United Thread - 2021/22

[Idesofmarch69]

Definitely good enough for a First XI challenging us for the Title (e.g. Chelsea, Liverpool)

Luke Shaw​

Cristiano Ronaldo​

Harry Maguire​

Paul Pogba​

Bruno Fernandes​

Decent enough for a First XI challenging for Top 4 (e.g. Leicester)

David De Gea​

Dean Henderson​

Victor Lindelof​

Eric Bailly​

Raphael Varane​

Edinson Cavani​

Jadon Sancho​

Aaron Wan-Bissaka​

Scott McTominay​

Not good enough for the Top 4 (e.g. not out of place at Spurs, West Ham)

Phil Jones​

Juan Mata​

Anthony Martial​

Marcus Rashford​

Mason Greenwood​

Jesse Lingard​

Fred​

Diogo Dalot​

Donny van de Beek​

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No Idea

Anthony Elanga​

Teden Mengi​

Hannibal*​

Shola Shoretire​

Matej Kovar​

Tom Heaton​

Alex Telles​

Nemanja Matic​

Amad*​

Lee Grant​

We had Kovar on loan last year and to say he wasn't very good is an understatement. Made Paddy Roche look like Dino Zoff.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Rag kids getting there arses kicked in the UEFA youth league.

2-0 down at home to Villarreal after 25 mins.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Rag kids getting there arses kicked in the UEFA youth league.

2-0 down at home to Villarreal after 25 mins.

4-0 at half time. Entertaining watch.

 

[laplandblue]

What a relentless moaning, ungracious little prick he is - the fucking pathetic, fuck faced gimp.

That permanent creepy, shit eating grin gets on my nerves.

He's acting like an petulant child who's not getting his own way.

Brilliant! I laughed out loud.

 

[Vienna_70]

4-0 at half time. Entertaining watch.

Let’s hope for a repeat this evening.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Let’s hope for a repeat this evening.

0-2 will do, remember #SOO a hiding could tip the scales.

 

[Vienna_70]

0-2 will do, remember #SOO a hiding could tip the scales.

Yeah, fair point, but apart from a City victory, nothing in football gives me greater pleasure than the rags being humiliated.

 

[KentBlue]

0-2 will do, remember #SOO a hiding could tip the scales.

I think he's safe...for now. If they're going to sack him they would probably do it after Christmas.

 

[Blue_eyes]

If I remember correctly. they gave ole the job to coincide with an "easy" run of games, thus creating a wave of optimistic euphoria thoughout ragland(the share prices prob increased so job done).

Now a few years later and its patently obvious hes shite, but after the fixture list so far inc cl group I cant see how they could have another run of "easy" games with which to introduce a new manager this season.......happy days.

 

[Blue Mist]

Good news for the rags and the save our paperboy campaign. The Mirror have an article that says they have climbed to 4th.

 

[crazyg]

Yeah, fair point, but apart from a City victory, nothing in football gives me greater pleasure than the rags being humiliated.

I have already noted on my calendar for 23rd October:

Sick Swan Day!

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

Rag kids getting there arses kicked in the UEFA youth league.

2-0 down at home to Villarreal after 25 mins.

Good

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

4-0 at half time. Entertaining watch.

Even better

 

[Newman Noggs]

4-0 at half time. Entertaining watch.

I watched this on your recommendation so that I could compare with our youngsters so thank you for giving me a laugh.

What really struck me was the "playing out from the back". Unlike our youngsters who, like the first team, do it with great skill and purpose, their goalie plays it short to a player who passes it back to the keeper who blasts it as far as he can up field, exactly like their first team.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I watched this on your recommendation so that I could compare with our youngsters so thank you for giving me a laugh.

What really struck me was the "playing out from the back". Unlike our youngsters who, like the first team, do it with great skill and purpose, their goalie plays it short to a player who passes it back to the keeper who blasts it as far as he can up field, exactly like their first team.

I had it on in the background, but your summary seems spot on. There was no cohesion to their play. Villarreal weren’t that good, they just had patterns of play that they repeatedly used. The rags couldn’t adapt to that and got hammered.

Second half was a non-event really as the game was over. Villarreal went into power save mode.

 

[bakerdave76]

Oh dear.

 

[mexico1970]

Oh dear.

He's a useless mouth breathing waste of oxygen, the reason I say that is that his nastiness and spite oozes from his flabby slobbering gob.

 

[wolviedinho]

Oh dear.

Vile twat. Rent a gobs are everywhere it seems.

I hate that club and everyone of their rancid supporters.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

I take it this is the final tonight.

 

[JASR]

I had it on in the background, but your summary seems spot on. There was no cohesion to their play. Villarreal weren’t that good, they just had patterns of play that they repeatedly used. The rags couldn’t adapt to that and got hammered.

Second half was a non-event really as the game was over. Villarreal went into power save mode.

Bayern lost 0-4
Barcelona lost 4-0
City drew yesterday 1-1 … with 9 men