Your interpretation left a lot to be desired, not least because it failed to mention the only bit that was important.
Premier League Gameweek 34
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I’ll be happy if we beat Liverpool on Sunday but other than that it’s not the best, Leicester with their fixtures and never finishing ahead of us but if we don’t win on Sunday I think Liverpool will pip them
That’s a dreadful result for them, especially considering the early red card.
I still think they’ll get top 4 and I think we can practically sew it up for them by beating Liverpool on sunday
I still think they’ll get top 4 and I think we can practically sew it up for them by beating Liverpool on sunday
I mean..we were qualifying to the CL knockouts as well but then managed to bottle it in the most spectacular fashion. This team has given me no reasons to have complete faith in them. My pessimism is unjustified but I can't help it.You can't seriously still be worried about us finishing top 4?that's amazingly pessimistic! I thought you were just worried about us finishing 2nd.
Top 4 is done, we're finishing top 4, can't believe anyone is still stressed over that!
I don't mind Liverpool and Chelsea getting top 4. They will be busy with CL games just like us for the league campaign.
As for us, would like to close the gap as much as possible with City this season.
As for us, would like to close the gap as much as possible with City this season.
Newcastle will get something against them. They can't be written off, unless because they're safe they'll take it easy, but yeah I wouldn't be at all shocked to see them at least get a point.
Liverpool will be busy with EL if they get 5th.
my problem with the red is that I don't know if getting the ball before the man means that it's a legal tackle or a foul. We've seen several situations with getting the ball first and contacting the man after. The inconsistencies with the refereeing is the problem for me, we've seen those get reds, and those not even getting called a foul.
Liverpool missing out on CL would be bigly. I could see them losing some stars, and at least one of Salah or Mane.
We have already seen Rodgers in the Europa.
If they had the ability to win a knock out tie in Europe, then our FA Cup game against them would have been more even. Still annoyed they got 1 week rest because of this.
United according to many only hammered Southampton because they were down to 10 men from early in the game. Tonight Leicester faced a simliar situation yet found themselves 1-0 down to a ten man Southampton and managed to earn a draw. As the commentor said trying to win against 10 men is rarely easy..
Liverpool missing out on top 4 could have massive implications, everyone should want them to miss out, quite simply because its Liverpool anyway.
I don’t envisage a queue forming for Mane right now. He’s been horrid all season.
You keep mentioning my interpretation in a derogatory manner but the very fact I was advocating for the red card from minute one shows I have an understanding of the rules.
I incorrectly assumed people like you would also possess this knowledge, thus I didn't explicitly state that it was due to the 'double jeopardy' rule as I assumed everyone knew this was a thing as it has been around for 5-6 years now and is not exactly a new thing.
The first time someone mentioned that rule I pointed out that "It's only for penalties" so either you can't read or you're being very selective with the posts of mine you choose to acknowledge.
I'm sorry for giving you the benefit of the doubt in assuming you knew anything regarding these specific rules. I sincerely apologise for that
I don't know about massive implications. They don't have enough money either way.
And, they could just give up the EL early to focus on the league and they would be back the next year after.
I didn't want Leicester to win, and I'm delighted they dropped points.
I'm sure Ole will want to get 2nd place and the sooner that's guaranteed, the more chance (hopefully) that he'll manage the game time of the likes of Rashford, Fernandes, Shaw, etc, for the EL - and maybe get to give some game time to VDB, Amad, Mejbri.
Ideally, Liverpool will miss out on the CL, but I'm much more bothered about us winning the EL and finishing 2nd than on which of the teams get the other two spots (there's pros and cons for teams like Liverpool and Chelsea being out the CL next year - they'll miss out on money, and maybe a transfer target; but maybe prioritise winning the PL instead and making it even harder for us).
What a missed opportunity that was for Leicester. They need to be winning that game. Definitely the one to look back on as the pivotal moment, if they end up missing up on top four (I hope they don’t!)
Means less chance of Leicester dropping out of top 4 ? Means only one of Chelsea or Liverpool make the CL ? Is it so hard to understand?
Can Ole afford to play a stronger team on Sunday than he would've if we hadn't beaten Roma 6-2?
Leicester have shown pretty good form lately, i think they will get top 4 this season.
I can understand that point of view and would have agreed IF we had beaten Leeds on Sunday
I think he would have, regardless of the win against Roma. But now, it's no holds barred on Sunday. And with Liverpool having to basically win out, they have to go for it, so we won't have to fight 10 in the box all day.
No It's neither. I can read, at least on the best of days, but I haven't read that 'only for penalties' comment. I was typing on the phone in my defense (not that I deserve one).You keep mentioning my interpretation in a derogatory manner but the very fact I was advocating for the red card from minute one shows I have an understanding of the rules.
I incorrectly assumed people like you would also possess this knowledge, thus I didn't explicitly state that it was due to the 'double jeopardy' rule as I assumed everyone knew this was a thing as it has been around for 5-6 years now and is not exactly a new thing.
The first time someone mentioned that rule I pointed out that "It's only for penalties" so either you can't read or you're being very selective with the posts of mine you choose to acknowledge.
I'm sorry for giving you the benefit of the doubt in assuming you knew anything regarding these specific rules. I sincerely apologise for that
Since I was wrong, I'll also apologise, unsarcastically.
Does that matter to Ole though, we won 4-0 against Sociedad and he still played Bruno and all in next leg. I seen Liverpool are bookies favourites don’t get that? I know they have to win more than us but he are always good at home against them and there poor at the moment
We are getting second and that's guaranteed.
Yeah I agree with that sentiment. It sticks a middle finger up to the Super League as well which is great.
Think of the coefficient!Is that even a negative compared to seeing Liverpool or Chelsea miss out
Still got a shot at beating Jose's tally of 81 points too but would need to win all 5 games to do it
He managed us in the Champions League in 14/15 and we went out in the group stage. Two of the teams we had in our group were Ludogorets and Basel. His knockout stage record is nothing but defeats I think as well.
It’s still a red if it’s outside the box. The rule changed only applied if a penalty is given
Yup. Missing out on CL footy has major reprecussions on any club which is why it would be wonderful for it to happen to Liverpool. We have a chance to impact Livepool's fate in this regard so let's not screw this up
It's a weird one. It's not like any of the players are in control of the ball, Vardy is just trying to get there ahead of Vestergaard. As soon as the latter gets a touch on the ball then I reckon the goalscoring opportunity is very difficult to predict. Vestergaard doesn't get much on it, but enough for the ball to roll in a different direction so Vardy will have to change direction and hopefully get there before the goalkeeper. The follow through, where he ends up stamping Vardy, isn't very nice.
For me, it would make more sense to say that his touch on the ball removes the goalscoring opportunity but is the follow through nasty enough to be a red card itself. No idea if they can actually split it up like this.
City's bench.. £££££... 
Substitutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben Dias
- 8Gündogan
- 11Zinchenko
- 13Steffen
- 17De Bruyne
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 26Mahrez
- 47Foden
Bet their first 11 is still quality. £.City's bench.. £££££...
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 3Rúben Dias
- 8Gündogan
- 11Zinchenko
- 13Steffen
- 17De Bruyne
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 26Mahrez
- 47Foden
Well it's "ok" I guess... 442 ish?
31Ederson
27Cancelo
14Laporte
6Aké
22Mendy
21Torres
25Fernandinho
16Rodri
7Sterling
10Agüero
9Gabriel Jesus
Pep. Football genius.
You would have thought, with City's obvious quality foundation, now would be the perfect time for them to bleed more youngsters through from their Super-Duper-Elite-World-Class-Development-Academy.
Is that even a negative compared to seeing Liverpool or Chelsea miss out
Was thinking the same thing. I don't think United fans want Leicester in the Champions League so they can cheer them on to victory.
City to struggle first half
Come on Palace do a favour for the good of the game.
Or bend over, as you already played your cup final vs us
Or bend over, as you already played your cup final vs us
How has Eze been for Palace ?