A moment of genius from Rafa

[Shaggy]

I've read a lot of crap in the papers this morning about how Torres 'saved' Rafa. I listened to the crap spouted by Hansen, Keane's bitch, Sherwood etc and I'm a tad disgusted by all this Rafa knocking.

This is the Torres who has had two hamstring injuries this season and is now on a special strengthening programme to ensure it doesn't reoccur. A Torres that looked bloody awful in the week against Everton and is obviously nowhere near 100%.

Does it not make so much sense then to use him for a short burst as an 'impact' player against a tiring Portsmouth who had run their socks off?

Anyway, how can a player bought by Benitez, coached by Benitez and employed as a late sub by Benitez have saved him? Any success he has, has to reflect in the managers favour but the dumb asses we have to put up with on the box obviously can't cope with any level of thought beyond the kneejerk.

How many times has Ronaldo been rested, only to come on and change the game against lesser teams? Does Mr. Ferguson get stick for it? Nah.

The bottom line is, that until journos have predicted your team to win the league, CL or whatever, there's no way they're going to give anyone credit until it's mathematically impossible for them to be proved wrong.

I can't think of a single journalist or pundit who isn't crapping themselves even more that our prawnie friends that Liverpool do pull it off and win the damned thing. I can forgive the manc fans for their blinkered views, we've come to expect it but our journalists stink.

Amen brother.

[Baldemort]

The ******s at Setanta made me ****ing cringe yesterday. That ****ing idiot Sherwood and his statements about our title credentials and how Rafa knows he got lucky yesterday. Get fukd you cockney ****e. And as for the retardedly headwandish comments about how our big guns would have been tired from warming up...good ****ing grief.

[Shaggy]

I'm considering binning Setanta now as a result of their infuriatingly atrocious analysis/coverage.

[Baldemort]

I'm considering binning Setanta now as a result of their infuriatingly atrocious analysis/coverage.

haha. Good luck with that. Just getting through to them is hard enough, and once you do, managing to get the gibbon on the other end of the phone to actually do what you ask them to do correctly, is another matter altogether.

[Red_hot]

I've read a lot of crap in the papers this morning about how Torres 'saved' Rafa. I listened to the crap spouted by Hansen, Keane's bitch, Sherwood etc and I'm a tad disgusted by all this Rafa knocking.

This is the Torres who has had two hamstring injuries this season and is now on a special strengthening programme to ensure it doesn't reoccur. A Torres that looked bloody awful in the week against Everton and is obviously nowhere near 100%.

Does it not make so much sense then to use him for a short burst as an 'impact' player against a tiring Portsmouth who had run their socks off?

Anyway, how can a player bought by Benitez, coached by Benitez and employed as a late sub by Benitez have saved him? Any success he has, has to reflect in the managers favour but the dumb asses we have to put up with on the box obviously can't cope with any level of thought beyond the kneejerk.

How many times has Ronaldo been rested, only to come on and change the game against lesser teams? Does Mr. Ferguson get stick for it? Nah.

The bottom line is, that until journos have predicted your team to win the league, CL or whatever, there's no way they're going to give anyone credit until it's mathematically impossible for them to be proved wrong.

I can't think of a single journalist or pundit who isn't crapping themselves even more that our prawnie friends that Liverpool do pull it off and win the damned thing. I can forgive the manc fans for their blinkered views, we've come to expect it but our journalists stink.

Spot on mate! Expected a bit more from Hansen I have to say but they are all dickheads.

[Joe King]

I try and avoid their analysis. Its 'Sky-lite' in their horrible trashy, red top Fleet St manner of 'analysis'. The only reason I have Setanta is because of the immense boxing coverage they have.

[TheStig]

I've read a lot of crap in the papers this morning about how Torres 'saved' Rafa. I listened to the crap spouted by Hansen, Keane's bitch, Sherwood etc and I'm a tad disgusted by all this Rafa knocking.

This is the Torres who has had two hamstring injuries this season and is now on a special strengthening programme to ensure it doesn't reoccur. A Torres that looked bloody awful in the week against Everton and is obviously nowhere near 100%.

Does it not make so much sense then to use him for a short burst as an 'impact' player against a tiring Portsmouth who had run their socks off?

Anyway, how can a player bought by Benitez, coached by Benitez and employed as a late sub by Benitez have saved him? Any success he has, has to reflect in the managers favour but the dumb asses we have to put up with on the box obviously can't cope with any level of thought beyond the kneejerk.

How many times has Ronaldo been rested, only to come on and change the game against lesser teams? Does Mr. Ferguson get stick for it? Nah.

The bottom line is, that until journos have predicted your team to win the league, CL or whatever, there's no way they're going to give anyone credit until it's mathematically impossible for them to be proved wrong.

I can't think of a single journalist or pundit who isn't crapping themselves even more that our prawnie friends that Liverpool do pull it off and win the damned thing. I can forgive the manc fans for their blinkered views, we've come to expect it but our journalists stink.

[Elvoz]

surely though all this "he/they are tired" is bull****
tell a player over and over and they will become tired
you get tired when you are losing not trying to go top of the ****ing league
and yeah setanta especially sherwood are cunts



tired - **** they want to get a real job

[Marky]

Sherwood was a disgrace yesterday.
Btw isn't he on the Spurs coaching staff?

[Baldemort]

Sherwood was a disgrace yesterday.
Btw isn't he on the Spurs coaching staff?

I think he must be from the way he kept referring to Spurs as 'we'. ****ing ironic that a Spurs coach is criticising our methods of defending.

[Elvoz]

Sherwood was a disgrace yesterday.
Btw isn't he on the Spurs coaching staff?

for some reason he has a problem with us
considering the ovation and reception his team got winning the pl at anfield makes it even more suprising
(the king helped being boss mind!!)

but yeah a proper gob ****e and was supposed to be on the spurs coaching staff with a load of others who havent made any difference

[Shaggy]

He is now on the Spurs coaching staff, as is Les Ferdinand.

[BG1973]

He had it coming....he really thinks he is gods gift to anything and everything. It was a chance meeting, as I was banned from the club (I was banned before it was opened ) I was just walking past on my way home.

why were you banned before the club was open?

[-V-]

Who needs ****ing setanta when you can watch it on a perfect stream on the net

[lackyboy]

I've met Tim Sherwood and he is a cock.

I agree.

He refused to turn out for my Sunday morning team last year. He agreed to turn out if he could play up fornt but our voiciferous keeper told him he could play in midfield or feck right off!!!

i haven't seen him in since!