it's the idea that we were given them because we won the league so comfortably last season that's a bit ... excuseish.
Moyes So Far!
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It's a fecking insane thing to say, tbh.
I hope he doesn't actually believe that he's been victimised by a computer.
I hope he doesn't actually believe that he's been victimised by a computer.
I think he should retire in protest.
It's silly because theres obviously no conspiracy, but he's not the first to say it, Fergie, Wenger and Jose have all complained about opening fixtures being very hard at some point, maybe it's just to take the pressure off somehow?
I actually think it's a good thing to get some of the most difficult games out of the way early on. Would it be better to go to City between two CL quarter-finals, for example? Don't think so.
So he's fecked up the pay off to the FA to give us an easy fixture list.
Thats another black mark against him, what with being ginger he's on borrowed fecking time!
Thats another black mark against him, what with being ginger he's on borrowed fecking time!
I've got no problem with him having a whinge about it, but accusing the FA of a fix to make the league more competitive is just a bit retarded.
He is not. He is suggesting something more sinister. Having to play 3 of your main rivals(2 away) in the first 5 matches is bad luck. Not the first 2 months.
"Insane" is completely over the top here, as said above, he's not the first to say it nor will he be the last, it's really just a fail-safe for managers if the results go badly.
Maybe he just reads the caf and is trying to get all the conspiracy theorists on board.
He did not need to make any comment really, has I understand it a computer selects the games and then the FA tweaks them a bit, I am sure somebody will correct me if I am wrong.
Relax people, these are all mind games.
because there is likely to be a drop in performance/results when you lose a manager of the class of Fergie.....
because we need to realise we've hired Moyes as much for his ability but as much for his potential - I dont think he was hired with instant success as a priority - he is a long term appointment!
because he is under enough pressure without the fans getting on his back
because idiots getting on the team/managers back is hardly productive
It's a bit of a weird way to start the 'them vs. us' mentality...
I didn't even realise our start was so difficult; the Swansea match is absolutely massive.
Remember when Michael Schumacher & Tiger Woods were winning everything in sight? Well, the authorities changed things around then (probably to maintain viewer/spectator interest); so it's not that "insane" to consider whether the fixture list is as dodgy as FA Cup draws appear to be.
Well, it's City and Chelsea... but then it's just two midtable clubs and Palace...
Well, Fergie did it too with "choking on your own vomit" thing. Who knows if Moyes has said it deliberately with some other purpose or he actually meant it.
I don't trust anyone in authority...even my nan when she was boss of the dinner ladies.
e) All of the above
I doubt Sky Sports have any say in the weekly order, I think Fergie just complained a few times about how they put games on early on Saturdays or on Mondays to suit their own schedule, but it can feck up the clubs schedule.
David Moyes, more than just a manager.
Meh, we have to beat the wankers some time, might as well get it out of the way.
That is interesting .
More updated article on this.
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/jun/how-the-fixture-list-is-compiled.html
You all realise this is the same shit we used to praise Fergie for? He did the "fixture list is fixed" stuff in the past as well. For all we know it may well have been an off the cuff, jokey comment taken out of context and made into a story. A non-story, in fact.
Dave is pretty good at getting his excuses in, I need to write this material down for use later in life.
How did they manage to have two super Sundays every season, with the then "Big Four" of United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool playing each other? It happened every season for about 5 in a row, that these four clubs, who happened to be the top four, got randomly selected to play each other on the same weekend.
Anyone who thinks the money men in football don't have some say on which fixtures fall on which weekend is fecking naïve, especially in these days of corporate greed and corruption.
With the money they pay, I'd imagine they get a fairly big say.
Yeah that's a good point, Super Sunday's are conveniently placed.
Yeah. And two a season is an estimate, there were probably more. During that "Big Four" spell that Sky had, where the top four clubs were hyped to the balls, if two of them played each other the other two invariably were playing on the same day. It was always United v Liverpool, followed by Chelsea v Arsenal, or some other variant. I'm no mathematician, but I'd imagine the odds of that happening randomly so often are ridiculous. Like, 50/1 or something.
Surely most of us weren't thinking that?
My United supporting mate just called Moyes "a lying scumbag"
Funny....But shocking
Funny....But shocking
Are some of you guys actually serious?
Moyes was obviously joking regarding the fixture comments IMO.
Moyes was obviously joking regarding the fixture comments IMO.
Are some of you guys actually serious?
Moyes was obviously joking regarding the fixture comments IMO.
Don't think he was as the article says:
New manager at United, hideous fixture list. I think Moyes has probably got a point but it's completely unprovable.
I kinda smiled when I read it, just reminds of the sort of cheeky stuff Fergie would say.... just cause he could.
I don't like how he keeps giving the excuse of him only starting the job on 1st july hence the lack of transfer activity. Surely if you're going after a few players, a month and a half is more than enough to get to know what your squad lacks and get one in by now. I dont think all the players he's interested in are all in the fabregas ronaldo calibre either that they're going to be that difficult to get.
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