They took to his methods very well. They barely mustered shots at Reading, at Fulham, at Derby, at sunderland, at Wigan because of the "threat" posed by those sides. That is what he wanted, that is what he got and that is why we are where we are.
I'd love a point. Three would pretty much take us safe imo, not mathematically obviously but along with the confidence it would give us. Not getting my hopes up for anything though.
I don't think it was.
No way was it intentional man Wullie, the fat pig was just trying to control the ball, I'm amazed he can even lift his leg that high.
Yellow card for dangerous play, surely? When there's no intention there?
When is there ever intention? No-one has ever gone into a tackle in the box thinking "think I might as well give away a penalty here like". Even two footed tackles are usually an attempt to get the ball but they're dangerous and punished accordingly.
Intention should have nothing to do with the ref's decision. It's not like handball when sometimes it genuinely can't be helped.
Wigan vs Bolton is the biggest game of the weekend for us, by some distance imo. Apart from our own like, that's quite important too.
Is that tomorrow? Draw written all over it.
I heard Gerrard dived again today.
Filthy cunt.
Draw wouldn't be the end of the world. We need a Wigan win ideally tbh.
Butt's been a bigger liability than Barton of late. Both give the ball away like it's got a fuse attached but at least Barton can occasionally do something with it. Still a case of Morton's Fork like.