Entries from December 2008

December 30, 2008

Free Stevie Gee!

Scousers all over Liverpool were up in arms last night as their inspirational captain, Stevie Gee™, was arrested in what appears to be a Manchester-led conspiracy to unhinge their title challenge.
Stevie Gee™, also known by his alias “Steven Gerrard”, is England’s most famous, most gifted & most English player, and is solely responsible for the [...]

December 8, 2008

That FIFA Club Cup whatever competition

United named their squad for the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan later this month. Here it is:
1 Edwin VAN DER SAR
2 Gary NEVILLE
3 Patrice EVRA
5 Rio FERDINAND
7 CRISTIANO RONALDO
8 ANDERSON
9 Dimitar BERBATOV
10 Wayne ROONEY
11 Ryan GIGGS
12 Ben FOSTER
13 PARK Ji Sung
15 Nemanja VIDIC
16 Michael CARRICK
17 NANI
18 Paul SCHOLES
19 Daniel WELBECK
21 RAFAEL
22 John O SHEA
23 Jonny EVANS
24 Darren FLETCHER
28 Darron GIBSON
29 Tomasz KUSZCZAK
32 Carlos TEVEZ
There’s not too many youngsters, which suggests that Sit Alex is taking this a [...]

December 5, 2008

I’m your biggest fan

Here’s something that caught my eye. The Icons team have a stable of players lined up on their new site, the literally literal www.officialplayerwebsites.com/
So I click on Mr. Dirk Kuyt’s official site and browse away for a second or two. Something caught my eye. It was the list of questions posed by fans – normal [...]

December 4, 2008

Evra

Patrice Evra is one of the best left-backs currently playing in Europe. He may even prove to be one of the best left-backs to have played for Manchester United, and, perhaps in time, become a Legend.
Evra knows what United is all about and is not afraid to say it. Upon arriving at Old Trafford he [...]

December 3, 2008

Cup Fever

Cup fever is back!
The weekend’s draw for the 3rd Round of the FA Cup pits United against Division 2 (old format) strugglers (same story) Southampton. The game is re-scheduled for Sunday, 4th January and will be United’s first game of 2009.
United have a habit of being on the receiving end of giant-killing exploits in the [...]

December 1, 2008

M A S S I V E

These things are pre-ordained. The more Sir Alex goes on about how much abuse Ronaldo receives, the more fans and opposition players will try to rile him, and the sooner Ronaldo will react.
Ooops, he’s already gone and done it. Forget about the fan who threw the ball to his face early in the first half, [...]

December 1, 2008

They were Champions of Europe once you know (alledgedly)

Congratulations to Messrs Naisbitt, Oyebanjo, Langston, Ada, Gwillim, Barker, Mitchell-King, Simpson, Knight-Percival, Wright and Midson.
Histon 1, Lids 0
The winning goal was scored by a postman, no less.
All joking aside, I’m not too sure about the surfeit of double-barrelled names, though; surely Mitchell-King and Knight-Percival are better served playing Rugby with the Boys. Or in an [...]