At this stage this game has make or break written all over it. However, if we lose and then go on a 12-13 games unbeaten run no one would remember this game. But again, losing today while the Mancs beat Chelsea this season would be over already as far as the title goes. Not that we were in it in the first place realistically but the psychological effect of being knocked out of the title race this early would deffo be a blow.
As was stated above a win regardless of how would be sweet, but even sweeter would be a clear cut win in style. Then we would truly send a message we're going places.
I'm so nervous it's not healthy. Isn't it our turn to win there? Last season we outplayed them for most of the game before silly defending cost us two goals. And 3 years back we completly played them off the park yet they got away with two lucky goals.
Come on you redmen!
Martin, I don't see anything, whether negative or positive in terms of the title this season. We need to be realistic and forget about it in any context this season.
Two seasons outside of the top four tells it's own story and brings a whole array of issues that need addressing.
It's easy to fall out of the top four and much harder to break back in.
So we need to look at who we are likely to be competing with for fourth. Spurs and Arsenal over the length of the season are the obvious contenders with maybe one other either staying the course or emerging out of the pack post January.
This weekend therefore is by far the biggest and probably prove to be in the top three in terms of importance in the context of
our whole season. We have a chance to pick up three points on
both our rivals in the same weekend.
The games against the Mancs are irrelevant as far as
our season goes other than they being 6 points to gain and the twin by-products of bragging rights and us doing what we can to stop them going two ahead of us in titles won.
The last two seasons have simply accelerated the demise our club has been going through ever since Moores became chairman and Souness was appointed manager.
Only now are we in a position to start the long haul back, and it is a long haul, as we are years behind the teams we would like to be competing against in terms of finance and club structure.