I have a respect for the Scousers and their attitude to the game, therefore it would not surprise me in the least if they lead the anti Tam protests.
Spot on Bob. For me the warmth & sincerity of the pre-match embrace between Rogers & Mackay, coupled with the spontaneous applause of everyone, (except Tan & his mate
), was a moment to savour. I also thought the Cardiff players did their Manager proud. Since no potential manager of any quality, being of right mind, is likely to take the job, presumably a family member will be given his brief moment of glory, pending Cardiffs relegation
, earning the gratitude of one of the other EPL teams, currently facing that fate
.
Zid wrote ..if Fergie was still in charge it would be easily catchable and we would be looking forward to yet another title win !
Unlike you Zid, to allow yourself to state as fact what is merely the combination of an emotionally based opinion, and an unattainable dream. Also you conveniently ignore the facts that Ferguson was far to old to play :-"
, and that the player inspiring the current resurgence, Rooney, would no longer be with the club, which I think was a contributng factor in the timing of the wily old Fergusons' decision to retire.
Time to move out of the past and look to the future; appreciate the clubs luck in obtaining the services of the excellent David Moyes; accept the fact that he has been employed to exercise his own unique management skills, not to attempt to replicate Fergusons, and give him your total support in his difficult task of rebuilding the jaded squad he inherited, and adding further lustre to the Clubs history. Lecture, from this frustrated Spurs supporter over
, while adding, (don't I always
) the Spurs fans, like a few other EPL clubs, would jump at the chance to have Moyes as their manager.
Finally, I am in total agreement with Bob (:-s , what's going on
), regarding Skirtel. He has been getting away with his 'penalty area wrestling' for years, not just this season, although it HAS become more blatant of late. That the referee did not award a penalty when Skirtel wrestled for at least 5/6 seconds with an opponent, finally forcing him to the ground, with the referee standing not ten yards away and directly facing the incident, could only be interpreted as home team bias. Wonder how pleased Rodgers would have been with Skirtel, had the score ended as 3-3, as would have been the case, had the referee done his job.
The match commentors were entirely correct in stating this farcical 'Skirtel' type bahaviour in the penalty area is now endemic but is being almost totally ignored by all referees. They also went on to suggest the only way it could be stopped would be for the Referees Association insisting on a proper enforcement of the rules. Obviously this would result, initially, in a glut of penalties, and quite possibly end a few careers, but would quickly eradicate this problem. Cynic that I am, I think it more likely the FA will alter the rules allowing this behaviour to continue.
:-"
but then there is still the remote chance that United wont qualify for next seasons competition ! 
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