POLL: Time for the 'experts' to learn the law...

• pierre^^

  1 Mar 10, 00:55

  Congrads to Man Utd now back to 3 horse race for EPL !!!
• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 00:55

  final whistle. 2 league cup in a row. rooney to the rescue.

• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 00:56

  scholes didnt even get the chance to play.

• R3SsH|n

  1 Mar 10, 00:57

  pulsating match...fcuk starhub for not showing it..

• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 00:58

  Originally posted by R3SsH|n:

  pulsating match...fcuk starhub for not showing it..

  singtel beat starhub to it

• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 00:59

  its the 4th league cup won by fergie. 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010.

• R3SsH|n

  1 Mar 10, 01:07

  interestingly...evra is the one who lifts the trophy..

• zocoss

  1 Mar 10, 01:23

  A good match over all... Villa as usual was very hardworking and made it very tough for United... Michael Owen has done well again, he got United back into the game scoring a well placed equalizer...

  Berbatov also had a great game creating many openings and the 2 goals as well... Valencia, probably one of the best buy this season. And Rooney, what can you say about this guy... Becoming a better player than he already was which was already very good... lol... And i think it's true when they said he is currently one of the top 3 players in the world... 

• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 01:27

  Villa is rather one dimensional, relying on the pace of young and agbonlahor. if the middle of the pitch is congested, they have no where to go.

• Poolman

  1 Mar 10, 02:38

  

• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 08:26

  Originally posted by RAFA BEN IS A GAY BASTERD:

  1st trophy..manchester united,2nd trophy epl-->,manchester united-->,3rd trophy champions league-->manchester united

  final score

   

  manchester united-> 3 trophy

  liverpool football clown---> 0 TROPHY

  and poolman can just fuck his mopther's ass.coz i still think poolman's mum is a bitch,ur sister is  a whore,and poolman's kids are bastards

  hey you, that is uncalled for lar.

• dragg

  1 Mar 10, 08:38

  congrats!!!

   

• Rooney9

  1 Mar 10, 09:14

  a cup won by united, whose priority is the league title and CL.

• TIB657M

  1 Mar 10, 09:28

  Hope the success in Carling Cup can boost Man U's chance of overhaul Chelsea in 3-horse race BPL.

  For Rooney, he had excelled in header, both legs to score the crucial goals. He has found himself in the best form after departure of Ronaldo.

  But it was a good match for Aston Villa.

  Comment for yesterday's match:
  For Park, once he got the ball he just chionged to the opposition half and passed to his teammates accurately.

• Poignant

  1 Mar 10, 09:33

  Owen injury a blow for Man Utd - Ferguson

  Michael Owen suffered a hamstring injury in an action-packed first half of the Carling Cup final that also saw him score to level the match early on.

  The former Liverpool star started the Carling Cup final against Aston Villa on Sunday but had to be replaced just before half-time because of a hamstring injury, which manager Sir Alex Ferguson described as a ‘blow’.

  The Red Devils went onto to clinch the title 2-1 with Owen’s replacement Wayne Rooney scoring the winner but manager Sir Alex Ferguson rued the injury to his striker who levelled in the 12th minute.

  "He (Owen) did really well for us and it was a good performance from him. It's maybe our fault too. He's not had a lot of minutes recently and that soft pitch didn't help him. It's a bad blow for us,” Ferguson said.

• Poignant

  1 Mar 10, 09:37

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4NghPlvKnE

• Poignant

  1 Mar 10, 09:38

  GOALS

• iceFatboy

  1 Mar 10, 09:46

  Originally posted by Rooney9:

  chelsea were well beaten, all thanks to their goalie hilario and inept defending. sour grapes. it will be interesting to see how they cope without cech for 1 month. by the time cech come back, maybe chelsea is out of all competitions

  bro, why u bother and get ruffled?? in the past, it sets my blood boiling, but now, I just pity them. no need to say much la, just imagine one mad dog coming to the front of your gate, and making a ruckus.. when it is thirsty/tired after barking for a while, it will go away.  meanwhile, for us, we just sit in aircon room, with our coke, and tv, and just enjoy life..

• dragg

  1 Mar 10, 09:48

  villa has a very poor record against man u.

  i expected a man u. 

  though i was hoping villa can break the duck.

   

• iceFatboy

  1 Mar 10, 09:54

  Originally posted by dragg:

  villa has a very poor record against man u.

  i expected a man u. 

  though i was hoping villa can break the duck.

   

  well, this season, villa got 4 pts off MU, not entirely a bad record leh..

• dragg

  1 Mar 10, 09:56

  Originally posted by iceFatboy:

  well, this season, villa got 4 pts off MU, not entirely a bad record leh..

  not bad but i was hoping villa cant win something.

  they badly needed a trophy to cheer their fans.

   

• zocoss

  1 Mar 10, 11:14

  For the record, That was Rooney's fifth consecutive headed goal. In fact, seven out of his last eight goals have been headers. Quite a statistic considering he had scored only four headed goals in his career before this season... Suddenly his head became very useful... lol.
• Rock^Star

  1 Mar 10, 11:48

  rooney can be a target man, reminds me of alan shearer and christian vieri. He can also be a creator like tevez zidane or cantona.

  it's a matter of time before he wins the world footballer of the year. If man u clinches the champions league this year, that might just do it for him. Still not exactly in the class of messi and zidance yet until he shines on big finals like the world cup and champions league final.

  I also think that valencia has been a very good buy. His accurate crosses down the wing reminds me of beckham in the 90s. He would never have connected those crosses onto the right heads and feet if he had remained at wigan.

• Poignant

  1 Mar 10, 18:53

  Aston Villa Boss Martin O'Neill: Referee Phil Dowd Cost Us The League Cup

  Referee's decision, or lack thereof, denies Villa victory, cries boss.

  

  Nemanja Vidic & Gabriel Agbonlahor, Manchester United v Aston Villa (Getty Images)

  
  

  Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes referee Phil Dowd cost his side a piece of silverware, after losing 2-1 to Manchester United in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
  
  United defender Nemanja Vidic fouled Gabriel Agbonlahor to give away a penalty, but Dowd failed to produce a red card despite the Serbia international being the last man, which should have seen him sent off by default.
  
  James Milner stepped up, scored, and consequently gave the Villans an early lead. But strikes from Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney ensured the Red Devils retained the trophy.

  "It was plain for all to see," said O'Neill, according to The Sun. "It's an inexplicable decision. There was a goalscoring opportunity in the area.
  
  He continued: "It was a mistake from an otherwise very fine referee. "There's no other decision. It's the major point of the match.
  
  "Anybody would be wondering how he could come to any other conclusion.
  
  "It doesn't matter whether it's the first or 90th minute. It is straightforward - so straightforward it is incredible.
  
  "It's hard to take. I thought we played splendidly, particularly in the first half.
  
  "I'm disappointed for the team but they're resilient, they're strong, they're young and they will fight back."
  
  Contrary to his gaffer's views, Villa defender Richard Dunne insisted it would have made no difference had Sir Alex Ferguson's men been a man short, since they managed without any significant problems at Villa Park earlier in the season in such a situation. But the former Celtic boss vehemently disagreed with his player.
  
  "Richard's a great lad - and I totally disagree with him," O'Neill added. "It's a different game, you are talking about Wembley and all that goes with Wembley on one particular match.
  
  "I'd have to disagree. It's not often I disagree with him this season," he concluded.

• sand king

  1 Mar 10, 19:06

  Originally posted by Poignant:

  Aston Villa Boss Martin O'Neill: Referee Phil Dowd Cost Us The League Cup

  Referee's decision, or lack thereof, denies Villa victory, cries boss.

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  Nemanja Vidic & Gabriel Agbonlahor, Manchester United v Aston Villa (Getty Images)

  
  

  Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill believes referee Phil Dowd cost his side a piece of silverware, after losing 2-1 to Manchester United in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
  
  United defender Nemanja Vidic fouled Gabriel Agbonlahor to give away a penalty, but Dowd failed to produce a red card despite the Serbia international being the last man, which should have seen him sent off by default.
  
  James Milner stepped up, scored, and consequently gave the Villans an early lead. But strikes from Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney ensured the Red Devils retained the trophy.

  "It was plain for all to see," said O'Neill, according to The Sun. "It's an inexplicable decision. There was a goalscoring opportunity in the area.
  
  He continued: "It was a mistake from an otherwise very fine referee. "There's no other decision. It's the major point of the match.
  
  "Anybody would be wondering how he could come to any other conclusion.
  
  "It doesn't matter whether it's the first or 90th minute. It is straightforward - so straightforward it is incredible.
  
  "It's hard to take. I thought we played splendidly, particularly in the first half.
  
  "I'm disappointed for the team but they're resilient, they're strong, they're young and they will fight back."
  
  Contrary to his gaffer's views, Villa defender Richard Dunne insisted it would have made no difference had Sir Alex Ferguson's men been a man short, since they managed without any significant problems at Villa Park earlier in the season in such a situation. But the former Celtic boss vehemently disagreed with his player.
  
  "Richard's a great lad - and I totally disagree with him," O'Neill added. "It's a different game, you are talking about Wembley and all that goes with Wembley on one particular match.
  
  "I'd have to disagree. It's not often I disagree with him this season," he concluded.

  Wth? Didn't the Brown give Villa a pk at the start? Not many refs will do that ya know?