Let's not forget a few things: When the season started Alex said that they were going to be taking the WC more seriously this season, which is why they pretty much fielded a full team for every game, so whatever they have said or done in previous seasons really means nothing right now. Secondly, last year we fielded a reserve team in the loss to Grimsby Town, because we wanted to concentrate on the Champions League, so we've been "guilty" of doing it ourselves.
Who cares if this is the worthless cup or a charity game, that was the best team Sir alex of the red nose could field, and they got beat by liverpoool. United lose and are headed nicely for a second trophyless season in a row.
Good slide show of 10 photos at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/2812467.stm I like the one of Gerrard's goal, great pic.
Right on. In fact, this Final was anything but "Worthless." Look who played in it. Say what you want (and I usually do), it was Man. U., they are a quality side, and we did win in a terrific match. We came away with a nice bit of fame and silver, but the WC competition itself is better for the Final being what it was. Good article on this topic: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2813273.stm ----
Nice. Liverpoolfc.tv called it "Anfield South". So Liverpool is now 4-1 at the Millennium, 3-0 in cup finals? They can take their time building the new Wembley Stadium.
Sky Sport's Worthington Cup Final Gallery http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/picture_gallery/0,,1-1082400-1,00.html
The English version of yahoo has a good selection of photos at: http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/ph/foot/engl/league_cup/index.html The first three pages focus on the League Cup (look for the page links at the bottom) http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/empics/20030302/18/1786830167.jpg
[sarcasm] Remember guys, this cup means nothing, and ManU would have won 5-0 if this really meant something to them [/sarcasm] Remember, the golden rule of football, when you lose it's either the refs fault, jet lag, injuries, or because the game was "meaningless" anyway. It has nothing to do with the other team simply being better that day.
Ah, that'd be me, boss. Pick your poison: 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600. Since these are BIG, HIGH-QUALITY files, I can only keep them online for a few days to avoid giving my bandwidth an unnecessary beating. Why'd I do this, since I'm obviously a gooner and not a scouser? Well, firstly because it was a great match today-- and it was nice to walk into the bar to see the dejected ManU fans running for the door, while a Liverpool supporter saw my jersey and waved my gang in. "Come on in, lads, and watch them raise the cup!" Then I got to watch Arsenal cruise to a comfy 2-0 win over Charlton. ManU loses, Arsenal wins-- good day for me. Also, I love rooting for the underdog even when they're not my team. And finally, this is just practice for the lovely wallpapers I'm going to make when the Gunners take the premiership and FA Cup. Enjoy the wallpaper. If you have any suggestions, I'm listening!
That's absolutely fantastic. I have a begrudging respect for Arsenal that I could never have for Manchester United. It's good to see some reciprocation.
Good for you. We used to have fun in the pubs around Highbury in the old days (And I do mean old) Win or lose. But after a match in Manchester we'd have to watch ourselves, never go to the bog alone. Win or lose! Mind you I still haven't forgiven Wembley 1950!
What--no confidence in your chances in Europe? [ Will do...very nicely done. (The only element lacking would be the image of a dejected Beckham and Keane, with a forlorn Rio in the background. But perhaps that would just be mean-spirited.) And it should read LFC 2:0 MUFC, since we were technically designated the "home side" for the Final (why do you think they call it "Anfield South"?). But that's just picky, I suppose. The incorporation of the anthem lyrics in the background is an especially nice touch! Really great work--Thanks! ----
Fantastic stuff Liverpool... we at least have something to show for our disappointing year so far. Great to see Dudek be named man of the match for his awesome display in goals and good to see Gerrard and Owen on the scoresheet. You'll Never Walk Alone.
What a day ,,, Did them like Kippers. Classic Plan A Liverpool - only the Mancs are dumb (and/or arrogant) enough to play into our hands that completely. Muppets. Better than them all over the pitch, Gerrard and Hamann OWNED midfield and Silvestre is such a sweetheart for putting that much work into proving us right - he is as shitas he looks. . Great game from Dudek and Owen was merciless when called upon. He has suffered from often abominable service this season, so that was a sweet moment - as you could see from his reaction, he felt it was too. That’s his 19th goal of the season and third in a week … not bad for a player who’s “losing it” (TM David Maddock and assorted other gormless fuckwits) Much fun was had at Anfield South, it truly is an awesome arena, even on your third visit. The city itself has long been blooming and was a riot of colour and noise on this occasion. About 35,000 of us had travelled down. I arrived with the lads at about 9.30 in the morning, after a night stopover at a mate’s mate in Rhyl. The banks of the Taffe, right up to and through Sofia Gardens were already filling out with fans, loads of impromptu, largely liquid picnics, singing and banter. The antipathy between the two sets of fans meant that a large amount of self-segregation was going on, with every boozer either one or the other and no mixing, but there was no trouble of any kind that I saw. Besides, the real fun was left to be had in the traffic jams on the M4 on the way back up. One of the sweetest aspects of any occasion such as this is always that wanky thing the Mancs do - the feigned nonchalance. Seriously, it’s amazing to behold. The only fans on the planet that go in for it that completely - it’s like they seriously believe it, only they don’t of course. One lad leaned out of his car and yelled at a coach of Reds “We only turned up because we had to!” which the driver and owner of the car did not thank him for as he spent the next five minutes sat, motionless, powerless and fuming in a traffic jam whilst his car was pelted with more or less anything that wasn’t nailed down and the entire road for a 100 yards was a mass of hooting derision from us Reds. Ask a Manc where that goes on his list of things to avoid and it comes top, right ahead of being disembowelled with a rusty spoon and being fucked up the arse by a fat, sweaty Greek man.