Tottenham v Manchester United [KO 4PM - SSHD1]

MagicMarker

Team News

Tottenham are without midfielder Sandro after he suffered a serious knee injury in the draw at QPR last weekend which required him to undergo surgery.

Also out with a knee problem is long-term absentee Younes Kaboul, while William Gallas remains sidelined with a calf injury.

Emmanuel Adebayor is missing for Villas-Boas' side as he is representing Togo at the African Cup of Nations.

Manchester United are missing Darren Fletcher after it was revealed this week he will miss the remainder of the season after surgery on his ongoing bowel condition.

Nemanja Vidic and Jonny Evans could both return from concussion and a hamstring injury respectively.

Ashley Young could miss out after picking up a knee injury in last weekend's victory over Liverpool.

Hard to say who will be the CB's for United if both Evans and Vidic are back, but I'll go with...

De Gea
Rafael Rio Evans Evra
Carrick Cleverley
Valencia Rooney Nani
v.Persie

Cantona's Collars

A lot of talk this morning that Rooney will be on the bench.We should win this as we have a more mobile midfield than the last time we played Spurs.
Gonna be a close game so I'm going for 2-1,we need to reopen that gap after City's win yesterday.

Will I Amnt

This is going to be a tough one. Got to keep Dembele and Bale quiet if we're going to get anything here.
I think there will be plenty of goals in this. Along the lines of 3-3 or 3-2.

Great day of football ahead, really looking forward to it. And I've half an Apache pizza left from last night that I'll be having for breakfast. What a start to the day already.

sReq | uTeK

Queue scholes and giggs in the middle.....,,

3-1 united

yosemite_sam

COYS

yosemite_sam

Cannot see those two inflicting any damage, they should be watching from the corporate area in their suits at this stage

Vertigo100

Talking to my 2 cousins in London. Snowing very heavily the last hour according to them. Saying there's a chance it will be off. One of them is a spurs ST holder so is trying to find out.

Edit: Gary Neville just tweeted a pic and the ground looks perfect so I'd say we are good to go.

sReq | uTeK

yosemite_sam wrote: »

Cannot see those two inflicting any damage, they should be watching from the corporate area in their suits at this stage

Tongue n cheek......

klose

Score draw me thinks

shadowcomplex

MagicMarker wrote: »

Hard to say who will be the CB's for United if both Evans and Vidic are back, but I'll go with...

De Gea
Rafael Rio Evans Evra
Carrick Cleverley
Valencia Rooney Nani
v.Persie

Kagawa will start

Red Crow

Score draw for me too.

LostBoy101

shadowcomplex wrote: »

Kagawa will start

I presume on the left instead of Tony V?

Al Capwned

From Gary Neville on Twitter....
Looks ok so far - any news on the roads around WHL?

Vertigo100

Al Capwned wrote: »

From Gary Neville on Twitter....
Looks ok so far - any news on the roads around WHL?

It's a lot worse than that now. Groundsmen working hard. Snow all around the boundaries of the pitch. Chec Ian Abraham's last tweet.

PhlegmyMoses

shadowcomplex wrote: »

Kagawa will start

I think Nani might start. Scored a few goals against Spurs over the years and Fergie always seems to put an emphasis on those kid of things.

PhlegmyMoses

As for the result; 3-2 United. This will have goals.

MagicMarker

LostBoy101 wrote: »

I presume on the left instead of Tony V?

I sure as **** hope not, Valencia has to start for his defensive duties alone.

As far as I'm concerned, Rooney is better in the middle than Kagawa, and Nani is better on the left than both Kagawa and Rooney. Kagawa shouldn't start, and if he does it should be instead of Rooney in the middle, and only because Rooney is just back from injury.

DazMarz

Really hoping for a United win today. Will help to put daylight between Chelsea and Spurs (providing Chelsea can beat Arsenal!)

MagicMarker

Bucketing snow at Stamford Bridge, if it continues like that until 4 then I wouldn't be too hopeful.

Cantona's Collars

DazMarz wrote: »

Really hoping for a United win today. Will help to put daylight between Chelsea and Spurs (providing Chelsea can beat Arsenal!)

I'm confident Arsenal will win considering Chelsea are starting with no striker (Torres is playing)

RVP to do the biz again today,Sandro will be a big loss for Spurs in the middle.

My confidence in an Arsenal win has gone.....2-0 to Chelsea now.

Mars Bar

MagicMarker wrote: »

Bucketing snow at Stamford Bridge, if it continues like that until 4 then I wouldn't be too hopeful.

Should just tell them to grow a pair and give them an orange football and get on with it.

Timmyctc

@SpursOfficial There will be a pitch inspection by the referee at 2:50pm. We will have a further update for you as soon as possible after that time.

Max Power

7-4 to United. RVPx4, Rooneyx2, Rafael. Balex2, Defoe, Lennon.

Professional Griefer

Match better be on.

Nothing to do for the rest of the day.

JaMarcus Hustle

Copper_pipe

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Match better be on.

Nothing to do for the rest of the day.

That reminds me I must sort out my CAO application before 5:15

kmart6

JaMarcus Hustle wrote: »

That picture is from hours ago so not an exact reflection of current conditions!

PhlegmyMoses

Don't think this match will go ahead, looking at those pics on Sky. :mad:

Just An Opinion

Aww it dosent look promising, decision due at 14:50. This will pįss me off!

Cantona's Collars

Just on Sky Sports "both teams & officials to have a look at conditions,final decision to be made at 3.10pm"

JaMarcus Hustle

kmart6 wrote: »

That picture is from hours ago so not an exact reflection of current conditions!

Pictures on sky show almost the exact same conditions, if not worse.

Al Capwned

Doesnt look good at all.... That's a stones!

5starpool

zerks wrote: »

Just on Sky Sports "both teams & officials to have a look at conditions,final decision to be made at 3.10pm"

2.50, not 3.10 they said.

MagicMarker

TBH, if that pic is the worst of it, I'll be pissed if it's called off. Just a bit of snow ffs.

Al Capwned

MagicMarker wrote: »

TBH, if that pic is the worst of it, I'll be pissed if it's called off. Just a bit of snow ffs.

Exactly - repaint the lines, give them a yellow ball and get on with it.

Will I Amnt

I don't see the problem playing it. I would have thought it might be called off for conditions outside the ground.
Sure how many 17:00pm Champions League games do we see with a fairly heavy blanket of snow on the ground?

Super-Rush

Why don't the just put the feckin covers back on?

Surely they have under soil heating at WHL.

Just An Opinion

MagicMarker wrote: »

TBH, if that pic is the worst of it, I'll be pissed if it's called off. Just a bit of snow ffs.

A frozen pitch can be dangerous though. Plus it's a public safety issue aswell in terms of surrounding area of White Harte Lane.

Richard Hillman

They have to take into account the temperature dip between 4.00 and 6.00. If the pitch is hard or slightly frozen by 4, it will be sure to be frozen by the last half hour of the game with the sun going down. Surely a club with the resources of Spurs should have covers and industrial heating fans on the pitch right until the teams have to warm up.

MagicMarker

Just An Opinion wrote: »

A frozen pitch can be dangerous though. Plus it's a public safety issue aswell in terms of surrounding area of White Harte Lane.

It's winter, there doesn't need to be snow for the pitch to be frozen. I don't see games around the country being called off every week because of it.

JaMarcus Hustle

Looking better now, at least on the surface.

Max Power

Sir Alex Ferguson wrote: »

Why don't the just put the feckin covers back on?

Surely they have under soil heating at WHL.

This is what I don't understand why take off the fecking covers when it's bucketing down.

5starpool

cambo2008 wrote: »

I don't see the problem playing it. I would have thought it might be called off for conditions outside the ground.
Sure how many 17:00pm Champions League games do we see with a fairly heavy blanket of snow on the ground?

As opposed to 17:00am games?

Just An Opinion

MagicMarker wrote: »

It's winter, there doesn't need to be snow for the pitch to be frozen. I don't see games around the country being called off every week because of it.

Ok well I'm just saying factors that play their part like it or not that's just the way it is. They don't call games off that easy especially big TV games like this with millions on it.

Depends on the temperature, if it's cold enough then having the covers on and then removing them will cause the pitch to freeze almost instantly.

Dave0301

Deleted User wrote: »

Depends on the temperature, if it's cold enough then having the covers on and then removing them will cause the pitch to freeze almost instantly.

Are we in the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" all of a sudden?

marvsins

Disaster if its called off specially after hearing about Sandro's replacement

Somebody could be killed on a frozen pitch.

ROCKMAN

Load of bullocks

Doesn't seem to be effecting the Chelsea v Arsenal game a few miles away..


Footballers are getting to soft ,,get on will it ,ye're getting paid enough ....

theoneeyedman

Richard Hillman wrote: »

They have to take into account the temperature dip between 4.00 and 6.00. If the pitch is hard or slightly frozen by 4, it will be sure to be frozen by the last half hour of the game with the sun going down. Surely a club with the resources of Spurs should have covers and industrial heating fans on the pitch right until the teams have to warm up.

Did u see the pictures on sly news of the groundsmen clearing the snow. They were wearing black bin liners as overcoats and white plastic bags over their heads. Absolutely laughable tbh.....there must be no decent weather gear in the club shop! More seriously though, it's indicitave of the level of preparation for wintery weather.

Professional Griefer

ROCKMAN wrote: »

Load of bullocks

Doesn't seem to be effecting the Chelsea v Arsenal game a few miles away..


Footballers are getting to soft ,,get on will it ,ye're getting paid enough ....

A lot of the time its to do with the safety of fans getting to and from the ground I think.

If the pitch wasn't ready, then Spurs should get in some trouble for it.