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[titch juicy]

ratty Wrote:

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> They will sadly drop off the end of the forum and

> into cyber oblivion.

>

> Not looking forward to Saturday. Seeing that smug

> crook back down at FP is going to turn many a

> stomach. Oh, and if he thinks that the SAS will

> protect him from the three digits he has another

> thunk coming! ;)

>

> My prediction? Pompey -7 Tottenham 9 sadly! :(

it's funny that HR is suddenly a 'crook' to any team's fans that he's left- despite any success he brought them, but is a messiah type figure when he's incumbent.

I'm a spurs fan and at the moment he's a flawed messiah, with potential to become a 'crook' when he fucks us off for the england job.

[matthew123]

SP - I didn't see any quotes running with that story which usually means pure bs.

@....@..... In other news, an inside source at United, who wishes to remain anonymous, has revealed... blah blah blah

[????]

Old Bagpusses recent clubs

Portsmouth

Southampton

West Ham

...look at their finances

Still, if he bankrupts Spuds, it will be 'come back to Upton Park agent Redknapp your mission is finished'

[Sandperson]

Oh, yeah Matt, it's pure speculation.

Here's the article.

The press are desperate for a Benitez rift with someone, anyone will do, whether it's the owners, refs, star players etc. etc.

['bout now]

You forgot Bournemouth Quids, I seem to remember them being a little skint as well.

[matthew123]

They may as well have also said 'Rafa may have drank a bottle of whiskey for his breakfast' - absolutely no quotes. The Telegraph might dress it up a bit but still no quotes from anyone at Anfield let alone Rafa. They could easily have finished story with, 'it is believed in some quarters that Ferguson was enraged when he may have heard Rooney had broken a toe nail and the FA may have shuffled him back to Old Trafford a.s.a.p. before being engulfed by another political storm with Ferguson'.

[Sandperson]

Absolutly Matt. As I said, I think there's a concerted effort from some quarters to create problems at Anfield which just do not exist.

[matthew123]

I guess they do it at every Club when they can smell blood - I am sure Spurs, Arsenal fans for instance also feel there is sometimes a vendetta against them as well. Best way to deal with it is like Ferguson and just ban the journalists who don't follow the party line from the news conferences or even particular newspapers which he has done in the past.

[Keef]

Wow man, there's a lot of love in the room. This is weird, take 2 weeks away, then come out fighting!

[Sandperson]

I am a lover not a fighter now. ;-)

[SimonM]

I see Rafa owes debt of gratitude to St Neil of the Warnock? :))

[matthew123]

The only thing Rafa owes that chump is a drop kick :)

FA weren't interested in Warnock - wouldn't have made any headlines. If anything they only gave Rafa a slap on the wrists, besides the fact he should never have been charged, because it means they don't have to take the hardline on Ferguson and can thus avoid the fallout from all his cronies in the media.

[mockney piers]

I was going to say, it makes such great Reading now, keep up the good work and the love lads.

Anyway just had a chuckle at owen Hargreaves coining the phrase 'he was the difference maker' in the world of footie punditry.

[matthew123]

It's probably more a result of all those years speaking German since a schoolboy - than listening to Paul Scholes every day after training :))

[Sandperson]

That can't be right. I am convinced Paul Scholes is mute.

[Annasfield]

How have I missed this?? Brilliant

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4272/mardona.gif

[ratty]

WE WON A GAME!!!

[????]

WE DREW TWICE

[Annasfield]

We appear to be fucked.

[ratty]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> We appear to be @#$%&.

Apart from against Man U! Shocker at the weekend though! Benitez Out?

[Annasfield]

No way. No other manager could have done what Rafa has with the resources he's had. We just need to the owners to piss off and bit of luck. I mean, who concedes a goal because of a beachball FFS?!

Yanks out. In Rafa we trust.

[Sandperson]

Hurrah! We are back. Rafa out? The only reason we lost to Liverpool was so they'd keep him for another season. ;)

[Mick Mac]

Annasfield Wrote:

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> No way. No other manager could have done what Rafa

> has with the resources he's had. We just need to

> the owners to piss off and bit of luck. I mean,

> who concedes a goal because of a beachball FFS?!

>

> Yanks out. In Rafa we trust.

Your loyalty to rafa amazes me anna. You are definately old school. How badly would he have to perform for liverpool fans not to support him.

[Annasfield]

Firstly, I notice that united fans are still as obsessed as ever. First post back after 2 weeks away and they can't even mention their own team.

MM - Rafa has one hand tied behind his back. Stop believing what SSN and the papers tell you.

We have had a ridiculous amount of bad luck with injuries this season. Gerrard, Torres probably needs a hernia op, Carra and Skrtel smashed their heads together on the first day of the season, Kelly, Agger, Riera, El Zhar, Aurelio,Dossena, Cavalieri, N'Gog, Johnson, Aquilani comes back and gets a virus.

So yeah, we should sack our manager......

Not to mention the fact he's hardly competing on a level playing field. Rafa's net spend over the past 2 seasons is ?2.5 million. ?2.5 million?! He has spent on average ?20 million a season since he has been here and has totally reshaped the team. Not bad considering our squad now contains Torres, Mascherano, Benayoun, Reina, Skrtel, Johnson to name just a few.

Our owners spent more in expenses than what they did on a single player last season. If they continue to place debt on our club, losing games at the start of the season will become the least of our worries.

[Ladygooner]

Can I just say what a lovely time I had at the Emirates on Saturday? I thought I was in dreamland at half time! Long may our success continue..................