And, we're off.....2016/17

[garyinderry]

Two cracking goals against man U tonight. lovely

 

[Tashyboy]

Ah see Utd nil are playing, and not very well at that

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Two cracking goals against man U tonight. lovely

Looked inept up front and rich for the picking on the break. This really is a poor squad Jose has got and he needs to lose the dead wood in January. Can't see United getting out the group on current form

 

[sawtooth]

Eh?

Who was the last French winner (or even finalist) of the champions league?

12 years ago , what's your point?

I'm talking modern history Pete and in the past couple of years French sides in the comp have been more than a match for English sides.

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Looked inept up front and rich for the picking on the break. This really is a poor squad Jose has got and he needs to lose the dead wood in January. Can't see United getting out the group on current form

They haven't got a poor squad at all, there's tons of quality throughout the whole squad. It's cost over £500m to assemble.

 

[Tashyboy]

Anyone care to shed any light on what's happening wi shrek. He has scored an absolute screamer and don't celebrate. Alls not well in Dulock.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

They haven't got a poor squad at all, there's tons of quality throughout the whole squad. It's cost over £500m to assemble.

Certainly not playing like a squad costing that much. Where does the blame lie? Players under performing or Jose unable to mange them and tactically short (found out). They are struggling in the PL and Europe and hardly free scoring. Something seems wrong

 

[user2010]

Oh dear:whoo::thup::rofl:

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Certainly not playing like a squad costing that much. Where does the blame lie? Players under performing or Jose unable to mange them and tactically short (found out). They are struggling in the PL and Europe and hardly free scoring. Something seems wrong

Or people are over-reacting, new manager, new players, 8th in the PL only 8 points off top after only 10 games, 1/4 final of League Cup and still in Europe, maybe a little early to judge,

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Certainly not playing like a squad costing that much. Where does the blame lie? Players under performing or Jose unable to mange them and tactically short (found out). They are struggling in the PL and Europe and hardly free scoring. Something seems wrong

I don't know but long may it continue :whoo: :rofl:

 

[Liverbirdie]

12 years ago , what's your point?

I'm talking modern history Pete and in the past couple of years French sides in the comp have been more than a match for English sides.

The point is that the top 3 French sides arent a match for the prem sides, and I'll even just go back 5 years.

 

[Papas1982]

Anyone care to shed any light on what's happening wi shrek. He has scored an absolute screamer and don't celebrate. Alls not well in Dulock.

Because it meant nothing.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Well played Saints, thought they'd blown it when they missed the pen.

 

[SaintHacker]

Well played Saints, thought they'd blown it when they missed the pen.

Cheers, you and me both! And against one of the most inept refereeing displays. What exactly do the two muppets behind the goal line actually do?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Cheers, you and me both! And against one of the most inept refereeing displays. What exactly do the two muppets behind the goal line actually do?

Did you see the elbow on your player during the fracas in the box?

 

[SaintHacker]

Did you see the elbow on your player during the fracas in the box?

Yeah, where did the yellow card come from? Thats either a red or he didn't see anything and its nothing. And we should have had a penalty at every corner, they were virtually playing rugby with VVD. Ah whatever, always a nice bit of karma when an own goal gets you the points after all that cheating

 

[Liverbirdie]

Yeah, where did the yellow card come from? Thats either a red or he didn't see anything and its nothing. And we should have had a penalty at every corner, they were virtually playing rugby with VVD. Ah whatever, always a nice bit of karma when an own goal gets you the points after all that cheating

For some reason European refs allow Italian teams to get away with it more, as if to say "well they do it every week".

I'm not sure if the punishing for holding at corners was an Premier league directive and not a European one - bifurcation of the rules?

Good performance BTW:thup:

 

[Papas1982]

Was chuffed to get the win. We weren't anywhere near as good as we were in Italy IMO. But if we'd got 0 points from the two games would have been gutted.

Thiught the the one we got was the softest of our appeals if I'm honest, but how the 95 refs didn't give the red for the elbow I don't know.

 

[pokerjoke]

Watched both the Utd and Southampton game and was quite shocked by the hounding of the ref by players.

The "respect" campaign has gone completely out the window and fines need to be administered.

 

[Liverbirdie]

Watched both the Utd and Southampton game and was quite shocked by the hounding of the ref by players.

The "respect" campaign has gone completely out the window and fines need to be administered.

Again Tony, not sure if the recent clampdown is just a Premier league thing or a European one, although the UEFA "Respect" campaign has been running for a long time now.