Blackburn Rovers vs Manchester United - KO 20:00 Sky Sports 1

Nalz

Gonna get the ball rolling for this one...

Team News

Blackburn defender Gael Givet is their only doubt, with his recovery from a hamstring problem slower than expected.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has overcome the back problem that forced him off during last Monday's win over Fulham.

Nani, Michael Owen, Anderson, Nemanja Vidic and Darren Fletcher are all out for United.

Predict a 0-2 win for Manchester United.

J. Marston

Blackburn to troll us during a title run-in yet again. 1-1.

SEPT 23 1989

Howard Webb:rolleyes:

The_Kew_Tour

more I think about it the more I see 1-1 draw.

Nalz

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Howard Webb:rolleyes:

hi

_blank_

United to cruise it, winning by two clear goals.

G.K.

i'm loving this preview: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1123405-man-united-at-blackburn-8-bold-predictions-when-red-devils-visit-ewood-park

Iang87

this match is far more important to my fantasy football league than it is to the premier league. At least there is still a bit of who's gonna win it with fantasy

kryogen

Tough game, honestly with Webb as the ref given how he is usually bad from a United point of view Im a little worried about him.

Other then that Blackburn are going to be tough to beat there anyway, its a ground we have struggled at for a while now and they did already hurt the title chances this season! I think once is enough, and given Mancinis comments, they City result and the opportunity that is presenting itself to get a bit of breathing room I would hope the team has enough to get the 3 points.

willmunny1990

Easy win for United IMO. Blackburn can't defend and United should be focused.

This 'scrapping for their lives' stuff is nonsense. Look at the statistics from the past and you will see a relegation candidate's form generally doesn't change in the run in, they usually remain ****.

willmunny1990

kryogen wrote: »

Tough game, honestly with Webb as the ref given how he is usually bad from a United point of view Im a little worried about him.

Other then that Blackburn are going to be tough to beat there anyway, its a ground we have struggled at for a while now and they did already hurt the title chances this season! I think once is enough, and given Mancinis comments, they City result and the opportunity that is presenting itself to get a bit of breathing room I would hope the team has enough to get the 3 points.

:pac:

Nalz

Howard Webb :rolleyes:

Leftist

draw. Scholes starting could be a big difference but united don't win there often and it's their cup final.

The_Kew_Tour

kryogen wrote: »

Tough game, honestly with Webb as the ref given how he is usually bad from a United point of view Im a little worried about him.

Other then that Blackburn are going to be tough to beat there anyway, its a ground we have struggled at for a while now and they did already hurt the title chances this season! I think once is enough, and given Mancinis comments, they City result and the opportunity that is presenting itself to get a bit of breathing room I would hope the team has enough to get the 3 points.

Yep costs us more then he favoured us.

Can see draw with him in charge.

Melion

This is a genuine question but are United fans really giving out about Howard Webb being the ref for tonight, what the hell is going on in this forum today?

kryogen

willmunny1990 wrote: »

:pac:

Thought I might draw that reaction from an uninformed poster.

i did! yay!

Webb does far more bad for United then good. this is a fact.

jaykay74

Melion wrote: »

This is a genuine question but are United fans really giving out about Howard Webb being the ref for tonight, what the hell is going on in this forum today?

These days he goes out of his way to blow up against Utd just to show he doesn't favour us.

kryogen

Melion wrote: »

This is a genuine question but are United fans really giving out about Howard Webb being the ref for tonight, what the hell is going on in this forum today?

Would you accept that United fans probably have more knowledge of Webbs history in matches involving United and our closest rivals and how the decisions have really affected the team overall?

Jesus Shaves

kryogen wrote: »

Thought I might draw that reaction from an uninformed poster.

i did! yay!

Webb does far more bad for United then good. this is a fact.

Exactly, peoples infatuation with howard webb and Man Utd is quite ridiculous at this stage.

The_Kew_Tour

Melion wrote: »

This is a genuine question but are United fans really giving out about Howard Webb being the ref for tonight, what the hell is going on in this forum today?

of course, it's proven down the years he been against us more then for us.

Jesus Shaves

jaykay74 wrote: »

These days he goes out of his way to blow up against Utd just to show he doesn't favour us.

Exactly this,
I can see a peno for Blackburn tonight

Jax Teller

Have a bad feeling about this game .

eagle eye

Hopefully Ferguson sends out 2 wingers and 4 strikers again, won a nice bit of money at Christmas when he did that against us.

If he sends out a decent team though I can only see one result and thats a pretty comprehensive win for United sadly. We've been playing pretty well of late but the defense just can't handle an attacking force of United's quality.

J. Marston

Blackburn away 07/08 during the run-in, 1-1. Last minute equaliser by Tevez.
Blackburn away 09/10 during the run-in, 0-0. Big blow in the title race, lost it in the end to Chelsea.
Blackburn away 10/11 during the run-in, 1-1. Title decider, Blackburn take the lead and we get a draw thankfully with a penalty from Rooney.

I hate Blackburn away.

Guy:Incognito

Handy Utd win imo.

willmunny1990

kryogen wrote: »

Thought I might draw that reaction from an uninformed poster.

i did! yay!

Webb does far more bad for United then good. this is a fact.

The last game I saw Webb ref United was against us, where he gave you two penalties, one of which was a blatant dive.

Im not saying he gives United all the decisions, but to suggest the total opposite and say he's bad for United is ludicrous.

jaykay74

eagle eye wrote: »

Hopefully Ferguson sends out 2 wingers and 4 strikers again, won a nice bit of money at Christmas when he did that against us.

Who were the 4 strikers

willmunny1990

J. Marston wrote: »

Blackburn away 07/08 during the run-in, 1-1. Last minute equaliser by Tevez.
Blackburn away 09/10 during the run-in, 0-0. Big blow in the title race, lost it in the end to Chelsea.
Blackburn away 10/11 during the run-in, 1-1. Title decider, Blackburn take the lead and we get a draw thankfully with a penalty from Rooney.

I hate Blackburn away.

that's when Blackburn used to be half decent, especially defensively. They had Jones and Samba at the back last season.

United wont struggle tonight, they'll win at a canter IMO.

Will I Amnt

Melion wrote: »

This is a genuine question but are United fans really giving out about Howard Webb being the ref for tonight, what the hell is going on in this forum today?

Yes,he's a shìt referee and usually gets a couple of big decisions wrong every game.
They might go for you or against you but I'd rather take my chances with a referee with less of a history of regularly getting big decisions wrong.

Will I Amnt

I'll be happy with a 7-1,hope Berba gets a run out

Professional Griefer

Good enough feeling about tonight, win by 2/3.

v3ttel

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Howard Webb

willmunny1990 wrote: »

Howard Webb :pac:

Melion wrote: »

This is a genuine question but are United fans really giving out about Howard Webb being the ref for tonight, what the hell is going on in this forum today?

Posted this elsewhere already (more or less)...

Howard Webb isn't pro United or anti United. He is just a reasonably poor ref (in comparison to continental ones imo) who makes an awful lot of bad calls.

Is he pro Holland because De Jong kung fu kicked Xabi Alonso in the World Cup final and only got a yellow? No.

Is he pro City because he didn't sent off Balotelli for stamping on Scott Parkers head whilst looking right at it? No.

It's because he is human and makes mistakes.

The fact that he "gives United all the decisions" is a complete myth that is bandied about by people too lazy to form a proper opinion based on fact. Do you think if he favoured one team, he'd ever be allowed to ref a game again, nevermind the World Cup final in 2010? The fact that people even joke about it is childish.

If he had the benefit of 20 replays with 20 different angles, I'm sure he'd get more decisions "right" in fans eyes. Then again, some people still can't agree even with the benefit of all those aids.

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DDG
Smalling---Rio---Evans----Evra
Valencia-Carrick-Scholes-Young

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Rooney---Chico

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United to sneak it 0-1.

eagle eye

jaykay74 wrote: »

Who were the 4 strikers

Sorry it was 3 wingers and 3 strikers.

Valencia, Park, Nani and Hernandez, Berbatov and Wellbeck iirc.

kryogen

G.K. wrote: »

i'm loving this preview: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1123405-man-united-at-blackburn-8-bold-predictions-when-red-devils-visit-ewood-park

Em....very optomistic one anyway

That_Guy

Howard Webb.... favouritism... yada yada yada....

Nalz

I would like to see this

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De Gea

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-Rafael----Jones---Evans

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Evra-
-Valencia--Carrick--Scholes---Young-

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Rooney---Welbeck

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Jax Teller

Trilla wrote: »

I would like to see this

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De Gea

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-Rafael----Jones---Evans

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Evra-
-Valencia--Carrick--Scholes---Young-

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Rooney---Welbeck

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You're off your rocker no Rio ?

Nalz

Coletrickle88 wrote: »

You're off your rocker no Rio ?

Stuck Jones in as theres talk of Rio being out with a back problem. Obviously would prefer him there if he is fit.

GavRedKing

2-1 Blackburn, for the LOLZ.

Liam O

Ah we've already had the yearly bogey result against Blackburn, better to get it out of the way early and leave the second game for the hammering

gracehopper

There needs to be an improvement on last week or we will drop points or even lose this one. i thought Rovers were good at old trafford recently.

We need to control the game early on and hit blackburn when they have players committed up the park.

trilla, i hope Rio is playing. We'll need him in this one

Hank Scorpio

0-3 United

Nalz

gracehopper wrote: »

There needs to be an improvement on last week or we will drop points or even lose this one. i thought Rovers were good at old trafford recently.

We need to control the game early on and hit blackburn when they have players committed up the park.

trilla, i hope Rio is playing. We'll need him in this one

pint?

gracehopper

Trilla wrote: »

pint?

I'm watching it with the aul lad, i've to give me niece a guitar lesson beforehand as well. Lets do pints next sunday for QPR? carvery dinner maybe and pints?

Nalz

gracehopper wrote: »

I'm watching it with the aul lad, i've to give me niece a guitar lesson beforehand as well. Lets do pints next sunday for QPR? carvery dinner maybe and pints?

I'm in. Now back to praying for 3 points tonight!

3hn2givr7mx1sc

gracehopper wrote: »

I'm watching it with the aul lad, i've to give me niece a guitar lesson beforehand as well. Lets do pints next sunday for QPR? carvery dinner maybe and pints?

Trilla wrote: »

I'm in. Now back to praying for 3 points tonight!

adox

0-2 to Utd. Hope Rios fit.

Nailz

Watching Blackburn Away at home for the first time in a couple of seasons, sadly can't make it three-in-a-row due to college bid'ness... I'm hopeful, yet ever-so cautious about the game due to an educated school of thought brought upon our last few visits to Ewood Park, at the end of the day I can see this being a hard fought, but narrow victory for United, either 1-0 or 2-1, I don't think it will be pretty, either.

Although, if we have them on the rope for long spells I'd like to see the lads cancelling out the -3 goal difference, at least, but the most important thing is the 3 points and stretching the gap at the top to 5 points - I'll take that right now...

COME ON UNITED!

Al Capwned

J. Marston wrote: »

Blackburn away 07/08 during the run-in, 1-1. Last minute equaliser by Tevez.
Blackburn away 09/10 during the run-in, 0-0. Big blow in the title race, lost it in the end to Chelsea.
Blackburn away 10/11 during the run-in, 1-1. Title decider, Blackburn take the lead and we get a draw thankfully with a penalty from Rooney.

I hate Blackburn away.

Ah, it wasn't bad last year though was it???

Al Capwned

If anyone was selling a 1-0 now, I'd take it, but hopefully it'll be a bit more comfortable than that.

Raging gonna miss this game tonight - gotta go to a 2 hour meeting at 8 that i cant get out of -
think i'm gonna have a few shneaaaky looks at livescore while no ones looking!

MagicMarker

Very nervous about tonight, my spidey senses say it'll be a draw.