Premier League and FA Cup Replay 30/31 March 1st April 2013

30th March 2013
Sunderland v Manchester United 12:45
Arsenal v Reading 15:00
Manchester City v Newcastle United 15:00
Southampton v Chelsea 15:00
Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur 15:00
West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion 15:00
Wigan Athletic v Norwich City 15:00
Everton v Stoke City 17:30

31st March 2013
Aston Villa v Liverpool 13:30

1st April 2013
Fulham v Queens Park Rangers 20:00
Chelsea vs Manchester United 12:30 (FA Cup 3rd Round)

Is everyone aware that it's Nelson Mandela day at the Stadium of Light tomorrow?

another 3-1 would do nicely. If Benteke is up for it, we got a good chance of getting something.

Last time I said we'd destroy Villa and we lost so this time I'm going to say we'll lose and we'll still probably lose. Nothing would give me more satisfaction than winning and playing a part in sending Villa down though

Luis wrote:Nothing would give me more satisfaction than winning and playing a part in sending Villa down though

Aww you're sweet

why do you want Villa to go down Lewis? Because they wouldn't sell Rafa Gareth Barry?

I like Villa, but I also like it when promoted teams stay up. I think we should all conspire to get Stoke relegated, although I'm not sure how to go about it. Voodoo?

National Glennographic wrote:I like Villa

National Glennographic wrote:but I also like it when promoted teams stay up. I think we should all conspire to get Stoke relegated, although I'm not sure how to go about it. Voodoo?

'fraid you're going to have to start by supporting Everton this weekend..

Stoke or Sunderland joining relegation crew would be just dandy. 2 of the promoted sides should stay up, can't see Reading turning it round now though.

Kimbo wrote:Is everyone aware that it's Nelson Mandela day at the Stadium of Light tomorrow?

Is that because he's going to die tomorrow?

Murray wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Is everyone aware that it's Nelson Mandela day at the Stadium of Light tomorrow?

Is that because he's going to die tomorrow?

It's been planned for a while, maybe they cursed him. I'm not saying I want Nelson Mandela to die, but him dying tomorrow would be an absolute classic.

Kimbo wrote:

Murray wrote:

Kimbo wrote:Is everyone aware that it's Nelson Mandela day at the Stadium of Light tomorrow?

Is that because he's going to die tomorrow?

It's been planned for a while, maybe they cursed him. I'm not saying I want Nelson Mandela to die, but him dying tomorrow would be an absolute classic.

I wish he'd hurry up, he's on my list.

debaser wrote:

National Glennographic wrote:I like Villa

National Glennographic wrote:but I also like it when promoted teams stay up. I think we should all conspire to get Stoke relegated, although I'm not sure how to go about it. Voodoo?

'fraid you're going to have to start by supporting Everton this weekend..

Personally I want to see Sunderland and QPR to go down because of two disgrace managers and huge wage bill. But Wigan with Whelan and McManaman is a serious contender as well. Too bad Reading will eat one of three relegation spots...

We are playing against Stoke without Pienaar and Fellaini. Need size to compete against Stoke, so:

------------------------Mucha
--------Jagielka ----- Heitinga ------- Distin
Coleman -------- Osman -------- Gibson -------- Baines
-----------------------Mirallas
--------------Anichebe -----------Jelavic

Of course Moyes will never go for a 3-man defence system, but with Coleman and Baines actusally it would be pefrct for us. And game against Wigan is a good time to try it.

National Glennographic wrote:why do you want Villa to go down Lewis? Because they wouldn't sell Rafa Gareth Barry?

I like Villa, but I also like it when promoted teams stay up. I think we should all conspire to get Stoke relegated, although I'm not sure how to go about it. Voodoo?

I don't like teams that roll over for most teams then decide to play well against us; it's irritating. I don't like Villa fans who thought Rafa wasn't good enough for them but slobber all over Lambert I don't really think Villa are good enough for this division if I'm honest; take their keeper, Benteke and Wiemann out and it's easily championship level.

There's teams I dislike more than Villa of course but I'd rather keep Norwich up as we always batter them and our record at Villa Park isn't too great over the last 10 years or so.

Our remaining fixtures

Reading (H)
West Brom (A)
Norwich (H)
Everton (H)
Fulham (A)
Utd (H)
QPR (A)
Wigan (H)
Newcastle (A)

On paper, a lot of winnable matches there but any fixture vs those in the drop zone is a potential banana skin - I especially do not like the look of Wigan. Hopefully QPR would be a goner by the time we play them and they won't be bothered. Tomorrow is also not to be taken for granted, given how crap we always are after international breaks; we will be missing Walcott and Wilshere, and Reading have a new manager.

Luis wrote:I don't like teams that roll over for most teams then decide to play well against us; it's irritating.

Maybe the problem there is with Liverpool..?

Luis wrote:I don't like Villa fans who thought Rafa wasn't good enough for them but slobber all over Lambert

Luis wrote:I don't really think Villa are good enough for this division if I'm honest;

If we get relegated we're not good enough for the division, if we stay up we are good enough.

Luis wrote:take their keeper, Benteke and Wiemann out and it's easily championship level.

Take Suarez, and Gerrard out of Liverpool and you could easily be 12 points worse off and fighting relegation. what does that mean? Teams look weaker if you take their best performing players out

debaser wrote:

Luis wrote:I don't like teams that roll over for most teams then decide to play well against us; it's irritating.

Maybe the problem there is with Liverpool..?

Luis wrote:I don't like Villa fans who thought Rafa wasn't good enough for them but slobber all over Lambert

Luis wrote:I don't really think Villa are good enough for this division if I'm honest;

If we get relegated we're not good enough for the division, if we stay up we are good enough.

Luis wrote:take their keeper, Benteke and Wiemann out and it's easily championship level.

Take Suarez, and Gerrard out of Liverpool and you could easily be 12 points worse off and fighting relegation. what does that mean? Teams look weaker if you take their best performing players out

What's funny? I saw a villa forum where none of you deemed Rafa good enough for you. Rafa Benitez - 1 European cup, 2 La Ligas, an FA Cup and nearly a Premier League title.

Even if you stay up I don't deem you good enough. Just because Wigan survive by the skin of their teeth every year doesn't mean they're good enough either. There are teams in the Championship who play better football and would finish mid table in our league I'm sure.

Take Suarez and Gerrard out our team would still be full of Internationals and players good enough to finish top 8. Take those 3 out of Villa and you wouldn't even finish top 8 in the Championship.

Lewis fears Villa.


To be loved is fortunate, but to be feared is to achieve distinction

Luis wrote:What's funny? I saw a villa forum where none of you deemed Rafa good enough for you. Rafa Benitez - 1 European cup, 2 La Ligas, an FA Cup and nearly a Premier League title.

Wow a Villa forum! Villa fans hate Benitez 'cause he was a dick to the club. It's a personal thing.

also "nearly a Premier League title" did you get nearly-a-trophy for that?

Luis wrote:Even if you stay up I don't deem you good enough. Just because Wigan survive by the skin of their teeth every year doesn't mean they're good enough either. There are teams in the Championship who play better football and would finish mid table in our league I'm sure.

If we stay up we are good enough by definition. as are Wigan. last year's Championship winners were Reading, currently 19th, 7 pts below Villa. Some Championship teams would do well, many would go straight back down.

Luis wrote:Take Suarez and Gerrard out our team would still be full of Internationals and players good enough to finish top 8. Take those 3 out of Villa and you wouldn't even finish top 8 in the Championship.

Replacements for Guzan, Weimann and Benteke would be Given, N'Zogbia/Ireland & Bent. we're not that bad.

And you sure as shit would not be top 8 this year without Suarez & Gerrard. You really don't think Suarez has been worth at least 6 pts to you this year? I thought he was surefire POTY, now he's easily replaceable?

Having a team full of internationals doesn't mean you wouldn't be in a relegation battle, I wish that was the case.

I like how Debbie is getting angered by my dislike of Villa when he is always one of the first to have a dig if something goes wrong with Liverpool.

we've won every game in the league this season that Suarez has missed. Gerrard has been ever present

Debbie - such a school boy error

ALL Liverpool fans reserve a special contempt for people who:

1) Refer to Suarez without using the term 'misunderstood'

2) Describe a European night at Anfield without using the term 'special'

3) Deny Rafa is a bona fide hashtag Managerial Legend

You are a marked man now sir

Luis wrote:I like how Debbie is getting angered by my dislike of Villa when he is always one of the first to have a dig if something goes wrong with Liverpool.

K. I'll take that as an "I can't respond with logic" answer

well you do post a lot about Liverpool, Deborah. And it's not usually very nice.

As for TWERP's latest mind dump. I'm pretty bored of these stereotypes, there's more Liverpool fans who don't rate Rafa, the Europe cliché was created by the cockney media whose only other frame of reference for a long time was the Arsenal library in London or The Theatre of Tourists in Manchester. And plenty of teams have a terrible c**t or two whose antics they overlook.

eh, calm down calm down, eh?!

United: De Gea, Rafael, Buttner, Smalling, Vidic, Carrick, Valencia, Anderson, Young, Kagawa, van Persie

Really weak that...

not really, Arsenal finished 3rd last year with a worse side.

if the United XI is weak, what's your assesment of Sunderland?

Mignolet, Bardsley, O'Shea, Bramble, Rose, N'Diaye, Gardner, Johnson, McClean, Sessegnon, Graham

I do wonder what Hernandez is thinking though, if he doesn't even get a start when SAF McCarthys the team.

It was sarcastic Glenneth.

Sunderland are a dreadful team so they will lose whatever team United puts out but that team is good enough to win 2 or 3-0.

are you being sarcastic now?

Utd leading through a Bramble own goal.

assuming the rumours regarding Manchester looking for a new GK are true, Mignolet can't be doing himself any harm. He's had an excellent season.