The 2011/12 Gary Speed Memorial Thread

[stokeriño]

Days where I find myself supporting both Manchester teams? Euuurgh.

[Lineker]

Ashley Young returns for Manchester United after his goalscoring exploits from the bench against Blackburn. Danny Welbeck replaces Javier Hernandez up front. Phil Jones does not start.

No Joey Barton or Bobby Zamora in the QPR line-up.

Full team news shortly.

[Lineker]

Man Utd: de Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Scholes, Carrick, Young, Rooney, Welbeck.

Subs: Amos, Jones, Giggs, Park, Hernandez, Cleverley, Pogba.

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Diakite, Derry, Mackie, Taarabt, Buzsaky, Bothroyd.

Subs: Cerny, Gabbidon, Campbell, Young, Smith, Wright-Phillips, Zamora.

Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

[Baddar]

Nice nod to The Masters with the opening video/music this afternoon.

[Matt]

Today is the day the Premier League title race is over. Man Utd will batter that QPR team and City won't beat Arsenal.

[Lineker]

Amazing - this is Sir Alex Ferguson's 70th PL game against one of his former players. He has won 51, drawn 13 and lost 5 of his previous 69 PL matches against them. He is unbeaten in his last 29 Premier League matches against them (23 wins), since a 4-3 defeat at today opponent Mark Hughes' Blackburn in February 2006.

[IAceI]

Shows how bad he is at producing talented managers really doesn't it

[9 to 5]

I dunno, I thought Bruce was doing a bang-up job...

[Matt]

It does help that the likes of Hughes, Bruce and Keane are fucking awful managers.

[9 to 5]

If Hughes is "fucking awful", which managers do you rate? Over here, one failure in a job makes you shit it seems. Even Fergie got the sack in his career.

[Summers]

Disgusting.

Young is offside AND Derry barely touched him. Linesman and ref just let QPR down massively.

[Colly]

My word. Offside, barely a foul, and running towards another defender so not a clear goalscoring opportunity. Very poor.

[Hobo]

Keane isn't a great manager. Bruce and Hughes aren't bad at all.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won the Norwegian league though!

[IAceI]

My word. Offside, barely a foul, and running towards another defender so not a clear goalscoring opportunity. Very poor.

Alright Ray?

What can be said, offside and probably not a foul. Fair play to Derry for just walking off, he obviously knew nothing he said would change the referee's mind but he's been unfairly dismissed there. Isn't going to do referee's any favours either in the whole 'United bias' debate.

[Summers]

Also a good point. Even if it was onside and a penalty - it's never a red card. It's a yellow.

But it's not even worth discussing as it isn't a foul - and play should have stopped.

[Matt]

If Hughes is "fucking awful", which managers do you rate? Over here, one failure in a job makes you shit it seems. Even Fergie got the sack in his career.

Lumping Hughes in with Bruce and Keane was a bit harsh, he's decent enough at a midtable side.

Oh and fucking typical. Why not just give them the title?

[9 to 5]

If Hughes is "fucking awful", which managers do you rate? Over here, one failure in a job makes you shit it seems. Even Fergie got the sack in his career.

Lumping Hughes in with Bruce and Keane was a bit harsh, he's decent enough at a midtable side.

Oh and fucking typical. Why not just give them the title?

I thought of you when I saw the decision.

[DavidMarrio]

Fucking scummy bastards. Typical that they get a gift of a pen....

[Cheeky Hughes]

So a lot of people on my Facebook were quick to chastise Vieira for calling out the "referee home bias" at Old Trafford. Now? They are all pretty silent when I mention it. Terrible decision. Terrible theatrics.

[Gazz]

I'm amazed Derry just walked, I'd have been going ballistic.

At least you've got to assume that'll get rescinded.