The Prophet

Are you lot just born deluded or is there something in the water up there? He wasn't even in the team under Sammy Lee because he can't pass a ball five yards. He played his best football under Big Sam and that was a long time ago. To suggest that he only needs to pull on the black and white shirt and he will be transformed is just utter nonsense. I really hope that this deal goes through. It's a sign of the times mate. Our squad is wafer thin, we barely have any bodies in the middle of the park let alone quality. No one is expecting him to be anything special, if he was average it would be a good signing. You can talk down to this lot as much as you want but we've been waiting for some news, any news that is at least the slightest bit cheerful. All we've had is negativity all season, so if there's a hope, even if it is false hope that Nolan can re-capture his form under Big Sam then we are going to believe it, no matter how awful you insist he is.

No he isn't. Different position to Butt, but in terms of basic attributes such as being able to pass a football further than six yards people seem to underestimate what a shocking footballer he actually is.

He hasn't 'been in the best of form' for the last three seasons. He can't tackle or pass and doesn't get many goals any more (Matt Taylor is much more of a threat going forward) He's not worth his place and that's saying something because we're a pretty poor team. He can't be any worse than Nicky Butt in terms of distribution.

An interesting one, not in the best form at the minute but a move from Bolton might just be what he needs, it all seems to be going a bit stale for him there. As far as we're concerned we're not after anything amazing just someone who can tackle, pass a football and occasionally gets forward, something when in form he'll do.

The Chelsea-Liverpool fixture is televised every single year despite it being a consistent washout.

If the so called Roll's Royce players make it off the treatment table.

This is a positive thread, for positive people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1999/gallery/340/league.jpg Your head out of the sand yet? It was never in the sand mate, I apologies for trying to introduce some positivity and optimism. Cretin.

This is a positive thread, for positive people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1999/gallery/340/league.jpg

This game on Sunday just becomes more important doesn't it? It's not about local pride any more, lose to these knackers and relegation becomes a step closer. Now I for one don't believe ninety minutes of football can get you relegated, but this fixture could do a hell of a lot of damage should it go the wrong way. We're battered, humiliated, down in the dumps but for ninety minutes on Sunday lets just forget that. This game is huge, a draw doesn't do huge amounts of damage but a win could propel us up to eleventh and provides much needed momentum going into the game at the Hawthorns. Oh and losing? It's unthinkable. You've heard this message before, but I'm not talking about "the cockney mafia" or positive supporting or any of this s***, its about saving our season. This game is a cup final as far as we're concerned and a damn important one at that. So let’s give these lads a reception they'll never forget. For ninety minutes lets give these players belief they can beat an average mackem side. For ninety minutes let’s stay united. In the words of Delia Smith: Lets be 'avin you. Howay the lads.

Different managers have different injury records, and these records seem to follow them throughout their tenures, and as such causality can be drawn from training methods. You never seem to see good managers at clubs with bad injury records. Even Freddy Shepherd realised that the manager can play an important role in cutting down on player injuries by the end. Man United currently have Welbeck, Rafael, Ji-Sung Park, Nani, Anderson, Evens, Rooney, Evra, Ferdinand, Brown and Hargreaves out. Yes your training methods can lead to injuries, but you can't infer that after one injury crisis can you?

Right so let me get this straight. You’re saying we looked in similar shape with Beye, Guthrie, N'Zogbia and Martins in the side. You're also blaming Kinnear for the amount of injuries we have with absolutely nothing to base it on? Aye, righto.

a) We were like this before the injuries b) the majority of the injuries were probably the fault of Kinnear's training methods. a) Were we? Could of fooled me. b) A bit childish.

Aye it has nothing to do with half the first team being crocked does it?

Why bump this thread? Fucking pathetic. Do people really think one result is an indication of the path a team's season is going to follow? Just look at Reading, it just doesn't work that way. Keegan walked out on our club, its history. We don't know where we would be with him and how differently circumstances would be. But is it really that important? All that's important is trying to pull ourselves out of mess he helped create. If anybody knows any different I'd also like an indication of this weekend’s lottery numbers, cheers.

Answered your own question really.

Did I miss the moment when Sunderland became the buisness away from home. Chill out lads, if we lose I might join you in your immensly negative state, but until then...

OK I'm going to bite. Let's say, erm... Three, for now.

must be on drugs to be that optimistic Did you watch it? We should have been level at 1-1 when Duff went through and were growing more and more into the game, then Barton went off and we lost our way. City looked half threatening but didn't work Harper at all until their 2nd and at that stage I thought we looked more likely to score than they did. Aye that view would conflict with cp40's agenda though.

Pah, we don't need your optimism, with our internet streams, high horses and knee jerk reactions. It's hardly a knee-jerk by now tbf. :-[ What the hell, dont start trying to use logic on them Yes sorry your absolutely correct. We 're doomed, our future rests on this second half of football. Your actually being serious. We have played like this for weeks, what makes you think we will suddenly improve? Aye football is just that damn predictable. We'll just play like this forever. It has nothing to do with an injury crisis and fragile confidence.

Pah, we don't need your optimism, with our internet streams, high horses and knee jerk reactions. It's hardly a knee-jerk by now tbf. :-[ What the hell, dont start trying to use logic on them Yes sorry your absolutely correct. We 're doomed, our future rests on this second half of football.

Pah, we don't need your optimism, with our internet streams, high horses and knee jerk reactions.

Got to admire the optimism. Are you still certain we'll stay up, Midds? Certain? No. Pretty sure? Yes. Other teams are on s*** runs too. I thought we'd lose this one tonight. But we're a goal down to City, it's the end of the world. You have to be watch this game to understand how stupidly bad we are. to top it off Man City are not playing well but are so much on top. Aye we're going down. Innit.

Got to admire the optimism. Are you still certain we'll stay up, Midds? Certain? No. Pretty sure? Yes. Other teams are on s*** runs too. I thought we'd lose this one tonight. But we're a goal down to City, it's the end of the world.

Is Ashley there?