[Mafro]

Where are you getting that from?

[Quincy]

cairo

[MK Chris]

Disclaimer before I make a stupid post: I know not a lot about football therefore this may be bollocks, blah, stuff I've said before.

Does anyone think it was a bit suspect the Man Utd draw today? Given that Ferguson is supposed to be buddies with Nigel Clough, do you not just think they had a deal; something along the lines of "we'll give you a draw at your place so you can get millions from a replay at Old Trafford, then we'll thump you in that."

[Quincy]

well thats match fixing.

he just played a weaker team than normal to save his key players for the push for second place in the premiership.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

i dont believe it is match fixing but i also believe there is some truth in what Topher says.

With them not being in the Champions League its no hardship to have a replay.

[Mike Redding]

dont forget last year this happened with exeter city

[Uglybob]

then again it is doing no favours to fergie - this is just another thing to add to the ever increasing list of bad achievements.

[Steve.]

well thats match fixing.

he just played a weaker team than normal to save his key players for the push for second place in the premiership.

If they're professionals they shouldn't need resting. I know it's a conference team but I find it disrespects the opposition when Premiership clubs do that for cup games.

Arsenal are the worst for it. I want them to get hammered every time but it never happens!

[Mafro]

Disclaimer before I make a stupid post: I know not a lot about football therefore this may be bollocks, blah, stuff I've said before.

Does anyone think it was a bit suspect the Man Utd draw today? Given that Ferguson is supposed to be buddies with Nigel Clough, do you not just think they had a deal; something along the lines of "we'll give you a draw at your place so you can get millions from a replay at Old Trafford, then we'll thump you in that."

I did have a whiff of suspision about it, mind you, we'll destroy them in the replay anyway.

[DC]

I did have a whiff of suspision about it, mind you, we'll destroy them in the replay anyway.

It must be amazing for those guys to play at old trafford. They will face the full team no doubt when they get there.

[Steve.]

Fergie resting his players for Saturday...the c**t.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

oh aye yeah. Really weak team he is putting out.

[Sidders]

Even the Man U youth squad reserves should be beating non-league teams.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100 ... _page.html

you dont get that kind of issue at every club eh?

[Quincy]

Alex Ferguson is curious as to how Chelsea have become so dominant in English football, so he decides to go down to London to watch Chelsea train.
After a couple of hours he is extremely impressed by the training practice and asks Mourinho how he keeps the players so sharp.
"Well that is simple says Jose, I sometimes ask a player a difficult question and that way they stay mentally sharp".
"Could you give me an example?" asks Alex. "Of course" says Jose and calls over Maka. He asks "Maka, he is not your brother but still he is your father's son, who is he"? "That is not difficult" Maka answers immediately "of course that is me".
"You see, that is how to keep them sharp" Jose says with a wink to Fergie.
Alex decides to bring this into Manchester United's training regime, so the next day at the Manchester training ground he beckons Gary Neville over to him. "Gary I have a question for you" says Alex "he is not your brother, but still he is your fathers son, who is he"?
"Do what" replies Gary. Alex repeats himself once more. "I don't know boss, can I sleep on it and let you know tomorrow?" Fergie explains it is a continental coaching method and agrees to let Gary have one night to think about it.
Before going home Gary decides to put the the question to Ruud Van Nistelrooy, as he has played on the continent. "Ruud maybe you know the answer to this question, he is not your brother, but he is still your fathers son, who is he"?
"That is easy, that is me" replies Ruud.
"Thanks for that Ruud" says Gary and wanders off with a smile.
The next day in traning Gary walks up to his boss full of confidence. "I have an answer to your question boss, it was actually very easy when I thought about it" says Gary "the answer is Ruud Van Nistelrooy".
Ferguson explodes with rage "you stupid b**tard Gary, it's Claude Makelele"!!

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

dear god. well at least it took 70 pages to stoop to this level.

buck up your ideas young quincy.

[Quincy]

[Mafro]

I can't even be arsed reading all that.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

you only need to read the first few lines. you will know the rest.

[Mafro]

Oh dear.

[DC]

Oh dear.

I would hate to draw with a team with Lilly Savage and Craig Bellamy in. I feel sorry for you.

[Steve.]

Yeah that would be an embarrassment!

Oh wait...

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

we beat them at Ewood yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

come on i haven't had much chance to be positive this season...

[Adam]

70 PAGES ! Woo.

[Sidders]

It's going to be bigger than the Neighbours thread soon. I'm apalled.