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Alright, I went out early. I'm arseholed I came back & I read this & perhaps I deserve hanging for quoting it here but imo, this is how it should be; he hates our guts, we hate him, we hate Utd, but over the years we've always given them the begrudging credit for being good at what they do, we complain more about the over egging of it.

In recent years that credit has tended to drop to the fact they are efficient & know how to win ( rather than being a great side) but we've still held our hands up; they know how to do it & we've said so. Imo, Lurch here is one of the first rags to actually admit that we are here, competing fair & square & not make pathetic excuses for it. We have a challenge to catch & match them & imo, this is the first time a rag has actually accepted that challenge rather than hiding behind a load of fucking 'it's not fair' type pathetic shite.

If we were the NZ rugby team, he would be accepting the challenge of our 'Haka' & I say fair dues to him. Bring it on.


Neville: City are no fly-by-night club
Former Manchester United captain concedes rise of blue moon is good for football

By Ashley Hammond, Staff Reporter Published: 00:00 November 18, 2011

Gary Neville, former Manchester United captain, during a launch of exclusive content on Manchester United Football Club at du head office in Dubai Media City. Dubai: Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has told Gulf News he thinks the new-found threat of rivals Manchester City could be here to stay.

In Dubai yesterday for du's launch of specialised download and SMS content with the UAE mobile network's new partners, Manchester United, Neville said of City: "Are they fly-by-nights? That depends upon the owner. If the owner stays with them for the long term and continues to put money into the club and buys quality players, then they won't be fly-by-nights."

City's sudden rise to the top of the English Premier League since being backed by Abu Dhabi from 2008 has mirrored Chelsea's revival after a 2003 takeover by Roman Abramovich. Neville added: "Chelsea isn't a fly-by-night club. Chelsea has had six or seven years of success. They've won three league titles, three FA Cups and two League Cups.

"It's more than money — but money helps — and the size of the club and its fanbase helps. The right manager, the right players and the right time are all contributing factors. But City hasn't just put money into players, they've improved their training facilities, infrastructure and widened their sponsorship base. They're trying to create a football club."



Asked if Manchester City, the current FA Cup holders, can take the baton of English football domination from their city rivals, Neville, aged 36, said: "There have only been two clubs to have ever dominated 20-year periods and that's Liverpool and United. Can it happen again? Of course history can repeat itself, but it's very difficult to achieve 15 to 20 years of continued success like Sir Alex Ferguson has done, winning 37 trophies at United. City has won one trophy, so to start talking about 20-year domination is too early."

Neville, who retired at the end of last season, added: "When I started at United in 1992 we weren't thinking about the next 20 years, we were thinking about 1993. You go one season at a time."

As for the current season, where City lead United by five points and are threatening to finish above their neighbours for the first time in exactly 20 years, Neville said: "We're only three months in and at this stage last year United were behind by eight points, but they still went on to win the league.

"It will all unfold and the great thing about the Premier League is you have so many different challenges coming from many different areas, whereas in Spain its always Real Madrid and Barcelona."

Rivals

"You hope by March that its still in your hands, your level on points or one behind with your main rival still to play. That's all you can hope for, that you're in the race and still have a chance," said Neville.

"When clubs invest and break up the United, Arsenal or Liverpool domination I think its better for the Premier League. I genuinely believe spending to bring in Silva, Dzeko or Aguero is good for football. Do I want to see City win? No, I'm a United fan. But in terms of competition it makes for a better Premier League

I've been impressed by the man as a pundit. I always thought he was thick. But he's been a revelation on Sky and brings real honesty and objectivity to the job, as well as good tactical knowledge and a familiarity with current players. He's the last player you'd expect it of , but retiring players are often a surprise in their post player incarnation. Look at Revie, a fancy dan who never made a tackle produced the Leeds of Bremner, Giles, Reaney and Hunter!

Admittedly he was crazy back in the day, but since he got out the game apparently he's a changed man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lurch

getdressedmctavish wrote:I've been impressed by the man as a pundit. I always thought he was thick. But he's been a revelation on Sky and brings real honesty and objectivity to the job, as well as good tactical knowledge and a familiarity with current players. He's the last player you'd expect it of , but retiring players are often a surprise in their post player incarnation. Look at Revie, a fancy dan who never made a tackle produced the Leeds of Bremner, Giles, Reaney and Hunter!

It's all I ask re City tbh; slag us for things we do wrong, not for things we do right.

The only drawback I have re Neville as a pundit is whether he would be willing to fully hold a Utd player or team to account when they do something unspeakably wrong. Let's face it though, if he's unwilling to do that, he'll only be the same as 99% of football pundits anyway.

Oh here we fucking go..another Dot fucking Cotton face licking thread

Chuckle1 is a cunt..no fucking middle ground..no 'Oh but he's a good pundit' shite

He's a cunt..end of

Beeks wrote:Oh here we fucking go..another Dot fucking Cotton face licking thread

Chuckle1 is a cunt..no fucking middle ground..no 'Oh but he's a good pundit' shite

He's a cunt..end of

Nobody has de-cunted him.

He is still the same shitstain but he is one of the few shitstains who isn't hiding behind the apron strings of Platini & Co & is willing to accept the challenge head on. That, I respect in an enemy rather than the pathetic spineless way most rags & others are dealing with it.

It's bad isn't it. I read that earlier today, and thought, maybe he isn't such a cnut as I've always thought. It seems that his previous cnutishness is actually something that we all admired with some of ours, namely a total devotion to their club and an abiding hatred for the opposition. Still a total rag cnut, but on a personal level, not so.

patrickblue wrote:It's bad isn't it. I read that earlier today, and thought, maybe he isn't such a cnut as I've always thought. It seems that his previous cnutishness is actually something that we all admired with some of ours, namely a total devotion to their club and an abiding hatred for the opposition. Still a total rag cnut, but on a personal level, not so.

I saw the recording of him talking through all 6 of City's goals & I liked the way he cringed sulked & almost cried his way through it; he didn't try to disguise the hurt & belittle it, like these wankers normally do, he looked like someone had just shot his dog in front of him & he took the full arse raping as it was intended. It was superb.

patrickblue wrote: maybe he isn't such a cnut as I've always thought

See..its started already..see what you have done Ruxpin?

This can only happen on the Internet..talk to blues on the street and they would not only refrain from pissing on that star jumping wanker if he was on fire..they would be spraying him with lighter fuel at the same time..and I proudly count myself in that group

Now everyone give your head a wobble

Beeks wrote:

patrickblue wrote: maybe he isn't such a cnut as I've always thought

See..its started already..see what you have done Ruxpin?

This can only happen on the Internet..talk to blues on the street and they would not only refrain from pissing on that star jumping wanker if he was on fire..they would be spraying him with lighter fuel at the same time..and I proudly count myself in that group

Now everyone give your head a wobble

Not that again, it took me ages to recover from the last session.

Ted Hughes wrote:\
By Ashley Hammond, Staff Reporter Published: 00:00 November 18, 2011

"Are they fly-by-nights? That depends upon the owner. If the owner stays with them for the long term and continues to put money into the club and buys quality players, then they won't be fly-by-nights."

....

They're trying to create a football club."

He starts talking about the owner in Dubai. Arrogant prick.

It's a big improvement by his standards and it appears that he's capable of being fair some of the time, but I think he was more interested in talking us up to put down Barcelona and Madrid.

Beeks wrote:Oh here we fucking go..another Dot fucking Cotton face licking thread

Chuckle1 is a cunt..no fucking middle ground..no 'Oh but he's a good pundit' shite

He's a cunt..end of

I haven't spent half my life spitting at (In this order ) the TV..internet screen..and then on a plasma...whenever I saw that pig shit playing or gesticulating for the scum, to now deem him "alright".

Hes on my "die this year" list..just behind the drunken tramp.

It gets worse, yesterday I found myself agreeing with plug and admiring him for raising the pressure on blatter

I went outside and gave myself a good kicking

Read cold, the comments are a reasonable assessment. But then he was on Dubai for a launch of a UAE wide mobile service. I'm not sure 'it's not fair, we'd still be top if it wasn't for the fucking Arabs' would have gone down too well.

If he says it in April on Sky when we've won the league then I'll say respect to him for being honest. Until then, he's still a rag twat I refuse to watch on Sky.

He'll always be a detestable cunt. Doesn't mean he can't talk sense on occasion, it's refreshing to hear the challenge being welcomed rather than the usual drivel.

Who's Lurch? Ratboy, Chuckle or Cunt-Face, but never Lurch!

That article is full of snide side swipes and little digs.I will never give that turkey necked,momma shagging,dogs arse licking,fucking credit for jack shit. Id give my soul to the devil to see goater dicking him again and again and again.
Uber rag twat,piss off.

lets all have a disco wrote:That article is full of snide side swipes and little digs.I will never give that turkey necked,momma shagging,dogs arse licking,fucking credit for jack shit. Id give my soul to the devil to see goater dicking him again and again and again.
Uber rag twat,piss off.

[youtube]pQ_Zqy6QqYI[/youtube]

You owe me ............. one soul.

Ted Hughes wrote:

patrickblue wrote:It's bad isn't it. I read that earlier today, and thought, maybe he isn't such a cnut as I've always thought. It seems that his previous cnutishness is actually something that we all admired with some of ours, namely a total devotion to their club and an abiding hatred for the opposition. Still a total rag cnut, but on a personal level, not so.

I saw the recording of him talking through all 6 of City's goals & I liked the way he cringed sulked & almost cried his way through it; he didn't try to disguise the hurt & belittle it, like these wankers normally do, he looked like someone had just shot his dog in front of him & he took the full arse raping as it was intended. It was superb.

I must say, as a pundit he's doing a likeable job. It pains me to say, but apart from his vocabulary which fails him at times, he's doing a good job. Plus, as you said, he accepted defeat, but carried on talking about the game objectively. I thought that was classy of him. Now that I read the last sentence, I can't believe I just said that about ratface.

Beefymcfc wrote:

lets all have a disco wrote:That article is full of snide side swipes and little digs.I will never give that turkey necked,momma shagging,dogs arse licking,fucking credit for jack shit. Id give my soul to the devil to see goater dicking him again and again and again.
Uber rag twat,piss off.

[youtube]pQ_Zqy6QqYI[/youtube]

You owe me ............. one soul.

Ah That feels better now.