Hi guys, sorry for the delay in posting. I hopej everyone (who celebrates it) had a good christmas and got all the presents they wanted? United have performed admirally in my absense, particularly Ronaldo... What a rich vein of form he is in!!!
As I am writing this I have just heard Jose's litle boys have dropped another 2 points and the full time whistle has gone at old trafford, wioth the score at 3-2. This means we go into the new year 6 points clear.
If you were to look at the position we were in 12 months ago, we were 11 points behind Chelsea with no real hope of bringing the title home. We now sit pretty 6 points clear at the top with our beloved team playing some of the greatest football we have seen for 3 or 4 years.
We have done the difficult bit and now we have the opportunity to strengthen in January, bring in a couple of key pleyers and really push on for the title. Call me premature but I think we have a real chance in all competitions this season, when you have players like Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs and Scholes you can be forgiven for being premature.
Well guys I know it's a brief post, but I thought I would just chesck in and let you know I haven't given up on the blog. There will be lots more posting and commenting in the new year, until then have a great new year and look forward to chatting to you all on the blog and in the forum in 2007. Long live United!!!
P.S Happy 65th Birthday to Fergie! You are the greatest manager to have lived!
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Man Utd V West Ham match review
Today is a day of reflection, at one point we looked like we could go 8 points clear at the top of the premiership and in the end we ended up only 2 points clear. Is a 1-0 defeat away at Premiership strugglers acceptable? To me it isn’t, we must try harder and win those types of games if we are to bring the title home.
Chelsea did what they seem to be getting very good at yesterday and that is coming from behind. Twice they were chasing the game and twice they came back to eventually win the game. United on the other hand seemed wasteful in front of goal and we only have ourselves to blame.
Perhaps I am being too harsh on the team, perhaps the odd slip-up is acceptable, I just feel so passionate about this group of lads, I truly believe that they can win everything in their path. I have such high standards for Manchester United that any defeat hurts so much, especially when the opposition pull off results like Chelsea did yesterday.
Anyhow let’s not dwell on the past. There is still half a season to play and plenty of time to extend our lead at the top. I was speaking to a couple of Arsenal and Chelsea fans yesterday and they truly believe that United have peaked. I was curious about this statement and had to agree.
But what I think they meant is that United have peaked and now they will decline. What a foolish way to think! United don’t decline…ever! At the start of the season critics thought we were way off challenging for the league, look now! Everyone is saying it’s a 2 horse race between United and Chelsea. If people think we will just drop off, they are sorely mistaken. With a couple of additions in January we will be stronger than ever. We will have more cover and more firepower.
During my discussion with this Arsenal and Chelsea fan (well they spent most of the time arguing amongst themselves) the conversation got onto whether history or current performance was more important. I mused for a while and decided, we have both. We are so fortunate to support a team such as Manchester United. We have the greatest history and are always there or thereabouts in most competitions. I love Manchester United and will always love them, come on lads bring the League home!
P.S here are some rubbish highlights of yesterdays game
Chelsea did what they seem to be getting very good at yesterday and that is coming from behind. Twice they were chasing the game and twice they came back to eventually win the game. United on the other hand seemed wasteful in front of goal and we only have ourselves to blame.
Perhaps I am being too harsh on the team, perhaps the odd slip-up is acceptable, I just feel so passionate about this group of lads, I truly believe that they can win everything in their path. I have such high standards for Manchester United that any defeat hurts so much, especially when the opposition pull off results like Chelsea did yesterday.
Anyhow let’s not dwell on the past. There is still half a season to play and plenty of time to extend our lead at the top. I was speaking to a couple of Arsenal and Chelsea fans yesterday and they truly believe that United have peaked. I was curious about this statement and had to agree.
But what I think they meant is that United have peaked and now they will decline. What a foolish way to think! United don’t decline…ever! At the start of the season critics thought we were way off challenging for the league, look now! Everyone is saying it’s a 2 horse race between United and Chelsea. If people think we will just drop off, they are sorely mistaken. With a couple of additions in January we will be stronger than ever. We will have more cover and more firepower.
During my discussion with this Arsenal and Chelsea fan (well they spent most of the time arguing amongst themselves) the conversation got onto whether history or current performance was more important. I mused for a while and decided, we have both. We are so fortunate to support a team such as Manchester United. We have the greatest history and are always there or thereabouts in most competitions. I love Manchester United and will always love them, come on lads bring the League home!
P.S here are some rubbish highlights of yesterdays game
Friday, December 15, 2006
Manchester United get Lille in the Champions league
The draw has taken place in the Champions league and we have got Lille, aguably the weakest team in the competition. This is good news and I would now expect us to progress into the quarter finals.
Liverpool face Barcelona so I guess they will be leaving the comeptition early lol!
Mourinho travels to his old team Porto!
Liverpool face Barcelona so I guess they will be leaving the comeptition early lol!
Mourinho travels to his old team Porto!
Man Utd Champions league draw
So today is the big draw, we will finally know who we will face in February when the champions’ league reconvenes. As you would expect, there are so many great teams mixed up in the draw that there promises to be one or two great fixtures for the passive fan to feat their eyes upon. But we’re not here to talk about other teams we are here to talk about United, the One and only football team that actually matters.
Let’s have a look at the options of who we might get, as always I’ll let you now my outspoken views.
Inter Milan:
Fantastic prospect. After buying half the Juventus team they are in a similar predicament to Chelsea, too many stars to cope with. They are strong and very capable of going all the way and would provide us with a great test.
PSV Eindhoven:
Play in an inferior Dutch league, but seem to rise to the big occasions in Europe. If United are playing at anywhere near the tenacity that they are at the moment, this should be a safe passage.
Roma:
Totti is their main man and has been for some time. Currently doing well in Serie A and would probably want to make their mark in Europe this year. Again United are better on paper.
Real Madrid:
A team of Galatico’s that have underperformed for a number of seasons. That said, with a new coach, they are a tough prospect. United will have a to play well both home and away if they are to go through. A truly mouth watering prospect!
Barcelona:
The cream of Europe, last years champions and the team that everyone want to beat. They have class all over the field in Eto, Ronaldinho and Messi. Having said that Rooney, Ronaldo, Saha and Scholes are just as good! Another dream prospect!
Porto:
When Mourinho knocked us out of the competition with Porto there was outcry. How could such an inferior team take us down? They got lucky with a free-kick, but they did go onto win the tournament. I would look at Porto as our Bogey team.
Lille:
The whipping boys. The weakest team in the group and the one that most teams will be hoping they get. As far as United are concerned, they never seem to perform against the underdogs. On paper though, this should be a passage to the quarter finals.
Let’s have a look at the options of who we might get, as always I’ll let you now my outspoken views.
Inter Milan:
Fantastic prospect. After buying half the Juventus team they are in a similar predicament to Chelsea, too many stars to cope with. They are strong and very capable of going all the way and would provide us with a great test.
PSV Eindhoven:
Play in an inferior Dutch league, but seem to rise to the big occasions in Europe. If United are playing at anywhere near the tenacity that they are at the moment, this should be a safe passage.
Roma:
Totti is their main man and has been for some time. Currently doing well in Serie A and would probably want to make their mark in Europe this year. Again United are better on paper.
Real Madrid:
A team of Galatico’s that have underperformed for a number of seasons. That said, with a new coach, they are a tough prospect. United will have a to play well both home and away if they are to go through. A truly mouth watering prospect!
Barcelona:
The cream of Europe, last years champions and the team that everyone want to beat. They have class all over the field in Eto, Ronaldinho and Messi. Having said that Rooney, Ronaldo, Saha and Scholes are just as good! Another dream prospect!
Porto:
When Mourinho knocked us out of the competition with Porto there was outcry. How could such an inferior team take us down? They got lucky with a free-kick, but they did go onto win the tournament. I would look at Porto as our Bogey team.
Lille:
The whipping boys. The weakest team in the group and the one that most teams will be hoping they get. As far as United are concerned, they never seem to perform against the underdogs. On paper though, this should be a passage to the quarter finals.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Man Utd Ruffle Cheslea's feathers
So Chelsea got lucky yesterday with a cheeky 1-0 win over Newcastle and now John Terry has decided to join the slanging match party. It seams that all is not well in the Chelsea camp; we have ruffled a few feathers by being serious title challengers.
Chelsea, under Mourniho, have yet to experience pressure on their premiership title campaign and now is the time for us to really get going and make life difficult for the boys in blue. We have another must win game against West Ham at the weekend, whilst Chelsea are away to Everton.
In other news, the champion’s league draw is tomorrow and I for one am really excited about this one. Most people know that I would like us to get one of the big teams. Barcelona or Real Madrid would be brilliant, others hope that we get someone smaller, Roma seems to be the preferred option.
January is getting closer and the speculation is still rife about who we will sign. The usual suspects like Hargreaves, Torres and Huntelaar have been doing the usual rounds, but others such as Antonio Puerta are doing the rounds in the tabloids.
Apologies for not writing yesterday, it was my Christmas party at work and the festivities took the toll on me the day after. I really needed to focus my energy on surviving rather than writing. Anyhow Until the draw tomorrow, it’s goodbye from me!
Chelsea, under Mourniho, have yet to experience pressure on their premiership title campaign and now is the time for us to really get going and make life difficult for the boys in blue. We have another must win game against West Ham at the weekend, whilst Chelsea are away to Everton.
In other news, the champion’s league draw is tomorrow and I for one am really excited about this one. Most people know that I would like us to get one of the big teams. Barcelona or Real Madrid would be brilliant, others hope that we get someone smaller, Roma seems to be the preferred option.
January is getting closer and the speculation is still rife about who we will sign. The usual suspects like Hargreaves, Torres and Huntelaar have been doing the usual rounds, but others such as Antonio Puerta are doing the rounds in the tabloids.
Apologies for not writing yesterday, it was my Christmas party at work and the festivities took the toll on me the day after. I really needed to focus my energy on surviving rather than writing. Anyhow Until the draw tomorrow, it’s goodbye from me!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Charlton Expects new signings!
There is a brief respite in fixtures until the weekend when we meet West ham who quite controversially have just sacked a great British manager, I will be ranting on this later. The mind games are in full swing between Fergie and Mourinho, be careful Jose, there is always only one winner when it comes to mind games and it certainly isn’t you. Just ask Wenger and Keegan!
There is good news coming from a press conference taken by Charlton yesterday, read the report here. He is basically stating that United will be strengthening in January, although how much remains a mystery. The vote is still going on in the forum, so if you haven’t already, let your thoughts be known.
For strikers I have the following: Huntelaar, Defoe, Torres, Aguero, Klose and Bent. Cast your vote here.
For midfield the options are: Hargreaves, Reo-Coker, Senna and Beckham. Cast your vote here.
For wingers we have: Nani, Adu, Van Der Vaart and Quaresma. Cast your vote here.
The news that Pardew had been sacked yesterday came as a great shock to me. Pardew is a great ambassador of football and a brilliant English coach. He worked miracles at West Ham despite the fans calling for his head when he first arrived. Magnusson has shown his true colours, by publicly backing Pardew then sacking him 2 weeks later, disgraceful in my opinion.
Anyhow back to the reds. We play West Ham at the weekend and looking at the fixture from a purely selfish perspective we couldn’t play them at a better time. The club is in turmoil, with no manager and a new owner. Let’s put 10 past them for Pards!
The draw for the Champions league is on Friday and debate is also raging in the forum who would you like to get and why?
Finally let’s finish with a video of some great Man Utd moments and of course it plays out to our new Man Utd anthem (you know the one). United forever!!!
There is good news coming from a press conference taken by Charlton yesterday, read the report here. He is basically stating that United will be strengthening in January, although how much remains a mystery. The vote is still going on in the forum, so if you haven’t already, let your thoughts be known.
For strikers I have the following: Huntelaar, Defoe, Torres, Aguero, Klose and Bent. Cast your vote here.
For midfield the options are: Hargreaves, Reo-Coker, Senna and Beckham. Cast your vote here.
For wingers we have: Nani, Adu, Van Der Vaart and Quaresma. Cast your vote here.
The news that Pardew had been sacked yesterday came as a great shock to me. Pardew is a great ambassador of football and a brilliant English coach. He worked miracles at West Ham despite the fans calling for his head when he first arrived. Magnusson has shown his true colours, by publicly backing Pardew then sacking him 2 weeks later, disgraceful in my opinion.
Anyhow back to the reds. We play West Ham at the weekend and looking at the fixture from a purely selfish perspective we couldn’t play them at a better time. The club is in turmoil, with no manager and a new owner. Let’s put 10 past them for Pards!
The draw for the Champions league is on Friday and debate is also raging in the forum who would you like to get and why?
Finally let’s finish with a video of some great Man Utd moments and of course it plays out to our new Man Utd anthem (you know the one). United forever!!!
Monday, December 11, 2006
Man Utd V Man City Highlights and transfer poll
Another great weekend for the Reds, we beat one of our biggest rivals in a thrilling game and Chelsea slip up against Arsenal. We are now 8 points clear and Jose must be scratching his head wondering what he’s doing wrong. I mean you spend £300 million on players and you aren’t even league leaders, you’re not the “special one” now are you?
Saturday brought about the typically contentious Manchester derby and right from the off it seemed as both teams really wanted this one. Merely 5 seconds in Joey Barton charged across the field taking Ronaldo out in the process. The result? Ronaldo decided to get his own back and thread a perfectly weighted ball into Rooney, who politely obliged by sticking it in the back of the net. 1-0 and barely 5 minutes played.
City for all their determination simply could not break us down and when Saha converted a chance to make it 2-0 just before the break, it was seeming as though the 3 points were going to the red side of Manchester.
After the break City fought back, managing to grab a goal 19 minutes from time, making it a little uncomfortable for United, but our lads fought back seeking that third goal to kill the game off. It came 6 minutes form time when Ronaldo finished superbly from point blank range.
Here are the highlights from the game.
It seems that there area few people talking about transfers at the moment. I suppose it is that time of year when things start to get a little interesting. I would like to gage everyone’s opinion on who you think our best midfield, attacking and winger options are. I will do this as a poll in the forum. All you need to do is login or register then cast your vote! If you would like to add any players to the vote, please write your suggestions in the comments.
So for strikers I have the following: Huntelaar, Defoe, Torres, Aguero, Klose and Bent. Cast your vote here.
For midfield the options are: Hargreaves, Reo-Coker, Senna and Beckham. Cast your vote here.
For wingers we have: Nani, Adu, Van Der Vaart and Quaresma. Cast your vote here.
The closing date for the poll will be 31st December, so we have a bit of time yet!
Saturday brought about the typically contentious Manchester derby and right from the off it seemed as both teams really wanted this one. Merely 5 seconds in Joey Barton charged across the field taking Ronaldo out in the process. The result? Ronaldo decided to get his own back and thread a perfectly weighted ball into Rooney, who politely obliged by sticking it in the back of the net. 1-0 and barely 5 minutes played.
City for all their determination simply could not break us down and when Saha converted a chance to make it 2-0 just before the break, it was seeming as though the 3 points were going to the red side of Manchester.
After the break City fought back, managing to grab a goal 19 minutes from time, making it a little uncomfortable for United, but our lads fought back seeking that third goal to kill the game off. It came 6 minutes form time when Ronaldo finished superbly from point blank range.
Here are the highlights from the game.
It seems that there area few people talking about transfers at the moment. I suppose it is that time of year when things start to get a little interesting. I would like to gage everyone’s opinion on who you think our best midfield, attacking and winger options are. I will do this as a poll in the forum. All you need to do is login or register then cast your vote! If you would like to add any players to the vote, please write your suggestions in the comments.
So for strikers I have the following: Huntelaar, Defoe, Torres, Aguero, Klose and Bent. Cast your vote here.
For midfield the options are: Hargreaves, Reo-Coker, Senna and Beckham. Cast your vote here.
For wingers we have: Nani, Adu, Van Der Vaart and Quaresma. Cast your vote here.
The closing date for the poll will be 31st December, so we have a bit of time yet!
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