Scaring well written comparison

[Elvoz]

Not many would argue that United's squad (and, in all probability, their starting XI) is inferior to ours, so that much is certainly true. But the way the football correspondents are queueing up to worship at Ferguson's feet anyone would think they were 15 points clear, swatting teams aside by 5 goal margins with a mixture of swashbuckling flair and breathtaking creativity. Most of the time they aren't, they're grinding out results. Nothing wrong with that, it's how titles are won.

But currently they lie 2 points ahead of us, entering the last third of the season. Does that warrant this sort of hyperbole:






Because if all that's true, then we should be given massive credit for still being in contention. Not that that's likely to happen anytime soon.

we are in building though - rafa points this out himself

and yes it is a backhanded compliment to rafa and good old team spirit

and how nice it would be to prove him wrong

[Montana]

If we are so inferior to them, how come they're only 2 points clear with a game in hand? It's more likely the experience of winning the PL that accounts for the gap.

Yes, they've the better squad at the moment but the gap is only very small in my opinion.

For example, if they fail to win it this season then the same newspapers will be saying Fletcher isn't good enough, Giggs is too old, Berbatov is overrated etc.

Fine margins.

[Parr_Zee]

So he's not picking on reputation but this season's form only.

And goes and picks Ferdinand who's been injured for ages

But you don't have a problem with him picking Torres, who has also been "injured for ages"?

[murder_inc]

But you don't have a problem with him picking Torres, who has also been "injured for ages"?

A half fit Torres is still light years ahead of Berba-nob

[Craig_H]

If we are so inferior to them, how come they're only 2 points clear with a game in hand? It's more likely the experience of winning the PL that accounts for the gap.

Yes, they've the better squad at the moment but the gap is only very small in my opinion.

For example, if they fail to win it this season then the same newspapers will be saying Fletcher isn't good enough, Giggs is too old, Berbatov is overrated etc.

Fine margins.

I'm not sure 5 points at this stage of the season is a particularly 'fine' margin. It's a very decent cushion, if they win tonight. And with us still to visit their place too.

[BFG]

I'm not sure 5 points at this stage of the season is a particularly 'fine' margin. It's a very decent cushion, if they win tonight. And with us still to visit their place too.

Any cushion at this stage is a good one but a cushion that can be made up in two games should rightly be called a fine one.

[Craig_H]

Any cushion at this stage is a good one but a cushion that can be made up in two games should rightly be called a fine one.

Not sure i'd agree about that, especially in the context of things right now, and them being on a consecutive 8 game winning run in the league.

We have to win every game and they have to lose 2.

It's a big ask and therefore not a 'fine' cushion IMO.

[BFG]

Not sure i'd agree about that, especially in the context of things right now, and them being on a consecutive 8 game winning run in the league.

We have to win every game and they have to lose 2.

It's a big ask and therefore not a 'fine' cushion IMO.

The cusion is irrespective of form though as it is judged on how quickly it can be reversed and how many games remain.

It can only get finer by the margin of one game (if they beat Fulham) therefore by very definition it's has to be called a 'fine' margin even if, as you rightly say it's a big ask. If it's still a two game margin with 5 left then it's a big margin.

[kev776]

the match at old toilet will decide who the champions are this year, if we win, we are back in the scrap, anything else will be a disaster.

[Big Dave]

But you don't have a problem with him picking Torres, who has also been "injured for ages"?

Good point actually

Dirk Kuyt upfront then

[Elvoz]

Any cushion at this stage is a good one but a cushion that can be made up in two games should rightly be called a fine one.

[BFG]

You're like a 50p joke book.

It is a fine whoopee cushion though.

[Elvoz]

You're like a 50p joke book.

It is a fine whoopee cushion though.

craig is right mind - the current champions with a 5 point gap is more than afine cushion

me al pal kev is bang on - we need to go to there and win

[Guest]

craig is right mind - the current champions with a 5 point gap is more than afine cushion

me al pal kev is bang on - we need to go to there and win

It is a cushion yes, but there's more than one third of the season still to go.

[Elvoz]

It is a cushion yes, but there's more than one third of the season still to go.

im not sayin its impossible to catch them kiddo