Number 41

This was the day an unknown 17-year-old kid, brought on as a hunch, took the game, the season and his entire life by the scruff of the neck and decided: this is mine.
(Rob Smyth)

United v Liverpool

I not sure what the result of Saturday’s game is but, either way, Rafa will still be in denial.
That is all.

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, [...]

The One with the young, up & coming United striker

Did you see the young United striker get his first Premier League goal over the weekend?
That’s right. Frazier Campbell scored for Tottenham in their 2-1 defeat at Fulham (yes, Fulham), to follow the two scored mid-week against Liverpool. He was at it again last night, bagging the opening goal for the Ingerlund U21s. A [...]

Well done, Sparky

One win in the last seven League games
Out of the Carling League Cup
Three successive League defeats
13th place and 1 point above the relegation zone (UPDATE 1st December: 15th place, 2 points above drop zone)

Brilliant, Agent Hughes!
More madness from the madhouse:
In the last week I have been left out of two games. I don’t know why, [...]

Won’t be just them

Nowadays, it’s not necessary to listen to Platini, Blatter, or the other bureaurcrats who ruin the game. It’s also, alas, just another option whether to tune in to Sir Alex’s press conferences or Joe Kinnear’s “reasoned” (rabid) rantings. These days, the people that matter are the movers, the Middlemen who broker deals.
One such character is [...]

Berbatov’s Cloak of Invisibility

That cloak of invisibility is a double-edged sword.
I wish Berba had bothered to turn up on Saturday.
As if it’s not tough enough to play for 90 minutes with 10 men, United proceeded to exhibit some shocking wastefulness in front of goal. To cap it off, instead of bringing Tevez on for the Invisible Man, Sir [...]

It’s not half as bad as you think

Last night’s loss to Tottenham marked another low in the story of Newcastle United. The official attendance was 20,577, which meant that a lot of Geordies spent one less evening of their miserable, meaningless lives inside St. James’ Park. This says a lot, and perhaps signals a sea-change in North-East sensibilities. This refusal to even [...]

Thanks, Brucie

Well, well, well.
A United Legend manages a bunch of rejects to claim a point at Stamford Bridge.
An ex-Scouser scores an injury time equaliser after another ex-Scouser makes a couple of stupendous saves.
The season gets better and better, eh?

United v Arsenal

Journalists started noticing Cristiano Ronaldo near the end of 2007, when, after scoring 6 goals in three games, the likes of James Mossop began talking of the Portuguese as potential recipient of the Footballer of the Year award. While Mossop, keen to make up for lost time (not to mention credibility), was ultimately proved correct, [...]