Apr 20 2008
Yes, it’s amazing how many important and late goals Carlos Tevez has got us this season. Yesterday was another such occasion where he chipped in with a crucial late goal that still keeps United in control of their own destiny.
Continue reading “Blackburn 1-1 Man Utd: Another Tevez Late Goal”
Apr 19 2008
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
Ewood Park, Saturday 19 April 2008, 17:15
The numbers point, as usual, to a United win - Blackburn have lost to United more than they’ve lost to any other team since the Premier League started, we did the double against them last season, Blackburn have lost 7 out of 7 fixtures against the Big Four this season, lost the last game to Liverpool while United are on a high after beating Arsenal.
Blackburn’s season is more or less over - they have an outside chance for qualifying for Europe via the InterToto Cup but that will require several results to go their way. United have, after beating Arsenal on Sunday and watching Chelsea draw with Wigan, one hand on the title, but it will take all their professionalism and focus to finish the job off as champions.
Apr 18 2008
Good news for United - Brown’s contract wrangle has been finally sorted out (I’m betting that United gave in a little to keep Brown onboard), Rio’s new 5 year contract has been finalised and Carrick’s got himself a new long-term contract as well.
Things could get better, I suppose. Fabregas could go to Barcelona, or Roman could go back to Russia, or Benitez to Madrid. But in terms of how things are at United - they’re great, but there’s still a couple of things to sort out:
Continue reading “Manchester United confirm new contracts for Brown, Ferdinand and Carrick”
Apr 18 2008
There was a time when Manchester United fans were mocked for their manager’s dealings in the transfer window. If the point had been about spending money, we could have handled it. But the accusation was that the manager had signed players unfit for United, and it stung all the more because they were right.
However, since summer 2005, every single player the gaffer has brought in has proven their worth as a valuable squad member. Fergie has a perfect record in transfers for the last 2 seasons, and yet no one seems to have pointed this out as a contributing reason for United’s success in the last 2 years.
Let’s take a look, shall we?
Continue reading “Celebrating Fergie’s 100% record in transfers”
Apr 16 2008
Some United related news to talk about today, as usual. So like real gentlemen, let’s talk about it.
Avram Grant and his title ambitions
It’s come to this. Most fans weren’t too happy when Avram Grant was appointed, and opinion hasn’t changed much now. At this point many Chelsea fans just want the season to be done with and don’t even think that they deserve to win the title — however improbable it may be. Avram Grant thinks the title can still be won. Mathematically, yes. With his style of management, unlikely. Anyway, it’s not my interest to discuss their season at the moment, but towards the end of the article there are some interesting stats thrown about on how some of Fergie’s old pals have done us a favour by nicking points off the ‘big four’. And they are substantial. I am not too much on stats, but it’s interesting reading that.
Continue reading “Grant “Believes” | Capello on Rooney | Queiroz Loves Ron “
Apr 15 2008
There is no official confirmation from the horse’s mouth but Times Online, the Guardian and The Telegraph — all carry the story. It appears that it’s only a matter of time before Rio puts pen to paper and that the club is waiting for it to officially happen before announcing. While there hasn’t been any direct quotes, it looks like it will happen sooner rather than later.
Continue reading “Rio Almost Signs - Can Fergie Make Him the Captain From Next Season?”
Apr 15 2008
The title race is not over as yet. We have to go to Blackburn and Chelsea before we start celebrating — assuming we beat them both. But yesterday Steve Bruce’s Wigan Athletic did us a huge favour with an injury time leveller which gives us that extra cushion going into a dodgy trip to Ewood Park.
Apr 14 2008
The regulars to this site might be left wondering, and for good reason, why there wasn’t a preview to yesterday’s game posted on this blog. Dear readers, kindly accept my humble apologies. My internet for some reason decided it deserved a holiday — with it being a Sunday and all — and politely conked out so conveniently, just as I started writing the first few lines of the preview.
Continue reading “Man Utd v Arsenal: United End Arsenal’s Season”
Apr 12 2008
The PFA Awards Shortlist is out. Those who haven’t seen it yet here’s the list. Have a look at it first.
Continue reading “PFA Players Shortlist: Where’s Anderson, Rooney and Rio”
Apr 12 2008
It is not in my nature to necessarily pick on people’s misery, especially if it comes from a person known for his serial whingeries (I take the liberty of ‘inventing’ such a word). But sometimes they take whining to an entirely new level that it becomes hard to ignore.
On the eve of United’s clash with Arsenal, Arsene Wenger let’s fly his agony missiles.
