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4 of the last 6 Arsenal v Liverpool Premier league games have ended in a draw, 3/1 for a draw tonight looks like decent value.

Live match tonight.

The new Chelsea manager was given a five and half year contract but how long will he actually last?

I actually dont think Rashford was a shite trainer. I think he was mentally beaten by the club whether that be through expectation, pressure, criticism or loss of faith. He mentally shut down. No mention of him being a bad trainer at Villa, Barca or England.

If he turned up or was on time he was apparently a decent trainer but I believe he had issues with England and this was one incident with Barcelona

Marcus Rashford was left out of Barcelona's starting line-up to face Getafe on Sunday night after arriving late to training on the morning of the game.

Rashford, 27, had been looking to continue his good form after scoring twice in Barcelona's 2-1 Champions League victory at Newcastle United.

But his lack of punctuality — which sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed to The Athletic — saw head coach Hansi Flick continue his policy of not selecting players to start a match if they have been late to training or a meeting

The answer to how to fix Man U is simple - new ownership!  Everything else is just tinkering.

New ownership needs to be a group of competent people in charge what Man City,Liverpool and Arsenal all currently have. Radcliffe and Co are just extension of the incompetence under the Glazers.

DCU should be further than 3 points ahead,  debatable call to disallow that DCU goal before the break.

[another desperate stab in the dark]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/01/05/sir-jim-ratcliffe-has-got-all-big-decisions-wrong-at-united/When you reflect on this saga, perhaps the most extraordinary detail is United's surprise at the manager that Amorim turned out to be. Ratcliffe prised him from Sporting Lisbon in the first place, knowing full well that he was a headstrong personality wedded to a rigid tactical system. And yet now he has cast him aside for the very same reasons. An impression grows that Ratcliffe, for all his staggering business successes, has not the faintest conception of how to put the listing United supertanker back on an even keel. For fans hoping fervently for a turning of the page, Amorim's exit signals less a masterstroke than another desperate stab in the dark.

What's been going on since Ferguson retired in 2013, he ran the club on and off the field with a Iron fist and over the last decade it's clear under the ownership of the Glazers how desperately run the club are and has been no improvement by passing on the football side of things to Radcliffe and with hand picked guys.

I might add the day's of a manager holding everything together as Ferguson did are over and unless the club can become well run off the field you can't expect to be challenging for major honours on the field.

Man Utd have spent £2 billion on players since Ferguson left.

Mainly squandered.

[another desperate stab in the dark]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/01/05/sir-jim-ratcliffe-has-got-all-big-decisions-wrong-at-united/When you reflect on this saga, perhaps the most extraordinary detail is United's surprise at the manager that Amorim turned out to be. Ratcliffe prised him from Sporting Lisbon in the first place, knowing full well that he was a headstrong personality wedded to a rigid tactical system. And yet now he has cast him aside for the very same reasons. An impression grows that Ratcliffe, for all his staggering business successes, has not the faintest conception of how to put the listing United supertanker back on an even keel. For fans hoping fervently for a turning of the page, Amorim's exit signals less a masterstroke than another desperate stab in the dark.

What's been going on since Ferguson retired in 2013, he ran the club on and off the field with a Iron fist and over the last decade it's clear under the ownership of the Glazers how desperately run the club are and has been no improvement by passing on the football side of things to Radcliffe and with hand picked guys.

I might add the day's of a manager holding everything together as Ferguson did are over and unless the club can become well run off the field you can't expect to be challenging for major honours on the field.

Sigerson Cup Round One

Tuesday 6th January

St Mary's v Maynooth University in St Mary's at 1.30pm

TUS Midlands v MTU Kerry in TUS Midlands at 7pm

TU Dublin v DKIT in Grangegorman at 7.30pm

Ulster University v DCU Dóchas Eireann in Burren at 7.30pm

Wednesday 7th January

UCD v ATU Galway in Belfield at 7.30pm

Queens University v University of Galway in Abbottstown at 7.30pm

MTU Cork v UL in MTU Cork at 7.30pm

ATU Sligo v UCC in Edenderry at 8pm

**venues and throw-in times subject to change due to the inclement weather conditions.  Ulster University v DCU will be live on YouTube.

Croke Park finals shouid be three good matches and all hard to call

This Sunday

All-Ireland IFC final
An Ghaeltacht (Kerry) v Glenullin (Derry) 3.30pm

All-Ireland JFC final
Ballymacelligott (Kerry) v Clogher Eire Og (Tyrone), 1.30pm

Sunday the 18th

All-ireland SFC final

St Brigids (Roscommon) v Dingle (Kerry) 3.40pm

It was never going to end well giving that interview.  Things are better said behind closed doors, but perhaps he knew it was coming soon and got his piece out before he got fired.   

A stubbornness to change and adapt was his biggest flaw.  Although I agree with him that changing his highly touted formation due to external pressure would have looked weak, it ultimately led to underwhelming results and cost him his job. 

Expectation at Man Utd always makes this a difficult job.  They are miles off top 4 consistency despite what fans think. 

Whoever take the reigns full time next, needs to out and out say we are aiming to finsh 1/2 positions higher than last season, and maintain that goal each year. 

They are nowhere near top 4, and any declaration of top 4 intent is putting a rod on your back.   

4th/5th would be a natural expectations for a club like them and no disrespect to Aston Villa but they are currently 3rd and shouid grab champions league football again. The expectations with those in charge is probably a league title challenge and they are nowhere near that.

Not a surprise Ruben Amorim has been sacked though the timing is odd. Under INEOS's ownership of Nice they are onto their 5th manager in 8 years so probably something similar with Man United for the next decade as they use the media to hype up the new stadium that may never get built?

[but there was no one busting a gut to close him down.]

The sad thing is when Gakpo scored in the 94th minute I had no confidence in Liverpool holding out.  Thought Fulham would have at least one more chance.  The strike was brilliant but there was no one busting a gut to close him down.

One thing I've noticed with Liverpool a lot this season, when closing down and high pressure on opposition players when in possession was previous trait.

Is S. Poacher still with Leitrim?

Yes 2nd year as Leitrim manager, Daniel St Ledger is one of his coaches.

Brilliant goal from Fulham.

Great finish when it looked like Liverpool had the game won with 94th minute goal.

Full Time St Brigids 1-16 Scotstown 1-12. Best team over the 60 minutes won.