Jul 01 2008
Sir Alex returned to Old Trafford and regular work as he spoke to the press. He said that whilst he’d be looking to start actively scouring the transfer market, he would really be looking to buy one or two players at the most.
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May 11 2008
Wow! Could you script a better ending?
Ronaldo, our top scorer, scores.
Ryan Giggs, our most decorated and capped player, scores.
And Bolton snatch a late equaliser to consign Chelsea firmly in second place.
Football, bloody hell!
Rants, raving and everything else later. Over to you lads…
Update: Also, Citeh get spanked 8-1 by Boro. The day gets better.
Update 2: Trophy Presentation video | Celebration video | BBC Interview with Queiroz | Rio and Rooney | MOTD video
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 05 2008
In an interview with the Irish Times (via SS), we hear what Roy Keane has to say about his departure from Manchester United.
I’m not going to sugar-coat this or give you a preamble - have a read.
Roy Keane:
Dec 07 2007
Manchester United have announced plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster on 6 February 2008.
The highlights:
* United players to wear a retro 1950s-style kit against Manchester City on 10 February
* Permanent, free exhibition telling the story of the Busby Babes
* South Stand tunnel to be renamed the Munich Tunnel
* Memorial service involving survivors, relatives of those who died, guests and fans
* MUTV to broadcast free-to-air on 6 February
You can get the full details and the writeup on the official site (you’d think they’d use search friendly URLs by now).
Question of the day - anyone here old enough to remember the event? Barring that, anyone here born before the Munich air disaster?
Dec 06 2007
The Red Ranter is splitting his time between blowing smoke rings out of his ears and gorging on Gummy Haggis and I’m working on my registration form for Soccerex Dubai (while blowing smoke rings from my ears), so time is short.
Continue reading “Liverpool’s ‘Match-Fixing’, and the FA Cup Cockup”
Dec 05 2007
A quick round up of the top United news of today (and yesterday).
Nov 09 2007
I usually don’t come out with these updatey kind of posts but I’ll make an exception.
Rooney is out. Ankle Injury in Training. One Month. Four Weeks. Plenty of Games.
Here’s the news confirming that.
And yes, you guessed it. I am gutted for him. Very much.
Sep 09 2007
Hope you’re having a good Sunday. I, for one, am not. The whole international break thing is crap. Especially after just three weeks since the season started. It’s like getting on to the freeway after spending an hour negotiating a traffic jam only to suddenly come upon another serpentine queue of stationary cars, honking furiously at those in front. Go figure, if you find the analogy a little off.
Anyway, international breaks, like those periodic dentist check-ups, are necessary evils. These are times when you would want to keep your fingers (arms and legs) crossed, fervently hoping that your players avoid anything untoward.
Now that the first set of international games are over, let’s all heave a sigh of relief.
Continue reading “Ronaldo Scores, Players Come Through Unscathed… So Far”
Sep 04 2007
The international break could not have come at a better time for Manchester United. The match against Sunderland was the last match that Cristiano Ronaldo was suspended for, and, with the matches in mid-week, and another on the weekend it should give him that tiny bit of match fitness he is lacking. That will be the same with Super Saha (a month ago it was injury-prone Saha) who, providing he does actually play for France, will get some extra match fitness. And now, Chelsea’s 5 point lead which was near to being a large enough lead for them to win the Premiership has already been cut down to a not-so-large 2 points, thanks to Martin O’Neill’s Villa. They will have to think about that defeat for a whole 2 weeks, whereas we have finally got some momentum going.
Continue reading “The International Break Will Help United Significantly”
