Spurs v United

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United conceded 1 goal in the champo league group stages and are top scorers in the league and are top of the league with games in hand- im struggling to see how people still think there isnt a stand out team this season

This is the way a thread like this should be. Heres hoping that that Mr. you're a gobsh*te, I'm embarrassed for you, I'd be mortified if I knew you, doesn't ruin it. Won't hold my breath though.

ScruffyR wrote: if van der vaart doesnt go off injured i think spurs will win 2-0. And i think on current form united shouldnt be fearing bale but modric, who is on fire at the moment

You should get a few quid on that then you can get odds of 15/1 for a 2-0 to spurs

Spurs are 2/1 to win at home!

Obviously the bookmakers agree fully with mersons prediction

Devrozex wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: Ye sunday is looking like a cracking day of ball Merson said on ss website that he can only see a spurs win Probably a3-1 He is a clown that lad Merson is a legend. Never afraid to give his honest opinion, which i often agree with. He's like the opposite of Jamie Rednapp who sits on the fence about everything. he predicted United to lost a game of football, therefore he's a clown Every other week he goes on about how uniteds run is gonna end this weekend and how arsenals invincibles were this unbelievable side and united have had a lot of luck- i seem to remember van nistelrooy hitting the crossbar from the spot against arsenal that year and pompey among others being robbed of beating arsenal by dodgy decisions If they were so good why didnt they win the european cup or the league a few years in a row? That sky ad where Henry said at the end of the 04 season yes we were invincible really annoys me- an invincible side would have won more than 1 trophy United have rode their look a bit this season to be fair.   I wouldn't pay attention to those Sky ads - it's all marketing sh!te.   Did united ride their luck when they were 2-0 up against west brom Or maybe they rode their luck when they missed a peno to go 3-1 up at fulham Do you honestly think united being unbeaten this season has come down to luck?   Don't want to drag up an old argument, but it's come down more to the standard of the league surely. United have remained static, whilst all their usual rivals have regressed quite dramatically this season.   How many proper tough fixtures have they had anyway? I'd say Spurs away is comfortably their biggest test in the league so far this season. They haven't played Chelsea home or away, City parked the bus at home against them more or less, and they've hosted Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool. United are in for a tough second half of the season - there's no question about that.   If you have a look at their league results so far this season, they haven't really won a tough game yet! They've drawn away to Everton, Bolton, Sunderland. In fact, they've only won two matches on the road so far this season in the league!

Is it uniteds fault they were snowed off at stamford bridge?

They have had loads of easy games- give me a break

Arsenal liverpool spurs and city aint easy games and they won 3/4 of them

Is valencia away an easy game? They beat them too

But sure thats all down to luck and the fact the whole league has weakened

Are city, spurs and arsenal weaker this season than in previous seasons??????????????

Chelsea and liverpool have got weaker but the rest havent

As a neutral, I'm really looking forward to this game.

Spurs have been the very watchable side for neutrals this season and United are still the most formidable, despite my hopeful assertion that when they played Stoke they would be benevolent and play poorly, as they had done in some previous games.

I going for an exciting 2-2 draw and want my money back if it's a drab nil-niler!

This is going to be a cracking match.  I can't see either side being conservative.  I have to say, Ferguson completely dealt with Spurs' main threats in Old Trafford - took them out of the game.  United won easily.

There will be goals - I can see a great score draw - although anything can happen if it's as open a game as I think it might be.

A draw will be a great result for United because I'm sure Ferguson is looking at the big picture and when you see they play Birmingham (h), Blackpool (A),
Villa (H), Wolves (A), City (H) and Wigan (A) in their next six games, I'm pretty sure Ferguson will be hopeful of picking up 17points out of the next 21 available.  If United do that, they'll be sailing away at the top.  If they're allowed two draws in those games then you expect him to be happy enough with a draw at White hart Lane.

Be interesting to see if Ferguson shows big respect to Redknapp by packing the midfield and leaving out Berbatov.  he does that away against big sides like CHelsea and Arsenal - will he view SPurs as a side he feels he needs to gain control in the midfeild against?

Really looking forward to this game! Will be down the pub for the Merseyside derby and then this one! I hope to see goals and plenty of them but I won't be holdin my breath. I think it'll be a realtively low scoring game and although I'd love Spurs to win, I think the best they can hope for is a draw.

Devrozex wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: Ye sunday is looking like a cracking day of ball Merson said on ss website that he can only see a spurs win Probably a3-1 He is a clown that lad Merson is a legend. Never afraid to give his honest opinion, which i often agree with. He's like the opposite of Jamie Rednapp who sits on the fence about everything. he predicted United to lost a game of football, therefore he's a clown Every other week he goes on about how uniteds run is gonna end this weekend and how arsenals invincibles were this unbelievable side and united have had a lot of luck- i seem to remember van nistelrooy hitting the crossbar from the spot against arsenal that year and pompey among others being robbed of beating arsenal by dodgy decisions If they were so good why didnt they win the european cup or the league a few years in a row? That sky ad where Henry said at the end of the 04 season yes we were invincible really annoys me- an invincible side would have won more than 1 trophy United have rode their look a bit this season to be fair.   I wouldn't pay attention to those Sky ads - it's all marketing sh!te.   Did united ride their luck when they were 2-0 up against west brom Or maybe they rode their luck when they missed a peno to go 3-1 up at fulham Do you honestly think united being unbeaten this season has come down to luck?   Don't want to drag up an old argument, but it's come down more to the standard of the league surely. United have remained static, whilst all their usual rivals have regressed quite dramatically this season.   How many proper tough fixtures have they had anyway? I'd say Spurs away is comfortably their biggest test in the league so far this season. They haven't played Chelsea home or away, City parked the bus at home against them more or less, and they've hosted Arsenal, Spurs and Liverpool. United are in for a tough second half of the season - there's no question about that.   If you have a look at their league results so far this season, they haven't really won a tough game yet! They've drawn away to Everton, Bolton, Sunderland. In fact, they've only won two matches on the road so far this season in the league!

Roberto Baggio wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: trapped wrote: Vivakenbarlow wrote: Ye sunday is looking like a cracking day of ball Merson said on ss website that he can only see a spurs win Probably a3-1 He is a clown that lad Merson is a legend. Never afraid to give his honest opinion, which i often agree with. He's like the opposite of Jamie Rednapp who sits on the fence about everything. he predicted United to lost a game of football, therefore he's a clown Every other week he goes on about how uniteds run is gonna end this weekend and how arsenals invincibles were this unbelievable side and united have had a lot of luck- i seem to remember van nistelrooy hitting the crossbar from the spot against arsenal that year and pompey among others being robbed of beating arsenal by dodgy decisions If they were so good why didnt they win the european cup or the league a few years in a row? That sky ad where Henry said at the end of the 04 season yes we were invincible really annoys me- an invincible side would have won more than 1 trophy United have rode their look a bit this season to be fair.  I wouldn't pay attention to those Sky ads - it's all marketing sh!te. Did united ride their luck when they were 2-0 up against west brom Or maybe they rode their luck when they missed a peno to go 3-1 up at fulham Do you honestly think united being unbeaten this season has come down to luck? When did i say it has soley been down to luck? They're in a great position but they haven't been playing as well as they can. FFS one of the chants in a pub after a match was "top 'o the league, and we're sh!te, top o the league, and we're sh!te". They'd had more dodgy performances than solid ones but are in a great position to kick on. Well if it was chanted in a pub well then it must be true No team plays great football every game during a 38 game season   Exactly Barlow, which is why it sounds pathetic at you trying to diminish the achievements of the Arsenal invincible season.   Take the blinkers off, theres more to the game than Man U   If United do it this season it will also be a tremendous achievement   my belief is they will have to raise their game a bit in the 2nd half of the season as trips to White Hart Lane, Anfield, Emirates and the Bridge will test them more than their first half of the season games, especially considering that they aren't winning that many games on the road But they traditionally improve after new year so its hard to call