Ferguson Trots the Same Tired Lines
Alex Ferguson was apparently “interested” in David Villa. Of course, Villa has since moved on to Barca, and most keen observers of the game would know he was unlikely to ever leave Spain. How convenient!
He then goes on to make another outrageous remark—well not so outrageous, if you think about it.
“We’ve looked at a...
Familiar guff from Messi, and a word on England fans/Rooney
So yesterday some journalist — for the 43406th time — asked Lionel Messi who his favourite footballers were. And Messi listed out familiar names — among them, to our interest, was Wayne Rooney.
“At the moment, there are maybe Ronaldo, Rooney, Xavi and one or two more – but I can’t think of one that plays...
Man Utd 2010/11 Season Fixtures Announced
United kick off their new season by welcoming Newcastle United back to the Premiership at Old Trafford. Oh, and the Premiership also opens with Liverpool v Arsenal and Spurs v Man City.
We’re also going to be having back-to-back clashes with Arsenal and Chelsea twice — in December and late April/early May.
The title run-in seems...
Apparently I am North Korea…
… well, blame the Sun for that.
I was contacted by the Sun a couple of days ago in some sweep stake thing, and they have drawn me to represent North Korea. I’ll support N Korea so that you don’t have to. Here’s the video:
Incidentally, our friends at RoM have been handed Brazil. He did...
All Smoke, Little Fire on the Transfer Front
The cynical among us have come to accept this. The optimistic claim this is a smokescreen.
Either which way you look at it, at the moment there is no transfer activity to report. There’s little one can update the blog with, other than “Nothing new to report on the transfer front.”
Of course, if one considers...
Nothing of Significance as Silly Season Continues
Well the only thing of significance that’s happened, for what it’s worth, is the approval of Javier Hernandez’s work permit.
Chicharito also scored Mexico’s only goal in their 2-1 defeat to Holland.
On the transfer front, all has been quiet save for the transfers of Smalling and Hernandez during last season. It must be said, if...
Dear Ben Foster
You said a few things today. Let me quote them for you, and then respond.
“The fans are obviously passionate about the club but sometimes they need to focus on supporting the club a bit more than getting carried away with the technicalities of who’s in charge.
On the green and gold campaign: “Yes, it’s a bit...
Ben Foster to Sign for Birmingham | Fergie Parsed
It’s certain now that Ben Foster will move on to Birmingham. The fee is mooted to be about £6m. The official site has also confirmed this.
Foster’s sale confirms what a lot of people thought: the manager had lost faith in the ‘keeper. I’d wish him the best, and I think he will emerge better all...
A New Dawn, Or Same Old?
“If we hit a bad spell, it would not be the right time to go. I would not want to put the new manager into a situation where he was taking over a bad team. I want to leave United in a good, healthy position. In 2002, I made the decision on a whim.”
Those were...
The Glazers Really Don’t Care…
… which, of course, is blindingly obvious. But more significant is their flagrant disregard for a certain word called reality.
By now this is old news, but to refresh those of you not aware, there are reports that say the Glazers are likely to further increase ticket prices.
This in itself is no big deal;...
David Gill’s “Out of Context” Cop-Out
The audio, where a United fan questioned David Gill for his contrarian remarks, has been heard, I’m sure, by all and sundry. Well done by that fan to go that far in the first place, however, I do have a gripe with said fan for not being, um, a little more prepared.
Let me explain.
Those...
Aston Villa v Manchester United: Preview/Match thread
Right. It looks like our match previewer is AWOL so let’s keep it short here. Consider this an open discussion thread — predictions, pre-match whines, moans, cheers; everything.
We lost our last match against Villa, but this United side is streets ahead of the huffing, puffing, lump of blob that was getting by on crutches.
My...
