Sep 22
Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd: One Point Won, But Two Points Lost
I had a draft of the game ready but somehow lost it. I will rewrite the match report during the day, hopefully. Till then feel free to continue your discussion.
In short, I’ll say this: it’s a point earned at the Bridge, but it’s also a case of what might have been had we held on for a win. Not quite vintage United yet — if you don’t count our fondness for slow starts — but certain players stood out for me, some of whom wouldn’t have figured had we made a list of our picks for top players of our season so far.
More on that, among other things, in a post as soon as I find that draft or find time to re-write one myself.
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@Grognard: We did do that, but like I said earlier, we do fall into that vicious cycle with big teams cause of the mutual respect we have for them. We are not capable of retaining or regaining possession at the mo and when we go up against these teams, they obviously step up a gear and get revved up to attack. At this point, we should be trying to control the game and slow the tempo with midfield possession but since we can’t do that, we just cower and start clearing the ball instead of attacking!!
Besides, this was almost a make-or-break game for us – more phsycologically, and Fergie, after we went one up and failed to contain them in midfield, decided to close up shop with O’shea. We obviously need to sort this out, but in this game, our defensive midfield was poor and we had no other choice but to try and contain.
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@dan(u-ol): I can’t argue with that but then that’s pretty high standards for anyone to live up to.
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@Grognard: “I certainly don’t want you to be kicked off” yep, i have to disagree with you there
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@Red Diablo: I’ll second that emotion mate.
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@dan(u-ol): Hey! For the info! I have never gone on Live my entire life! I got a huge network of friends and we mostly have a game each day! And i would prefer a game at one pound whereas you guys pay what is it 60 pounds?
rather than Xbox Live!
And seriously I could have bought a new 360 with the money i spent on the repair!
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@Grognard: YESSS! Another Reply!
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@Red Diablo: £35 a year. and if they catch you, say goodbye to those games with your mates lol. you haven’t experienced the xbox until you go in live mate, trust me, like the song, its simply the best.
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@Red Diablo: See, ur already gettin replies with that comment – read comment 194. Now tone it up a bit, something like ‘Fergie doesn’t know what he’s doing, he should retire’…
Disclaimer: Gabriel will not be held responsble for any actions by Red Diablo which may/may not be as a result of this comment
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@Red Diablo: Hell I have gone through XBOX 360′s. The infamous red ring of death. The first generation versions were made like crap. I just bought a second generation system a couple of weeks ago and I am hoping this one survives a few years. What really pisses me off is I only average about 7 or 8 hours a week on the system. To go through so many systems when you hardly play it in comparison to hard core gamers is very frustrating indeed.
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@antsBoy: The problem is that a striker on the world’s best club needs to be scoring around 30 goals in all competition. Look, I’m not so unrealistic as to compare Rooney to Ronaldo but one has to notice that Ronny is a winger who more than created enough scoring chances for himself and cashed in 42 times. Clearly he had a nose and hunger for the goal which Rooney does not. And I want him to have that hunger because the rest of his game doesn’t interest me in the least. He’s not paid to be a defender.
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@Grognard: im a hard core gamer, so is my brother, so your looking at 48hours plus a week lol, got the 360 last christmas, and is surprisingly still going, but lately its been freezing like an ice age…hope its not a sign… time to go relieve myself on the toilet.
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@JB: I can only wish.
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@dan(u-ol): Really don’t need that last bit of info Dan
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@Gabriel: Oh Gabriel! I become your Padwan! Teach me in with the Dark Side Of Blogging!
@Grognard: Yeah! What i would wants is to buy another 360! But sadly a sixteen year old doesnt had that much resources!
Me father is busy with the new house which we are going to move in Nov! And all the furniture etc etc really does dry up your resources! So yeah! A sixteen year old doesnt have those much resources!
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@dan(u-ol): I got my 360 Ferbuary 2007 and its working like I got it yesterday. I cant wait for FIFA 09, I just ordered it! Ive tried out the demo, but it just aint the same without United…
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@JB:
@RedDevilEddy: i know what you mean
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Viva United…
Viva United…
We gonna beat them all
scoring goal after goal
Viva United…
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I just realised we have gone more than 35 comments since the last one that wasnt a reply to anyone!
Dan(171)-RedDevilEddy(207)
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@Red Diablo: hhmmm.. The Force is strong with this one… teach you in the dark ways, I shall..
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@RedDevil: HOLY SHIT!!!
I AM PSYCHIC!!! 
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@RedDevil:
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@Gabriel: MY Master! Obey You I SHALL! :LOL:
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@Red Diablo: Tell your dad that a 360 is a form of electronic furniture. Also, have you considered contacting Microsoft and making arrangements for you to send your system to them and have them exchange it for a new one. They do have a 3 year warranty on all systems and I know people who sent in their fried system and received brand new second generation systems back. It’s worth a try. Go to Microsoft’s XBOX site and read on how to get this done. It’s worth your while.
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@Gabriel: Only the Prince of Fucking Darkness can truly make that judgment. Now do you want to be my Sith apprentice? If so, you must learn my teachings of doom, gloom and the ways of the dark arts. Lesson one. All glasses are half empty and never half full. Then you grab them and shatter them against someone’s head. Only then can you totally understand the power of the dark side. There is no compromise, there is only your way or the highway.
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@Grognard: Ok I one sad thing! There is no registration of 360′s in Pakistan! So Microsoft do not OFFER their services in Pakistan!
So the warranty and everything is useless.
About the electronic furniture thing. Yeah thats a go. Anyway that would happen in Nov after i give my 3 O Level GCSE’s which are in Oct.
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@Grognard: ………you are starting to scare me…..
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@Grognard: HAHAHA! OK My other Master!
I got an Idea! Why dont you and Gabriel fight for the HONOUR of becoming my master?
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@Red Diablo: by any chance, are you pakistani?
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@Gabriel: The force may be strong with you and with Red Diablo……..but you are not a doom and gloom Jedi yetttttttt. Join with me and together we shall destroy all the happy and positive panzi asses who love the fact we stole a point at Stamford Bridge. Together we can make their lives a living Hell until they have no choice but to join with us and adopt our evil ways and realize that United are in a world of shite.
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@RedDevilEddy: Sometimes my evil is so great that I scare myself. In fact, just this week I was in hospital for 6 days for a suspected heart condition until they realized I didn’t have a heart. Now that’s evil mate.
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Have you guys seen this? Its feckin brilliant!
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@dan(u-ol): Umm! YUP! Live in Lahore
And Pround to be a One!
@Grognard: My master I accept! But first you must defeat Gabriel in outright battle!
Let us take over the world and when the time is right i shall throw you off your throne and become the TRUE sith Lord!
Buahahahahahaha!
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@Grognard: WOOOOOOW! coool
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@RedDevilEddy: If Rooney Could just Shoot and finish like that in the ACTUAL world!
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@dan(u-ol): What? Are you a Pakistani too?
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@Red Diablo: no…
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@Grognard: When you left this blog earlier, I was but the learner, now I am the master…. Only a master of evil
muahahaha (<- that was meant to come across evil)
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OK Guys! I’d better go to bed now!
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See you all tommorow!
Cheerio!
Hope by then Gabriel and Grognard would have fought for the honour of becoming my master
And also Coleen would have given Rooney a sex ban or something till he gets his form up!
That should start his brain!
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@Red Diablo:
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Pele-Maradona-Zidane-Ronaldinho-Ronaldo-?
Can anyone finish that line for me?
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@RedDevilEddy: Bramble
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PS 3 > Xbox 360 any day of the week
… Just opinion though…
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@Red Diablo: Strong words MimiMe. I like that and I would expect nothing less from a true apprentice in the dark arts. Your evil potential is great and very satisfying.
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@dan(u-ol):
Im sure when I said you had a football brain the size of a pea it was bang out of order, but its okay for you to do it to this fella?
Not wanting an argument, just made me laugh really!
Im not gonna touch too much onto this Rooney business but to say he should be sold is well over the top, and I think its a desperate attempt to try and show just how much you dislike him. We have a good array of strikers at the club now and whatever pair Fergie decides to play i’ll always be confident they will do the business on the pitch. Looks like Wellbeck is playing tomorrow, should be good to see how he plays with some more experienced players in a game that counts.
Now on another note in the fantasy premier league. The bonus points for best players in the Chelsea/United game were as follows -
Berbatov – 3 points
Neville – 2 points
Alex – 1 point
I do wonder who decides these sometimes…..!
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@RedDevilEddy: Cool add. One thing is for sure when I play FIFA 09. Rooney plays the way I want him to play and his true position and United won’t suck. Now if only real life was that easy.
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@Gabriel: Often imitated but never duplicated my young Padewan. However, I like your ambition. If you never try to destroy me I would consider you a failure and a pretender so doom and gloom away young Jedi. Just remember one thing. All those lies that have been told to you, discard them. The truth is………I am your father Gabriel. Search your dark soul, you know it to be true. Now join me and together we will destroy all the positive thinking boring a sin United fans who see nothing broken until they clinch 5th spot and are knocked out of the Champions League and FA Cup. Together we will bring order to the Republic of Mancunia and all the rest of the do gooders who dare question our dark order. Join me son and we will rule the Mancunian galaxy. BWWUHAHAHAHAH!
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@Red Diablo: Thats exactly what I was thinking. Christ he would have to try some of those shots 100 times in real life in order hit the net once.
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@Grognard:
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NNOOOOOOOOO!!!!! 
You have me mistaken Grognard, I’m a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to save Mancunia from the doom and gloom.
You are part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor. I find your lack of faith disturbing!
btw, (in voice of Seamus from family guy) these star wars jokes doing anything for you?
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So is the blame game over yet????
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@Gabriel: I find the fact you are stealing my lines……….Disturbing. Remember I am your father and you also have……………………….a brother. Yes, brother Red Diablo.
Now make peace with your brother and lets rule Mancunia with strength and menacing determination as a truly evil family bent on doom and gloom. 
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