Starting XI and Match thread.

[kendoddsdadsdogsdead]

Domestically he is tactically inept.

Did Alex Ferguson ask you to write that?

Anyway I'm off to drown my sorrows with some net porn.

[Laddsy]

Another ****wit ...

BAN THE ****ERS

[Cisseshairdresser]

Maybe Voronin's the answer?

There would be a certain type of Rafa style irony or typicalness that the striker he signs who we've never heard of, or has no reputation, and were all pissed off about comes to the club and scores 20 in a season

[mikeg]

Domestically he is tactically inept.

gerrard in the middle, pennant right and we would have won that game easy

if he couldnt see that after 15 minutes there must be something wrong with him, seriously

[Robster007]

As much as I hate him, Ferguson is so much more gracious in victory than say Wenger. Credit where credit's due.

[AFII]

Domestically he is tactically inept.

We totally dominates all our home games, not nine out of ten, all of them. With good enough strikers and wingers, that Rafa so far hasn't been able to afford, then we would be the best team in the World IMO.

[lfc4ever]

Domestically he is tactically inept.

0 goals (less an OG of course - by todays scorer by coincidence), 1 point for us and 16 points for them against scum in 3 years of PL games, shocking.

[Reece]

As much as I hate him, Ferguson is so much more gracious in defeat than say Wenger. Credit where credit's due.

Eh? Ferguson won today?

[Robster007]

Eh? Ferguson won today?

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[nbryan1764]

0 goals (less an OG of course - by todays scorer by coincidence), 1 point for us and 16 points for them against scum in 3 years of PL games, shocking.

and of course results against them are our only benchmark?!?! Somtimes you have to accept that things don't run for you. Ferguson had 6 years to sort his team out Rafa has had 3. We are far stronger than we were when he came and now he has the base of his squad in place then tweaks in the summer will give us the quality of that I am sure

[marcus50bucks]

And Bellers goal should have been given.

How do you work that one out fella? Do you understand the offside rule? Sissoko touched the ball when Bellamy was in an OFFSIDE position, therefore the decision was CORRECT.

Whether you believe the linesman was/wasn't in a position to be able to raise his flag is a matter of opinion, however he was right to do so. Don't make your emotions cloud your judgement.

[Sydney Vicious]

Did Alex Ferguson ask you to write that?

Anyway I'm off to drown my sorrows with some net porn.

Or drown the keyboard

[CharlieMansonsSquint]

0 goals (less an OG of course - by todays scorer by coincidence), 1 point for us and 16 points for them against scum in 3 years of PL games, shocking.

And at one point Ged had an excellent record against them and where did it get us in the league?, no closer.

[Sydney Vicious]

Maybe Voronin's the answer?

Yeah, that's what we need, another striker who gets about 10 goals a season

[Guest]

How do you work that one out fella? Do you understand the offside rule? Sissoko touched the ball when Bellamy was in an OFFSIDE position, therefore the decision was CORRECT.

Whether you believe the linesman was/wasn't in a position to be able to raise his flag is a matter of opinion, however he was right to do so. Don't make your emotions cloud your judgement.

Even then I didn't see conclusive evidence that the goal was offside.