Manchester Utd (A) Pre Match Thread

[mac]

That geeky guy off Pointless has just gone 3-0 to City. Never liked him until now...

. He's a Fulham fan I think. They despise Chelsea and Tottenham in particular and I know a few who always follow our scores. They will also root for us if we are watching the match together. Bit of pointless information there.

 

[andyhinch]

. He's a Fulham fan I think. They despise Chelsea and Tottenham in particular and I know a few who always follow our scores. They will also root for us if we are watching the match together. Bit of pointless information there.

His brother Mat is bass player in suede for a bit more pointless information :-)

 

[birchwoodgingerste]

The snows melting but more forecast tommorow fingers crossed game goes ahead.

 

[GSW Blue]

Does this despicable club have any redeeming features?

 

[Mancity1980]

I remember that game well, the United treatment of SWP that day was a disgrace, they took turns fouling him until one of the players got a yellow card then someone else would take over. Weak refereeing let it happen and it broke up most of our attacks that day.

Thanks for reminding me of that, now I need to go and watch that Jim Broadbent rant again...

Good idea!

 

[City_Sean]

I think it will as well. The points gap between us and them is only getting bigger and I don't see that changing. Right now it's being slated as a game that could end or reignite the title race. If we don't play them until late January/early Febuary, the gap will probably be bigger than then and the pressure will be off. We'll also have Stones and Kompany back.

Not to mention we'd also have one or two new signings added to freshen us up.

 

[Blue Smarties]

Weather warning downgraded.

 

[Blue Hefner]

It is almost a banker to be called off - wait until enough "day passes" are sold first though.

I’m getting one of those but will not be handing over my hard earned until I know it’s going to be played

 

[chaddblue]

Weather warning downgraded.

Yep, no danger of this being off now

 

[BlueAnorak]

What % are we giving this game of going ahead tomorrow. Surely it just comes down to the safety of the surrounding areas

1/2 an inch of snow paralyses the roads in Manchester. 2 inches makes travel all but impossible. 6 inches = nothing moves.
That said the Amber snow warning has gradually been moving south as the day has gone on so I reckon the game will be on if only a Yellow warning is in force over Manchester tomorrow.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings#?lat=53.479&lon=-2.2465&date=2017-12-10

 

[foggy1974]

are we playing tomorrow. Now I know the rags are but

1/2 an inch of snow paralyses the roads in Manchester. 2 inches makes travel all but impossible. 6 inches = nothing moves.
That said the Amber snow warning has gradually been moving south as the day has gone on so I reckon the game will be on if only a Yellow warning is in force over Manchester tomorrow.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings#?lat=53.479&lon=-2.2465&date=2017-12-10

like people are saying, its not so much the snow if it falls tomorrow. If it falls later today and then freezes over night around the ground, the roads and pavements will be slippery and then the dreaded health and safety become prevalent.

 

[mac]

Good idea!

Jim Broadbent should be knighted. Arise Sir James, sounds very regal.

 

[Leto]

Ha, I think it's a bit disingenuous to dismiss Pogba as a "show pony". He's obviously a quality player, as you would expect for £89m, and is hugely important to them. Stones is a pretty key player for us too though, and not much has been made of his absence tomorrow.

Show pony.

And him vs Stones on Top Trumps or similar, Stones has higher stats on average.

 

[mac]

Show pony.

And him vs Stones on Top Trumps or similar, Stones has higher stats on average.

Show giraffe more like the clumsy dirty rag t***

 

[City_Sean]

If we win tomorrow it's the league done and dusted. We've got the chance to go there and effectively seal their fate and I for one think we will.

We've played much better teams and have nothing to fear from this bunch of shitkickers.

 

[Ric]

And him vs Stones on Top Trumps or similar, Stones has higher stats on average.

Ha, well that’s pretty conclusive then!

 

[waspish]

If we win tomorrow it's the league done and dusted. We've got the chance to go there and effectively seal their fate and I for one think we will.

We've played much better teams and have nothing to fear from this bunch of shitkickers.

Hope our players don’t think that still a long long way to go.

6 games 8 points behind the scum, that’s what our players should be thinking till we get the job done.

 

[kaz7]

If we win tomorrow it's the league done and dusted. We've got the chance to go there and effectively seal their fate and I for one think we will.

We've played much better teams and have nothing to fear from this bunch of shitkickers.

still 5 months to go,its not over till its over as 2012 showed us

 

[mac]

I don't understand all this h&s bollocks about the snow. I mean 70000 rags crying there salty tears at full time will melt it quickly enough.1-3 COME ON CITY

 

[vmsuhail]

The desperation of the raggies this week leading up to the Derby tells us City are in their heads.

Slandering us like our players dive, we have a weak defence, Pep supports Boko Haram. The family man and his cretins being rolled out to say United will win and the crowd will get to our players. Pogba wishing our players were injured.

All the while we maintain a dignified silence, we turn up in this game there is only one winner. We ain’t 8 points clear for no reason and we’ve been to tougher places than this and wiped the floor with opposition.

When it was put to Pep regarding Pogba's comments, he tried to defend Pogba by saying it might have just been an expression. The difference in class between us and them is huge.