Wkend fixtures..

[Microdot]

aye, gutted they equalised late on...

makes no odds. it's still 2 points dropped on Utd and Arsenal. pretty soon the scouser's title hopes will be over. they may catch up with one of these two, but not both, no way.
makes me laugh actually how the media prtry them as title contenders every season when it's clearly not the case.
must admit though, this year they looked alot better on paper than in previous seasons.
if only football were played on paper ay...

[Insomnia]

I'd be kicking myself if we hadn't of beat Sunderland the day, had plenty chances to finnish them of..

Fair play to them though they took there chances and a fine display from Gordon in goal once again...

V. Persie first goal was unstoppable and a nice bit of feet work for his second late on made sure the job was done...

[Numeric]

makes no odds. it's still 2 points dropped on Utd and Arsenal. pretty soon the scouser's title hopes will be over. they may catch up with one of these two, but not both, no way.
makes me laugh actually how the media prtry them as title contenders every season when it's clearly not the case.
must admit though, this year they looked alot better on paper than in previous seasons.
if only football were played on paper ay...

yeah mate, must confess i was a little worried that Liverpool may mount a serious title challenge this season, seems as though Benitez has f**ked it up again :)

still early days though...

[phantomdj]

still early days though...

exactly. microdot is getting overly cocky after a few games...

what was it before about a man utd crisis? then they score 4 goals against wigan and all of a sudden they are clear cut premiership runners? makes me laugh. liverpool go through a similar problem with a lack of scoring goals, (yet unbeaten) and they are suddenly write offs?

Liverpool have a game in hand over man utd and should they get the 3 points they are 1 point adrift. so ON PAPER, I think it's obvious that both have played equally as well or poor whichever way you look at it. All that talk of 'man utd will click soon' and the same are too naive to apply that to liverpool who will also start firing sooner or later.

i'm the first to admit that liverpool have been terrible. they should have won every single game they played this year (on paper) and/or keeping in line with tradition of teams they normally beat, but instead they played crap and essentially showed no respect to the opposing teams. the home form is absolutely dismal, yet the away form is very good. the irony is clear, i know.

yet after all this, they can be 1 point behind united after their game in hand. nothing is takjen for granted in the premiership. it's quite feasilble now for all the top 4 to drop points all over the place.it only takes man united to lose another two and you lot will be back on here slagging them off!

it's better to keep quiet until the last few games of the season about who will drop off or who will lose this match or that match. if liverpool don't win it, then i totally hope arsenal get it.

[french_og]

Liverpool have got the players but have a tinckering manager who's sides play boring un attractive football. Its accepted when they win but when they are not winning rightly questions should be asked.

[Microdot]

exactly. microdot is getting overly cocky after a few games...

what was it before about a man utd crisis? then they score 4 goals against wigan and all of a sudden they are clear cut premiership runners?

I never said Utd were in crisis. far as I'm concerned Utd have been "clear cut premiership runners" from the start and still are nailed on title contenders now, as they have been for the past 16 seasons (count em).
Anyone who thought otherwise was obviously way off the mark.

don't see how stating the obvious (that anyone with title aspirations needs to finish above Utd and Arsenal) is being cocky.

if you're that convinced about Liverpool's chances, put yer money where your mouth is.
£20 says Liverpool won't win the league this season. (cash only please, I've already got all the hubcaps I need, thanks).

[phantomdj]

first of all you are using hindsight to put arsenal up there with yourself. at the beginning of the season it was all chelsea talk and now they dropped off for a moment people discount them. no one predicted how amazing arsenal have been thus far. so it is being cocky to 'state the obvious' about finishing above either man utd or arsenal because it is too early to make a prediction...

as for gambling, i don't do it anymore. i would rather put that money towards some good organic food than waste it on sport. plenty of players can get injured. plenty of bad refereeing decisions and sop forth can ruin a team, so i will not gamble money on that.


i am not implying liverpool are going to win the title at all, my argument was the fact that too many discounted them already with such ease when the problems were similar to man utd... unattractive football for various reasons... after one game man utd are suddenly deemed to be the class act. it is likely they will go on a good run now, but nothing in football can be taken for granted.

@ french OG... i agree. and plenty of questions should be put to benitez because his formula is not working. he has the players and can pick an excellent team sheet, but is the tinker of tinkers and at the moment it does not look rosey for liverpool. He either swallows his pride and picks the best 11 or ruins liverpool's best chance in years of landing the title with the players available.

[Microdot]

first of all you are using hindsight to put arsenal up there with yourself. at the beginning of the season it was all chelsea talk and now they dropped off for a moment people discount them. no one predicted how amazing arsenal have been thus far. so it is being cocky to 'state the obvious' about finishing above either man utd or arsenal because it is too early to make a prediction...

as for gambling, i don't do it anymore. i would rather put that money towards some good organic food than waste it on sport. plenty of players can get injured. plenty of bad refereeing decisions and sop forth can ruin a team, so i will not gamble money on that.


i am not implying liverpool are going to win the title at all, my argument was the fact that too many discounted them already with such ease when the problems were similar to man utd... unattractive football for various reasons... after one game man utd are suddenly deemed to be the class act. it is likely they will go on a good run now, but nothing in football can be taken for granted.

@ french OG... i agree. and plenty of questions should be put to benitez because his formula is not working. he has the players and can pick an excellent team sheet, but is the tinker of tinkers and at the moment it does not look rosey for liverpool. He either swallows his pride and picks the best 11 or ruins liverpool's best chance in years of landing the title with the players available.

arsenal aint really the issue here are they?
first up, you've confused what the brittish media have been writing with what I think. I believe Utd have been a class act all season and at no point have I ever thought that Utd wouldn't be title contenders, just like at no point have I ever thought Liverpool would be. Something you seem to agree with as you refer to backing their chances of winning as "wasting money". So, at least we agree on something.

[phantomdj]

There was one thing you could gamble on and almost guarantee the result...

That was Michael Schumacher winning races.... a flutter then was feasible because in the long run you would always come out on top when using diligence

In football for a season long gamble, the odds are not worth it at all. i would not bet money on anyone. If someone allowed me to put their money on someone then i would probably put it on Arsenal, but that's because I am not tied to it and even though they look rosey at the moment anything can change.

only a fool would put money on man utd and feel guaranteed to win when there are so many things that can go wrong in a season.

the fact i refuse to bet is not a lack of faith, but a measure of prudence with my capital.

give it anothet 10 games, then things will be more clear