diving

We hear a lot of nonsense everytime a United player of Portugese nationality falls over under a challenge, but what about the two penalties given in the Charlton-Bolton match? El Hadji Diouf contrived to cheat the referee with a swan of a dive only for Darren Bent to prove that English players are keen [...]

Watford v United

Another three points to keep the Club top for the the duration of the international break. It was scrappy and far from the free-flowing football feast of the past 7 days as Watford made it difficult for the boys. Sir Alex hinted at this and the below-par performance:
I think we picked the right team, but [...]

Watford v United (preview)

Ben Foster is deprived the opportunity of facing the Premiership’s top scorers due to archaic rules governing loan agreements. They don’t have this peculiar exclusion in Serie A, for example. Arsene Wenger was right when he voiced his oppposition to such bans, saying that a professional on loan should not be undermined by any [...]

newcastle’s lead

United fans have gone on the LUHG offensive more recently, and it’s only fair to remind ourselves that dissatisfaction with shareholders and the management of the club, happily (?), are not limited to the Reds of Manchester.
The Guardian reported on How the Geordie Nation turned into a cash cow, a collective effort on behalf of [...]

The Derby (redux)

The draw for this season’s UEFA Champions League took place today and Manchester United are joined by Celtic, Benfica and FC Copenhagen in Group F. Celtic are one of the lesser lights of the teams in Pot 2, with United avoiding the likes of Bayern Munich, Lyon, Roma, Porto and PSV. Benfica bring different [...]

The Boss

The surprising thing about the imminent appointment of the new Sunderland manager is not so much his identity, but his willingness to forgive, given the bad blood that exists between Roy Keane and his new Chairman. I remember an interview with that ex-City twat during the early years of the Premiership when he was [...]

Charlton v United

So I over-estimated the impact of Dowie and the Charlton challenge, and a three goal away victory is just what I didn’t expect.
By all accounts, and I did not stay up until 5am to watch the game “live”, it was a one-sided encounter on par with the match against Fulham. Some of the reporting include [...]

Charlton v United (preview)

United face Charlton at The Valley this evening (Thursday morning, Singapore time) with the focus falling on Cristiano Ronaldo’s reception in front of a hostile English crowd. Quite how Charlton fans can be classified as hostile is beyond me, but there you go.
With Rooney and The Ginger One both suspended, the team will see either [...]

Owen Hargreaves

I want to discuss credibility and alibis.
Just when – exactly – did Sir Alex first catch a glimpse of Owen Hargreaves and what he can bring to Manchester United?
Sir Alex has been quoted as saying that Hargreaves has been on the Club’s scouting radar for some time yet a concrete move has only taken place [...]

you don’t have muscles there, do you?

This week’s weird injury award goes to Ryan Nelson for his buttock problem.
I had a tendon tear in my backside last season which I played on with. That flared up again and just kept niggling. Finally they just told me to rest it.
While I sympathise with Ryan – a friend of mine says such an [...]