Media thread 2022/23

[FantasyIreland]

Goldstein bottled Drivetime......Townsend standing in.

The shithouse rag ****

 

[ballbag]

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Apologies of this has already been posted, but some classic match ratings here from Jamie Jackson, especially Gundagon. A class above yet rated at 6 hahahahaha.

He doesn't actually write these. He cuts out the letters from ALL of his failed novels and pieces them together with glue (kids glue - he's not got the sense to use anything else).

Jamie, if you're reading this, I think you're a fucking gimp.

 

[eyalluvitt]

NORTH WEST FOOTBALL RULES
“All four major domestic football trophy’s this season have been shared between Manchester United, Liverpool & Ickle Citeh”

 

[ballbag]

If all goes to plan on Saturday, I expect a trending #wediditbetter

 

[tommybooth]

Sly spurts ….Ankle Breaking News
Casemiro signs big money deal to be a brand ambassador for FatFat

Girl at C and A.

 

[MaineRoadMemories]

I have said many times that our current team would absolutely destroy the 99 United side, just as the 99 United side would absolutely destroy the 1970 Brazil team.

Football moves on. And these comparisons of our potential treble (before it even happens) to United’s are laughably stupid.

Exactly, imagine Haaland going up against the likes of Kenny Cunningham, Alan Kimble,Gary Breen and Paul Telfer back in 98/99 (playing with hangovers no doubt). He'd score over 70 goals.

 

[JULES]

http://www.wewonitfirst.com/

I get a spanish car rental thingy with that link

 

[chesterbells]

Radio Manchester time just about now I reckon …

 

[iwasthere1968]

If we win the CL it completely smashes United’s ‘treble’ achievement.
1. We would win the champions league as the previous seasons PL champions, unlike them.
2. The route to the final has seen us dispatch far bigger teams than United did, with more games played and a higher win percentage.
3. The route to winning the 3rd PL in a row has had us win epic season long tussles with Liverpool and this season Arsenal, compared to the drab boring (for all but united fans) united wins. During which we’ve scored far more goals against far better opponents than united had.
4. The route to winning the FA cup saw us see off the previous winners and Chelsea, then play our cross border rivals in a cup final for the 1st time ever on the 100th anniversary of the 1st FA cup at Wembley.
5. We also gave the LC a go, and probably should have progressed. Can’t remember what United did in 99, so maybe that could swing it for them!
6. United had far and away the biggest spending power in the league in 1999 and prior. And The absolute myth spouted by beckham about it all being English united academy youth…Compare with City being the 15th highest net spenders over the last 5 years in the PL (united 2nd, Chelsea 1st).
7. As demonstrated to all the world in the FA cup, they are ‘assisted’ to the nth degree in red cards to others, penalties to them, no penalties to others, license to hack and dive at will, no yellow fouls for them, out of nowhere time added on if they are losing, minimal added time if winning. If there was VAR in 99, they’d have romped the league, the cup, the CL, Ferguson would have won Strictly… etc.
Whereas City almost every game, unless we went 3-0 up in 15mins were at the mercy of ref infield bias and off field VAR bias. The reams of examples we could all think of …
8. The background ‘noise’ of the media, It’s bad enough the difference in how we are refereed but the difference in media reporting is off the scale. I doubt you’d find any article from 99 that criticised United in anyway , or asked whether their opponents ‘need’ to stop it.

So taking all that… and it’s obviously just the footballing side that should decide, we are far and away heading for a better ‘treble’ IF we do it.

Edit: it will be some achievement by Inter to beat us. If they do, (and it’s done cleanly), then so be it, they would have done it against the odds , against the greatest league team ever.

Edit: forgot
9. Pep has revolutionised football ,played out from the back (as done by everyone down to U8 level, bar united), false 9 (no attacker for a year, but still scored more than anyone else), CB as a skilful midfield ball carrier . Compare to the static, hoofball and kick & rush of Ferguson who changed nothing other than proving that bullies can win if no-one stands up to them

As valid as it all is save and post later ,

 

[Gazza]

NORTH WEST FOOTBALL RULES
“All four major domestic football trophy’s this season have been shared between Manchester United, Liverpool & Ickle Citeh”

Shared as in City have the pork loin & the beef joint, United have the peas and Liverpool the condiments.