Mick Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We could do with a poll reset. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We could do with a poll reset. Done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6736633.ece?token=null&offset=24&page=3 Times pre-season prediction has us finishing 20th. Jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matta Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Depends on how whoop dink the teams coming up are, Wigan will hopefully fuck off this time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5. Could go either way. Either we stay up or we go down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5. Could go either way. Either we stay up or we go down. Oh. Really? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6736633.ece?token=null&offset=24&page=3 Times pre-season prediction has us finishing 20th. Jesus I'm sure Chris Kamara tipped us for relegation and Peterborough for the Play-Offs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5. Could go either way. Either we stay up or we go down. Oh. Really? Unless we get some positive news over the next two weeks eg: Signings etc.. I could see us getting whipped by Arsenal and morale plummeting to further depths, we have all seen how things snowball from there. Supporters and players need a huge boost to stop any slump coming before we even start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 1 for right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5. Could go either way. Either we stay up or we go down. Oh. Really? Unless we get some positive news over the next two weeks eg: Signings etc.. I could see us getting whipped by Arsenal and morale plummeting to further depths, we have all seen how things snowball from there. Supporters and players need a huge boost to stop any slump coming before we even start. For your sake, I hope your players aren't in as much of a slump as ours were 2 years ago when we played Arsenal at home on the opening day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 5. Could go either way. Either we stay up or we go down. Oh. Really? Unless we get some positive news over the next two weeks eg: Signings etc.. I could see us getting whipped by Arsenal and morale plummeting to further depths, we have all seen how things snowball from there. Supporters and players need a huge boost to stop any slump coming before we even start. For your sake, I hope your players aren't in as much of a slump as ours were 2 years ago when we played Arsenal at home on the opening day. Wasn't it 5-0 or 6-1 or something like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 There was a link a few months back to an MUFC forum, redcafe or something like that. The thread was Man United fans discussing how the rest of the premier league would get on next season. Anyway, i was quite impressed by the well thought out and reasoned responses by the mancs. Most of whom were heaping praise on us and predicting we would push on and surprise a few people next season. Then one guy piped up, never under estimated the geordies ability to shoot themselves in the foot. And as much as i wanted to sign up and disagree i knew he was right. I think we'll stay up next year, beyond that who knows? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Zaius Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 3 at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Ugh, this fucking thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maze Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I know this post might back-fire me once I start the slightest moaning, but I'm willing to take the risk anyway. In my opinion, we are better off this season than last season. After the previous season, I really believed that "squad gelling", squad consistency and leadership were crucial qualities in order to succeed. I still do. After we sold Carroll I was gutted. I still am. But at the very least, it's satisfying that he hasn't performed as well as he should (price-tag-wise) at Liverpool. After we sold Nolan I was surprised, but undecided. I still remember some on here rating him along with A. Smith. During Championship and last season he was really important to us. His main qualities: he was at the right place at the right time - therefore scoring many goals for us - and he showed great leadership. Apart from that Nolan offers very little (without neglecting the importance of his two main qualities) as he was very immobile. I still think he had something to offer us this coming season. But after reading what seems to be an important part of the truth, offering him a 5-yr deal and £50-60K would be nothing short of madness. After reading that NUFC had told Barton he was free to leave I was kind of surprised, because letting something go for free is something I do not associate with Ashley. But that's about it. I've always been skeptical to Barton. In my opinion (and I know some might disagree, that's ok) I can appreciate his willingness to try to fullfill whatever talent people once thought he might possess. Appreciate is probably the nicest word I will ever use with Barton. Personally, after all the trouble and drama (even the stuff he did at Man City) I'll be happy to see him go. Aggression is certainly something to watch out for. Negative aggression is something found rarely in both Vieira and Keane. In Barton, he's like a gigantic Kinder Egg filled with unpredictability - and that's most of the time ,- unplesant unpredictability. Positive aggression, on the other hand, is something we definately should be on the look-out for. Something of the line of one of Thomas Edison's qoutes: "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." (He said this when a journalist confronted him with the fact that he'd tried - and failed - over 10,000 times before he found the solution). So to sum up here, we've lost some EPL experience, but in terms of bodies in and out we are even - and in my opinion better off (cross my fingers that I'm right). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 We've went from 6-8 weeks ago looking like maybe we're on to something in terms of top 8, to standing still imo. Think we will make a few decent signings, nowt like what we'd hoped for initially, and will end up again in that 9th to 14th bracket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Something negative happens at NUFC = bring on the relegationometer. Every fucking time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Im on red alert 5, seems derek dickhead is out to dismantle a team two weeks before the season starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginola Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Ugh, this fucking thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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