Hello

first topic of discussion:

why Macari's Chippy? in a Chippy you line up, get your food and go... wouldn't something like a Bar/Pub/Nightclub been more constructive where more "general" chat tends to happen instead of waiting for a minute or two and asking for a scollop and chips.

I don't feel so disloyal now. I'm backing Arsenal for the win tomorrow too. I figure now is the best time to rock the filthy rich behemoth that is Chelsea and send them on a bad streak. Arsenal are more likely to drop points during the season anyway.

Great idea for a thread btw. Cheers.

lol I never thought I'd read that from you but I guess this is what its come too..us cheering for Arsenal...hell at this point, I like anything better than Chelsea...isnt it great? Chelsea have united all other teams against a common enemy.

Great idea btw...but the topic title makes me hungry everytime.

Cracking bit of cod.


Yep. What happened after the last time Arsenal visited Old Trafford will hopefully happen to Chelsea tommorow.

Few reds cards would'nt go amiss as well. Not unlikely either, refs have been handing them out like birthday cards at the minute.

I didn't realize you changed your name
I thought I hadn't seen macari's name in here much lately

Ya know whats cooler, is that he (Macari), seems to come from nowhere before he posts. I never see him coming. What I mean is, at the bottom of each forum, there is the users online list, and whenever he posts something, I don't see him there Pretty spontaneous!

I am going for Arsenal all the way! Anything to wipe that smug little grin off the Chelsea players faces.

My Arsenal supporting mate thinks I have lost it as I was telling her I was going for Arsenal - I told he not to get me wrong, I still loathe her team with a great passion, I just loathe Chelsea and thier cockiness that bit more right now. I am feeling great about the game (think it will be a close one and not expceting Arsenal to win - draw will do me), my mate on the otherhand seems to think her world is going to end ... some people and their faith in the teams they support

EPL Preview Show said that Arsenal have not lost at Stamford Bridge for 10 years - at least I think that's waht they told me, I wasn't paying that much attention. Either way, they have a decent record there, so it should be a good game. I'm going to sleep through it, but finding out the score will be the first thing I do in the morning.

I think this is the first time I have ever seen you root for Arsenal in a match If you don't mind me asking, where is this Lou Macari Fish & Chips that serves "a cracking cod"?

I'd rather it be a scoreless tie....just because. Ideally, I prefer Chelski's best lineup to lose to the likes of Sunderland, West Ham, and West Brom, etc. Unlikely, but still. But if Arsenal takes them down now then good on ya Arse! Meh, whatever happens, happens.

Geez, now I'm craving fish n chips at past 12:30am...

Maybe we should be able to order food here too ... this place makes me want hot chips

Those wanting fish and chips ...

ooo you'r emissing the malt vinegar for the chips...I really want some chips now

Tom sauce all the way!!! (tomato sauce, in case that didn't quite make sense). Or gravy - yum ... I'll have chips, I don't eat fish.

It's practically beside Old Trafford

I dont really mind who wins or if its a draw, cos we'll be up on one of our rivals, and although everyone hates chelsea, i think there manager is ok, he gets along with SAF. Wenger just gets on my nerves with his constant rantings about fouls and reyes being injured for years cos gary touched him, and how he never see's nothing. I just dont want either team to have a confidence boost by beating the other, cos that could spark something.

Cool idea with the chip shop,

anyone see blackburns goals, 2 crackers in one game.

Yeah I'll have whatever they're having [points to assorted mix of United fans]

As for the Arsenal-Chelsea game, I'd go for either an Arsenal win or a draw, with, as you said, a few red cards thrown into the mix. At this stage in the season, a Chelsea loss, especially with all this talk about rotation swirling around them at the moment, would be a big test.

the worst chippy name is between everton and liverpools ground.... geniously its called

"EverPool" Ever wrote in blue and Pool wrote in red... wow a marketing genius.

i think Chelsea will win today 2-1, or if Senderos can manage to keep Drogba quite they have a chance of 1-1.

^Isn't that just a van?

good, hope he's out for a while, remember when we played and he fell over pretending that heinze had elbowed him. Then second half and silvester decided to break his nose, quality.

Absolute dour shite game of football.
Two minorly entertaining things in 45 minutes:
1-Ljungberg going off.
2-SWP. He could be playing if he'd chosen Arsenal. As it is he's the world's most expensive bench warmer.

Why is it in these big games we're the only side who goes hell for leather?


We ought to buy Duff.

It'd be great if we could get him. Mourinho has said that he wouldn't sell any of his top players to the competition though (competition = us and the gooners). Duff would probably have to go on a hunger strike or something for us to get him. Ah well....next summer's affairs I suppose.

Robben then.
He didn't look to happy being subbed off early yet again. I say there's something there even if he publically denies a problem.

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Robben---Rooney----Ronaldo

Wouldn't that be grand?

I agree with the whole Robben looking unhappy thing. This has been the dullest match

Yup. It's the WC year. All Chelski's internationals are going to want to play 90 minutes every week. If anything is going to unravel them this year, it's that. I sense an implosion.

Not yet though. 1-0 Chelsea. Fuck. And shit-snake Drogba to boot...

Who's listening to Radio 5 Live?
Giggsy's doing a special show about the Treble year.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll tune in.

'When I think back to 1999, the one word that I think is "The Treble"'

Ah Giggsy.

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saw this on 606 clever!

there may be vans with that name, but there is a shop too...

sorry if this is a stupid question but i really want to know wat exactly ppl mean when they call sir alex ferguson GAFFER i have herd this term many times at manutd.com n here at soccerpulse n i just would like to know wat it means ................thanks

Gaffer - English slang for a Boss or Manager/ person in charge.

watts you silly billy

really ...thanks alot n yes i no its was silly but then again im not english so i wouldnt know these things

Whatever. Their fish and chips don't touch mine.

To add to this. I heard Mourinho say that he would let a plyer go that didn't want to stay at the club. He added that he liked all his players and wanted them to sta, but if they wanted to go, then he would let them.

We should go and suck up to their benchwarmers despite what Mourinho says about not selling them to clubs like ours. There is no way that they can all be happy to sit there and do jack crap - yes, they get paid a shit load to do jack crap, but it cannot be good for them.

I can't imagine the Arsenal players referring to Wenger as the gaffer. I don't know why, but I just have this image of him frowning whenever they call him "boss" or "gaffer", instead preferring to be referred to as "Professor Wenger"

Alrite ladies and Gentlemen....First post in this magnificent thread.

Looking forward to the game on Wednesday.

Other than United anyone else having a flutter on the European Cup this term?

Think I might put £10 on Real Madrid to win it this year

Unless they sign a centre back I woulden't to tell you the truth.

They are crying out for two decent centre backs and then they go and sign Baptista and Robinho.

Woodgate is coming back for them so he might improve them a bit although I don't think he's much good

Why did they get rid of Samuel?
They'll have to play 3-2-5 with their current squad.

To be fair....He was awful last season and I suppose they thought they would cut their losses. They could have signed that lad Milito a couple of years ago and said he "failed a medical" or something to that extent. Jaap also apparently rejected them twice.

Their buying policy has become ridiculas. I didn't watch them so much towards the end of last season but Graveson really tighten them up and they where playing some nice football.

Baptista may drop into the holding midfield role? Or does anyone reckon will play up front?

According to the Spanish pundit on Sky News Sport and Talksport he said that they were after an attacking midfielder and the choice was between Ballack and Baptista, with Ballack unwilling to make a decision they went for Baptista.

To use an old cliche, you don't become a bad player overnight. I bet he'll have another fantastic season in Italy, will come back to Real from his loan and struggle again to settle. I think if they'd kept him this season their defensive problems would be sorted out, last season was probably just a settling in period. Him and Woodgate with Geavesen sitting in front is pretty strong.


In other news,
http://skysports.planetfootball.com/list.a...l=football_home
Shame he had so many injuries, he was a great back-up player in his first season and the competition down the left flank brought out the best in Giggsy.

i told you a bar would of been better for general chat not a chippy, i found a bar downtown kent:

I never really rated him, always came across as a sort of sol campbell bull in a china shop type defender, pretty reckless, gave away penalties and got sent off a lot. I thought roma had done pretty good business there, after all they got in mexes and ferrari. Although mexes likes the red cards too. They do need 1 class centre though, think they have an option on ramos from seville, quite highly rated.

Yeah that is a shame. That lad was pure class. He tore us apart in 94 when we went down 3-1 in Gothenberg.

With regards to Samuel, I have always thought he was a decent player but not in the class of Madrid. I didn't know he went on loan....Has Figo also or have they bought Figo?

Speaking of Mexes in the above post. Remember the link with us a year ago? How true was that? I heard he chose Roma over us and he was subject to a £10 Million bid........That would have been some summer spending!

Nah I was wrong, I just looked it up and Samuel has signed a four year deal:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/08/01/sports/WORLD.php

And Figo on a two year deal:

http://www.tribalfootball.com/august/spanishnews1070805.html

What is it with Inter and unwated Real players, Cambiasso, Solari etc.

We bid for Mexes the amount you said but the agent turned it down because he didn't think his player would be a regular, and he eventually joined Roma for less than we offered. We had tracked him for about four years before he joined Roma. You remember the story that Sir Alex sent him a United shirt with Mexes on the back?

I think they were worried that silvester would keep him out of the team, seems crazy now hey.

Yeah fergie sent him christmas cards signed by cantona as well, our boss taps up with style.

Yeah I remember that. We also did that with Joe Cole if i'm not mistaken?