tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81780292011-12-15T02:45:10.876ZThe place for unbiased Man Utd news, thoughts, views and rants.Astrofaeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02564965939056209847noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8178029.post-1132371835040372622005-11-19T03:43:00.000Z2005-11-19T04:10:52.756Z

Well it's been a long while since I last posted here (for various reasons) but todays events compelled me to make a return and discuss who could take over the mantle as Manchester United's driving force from midfield.Firstly, there must have been some serious damage behind the scenes to prompt Keane's removal from the United payroll. For me anyway, it doesn't make sense to dispose of probably of

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Is Fergie reading my blog? Because no sooner had I posted a rant about the incessant player swapping every game, he finally admits to the press that his tinkering is the reason for our poor start. Anyway, there is not much we can do about it now but field our strongest lineup whenever possible, perhaps giving rests to players during the League and FA Cup periods (I honestly can't see Fergie

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I was speaking to a fellow Man Utd supporter yesterday, post-Birmingham, and his scathing words still echo in my ears... "Fergie is f*cking insane, why the f*ck is he playing 4 strikers on the pitch at the same time?! What the f*ck is wrong with him?!" It seems that many of my fellow United supporters are growing increasingly concerned at the plight of the team. We have made our worst start ever

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Sorry for not writing frequently lately but I have been a bit busy of late. Anyway, it seems like a good week in general for Man Utd's internationals. Ferdinand was outstanding alongside Campbell as England beat Wales and Azerbaijan. Keano helped the Republic of Ireland ease to a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands and also a solid draw with France. Nistelrooy returned from suspension to fire holland

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I'm going to take a negative stance on this one, even though like the majority, I am on the outside looking in. Many of the United fans I have spoken to are vehemently against Glazers proposal, and see it as a bigger threat than the Sky takeover bid. Conspiracy theorists propose a hit-and-run scenario by Glazer, others suggest that the he will take profits out the club and place them in his own

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After the euphoria of tuesday, it's time for the boys to get back to their bread and butter in the Premiership. I'm sure Fergie will be keen to remind the team of the poor defending from set pieces which led to Fenerbahce's two goals. Middlesborough had a lot of players out for their UEFA cup match and it is touch and go whether they will make tomorrow's game (or maybe McClaren is keeping his

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Well the moment that United fans have been waiting for : Europes most coveted teenager set to make his debut. Fergie has given little indication as to whether he will start on the bench or on the pitch, but if I was a betting man, I would bet on him being on the bench as Fergie seeks to keep Smith happy. We should dispatch of Fenerbahce, but at this level its unwise to take anything for granted.

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After yesterdays deserved victory over Spurs, things are certainly looking brighter for our lads. Although we won by the one goal, we should have won by more... Bellion (and the linesman who flagged Ruud's goal) being the prime culprits. However, it was great to see a clean sheet... just goes to show how good Rio is. With Rooney, G. Neville and Saha still to return, I can only conclude we're on

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Today, courtesy of Dal from SpursBlog, we have a special post previewing the upcoming game from a Spurs fan perspective. Nobody should be in any doubt - this will be a tough game for Santini's 'young team'. Man Utd are still smarting from their early season slumber and are eager to close the gap on Arsenal and Chelsea. Ferguson has made some astute signings this season, with Heinze and Smith

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I forgot to mention yesterday, that it was Giggs' 600th appearance for Man Utd, putting him only behind Sir Bobby and Bill Foulkes. Congratulations Giggsy, hopefully theres a few more appearances still to come. In other news roundup, it annoyed me greatly the other day to see Moron-inho having a dig at Spurs for "parking their team bus" in front of the goal. Talk about double standards; remember

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Even for the most pessimistic of Man Utd fans who watched the game, some optimism will restored after this 2-1 win. Keane was back to his dynamic self, marshalling the midfield and getting in some timely tackles (except for that one foul on Finnan). Heinze was awesome, putting in some crunching challenges and getting forward at every opportunity. Rio looked liked he'd never been out (bar the

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To be honest, I think Fergie has been left no choice on the matter. Even though Rio is desperately short of match fitness, the terrible form of Silvestre probably made the decision for him. Nevertheless, it's good to have Rio back. He's one of the best centre-halves in the world and was showing fantastic form before he was banned. His focus and dedication to the cause has been highlighted by

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Bar the optimists amongst us, like the majority of United fans at half-time last night, I was feeling pretty dejected. Our passing in the first half had been atrocious, Howard produced another howler, and Silvestre was putting in another poor performance. However Ruud got us out of jail. In typical predatory fashion, he buried the two chances he was given, and also shattered Law's record of

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All in all, its been a good night for English football. Arsenal survived a late scare against PSV Eindhoven to hold on for a 1-0 home win whilst Chelsea secured an easy win over Paris St. Germain. Tomorrow's test against Lyon won't be an easy one. Thankfully they have top scorer Elber out with injury and so we'll be facing ex-gunner Wiltord. We now have Ruud coming back to match fitness and

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Seems that many United fans have the knives out and hear the knells chiming in the background. Sure many expected us to beat Bolton, but we have to understand that Bolton are no longer a club struggling for relegation, they are a solid, hard working and talented premiership side, so it doesn't come with much surprise that we struggled to get the point yesterday. I will admit that we haven't

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About time something like this happened. Whilst it doesn't really affect United too much, since our team has a large percentage of homegrown and English-born players, it doesn't bode well for the likes of Bolton, Arsenal etc. The plan is to restrict squad sizes to 25 players, and four of these must be products of the club's youth system and a further four trained in the same country. Personally,

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Well he took his time, but finally he's arrived at Old Trafford to help United's league conquest. I'm sure a few United fans have their reservations about Gabriel after the Olympics saga and his apparent lack of commitment to the cause, but to be fair to the lad, if you've been called up for your country, then I guess you really got to go. Declining Argentina would probably harm his chances for

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Oh dear, another error by calamity James has cost England a win. Why wasn't Robinson starting? James has had his chance, and he keeps blowing it again and again but still manages to keep his place. I know this is a qualifying game and that Sven doesn't want to risk new players, but we can't afford to keep giving cheap goals away. Also, Owen had a disastrous game (as expected) so why was Smith

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Well the two World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Poland are just around the corner, and here's what i *hope* the starting XI will be: GK: Robinson (will most likely be james though) DF: (right-->left) G.Neville, Terry, King, Cole MF: (right-->left) Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, Wright-Phillips SC: Defoe, Smith United's representation is pretty meagre due to various injuries and

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