Mar 06
For Your Reading Pleasure…
It’s Friday, and I am looking to spread link love (link blog for the uninitiated) so here are some United related links worthy of, well, linking.
The Taylor-Ronaldo tussle was about the most remarkable incident to have come out of the Newcastle game. While there were reports on what transpired in the tunnel, Taylor came out and denied the stories that were circulating around. So Chris Toy, who runs the rather brilliant daily footy related comic strip, Studs Up, came up with his version of the story.
Kiss and make up, as they say.
Meanwhile Arsene Wenger has theorized why Ronaldo gets fouled often. He’s arrogant, and it’s costing him, he says.
Quite.
Footballers, while lunging full stretch at a tricky winger, have all the time in that split second to visualize said tricky winger’s character certificate and ascertain if he has to pull out of his full blooded challenge or not. Always trust the Frenchman to belch words of wisdom. From his arse.
The next link is more for your listening pleasure. Those of you who don’t listen to podcasts, well, if you love football, I’d recommend Guardian’s Football Weekly podcast. Yesterday’s was another good episode. They are usually quite witty, and irreverent. Click here to listen. You could also subscribe to them on itunes or your RSS reader.
Fernando Torres says he’s not the cause of Liverpool’s slump. This after Benitez said his injury was the chief reason for their stuttering season. A slight difference of opinion?
And finally, here’s a link on how to stop a penalty. Brought to you by Ben Foster.
Will add more links during the day.
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Any watchmen fans out here? You’ll enjoy this.
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@Rahul: Fergie will never advocate for mourinho.Dont fall for his nice talks about mourinho,SAF is too smart to be so linear
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@Eric the Red: I think I made that clear. I also made the point that that kind of practice was standard for national team managers but not a wise practice for club managers. It’s a different dynamic of managing and the requirements are far different. Perhaps you should read my comments more carefully before you accuse me of stupidity and hypocrisy.
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@Stephen: I’m sorry mate but that’s too theatrical for me. I didn’t know you were such a diva.
He’s only a bloody football manager and United is only a football team, not some kind of religious deity that needs to be protected against the infidels. You are overreacting. We could do a lot worse than Jose Mourinho. You are living in the past and holding a grudge against a manager who has had us in his back pocket. Perhaps you hate him because he’s that damned good? We often despise those we think we can never defeat. Truthfully, he’s not my choice either but there are very few who are more qualified and who have a better pedigree and are under the age of 60.
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@JB: I’ll second that sentiment. The bottom line is winning and never settling for mediocrity. Style and attack is nice but if we don’t win it is worthless. Mourinho knows how to win. It’s not always pretty but it’s damned well effective and need I say what Chelsea fans think of him. He was as terrible and as boring as we say, why would that team’s very large base of support bow to him like a God? Because they remember how cocky, confident and unbeatable their side looked and played when he was in charge. No he’s not perfect but then again, neither is Fergie. They both have flaws but they are both winners. And winning is all that matters. Like I said, we are spoilt rotten and we seem to think that once Fergie leaves, his successor will continue offering us the same as before, our cake and eating too. Not possible. We’ll just have to settle for winning and wait a while for the style.
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@Natzca: Exactly that, rubbish. As if we would give them one of those two yet alone both. Ridiculous rumor mongering.
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@TheThreeRs: I see where you are coming from mate because I too like Zola but he doesn’t have the fear of players as a manager as much as he has their admiration as a past playing legend. He’s a nice guy and player would like to play hard for him. That’s not enough to guarantee success. You need a man who is hard but fair, aloof but close when it counts, and every bit the disciplinarian that I don’t see Zola being. A little too young and still unproven although a man who in three or four years may actually be much more qualified than he is now. Remember that a lot of his success at West Ham has been due to the coaching of Steve Clarke. Zola is not known for his tactics and I would love to see his man manging when the team hits a bad spell.
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@Red Ranter: Your pipe dream was more like opening Pandora’s Box because it’s got some thinking in a very delusional manner.
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@Red Ranter: That was funny.
If only he would fuck off to Mars, he’d be doing the game a big favor. But does that mean he is also omnipotent and as powerful as Dr. Manhattan? 
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@Grognard: I’d say impotent. Although, if you think about it, when he returns it would be too late to save Liverpool from annihilation for the greater good of football.
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@Grognard: My saying you weren’t “being fair” on this one particular issue was actually me trying to not call you a hypocrit in general. However, I certainly did not nor would I ever accuse you of stupidity.
But you’re right. As soon as I read your reply to me I remembered you making the distiniction between coaching club or country. With a long thread it’s sometimes hard to remember who said what and when. So apologies. And as I said, I certainly didn’t mean to accuse you of anything.
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@Grognard: Problem is, no-one compares to Fergie. He took Aberdeen to heights they’d not even got oxygen masks for and immediately returned to obscurity when he left. He took an ailing club, transformed so much of it and lifted the albatross that was Busby’s success and aura to create a dynasty that has no parallel in this country, whilst in no way undermining all Sir Matt achieved. I can’t see a manager that at present is doing an ‘Aberdeen’. Perhaps I should be looking more closely at places like Norway.
The extra dimension he has added is the continuity of playing personel with the young talent he has got in place. The fact that he must have buried the hatchet with Big Jaap who is scouting for us makes it all the more enjoyable.
Klinsmann may be a good shout of yours. He ticks a lot of boxes. Although maureen is disliked by many on here, I think we would be untouchable if he was in charge. He obviously likes England,and the EPL and with a relative lack of interference in football matters at Old Trafford he might see the equalling of Fergie’s dynasty as a challenge worth hanging around for. Also, the experience the likes of Ole would get beside him would be immense. I can see him in the job. How he handles himself tomorrow night should be very interesting – especially at the end of the match.
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@Eric the Red: Not a problem mate. I just brought that up because I didn’t want you to think that I was a stupid and hypocritical as I had definitely considered that when I chose Klinsy.
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@TheThreeRs: One thing Fergie had going for him and something his predecessor won’t is that he had well over 15 years between the time Busby retired and when he took over the team. In that time the team had been run by others like Big Ron and had fallen on bad times and mediocrity. Had he taken over upon Busby’s retirement the pressure would have been far greater. As it turned out, he turned up after the team had struggled terribly so even a half hearted job would have been looked at as a success. And of course the rest is history.
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@Grognard: Didn’t think that about you at all. Us Canadians can’t be fighting amongst ourselves!
Cheers!
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@Eric the Red: You said mate. Canadians stick together. The rest can take of eh!
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