Manchester United

[AgentZero]

Changing the subject abit but has anyone seen Utd's home kit for next season?

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3844/54cm2x4pl3.jpg
sauce?..and jonny you know i was being sarcastic

[Zoolander]

Source (http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/premiership/article2524383.ece)

I know papers aren't very reliable but there's no smoke without fire.

[AgentZero]

what about them smoke machines?

[Zoolander]

what about them smoke machines?

greenegg would be proud of that joke.

[Jonny2J]

The Devil's clutching at straws here with that no smoke without fire line. ;)

[Zoolander]

I don't want Owen but you'll need to get rid of Owen to make way for Kevin Davies. ;)

[Jonny2J]

I don't want Owen but you'll need to get rid of Owen to make way for Kevin Davies. ;)You don't want a proven World Class goalscorer? are you mad?

[Zoolander]

If he can keep injury free sure, but i'd rather Dong gets a chance. ;) Asians stick together.

[skullverine]

plus, he's an ex liverpool

do you think we need the other Owen? Where would he fit in with Carrick and Scholes playing well together

[AgentZero]

i think the possibility of hragreaves playing with carrick is pretty good

[Jesus]

i think the possibility of hragreaves playing with carrick is pretty good

I wouldn't mind Hargreaves but only if he comes for less than 12 million pounds which is nearly impossible. I'd prefer someone younger, like Iniesta(IF, IF Barca lets him go). I saw on the official Manchester United website that we are interested in signing Steve Sidwell on a free, is he any good? I've rarely seen him play, but from what I've seen of him he is alright.

[vanNistelrooy]

I hope we snap Owen up, although as he's English we'd have to sell Ronaldo to be able to afford him.

EDIT: Just read about his escape clause. £9m would be peach if he could stay injury free.

[Calzone]

so man u are looking for Eto

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6791680

[Guillermo]

I saw on the official Manchester United website that we are interested in signing Steve Sidwell on a free, is he any good? I've rarely seen him play, but from what I've seen of him he is alright.

I'd much prefer Chelsea to sign him :w00t

I read in one paper this morning we were after Nani with a...£17.5m bid. And in another we're after Eto'o for 27m. I wonder who'll be after tomorrow.

EDIT:

Sporting Lisbon starlet Nani wants to follow in Cristiano Ronaldo's footsteps and join Manchester United.

Nani, who has been likened to United star Ronaldo, will snub interest from clubs across Europe in order to achieve his dream move to Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson is an admirer of the 20-year-old and is thought to be ready to trigger a £17.5million clause in Nani's contract.

Nani came through the same youth system as Ronaldo at Sporting and wants to join his friend in the Premiership.

The Portuguese youngster is determined to make the move to United and has snubbed the opportunity to sign for Atletico Madrid.

"I'll only leave Portugal to play for a club like United," Nani told the Daily Mirror.

"The Premiership is spectacular and to be the next Cristiano would be a dream."

[Jesus]

Would be too cool if we get Nani and get rid of Richardson some way or the other.

[AgentZero]

well SAF has a 50M transfer kitty, 9M for owen is something arsene would be proud of, him than eto' as eto' will think he is above evryone else .... bit like ruud.

[wrathchild_uk]

Have to say i'm dead excited about that small dong fook yoo playing in the 1st team..

[AgentZero]

how did he fare?

[wrathchild_uk]

Well he might have the potential to become china's best ever player but that wouldn't exactly be hard. Imo he seemed to lack pace, strength and his movement was quite poor, i also find it amazing that he's recently been given a contract till 2011 despite not even doing anything yet :shocking:

[Lami]

Well he might have the potential to become china's best ever player but that wouldn't exactly be hard. Imo he seemed to lack pace, strength and his movement was quite poor, i also find it amazing that he's recently been given a contract till 2011 despite not even doing anything yet :shocking:

Financial reasons, my friend. Football is the #1 game in China. Imagine only 1% of the chinese population buying the Man Utd jersey, which would be around 10.5 million people. Multiply that by 40 quids. Yes, 600 million quids. Go figure..

[Calzone]

For You Man United Fans

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6449/manuvchelseagohau7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Chin up Mourinho

[wrathchild_uk]

Bayern Munich are set to upset Valencia by joining the race for Ajax's highly-talented midfielder Wesley Sneijder.

The 22-year-old Dutch international has recently fuelled speculation that he could be on his way to the Mestalla this summer.

But German daily Bild claims that Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has identified Sneijder as the ideal candidate to fill the midfield void left by Michael Ballack's move to Chelsea.

The German giants have endured a nightmare season having missed out on a place in next season's UEFA Champions League.

And the club are determined to spend big in the summer transfer window in order to provide Hitzfeld with a squad capable of challenging for the Bundesliga title again.

Sneijder has made no secret of his desire to move to Valencia over Bayern.

However, according to reports in Germany, Ajax have rejected a €12million (£8.1million) bid from the Spaniards as Bayern have offered €14million (£9.5million) for the midfield general.
Source (http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=465706&CPID=22&clid=156&lid=9&title=Bayern+in+for+Sneijder&channel=&")

[Guillermo]

It would be an utter joke if Bayern bought Sneijder for half the price they'd be selling Hargreaves.

[Scarface]

Financial reasons, my friend. Football is the #1 game in China. Imagine only 1% of the chinese population buying the Man Utd jersey, which would be around 10.5 million people. Multiply that by 40 quids. Yes, 600 million quids. Go figure..

420 million, but close enough ;)

Aren't most of the shirts in China fakes? I doubt the Chinese fans would all be purchasing them from sports shops for the equivalent of £40, though I agree that it's more than likely that merchandise profit helped Alex Ferguson decide on the signing/contract.

I've never been a great fan of Sneijder. He has a fantastic shot on him, but feel a lot of top teams would struggle to accomodate him.

[AgentZero]

For You Man United Fans

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6449/manuvchelseagohau7.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Chin up Mourinho

gabby as captain...

[wrathchild_uk]

gabby as captain...

Give it time and we'll see Dong as captain ;)

[vanNistelrooy]

I hope not, he doesn't fill me with too much hope.

Anyone else think we'll drop points to West Ham tomorrow? In a perfect world we'd win as would Wigan, but I can't see that happening :no:

[Top Gun]

I'm not too bothered about what happens tomorrow as long as we don't get any injuries. Fergie has said that he will play a strong side and I can see the attackers going out just to entertain. Hopefully it will just be an entertaining game.

[Zoolander]

I hope we help send them down so we can swoop on Tevez. :P

[Don Sweey]

Tevez will be off anyway. Do everyone a favour and thump West Ham. Then Sheffield United can throw their game with Wigan and everyone who matters is happy.

[Joel]

I hope we help send them down so we can swoop on Tevez. :P

Back away from the Tevez!

[AgentZero]

nah we'll thump them

[vanNistelrooy]

Tevez will be off anyway. Do everyone a favour and thump West Ham. Then Sheffield United can throw their game with Wigan and everyone who matters is happy.
Exactly what I'm hoping for! You gonna put up a bet in the bookie section for it?

[skullverine]

I surely hope that we send West Ham down.

If we beat west ham, how many goals do Wigan need to score to stay up?

[Miggy]

Wigan just need to win and hope West Ham lose. Wigan have the better goal difference.

[Guillermo]

Parma leading Messina 4-0 at half time. Rossi with two of them.

[vanNistelrooy]

I told you we wouldn't win today.

[Viperized]

Great goal by Tevez. He really is a class player. I'd love Arsenal to sign him but I can see Man Utd or Chelsea signing him. :(

I'd rather see Wigan going down, so I'd like to see West Ham win.

[vanNistelrooy]

Great goal? Hmmm, a tad lucky if you ask me.

[vanNistelrooy]

:lol: Is Borat doing a voice over for Nemanja? :lol:

[Jonny2J]

Anyone catch Rooney swearing then?

[vanNistelrooy]

Yep, he's Scouse, what do you expect? :tongue:

[Joel]

What did Rooney say? I turned it over and the interviewer said "steady on the language".

[vanNistelrooy]

fucking

[Zoolander]

Vidic sounds like Borat.

"What does it feel to win the title?"

"It is niiice!!"

[wrathchild_uk]

fucking

fucking what?

[Dan]

he said something like;

Fucking hell! I can't believe it!

[Viperized]

Has anyone got any videos of the interviews? I'd like to see. :huh:

[Don Sweey]

Giuseppe Rossi's goals (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JGA73YZC)

[AgentZero]

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/trophy%2B%2Bman%2Bu/video/x1z0eb_man-utd-epl-trophy-presentation-060
the bloke at the end is a citeh supporter any else notice the chagrin in his voice?

[skullverine]

I'm still disappointed that my channel (ESPN) only showed Gary and Giggs lifting for a few seconds then, cut off to concentrate on Sheffield being relegated. Last season, when Chelsea won it, they showed it for a long time.

[AgentZero]

oh well i think for the 9th time they kinda got tired of it

[CaptainCabinet]

I'm still disappointed that my channel (ESPN) only showed Gary and Giggs lifting for a few seconds then, cut off to concentrate on Sheffield being relegated. Last season, when Chelsea won it, they showed it for a long time.

That is blatantly because we all hate Sheffield United, so there is a lot more joy to be had.

[Jesus]

That is blatantly because we all hate Sheffield United, so there is a lot more joy to be had.


:lol:


I'm happy for Chelsea, trying to sign a "GREAT" player like Sidwell!:huh: :mellow:

EDIT: Thanks for the link to the Rossi goals Mussolini.

[Dr. Bob Kelso]

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/trophy%2B%2Bman%2Bu/video/x1z0eb_man-utd-epl-trophy-presentation-060
the bloke at the end is a citeh supporter any else notice the chagrin in his voice?

Call that a celebration ?

[vanNistelrooy]

It's difficult to fully celebrate when there's a lack of competition.

[Calzone]

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/trophy%2B%2Bman%2Bu/video/x1z0eb_man-utd-epl-trophy-presentation-060
the bloke at the end is a citeh supporter any else notice the chagrin in his voice?

i got the chills when SAF hit the pitch.:D

[ecureuil]

Where was Park yesterday?

[Hunter]

Where was Park yesterday?

On crutches I believe. He'll be out for about 18 years. But he was there I think if that's what you're wondering.

[ecureuil]

I know he's injured and on crutches, but he didn't appear to be there with the lads when they picked up the trophy. I didn't see him at OT at all on sunday.

[AgentZero]

i got the chills when SAF hit the pitch.:D

yeh man that and when gaz limped over to lift the trophy
@rafa yes thats how civil people celebrate...hubcaps are secure;)

[Zoolander]

I hope we sign Torres. We'll have the sexiest front line EVER!

[Sully]

I hope we sign Torres. We'll have the sexiest front line EVER!

Aye, nothing would look more attractive then him and Rooney up top:erm:

[Top Gun]

Torres is very overated in my opinion. He is a good player but the money he would cost is ridiculous. I hope we get Darren Bent from Charlton as he has proved he can score goals in a team like Charlton, he would be amazing for us. I've seen more reports today about Saha leaving and it looks like it is going to happen, probably to Lyon or maybe Newcastle.

[Zoolander]

Imagine the Holy Trinity of Ronaldo, Torres & Pique.

[Guillermo]

Florent Malouda has conceded he has held discussions with Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas with regards his future at Stade Gerland.

The talented France international is thought to be high on the wish-list of some of Europe's finest, with reports from France having intimated both Manchester United and Chelsea are keen, along with UEFA Champions League finalists Milan.

Malouda, who has made no secret of his desire to experience a fresh challenge, has revealed that he has had contact with a number of interested parties.

He is, though, loath to disclose too many details - instead, preferring to direct enquires in the direction of his paymaster Aulas.

"I wanted to tell directly the chairman the contacts I've had for some time," Malouda told L'Equipe.

"We should meet again soon. Actually, Mr Aulas is now waiting for the attracted clubs to show their interest.

"But don’t rely on me to tell you any names, or the sum of a possible transfer as I don’t know it.

"I didn’t want to have any guarantees for next season at Lyon. The talk was only about my personal case."

Malouda has long been linked with an exit from the French champions and well aware that such opportunities may not present themselves again, it is with a determination that he looks to pastures new.

"Some propositions or opportunities won’t necessarily happen again," he concluded. "So they have to be studied carefully.

"I want things to happen the best way. If I were to quit Lyon it would only be to go higher, so abroad.

"Of course, it's with the willing to make a name for myself and I'll prepare the best way for that."



Depending on the price, would be a good coup. More likely destination of Milan though.

[ATH10]

Imagine the Holy Trinity of Ronaldo, Torres & Pique.

Shame Pique's a defender ;).

[Zoolander]

Shame Pique's a defender ;).

I'm taking about the trinity of sexyness.

[Lami]

Neville is ruled out from Saturday's Cup Final. What a shame.

[AgentZero]

Imagine the Holy Trinity of Ronaldo, Torres & Pique.

id prefer the trinity of ronaldo rooney and ryan giggs.
so you like iberian men eh?

[Jesus]

id prefer the trinity of ronaldo rooney and ryan giggs.
so you like iberian men eh?

What did you mean by this LostGalactico, sometimes I have a hard time understanding what you write.:unsure: :erm:

Anyone seen Sobis (Real Betis) and Dudu (CSKA Moscow) play? I hear they are good players, d'you guys reckon they'd be good signings?

[Zoolander]

No because Brazilians find it hard to fit into the playing style of the Premiership.

[Jonny2J]

No because Brazilians find it hard to fit into the playing style of the Premiership.Some don't, just also depends on their level of shitness of course.

[Zoolander]

Some don't, just also depends on their level of shitness of course.

I wished Jardel came over to the Premiership when he weren't fat. He was a Legend & had one of the best Salmons ever.

[Lami]

I think it's something to do with the weather. Most foreigners who are used to the warmer climate find it hard to fit in England. Some might like it actually like myself (not that i'm referring to myself as a premiership player but i do like the colder climate). Some might not like the climate but enjoy the atmosphere in the football games.

Edit: Forgot to mention that some might just play in England for the lucrative offer.

[Viperized]

No because Brazilians find it hard to fit into the playing style of the Premiership.
Gilberto, Edu and (previously) Juninho have done well in the Premiership. I can't think of many Brazilians in the league at the moment, other than Baptista, Denilson, Gilberto and Rockemback.

Only recognisable flop is Baptista.

[Zoolander]

Kleberson.

[Scarface]

What did you mean by this LostGalactico, sometimes I have a hard time understanding what you write.:unsure: :erm:

Anyone seen Sobis (Real Betis) and Dudu (CSKA Moscow) play? I hear they are good players, d'you guys reckon they'd be good signings?

I like him a lot; better than Hargreaves and I imagine half the price. Not sure if he'd fit in with your style of play, though. I think he'd do better at Chelsea or Liverpool.

[wrathchild_uk]

Roque Junior...

[Zoolander]

Kleberson, Emerson Thome....

[vanNistelrooy]

Gilberto, Edu and (previously) Juninho have done well in the Premiership. I can't think of many Brazilians in the league at the moment, other than Baptista, Denilson, Gilberto and Rockemback.

Only recognisable flop is Baptista.
.

[Viperized]

I don't get it. :mellow:

Kleberson was shit.

[Zoolander]

I don't get it. :mellow:

Kleberson was shit.

We're saying these Brazilians are shit. Do you need a diagram?

[vanNistelrooy]

Shit brazilians and Rochemback wasn't mentioned under that title! Kleberson was better than he has been!

Emerson wasn't too bad.

[Viperized]

I can't think of many Brazilians in the league at the moment, other than Baptista, Denilson, Gilberto and Rockemback.

^

What exactly is wrong with this comment? :huh:

[Zoolander]

http://static.flickr.com/65/185694986_45eaf62371_m.jpg

[mufcsean]

Not posted here for a while, anyway, woohoo we won the league and now we'll win the FA Cup on Saturday, so, who would everybody realistically like to sign this summer?

[AgentZero]

What did you mean by this LostGalactico, sometimes I have a hard time understanding what you write.:unsure: :erm:

Anyone seen Sobis (Real Betis) and Dudu (CSKA Moscow) play? I hear they are good players, d'you guys reckon they'd be good signings?

yeah alot of people reckon me no write good..but what i ment is i think the devil proposed the 'holy trinitiy' of ROnalo, Torres and Pique and not based on footballing ability but on looks and vast amounts of 'sexiness'....and all being from the Iberian peninsula hence they are iberian men, so therefore The Devil has a thing for Iberian men...

[Zoolander]

yeah alot of people reckon me no write good..but what i ment is i think the devil proposed the 'holy trinitiy' of ROnalo, Torres and Pique and not based on footballing ability but on looks and vast amounts of 'sexiness'....and all being from the Iberian peninsula hence they are iberian men, so therefore The Devil has a thing for Iberian men...

I don't like Librarians! Enough of this sexiness talk.

[vanNistelrooy]

I can't think of many Brazilians in the league at the moment, other than Baptista, Denilson, Gilberto and Rockemback.

^

What exactly is wrong with this comment? :huh:

Gilberto, Edu and (previously) Juninho have done well in the Premiership. I can't think of many Brazilians in the league at the moment, other than Baptista, Denilson, Gilberto and Rockemback.

Only recognisable flop is Baptista.
NOW do you see where you've gone wrong?

[Jesus]

:lol:(at the Brazilians) and thanks you LostGalactico for explaining.

WE MUST GET PARK CHU YOUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
















































































Now seriously:

I'd like United to sign Babel or Benzema.

[Rambo]

Now seriously:

I'd like United to sign Babel or Benzema.

No thank you. Babel is too inconsistent for my liking and Benzema is only 19, he doesn't score many goals.

[AgentZero]

Benzema has the eeriely qualities of zizou when he plays...watch this space.

[skullverine]

I'm hoping for a new winger to come

[Viperized]

NOW do you see where you've gone wrong?
Rockemback did not come with a big reputation.

But Baptista did, considering he scored 50 goals for Sevilla.

[Stormrider]

I don't mind if Eto'o joins ^^

[otobot]

I hope we sign Torres. We'll have the sexiest front line EVER!

Imagine the Holy Trinity of Ronaldo, Torres & Pique.


what are they doing? :ohmy: doused in holy water of some sort? :(

[AgentZero]

i knew it...devil is closet gay for Iberian men...

[Zoolander]

If I was to do the gay with anyone it would be with Asians as we have smaller penises & it wouldn't hurt that much.

[Jesus]

Maybe The Devil is bisexual...

If not Babel then maybe Farfan, if Fergie manages to take the diving heat him off him.

[-The Trooper-]

Is Gerrard Pique still under contract at United or did he move permanantly to Real Zaragoza?

That guy has potential.

[Jesus]

Is Gerrard Pique still under contract at United or did he move permanantly to Real Zaragoza?

That guy has potential.

Yeah he still is, I suppose he'll be back to United next season.

[Top Gun]

He is still contracted and will be back in a few weeks. I think he will probably go on loan again as I can't see him getting in ahead of Rio, Vidic, Brown and Heinze just yet. He does have potential though but hopefully he will go on loan to a Premiership team to get used to England, maybe Sunderland will take both Evans and Pique.

[Guillermo]

Bordeaux's highly sought after star Rio Mavuba claims he has received a 'super offer' but is still no nearer to making a final decision on his future.

The Manchester United and Arsenal target has impressed in Ligue 1 this term but is unsure whether a move away could impact on his chances of appearing for France at Euro 2008.

Juventus and Valencia are also rumoured to be in the running for the Angola-born midfielder.

"I have to make the right choice for my career," Mavuba explained to But!

"I am 23 and have opportunities to move but the Euros are close and I can't make a mistake.

"I have a super offer that I can't reveal but nothing is done."

I live in hope.

[Billy Minof]

Pique is coming back and not to go out on loan or be left on the bench, he will break into the Man Utd DMF if they dont sign Hargreaves, he can play CB/RB and DMF which is his strongest position and he could make it his own if giving the chance, Zaragoza wanted sign him full contract but United said no, then they wanted him onloan for another season, again Man Utd said no as they want him to be part of the team next season.

[Sully]

Looking forward to the match tomorrow lads? Should be a good game

Any of you manage to get a ticket?

[Cali]

Yeah I'm looking forward to it Sully. Yeah should be a cracking game. I can't wait for it, but I'm fucking nervous about it already.

I couldn't get a ticket unfortunately. So, I'll be sitting there in front of the TV on the couch sipping a beer wishing that I was there. Come on Red Devils!

[CaptainCabinet]

Yeah I'm looking forward to it Sully. Yeah should be a cracking game. I can't wait for it, but I'm fucking nervous about it already.

I couldn't get a ticket unfortunately. So, I'll be sitting there in front of the TV on the couch sipping a beer wishing that I was there. Come on Red Devils!

You're not old enough!

[Cali]

You're not old enough!

Well it's a huge match.

Atleast I'm not like the Chav's that drink Cida all day.

[Top Gun]

Looking forward to the match tomorrow lads? Should be a good game

Any of you manage to get a ticket?

I'm starting to get excited about tomorrow, my Dad and Uncle managed to get tickets at the last minute for £320 between them (which isn't to bad considering how late they got them).

[Zoolander]

£5 for a Burger at Wembley? Cheeky bastards!

This is how i'd roll.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1940/teambj3.png (http://imageshack.us)

[Billy Minof]

Atleast I'm not like the Chav's that drink Cida all day.

Nothing wrong with a few pints of Magners for breakfast. :happy:

[Cali]

Nothing wrong with a few pints of Magners for breakfast. :happy:

Haha, I wasn't necessarily saying that everyone who drinks Cider is a Chav :ninja:. Because that is just bollocks.

This is what I would have as my line-up for today:

----------------------------Van Der Sar-------------------------
-------------------Ferdinand------------Vidic--------------------
----Brown--------------------------------------------Heinze----
----------------------Carrick------Scholes-----------------------
----Ronaldo---------------------------------------------Giggs---
-----------------------------------Rooney----------------------
-------------------------Smith---------------------------------

Obviously Rooney moving more into the Left and Giggs more into the centre.

Fucking hell lad's I'm nervous about it now. The Last one we were in, against Arsenal, we dominated and still lost on penalty's if you can remember correctly. I just hope we don't fuck up like that today. We can make it 12 times FA Cup winners.

[skullverine]

any website available for streaming for free?

[Zoolander]

The booing of the old players was cringe worthy!

[skullverine]

many of our players didn't turn up. IMO, only Scholes and maybe Brown that played well

not only that, I lost a bet with my Chelsea supporting mate. Fuck

I really hate it when Rooney is played as a lone-striker

[Rambo]

many of our players didn't turn up. IMO, only Scholes and maybe Brown that played well

not only that, I lost a bet with my Chelsea supporting mate. Fuck

What about Vidic?

Vidic did very well to contain Drogba and win many headers against him which very few defenders do.

Rooney had a good game aswell in my opinion despite playing upfront on his own, he made good runs with the ball and deserved a goal.

[vanNistelrooy]

I think our football was good, definately considering not many teams can play good football against Chelsea.

I think Brown and Rooney played well, Scholes was excellent. No way does he deserve to be on the losing side.

[wrigh2uk]

Thats why you need to replace Ruud

Because fair enough you have been amazing this season with goals comming from midfield.


BUT when shit hits the fan like today see you need an out and out goal soccer, and its not Rooney, Saha or Ole... In all honesty besides that one lil Giggs chance you never looked like scoring.

Unlucky though lads I was routing for you lot,

[skullverine]

What about Vidic?

Vidic did very well to contain Drogba and win many headers against him which very few defenders do.

Rooney had a good game aswell in my opinion despite playing upfront on his own, he made good runs with the ball and deserved a goal.

well, I didn't watch that match. I only listened it on a radio. I guess I wasn't concentrating much on our defence

as for Rooney, I remember he almost scored, but saved by Cech and Giggs follow-up was a foul

also I think Ronaldo shouldn't be our free kick taker. How many times has he scored from there? Most of it either hit the wall or off target

[Cali]

Vidic, Scholes, Brown and Rooney played well.

The commentator's did piss me off even more. They couldn't stop moaning about the game. It was a bad first half but I thought the second half was reasonable.

Giggs had a great chance to make it 1-0 and didn't take it. Obviously Essien was putting him off but I felt that Giggs could of gotten on to that ball a bit better.

[vanNistelrooy]

Thats why you need to replace Ruud

Because fair enough you have been amazing this season with goals comming from midfield.


BUT when shit hits the fan like today see you need an out and out goal soccer, and its not Rooney, Saha or Ole... In all honesty besides that one lil Giggs chance you never looked like scoring.

Unlucky though lads I was routing for you lot,
Saha would be getting us a goal if we wasn't being such a pussy.

Get him out of the club now.

[skullverine]

We surely can't rely on the likes of Ole to score nowadays.

What's with Giggs recently. He's been pretty crap

[wrigh2uk]

Saha would be getting us a goal if we wasn't being such a pussy.

Get him out of the club now.

Don't really rate Saha and thats only because Alex basically fucked off Ruud for Saha basically..

Which even when Saha is playing well hes still not in the Ruud league..
..I look at it as us fucking off RVP for Henry.. Even a good RVP is not as good as a good Henry if you get my drift..

If you bring in good goal soccer for next season, i'd place you up there for retaining the title


on a cliffnote : C.Ronaldo, missing in a big game again, again, again, again.again

[Rambo]

Ronaldo? Blimey, he was anonymous through out, then again this has been the pattern in the big games. Ferreira is so shit and he hardly gave him any problems.

God knows how Giggs didn't score.

[skullverine]

on a cliffnote : C.Ronaldo, missing in a big game again, again, again, again.again

yeah. Since he won that award, his performance was not as good as he used to

Saha usually misses a lot of easy chances though

[wrathchild_uk]

For fuck sake can we please get rid of Fletcher he's such a pile of wank, just ran round like a headless chicken for all of the game and as soon as smith came on for him (who should of played from the start) we actually looked like we might win the game...

[skullverine]

Fletcher can be good in some games, eg Roma and Milan at OT

I'm off to bed now

[Cali]

For fuck sake can we please get rid of Fletcher he's such a pile of wank, just ran round like a headless chicken for all of the game and as soon as smith came on for him (who should of played from the start) we actually looked like we might win the game...

Fletcher isn't so shit Wrath. He's not a bad player. I can recall a few games that he has played great in, such as against Milan at the San Siro. But I reckon we may get rid of him if Hargreaves joins.

I hope that we can get rid of Richardson and Saha this Summer. Saha is a great player when he plays but he's so injury prone it's unbelievable.

[wrathchild_uk]

Ok two games but he's poor in so many others, you look at Chelsea's midfield and they have powerfull players and we have fletcher who's week and doesn't really do anything. Howmany of you think he would be in the team if he werent scottish??

[Dan]

Only took 5 minutes for someone to blame Fletcher...

Yas should of started with two up front though, nay doubt about it.

[Zoolander]

I bet 25 on a draw as well Dan!

[Cali]

Ok two games but he's poor in so many others, you look at Chelsea's midfield and they have powerfull players and we have fletcher who's week and doesn't really do anything. Howmany of you think he would be in the team if he werent scottish??

I understand what your'e saying mate I really do, but we can't just blame Darren.

Last season against Chelsea when he got the goal to end Chelsea's unbeaten run, he played well there. Also, against Southampton two years ago, he played well there. He has some dodgy patches and his consistency isn't the greatest but I think he deserved to start today.

Dan, I agree with you. We should of started with the classic 4-4-2.

[vanNistelrooy]

Fletcher wasn't shit, actually his constant pressing left Chelsea with little or no time on the ball to do anything in the final third to trouble us.

Giggs was wank, couldn't pass the ball. How that wasn't a penalty is beyond me. Oh wait, Steve Bennett was the referee.

[wrathchild_uk]

Giggs was wank, couldn't pass the ball. How that wasn't a penalty is beyond me. Oh wait, Steve Bennett was the referee.

Don't matter now but it werent even a freekick was it...the one that Chelsea had that leaded up to there goal??

[Joel]

Unlucky guys, it could have gone either way.

Part one of our mission to regain the Premiership Title - Successful :ninja:

[wrathchild_uk]

Kind of Ironic that Utd winning the cup against Palace supposedly kept Ferguson his job and i wonder if it will be the same for Jose??

[vanNistelrooy]

It was United that would have sacked Fergie, where here I think if anything happened it would be Moaninho leaving, rather than getting sacked.

[wrathchild_uk]

On the Fletcher issue I weren't saying the loss was down to him but I think if Smith would of started then it may of made a great difference, Fletcher must be a total yes man just like Phelan imo...Ferguson seems to like having people around him who won't disagree, we all remember what happened to keane when he came out and criticised certain players..

[AgentZero]

words fail me...giggs should of put that chance away

[Jesus]

Chelsea, the last winners at the Old Wembley, became the first winners at the new Wembley when Didier Drogba scored an extra time winner to sink Manchester United and give Jose Mourinho his second trophy this season. But it was a goal which hardly fitted the game played on a heavy clinging pitch, it never reached the heights everyone hoped for, only exploding into life in the last few minutes.

It was truly a dreadful first half with neither side prepared to take any chances and although it improved slightly in the second period it was only because Manchester United tried to push forward and took the game to Chelsea. Penalties looked a certainty until the 25th minute of extra time when Frank Lampard found Drogba with a perfect pass and Drogba lifted the ball over the diving body of Van der Sar for his 33rd goal of the season. Until then it looked though the hero might be Wayne Rooney who, after a first half as bad as everyone else, suddenly exploded into action with a series of runs from deep as United looked for their fourth Premiership and FA Cup double.
But in the end, United had only themselves to blame with skipper Ryan Giggs missing two chances while Petr Cech saved brilliantly from the rampant Rooney and, later pludged to his feet after an Essien error. United's complaint was that they may have been robbed of a goal in injury time when the television showed that Cech had dragged the ball over the line under a challenge from Giggs. Chelsea argued it was a Giggs foul but he, in turn, had justification in believing he was fouled from behind by Essien as he chased Rooney's sublime cross. At least it gave everyone something to talk about for that, the goal and the new stadium were the highlights rather than the game we were all hoping was going to be the game of the season with the two best teams involved.
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[Lami]

Owen Hargreaves' deal is done according to a report. Price tag to be worth £17million which leaves us with £33million. If we go for Eto'o now then i guess we aren't left with much, most probably nothing.

England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is set to complete a move to Manchester United after Bayern Munich agreed a deal, according to reports in Germany.

Hargreaves' protracted move to the Barclays Premiership champions, who lost the FA Cup final 1-0 to Chelsea at Wembley, has been agreed according to a report on the website of German magazine Spiegel.

The deal, believed to be worth £17million (25 million euros) which would be a club record for the Bavarian team, will go through once Hargreaves signs a four-year contract, it has been reported.

The Canadian-born England international refused to comment on the report when question following the conclusion of the German Bundesliga season.

Hargreaves missed Bayern Munich's 5-2 win over Energie Cottbus because of a knee injury, so it looks like he has already played his last game for the club after 10 years.

The midfielder was spotted by Bayern scouts while playing for the Calgary Foothills and he made his Bundesliga debut at the age of 19.

He has played a total of 145 league games and featured as Bayern won the Champions League in 2001.

Source (http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=socce r/07/05/19/SOCCER_Man_Utd_Hargreaves.html )

[Cali]

For fuck sakes. £17 Million ?

It's quite obvious to me that if Hargreaves signs then Fergie would prefer Michael Owen then Samuel Eto'o. Which is a real shame, as Eto'o is one of my favourite strikers and I would love to see him in a United shirt.

[Guillermo]

Owen Hargreaves' deal is done according to a report. Price tag to be worth £17million which leaves us with £33million.


http://images.inmagine.com/168nwm/digitalvision/dv297/dv297002.jpg

[Viperized]

United have £50 million to spend?
ASFASFJASKLFJASFKLJ

[Lami]

For fuck sakes. £17 Million ?

It's quite obvious to me that if Hargreaves signs then Fergie would prefer Michael Owen...

Quite ironic selling Saha who's injury prone to get another injury prone player if you ask me. :rolleyes:

United have £50 million to spend?
ASFASFJASKLFJASFKLJ

According to what I've heard yes. SAF is wasting most of it on Hargreaves. :erm:

[Guillermo]

Bayern Munich have agreed to sell Owen Hargreaves to Manchester United.
Club president Franz Beckenbauer told German TV: "Owen is leaving. That was the player's wish. It's a good match and it's also a good deal financially."

Beckenbauer would not confirm the transfer fee but when asked if it was £17m, he said it was "in that range".


:(

[AgentZero]

dont want to deal with any of the spanish teams..theyd just want ronaldo in return..which they can fuck the hell off.
Eto'o isnt really worth it, if he comes with that ego, i know hes a world class striker but id rather we didnt splash out on him...prefer Huntelaar

[Lami]

:(

Then i guess it's been confirmed... :erm:

dont want to deal with any of the spanish teams..theyd just want ronaldo in return..which they can fuck the hell off.
Eto'o isnt really worth it, if he comes with that ego, i know hes a world class striker but id rather we didnt splash out on him...prefer Huntelaar

I still would prefer Berbatov tbh. He showed enough quality for me this season and would fit well as a post player in Man U. Can't SAF put more pressure on the totts...?

[AgentZero]

yeh berbatov is quality...all i want is a striker that doesnt come amid a media frenzy, weve got a really good bunch atm buying a 'galactico' wont be ideal

[Miggy]

17 million pounds, no wonder teams buy foreign.

[AgentZero]

well our most expensive signings have been English players..which is a good thing i suppose

[Scarface]

His strength has never been in doubt, but I was impressed with how easily Wayne Rooney outmuscled Michael Essien (particularly) and John Terry on more than a few occasions yesterday. He was the only player that was trying to make the final an entertaining spectacle, so it's a shame he didn't get a winners medal.

Naive decision to use a 4-5-1 formation. If Rooney had some support from Smith or Solskjaer, I believe the game would have had a different outcome. Fergie did the same against us and came outstuck, and when I saw the team yesterday, it was obvious the job in hand was going to be difficult.

:(

And they supposedly want Arjen Robben for £15m! :laugh:

[AgentZero]

well anytime utd plays 5 in the middle it doesnt look promising
shoulp saha Shape up or ship out?

[wrathchild_uk]

Leaves 30m for another two players hopefully, i really doubt utd will sign Eto'o..

[Hunter]

There isn't really much doubt Hargreaves can do a job, but £17m is extortionate. It's obvious that he isn't going to be 'just' a squad member otherwise we wouldn't have spent so much. I can't see how Hargreaves would fit into our 4-4-2 system. Carrick and Scholes work great in tandem, I honestly don't think Hargreaves can somehow fit into this mould unless Fergie opts for 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 which wouldn't really benefit anyone. I'm not going to barate or moan of Hargreaves because he's done nothing wrong, therefore I'll obviously back him. However what I don't understand is why we need him.

[Top Gun]

The only way I can see Hargreaves fitting in is when Scholes has retired. Carrick could move into the Scholes role with Hargreaves moving into the more defensive centre midfield position. Ferguson must have something in mind though as he always makes it work such as with the Carrick transfer which most thought was weird and extortionate.

[wrathchild_uk]

There isn't really much doubt Hargreaves can do a job, but £17m is extortionate. It's obvious that he isn't going to be 'just' a squad member otherwise we wouldn't have spent so much. I can't see how Hargreaves would fit into our 4-4-2 system. Carrick and Scholes work great in tandem, I honestly don't think Hargreaves can somehow fit into this mould unless Fergie opts for 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 which wouldn't really benefit anyone. I'm not going to barate or moan of Hargreaves because he's done nothing wrong, therefore I'll obviously back him. However what I don't understand is why we need him.

Watch the Milan away game and then you'll see why we need him and for that matter alot of Utd's away european games..

[vanNistelrooy]

http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=429307

Well it's on the official page, what a fucking joke.

[Scarface]

There isn't really much doubt Hargreaves can do a job, but £17m is extortionate. It's obvious that he isn't going to be 'just' a squad member otherwise we wouldn't have spent so much. I can't see how Hargreaves would fit into our 4-4-2 system. Carrick and Scholes work great in tandem, I honestly don't think Hargreaves can somehow fit into this mould unless Fergie opts for 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 which wouldn't really benefit anyone. I'm not going to barate or moan of Hargreaves because he's done nothing wrong, therefore I'll obviously back him. However what I don't understand is why we need him.

Providing you purchase a quality striker (which it seems you will) I reckon you'll be using a 4-3-3 formation next season.

GK: Van der Sar

LB: Evra
CB: Vidic
CB: Ferdinand
RB: G.Neville

DM: Hargreaves
CM: Carrick
CM: Scholes

SS/LWF: Rooney
RWF: C.Ronaldo
CF: Torres/Huntelaar/???

[AgentZero]

what do you reckon it will take for Carrick and Hargreaves to nab the central ingerland role from fat frank and stevie g?

[skullverine]

so, Hargreaves is almost certain to join?

[AgentZero]

i think its safe to say ...'without a shadow of doubt'

[Guillermo]

Michael Carrick is happy Owen Hargreaves is close to completing a move to Manchester United.

Bayern Munich have confirmed the midfielder will be allowed to leave the club in the summer after accepting a £17million bid.

Hargreaves is expected to join Premiership champions United and reports claim only a medical is holding up completion of the deal.

His impending arrival at Old Trafford will end a lengthy chase for Sir Alex Ferguson, who tried to sign the England international after last summer's World Cup.

He will add bite to the United midfield and Carrick expects his international colleague to enhance the competition for places.

Though Carrick's own position in the side will be under threat by the acquisition of Hargreaves, he is looking forward to the Canadian-born battler's arrival.

"We are at the biggest club in the world and we want the best players," said Carrick.

"World-class players are going to strengthen you and Owen is a top player.

"We need a big squad. That has been proved this season when you are fighting on all fronts."


I laughed when Carrick considered Hargreaves a 'world-class' midfielder.

[Hunter]

Providing you purchase a quality striker (which it seems you will) I reckon you'll be using a 4-3-3 formation next season.

GK: Van der Sar

LB: Evra
CB: Vidic
CB: Ferdinand
RB: G.Neville

DM: Hargreaves
CM: Carrick
CM: Scholes

SS/LWF: Rooney
RWF: C.Ronaldo
CF: Torres/Huntelaar/???

That is if we do indeed buy a top-class striker. It won't really work otherwise, and since it seems 100% now we can only assume Fergie has pretty much agreed a deal for a striker too. Fergie isn't that stupid to not buy a striker and leave ourselves with a retarded formation. It just seems all odd though, we need to be told as fans about the direction he wishes to go. It's highly frustrating spending huge sums of money and having doubts in your mind about whether it will even work, not just the quality of the player but whether he'll fit into the system.

If that didn't make much sense, it is because I'm brainwashed by revision and rather flustered.

Zimmerman and West
Robin Lakoff
Discourse structure
Semantics and Pragmatics

See. :mellow:

[Guillermo]

Zimmerman and West
Robin Lakoff
Discourse structure
Semantics and Pragmatics


And don't forget about Deborah Tannen's gender differences (because I have). :mellow:

Discourse is a bastard.

[Phatmann]

Hargreaves could be a good player for us, but £17m is a bit much I feel. Torres could be a good target for us, and with his team getting smashed by barca recently he must be seriously thinking about leaving for one of the major teams. Berbatov is another player who has impressed me, but I think he may be harder to get. I read that bayern are looking for an overhaul, lahm and/or schweinsteiger anyone? :ninja:

[Yossi]

Nani's name is popping about quite a bit from a few sources. £20m is too much for a player as untested as he though.

[AgentZero]

nani for 20M....sportings havin a laugh..Michael owens only 9

[Top Gun]

Nani's name is popping about quite a bit from a few sources. £20m is too much for a player as untested as he though.

I saw this aswell, £20m is a joke. I heard that Ferguson has given up on him and is going for Porto's Anderson who seem's to me a better player.

Hargreaves could be a good player for us, but £17m is a bit much I feel. Torres could be a good target for us, and with his team getting smashed by barca recently he must be seriously thinking about leaving for one of the major teams. Berbatov is another player who has impressed me, but I think he may be harder to get. I read that bayern are looking for an overhaul, lahm and/or schweinsteiger anyone? :ninja:

If we signed both Lahm and Schweinsteiger I would be unbelievably delighted, both of them are young and already one of the best in the world in their respective positions. The problem would be cost as Bayern wanted £17m for Hargreaves so I could see Lahm being around £12m-£15m and Schweinsteiger £20m+. To be honest if we signed both of them for that I would be quite happy as apparantly we have £50m to spend and as long as we would have enough left for a striker they would be worth it.

[ecureuil]

I really wanted us to get Nani. Not so much because I think he's amazing, but he's not bad, and he'll keep Ronaldo happy. The mornings papers would have you believe that Heinze is going to be on his way in the summer, and he's Ronaldo's best friend at the club. Gotta keep the guy happy.

[Top Gun]

I really wanted us to get Nani. Not so much because I think he's amazing, but he's not bad, and he'll keep Ronaldo happy. The mornings papers would have you believe that Heinze is going to be on his way in the summer, and he's Ronaldo's best friend at the club. Gotta keep the guy happy.

I don't think Henize will leave during the summer, he didn't play very much in the first half of the season yet decided not to leave. Since then he has had a good run in the team and getting picked ahead of Evra for the F.A Cup final should give him some confidence. I have heard reports that Juventus are after him but I hope he stays with us as his versatility is a good asset to have. (Even if he has been shocking at centre back this season.)

On the matter of keeping Ronaldo happy, Carlos Quizeroz is good friends with Ronaldo's mother and has helped Ronaldo's progression in the past few years. If you believe that Quizeroz is going to be the next manager after Ferguson then his relationship with Ronaldo certainly won't hurt his chances of staying. To be honest I can't see Ronaldo staying with us for the whole of his career but I think he will stay for at least most of it, I think he will want to try his hand in La Liga before he retires.

[skullverine]

I hope Heinze stays. Can Nani defend? we don't want the flanks to be exposed because he's too lazy to track back

[wrathchild_uk]

Nani's name is popping about quite a bit from a few sources. £20m is too much for a player as untested as he though.


Ronaldo weren't exactly proven before Utd signed him, he just impressed during the friendly and then they went on to sign him..


I hope Heinze stays. Can Nani defend? we don't want the flanks to be exposed because he's too lazy to track back

With Ronaldo and Nani on the flanks Utd wouldn't need to defend ;)

[AgentZero]

heinze is solid

[otobot]

regarding Bale, i wouldnt mind him coming...just as long as not in the expense of Heinze...

[Jonny2J]

How much has anyone actually seen of Nani if you don't mind me asking? can't say I've seen much of the kid barring a few youtube clips, but as we all know youtube clips can make Albert Luque seem like Maradona.

[Miggy]

Who cares Jonny,with football manager we don't need to have seen him play :rolleyes:

Some how I can't see united striking gold twice from Sporting.

[vanNistelrooy]

I've seen a bit of Nani. Very similar to Ronaldo but seems to be a bit more of a team player, if you get what I mean?

[Viperized]

How much has anyone actually seen of Nani if you don't mind me asking? can't say I've seen much of the kid barring a few youtube clips, but as we all know youtube clips can make Albert Luque seem like Maradona.
But Albert Luque was like Maradona* for Deportivo!







*not quite, but still, a class player.

[Zoolander]

I hope Heinze stays. Can Nani defend? we don't want the flanks to be exposed because he's too lazy to track back

SAF might be thinking of grooming Bale into a midfielder. He starts most of Southampton's attacks from left-back.

[skullverine]

I think Silvestre is the most likely to leave. He has said that he doesn't like warming the bench for a long time and he'll decide to stay or leave after the pre-season tour.

[Jesus]

Even I thought that Fergie was trying to get Bale to groom him into a left sided midfielder( I woudn't mind him coming then, keeping the Welsh on the left side), and concerning Silvestre, I don't mind him leaving because we've got Brown, O'Shea, Pique, Heinze, Ferdinand, Vidic and Gary Neville which are enough defenders.( I think I've missed another defender)

EDIT: Concerning Silvestre, he also hasn't performed so well, so he wouldn't be a great loss.

EDIT 2: Other defender=Evra(thanks Miggy)

[Miggy]

Evra.

[ecureuil]

Bale is having a medical with Spurs this week.

[Phatmann]

Spurs would be the best choice for Bale in my opinion, considering we have Evra and Heinze already as left backs. We don't really play in a 4-4-2 with a proper left midfielder, we play well with rooney and ronaldo playing wide off a front man and we will hopefully invest in a better quality (and less injury-prone) striker than Saha. Any set date on Hargreaves being unveiled?

[vanNistelrooy]

We have Heinze and Evra, we don't need Bale. Plus the boy can't defend. That said, our two have had spells this season when they can't defend!

[Phatmann]

We have Heinze and Evra, we don't need Bale. Plus the boy can't defend. That said, our two have had spells this season when they can't defend!

Who do you reckon should be first choice next season out of the 2? I'm very much on the fence.

[AgentZero]

Heinze.. id rather we have a solid left back than a wingback

[vanNistelrooy]

Neither.

Bring back Dennis.

[Miggy]

Who do you reckon should be first choice next season out of the 2? I'm very much on the fence.

That can't be comfortable :P

I'd personally say Heinze he seems more suited to the english game, although Evra going forward gives you options. Both 2 left backs I'd take at Barça.

[Top Gun]

Heinze is getting worse and worse as the season's go by but I think he can turn it around and if they are both at their best I would have Heinze. Evra has had a very good season and gives us a more direct route down the left when he is playing. Heinze also gives that option of playing at centre back if needed, hopefully both of them will be playing for us for a while yet.

Bale would be a good signing for me as I could see him being turned into a very good left winger as he gets older. He has a killer cross and set piece and although he is solid defensively he isn't the best.

[Guillermo]

Any set date on Hargreaves being unveiled?

Am I right in thinking he's picked up an injury, so it's been delayed by a few days due to not being able to pass a medical? It's only a minor injury, hasn't broken his leg again unfortunately.

[Phatmann]

:laugh:

Migster :no:

Top Gun, bale could be a good signing, but with the way we play at the moment, I don't see how he will get the chance to be moulded into a left midfielder, unless he is moulded into a left winger/forward. Otherwise he won't get many games for a while, especially with hargreaves on his way (hargreaves, carrick and scholes all playing first team).

What do you think will happen with our loaned out players next season? Will Rossi break into the first team proper? Pique or Evans get in somewhere? Foster new number 1 over edwin? I have been disappointed with Rossi when he's played first team so far, but I suppose it's too early to judge him as he's only made about 14 apps.

[Top Gun]

:laugh:

Migster :no:

Top Gun, bale could be a good signing, but with the way we play at the moment, I don't see how he will get the chance to be moulded into a left midfielder, unless he is moulded into a left winger/forward. Otherwise he won't get many games for a while, especially with hargreaves on his way (hargreaves, carrick and scholes all playing first team).

What do you think will happen with our loaned out players next season? Will Rossi break into the first team proper? Pique or Evans get in somewhere? Foster new number 1 over edwin? I have been disappointed with Rossi when he's played first team so far, but I suppose it's too early to judge him as he's only made about 14 apps.

True about Bale, it is looking like we might be going to a 4-3-3 formation next season. I'm not sure Bale could cut it as a left winger as he hasn't got the pace which is needed. If Bale comes in as a left back it could see Heinze leaving.

On the loan situation, I'm not sure about Rossi, it could either be his season to stay and prove whether he cuts it or he could have one more season out on loan before he comes back. He has been doing pretty well for Parma and has a record of 9 goals in 17/18 games.

From what I have heard Evans and Pique have both had very good season for their clubs. I'm sure Evans will go out on loan again hopefully to Sunderland and I think Pique will go on loan again hopefully to a Premiership team so he can get used to the English game.

I don't think Foster will take over from Van Der Saar just yet but I expect to see him play in the F.A Cup, Carling Cup and probably a few Champions League games next season.

[ecureuil]

I Want Dong!!

[Zoolander]

I Want Dong!!

*Whips out his Dong*

[AgentZero]

hahahahaha

[Jesus]

SAHAhaha funking quality :lol:(dong)

[AgentZero]

whats this talk of glazer selling the club.

[Calzone]

Glazer rubbishes United sell-off talk:

pasta sauce (http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6848674)

[Guillermo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zztbA4jvxGk

:laugh:

EDIT: Didn't know we couldn't embed videos in this thread :/ The whole brilliance of first seeing his face is therefore lost.

[AgentZero]

Reo-Coker hands in transfer request...hes much cheaper than owne H

[Phatmann]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zztbA4jvxGk

:laugh:

EDIT: Didn't know we couldn't embed videos in this thread :/ The whole brilliance of first seeing his face is therefore lost.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

DO DO DO

NIGEL REO-COKER


Problem with reo-coker is that he is shit, therefore even if he cost £1 it wouldn't be worth it.

EDIT: HAHAHA, "is it ronaldo? is it rooney?......no it's john o'shea"

[wrathchild_uk]

To be fair i'd probably prefer to see him in Utd's lineup over fletcher :P

[Phatmann]

To be fair i'd probably prefer to see him in Utd's lineup over fletcher :P

But Fletcher cost us nothing. Plus, I couldn't see Reo-Coker fitting into the first team anyway. I think he'd be another kleberson/djemba-djemba.

[greenegg]

Djemba Djemba so good they named he twice.

[wrathchild_uk]

I dunno least he's already played ok in the prem which is something that Djemba Djemba and Kleberson obviously failed to do, Utd won't go in for him anyway if they have signed Hargreaves..

[Guillermo]

Rumours linking Spurs and Nani are hotting up, and Nani has publicly stated he wants to go to the Prem now. According to one paper, Spurs have made a 12m bid but I doubt they'll get him for that if his buy-out clause is 17.5m.

I just hope Fergie isn't a plonker and lets Spurs beat us to signing him. :no:

[Dragonfly]

Apparently, he said he wants to go to a team like Man Utd, if he leaves Sporting. I think if he comes to the Prem, it will be to one of the top 4.

[wrathchild_uk]

How the fuck are spurs managing to sign all these players over Utd, apparently they got a 60m transfer budget..

[Dragonfly]

Fuck off! £60m? How on Earth did they manage that? It's not like they've earned it.

[01srainey]

why does heinz play for utd..hes rubbish

http://www.imagehosted.net/img/HARCjpg2d76884a.jpg (http://www.imagehosted.net/#HARCjpg2d76884a.jpg)

[vanNistelrooy]

He just won the a league winners medal, so he can't be that bad!

Wait a sec, so did Richardson. I take that back.

Dude, put your pic etc in your sig. You don't have to paste it with every post.

[Zoolander]

Oh god!

[AgentZero]

60M quids...lads they are yids....(kidding) Berbatov, Bale and Nani. Martin Jol reads the transfer speculation page of manutd.com

[wrathchild_uk]

The story that said they have a 60m budget also said they'll supposedly sign Bale (already done) Nani, Bent (for 20m +) and Reococker..

[AgentZero]

justin timberlake or jessice biel one of thems a united fan, makes biel just that much sexier

[ecureuil]

Nani didn't even sign a new contract, he turned it down. There's no buyout clause.

The guy wants to play in the Premiership, and he wants to play alongside his pal Ronaldo, and I really wish we would stop fucking around and buy him before we lose him to Spurs. I'm really fed up of us losing our potential signings to other clubs, just because we spend too long trying to finalise everything.

That said, I haven't seen any indication that we actually WANT him.

[skullverine]

is this Hargreaves transfer an almost done deal or it's just rumour saying he'll sign for us?

[otobot]

almost done...hes done with the medical...might be unveiled on tues or wed...its on the official website

[Hunter]

I bet most people in here haven't even seen Nani play, and yet are literally drooling over the prospect of signing him. I myself haven't seen him, but I fail to see how spending at least £10m on a winger would benefit our team. We've signed Hargreaves, which means we're almost certain to adopt a 4-3-3 formation next season providing we buy another centre forward, being Huntelaar. Otherwise Hargreaves's signing has no meaning, other than to warm the bench and we definetely haven't payed £17m for that, nor with Carrick. Therefore with 3 up front, it would be out of these Ronaldo, Huntelaar, Rooney, Giggs. We don't need to spend £10m+ on Nani. Yes, he maybe a hot property right now, and if bought it would only be to sweeten up Ronaldo and keep the other Premier League clubs off him. Unless we continue to play 4-4-2 next season and consistantly drop Carrick or Hargreaves each game.

[AgentZero]

man when FOX owns the EPL....im forced to scrounge around and watch any football televised on FTA, Superliga is one of those that gives me that weekly fix.
Yannick and Nani very exciting players, id prefer Yannick as hes a really exciting forward but gigs is getting on and the midfield could be spicen up a bit more

[Phatmann]

justin timberlake or jessice biel one of thems a united fan, makes biel just that much sexier

I heard it's Justin Timberlake. Apparently Rooney went to one of his concerts in Machester and Justin started singing we've won it 5 times. My mate told me so it might not be true but I wouldn't be surprised :erm:

EDIT: Hunter, totally agree. My Spurs fan mate was boasting about how they're getting him, and I was just saying, like Bale, we don't need him and I'd much rather we tried signing a Centre forward, preferably someone like Torres or Huntelaar. One player who I'd have in my team no matter who we had in his position would be Messi. If we ever signed him I think I'd stay awake all year thinking about how awesome he is.

[wrathchild_uk]

If Spurs can go and Sign Bale, Nani and other players then theres no reason why we can't sign a striker and Nani..unless its Utd being tight again..i just hope we don't sign another stopgap striker on the cheap like Viduka who's available on a free...

[AgentZero]

find it annoying how most papers liek so say Owen instead of Hargreaves....keep thinkin it was Miguel Owen

[vanNistelrooy]

What? You damn drunk!

We'll probably let Spurs get Nani, like we did Bale, a way of sweetening them up to let Dimitar to come to OT ;)

[Top Gun]

Who is this Nani guy? I've never even seen him play. Although I had never seen Cristiano play before he joined and he turned out alright. I think that £20m is too much of a risk for a young guy who hasn't really proved much, once again though Cristiano was bought for £12m and he was pretty unproven. I trust Ferguson but I think that £20m is just too much.

I hope that we do sign a striker over the summer period, I think the best option would be Darren Bent. Eto'o would cost 3 or 4 times more than him and he won't score more goals than Bent who scored 20+ in a second rate Charlton team. Also Huntelaar, he would be ahead of Eto'o but I would still take Bent over him as he has proved that he can do well in the Premiership.

In midfield I would of liked to of seen Sneijder come in but it appears that he is on his way to Valencia now so it doesn't seem likely. Hargreaves looks like a done deal with him being at the training ground today and there is no doubt he will do a good job but the price is extortionate. We still need another left winger as Richardson has still not proved he can replace Giggs, not that anybody will be able to.

[AgentZero]

difference between nani now and cristiano then is finnshing.
cristiano had a woeful shot and finish

[Rambo]

I hope that we do sign a striker over the summer period, I think the best option would be Darren Bent. Eto'o would cost 3 or 4 times more than him and he won't score more goals than Bent who scored 20+ in a second rate Charlton team. Also Huntelaar, he would be ahead of Eto'o but I would still take Bent over him as he has proved that he can do well in the Premiership.


What you say is true but Bent has no european experience and we need a striker who will score regularly in the Champions League like RVN did, Huntelaar and Eto'o would. I personally prefer Huntelaar as he would be cheap and is the type of striker who can get the job done.

[Top Gun]

What you say is true but Bent has no european experience and we need a striker who will score regularly in the Champions League like RVN did, Huntelaar and Eto'o would. I personally prefer Huntelaar as he would be cheap and is the type of striker who can get the job done.

Good point, I think that Bent could score goals in the Champions League if given the choice. If we don't sign Bent then Huntelaar would be my second choice for the reasons you said. The way Bent plays would benefit Rooney aswell I think as he likes to run the channels which would create a lot of space for Rooney and Scholes to play in. Once Alan Smith is fully fit I think he will be good enough to play in the starting eleven but we still need another striker as Saha looks to be going and Solskjaer is getting old.

[ecureuil]

I would fucking love it if we got Huntelaar. The guy is pure class.

I bet he'll go to Milan or Barca, though.

[wrathchild_uk]

difference between nani now and cristiano then is finnshing.
cristiano had a woeful shot and finish

Ronaldo's finishing can still be poor at times even now but i guess he'll improve even more as he's still only 22.

[Top Gun]

Apparantly Giggs is going to announce his retirement from international football today. Very good news as international football will take it's toll now that he is getting on. This could mean an extra season or two out of him, Scholes retired quite early and it worked wonders for him. It's not like Wales are going to qualify for a major tournament anyway.

[skullverine]

is it true that Ole is having another surgery?

[Zoolander]

No news about that here. Maybe it's Botox to keep his youthful appearance?

[skullverine]

haha, the rumour was he's gonna have another surgery on his knee

by the way, what's your old username?

[Zoolander]

I used to be The Devil & The Messiah.

[Zoolander]

Manchester United are in an advance stage of negotiations with Nani. According to SSN.

[Top Gun]

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Porto ace Anderson.

The Brazilian midfielder is regarded as one of the best young talents in Europe and has been widely dubbed 'the new Ronaldinho'.

Anderson has enjoyed a successful season with Porto helping them win the Portuguese championship this season.

The 18-year-old has attracted the interest of a host of clubs including Chelsea and Barcelona, but United have stolen a march on their rivals by luring him to Old Trafford.

United have agreed an undisclosed fee with Porto for the exciting midfielder and he is due to have a medical at the club in the near future.

A United statement read: "Manchester United is delighted to announce it has agreed terms in principle with FC Porto for the purchase of the registration of Anderson.

Personal terms have been agreed and a formal announcement will take place once the necessary administrative procedures, including a medical have been completed.

Should Anderson tie up the minor details of the move he will become United's first signing of the summer.



:happy: I personally prefer him to Nani as I have seen him play a bit, should also be a bit cheaper.

[Barry]

Huntelaar would be cheap? :/

[Zoolander]

:happy: I personally prefer him to Nani as I have seen him play a bit, should also be a bit cheaper.

Source? :w00t

[Top Gun]

Here,

Nani
Manchester United is delighted to announce it has agreed terms in principle with Sporting Lisbon for the purchase of the registration of Nani.

Personal terms have been agreed and a formal announcement will take place once the necessary administrative procedures, including a medical have been completed.


Anderson
United have agreed terms in principle to sign FC Porto's exciting Brazilian starlet Anderson.

The 19-year-old is an attacking midfielder, although he can also play out wide or up front.

An official United statement confirmed: "Manchester United is delighted to announce it has agreed terms in principle with FC Porto for the purchase of the registration of Anderson.

"Personal terms have been agreed and a formal announcement will take place once the necessary administrative procedures, including a medical have been completed."

Anderson, who joined Porto in December 2005 from Gremio, played against United in a pre-season friendly in August last year at the Amsterdam Tournament.

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=469458&CPID=8&clid=1&lid=4161&title=United+agree+double+deal

[Zoolander]

ZOMG!

Torres (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wJGoJA7_hI) on the way too! :w00t

[Rambo]

The Anderson signing is bermusing but i've seen him play and he is a good player, the same goes for Nani. I'm just wondering where Anderson will fit in, we don't use a formation which accommodates AMF's.

[Zoolander]

The Anderson signing is bermusing but i've seen him play and he is a good player, the same goes for Nani. I'm just wondering where Anderson will fit in, we don't use a formation which accommodates AMF's.

Scholes' position.

[Top Gun]

Anderson plays on the wing aswell.

[wrathchild_uk]

I can't really see any problems with these 2 signings even if we've already got players in there positions, Utd's 1st team is one of the best but when we get injuries we usually suffer. If you look at the options Chelsea have compared to utd then theres no reason not to have more options..

[Zoolander]

At least we know we'll be playing sexy football still.

[Rambo]

Scholes' position.

I doubt that.

Anderson plays on the wing aswell.

I see, well that means Richardson future at Utd is over. If they were brought in to play on the wings then Giggs' position in the side is under threat.

What worries me is that I don't have a clue what formation SAF is planning to use next season.