The English Football Thread

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Okay, now I DEFINITELY want to see this lot embarrass United this weekend.

PLEASE! The look on Moyes' face would be priceless.

Heard Garry Monk, their captain, will be taking charge of Swansea for that game as player-coach. Hope they'll perform against them either way.

[didierforever 7,349]

Fulham might just be the team to sack 2 managers in a season.

[Jase 43,479]

Heard Garry Monk, their captain, will be taking charge of Swansea for that game as player-coach. Hope they'll perform against them either way.

Err, Pizy is talking about Fulham there...

[Pizy 18,368]

Oh man.

If they don't sack Muelenstein tonight, how amazing would it be if he leads this dire Fulham side into Old Trafford and gets something against the man who got rid of him?

C'mon football gods! You didn't fail us yesterday.

[Blue Armour 4,278]

Like they are going to get a better manager than him. Ridiculous sacking.

Yep, it'll be hard to find a manager that can cater to the style of play they had under Rodgers and Laudrup.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Err, Pizy is talking about Fulham there...

Ah alright, skimmed through this last page only and saw the name Laudrup right after reading couple of articles on him.

[gabrimur 69]

I have a question about the classification.

I'm from Spain and in La Liga when two teams have played and have the same points, the one above is the one that scores the most goals in those 2 games.

Ex: Real Madrid 2 - 0 Barcelona. Barcelona 3 - 0 Real Madrid. Result: 3-2 for Barcelona. 1º Barcelona 60 points. 2º Real Madrid 60 points.

Why now if Chelsea won both games to Manchester City, is City 2nd and Chelsea 3rd? What counts is the goal difference in the league?

Thanks!

[Sheva. 5,373]

I have a question about the classification.

I'm from Spain and in La Liga when two teams have played and have the same points, the one above is the one that scores the most goals in those 2 games.

Ex: Real Madrid 2 - 0 Barcelona. Barcelona 3 - 0 Real Madrid. Result: 3-2 for Barcelona. 1º Barcelona 60 points. 2º Real Madrid 60 points.

Why now if Chelsea won both games to Manchester City, is City 2nd and Chelsea 3rd? What counts is the goal difference in the league?

Thanks!

Goal difference is the first tiebreaker in the PL.

[Shane 2,275]

I don't know why people are so fond of Michael Laudrup. For me, He got lucky with the Michu signing, and he's gone off the boil now. He wasn't going to keep that up forever. Got his side pressing high yes, and playing nice football, but their results in the league have been dire. They got spanked 2-0 at Upton Park, and are only 2 points above the relegation zone. With Rodgers side with a few more faces added they were in the top half, now this season the wheel's are falling off the bandwagon.

Won a Carling Cup yes, But who did he actually beat in it? We were in free fall under Benitez when they beat us and then had to play League Two Bradford in the final!

Thought as far as sackings go he could have no complaints. Spend money in the summer aswell, with Shelvey the only one of his signings that have been of any worth, and Chico Flores is a disgusting human being.

[The_Flash 1,144]

I can't believe Fulham got beaten by Sheffield :/

[Toli 977]

i dont understand why in the EPL the direct duels dont count if you are equal on points. Bad for us, good for City, who have a TD of +41 or something like this. we will have to surpass them in terms of points if we want to win the league. Arsenal are only 2 goals in front of us though.

[didierforever 7,349]

i dont understand why in the EPL the direct duels dont count if you are equal on points. Bad for us, good for City, who have a TD of +41 or something like this. we will have to surpass them in terms of points if we want to win the league. Arsenal are only 2 goals in front of us though.

i think that is fair. GD should be the first criteria in any LEAGUE when trying to break a tie-breaker. why should city's performance in 2 matches be the criteria of deciding their position in the league when they have done better in the other 36 matches!!!

hypothetically suppose,

chelsea won against city 1-0 at SB, but when playing at etihad we were 2-1 down in the 85th minute (hence leading on away goal), but to look for the goal that would draw the match, we attack but concede a counter goal, hence losing 3-1. so in the head to head criteria chelsea loses the title to city.

hence the head to head thing in a league makes no sense to me.

[Jase 43,479]

Won a Carling Cup yes, But who did he actually beat in it? We were in free fall under Benitez when they beat us and then had to play League Two Bradford in the final!

Is there any need to play down Swansea's League Cup success? Regardless of who they faced, Swansea can only beat what is in front of them and they did just that. Hardly their fault Bradford got to the final and not someone else like say Arsenal. A trophy is a trophy at the end of the day and mind you, they beat us over two legs and Liverpool at Anfield in the process. Also to say we were free fall under Benitez seems somewhat off. If anything, we were inconsistent under him overall but heading into that tie, we were in decent form winning 8 of the 10 matches before that.

[Special Juan 27,421]

Renee next

[edetarod 2,155]

Manchester United's 'Ask Carrick' on Twitter hugely backfired when some of the fans vented out their anger with some of these hilarious questions...

‪#‎AskCarrick‬ if you could drop one player from the team how would you tell Cleverley?.

#AskCarrick How does it feeling knowing Begovic has more goals than you this season.

#askcarrick in what game was your most memorable pass back to your keeper.

#AskCarrick Do you watch Cleverly train to feel good about yourself?

#AskCarrick On a scale of Tom Cleverly to 10, how bad is Ashley Young?

#AskCarrick Which pub will you go to watch the World Cup?

#AskCarrick Would Moyes consider putting De Gea upfront, so that you can pass the ball the right way?

#AskCarrick If a ball leaves your boot travelling at 30km per hour at 3 pm on saturday, how long does it take to reach De Gea?

#AskCarrick Have you tried putting on your kit backwards so you could pass the ball forward?

#AskCarrick As a child, did you ever dream of becoming a footballer? What stopped you?

#AskCarrick Be Honest, Do You Ever Include Yourself In Your Fantasy Premier League Team?

#AskCarrick Do you think Welback has really been training too hard on penalty?

#AskCarrick Are you going to reply to any of the #AskCarrick tweets or pass it over to De Gea?

#AskCarrick Do you die a little inside when you're looking for someone to pass to and Tom Cleverley is to your left.

#AskCarrick Do you ever look at Young, Cleverly, Smalling, Welbeck & question the point of living?

#AskCarrick Did Cleverly win a competition on the back of a box of cereals to play for MUFC?

#AskCarrick If you had to choose between having
Cleverley as a midfield partner or being stabbed in the
leg, how many stabs would you take?

#AskCarrick Do you get depressed when you see Tom
Cleverley's name on the team sheet and realize you're
gonna have to play with 10 men?

#AskCarrick How many times has Mata tried to run away since signing for us?

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Manchester United's 'Ask Carrick' on Twitter hugely backfired when some of the fans vented out their anger with some of these hilarious questions...

#‎AskCarrick if you could drop one player from the team how would you tell Cleverley?.

#AskCarrick How does it feeling knowing Begovic has more goals than you this season.

#askcarrick in what game was your most memorable pass back to your keeper.

#AskCarrick Do you watch Cleverly train to feel good about yourself?

#AskCarrick On a scale of Tom Cleverly to 10, how bad is Ashley Young?

#AskCarrick Which pub will you go to watch the World Cup?

#AskCarrick Would Moyes consider putting De Gea upfront, so that you can pass the ball the right way?

#AskCarrick If a ball leaves your boot travelling at 30km per hour at 3 pm on saturday, how long does it take to reach De Gea?

#AskCarrick Have you tried putting on your kit backwards so you could pass the ball forward?

#AskCarrick As a child, did you ever dream of becoming a footballer? What stopped you?

#AskCarrick Be Honest, Do You Ever Include Yourself In Your Fantasy Premier League Team?

#AskCarrick Do you think Welback has really been training too hard on penalty?

#AskCarrick Are you going to reply to any of the #AskCarrick tweets or pass it over to De Gea?

#AskCarrick Do you die a little inside when you're looking for someone to pass to and Tom Cleverley is to your left.

#AskCarrick Do you ever look at Young, Cleverly, Smalling, Welbeck & question the point of living?

#AskCarrick Did Cleverly win a competition on the back of a box of cereals to play for MUFC?

#AskCarrick If you had to choose between having

Cleverley as a midfield partner or being stabbed in the

leg, how many stabs would you take?

#AskCarrick Do you get depressed when you see Tom

Cleverley's name on the team sheet and realize you're

gonna have to play with 10 men?

#AskCarrick How many times has Mata tried to run away since signing for us?

Priceless

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Manchester United's 'Ask Carrick' on Twitter hugely backfired when some of the fans vented out their anger with some of these hilarious questions...

#‎AskCarrick if you could drop one player from the team how would you tell Cleverley?.

#AskCarrick How does it feeling knowing Begovic has more goals than you this season.

#askcarrick in what game was your most memorable pass back to your keeper.

#AskCarrick Do you watch Cleverly train to feel good about yourself?

#AskCarrick On a scale of Tom Cleverly to 10, how bad is Ashley Young?

#AskCarrick Which pub will you go to watch the World Cup?

#AskCarrick Would Moyes consider putting De Gea upfront, so that you can pass the ball the right way?

#AskCarrick If a ball leaves your boot travelling at 30km per hour at 3 pm on saturday, how long does it take to reach De Gea?

#AskCarrick Have you tried putting on your kit backwards so you could pass the ball forward?

#AskCarrick As a child, did you ever dream of becoming a footballer? What stopped you?

#AskCarrick Be Honest, Do You Ever Include Yourself In Your Fantasy Premier League Team?

#AskCarrick Do you think Welback has really been training too hard on penalty?

#AskCarrick Are you going to reply to any of the #AskCarrick tweets or pass it over to De Gea?

#AskCarrick Do you die a little inside when you're looking for someone to pass to and Tom Cleverley is to your left.

#AskCarrick Do you ever look at Young, Cleverly, Smalling, Welbeck & question the point of living?

#AskCarrick Did Cleverly win a competition on the back of a box of cereals to play for MUFC?

#AskCarrick If you had to choose between having

Cleverley as a midfield partner or being stabbed in the

leg, how many stabs would you take?

#AskCarrick Do you get depressed when you see Tom

Cleverley's name on the team sheet and realize you're

gonna have to play with 10 men?

#AskCarrick How many times has Mata tried to run away since signing for us?

:lol2: :lol2: :lol2: lmaaaaaoooooo hahahaha

[Shane 2,275]

Is there any need to play down Swansea's League Cup success? Regardless of who they faced, Swansea can only beat what is in front of them and they did just that. Hardly their fault Bradford got to the final and not someone else like say Arsenal. A trophy is a trophy at the end of the day and mind you, they beat us over two legs and Liverpool at Anfield in the process. Also to say we were free fall under Benitez seems somewhat off. If anything, we were inconsistent under him overall but heading into that tie, we were in decent form winning 8 of the 10 matches before that.

I'm not playing it down, I'm saying it shouldn't be used to keep Laudrup in the job this season. I don't know where people get this myth that he's a world beater of a coach for winning a Carling Cup.