Feb 01
United Thump Arsenal; Close Gap on Chelsea
United continued their dream run of the past few weeks; the ten days has been compared to the famous period in 1999 in this Richard Williams piece, but let’s not elevate this to those levels just yet. However, yesterday’s performance — if not the string of them over the past ten days — could perhaps be termed the watershed moment of our season, if this leads us to something of significance, come May.
United, prior to the 4-0 win against Hull, were a stuttering side — huffing their way one game, blowing away teams in another, and getting thoroughly outplayed a few times too. There were solid reasons to think the side were disjointed and seemingly going nowhere. We had to see something that made us believe we were the real deal. And to Ferguson’s credit, considering the lack of reinforcements we got following our sale of Ronaldo, and the myriad injury worries in defence, he still held the side, keeping it in touching distance of Chelsea.
I was vocally critical of some of the decisions he made prior to this run. Even after Hull I was only guarded in optimism because — let’s face it — Hull are a rubbish team. The two-legged tie against City changed it somewhat. There was a sense of new-found urgency. But more than just urgency, there was cohesion that actually produced something tangible. Be it Tevez’s now ill-advised hand gestures, Garry Cook making a colossal tool out of himself, yet again, or the return of Ferdinand — albeit briefly — there was something that changed.
Significantly, the form of some of the lads over the past week are worthy of discussion. And that segues nicely to Sunday, and the Emirates Stadium.
The weird thing about the past few weeks has been the success of the 4-5-1/4-3-3. I think it’s weird because, other than the Carlos Quieroz days, when we could have a rotating forward four, this formation has always been our plan B. But here it was, employed by Ferguson with renewed success. It’s actually become a potent force. We destroyed City over two legs [sadly, I only got to watch them recorded] and gave Arsenal a nice, shall we say, rogering. But this has worked chiefly because Nani has suddenly emerged like a new signing, and a midfield trio of Scholes, Carrick and Fletcher have gelled superbly well. But — and wait for this — Rooney has played the role of a lone striker flawlessly.
Often we’ve seen him bogged down doing fruitless defensive duties, running around at the cost of being there when a chance presented itself up front, or just missing the percentage shots whenever he is there.
There are still those percentage misses — and he is no Ruud or Gerd Muller. What he has become is a potent mix of the old 18 year old marauding fearless kid and the understated maturity and intelligence age has brought upon him. And while we’ve groaned in frustration over the earlier half of this season at his ‘lack of form’ or mused if he’s actually regressed, here he was, silently mutating into a masterful performer on the big stage — causing pundits to scurry away, taking refuge in platitudes about United becoming a one man team now. Right; and, as was rightly mentioned in the Soccerlens Facebook page, that one man has been changing every few games.
Oh, and what about Arsenal? Well, they had a brief 10-15 minutes of dominance earlier in the first half. That was it.
I don’t want to gloat here. But here was a United side with a fair few things to prove, and throw right back at Wenger. The thinly veiled barbs at Fletcher [that somehow he was a proponent of anti-football, when his disciplinary record is comparable to, er, Fabregas], the myth that Arsenal are somehow above long-ball football [observe Arsenal carefully during their run to the Champions League final in 2006, and Arsenal yesterday when they pinged balls to Bendtner's head when things weren't rosy.] They play long balls like every other team in England. They do it less than others, and they certainly have no right to those self-righteous horses that Wenger thinks he deserves to mount. A little bit of focus on defending, a defensive midfielder who does not become the invisible man, are just some of the things he needs to work on to give his side that formidable look.
I wouldn’t go to the extent of calling this men vs boys. It was just a fine footballing lesson from a side that had its head firmly on the football, and minimal whining [another accusation made earlier]
This was also Nani’s best performance since that FA Cup 4-0 hiding of — you guessed it — Arsenal. [Surely you remember this outrageous bit of show boating that got the likes of Gallas all riled up?] Over the past few weeks his biggest weakness [his head] seems to be showing signs of being ironed out; be it maturity, as Ferguson pointed out, or a renewed run of games, long may it last.
Hopefully Arsenal can rebound from this and, as the manager said post-match, give Chelsea a battering next week.
Here’s his post match that I’ll leave you with. Watch it before it gets taken down:
PS: There is of course the strange comments from David Gill that I touched on in the preview yesterday. I hope to do a more detailed piece on it later today and possibly post it tomorrow. But till then, soak it up. Have a great Monday.
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- Porto it is then…
- Diouf, Guardiola and Post-Boxing Day
- Derby Day. Raging Ferg. Welbeck.
Tags: Match Reports
February 1st, 2010 at 9:49
What a fantastic review, pure class….”And shall we say gave Arsenal a nice rogering” just about spluttered my coffee out reading that.Brilliant
February 1st, 2010 at 10:15
Who’s gonna be the mainstay Left winger now i wonder..?
February 1st, 2010 at 10:50
Someone needs to check the Bernebeu and verify Ronaldo hant died, because Nani seems to be channeling his spirit at the moment. Seriously, Nani has suddenly turned up a gear and is now threatening to explode on to the scene much the same way Ronaldo did after the last World Cup. He still needs work, even yesterday, he did make one or two bonehead decisions, but he atleast seems to have sorted his head out and the result is out there for everyone to see.
On the whole, the team was a perfect Arsenal Killer. Crowd the midfield, play narrow in defence and play on the counter, and yesterday’s counterattacks were a thing of beauty – it compares favorably to the 2007-08 season. Even Park seemed like an actual footballer. I only wish Valencia and Nani could have gotten a few mins together with Rooney against the tiring Arsenal defence-it would have ripped them apart.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:00
@Vivek: And the rest of our team players didn’t make quite a lot of bone-headed decisions then Vivek eh?
Back to the old Nani must be absolutely PERFECT every ball, but the rest of the lads, including Rooney, well don’t matter about their boneheaded decision making – right 
February 1st, 2010 at 11:03
If there is a speedy and natural left winger, we will be almighty. Giggs can’t do it for us anymore. Tosic is on load. Obertan still not ready yet. Park lack pace there. Hmm..
February 1st, 2010 at 11:05
In the 2nd half Nani makes some mistakes and bold decision but so do Rooney. No one is perfect. Consider them both to be 23! For god sake. Imagine they are 27 years old. What might happen then. They were be better than now. I can guarantee.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:18
David Gill and his today’s statement that SAF has a 100 million warchest to buy players in the summer if he wants them. Yeah right – and IF we fans didn’t know that it was BORROWED money keeping us deeper in debt, then we might be happier about it. The Glazers and Gill are scared shitless of fan power, and so are coming up with all this sudden tripe. If any of you BELIEVE anything SAF or Gill say about warchests for players, then you are daft as daft can be. Just remember the LIES they told us consistently about the Ronaldo money – that it was available, and now we know fine well it was used to balance the books. So they lie thru their back teeth, and have lost credibility with the fans, and everyone else.
February 1st, 2010 at 11:41
@CraigMC….Let me make it clear that I thought Nani was absolutely outstanding yesterday. His best performance for us by a long way. I am already a convert- I wanted him out of United a month ago, now I want him to start every game, even if it is at the expense of Valencia. And yes, Rooney and Park and the rest also made bonehead decisions all game.
But all I am saying is he still needs a bit of work on his shooting- he should have scored atleast 2. Not that I am holding it against him, just that if does get it right, we can all soon forget Ronaldo..
February 1st, 2010 at 12:04
@Vivek: RR, There should be some status thingy beside the name of the commentor stating “Bandwagon jumper”
February 1st, 2010 at 12:10
More importantly:
Still hope to sign Canales? I’ve got my kleenexes ready!
February 1st, 2010 at 12:14
@Vivek: Fair enough Vivek
February 1st, 2010 at 12:15
This is the first time that i have seen no ratings for our players… seems like everyone impressed the fans… great to see.
Also in ESPN, Andy gray kept praising the tactical switch of moving scholes ahead of carrick after first Arsenal attack, it did prove vital, but actually its the fluidity that is most eye-catching, seems like Fletchers RB stint is helping rafael more that anyone, also Carrick easily fills in if Evans takes the ball ahead. looks good defensively.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:24
Rafael is very naive, and maurauding forward and not being able to get back due to lack of pace is not cool. Lucky for us that Arshavin was not having one of his top class games yesterday.
February 1st, 2010 at 12:46
@CraigMc:I think Rafael did get better in the second half, but he is still very raw.
February 1st, 2010 at 13:29
@kel: Valencia. The kid was on fire before he inexplicably disappeared!
February 1st, 2010 at 14:19
@CraigMc: Arshavin was really poor yesterday, he had so many chances when he could have squared the ball to nasri, who was always getting into good positions, he always had head down..
Still i can’t understand how can arsenal play with 2 defensive midfielders and 4 attacking midfielders, the combination was bound to fail one day as our defence made of midfielders against Fulham.
I thought Rosisky had an off day, or fletcher carrick had them covered, they left Song who always seem to be free to make runs.. but it didnt cost us.
February 1st, 2010 at 14:20
@Stephen: He needs some cover, especially if the forward has pace, he is good when someone comes head-on, but side-on he is suspect and more susceptible to commit mistake.
February 1st, 2010 at 14:27
About 20 different people have txt in to talkSPORT in the last 10 mins to say they’ve seen Jack Rodwell at United’s training ground. That’d be nice.
February 1st, 2010 at 14:35
@Traverse: He was utterly invisible against us. Hope he’s better than he has been that day.
February 1st, 2010 at 15:17
@NicoQB: Again, he’s a young player with alot of potential…. like Smalling. The word is it’s £16million, and in the long run it’s worth it, and it would indicate to me that Hargreaves is either probably not going to make a comeback, or that he’s not going to be back for very long if he does!
February 1st, 2010 at 15:23
humble pie humble pie fergy made me eat one yeaterday, after i saw the line up i thot fergy had lost it and we will get battered and regret taking arsenil with park and a scholes who had played in a mid week game. i totally wrote off our chances of coming from the emirates with anything.
@CraigMc: whats gotten into nani/ yesterday he made mi ask cristianoo who? yo lil man is finally leaving up 2 his billing, man of the match perfomance in 2 PL games in a row, hoping he continues with that streak
that was some exciting football yesterday even for the neutrals. hoping arsenil recovers and chocks some points of chelsea this wknd,
February 1st, 2010 at 16:09
Any streams for Rochdale-Bury tongiht`?
February 1st, 2010 at 16:22
A lot of people are suggesting that Hargreaves is going to Preston on a 2 month loan to get him match fit.
February 1st, 2010 at 17:08
@Traverse: We’ve been buying a lot of potential in the past years with little to show for it. I mean, Tosic, Llajic?
I’d personally rather have us have something much closer to the finished article like Sissoko.
Imho, potential should not be bought above 5 million, unless its glaringly-obvious-super-special-potential like Canales or C.Ronaldo was at the time…
February 1st, 2010 at 17:35
@CraigMc: You must agree he’s coming on quite well and showing signs of improvement and awareness now, no?
February 1st, 2010 at 17:40
Listening to the radio Jason Cundy defending Terry to the death because he’s Chelsea, and saying it’s worse that Rio missed a drugs test.
If you were to replace one letter in Cundy, what would it be
February 1st, 2010 at 17:56
NicoQB Sissoko sounds perfect. French/African midfielders traditionally do well in the Premier League (Viera, Diarra, Sissoko, Essien) and he seems to be regarded in the same bracket as those guys at a similar age. Some extra grit in midfield would be welcome as Carrick is still a bit of a wimp, Anderson is in the doghouse, and Fletcher cannot do it all on his own. It would also free Carrick from defensive duties so he can concentrate on giving Nani and Rooney the service they need.
There are two advantages.
One in big games when we come up against a superior midfield like Chelsea’s or Barcelona’s, he can stop us getting overran.
Two, with his athleticism he can play alongside Fletcher in a 4-4-2 which would allow us to play Berbatov in a creative role alongside Rooney against weaker teams.
Im not keen on Rodwell. Being English he is overpriced. He hasn’t even properly broken into the Everton first team. He seems a bit injury prone. And it is not clear whether he is a defender or a defensive midfielder.
We overpaid for Smalling. Id be more comfortable with £5-7 million, rather than the reported £12 million. He has only made a dozen appearances for Fulham and still looks very raw. Maybe he has a lot of potential, but it would be easier to judge with a season under his belt. As usual we were forced to pay over the odds and buy sooner than we wanted because Arsenal were sniffing around. Hopefully he won’t be another Bale.
I agree we are overreliant on potential. We are pinning our hopes on Rafael, Smalling, Diouf, Obertan, Fabio, De Laet, Gibson.
February 1st, 2010 at 18:04
It amazes me how quickly things change in football. 2 weeks ago Fergie was incompetent and we were in our way to crashing out of the top 4, Nani couldn’t be shipped out any faster, arsenal were on their way to challenging for the title etc… We even had gooner trolls on here proclaiming that wenger was right all along.
Now reading the papers, the Arsenal are now hopeless(with every pundit acting like they were trying to tell us all along) United are now challenging for the title again(again, the pundits act like they have been tipping us all year)
Nani is Jesus Christ now, and in 3 games he has somehow convinced every one that he can play.
I’ll tell you something that actually shocked me, and that is that virtually all of arsenal fans are finally done with Wenger. I’m sure there are some fans who still support him but they aren’t talking right now. The funny thing is that had we lost yesterday fergie would be in the hotseat and Wenger would be applauded for being right all along.
February 1st, 2010 at 18:34
So now it comes forward that BOTH John Terry and Cashley Cole have been cheating on their wives…
Fat Frank to be next? Naah, nobody would probably shag that ugly mofo.
February 1st, 2010 at 18:43
@Johnsom33: Wenger is not the main cause of complaint by the majority of the Arsenal fans, Almina and injuries are. They think Almunia is shit, and who can fucking blame them!?
And they felt Denilson were fucking around yesterday, it was his fault that they let in 3 goals. They think he should be shipped, along with Almunia. The ones I’ve talked to think Wenger should have started Bendtner up front, use Arshavin on the right wing with Rosicky on the left, and play Nasri in CM instead of Denilson. Well, I just tell em it’s Wengers choice, he chose to start that team because he felt that would get the best result. So there! 
February 1st, 2010 at 18:46
@Johnsom33: Nani isn’t Jesus Christ!!!
How dare you say that?! It’s obvious he is God himself! 
Am I right Craig? 
February 1st, 2010 at 18:51
@Red Ranter: I agree, but when he gets caught out, too high up the pitch, he doesn’t seem to have the speed to get back into position in time.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:00
@Johnsom33: In those 3 games Nani has showed us what has been lacking in Valencia’s game – the ability to take on his defender(s) and beat them.
It makes all the difference, don’t you think?
February 1st, 2010 at 19:05
@CraigMc: First of all, Arshavin was no threat to Rafael because he was playing a very unfamiliar central striker role. Secondly, Rafael is very fast and quick and one thing that has impressed me is that he tends to recover and get back in to position very quickly, which is why I am a little mystified by your comment. He still has lots to learn, that’s obvious, but I think he is a dream compared that wax works Neville.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:07
@Traverse: I don’t think Rodwell would be a replacement for Hargo in the long term as he would be for Rio or Vidic. I see him as CB long term and if we do indeed sign him (which I DO NOT believe), it would be a great signing and a great insurance policy for our defense.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:12
@Traverse: Personally I could care less about the John Terry situation. It means nothing to me because it means nothing to United. As for England, well I’m a supporter of Germany so even there, it bothers me not. Still, as much as I hate Terry and lets face it, he is a cunt, I find all this crap to be much ado about nothing. Like players have never slept around before or ever backstabbed each other in the name of a woman. Please!
Other than women who watch and read tabloid journalism, who is so petty enough to give a damn about a footballer’s sexual indiscretions? I could care less who he sleeps with and whether he and Hugh Grant shared a hooker or a tranny together. I am more concerned about how good Terry is in the football field because I want Chelsea to lose. If he scores off the field and in the bedroom, I could care less. That’s his business and none of ours.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:23
@EduardoDaVinci4: Yes but Wenger is to blame for Almunia and the injuries are partly Wenger’s fault because he has not been smart enough or aggressive enough to bring in quality players for depth and to start. Almunia is the worst goalkeeper in the prem. They have no quality strikers healthy and the ones they do have are undersized. He has no defensive midfielder with Vieira like bit and passion and these weaknesses have been exposed by us over the past two seasons.
Wenger’s greatest mistake was the benching of Lehmann and settling for Almunia. Lehmann was old but like EVDS, more than capable of being a very good keeper. Instead Wenger decided to go for a keeper who I have never seen make a quality or timely save in my life. The guy is just crap and amazes me how an intelligent man and a good judge of talent like Wenger would settle for that and not spend 10 or 12 million and buy a truly great keeper? As for his squad, lots of talent but oh so soft. These guys to a man lack guts and courage. They are soft tossers and lack the grit and the guts for a tough game. RR put it right when he said it was like watching men vs boys yesterday. All 50/50 encounters were won by United, not just because they were hungrier, but because they had more bite and courage for the battle. Arsenal are a much faster team yet we continually beat them to balls and made their lives miserable because at the end of the day, we were not just more prepared, but hungrier. Wenger has a real nice team of teens out there. He just needs some men also. And just how long is Goonerville supposed to wait for his youth program to mature?
February 1st, 2010 at 19:23
@Grognard: Stripping Terry off his captaincy because of it would wreck him mentally, it would influence his performances on the pitch. Anything that ruins Terry mentally makes me happy, because for fucks sake I hate the motherfucker!
Remove his England captaincy, give it to Wayne or Rio. Then remove his Chelsea captaincy when it’s revealed that he shared a hooker with Hugh Grant. 
February 1st, 2010 at 19:24
@EduardoDaVinci4: I’m not a religious freak mate but that’s a little over the line and blasphemous. You and I know there is only one god. RONALDO.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:27
@Redrich: exactly, and that’s why I was complaining all season. Valencia hasn’t got the pace or the dribbling skill to skin a Clichy time after time like Nani did yesterday. The problem however is that Valencia is still a decent player and him being on the bench is not a good thing. What we need to see is if the new Nani can take this confidence and form and move it over to the left side in order to give Valencia his normal position on the right back. I would prefer both of them out there as opposed to Park and Obertan is not ready.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:31
@Grognard: I am God!
Naah, Ronaldo ain’t God to me. There is only one God, and that is God himself.
Fergie is Jesus Christ… I think 
February 1st, 2010 at 19:33
Alright, if this isn’t enough proof for you guys to realize the lies and tricking Youtube videos provide, well, nothing will…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU0jkzdkleE
Roll or Lol?
February 1st, 2010 at 19:37
@EduardoDaVinci4: He does not deserve to be captain of England in the first place. As long as Bridge is a player for England, having him as captain is a disgrace, I agree But this situation does not apply for Chelsea. Bridge is no longer a Chelsea player and whether we like to admit it or not, Terry is the lifeblood of that team. Abramovich has already come out in support of him and that also shows what their feelings are about the situation. For years I have called Terry the Teflon Don like John Gotti because it seems nothing ever seems to stick with him. He can do no wrong with his club, England or the media. He is a cunt but to all those I speak of, he is their cunt and they love him. Go figure!
February 1st, 2010 at 19:39
@EduardoDaVinci4: Actually for me God is and always will be the real one but I have been know from time to time to refer to the former great hockey star of the 60’s and 70’s, Bobby Orr as god. That player used to take my breath away with his greatness.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:41
@EduardoDaVinci4: That’s incredible CGI as they really made the keeper in the film look like Almunia. HA! HA! HA!
February 1st, 2010 at 19:51
@Johnsom33: Nani on current form is world class. Most teams would be lucky to have one world class player, let alone two or three.
A team challenging for top honours can’t do without them. The more you have of world class talent, in a balanced team (which Real isn’t) the more you’re likely to compete for them honours. That’s the difference between 3 weeks ago, us having one one such player (Rooney) and currently.
Last season we had Vidic, Ronaldo, and Roo.
Early this season we had Fletcher, and I’m still hoping he’ll regain some of that form, which while he’s no been bad recently, he isn’t reproducing.
Nani has been like a new signing really.
February 1st, 2010 at 19:52
@Grognard: Headline was: “Almunia, best keeper in the world”
February 1st, 2010 at 20:12
@Redrich: Valencia has been one of our most consistent performers for us this season. His goal return is good for a winger not Ronaldo, he just lacks the flash on his game.
February 1st, 2010 at 20:21
@Johnsom33: Agreed to all of that, but it takes a Nani type player who can beat their man, one on one, that makes the difference.
It’s a shame that Valencia has to sit but it’s obvious that on the R.Wing, Nani > Valencia.
February 1st, 2010 at 20:22
@Grognard: Agree. I find it ridiculous that people are calling for his resignation because of his indiscretions off the pitch. That’s for Capello to decide. If he loses his armband it should be because he’s lost the support of the dressing room, (or due to a sudden dip in form) and nothing else.
February 1st, 2010 at 20:25
@Grognard: Actually I didn’t say it was like watching men vs boys — I said I wouldn’t go as far as that. But I did say it was a fine footballing lesson from United to Arsenal; where Arsenal were told how it’s done.
February 1st, 2010 at 20:30
@Red Ranter: You know why Mutu is called Murgu in FIFA and PES? After his drugproblems, FIFA called of his licence because they felt it was gonna be unappropriate to play with a player of such status. Players are rolemodels, if Terry is cought for being unfaithful, it gives youngsters a bad image, just like Mutu does. A player with Terrys magnitude, being captain for club and country, should behave more like a good man. Like Fletch or Scholes off the pitch, not fucking up with drugs, sleeping with the wife of your mate or even rape!
February 1st, 2010 at 20:33
@Red Ranter: many Arsenal fans described it as “we got butt fucked for 60 minutes”
February 1st, 2010 at 20:45
@EduardoDaVinci4: Ok I have a different view on all this. A footballer’s personal life is his own problem. I actually am against FIFA’s policy of banning the use of recreational drugs by sportsmen. Recreational drugs are different from steroids because they don’t enhance performance. And it’s upto the club to decide and see if it affects his play on the pitch. Performance enhancing drugs is a completely different thing and a player can and should be banned if caught.
What people do in their personal lives, if it is not football related, should be left to themselves.
If what happens in their personal lives is affecting their performance on the pitch, then it’s upto the manager and the club to take appropriate action.
If you were working a 9-5 job and if you slept with your coworker’s wife you wouldn’t be fired as long as you are a perfect employee to the organization.
February 1st, 2010 at 20:53
On Terry, sadly he is a flawed character of the field, but hay none of us are Angels.
Cappelo has built up a very strict code of professionalism on and off the field, i understand the FA are leaving totally to him and it WIL be a football decision only.
February 1st, 2010 at 20:57
@Red Ranter: If Obama slept with Hillary Clinton I think he would be fired, or whatever it’s called when they remove a president…
February 1st, 2010 at 21:00
When they remove a president in The States is usually termed assassination
February 1st, 2010 at 21:05
@Red Ranter: i agree about the recreational drugs bit but FIFA has to protect their image and wont allow anything that compromises that…
…aside form the usual nani-valencia banter i thought the real surprise for me was when fergie fielded 451 again two games in a row, RR mentioned this was Nani’s best performance since the FA Cup 4-0 victory against Arsenal and we played the same formation that day as well with guess who park and nani on the wings and Carrick and Fletcher totally on song just like yesterday…i think we will see more of this kind of lineup against top tier teams as we go on…
February 1st, 2010 at 21:16
@Red Ranter: Red Ranter, there are now rules within the top organizations for the John Terry scenarios wherein i can be punished if i say shag my colleagues wife, if the colleague and/or wife complain. Its an HR theme now wherein if it is found that i did not act like what the company would expect its employee to act, i can be punished upto and including termination depending on the situation. The colleague is bound to be affected and aggrieved and it is bound to affect the team spirit and morale and most teams would hate the team leader who shagged a colleagues wife behind his back. So yes, even though i might be a very good employee, if my actions affect the team, i would and should be punished – maybe not termination but definitely stripped off some stuff.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:19
@EduardoDaVinci4: B-eddy, whats with the Norwegian influx?
this guy good? —> ”
Meanwhile, United have handed Norway youth international midfielder Etaz Hussain a two-year professional contract. Hussain, 17, was discovered by Old Trafford legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.”
February 1st, 2010 at 21:35
@EduardoDaVinci4: I think Almunia himself paid Industrial Light and Magic to doctor up all the times he gave up goals and to make it look like he actually saved them. Amazing CGI, really.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:36
@godzilla: I know him. Etzaz actually started playing football at an “old” age. He didn’t start before he was 11, and to be honest he was shit! He was one of the worst on his local team, until he became 15. During his last 3 years he has worked hard to become decent, never mind very good!, at playing football. Haven’t heard of him since he was 16, now I only hear from him by our mates. I can’t believe he is gonna play for United, to be honest I thought he would struggle to play for Tealadies FC!
Happy for him though, hope he turns out great.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:37
@Grognard:
February 1st, 2010 at 21:41
@Red Ranter: Society today is so easy to hang people for things they do in their private lives. We have all become judge jury and executioner and it truly disgusts me. For example, has anyone ever really lived in Tiger wood’s shoes to truly understand what he was thinking or where he was at when he committed all these indiscretions? Has anyone even contemplated the fact that his wife may actually be a royal bitch who has Bipolar issues or depression and she has cut him off? I’m not saying this is the case but we simply do not know the whole story, nor should we. It’s not our business and why it should matter to us when each and everyone of us is not guiltless and completely innocent, is the epitome of hypocrisy in my books. I hate John Terry with a passion but he deserves nothing more than to face Wayne Bridge, his wife and nobody else.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:43
@Red Ranter: Well then I will go that far as to say it was like watching men vs boys and not in the classic Socratic sense.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:50
@EduardoDaVinci4: Terry’s life is his business mate and what he did by the way was not breaking the law. Infidelity is not against the law and thus, nobody has the right to fire, condemn or demote anyone who is guilty of it. It’s between a man and his wife and a man and the other woman’s husband….and nobody else. Mutu was playing with drugs and that is not only illegal but it has a lot to do with enhancement or skewing one’s performance in a game. Therefore he was punished by FIFA for inappropriate activity that was detrimental to the game. How would you like FIFA or the media tell you that it’s not good role model activity for you to have multiple girlfriends and one night stands or for you to change lovers every other week? Knowing your track record, I think you would be pretty pissed. Why? Because that kind of shite is infringing on your personal business.
What you do in your bedroom has no business being reported by anyone and is nobody’s fucking business. I don’t care id Terry raped a donkey, it’s his business so long as he did not do it on tv or at Stamford Bridge in front of fans. Regardless of what you, I and others think of the cunt, he is being treated unfairly and isn’t being shown the respect, dignity and privacy that he, Bridge and the others deserve in this very private matter. Trust me, you’d be singing a different tune if this was Anderson instead of Terry. In that scenario you would be claiming all the things i have brought up about privacy. Think about it.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:53
@EduardoDaVinci4: If Obama slept with Hillary Clinton I would demand he get his head examined because that’s just gross. Hell, Bill Clinton never slept with Hillary either as he had better taste than that.
February 1st, 2010 at 21:56
@godzilla: Wayne Bridge is no longer with Chelsea so how on Earth does it affect the team? Hell he’s a bench warmer on England to so I do not see how scrapping your skipper is best for the team. I hate Terry but seriously, we are talking about guys here. Most guys look at infidelity like a conquest. Everybody will get over it and move on. It’s media and the hypocritical PC assholes out there who can’t let it rest because prying into the lives of others helps them forget their own useless lives.
February 1st, 2010 at 22:23
@godzilla: Why would the wife complain? I am talking about consensual sex, not rape. Also has Bridge’s wife complained here? No. Is there a revolt in the dressing room among players? We don’t know yet, and if there is then it’s the job of the manager, Capello to decide if it is worth keeping Terry captain.
February 1st, 2010 at 22:24
@EduardoDaVinci4: Bill Clinton cheated on Hillary and he didn’t get impeached. Plenty of governors/senators in the US have been caught cheating on their wives and haven’t resigned nor been removed from office.
February 1st, 2010 at 22:25
For those who haven’t seen it yet, highlights from United reserves is up in a new thread.
February 1st, 2010 at 22:29
@Grognard: I don’t know what you think of me, but loyalty is very highly rated by me. Had Anderson cheated on his,, err,, let’s say wife, with Colleen, then I would’ve wanted him to bi shipped. Such stuff shouldn’t happen, I don’t care if it’s illegal or not it’s innapropriate behaviour and causes much more mental damage than any football result can…
February 1st, 2010 at 22:33
@Red Ranter: Well that’s just shit!
If you don’t love ya wife, break up with her before you go on to other bang-bangs. Be a good role model, whatever I do in life I’ll always try to stay out of this shit and be a good role model. Whether for family, children or even grown men watching/reading my things may learn something from it. I’m not saying the country should kill Terry, but at least strip him off the captaincy because especially as such a vital character you shouldn’t behave this way. Off the pitch involvements counts a lot in todays game. A player can be a God on the pitch, but if he causes trouble in the dressing room then he doesn’t belong there no matter how good he is. And I would say your captain cheating on his wife with the mother of one of your teammates childred is defo not causing a good dressing room spirit…
February 1st, 2010 at 22:39
@EduardoDaVinci4: Being a role model is good. It’s not a rule. You are paid to perform on the pitch. Not on how good a person you are. As a footballer he should be judged by his exploits on the pitch.
If you start mixing personal and professional life you are heading down a slippery slope.
Every person has his own moral standards. For others Ronaldo sleeping with various women and prostitutes would be downright immoral. So would you want him as a role model? Where do you draw the line? Which is why it’s best to separate personal lives (and moral standards) and professional lives. And attempting to paint “footballers as role models” is the biggest load of bull the media attempt to showcase. They are as flawed as human beings as the rest of us. To expect them to lead lives like Jesus is downright unrealistic.
What Terry did was certainly not what you’d want to do, but that’s his life, and I’d want nothing to do with that.
PS: You are assuming he’s caused dressing room unrest. If Capello sees that Terry’s act has caused unrest in the dressing room, then he has to ditch him. Calling for his head without knowledge of the atmosphere of the England dressing room is pointless.
February 1st, 2010 at 23:08
If you believe the papers, Terry has been cheating on his wife for ages. I do not have a problemm with that. Lots of footballers cheat because they can. Its not really a footballing matter.
BUT the fact he cheated on his wife with the ex girlfriend of his best friend, an England team mate, who was obviously deeply in love with the girl in question and had a child with her….well that is another matter.
He broke the BRO CODE. And for that reason he shouldn’t be England captain because a lot of players are going to lose respect for him and also worry he will go after their girls next.
February 1st, 2010 at 23:29
Too many people on here are just focusing on the marital infidelity, which I agree can be separated from football. The real issue from a team spirit perspective is the fact that Terry broke the bro-code and betrayed one of his best friends.
I am sure all of us can agree that whether you are a footballer or a man in the street, if your best friend gets dumped by a woman who had his child it is not ok to go after her without your friend’s permission especially not so soon after the break-up.
A lot of England players, even those who regularly cheat on their own wives, are going to feel a lot of disgust after what Terry did.
February 1st, 2010 at 23:30
@Red Ranter: Read colver, this is what I mean. I don’t care so much of the fact that he actually cheated on his wife, but the fact that he did it with the wife of his teammates, his friend. That is inexcusable, that’s my whole point. Ronaldo was banging hoes here, there and everywhere, but was it ever the wife of Rooney or Fletch? No, they were single women. I’m all for one night stands, but with the wife of your mate? Discusting…
February 1st, 2010 at 23:37
@EduardoDaVinci4: Disgusting, yes. But if it has no effect on the dressing room then Capello is entitled to let him remain. But if it does then he should sack him. That’s all I’m saying. Decisions should be footballing/dressing room based. That’s all.
February 1st, 2010 at 23:47
@Red Ranter: I’ll be hugely surprised if Terry doesn’t face a change in the dressing room mood after what happend… If one of my mates had done it, I would’ve been discusted. He will never get the same respect as he did before this came through, of that I’m sure. I still feel players should act like role models, but I’m not saying they must. They just should. And for the captain being a leader, I think Terry is as far away from a leader that you can get… Like I said, if it had happend to me or one of my mates, I would never have looked at him the same way ever again. You don’t cheat only on your wife, mainly you cheat on your friend, your mate, your bro. That itself will fuck up any friedship a guy may have…
February 1st, 2010 at 23:59
@EduardoDaVinci4: That’s what I said. Let the dressing room and Capello be the judge rather than us.
February 2nd, 2010 at 0:16
@CraigMc: dude in the second half da right twin had arshavens number and he was on him like a fly on shit. thats why arshaven kept fouling him cuz he couldnt get by him.
February 2nd, 2010 at 0:26
@Grognard: thats why nani is hezuz he is gods son
February 2nd, 2010 at 0:32
Tiger Woods cheated on his wife and consequently has taken a break from his game – I suggest Terry does the same, at least until the WC.
February 2nd, 2010 at 0:35
@CraigMc: from the other post
“My future is at United” -NANI
“But Sir Alex was very clear with me – he spoke at length about what he expected and was always very positive.
“He changed my mentality and improved my morale over the past few months and now I think I am getting as much satisfaction from my performances as I ever had.”
LINK
sounds like the bust up was fabricated and hes going nowhere
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:56
@Red Ranter: I agree with that, but the media have got a hold of this now and will probably gnaw on it until their gums are raw.
This is juicy stuff and they will drag all and sundry into the fray here before they’re done.
Capello may well have to act sooner than later, before this becomes a distraction to his preparations. Ancelotti may well have to do the same!
This should all be private affairs, but Terry is a figure in the spotlight and knew full well the consequences of getting caught out. The scandal issue for those surrounding him is far greater than severity of his crimes – and that’s what will nail him to the cross – those closest to him will begin to bail out!!
It sucks for him
but it’s the same for all celebrity fuck-ups.
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:38
Update for US Based commentators.
Fox Soccer Channel HD will be available to DISH Network customers starting Feb. 10th. No word yet on other providers, and no word yet on who will pick up FSC+ .
Seems like negotiations are going on with DirecTV, but nothing concrete yet.
Stay tuned, for the latest.
http://www.epltalk.com/fox-soccer-channel-hd-coming-to-dish-network-feb-10/15435
February 2nd, 2010 at 4:57
@EduardoDaVinci4: B-eddy, whats with the Norwegian influx?
this guy good? —> ”
Meanwhile, United have handed Norway youth international midfielder Etaz Hussain a two-year professional contract. Hussain, 17, was discovered by Old Trafford legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.”@Red Ranter: @Grognard: Yes, i was referring to the England team. For chelsea, it doesnt matter as we already see it. For England, even though a bench warmer it does matter and can make a difference if Bridge was say supported by a few players. It will all boil down to Capello talking to a few senior players and hearing what they have to say. If a few are unhappy and would prefer a change in captaincy it will happen, else capello on his own might not remove Chelsea. So yea, like RR said, will be decided by a kind of unrest or unhappiness being displayed by other players
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:27
@Red Ranter: Personally I do not think it was cheating because I do not think those two have been sleeping in the same bed for years. Bill was just getting some because lets face it, I think he would prefer to pull his pud rather than have sex with Hillary.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:31
@EduardoDaVinci4: And it;’s not yours or anyone’s business. Just who the hell are we to be pointing fingers and judging other people’s behavior? For all we know Bridge beat his wife and she went to Terry for Comfort. Tiger Woods could be abused by his wife which has forced him to look for love in hotels and bars. We just don’t know the whole story and like I said earlier, we are being judge, jury and executioners without having all the facts and based on what the shady media decides it wants to report on. Above all, what two consenting people do in a bedroom is no business of ours unless they are screwing with one of our own. End of. I respect your morals but keep them in check and use them to guide your own life, not John Terry’s.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:35
@Redrich: Lucky lucky lucky Dish people.
I am sitting with my amazing TV watching SD feed of Fox Soccer Channel HD – even the HD logo is taunting me as I watch the channel.
Thank you for the update.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:49
@EduardoDaVinci4: Ah cut the crap Eddy. This moralistic BS is irritating. For all we know his wife fell out of love with him or did something to him before he fell into another’s bed. You are not there and you are not walking in the man’s shoes so stop playing this holier than thou BS. Sorry but I just hate it when people meddle in the affairs and lives of other people, especially complete strangers. It’s none of yours or mine business and we would be best suited to concentrate on more pressing matters to do with Man Utd rather than waste time being holier than thou over John Terry. So he slept around, big fucking deal. It happens a million times a day all over the world. Get used to it. It’s happened to me and it will probably happen to you in your life. Leave him be and let him pick up the pieces of his life in peace without the prying eyes of millions of know it all hypocrites making moral judgments without all the facts. And if he is 100% guilty, again, that’s his business. He will have to deal with that in his own personal life. For crying out loud, he’s not OJ Simpson. He never murdered his wife or committed a grievous act like that. Adultery may be a sin but it’s not so serious that it means an entire planet should have to come down on this man for the crime. It’s just silly.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:51
@colver: Yes, I’ll remember to bring that up with the guy who slept with my ex. He broke the bro code.
This isn’t high school mate. It’s a tough world out there and adults will be adults.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:53
@EduardoDaVinci4: Wake up mate. It happens all the time and all around you. Just wait and see.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:56
@Redrich: Terry is hardly the public figure and sports icon Tiger Woods is around the planet. Woods is a brand name and he has done irreparable damage to his reputation and his career and has literally thrown millions of dollars of endorsements out the window with his indiscretions. Terry is such small bananas in comparison that to compare the two is really unfair to Tiger.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:23
Grognard, this is a big deal for the English press and they are pissed at Terry for trying to get an injunction to stop the story getting out. Now it is out they are going to milk it for all it is worth. Expect more girls to come out with their stories, just like they did with Tiger. Divorce proceedings could also follow. Terry made a big thing out of being the “family guy” and England and Chelsea’s “Captain Fantastic”…and there is going to be a bit of revulsion of how 2009’s “Dad of the Year” behaved.
You can take a man of the world view and say its his business what he gets up to in his private life. But Terry has milked his image as a family man and there will be a public backlash. Yes there is an element of hypocrisy. But it is human nature.
The best thing Capello could do is to remove Terry as captain. That will satisfy the squad members and those fans who feel he should be punished. And it won’t have all that much impact because as a senior member of the squad even without the armband Terry will be vocal and organise his defence. The press would have their scalp and would back off.
If this was America Terry would be in a sex addiction clinic for the rest of the season and in his absence our title chances would improve! But hey ho!
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:47
@colver: Terry is a low life father cocaine dealing, mother and mother in law thieving from M & S, philandering, urinating in public, penalty bottling low life scumbag.
I will be very reluctant as an Englishman to support my team during the World Cup if that piece of shit is the captain of my country.
Also shagging an England collegue other half is a disgrace, “Never rub another man’s rhubarb” I say.
February 2nd, 2010 at 9:50
He is also everything which is bad about English football, over paid, over rated, ignorant, over protected, no idea between what is right and wrong and the captain of my country give me strength and the way some of the press have been going on like he is the victim simply defies belief.
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:47
@Stephen: for more on Terry read this http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/7107374/John-Terry-colourful-private-life-of-Captain-Controversy.html
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:52
It’s all been about Nani indeed, and rightly so. Like this one, from a friend of mine who’d been at the match – http://bigfourza.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/nani-reborn/
February 2nd, 2010 at 12:58
@Grognard: For fucks sake mate, your missing my point! I’m not saying it doesn’t happen or this is a surprise, I just think it’s shit by Terry. I’ll act the I’m holier than thou part because, frankly, I am. Loyalty is important to me, I tell you if it had been reveleaed that Rio, Wazza or Carrick had slept with her I would’ve been ashamed by them. High school or not, you stay loyal to your mates and girlfriends. Whether Terry, Rooney or even Danny Drinkwater, as long as it’s a friend of Terry he should’ve never done that. His wife doesn’t love him? Bridge has hit his wife? It doesn’t fucking matter, either she leaves or he leaves. I know Terry is a total ass cunt, but breaking the “Bro Code”, whether it being high school or the elderhome, is morrally wrong. FUCKS SAKE, it’s his mate!!!
They have children together, mate, think of the children! Don’t you think this is gonna scar them for life? Leave both Terry, Bride and both their children fucked? It will mate, and whatever Terry does, I know, it won’t make a big difference to me personally. I have my moral in tact, I know what I think is right. But I’m surrounded by stupid ass fuckers who look at Terry for inspriation, they get affected by anything! For what it’s worth, I think Terry is a cunt because he hasn’t realised what effect this will have on countless people. Yeah, I’m taking the moral high road here because in the end, he is a cunt and what he did was horrible in my opinion. Whether ignore my beliefs or tell me I’m wrong, I stand by what I say.
February 2nd, 2010 at 13:22
@EduardoDaVinci4: What I don’t get is that it wasn’t just a one of drunken night – stupid mistake, that is bad enough! But it has been going on for several months alledgedly behind Bridges back – his missus and Terry doing the DIRTY! If that was my missus, I know what I would do to Terry, and he wouldn’t be playing for anybody for a while. I agree with Eddi on this
. Terry 
.
February 2nd, 2010 at 14:09
@CraigMc: This is not really my Forte or area although I did break the story on this blog.
“joking of course”
Terry is not the moral compass in the UK.The signficant difference to this misdemenour is it Involves a team m8,Beckhams was alledgedly with a nanny, Svens was well with a hooker.If we look to these people as role models I simply think what role are the parents of these influenced people playing in there lifes.
M8 as you well know the media in the UK love nothing more than a real negative story to try to fuck up something successfull.
In my opinion the besy way forward as the thermostat now stands is for Terry to stand down,most certainly not leave the England squad, that would be a horrendous mistake, in a football sense.Mind I am sure there will be a few players and WAGS, a bit uneasy with his presence in the camps midst.
It all for Englands purposes, needs sorted out pretty quickly, this is Capello’s biggest decision of his managerial time at England so far.
In fairness though,the media have successfully engineered your excuse clause when you fuck up in South Africa
For me its such a boring story, and basically just a newspaper seller, and a mean’s for some Judas to get some easy cash.Its happening all the time, as a side note a lad in here wrote “Never rub another mans Rhubarb” I had never looked at like that,I must recheck everyones gardens in my area.Now that’s kinky.
Anyhow again on a more sane side, the game tonight at Hull is gonna be interesting and to assess the team spirit of Chelschav, for me and knowing there seige mentality,this is all probably a bad thing for us as United supporters.
Any how I’l just fill my day now, looking out for some fresh young Rhubarb.
Far more interested in REAL football issues.
February 2nd, 2010 at 15:12
I had a dream last night not drink fuelled i may also add. This is crystal ball orientated.
When the 100 million appears out of the Genie’s lamp in the Summer.
Cesc Fabregas is beginning to get pissed off bye all accounts 5 years in the making is simply frustrating him.Before Barcelona step in and further distance themselves from us, Guess what!
Eye a little bit West from the Centre of Uk football heaven,One highly talented totally wasted Spaniard,who also will be wanting to bail out of a ship that truely is going down.Guess what Fernando, you got a hideaway at Old trafford, were your Dreams can come true.Guess what!
A keeper recognized bye a few, ignored bye most, plying his trade at, that glorious football mecca, Birmingham.Did we not miss a trick with Shay(apart from his kicking, that could be sorted)But back to Joe, young, bags of talent, will only improve and improve, Englands No1, within 3 years.
Set up for the next five years Simples.
Thats the money busted, but can you dream too! Guess what it could happen, now bring on Barcelona Real madrid.
On to our next victims made me so laugh.”It was revealed that Avram Grants has only been paid once since taking over from Paul Hart, Its due to a ” tax code problem”rather than a financial problemn
You couldnt make it up could you.
February 2nd, 2010 at 16:43
I think it’s important that Terry is not captain so that we don’t have to see his twattish grinning mug lifting the World Cup (if England manage to somehow win it…) and being remembered as a national hero because really he’s a cheating scumbag who cried like a lost child when he thought he could be the big man and fell on his arse instead.
I’d honestly rather see Steven “he’s coming right for us!” Gerrard do it than that bottling haemhorroid.
PS. We played well on Sunday.
February 2nd, 2010 at 16:59
Spot on as regards Steven Gerrard, as I previously suggested when some raised Wayne as successor.
Wayne needs to concentrate on his own unique football skill, to enable England to have a successfull tournament.
Waynes time will come in Brazil.
February 2nd, 2010 at 17:08
@Scotjimland: your longest post so far!
Congrats. Dreaming United is sweet dreams… I was once number 7 scoring in the champions league — amazing experience. So I put it on my resumé 
February 2nd, 2010 at 17:35
@Stephen: let’s not forget he likes parking in handicap spaces.
February 2nd, 2010 at 17:43
@Scotjimland: Fabregas is going to move to Spain sooner or later. He might succeed at Real but if he goes to Barca he’s either going to be surplus to requirements and/or going to be in the shadow of his better team mates, Xavi and Iniesta.
In the end, just like Henry, he’ll end up looking wistfully back at Arsenal.
February 2nd, 2010 at 17:46
@RedDuck: And craig just HAD to fall for the bait!
February 2nd, 2010 at 17:57
@colver: At no point in my defense of Terry have I ever said he was anything but a royal cunt. I hate the MOFO with a passion but the difference between me and many others is that despite hating him, I am not going to be unfair to him nor am I going to be a hypocrite on this matter. I have never played around when I was attached and never even considered it but I am far from being a saint and I no that people in general are fragile species who are capable of being major disappointments when they least want to be. Terry is above all just human (I think). Therefore, I am not going to ask of him anything more than I would ask of myself, which is to try one’s hardest to live a clean, productive and respectful life. It doesn’t always work like that though. Temptations are thrown at people like him living in the high life and being in the spotlight. People are only human and many are easily seduced by power or by the privileges they manage to be awarded with money and power. It corrupts many and many have a hard time looking back at life from the perspective of a young player just breaking into the game.
Terry is not nor has he ever been a paragon of virtue in my opinion. For me he has always been a cunt, a dirty player and a poor sportsman. The fact that he has managed to con so many people for so long only speaks of the stupidity of the general public and mostly the London media who loved him for so long. Well now they know the real John Terry. What a revelation. But here is where I take a stand. No matter what he has done short of murder or theft, he deserves to have his privacy and to deal with his problems without the media’s prying and intrusive eyes upon him. His crime is only a private matter no matter what many and the media might think.
What is the best solution for the situation. Well as far as England is concerned, it is up to Capello. Capello I’m sure will judge Terry as a footballer first, and his immorality second. Strip him of the captaincy? I personally would love to see it and would love to see Rooney as captain. But I really do not see any good coming from this. After all, Capello needs to put together the best starting eleven he can for the World Cup and by screwing with his captain, he stands a chance of not only demoralizing Terry who is a leader and a major player in that eleven, but could force Terry to ultimately quit the team in protest to losing the captaincy. His feelings are fragile and his temper is great right about now. Anything could happen should he be stripped of his most valued possession. Does Capello have the guts to do this knowing that Rio is fragile physically and the back ups after Terry and Rio are nowhere close in class? I don’t think so. The pressure to win is great and it takes over in a situation like this. Remember, Terry never murdered anyone.
As for Chelsea, Terry could be found out to be the second coming of Jack the Ripper and that wouldn’t matter to Chelsea fans, or management. Wayne Bridge is no longer with the club and Terry means too much to that team for them to show any guts and strip him of his captaincy there. It’s not going to happen and they are not going to want him to take any time off either because winning and money is all that regime cares about. They could give a rats ass about Wayne Bridge or Terry’s wife or what the media thinks. After all, Chelsea as a team is the anti-paragon of virtue. They are scum and therefore, their captain acting like scum is just what they like. And their fans, well those bastards would welcome the Marquis DeSade if he was a good footballer.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:02
@Grognard: Amen to that.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:04
@colver: One more thing. America is a poor example of how the rest of the world thinks. America today is bogged down by a right wing political correctness movement that is overrunning everything. Their holier than thou assessment of everything is nothing more than nauseating to myself and most Canadians and I know that Europe hates the way Americans think because they find them class “A” hypocrites most of the time.
The reason Tiger Woods is getting sex therapy is because he either really needs it, or he is trying to salvage the millions he is losing in endorsement money as well as his marriage. His brand is taking a beating and his image is dirt right now because the millions of sleep around philandering womanizers and whores that make up America aren’t capable of looking at him with fairness and with compassion because in their hypocritical eyes, he’s done wrong. Well he has done wrong but we still have not heard his side of the story. Perhaps his wife has been unfair to him or mistreated him in some way, we really don’t know. Perhaps he was just a prick and deserves everything he is getting. Regardless of that, what gets me is a society (the USA) that looks down on him like he is flawed or dirt while statistics show that no country on the planet suffers from more divorces or more infidelity than the US. 50% of the people reporting on him are probably having affairs as we speak. Thats the irony and the funny part in all of this nonsense.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:08
@Stephen: OK, you have just mentioned all his attributes but now what are the negative things about the guy?
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:09
@EduardoDaVinci4: It’s morally wrong. But any repercussions ought to be dealt with by his personal associates or people closely related to him. Not us to judge. His personal life ought to be his personal life even if he’s a public figure. It’s upto Capello to decide. End of.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:10
@Stephen: I have not seen media protecting him or calling him a victim. Please offer us examples of this. As for being overrated, I don’t think so. I hate him with a passion but the cunt is one quality CB with the ability to also score big time goals. Hardly a bum. I can hate somebody yet still respect their abilities.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:12
@Red Ranter: OK RR, what the Hell did I say or do that was wrong? You agreed with me.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:13
@[OPTI]Madschester United:
My longest post 
yes on this blog, possibly.
But I generally smile while posting and make my post’s confusing entertaining and with a obtuse sense of fun.I will never in my life be dark or destructive, just aint my way m8.My mind is already constructing Chelchavs defeat tonite.Enjoy the match.The Tigers are well and truly up for it.Lets hope so.Simples.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:17
@NicoQB: No he aint, I have written to SAF.I have pointed out dont close your eyes to a key component that is UK based already, we know he is suited to the EPL, dont let him slip from the radar. Enjoy the match tonite. Come on you Tigers roooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:25
@EduardoDaVinci4: Eddy, you’re still a kid mate. When you get around my age you will have been exposed to the realities of life and virtue and idealism will not be the paragons you see them to be right now. I admire your stand but your stand is naive and comes from one who really hasn’t got the life experience that qualifies them as an expert on the matter.
They have children together, yes, but have you ever considered what might have brought this on? Perhaps Terry himself comes from a broken home destroyed by infidelity. Quite often children do not learn form this as much as copy that behavior. You are in no position to judge. Loyalty is valuable to most of us but it’s not a right as much as it’s a an expectation. Many people are just brought up to be to selfish and to immature to handle the responsibilities of life and they make mistakes. Terry made a mistake. Why? Well, to answer that is to know him better and to know the positive and negative reinforcement he received as a youngster. Perhaps he wasn’t brought up with parents that instilled such high moral fiber as yours have instilled in you. For that we should not look down on him as much as pity him. Because a good person in this world’s is not one who is holier than thou and who lives his life with a high moral standing. It’s the person who knives his life as best as he or she can but with humility and with compassion for others. We’ve all had enough of the Geroge Bush’s, Dick Cheney’s and others with their high moral ground and their hypocricies mate. These people were never capable of humility and compassion for their fellow man.
I do not like to quote Christ or the bible at times like this as I do not want to offend non Christians but let me just say that one thing I truly believe in when it comes to Christ’s teachings is the the Mary Magdeline story where she was being stoned by people for being a prostitute and Christ stopped them all by asking them one major question. “He who hath not sinned, let he cast the first stone.” One does not have to be religious to find wisdom and common sense in a statement like that. Eddy, you’re young, and you will see and experience many things in your life. Do not be so quick to condemn people less you are willing to first walk in their shows and see life from their perspective. I’m not missing the point mate, you are.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:41
@NicoQB: That is the one thing that frustrates me about football stars these days. In their eyes their seems to be only a handful of ideal teams and they all want to play for them. Well the problem is that there is only so many positions available for world class players per team yet a surplus of world class players want to play for these teams, which means that many have no choice but to end up on the bench. Huntelaar is an example of this as is van Nistelrooy, Benzema, Higuain, Pato etc etc.
Many of these teams have a pecking order similar to the old boys club led by Raul at Madrid. So you may be a star like Benzema or Huntelaar but at Madrid, the rule is that players like Raul have a say in who plays. I’ll never understand why a player like Ribery wants to leave an ideal position with a great team like Bayern and end up in Barcelona or Madrid where the chances are he will be surplus and end up underused and wasted like Robben was? Their ego’s are so massive that they far outweigh their abilities. More often than not players fail in situations where they go to a team that already has great player playing every position. So why go there? Simple, when one closely examines the mind of most footballers in the world, one sees a very uneducated person with no real common sense, over inflated ego and the naive belief that there is nobody better than them. Stupid individuals who seem to think the world is their oyster and that they are like James Cameron, king of the world. Well in the case of some like Messi and Ronaldo, they are, but the rest of them are not so easily assured of success. Nothing makes me happier than when I see a naive stupid young player with great potential end up in Madrid sitting on the bench getting frustrated over lack of playing time. Well what the Hell did he expect?
I agree about Fabregas. At Arsenal he is king and captain. At Barcelona he will be a spare tire in those instances when either Iniesta or Xavi are injured or he will be a super sub. Is going there for the money and the fake allure worth it? Even uneducated Canadian hockey players have more common sense and brain activity going on than most world footballers. After all, they are nothing more than overgrown children playing a child’s game.
February 2nd, 2010 at 18:43
@Red Ranter: Ought to, and what happens to public figures that fuck up in real life, are 2 different issues.
Whether they like it or not, they are looked at as some form of role model, and as such, their actions on and off the pitch will always be under the microscope.
Personally, I couldn’t care less what he does in his personal life, but there are those that will (Grass roots, coaches and organizers, eg., may well see this as poor behavior from one so admired by their proteges), and the shrillness of their cries will be echoed throughout the press until the whole episode becomes untenable for Terry.
February 2nd, 2010 at 20:39
Well a lot has changed over the last few weeks,esp in the dept of opinions. Fistly though I have to say the last 3 games have been the most watchable all season. There has been a reasonable cohesion in this team and individual improvements also.
But the most significant thing I have noticed is how knee-jerk the world of United fans is. Opinions are formed,disregarded or disowned in a very short space of time. Suddenly,Rooney is the best player in the world,Nani is second and the 4-5-1 formation is the solution. All these statements were expressed in the opposite about two or so weeks ago. Rooney was definitely not world class even if he was topping the charts(and in all fairness his performances aside from goals was justifying this). Nani was a bone-headed,doomed and utterly useless winger who should have been “shipped off in the 1st week of Jan”. He had been given too many chances( 7 starts in EPL in 08-09 and 9 starts in 09-10 almost all non-consecutive). The 4-5-1 was the most useless formation and is ultimately for cowards. I think over a fortnight ago I could only count Nani advocates on one hand,tonight probably the whole forum claims to “have always had faith” in the 23 year old. Some,especially me,were saying SAF is an aweful coach with limited technical skill. I think I’m the only one who still stands by that,though of course we were never that many. If for one reason or the other,we return to our usual depressing form of football and a string of not so convincing 1 nils and 1-1s follow I’m sure the numbers of so-called “Fergie bashers” will be restored. Who knows,that nation may increase in population.
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:01
@Jay wire: So you are generalizing based on those who’ve just plainly said SAF is a genius or are you also including those who have given solid reasons why the system has worked?
Also, in general, fans are fickle. If you have discovered this just now, it’s shocking.
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:16
Young Danny Welbeck just scored again,Class act, and I hope will be back!
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:18
Hull 1, chelchavs nil Believe
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:24
@Red Ranter: No I haven’t just realised it now, but I’m shocked at the degree of fickleness or the extent rather. I mean,esp when it comes to Nani. It’s like how shocking it would be if after 3 impressive performances,Grognard starts claiming Foster is better than Casillas
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:26
@Red Ranter: I’m generalising obviously. It’s not all fans who form opinions every 45 min. Some validate them and stand by them
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:35
Mate try not to comment so negatively eh, u put up a post an guess what.Chelschav score! WP.
Hull 1 Chelchavs 1……. some people just get what they wish for, be carefull what u wish for!
February 2nd, 2010 at 21:58
@Jay wire: Trust me. I’ve seen worse. Arsenal fans have already started calling for Wenger’s head (and I think it’s justified considering the 5+ barren years), but if he were to beat Chelsea this week they’ll change their tune. That’s how it works.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:01
@Scotjimland: So has Tom Cleverley – and that lad has scored a good few so far since his loan. They are raving about the lad down at Watford.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:06
@Jay wire: Let Fergie savour the moment. We begged for entertainment, he provided. Lets just hope it continues.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:08
My anal view is this, Football is our life. Eat it sleep it, drink it. I well no it’s bastardized from a Coke advert.
I cant look or believe anyone or any line that Disses the best manager the Epl has ever seen.
Our club needs to trust more at this strange time, does anyone in here think a lad from Govan would be hoodwinked.
Ps he left St mirren to go to Aberdeen why, cos the owners were having to much say.” THEY WANTED TO RUN THE SHOW”
BELIEVE
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:10
@CraigMc:just get the pints up and wee nip for me, no ice, straight
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:15
@Scotjimland: My anal view is hairy.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:16
@EduardoDaVinci4: Regarding the morality of players as role models issue.
Is Ronaldo sleeping with Paris a good thing or a bad thing? I honestly can’t say. On the one hand I feel its supposed to be wrong, on the other hand, let’s just say it sure has some motivational powers.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:23
@NicoQB: so are mine fuzzy with white lightening, joking.
Come on u Tigers, they ave played good tonite, roar, come claw this back, its a draw so far……. if u truely trust it can happen.
1.1
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:24
I have to say thogh i think its wrong to shag your mates baby mama i dont give a shit about terry and his swashbuckling
but the hull fans are boooing him w every touch.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:28
u GOTTA laugh 1000 thousand Tattie munchers came out at P/ head last nite to welcome Robbie keane. Desperate or what, Killie 1, tics nil.
And we call it puppy love, pmsl
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:28
@Scotjimland: Anal view…
You think football is hairy?
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:32
@Grognard: You’re right, I’m still a kid. I will learn a lot more through life, sometimes I feel I know a little bit more than I actually do.
But still, I think what Terry did was wrong. Look, I’m not against shagging gals, definately!, but I just think what Terry did was wrong. I won’t get more involved in it, it’s not my business. Even though I think it’s shit by his side, it’s morally and socially wrong, I will let it be. No need for me to argue on it anymore, ain’t gonna get anywhere anyway. 
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:33
@EduardoDaVinci4: the last few minutes are youngen, As i always thought even with Drogba back this was potentially a trap for the rent boys.
3 meeenits to go. scotch tongue.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:35
@Karl: If a single man shags a single girl, and if that lan is a football player, I don’t see any problem with it. In Ronaldos situation, I feel sorry for him to be shagging Paris.
What on earth was he thinking?
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:36
drogba swings at a hull player bloodies mc shain
we shall see if they receive the same treatment as united and ferdinand 
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:37
The big QUESTION now is the weekend fixture, the two londoners, who would u prefer to challenge us, review there fixtures before u answer.
Dont really matter, i always believe.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:37
LOST Season 6 premieres tonight!
Woooooo!
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:38
@Scotjimland: Arsenal. Even though they have an easy run in.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:39
Nobody but nobody can remove my addiction an believe. nite lads enjoy yer blog and the sceptics. roooooooaaaaaaar
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:40
yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bitches
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:42
All pretenders to the prem title will go down
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:49
Get in, Tigers! Chelsea continue to usher us closer to the title. Now if we can keep up our run, we’ll be seeing number 19 rather soon.
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:57
@ ScotJimland,i find the term Tattie Munchers a bit offensive
eh sweaty sock? remember your country is named after my people, in fact we used half of Scotland as a holiday camp 
February 2nd, 2010 at 22:58
Fucking Get in! Only 2 points now, gonna be rooting for Arsenal on Sunday!!!
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:01
@EduardoDaVinci4: You’re not wrong, and you’re not alone. Many people find his acts despicable, and my bet is he’ll pay the price.
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:03
@phoenix red: 1-0 to Phoenix here, how is Scotty gonna respond?!
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:07
@Red Ranter:Share yer far east drugs m8, lmao.
I am left thinking he scored won way or another tonite! an good on you too, all i am intersted in is A big 12. in my life time. Smile huge it can happen, as i keep preaching, ano its boring we got the best manaager in the league.
I looked at a few Arse blogs… today, tippy tappy, nice pass to fab, to nasri, to bendy to fab, to eduardo,” ohh nice shot”
Us rooney, pass , Nani, rooney”goal” simples.
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:10
@phoenix red: and u dont think i am smiling like fuck with that result, get over here, save me using a greasy milk bottle
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:15
right thats me, done…I’L get of my cloud tommorow but , i will still be high. A great win for us against the le arse, but in my simple opinion as big a result tonite.
Come on you reds.
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:28
@Scotjimland: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, 1-1 now!
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:32
@ ScotJimland, a greasy milk bottle!! we have enough of them in Ireland thanks. Now if you were to offer me a wee dram, i’d still say get fucked, irish whiskey is far superiour
February 2nd, 2010 at 23:46
as for Tiny Tears scoring away from Home, all this moral pontificating is pure hypocracy, especially coming from Media Whores. Wankers the lot of them. As for tiny tears himself, he’s still a cunt of major proportions, so i’m sitting on the fence laughing my arse off.
February 3rd, 2010 at 0:35
@Jay wire: Foster is better than Almunia.
February 3rd, 2010 at 0:42
@Red Ranter: Can’t waaaaaaaaaait!!! Been Waiting for almost an year!!! Get in!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 0:47
@EduardoDaVinci4: You are right, what Terry did was wrong but like I said earlier, there are two sides to every story and even if he doesn’t have a good excuse for his actions, his actions are his and he has to take ownership of them, not us. He’s wrong but it’s also wrong for a hypocritical and corrupt society like the west to look down on him like a child molester or murderer, when half the fucking population is committing adultery and ten percent incest, don’t you think?
I think you are a solid person Eddy and I admire your loyalty and your morals but don’t stand too high on your pedestal because in life you are going to have to find that you will need to balance judgement with leniency and with sympathy and mercy. We all make mistakes but relatively few of us are so in the public eye that our every moves are scrutinized and then judged in a humiliating kangaroo court called the media and public opinion. I think of one of my true heroes the great baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and how badly he has been raked over the coals of public opinion for SUPPOSEDLY taking steroids. No concrete proof has ever been found, just the word of convict and a man looking to cop a deal to stay out of jail. Yet this man and his Hall of Fame numbers has been vilified and found guilty in the court of public opinion on the basis of nothing. Even if he did take steroids, there is no proof yet the man’s reputation and his legacy is permanently tarnished because of a society and a people who do not care to get to the bottom of the truth anymore. Instead they just determine it even if there is a shadow of doubt. Even Congress wanted to pursue perjury charges against him but found nothing on him. Yet the man is mud now. How fair is that. I blame the media and the ass clowns who work in it who are only concerned about ratings and selling print and who no longer care about sifting through all the shit to get to the truth. That is why people like you and I have to keep an even temper and not overreact to things regarding athletes and celebrities. Remember, tis sublime to forgive.
February 3rd, 2010 at 0:51
@EduardoDaVinci4: That’s the problem mate, men usually aren’t thinking when they are shagging, because if they were, they would most certainly think twice most of the time. Women are trouble at the best of times. Men drink, party, take the odd social drug and then they wonder why they get into so much trouble. It’s because they generally have shit for brains and are ruled by their libido’s. If men actually had common sense and resisted the smell and look of a fine pair of heels, they would live longer and have more money to boot. Just my opinion. Some say I’m bitter.
February 3rd, 2010 at 0:53
@Scotjimland: Arsenal is done. That loss to us will have demoralized them and so I expect Chelsea to kick their asses and end their delusions for the title. 3-1 again, this time for Chelsea.
February 3rd, 2010 at 0:54
@gator: All this means is we will either draw or lose our next game. Anytime Chelsea opens the door for us, we don’t seem to want to kick it in. Instead we slam it shut.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:02
just watchin mutv, Utd v Bolton 03 a certain Cristiano Ronaldo just came on as a sub to make his debut, seems like only yesterday
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:18
am suspecting the gettesburg adress nothing snappy and funny
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:21
Nite lads lets stuff them SAILORS, my bet US 7 pompey 1
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:36
@Grognard: I think they’ll really be done if they lose to Chelski – they know it too.
If they have any fight at all, we should see it here!!
I suspect you’re right though, and their day was done last Sunday. Bunch of wooses!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:39
@phoenix red: …and what a ride it was!!
February 3rd, 2010 at 3:07
@Grognard: Anyone who sleeps with his best mates girlfriend at worst is a classless cunt and at best is a classless cunt.
Would you have any respect for him as a leader, as a person you can trust? No. Hell no. Mr Capello will have a meeting with him, and then he will ‘resign’ as England captain. You don’t shit where you eat, man.
Hopefully Rio will be the next England captain. Or Hargreaves
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:31
@Traverse: I don’t get why this is such an outrage in “liberal” England.
Terry slept with a friend’s ex-girlfriend. Besides Terry’s wife being angry/sad, I don’t see why Bridge has a reason to act like such a puzzy and the rest of England attack Terry with such fervor. Lastly, I don’t see how he would ever lose captainships anywhere because of this? It was Bridge’s EX-girlfriend, regardless of how much Bridge still loved her.
Let Terry and his wife work this out amongst themselves and let football be football. There is no room for pussies in football
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:33
@Traverse: Rio is banned for infinitely many matches after his infinite appeal failed and Hargo is injured for the next 10 seasons.
Only Gerrard and Rooney are worthy england captains, but then again, I hope england falls flat in South Africa to allow Denmark a better chance
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:34
@Scotjimland: From what my fortune-teller told me, Utd win 2-0.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:39
@Redrich: I agree with you. After some brainstorming there are only two options.
1. Either Wenger will play to avoid losing by employing a defensive 451 and hope to strike on counter OR
2. Since Chelsea is a slower team than Utd, he will not be worried about Chelsea’s counter attacks and instead focus on maximizing possession and hope for some slick 1-2 passing breaking apart Chelsea’s defense. Fabregas must play out of his skin together with Arshavin and Almunia to avoid another skinning.
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:44
Then again, let’s have Utd win first. If Utd win against Portsmouth (Saturday?) then the Chelsea-Arsenal game will be a must-see for me. I am getting so excited already…
BELIEVE!
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:39
@[OPTI]Madschester United: I am hoping a draw in Chelsea – Arsenal game. For United it will be the best result. United will be on the top after this week (if they win 3-0 or more).
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:37
I want chelsea to beat arsenal coming weekend. With their result against Hull, our fate is now in our own hands. Therefore i rather it be a 2 horse race than a 3 horse one. As it is, WHEN we beat them blues, we got top.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:48
@Grognard: Tehy have plenty of examples of this on Talk Sport, Radio Five Live and Sky pundits have all supported him, and he is overrated in my view I can watch a good player and dislike them also mate I am no blind.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:36
@Bryan’Robbo’Robson: If Chelsea manages to defeat Arsenal then it will be all over for Arsenal.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:49
@Ab Kr: If its a draw though, and United beat Portsmouth – we will be level with Chelski on points. I am praying for a draw, that way both teams lose two points, and Man United win
.
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:53
United have 5 games coming up now, and it will either MAKE or BREAK our season! We have to beat Chelski and the scousers at home, Villa away without Rio or Vida, and Man Shitty and Everton away, together with AC Milan
. These games will prove whether our resurgence is real, or temporary. I don’t want to knock the boys, but without our best defence out, we do struggle a bit – and Arsenal weren’t too far away from scoring 2 or 3 themselves if I am honest!
February 3rd, 2010 at 14:38
United’s bond issue is in danger of falling flat after analysts confirmed it has become one of the market’s worst performers this year. read more here http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article7013260.ece
February 3rd, 2010 at 16:39
@vanderberg: Mate, I’d say a lot of that is due to FAN demonstrations, and uncertainty of what is going to happen with that. Not the right time to buy, with fans pushing to get rid of Glazers!
February 3rd, 2010 at 16:42
@Scotjimland: I love the eloquence & flair with which you express your views..! The milk bottle one cracked me up.. lol
February 3rd, 2010 at 18:31
@Stephen: Look mate, I have watched John Terry play for club and country now going on six or seven years and as far as I am concerned, he is not overrated. You and I can hate him all we want and many in the media may hate him as much as they choose, but it doesn’t take away from his ability or his accomplishments. He’s a quality defender and a supreme cunt. Two roles he has perfected.
February 3rd, 2010 at 18:47
@CraigMc: It’s a long way to go mate and it’s far from over after the next five games. I look at it differently. Although beating Chelsea is vital, beating Liverpool or Villa are not. United have to look at the situation as how many points can we afford to drop in the last 14 games in order to win the league. Both us and Chelsea have the same amount of games and one has to see that Chelsea’s form hasn’t been all that stellar this season either. So my feeling is if we go 10-2-2 the rest of the way, we have a shot. 12-1-1 would most certainly win it for us. What I do know however is that it is coming up to crunch time and I cannot see us winning the title if we drop more than 8 points the rest of the way.
Chelsea is far from being the unbeatable juggernaut and i see them dropping points too. That’s why the game against them is so big. We must beat them and hope that Arsenal, City, Villa, Spurs and Liverpool all gang up and take points away from them. We have City, Villa and Everton still and on the road. Very tough games as well as the Blues and Scousers at home. Games that will all be tough and games where we cannot afford to drop too many points. I expect us to struggle at Villa Park and at Everton and playing City again will be tough at their park as they will be out for revenge. Liverpool has become a tough nut for us to crack and Chelsea will always be a tough nut to crack regardless of when and where we play them. Lets see if I’m wrong at the end of the season. I predict we have to avoid losing more than 8 points from a maximum of 42 points. We have 52 points now so lets say it will take 87 points to win the league. Very reasonable I think in a strange season where nobody has really shown the desire to run away with it.
February 3rd, 2010 at 19:27
@Grognard:
February 3rd, 2010 at 19:45
@[OPTI]Madschester United: Tiger woods had to quit his whole sport!
This is the same John Terry who gives £20,000 private tours of Chelsea’s training ground. England Captain is a role that should be deserved, and he doesn’t.
February 3rd, 2010 at 19:56
@[OPTI]Madschester United: A note on Hargreaves from SAF..
“I would like to see him make the squad for the Champions League fixtures against AC Milan, but we won’t rush him.
“We are being patient with the rehabilitation following his knee operations and he is alternating his training with the reserve and first-team squads, working for two days and then resting a day.
“It’s a matter of him regaining his confidence and, when he is able to train every day, that will be the moment for him to return to match play.”
February 3rd, 2010 at 20:18
Kaka is being shown up at Madrid.
Great player but never rated him in the super-elite group of players.
Yes, that was random.
February 3rd, 2010 at 20:32
@[OPTI]Madschester United: God aften min ven I see you use a fortune teller also.I have crystal balls, but that,s a problem the Doctor is trying to Adress.
Il take a 2.0 result, but personally I think your prediction is a tad cautious,if we cant put 5 past them at the Theatre then, its a win nothing else.We need to make it convincing.
I have a choice of football on view tonite Rangers(teddy bears) v St Johnstone(Saints) or Inter v Fiorentina.Thats such a tricky choice innit.So off to Italy it is then San Siro here i come.
February 3rd, 2010 at 20:39
@Merlinus: i AM called a lot of things in real life and on blogs,mostly 4 lettered ones, eloquant is a new one.? is that edible.
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:25
@NicoQB: Kaka means shit in Albanian
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:26
@Scotjimland: Hvordan i huleste heite kan du dansk?!
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:29
Almunia is a shit goalkeeper.
Honestly
Yeah, I really mean that
It’s true, he is shit
FOR FUCKS SAKE MATE, ALMUNIA IS THE WORST KEEPER IN THE PREM!!!
I won’t even bother discussing this with you anymore…
And they say I know squat about football……………..
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:30
@EduardoDaVinci4: Veldig morsomt, I heard The burd Terry shagged, has shagged most of the Chelchavs. Its true she has a soft heart,matched only by her head
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:30
I hate math…
Important, I know, but I still hate it…
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:32
@Scotjimland: Jeg er norsk, men lett å forstå dansk
Som Englesk og Skotsk
I bet she has shagged Cashley as well, the way he cheats around I wouldn’t be surprised. Can’t understand why though, Cheryl is hoooooooooooooot!
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:36
@EduardoDaVinci4: I should reply in Gaelic. that would totally through you, it throughs me often. Yes I hear you regards Cheryl, cute and lovely porcelain teeth, nice plastic tits too, but hay u cant everything.
February 3rd, 2010 at 21:58
@Scotjimland: Seriously now, ok.
Some lads have tried to explain to you. I think you might be playing the wind up man.Eddy its life, as Grog said it made me laugh, he has perfected being a great defender and a cunt! end off.
The man is away on holday anyhow, to think things over.Everybody should get off his case, it’s not important what he has done.If you see some of the sad old Pricks that come out of the FA, Speaking about the subject, it just makes me think christ you look like you need a fuck.
I have said this before the Terry family is blighted with human errors, but lets not take this away from the man, he has a talent clearly and used it.The girls may well know he carries the spare ball in his shorts.I say good luck to him.
At the end off the day the man is a multi millionaire so he wont care one way or another.He has the full support of the Rent boy fans, that’s were is wages come from.I am bored with topic.
This as about as usefull as an inflatable dartboard.
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:23
Okey, after a seriously long time waiting for my fans, I’m gonna start working on a FIFA video!
It’s been a long time since I’ve had time to make such a video, but I’m ready to do so now. My only problem, is something you can all share in on and help me with. My question to you all is:
What music/artists/song would you connect to Manchester United?
All suggestions would be really appreciated!
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:29
@Scotjimland: Meget flot dansk
Vidste ikke at der var meget dansk stadigvæk i skotland.
@EduardoDaVinci4: We can have secret conversations when need be about the others on here
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:36
@EduardoDaVinci4: Honestly, your videos are amazing, but for music selection I find commentators and crowd noise much better selection.
HOWEVER, if you insist on music go with United chants/songs… Glory glory, que sera sera, ryan giggs ryan giggs running down the wing… etcetera.
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:37
@EduardoDaVinci4: Manchester united calypso, Edric Connor. or Sit down next to me, James.
Looking forward to video.
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:38
@[OPTI]Madschester United: Du vet han RedRanter, ekte sjef!
Han er kul, men kan gå litt over styr noenganger. Synes fortsatt det jeg sa om Terry er riktig, han er en jævla morraknuller men jaja, det får gå slik som det går 
Hehe, dette kan bli kult! 
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:40
@Scotjimland:
Looking for a little bit more “Modern” and Powerful music… When I say United related I don’t mean Manchester United songs, but strong songs with a certain rythm and lyrics connected to strength, power and such.
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:46
@EduardoDaVinci4: ok and right in this day and age. Lady gaga……Paparazza.
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:49
@EduardoDaVinci4: Maybe the Pixies….. debaser.
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:50
What do you guys think about this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITz-y09Cbg&feature=related
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:51
@Scotjimland: How about “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus?!
*USA* – get it?!
Gonna create Havoc!
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:55
@EduardoDaVinci4: point 211, too gay!
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:55
@EduardoDaVinci4: Yeah, think I’m going for that one! Fits perfectly for me!
February 3rd, 2010 at 22:56
@Scotjimland:
February 3rd, 2010 at 23:04
@EduardoDaVinci4: Christ m8 if yer a shirt lifter, this is not the site to come out ok.
February 3rd, 2010 at 23:09
@Scotjimland: I’m not gay!
But that song is good, actually into Rap and R&B but thought that song was great for my vid. 
February 3rd, 2010 at 23:16
EduardoDaVinci4: I know you are not, just my humour. try this Mr brightside, the killers.
or Glasvegas flowers and football tops. Tops as in KIT. before you get carried away!
February 3rd, 2010 at 23:21
@Scotjimland: If you think Dughtry is gay, and Glasvegas is not, then I gotta say, you have a problem mister!
But I think I’m gonna stick with Feels like Tonight as the main song, an intro with “Fireman” – Lil Wayne and just get some commentary in between.
Good night peeps, the homie brotha is gonna tuck in for the night. See ya bitches tomorrow, eh?
February 3rd, 2010 at 23:22
right that’s me for just now, i wont change my mind for nobody. We are gonna do this. Or i am homeless( paul simon). I put my life and possessions on this 12 league title. With bet fair, makes sense eh!
away to boozer.
February 3rd, 2010 at 23:53
@Scotjimland: “point 211, too gay!” agree dont do it eddy
February 4th, 2010 at 0:30
@gator: @ u ali, close yer gub. cos a sure as fuck yel get it filled in!
As i said aint I phones cool.
February 4th, 2010 at 0:33
@EduardoDaVinci4: Scottie is right — crap song (fløde-musik). Have you heard of
1. “Carmina Burana: O Fortuna” — very powerful.
2. “O Solo Mio” only the music or “Four Seasons” by Vivaldi — very beautiful (slick passing, curled shots, etc…)
3. “Que Sera, Sera” the United version — fun song and teasing Chelsea fools
4. “I Dont wanna miss a thing” by Aerosmith — good footie background
I still prefer some fan noise/commentators
Good luck
February 4th, 2010 at 0:38
@EduardoDaVinci4: Ja de kan det. Jeg tror ikke at RR kan lide andet end engelsk på hans site.
February 4th, 2010 at 0:43
@[OPTI]Madschester United: you are so classical for a Dane, with american roots.
More like we will rock Manchester United,we will rock you, rock you, sing it , rock we will rock you. one happy red.
February 4th, 2010 at 0:51
@[OPTI]Madschester United: Agreed. I won’t appreciate any language here other than English. Capiche, Eddy and everyone?
February 4th, 2010 at 0:52
Christ at out our Scandivanian m8s. bring oot the thon shite that u look at, an say that’s neat, an privatly, hide in the Sauna.
Its called some. wif board.
GROTESQUE.
February 4th, 2010 at 1:01
@Red Ranter: Well said Boss. i will hold your line as i love you.
I moved on ages ago anyway to pub an portsmouth blog.
AS i said Boss people trust what they want. As a Scot i trust facts.
remind me lads of our postion in league, carzeing,and I think SAF can do it in the big Prize.
BELIVE. JUST BELIVE
February 4th, 2010 at 1:04
NITE BOYS. my message to you all we can do this.
February 4th, 2010 at 4:50
If there was any question about us winning on Saturday, we could just go ahead and buy ourselves a win.
February 4th, 2010 at 4:55
Bad news on Hargo, again. SAF pulled him out of the CL squad and replaced him with De Laet.
Will he ever make it back in the team?? Probably not this season!!
February 4th, 2010 at 4:58
Can everybody understand me, or should I re-comment in 6 other N. European dialects??
February 4th, 2010 at 5:12
We all have our problems, but I’m sorry JT, I just don’t buy it!
February 4th, 2010 at 5:24
Don’t know quite what to make of this, but apparently this “the bond” is not doing well.
Hope this is worse news for the Galzers than it is for us. I can foresee a scenario where the long future for them starts to look dark and they will be much more motivated to sell.
We’ll see!!
February 4th, 2010 at 6:05
@Redrich: That can’t be the real thing right?
February 4th, 2010 at 6:21
@[OPTI]Madschester United:
I couldn’t quite make the minimum bid, so I’ll never know for sure!! 
February 4th, 2010 at 17:36
It’s good to see Nani playing well, he gives us a rather different option to Valencia, he can deliver a ball miles better as well. I’ve always stood by my opinion of Nani being a diamond in the rough.
Let’s just wait for Anderson to sort his head out now. And if anyone loses sight of what the lad can do just take a look on youtube, he has bags and bags of ability, it would be a shame to sell him off, a loan may do him some good.
If Nani continues to gain confidence I really think he could be regarded as one of the world’s best, the same with Anderson, it’s just a shame he’s not really delivered this season, apart from a decent performance against Burnley.
It’s amazing to think how young our team is though, if the unnecessary luring debt is kept at bay, the future looks very bright.
February 4th, 2010 at 23:37
Top post m8, as far as ” our young team”. Nani is only so far coming good, 3 games dont make a Summer in South Africa.He was scintalling against le arse. For our benifit let’s hope this form contiues, and not so spasomodic.
As for Anderson, he needs to work on his @ss, as a Scot lads say’s who ate all the Pies. But you must hold out hope eh.
In my honest opinion he is not Manchester united class, from what i have seen.
Believe m8