Now Allardyce is at it too

[Craig_H]

Nobody in the footballing world expects us to do anything so we've got less pressure on us. With the impregnable back line and the form they're in it's going to be tough. I hope we break their clean sheet record, but I'd sooner go and hope to come off with a 0-0 because at least we'd got something out of the game. This is the kind of game where any kind of result would be a bonus.

Sounds like he's already written it off as a defeat. He's so bitter towards Rafa, i doubt it'd bother him much to lose tomorrow.

[Guest]

Why was he bitter about Rafa? Sorry couldn't recall the incident.

[The Erectile Banana]

If I had the misfortune to be Sam Allardyce I'd be bitter about everything.

[BFG]

Sounds like he's already written it off as a defeat. He's so bitter towards Rafa, i doubt it'd bother him much to lose tomorrow.

I'm not sure his hostility towards Rafa extends to wanting to get his current employers relegated.

Sounds like mind games to me.

[Craig_H]

Why was he bitter about Rafa? Sorry couldn't recall the incident.

I dont think it's one specific incident. He just takes every opportunity to have a pop at Rafa.

To be honest, i just think Allardyce is a typical old-school traditionalistic xenophobe.

I'm not sure his hostility towards Rafa extends to wanting to get his current employers relegated.

Sounds like mind games to me.

Of course he doesnt want Blackburn to get relegated, but he's going into this game with a clearly defeatist attitude and the belief that other games are the ones to look at for points, in their quest for survival.

[BFG]

Of course he doesnt want Blackburn to get relegated, but he's going into this game with a clearly defeatist attitude and the belief that other games are the ones to look at for points, in their quest for survival.

If you take him at his word.

How many managers talk about upcoming opposition in glowing terms? It's just a method to plant a little complacency in the mind of the opposition and take some pressure off your own players rather than an outward showing of a defeatist attitude. He won't be telling his lads in training that they've got no chance.

[tsb]

To be honest, i just think Allardyce is a typical old-school traditionalistic xenophobe.

Totally agree. I wouldn't consider him an out and out racist, just a nob who thinks Rafa is wrong because he's a foreigner (rather than a manager who has actually won something of note) - xenophobe is the right word.

[Kenneth]

If you take him at his word.

How many managers talk about upcoming opposition in glowing terms? It's just a method to plant a little complacency in the mind of the opposition and take some pressure off your own players rather than an outward showing of a defeatist attitude. He won't be telling his lads in training that they've got no chance.

True, but when they go a goal down after 10mins, they'll probably remember the comments as prophetic.

[Shaggy]

It’s an absolute ****ing joke. Seeing as no-one else is even attempting to beat them, the Premier League should put United in a league of their own. A one team league. Let them play everyone else, beating them all obviously, and give them some trophy or other but let the other teams who actually try and beat other compete for the league title.

[PTP]

haha ****ing shocking 2nd team in less than a week to have thrown the towel in

I mentioned this earlier on this season in a thread somewhere and have used this example before

Last time the mancs played blackburn, earlier on in season - i sat at home and flicked it on expecting blackburn to have a go - the were ****ing ****e, never put one tackle in, and floated through the game - i was so dissapointed to see a team put so little effort in

following these comments i'm considering putting a bet on united 3-0

[dww]

It’s an absolute ****ing joke. Seeing as no-one else is even attempting to beat them, the Premier League should put United in a league of their own. A one team league. Let them play everyone else, beating them all obviously, and give them some trophy or other but let the other teams who actually try and beat other compete for the league title.

It is a real ****ter and given that United eventually win most games 1-0 I fail to see the logic in going to nick a 0-0 if you try and score surely that makes the draw more likely. However, they have earned the position of fear that they have early in the season they had a lot of hard fought games (Newcastle on the first day for example) but their recent defensive form has everyone afraid of them. You earn that fear by being as good as they have been last season and recently this.