Entries from July 2006

July 31, 2006

Farewell, Ruud

By the time you read this, Ruud is about to sign / has already signed (delete where appropriate) for Real Madrid / Bayern Munich (delete where appropriate) for £10 million / £12.5 million / £ 15 million (delete where appropriate).
The pittance that the club will receive for such a pedator in the box is astounding, [...]

July 28, 2006

results

July has come and gone, and the results for the 2006-2007 season are as follows.
In first place, the champions, Chelsea.
Trailing by 11 points, the Scousers (red slums, unfortunately) come in a distant second, while the two qualifying spots for the lucrative Champions League fall to Arsenal and United.
The FA Cup will go to either Chelsea [...]

July 23, 2006

New season, fading hopes

It’s barely a month until the new season kicks off and the hopes of United fans everywhere are fast fading; or at least these hopes would have been fading if we had any for this season. Not many harboured fanciful expectations, even with the second place finish, Carling Cup and the performance of the Rooney [...]