Official Premier League 2010/11 thread

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Quite worried about tonight, can see us getting beaten, really hope I'm wrong. I cant ever see Chelsea getting anything other than a win tonight too, so it's really important we get a victory by any means to keep the pressure on them ahead of a tough game at the weekend.

I'd love Hernandez to be the hero tonight

[Crybaby Bunting]

I don't want Manchester United to win because they are Manchester United

I don't want Manchester City to win because they fucked up Ben Arfa D:

So I'd like a draw that results in seven red cards, 13 horror tackles and countless injuries.

[stokeriño]

Obviously I would prefer a draw. If I had to take a punt on a victory, I think I would prefer City on the basis that they should be more likely to fuck up and drop points elsewhere.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Berba and Nani both back in the team for tonights game, Tevez also starting. Gutted and sad that Hernandez is only on the bench though

[Baddar]

It makes sense to have Berba on his own with five in midfield. When we're going with just the one striker (and Rooney's unavailable, of course) I'd prefer it to be Berbatov. His hold-up play can be fantastic.

And besides, if we aren't ahead with about 20 minutes to go, depending on how the game is going, he could come on... and hopefully win the game for us - just not as late as our two victories over City came last season, puh-lease.

[badotori]

A stat's just popped up on the BBC Sport live feed about Ryan Giggs - apparently this is the first time in 19 years that he won't play in the Manchester derby which means a run of 33 consecutive derbies comes to an end. Amazing.

Nice to see Scholes getting a game tonight, especially if he can re-create his heroics from last year. ^_^

EDIT: Arsenal 1-0 within a minute - holy Chamakh!

[9 to 5]

MGP.

[ONO]

Starting to think that Houllier is way out of his depth here. First he insults his players in public not once but twice. He constantly refers back to Liverpool and then tells Carew to stop living in the past, He has three defensive midfielders at home against Birmingham in the derby, and now against a Blackpool side who have made 10 changes since their last match. Fuck away off. :lmao:

[9 to 5]

To reprise an old favourite from my circle from back in the days of 2004:

Houiller 4 life!

[9 to 5]

You evil cunt Barton.

[ONO]

The Fonz starts to rip open Blackpool and he takes him off for Gabby. Why not have both of them running at their defence?

Edited November 10, 2010 by ONO

[9 to 5]

Fuck yeah!

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Had that result written all over it to be quite frank. Still cant believe that we took Berbatov, who was by a million miles our best player, off to continue playing the same fucking system. Nani and Park also had their worst game in a long time.

Pretty gutted about the result really, because I feel like we could of snatched that one.

[Shelty92]

It's always annoying when a derby game finishes 0-0. Rio and especially Vidic looked really good, though, so at least we were solid in the back (until O'Shea and Brown came on ). I just hope Evra and Rafael won't be sidelined for long, otherwise we're fucked with those two covering the flanks.

Glad to see Berba look like he actually gave a shit and play well, he should've been kept on to the final whistle. Men of the match: him and Vidic.

Oh well, it was always going to be a draw. Neither team risked it, neither team took a single chance to go for it - not even in the end. It kinda tells you our gameplan when Man United don't go all-out for the win in stoppage time. I guess I should be satisfied with a draw then.

[stokeriño]

We reeeaaally need to remember how to finish off games.

Or, Kalou just needs to remember how to finish. One of those.

Still, yay.

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Don't fuck with little Raf

[Blue Rosler]

POW POW

[Marcos]

That Essien tackle is shocking! Alan Hansen trying to condone it just shows he hasn't got a clue about the game.

[stokeriño]

Correction: the Essien tackle is almost shocking. If he had landed on the guy's ankle, then it would have been shocking.

But yes, almost shocking is fair dues for a red.

[ONO]

Tevez really is a bitter old knobend isn't he? Turfed out of United because Fergie didn't rate him, and goes to their local rivals. Then when they come to the COMS in a derby game he does something to say "Yeah, fuck you United, I'm City through and through". Just a bitter tart.