manc parkdrive How I respond to other posts is none of your business. Delusions of grandeur from SJ, suerly not. The fact that you posted a gloating comment around the time City's fourth goal went in, shows you're far more akin to PD in nature then I'll ever be...

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh I'm aware of my team, it's problems and faults, > and it's position in the table. Don't worry about > that. I don't. But you obviously do...

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I say man utd will no away win the league > > Red devil says he's glad I say that > > One of us is less secure in their convictions > today > > Plus.. Yknow... Hamstring You reckon? Thigh strain actually. In case you're wondering, your team won today...

Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I 4-1 would hate to be a United fan right now > !!!!!!!!!!!! Wondered when you would show up, where were you in May?...

don't blame me- I copy and paste the Beeb's n'tation...

maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So, looking forward to Everton game with brand new > striking saviour Mladen Petric (brought to the > club because Carroll is not yet fit to play and C. > Cole's return was ruled out as he was not fit to > play) who is... not yet fit enough to play. ha > bloody haaa. *Points maxxi in the direction of WHU training ground and nearest grassy knoll...*

Can be noisy, avoid locating near bedrooms...

maxxi amd LadyG managed it last year Meds, their names proudly engraved on the Coup de Mis?re...

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > El Pibe Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > to be fair I don't think he was being > pessimistic > > at all, he was just being a bit pedantic. > > That he is literally unproven in this league > and > > it's probably worth reserving judgement for a > few > > games, and maybe at least one winter. > > I think it was the usual anti Arsenal thing as I > don't recall him ever making such comments in > respect of foreign players who've joined other > clubs... Maybe that's because no one was banging on about how great they were going to be...

Week 5 fixtures... Saturday 21st September 2013 Norwich V Aston Villa Liverpool V Southampton Newcastle V Hull West Brom V Sunderland West Ham V Everton Chelsea V Fulham Sunday 22nd September 2013 Arsenal V Stoke Crystal Palace V Swansea Cardiff V Tottenham Man City V Man Utd

"Maybe you could do a Folk-Circus-Fusion thang with Zippo" Not if it means Marillion making a comeback, we won't...

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maxxi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > with Carroll now out until at least Christmas I've > got a feeling today's boring draw at Saints will > be as good as it gets. Still - at least we now > have Fulham reject (5 goals in 23 apps) Petric to > shoulder the striking burden - hurrah. *Hands over telescopic rifle to maxxi...*

Parkdrive Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Alan Medic Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Given that was Ozil's first game in the PL, > what's > > your point? Every player is 'unproven' in the > PL > > before they have played a game if you think > > football in one league is so different to that > in > > another. > > My point? Really, you need to ask? I mention it > because of the inane comments that some have made > on here. He's class and showed why he's one of the > top 10 players in the world. Is that a good enough > point for you or do need more? > The fact that he was outstanding in La Liga says > it all, the quality of the football is far better > than the Prem and he shone over there as he did > today. Its called consistency Alan. Oh and class. Since when did Sunderland become the benchmark for the quality of the Premier League? Last time I looked they were bottom. If a player hasn't played in a league, then it's perfectly reasonable to say he's unproven in that league. Messi is unproven in the PL. Bale is unproven in La Liga, etc, etc. Any 'class' and 'consistency' a player has shown in another league is no guarantee that he will be successful in the PL, e.g. Veron, Shevchenko, Robinho etc, etc. Let's assume your 'fact' that the quality of La Liga is better than the PL, technically anyway, as most foreign players admit how much quicker and physical the PL is compared to foreign leagues. Will Ozil have come up against clodhoppers like Huth and Shawcross before? He has to prove himself against that type of player. Lots of other factors to consider too, e.g. climate, culture, food, more vocal fans, a mid-week League Cup away game on a frozen pitch at Barnsley. If he isn't a success in the PL, it doesn't mean that he isn't a great player, just that his game isn't suited to the PL...

SCSB79 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think the email reminder works as I didn't > get one and completely forgot this week. > Can you add on Maxxi's at the end of the year?!?! Sorry SC, the maxxi is now defunct. The only allowance I'll make is if someone posts their predictions in the forum before kick-off deadline and forgets to do it online, as per Otta. The one thing I don't like about the new online system is that you can't tell whether someone has scored zilch because they forgot to do their predictions, or because they got all their predictions wrong, thereby making the much loved Coup de Mis?re redundant...