NEWSNOWWest Ham a Perennial Bogey: Man Utd & Chelsea Title Race
By Rooster
On Saturday at 12:45pm West Ham face Manchester Utd at Old Trafford, the game will be watched with great interest from the Chelsea camp and the Chelsea Fans whom will have to wait until the following Monday at 4pm to play their game at St James park against Newcastle.
Reminded of United’s fearsome goal difference which makes the title winnable even after a defeat to Chelsea yesterday, Ferguson said to the Indepenent that “you cannot go into the game thinking you have some leeway.” No doubt he is perhaps mindful that West Ham, a perennial bogey team at the season’s end, will be at Old Trafford after Barcelona have left. A disastrous 1-0 defeat againstthem shattered his side’s hopes in April 1992, the year Leeds took the title, while three years later a 1-1 draw against the same side handed the title to Blackburn. All part of the baggage he must take into this period.
“If we lose the game against Barcelona next week everyone will say we’re not as good as people are saying,” he said. “If we win we’ll get the plaudits we deserve; if we don’t we’ll get the criticism we probably deserve. If you’re a betting man it wouldn’t be easy to put your money on anyone. We know that.”
As a West Ham fan, a win against United would be the the cherry on what has been a very flat sponge cake season, though realistically, United should win convincingly.
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“As a West Ham fan, a win against United would be the the cherry on what has been a very flat sponge cake season.”
Jeezus, how pathetic are you mate? Is that the height of your ambition – wrecking another teams championship bid?
Hope you get stuffed.
maybe you wrecked it yourselves on Saturday when Chelsea beat you, and any club that beats Man Utd at home will find that quite an achievement.
I dont see you beating Chelsea Mr Rooster. Thats a different league to you.
Cantona what are you talking about? rooster has not said anything about west ham playing chelsea or beating them, west ham play man utd next saturday, you obviously cant read english my foreign freind or know anything about the premier league!