Liverpool Rob: Usually I steer well clear of Brett’s advances around this peculiarity in the football calendar. If he gets hold of me he asks me out on a date to watch the match, because, well, we’re friends and it doesn’t matter who wins (or loses). This year I’m happy to put that theory to the test. I’ll let mum know she may need to buy a new hat.  Now to the prediction: I...

  It’s a shame that the first thing we find ourselves saying – if we’re being honest – is how poor West Brom were/are. But they were, and they are and there’s no shame in being honest, honestly. If you can honestly say that you are ashamed of being honest then honestly that’s a shame. As for the serious stuff … that last goal wouldn’t have looked out of place at Arsenal. Though we did...

Ben (Benglorious): Yet again it feels like an eternity since we last played, particularly because during our last outing we got our arses handed to us by some Greek team that nobody knows how to spell. In the interim leading up to today’s visit to the Hawthorns, we’ve seen United’s legal team start proceedings against every young boy who’s drawn the copyrighted MUFC badge on their maths book.  I’ve never understood copywriting; Surely it’s free...

Aside from perhaps in the physical and visceral sense, football has a problem articulating itself.  99% of managers, players, people running clubs, and them lot running the whole thing, talk without saying anything 99% of the time. That’s how they prefer it. The less actually said the better. The contractual obligation to talk about football is merely an obstacle eating into the time set aside for the doing of the football, which they navigate with...

Jonathan Shrager asked if I would like to collaborate … I said yes… Sky Sports Punditry: Salt ‘n’ Pepper Nev Vs (Mixed) “Spice Boy” Jay

I wonder if the same people behind the Premier League conspiracy, are in cohorts with the ones behind the Champions’ League one? Is it the same people? One thing’s for sure: Shinji Kagawa is officially wasted on David Moyes. How much skill and amazingnessness does a player have to have? We owe it to Kags to re-visit the #FreeShinji campaign; get some funding through a kickstarter or from an appropriate body, and work towards a...

. Ben (Benglorious): olimpyacos olympiacos oleempeeyakkos olimpiakos olimpiakos man united olympiacos champions league olympiyakos football olimpeackos fixtures how do you spell olimpiakos [phone rings: *sighs* Yes, Mother?……  Well who else always bloody calls me when I’m doing my words?……  Sorry for snapping, the computer’s playing up……  It ISN’T the Google?!  FFS.  Well how do you…….  O……  L……  Y……  M……  P……  I……  A……  C…… What do you mean “or ‘K'”, that’s fu……  Sorry, Mum.  Please continue……  O……  S.  Yes,...

Am I the only one who thinks Rooney’s goal was the strike of a man who still hasn’t learned how to care for us again yet? “Like a training ground goal” said the fella on the telly … no. I asked this question on Twitter … and turns out I am. I miss Danny. p.s still have nothing new to say about United, so am taking the 5th. Probably just for chips or something. There’s...

  Ben (Benglorious): So (checks fixture list), Crystal Palace, eh?  I really was unsure who we were supposed to be playing.  That’s not apathy on my part towards the rest of our so far atrocious season.  It genuinely feels like our last game was six months ago.  I vaguely recall no goals in a game against a team whose record signing quite obviously practices penalties at Carrington.  Time sure does drag when we’re not playing...