United Thread 2015/16

[aguero93:20]

I don't even think that would be enough now if we approach the game to anything near what we are capable of.
The gulf is that large.
The ref would have to bend so far he'd be able to kiss his own arse.
When we play with the right attitude, no team in the league can cope with our midfield and attack. Take into account that we could be up against Carrick and swinefever in the middle and smalling and blind at the back, it could be a defining moment for them.
It could be a result where not even brendan rodgers tromboning mourinho in the central reservation on the m62 would keep it off the back pages.

Ah but a pidgeon landing on the pitch at a cricket match somewhere would.

 

[2sheikhs]

I think if it was a total humiliation, like 7 or 8 -0, we'd hear nothing but complaints about unfairness and money corrupting the game. Much more than we're hearing now anyway.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I see the derby as going one of three ways.
United play their best and we have an off day, resulting in a draw or narrow defeat for us.
We both play at our best, resulting in a similar score to when they played arsenal.
United play as they have for most of the season so far and we play at our best, resulting in total carnage for them.
Only in net do you have a comparable player. Every other position on the pitch, United are outgunned and inferior. I would have put Mata above Navas but De Bruyne is there now so that's that.

Can't argue with any of that, but there's always the possibility of us defending like crap again, them nicking a goal and defending deep for the entire game like West Ham did. Collectively they're shit going forward, but they've got enough players capable of a moment of inspiration, and there's always set pieces. I can never feel confident before a derby. But yeah, if we play to our potential and rediscover the defensive performances of the first four games, we should win comfortably.

 

[paulchapo]

The derby result depends on the team we can put out and what attitude they turn up with,especially our defence. We made Newcastle look good for 45 minutes and that is no mean feat! We all thought we would rip them a new one last season and we saw what happened there.A fully fit team on form and i think we will beat them comfortably,hoping the ref is ok,anything off that and i think we will lose.

 

[superseiyan]

Or the usual 4th way with them:
We are by far the better team but they are allowed to kick and elbow us without any warnings from the rag ref where 1st tackles by us are yellow cards. Throw in some free kicks for dives by Young and a few awful offside decisions in their favour and if that isn't enough, chuck in a soft penalty. Probably be Oliver

Only a red card or De Gea will prevent a cricket score.

You'll be well up for it, especially after last season, no way will you be caught sleeping.

 

[2sheikhs]

I was forgetting the scenario of putting sideshow bogbrush up front and just playing alehouse balls up to him.
That could be the philosophy the turtle picks. Launch a 60 yard "pass" that comes down from the sky with snow on it, a and e climbing and fouling to get his header towards goal, then it ricochets off wazza's shoulder as he's adjusting his syrup to wrongfoot hart.
Goal of the season, arise sir shrek.

 

[shallyman]

hey Shallyman was it Mark Lillis Paul Simpson one at the toast rack ? i won player of the week in that and I've still got the Puma Bag set to prove it, so not only am i a better fan i was a better player, eat that raggy

Heh, there was a city scout there. Really old guy who everyone said was well known. Stood watching in his John Motson coat. I played a match and was asked to do a man marking job so didn't get a touch of the ball. After the game I was pissed off about that, and the old fella came over to me and said I was the fittest lad on the pitch. The guy I was marking was in City's youth team and he didn't get a sniff of the ball because I was stuck to him like glue, blocking every avenue.

 

[A Blue]

Jimmy Saville ?

 

[manimanc]

Heh, there was a city scout there. Really old guy who everyone said was well known. Stood watching in his John Motson coat. I played a match and was asked to do a man marking job so didn't get a touch of the ball. After the game I was pissed off about that, and the old fella came over to me and said I was the fittest lad on the pitch. The guy I was marking was in City's youth team and he didn't get a sniff of the ball because I was stuck to him like glue, blocking every avenue.

....parklife.

 

[KentBlue]

Heh, there was a city scout there. Really old guy who everyone said was well known. Stood watching in his John Motson coat. I played a match and was asked to do a man marking job so didn't get a touch of the ball. After the game I was pissed off about that, and the old fella came over to me and said I was the fittest lad on the pitch. The guy I was marking was in City's youth team and he didn't get a sniff of the ball because I was stuck to him like glue, blocking every avenue.

Bovine excretia.