The New Football Thread

[Woody]

Manchester United fans are planning a mass walkout during the club's Premier League match against Wolves at Old Trafford on 1 February in protest at the club's owners

I thought they did that on Wednesday night after the second Burnley goal

[Ibbie]

It's what that Muppet, Woodward, is allowed to do in the name of the Glazing Company and get away with, that is the problem.
He's formed a new function at the Club: Department of Transfer Prevention.

United would have been better had Michael Knighton taken the club over years ago.

Meanwhile, over at my local club, Malaga CF, run by the el Thandi family, the National Police equivalent of the Fraud Squad, have raided the offices and taken papers and documents away, on the instruction of a judge, after other Club shareholders, outside of "the family", lodged allegations about the el Thandi's running of the Club.



Back in the UK, United are playing an FA Cup game on Tranmere beach on Sunday afternoon, as long as the tide is out.

[Woody]

Back in the UK, United are playing an FA Cup game on Tranmere beach on Sunday afternoon, as long as the tide is out.

Wonder if Ribrash is going to be there, or preferring to throw lumps of lead into the Mersey?

[ribrash]

Back in the UK, United are playing an FA Cup game on Tranmere beach on Sunday afternoon, as long as the tide is out.

Wonder if Ribrash is going to be there, or preferring to throw lumps of lead into the Mersey?

Nah.Only follow the reds.My son is driving up from London to attend with his mate.He has followed them since we lived round the corner from the ground.

[Ibbie]

Good afternoon on the beach.

[llondel]

Strewth! Noticed earlier that Liverpool were 2-0 up against Shrewsbury (who?) and went back to see how big was their winning margin, only to find that it ended 2-2. Technically Shrewsbury won 3-1, given that their players scored three of the goals, just that one was at the wrong end.

[Woody]

Jurgen is apparently sticking to giving the senior players the week off and is going to play the Youth Team in the replay

[Woody]

Just saying

19 - Liverpool have beaten every team they’ve faced in the Premier League this season – the first time they’ve ever achieved this feat in a top-flight campaign. Imperious.

[llondel]

Arsenal's record unbeaten season could be in danger this year. How many league games since a loss for Liverpool now, Arsenal managed 49 on that run.

[Woody]

41

[llondel]

OK, so they need two more to beat Nottingham Forest's 42, then onward and upward. I think they'll pass the 49 and go some way beyond it because they're at a peak at the moment. Either that or they'll get to 50 and relax and slip up, although I suspect the unbeaten season goal is still in their sights.

[ribrash]

Woody - If Manchester City win all their remaining games they will finish on 93 points.

Liverpool will finish the day on 73 if they see this game out.

They're 21 points away from the title. Seven wins.

[Woody]

I might support Spurs tomorrow

42 matches level with Forest

This as well

Liverpool equalled Manchester City's record of 20 consecutive wins at home in the Premier League with an emphatic victory over Southampton at Anfield.

[Ibbie]

The VAR fiasco gets worse.

IMO: Referee Friend has demonstrated in recent games he has been appointed to officiate at, that whether actually on the pitch, with his Acme Thunderer, or in a chair watching a screen at Stockley Park, that he is totally incompetent when it comes to all things refereeing.
The problem is that he is not the worst of Riley's men.

[Woody]

The VAR fiasco gets worse.

IMO: Referee Friend has demonstrated in recent games he has been appointed to officiate at, that whether actually on the pitch, with his Acme Thunderer, or in a chair watching a screen at Stockley Park, that he is totally incompetent when it comes to all things refereeing.
The problem is that he is not the worst of Riley's men.

Can’t believe that both him and VAR didn’t give those two penalties on Saturday, even Shearer, the least controversial summariser ever said that they were nailed on.

Anyway now level with Forest on 42 matches unbeaten

[Woody]

This could be the funniest thing I’ve ever seen

[Ibbie]

62nd anniversary of the Munich air crash today.

[Woody]

62nd anniversary of the Munich air crash today.

Today is a day when we forget rivalry and pay our respects to those who lost their lives.

[Ibbie]

Manchester United are due to fly into Malaga tomorrow for a few days "warm weather training" in Marbella.

Hope they've got their woolies with them!

[Woody]

Massive overreaction to sack him, surely a suspension and one of those awareness training courses should have been sufficient.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51494849