Friday Five: A Perfect Week For Manchester United, Nani’s Return, Transfer Talk, And More
With Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Stoke City, it’s two wins in two matches for Manchester United, and after what could be termed as nothing short of a perfect week in the results department, United are now two points clear of Manchester City and four clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table....
United Close On Lindegaard, But De Gea’s A No-Go — For Now
We’ve still got almost a month and a half before the January transfer period opens, but it appears that United are already wrapping up a little winter business well before the window opens.
According to the Guardian, we’re closing in on a deal for Danish keeper Anders Lindegaard, who hails from Norwegian side Aalesunds...
Wolves Wrap, Owen’s Crocked Again, Transfer Talk, and O’Shea’s Big Payday
I won’t spend a lot of time yesterday’s Carling Cup tie against Wolves, as it was a home match that, for once this season, I wasn’t particularly concerned whether or not we’d win. I didn’t watch, but I did follow along on the live match commentary and caught highlights afterwards, and if there’s one...
Second motive for Sir Alex’s Spanish scouting trip?
Sir Alex Ferguson opted for Spain over Scunthorpe last night, as he left the squad in the hands of assistant manager Mike Phelan for the Carling Cup tie at Scunthorpe United while he did some in-person scouting of next week’s Champions League opponents, Valencia.
However, the gossip mongers at the Daily Mirror are speculating...
United scrape past Philly, but Fergie’s comments on Vidic grab headlines
Or should we say his lack of comment? His economy of phrasing ought to get tongues wagging.
When quizzed about speculation regarding Vidic leaving OT, he said, “I can’t clarify it at all.” Journalists pressed further and asked if he was going to play at United this season and he replied, “I believe so.”
By not...
Pre-season and summer roundup
I think it’s best to stick my head out and say it—with the barely lingering hope of jinxing it and being proved wrong—that we aren’t going to sign anyone. [Fergie, prove me wrong.]
We can only go by evidence. And save for the signings we made in the close season, it’s unlikely we are going to...
On Sneijder, Balotelli, Ozil et al…
All of a sudden United have found themselves making—would you believe it—headline news in the transfer market. And what’s more, we have actually put in a bid—reported at around £29m—for Wesley Sneijder.
Inter president, Massimo Moratti, has confirmed this.
Moratti has also moved to say that he intends to keep Sneijder at the club longer,...
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...
