The 2011/12 Gary Speed Memorial Thread

[DavidMarrio]

What a finish!!!!

[IAceI]

Average at best.

[IAceI]

Average at best.

EDIT: So average it posted twice.

Edited February 5, 2012 by IAceI

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

That Cisse goal was beautiful.

[Jimmy]

Wow, what a goal. Can't believe Newcastle are set to join Chelsea on the same amount of points. That's crazy.

[Starvinho]

Cracking finish that by Cisse.

Team news:

United: De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Young, Welbeck, Rooney

Subs: Amos, Fabio, Pogba, Park, Berbatov, Hernandez, Scholes

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Bosingwa, Essien, Meireles, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Mata.

Subs: Turnbull, Fereira, Bertrand, Hutchinson, Romeu, Piazon, Lukaku

Edited February 5, 2012 by Starvinho

[Summers]

A beautiful mis-hit from Cisse.

Gotta say, McLeish is, er, an idiot.

We've took N'Zo off for Heskey. That says it all. I can't fathom his brain patterns. Bannan is playing wide right, not even sure who's wide left (Heskey? Keane? Do they know..?).

It's just tactical ineptness.

[DavidMarrio]

Heskey is playing the Heskey role. Just try to run about the pitch at a really slow pace and be generally shit.

Don't get why N'Zogbia got took off. First half it was a pretty even game but I really do believe that taking off N'Zogbia has not helped Villa in the slightest.

[Summers]

Yet more proof. Gardner comes in, huge positive influence, could change the game - but he's brought on with 8 minutes to go. Not enough time. Make the change early and who knows?

[Dan]

Story of two teams going in opposite directions, that Cisse goal was fantastic.

[Jimmy]

Yeah, he's been really good since he's come on. An exciting player who's already put himself about - can't understand some of the decisions he's making. Martinez is probably going to regret not taking the Villa job, and I'm sure you'd have much rather had Martinez anyway.

[DavidMarrio]

I think Martinez would have been a good manager for Villa, plays a good style of football (Shame he's at a team that can't really effectively use that good style of football in Wigan, but don't blame him considering the loyalty him and Dave Whelan have with each other).

Newcastle have certainly put the pressure on Chelsea and put it on us for tomorrow. Chelsea really need to be picking up points here to try and build a gap while we need to gain ground on Newcastle and Arsenal both winning.

[Summers]

Martinez would have been better than Eck. He likes his teams to play. Wigan also have a good scouting system I'd have liked to see him bring over. Hopefully when we get the shit off the wagebill we can rebuild a decent team.. I hope it isn't under McLeish. He's just not good enough. As a bloke, he's alright.. But he's out of his depth.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Very entertaining draw please with a few suspensions for both teams. Thanks.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

David Luiz praying for Torres. Put a tenner on Torres scoring betting fans.

[MJB]

Definite foul on Welbeck there by Cahill. Nothing given.

[Matt]

Definite foul on Welbeck there by Cahill. Nothing given.

Wasn't a penalty though, it was outside the box. But yeah, should've been a free kick and at least a yellow (can't remember if anyone was covering or not).

[MJB]

Yeah outside the box certainly. Could have gone though I think, seemed to be the last man, Welbeck was heading away from goal slightly though.

[Matt]

lol Torres.

I think he'll score a cracker today though, I just have a feeling.

[MJB]

Why didn't Rooney fucking shoot? The pass had to be perfect.