The Manchester United Thread

[yourmumsface17]

Chelsea!

[yourmumsface17]

Barca the other side of the draw. Inter in semi. Great draw.

[Tutankhamun]

Haha you called it! I'm hopeful, I think we can beat them for sure.

[yourmumsface17]

Away first. No Martin Atkinson in europe I am afraid Chelsea.

[santinomarella]

We stand a great chance against Chelsea, Martin Atkinson is not a UEFA ref!

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00673/terry404_673148c.jpg

[yourmumsface17]

Lol Yep no Atkinson for them.

[santinomarella]

No he can't we're paired with Inter / Schalke

Yeah just noticed that :lol:

[yourmumsface17]

Great chance for us to reach the final! I know it will be hard but there was NO easy teams left. So hopefully we beat the current English champions, then the current Italian and European champions ... then Shaktar ;)

[santinomarella]

We would be away first in the semi's as well! Slight worry is that the 2nd leg is about 3 or 4 days before FA Cup semi.

[yourmumsface17]

yeah :( But were Man United and we can hopefully rotate well.

[R3D D3V!L]

I'm fine with the draw. I think we can do it.

[yourmumsface17]

West ham away: League
Chelski Away: CL
Fulham home: League
Chelski home: CL
Citeh @ Wembley: FA Cup

Tough times ahead.

[Tutankhamun]

Confirmed Chelsea v United dates are 6 and 12 April

@BenHibbs (http://twitter.com/BenHibbs/status/48710597772197888)

[santinomarella]

Is the FA Cup Saturday or Sunday?

[Tutankhamun]

Saturday:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/fixtures/default.stm

[yourmumsface17]

I really hope we win the champons league and we could proudly (maybe) say we beat the French, English, Italian and Spanish champions. That would be awesome!

I don't think we will though. I think we may slip up somewhere. Us v Chelea = a coin toss. The winner of that SHOULD .. SHOULD beat Inter then Barca or Madrid? ... I don't know who would win that.

[manutdfan]

Dear *****************



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Sweet daddy silk.

Posted details cause Santi always doubts me...

[santinomarella]

:S When have I ever doubted you? Wanna quote me on that?

[manutdfan]

:S When have I ever doubted you? Wanna quote me on that?

Can't quote you, have deleted messages off PSN.

[santinomarella]

Can't quote you, have deleted messages off PSN.

Eh I'm not friends with you on PSN...

[manutdfan]

Eh I'm not friends with you on PSN...

True ex friends then.

Yeah you deleted me for saying Man U lol, which is a bit weird seeing ITV had it on there football coverage the other day against Arsenal and I've heard Souness, Redknapp, Cole, Savage, Sheringham, Stubbsy, Yorke etc etc etc etc etc using it on TV.

[santinomarella]

True ex friends then.

Yeah you deleted me for saying Man U lol, which is a bit weird seeing ITV had it on there football coverage the other day against Arsenal and I've heard Souness, Redknapp, Cole, Savage, Sheringham, Stubbsy, Yorke etc etc etc etc etc using it on TV.

I think you've been taking some of Kolo Toure's stuff, no idea what you're on about. :lol:

But have fun at OT, try get some pics for us.

[manutdfan]

I think you've been taking some of Kolo Toure's stuff, no idea what you're on about. :lol:

But have fun at OT, try get some pics for us.

You was morris118 on here before you got banned.

Cheers my man.

[santinomarella]

No idea who morris118 is...

[Tutankhamun]

What the hell does this have to do with anything? Give it a rest...

[manutdfan]

Anyway... Looks like Ferdinand is out for the season according to the paper, massive blow if he is and where does his future lie at the club. With all the injuries he has had last couple of seasons.

[yourmumsface17]

No Luiz in Champs league. Think he is ineligible.

United hopefully will have lots of players back and should beat Chelsea. I hope.

[manutdfan]

What the hell does this have to do with anything? Give it a rest...

Just he always calls me a liar when I say I'm going to Old Trafford and other things, it's simple jealousy.

[santinomarella]

Just he always calls me a liar when I say I'm going to Old Trafford and other things, it's simple jealousy.

:lol: I think you have me mistaken for someone else.

[manutdfan]

:lol: I think you have me mistaken for someone else.

Nope I'm 100% sure.

[Tutankhamun]

Kiss and make up, I'm sure nobody would call you a liar when you have posted pictures each time you have been to OT. And if someone does that's their problem.

[yourmumsface17]

...moving on.

What do we rate our chances in this competition then?

EDIT: Tut playing the father of the thread :D (and rightly so)

[manutdfan]

Kiss and make up, I'm sure nobody would call you a liar when you have posted pictures each time you have been to OT. And if someone does that's their problem.

This is true, just is annoying he calls me a liar when I have prove. Then he's lying about who he is bit weird if you ask me.

[Tutankhamun]

If we can beat Chelsea we have a great shot, I think that will be the main issue then it's all about if we play Barca and how our form is then.

[yourmumsface17]

Yeah I agree with that. Against Chelsea it's usually either a referees decision or a moment of magic that seperates us. No Martin Atkinson ;)

[manutdfan]

YMF knows the truth as well....

Mali might remember him as well cause we played on Fifa clubs together.

[yourmumsface17]

The truth is out there *X files music plays* ...I refuse to be apart of this I am going offline. Goodbye United fans. Have a good weekend :)

[santinomarella]

This is true, just is annoying he calls me a liar when I have prove. Then he's lying about who he is bit weird if you ask me.

Stop saying its me! I have never called you a liar! I have never spoke to you on PSN and I have no idea who morris118 is!

[manutdfan]

Stop saying its me! I have never called you a liar! I have never spoke to you on PSN and I have no idea who morris118 is!

Man your just lying now admit it then we can drop it, YMF knows the truth as well thats why he won't get involved cause he spits the truth.

[santinomarella]

Man your just lying now admit it then we can drop it, YMF knows the truth as well thats why he won't get involved cause he spits the truth.

What do you want me to admit to? :lol: You have me mistaken for someone else and are falsely accusing me of something else.

[manutdfan]

Anyway I know it's you and a few others do.

Back on topic I'd like us to draw Chelsea over Madrid or Barca.

[yourmumsface17]

...We have drawn Chelsea lol (Ok I know I said I was going and I mean it this time.)

[manutdfan]

...We have drawn Chelsea lol (Ok I know I said I was going and I mean it this time.)

Oh yeah **** I forgot all about the CL draw this morning!!

Well thats better than meeting Barca or Real.

[yourmumsface17]

Def. Real Madrid got Spurs too. We avoid Barca till the final if we get that far. Anyway have a good weekend all.

[manutdfan]

Def. Real Madrid got Spurs too. We avoid Barca till the final if we get that far. Anyway have a good weekend all.

Yeah you too.

Yep we got a great chance of making the final.

[dc89]

As much fun as it is watching you two argue your actually derailing the thread!

Take it to PM's if you have a problem.

[manutdfan]

Man U v Chelsea and Spurs v Real are the stand out ties.

[dc89]

Real v Spurs will be a cracking game.

Chelsea v United will be too no doubt but I will make the time to watch Real & Spurs go toe to toe.

[santinomarella]

I hope Ronaldo destroys Spurs!

[manutdfan]

Yeah Spurs v Real will probably be the better game. Should be great to watch, good game for the neutral as well.

[manutdfan]

Bit early but whats your team prediction for Saturday guys?

[Tutankhamun]

Probably best team available.

[manutdfan]

My team prediction is:

VDS

Fabio Smalling Evans Evra

Valencia Carrick Gibson Giggs

Berbatov Rooney

[R3D D3V!L]

I think dropping Hernandez would be unfair, but at the same we need him fit for the FA cup and Champs League.

[manutdfan]

I think dropping Hernandez would be unfair, but at the same we need him fit for the FA cup and Champs League.

Yeah thats what i was thinking him him a rest and give Berba a run out.

I'll have to change my team Scholes is suspended for the Bolton game.

[StaticAge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oovAV3HjCc

[Tutankhamun]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oovAV3HjCc

Haha, wish I understood it :p

[manutdfan]

Yeh good advert lol.

Rios on comic relief trying to cry, should of had Nani instead lol.

[R3D D3V!L]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oovAV3HjCc

Isn't Rooney sponsored by Coca-Cola? They should get them together in an advert, like the one Vodafone did with Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.

[Tutankhamun]

Hargreaves set for shock call to solve United defensive crisis

Manchester United's defensive injury crisis is so severe that Sir Alex Ferguson is considering recalling Owen Hargreaves to his squad to face Bolton as an emergency right back.

With Rafael and John O'Shea joining Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic on the sidelines, Jonny Evans doubtful and Gary Neville now retired, Ferguson could turn to a player who has managed just six minutes of first-team football in two-and-a-half years.


Hargreaves has trained all week after lengthy treatment in Germany and was withdrawn from a reserve game against Sunderland on Thursday.

The injury-plagued midfielder, 30, has battled to overcome chronic knee trouble since signing from Bayern Munich for £17million in 2007 and his last appearance for United against Wolves in November was cut short after only five minutes due to a hamstring injury.

Meanwhile, the Manchester derby will kick off FA Cup semi-final weekend on April 16, the FA have confirmed, with City playing United at 5.15pm at Wembley. The match will be live on ITV1.

The tie between Bolton and Stoke will be the following day, kick-off 4pm, and be broadcast by ESPN.

Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1367773/Hargreaves-set-shock-solve-United-defensive-crisis.html?ito=feeds-newsxml)

That'd be something.

[mankind]

I see manutdfan was correct, santinomarella was lying, he is now banned. I cant remember if it was him who tried to tell me if I couldn't support united because I said a few of our players were ****. I think I remember him saying around the time that he has been banned before and he doesn't care as I threatened to report him. I didn't want to say it yesterday when manutdfan was having a row with him, but it just shows you what kind of person he was.

On topic, would be great to see hargreaves return :)

[Tutankhamun]

You guys don't want him back? Because I'm trying to make that happen.

[mankind]

You guys don't want him back? Because I'm trying to make that happen.

I dont care to be honest.

[manutdfan]

You guys don't want him back? Because I'm trying to make that happen.

Yeh I'd like to see him back.

[manutdfan]

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling ready for extra responsibility, while Owen Hargreaves could be on the bench for Bolton match
Former Fulham man bemoans loss of captain Nemanja Vidic

By Ryan Benson

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling is enjoying the added responsibility he has assumed as the club go through a major defensive injury crisis, while Owen Hargreaves is surprisingly pushing for a place on the Red Devils' bench .

England Under-21 international Smalling has been an ever-present for the last month or so and has impressed too, playing particularly well in the FA Cup win over Arsenal last Saturday.

The former Maidstone United player arrived at Old Trafford last summer for a sum in the region of £12 million and could have been forgiven for not expecting to feature too often. But since the start of the season he has overtaken both Wes Brown and Jonny Evans in the centre-back pecking order.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Smalling said: “It [the injury crisis] has made me step up. The coaches say you need to get out there and organise in terms of marking and be aware of the people around you.

“It’s a massive test but I’m enjoying it and hopefully I can keep things going. I don’t want the season to end.

“We are down to the bare bones in the defensive department, but being at home today will be a massive help because the fans can get behind us.”

United’s injury crisis means that Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, John O’Shea and Rafael da Silva will all miss out on Bolton’s visit to Old Trafford on Saturday, but it is the captain whom Smalling believes will be missed the most.

He continued: “Nemanja is a focal point of our defence and, being the captain, he’s a massive loss.

“But we’ve got experienced players that can come in, like Wes Brown. Bolton will be a physical challenge but we played against Stoke earlier in the season.”

There is some good news on the injury front for United, however, as Jonny Evans looks set to be available for the visit of Bolton, while more surprisingly, Owen Hargreaves could feature from the bench.

The England international has played five minutes of Premier League football this season, that coming against Wolves back in November, and after training with the first-team squad all week, the former Bayern Munich man could start on the bench if no reaction to his recent injury problems is experienced by the midfielder.

[dc89]

Haha, wish I understood it :p

I have a basic understanding of half of it.

- leaves Guadalajara, Mexico. Fans there to send him off.
- arrives in manchester, see's taxi driver and he's his only 'fan'.
- it's very cold
- taxi driver asks him does he want a Coke Zero
- 'Coca Cola Zero, porque no probar' the Spanish roughly translates to 'why not try'.

dunno anymore.

[manutdfan]

I have a basic understanding of half of it.

- leaves Guadalajara, Mexico. Fans there to send him off.
- arrives in manchester, see's taxi driver and he's his only 'fan'.
- it's very cold
- taxi driver asks him does he want a Coke Zero
- 'Coca Cola Zero, porque no probar' the Spanish roughly translates to 'why not try'.

dunno anymore.

Well done lol, sounds pretty bang on.

[Tutankhamun]

Twitter suggesting Hargo is not on the bench. People have spotted him at the ground apparently walking around.

[manutdfan]

Twitter suggesting Hargo is not on the bench. People have spotted him at the ground apparently walking around.

Shame maybe it's a bit early for him.

[Tutankhamun]

#MUFC XI: VDS, Brown, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Giggs, Carrick, Nani, Rooney, Chicharito

@ doronsalomon (https://twitter.com/doronsalomon/status/49109446344970240)


#MUFC bench: PIG, Owen, Berba, Park, Fabio, Gibson, Gill

@ doronsalomon (https://twitter.com/doronsalomon/status/49109825614909440)

[mankind]

I cant see berba being happy on the bench 3 weeks in a row.

[Tutankhamun]

Nah me neither, tough situation Rooney and Hernandez are playing great together so you don't want to bench anyone of them. Next season will be even higher competition for these spots with Welbeck and Macheda coming back.

[manutdfan]

Yeah but Chicho and Rooney are playing so well together. It's good to see Park on the bench.

Good to see competition for places. Also good exciting to see Nani and Valencia on the wings.

[Tutankhamun]

SAF is usually decent at keeping players happy so that's good.

[manutdfan]

Predictions for todays game guys?

I'm going for 3-1 to us.

[Tutankhamun]

3-0 or 4-0 think we will blow them out of the park tbh.

[manutdfan]

3-0 or 4-0 think we will blow them out of the park tbh.

Yeah hope so, good to see Evans back we need him now.

It's definitely an attacking looking line up.

[mankind]

Yeah im expecting a easy win for us, 3 or more goals

[Tutankhamun]

Nice to see Evans out there!

[manutdfan]

Owen back on the bench as well, we don't really need Owen anymore. He'll be off in the summer no doubt.

David Gills son is on the bench as well.

[Tutankhamun]

SAF in the stands.

[manutdfan]

SAF in the stands.

LOL yeah.

Not for the first time lol....

[Tutankhamun]

Haha wtf SAF is calling down to the bench in plain sight :lol:

[Pez_555]

how is rooney on 250k a week, its ridiculous.

[dc89]

Not happening so far!

Edit: I've always said that. He trolls every single United fan, he takes to the field, does jack **** and collects a cool quarter of a million every week.

[Tutankhamun]

Clearly you two have missed quite a few games this season.

Rooney does a lot well today and in pretty much all games.

[Demiant]

To be fair, he's not actually on 250k, more like 160k? Still ridiculous for ANY footballer (including Messi/Ronaldo/etc) to be making that but anyhoo, Rooney's been quite easily our best player this half. Valencia's looked a bit meh, think he needs to be eased in a it more.

[LC77]

Edit: I've always said that. He trolls every single United fan, he takes to the field, does jack **** and collects a cool quarter of a million every week.

That can be said of most PL footballers. But at least he joined the club to win things as well as the money, not sure the same can be said of the players at City.

[DangerousMali]

Manchester United cant believe their luck this season, having only Arsenal to worry about :lol:

[Tutankhamun]

Hernadez off for Berba. Fabio on for Brown.

[Firefox]

Manchester United cant believe their luck this season, having only Arsenal to worry about :lol:

It appears we will get a draw at best right now.. we only have ourselves to blame, this was our chance to win the league but we've bottled it at every opportunity.

I bet Manchester United players/staff are not worried at all.

[Pez_555]

To be fair, he's not actually on 250k, more like 160k? Still ridiculous for ANY footballer (including Messi/Ronaldo/etc) to be making that but anyhoo, Rooney's been quite easily our best player this half. Valencia's looked a bit meh, think he needs to be eased in a it more.

Yea I think it's 40% maybe even 50% tax? But still if you are on that sort of wage you have to be an absolute godsend at footie, Rooney is not.


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[Tutankhamun]

Rooney deserve the money, I don't know of any better player we could get that does what he does.

[Firefox]

You can have Almunia and Squillaci.. they've won you the league and they have only made us lose every time they've started especially Squillaci.

[Tutankhamun]

Something tells me iFooty is broken, surely I did not get a push notification saying Arsenal is down 2-0. **** we need to win now!!

[dc89]

Arsenal are losing 2-0. If united draw today it's another perfect Saturday for City.

[Tutankhamun]

Yeah since City never wins anything I guess others result is what matters.

[dc89]

Arsena 2-1.

So your telling me that United never look at other results and think "hmm that helped us".

If you say no, I'm sorry but that's just not true.

[Tutankhamun]

Sure but not to the same extent as City and their fans.

[dc89]

It's just a bit of luck. About time City had a bit of luck.

Let's all LOL at Evans. Just heaped another problem in United.

[mankind]

Down to ten men, we are ****ing giving this lead away ffs

[Tutankhamun]

So Evans gets sent off for the same thing Carragher got nothing for...

[dc89]

...oh here we go.

Bolton were a fraction away from scoring.

[Metal Warrior]

So Evans gets sent off for the same thing Carragher got nothing for...

Just because Carragher didn't get a red card doesn't mean Evans didn't deserve one here. Absolutely deserved card. Call it knee jerk or whatever but after his season and now this, I simply don't want to see Evans anywhere near a United shirt again. Maybe he'll prove me wrong, but that's how I feel right now.

[Pez_555]

2-2 now arsenal game......interesting.

[Tutankhamun]

Not saying Evans shouldn't have got a red, but it does show how wrong the decision not to send off Caragher was.

[manutdfan]

**** were throwing this away!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dc89]

Bolton miss a sitter.

[Tutankhamun]

If Arsenal draw, and we draw at least things are like they were before today.

[mankind]

Goooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[manutdfan]

BERBAAAAAAAAAAA!! We love you.....

[Tutankhamun]

Berba!!!! What can you say!!!

We're Man United, we score when we want!

[Metal Warrior]

If Arsenal draw, and we draw at least things are like they were before today.

But it would give Chelsea a chance back in. Never mind that now though, we're looking to win this!

[dc89]

Lol United don't score when they want. They wouldn't leave it so late if they did.

I've noticed a pattern and your not going to like this.

When ever a manager shows Fergie too much respect before going to OT they always lose. Pulis, Bruce, Alladyce (he capped and lost 5-0) and now Coyle. Yeah show Fergie a bit of respect as it's what he deserves but when you cream over him it comes back and bites you.

Plus I think it rubs off onto the players too.

[Tutankhamun]

Build a bonfire,
Build a bonfire,
Put the Scousers on the top,
Put the city in the middle,
And then burn the ****ing lot.

[manutdfan]

And Le Arse are drawing could be a great day.

Draw tomorrow between City and Chelsea would be nice as well.

[dc89]

Build a bonfire,
Build a bonfire,
Put the Scousers on the top,
Put the city in the middle,
And then burn the ****ing lot.

Awh I'm flattered.

[StaticAge]

Berbatov-tov-tov!!! :D

[Tutankhamun]

Berbatov-tov-tov!!! :D

He's a CF magician to the left to the right to the Bulgarian beats tonight!!

[mankind]

Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[manutdfan]

Berba.. Berba.. Berba.. Berba.. BERBATOOOV!!!

[dc89]

Rooney needs dropping now!

Berba & Chico are your future.

[manutdfan]

We didn't need the Evans suspension, they were hopeful on getting Vidic back for the Hammers game.

[Tutankhamun]

Rooney needs dropping now!

Berba & Chico are your future.

United top of the league, U-N-I-T-E-D top of the league!!!

[StaticAge]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/peter-odemwingie-arsenal-8807461/

Almunia :lol:

[R3D D3V!L]

Jens might get a game now.

[manutdfan]

Rooney needs dropping now!

Berba & Chico are your future.

We'll do what we want.. We'll do want we want.. Were UNITED WE'LL DO WHAT WE WANT!!!

[Tutankhamun]

SAF: "We never gave in. It's the character of this club. No other club in the country has got that."

@simplyreds (https://twitter.com/simplyreds/status/49162205626761216)

True that!


SAF on his touchline ban: "It was OK. I had my telephone there so I had no problems with that."

@simplyreds (https://twitter.com/simplyreds/status/49163811458007040)

Haha!

--

Wonder where that Bolton fan that comes around and troll then and again is today?

[manutdfan]

United top of the league, U-N-I-T-E-D top of the league!!!

It's where we belong...

[Surebrec]

@simplyreds (https://twitter.com/simplyreds/status/49162205626761216)

True that!



@simplyreds (https://twitter.com/simplyreds/status/49163811458007040)

Haha!

--

Wonder where that Bolton fan that comes around and troll then and again is today?

there's another bolton fan on these boards????

you'll have to introduce him to me.

[Tutankhamun]

there's another bolton fan on these boards????

you'll have to introduce him to me.

Nah I meant you my monkey :)

[Surebrec]

turn your sarcasm detector on, you muppet.

[Tutankhamun]

turn your sarcasm detector on, you muppet.

Only if you do the same ;) So what did you think of the game then? I guess you need to be happy, losing 1-0 is a close as you ever get.

[manutdfan]

Here were go DING DING

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/2973/396663.jpg (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/396663.jpg/)
SUB

VS

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3522/bjornborg.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/bjornborg.jpg/)
TUT

[Surebrec]

Only if you do the same ;) So what did you think of the game then? I guess you need to be happy, losing 1-0 is a close as you ever get.

did't see it, I've been busy today, but from what I have read, you lot couldn't break our defences down until late on in the game. for a team like united at home, you can't take any positives from that.

I was expecting a cricket score personally. if I was a united fan, I'd be underwhelmed by a 1-0 win at home to BW.

[Tutankhamun]

did't see it, I've been busy today, but from what I have read, you lot couldn't break our defences down until late on in the game. for a team like united at home, you can't take any positives from that.

I was expecting a cricket score personally. if I was a united fan, I'd be underwhelmed by a 1-0 win at home to BW.

I'll take the points, expected more but what do you do eh? Had some great chances could have been 4-0 but the GK was good.

[manutdfan]

Was a good win seeing we were the team with ten men.

[Surebrec]

Was a good win seeing we were the team with ten men.

for the last 16 minutes from what I hear.

that's 74+ minutes with 11 men where you couldn't do anything.

[Tutankhamun]

Was a good win seeing we were the team with ten men.

Yeah, the mark of a champion. These are the type of wins you win the league on, hopefully this should ensure we win it. Good thing the international break is now, maybe some players can recover from injuries.

BTW, did anyone see Gill's daughter? Damn she was hoooot.

[manutdfan]

I'm happy with the 1 nil win, can't win Hollywood every time. This wasn't Hollywood today was more like Dollywood. But we'll take the 3 points and move on to the next game. With Arsenal dropping 2 points today makes it a great day. One more step towards the title.

[Tutankhamun]

Manchester United have their eye back on Shakhtar's Douglas Costa
• Brazilian watches Bolton match as United's guest
• Sir Alex Ferguson previously tried to sign 20-year-old


http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2011/3/19/1300557638530/Douglas-Costa-Manchester--007.jpg
Brazilian Douglas Costa is reported to be a target of renewed interest for Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United.

Manchester United have resurrected their longstanding interest in Douglas Costa, the 20-year-old Brazilian who was once hailed as "the new Ronaldinho" and has been on Sir Alex Ferguson's radar for the past four years.

Costa, a part of the Shakhtar Donetsk side that have reached the Champions League quarter-finals, was a guest of the club for the 1-0 defeat of Bolton Wanderers, sitting in the directors' box alongside several of his representatives and United officials.

The club would not make any official comment but the Observer has been told Ferguson still has a serious interest in the player almost two years after he first tried to sign him from the Brazilian club Gremio. The proposed deal fell through at the time and Costa eventually moved to Skakhtar for a cut-price €6m in January 2010. After a slow start, he has become a key member of Mircea Lucescu's squad, scoring 15 goals in 61 appearances.

He has not, however, made an appearance for the Brazil senior team, and United are aware that may lead to problems securing a work permit if they can persuade Shakhtar to do a deal. The fee may also constitute a problem, with Shakhtar understood to want a sizeable profit if they are to lose the Under-20 international. Costa's advisers have been led to believe that may be a minimum £20m.

Ferguson, however, has long rated Costa among the more exciting young talents to emerge from South America, after coming to his attention via the club's extensive scouting network in Brazil. Costa has indicated he would like to move to England, despite having four years of his contract to run.

Costa helped Brazil to victory in the South American Youth Championship in 2009, scoring three goals in the process, but United's interest in the player dates back to when he was 16. Gremio is the club where Ronaldinho made his breakthrough and Costa has obvious similarities in terms of his ability to run with the ball and beat opponents, operating on either flank or in an advanced midfield position.

The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/mar/19/manchester-united-shakhtar-douglas-costa)

Could be just what the doctor ordered.

[manutdfan]

Yeah we need a creative player like that.

See if you can get a pic of Gill's daughter so we can perv over her...

[Tutankhamun]

BTW, Bale signed a new deal at Spurs...

[manutdfan]

BTW, Bale signed a new deal at Spurs...

Didn't have any real hopes that we'd sign him...

[Tutankhamun]

Nah, me neither or I should say if the rumors that Nani wanted to Italy were true then I wanted us to get him. Now Nani has to stay which I think he will.

*Trying to find pics of David Gills daughter.*

[manutdfan]

Nah, me neither or I should say if the rumors that Nani wanted to Italy were true then I wanted us to get him. Now Nani has to stay which I think he will.

*Trying to find pics of David Gills daughter.*

Good man!!

Nani won't be going anywhere anytime soon. You can tell he's loving playing for Man United.

[Tutankhamun]

Sir Alex's post match interview (http://www.simplyreds.com/manchester-united-videos/viewvideo/507/manchester-united-vs-bolton/manchester-united-vs-bolton-sir-alex-ferguson.html)

Nani's post match interview (http://www.simplyreds.com/manchester-united-videos/viewvideo/508/manchester-united-vs-bolton/manchester-united-vs-bolton-nani.html)

[manutdfan]

Originally Posted by BBC Sport

Man Utd 1 - 0 Bolton

By Stephan Shemilt

Berbatov (l) celebrates scoring the winner with Antonio Valencia
Dimitar Berbatov's late goal gave 10-man Manchester United victory over Bolton and took their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.
In a first half of few chances, Javier Hernandez shot wide and Martin Petrov hit a free-kick at Edwin van der Sar.

Home defender Jonny Evans was shown a straight red card in the second half for a lunge on Stuart Holden.

But Berbatov gave United the points by bundling home after Jussi Jaaskelainen failed to hold Nani's shot.

The Bulgarian's last-gasp strike, coupled with Arsenal's 2-2 draw at West Brom, allowed United to restore a cushion at the top of the table that had been damaged by defeats at Chelsea and Liverpool.

It had looked set to be a frustrating afternoon for the league leaders, who were more than matched by a spirited Bolton side for large parts of the game.
Indeed, had Matthew Taylor not directed a free header straight at Edwin van der Sar just moments before Berbatov's winner, Bolton might have been the victors.
Instead, United clinched the win but not without a cost, with Wes Brown being forced off at half-time with a suspected leg injury and Evans now facing a suspension.

This will stretch a defence that is already without injured quartet Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael da Silva and John O'Shea.
The patched-up United back four was regularly tested by Wanderers in an evenly contested first half.

Van der Sar was equal to Petrov's free-kick, Johan Elmander had a shot blocked by Patrice Evra and the backline, well led by Chris Smalling, was forced to repel a wave of Bolton attacks.

At the other end, United were perhaps unfairly denied a penalty by referee Andre Marriner when Hernandez's shot hit the outstretched arm of a sliding Gary Cahill.
In addition to this, Wayne Rooney acrobatically hooked a shot straight at Jaaskelainen and Hernandez missed the target from close range after being fed by a Rooney cut-back.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, serving the first of a five-match touchline ban, was in regular telephone contact with the United dugout and acted to change his side at half-time, replacing the injured Brown with Fabio da Silva and replacing Hernandez with Berbatov.

But, despite the open nature of the game, the changes brought United no closer to a breakthrough, with their attacks regularly thwarted by the excellent Bolton central defensive pair of Cahill and David Wheater.

Berbatov curled a shot wide and was then denied a clear run on goal by a last-ditch challenge from Cahill, as United moved closer to drawing a blank in a Premier League game at Old Trafford for the first time since September 2009.

Then, the game sparked into life with the dismissal of Evans.
The Northern Ireland international slid into a 50-50 challenge with Holden with his studs showing and his foot slightly off the floor. He was shown a straight red, while Holden was stretchered off with a gash in his knee.
Holden was replaced by Taylor and the substitute soon had a chance to open the scoring but wasted Wanderers' best opportunity of the afternoon when, left unmarked in the United penalty box, he could only head Gretar Steinsson's cross at Van der Sar.

Soon after, Nani cut inside from the United right and saw an effort beaten away by Jaaskelainen.

The Portugal international then tried his luck from the opposite side and this time the Bolton keeper could only parry the ball back into the path of Berbatov, who poked home to give United what could prove to be a vital three points.

[StaticAge]

See if you can get a pic of Gill's daughter so we can perv over her...

I tried to find some earlier :lol:

[Tutankhamun]

I'm having no success either, may attempt to download the game later so I can make some still pics and some GIF's if no one beats me to it :lol:

[manutdfan]

I'm having no success either, may attempt to download the game later so I can make some still pics and some GIF's if no one beats me to it :lol:

Got to love the guy that goes the extra mile.

[Tutankhamun]

Crappy picture:

http://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PA-10397077.jpg

She looked better from in-front shame I may never try from behind :snicker

[manutdfan]

Crappy picture:

http://cdn.caughtoffside.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PA-10397077.jpg

She looked better from in-front shame I may never try from behind :snicker

I got to say she looks very average in that pic. Especially after the big built up.

[Tutankhamun]

Yeah she looked way better during the game, think it's the angle or I was really horny after Berba scored.

[squirrelbo1]

meh, id still smang it

[Tutankhamun]

meh, id still smang it

That says very little.

[dc89]

Sir Alex's post match interview (http://www.simplyreds.com/manchester-united-videos/viewvideo/507/manchester-united-vs-bolton/manchester-united-vs-bolton-sir-alex-ferguson.html)

Nani's post match interview (http://www.simplyreds.com/manchester-united-videos/viewvideo/508/manchester-united-vs-bolton/manchester-united-vs-bolton-nani.html)

Has he spoke with the BBC after the game? Oh no? Well that's another fine then.

Bolton ran you close, they could have just as easily won the game. Give them some credit, they matched you. United are not invincible you know, your playing poorly yet you are top. If the other teams were on form you'd be like 3rd.

[squirrelbo1]

you make it sound like i have no standards :snicker


also dc mate, do you just troll to see how upset you can make them, or are you legit ?

[Tutankhamun]

Has he spoke with the BBC after the game? Oh no? Well that's another fine then.

Bolton ran you close, they could have just as easily won the game. Give them some credit, they matched you. United are not invincible you know, your playing poorly yet you are top. If the other teams were on form you'd be like 3rd.

Meh, they had like two chances we had like five if we could have had some better sharpness we'd won it by a country mile. If we are playing poorly what does that say about the other teams? I'm just happy were winning.

[manutdfan]

Yeah she looked way better during the game, think it's the angle or I was really horny after Berba scored.

Don't get me wrong I'd still bang her like a big drum!

[Tutankhamun]

Don't get me wrong I'd still bang her like a big drum!

That also says very little :snicker

[manutdfan]

That also says very little :snicker

Ha ha, look at Mr standards here.....

[Tutankhamun]

Ha ha, look at Mr standards here.....

No, no anyone that wants to ride my stick can.

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Last thing about the Evans tackle, journalists and fans saying the Carragher tackle wasn't a red should stfu now or be prepared to look incredibly silly.

[manutdfan]

No, no anyone that wants to ride my stick can.

---

Last thing about the Evans tackle, journalists and fans saying the Carragher tackle wasn't a red should stfu now or be prepared to look incredibly silly.

I can't believe how anyone can say that the Carragher tackle wasn't a red!!

[Tutankhamun]

I can't believe how anyone can say that the Carragher tackle wasn't a red!!

People did mate, people did! I bet some will call for a longer ban than the standard three games for Evans while they were saying nothing about Carragher expect complaining that Nani cried. Hypocrites.

[dc89]

Who is the girl?

[Tutankhamun]

Who is the girl?

Let's just say she wouldn't date a City fan.

[dc89]

Who is she God damn it.

[Tutankhamun]

Who is she God damn it.

You don't have the need to know.

[dc89]

I do need to know! I just gotta know

><

[Tutankhamun]

http://www.acus.org/files/images/top-secret-rubber-ink-stamp.jpg

It's actually in the thread so you can just go back and look ;)

[manutdfan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdg7Tgv5lo0

Rio's on from about 7 mins, very funny.

[Tutankhamun]

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200258_197926330228711_139361872751824_596845_8231 019_n.jpg

Maybe she wasn't that good looking, decent though.

[manutdfan]

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/200258_197926330228711_139361872751824_596845_8231 019_n.jpg

Maybe she wasn't that good looking, decent though.

Half decent I'd say...

I've been seen hanging out the back end of worse...

[StaticAge]

That's not her! I refuse to believe it!

[manutdfan]

That's not her! I refuse to believe it!

Yeah I felt let down as well.....

[Spider]

See definitely is a 2-face...

Very attractive at times... meh other times...

on other news, i am sick of wenger blaming the pitch. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6823180,00.html

[dc89]

Half decent I'd say...

I've been seen hanging out the back end of worse...

Richard Keyes, is that you?

[manutdfan]

Richard Keyes, is that you?

Who's Richard Keyes?

[Spider]

The guy who got fired with andy gray for being funny... i mean sexist

[mankind]

Half decent I'd say...

I've been seen hanging out the back end of worse...


How is that animal cruelty case going againts you? :)

[Tutankhamun]

Here's the video of the celebrations you get a second look: http://redflagflyinghigh.com/2011/03/blogs/video-berbatov-goal-against-bolton

Sorry lads I think we have been let down, my scientific analyzes is that other women during the game that appeared on camera must have been really ugly and that in combination of Berbatov's dick raising goal made young Gill appear hotter than she really is.

Still bone here though.

[R3D D3V!L]

Dimitar Berbatov, turns average girls into stunners in 0.3 seconds.

[StaticAge]

I still think she looks good during the celebrations :p

I think I also spotted a good looking girl next to a photographer where Berbatov celebrated the goal :mrgreen:

[manutdfan]

I wonder if tut can come up with a pic of her, i believe he can.

[dc89]

Probs can.

Anyway, I just saw Evan's tackle. It wasn't a horror tackle really to be fair. He was just unlucky, I honestly believe if it was the other way around the Bolton player would have walked too.

I'm also certain that if it was De Jong who tackled like that MOTD would have had a field day. They'd call for him to be banned, watch it from 279 different angles and mention it for the next 3 weeks.

[Tutankhamun]

Two pics and a video isn't enough? Apparently there's quite a few Jessica Gill's in the UK makes life harder.


Probs can.

Anyway, I just saw Evan's tackle. It wasn't a horror tackle really to be fair. He was just unlucky, I honestly believe if it was the other way around the Bolton player would have walked too.

I'm also certain that if it was De Jong who tackled like that MOTD would have had a field day. They'd call for him to be banned, watch it from 279 different angles and mention it for the next 3 weeks.

Kinda like they did with Rooney's elbow?

[dc89]

Yup.

I hate one word answers but yeah.

[manutdfan]

Come on Tut don't let us down lol.

Yeah was a red but Evans was a bit unlucky.

[Tutankhamun]

On a semi related topic, who else thinks Twitter, blogs and forums are killing "professional" journalism? I think you get better reporting from Twitter and blogs than you get from a newspaper nowadays.

Something like the new site 7Cantonas is amazing, built by fans with a background in reporting but it expands to Twitter and other social tools integrating real fans.

I don't know if there be any reason to read The Guardian or BBC's sport pages in the future.

[manutdfan]

Cleverley scored for Wigan today.

[Firefox]

On a semi related topic, who else thinks Twitter, blogs and forums are killing "professional" journalism? I think you get better reporting from Twitter and blogs than you get from a newspaper nowadays.

Something like the new site 7Cantonas is amazing, built by fans with a background in reporting but it expands to Twitter and other social tools integrating real fans.

I don't know if there be any reason to read The Guardian or BBC's sport pages in the future.

Definitely not the case here in Canada.. we don't have this "dish the dirt.. get headlines mentality" I feel just look at how professional CBC and TSN are for their coverage of NHL! (except Don Cherry.. :lol:) Over here.. our Sports sections in newspapers are fantastic and offer in-depth insight, editorials and just plain news. No problems for me. :)

I value these professional journalists far above these amateur blogs. (at least for the NHL, for Football I really haven't seen a good site)

[R3D D3V!L]

Here's the video of the celebrations you get a second look: http://redflagflyinghigh.com/2011/03/blogs/video-berbatov-goal-against-bolton

Sorry lads I think we have been let down, my scientific analyzes is that other women during the game that appeared on camera must have been really ugly and that in combination of Berbatov's dick raising goal made young Gill appear hotter than she really is.

Still bone here though.

I would bang her. Mainly due to the fact I'd get to go to every United game for free.

[Pez_555]

i forgot to post these. i went to the trafford centre a few weeks back and on the way we went past old trafford. was pretty cool. I have been there before as a youngster (had the tour around the stadium).

anyway here are a few pics, not very exciting but worth putting in here!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/pez_555/f2ce25b6.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/pez_555/3e993f68.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/pez_555/034fdf25.jpg

i have a vid too which i may upload to youtube.

[Tutankhamun]

Snubbed Ferdinand accuses Capello of lacking class


http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/incoming/article186131.ece/ALTERNATES/gallery-large/Rio+Ferdinand+and+England+coach+Fabio+Capello

Rio Ferdinand has gone to war with England boss Fabio Capello.

The deposed England skipper is outraged by the way he has been treated. A source close to Ferdinand revealed:

“He is appalled by the lack of class, respect and good manners.

“All Rio knows about the captaincy is what he has read in the papers.

“Surely the time for Fabio to have seen him was before he shot his mouth off to the world’s media, not afterwards. And he still hasn’t spoken to Rio.”

Ferdinand, 32, is now considering his England future. He will miss Saturday’s game against Wales through injury but the chances of him ever playing again under Capello appear remote.

Ferdinand, who has won 80 caps, has received unprecedented support from England team-mates, shocked by the way Capello has treated him.

Capello has confirmed that he is ditching Ferdinand as England’s long term skipper and reinstating John Terry.

And he has accused the Manchester United star of snubbing him when they were expected to meet at Old Trafford last Tuesday’s Champions League visit from Marseille.

Capello said: “I tried to meet him at the game. He was ready to meet us but he preferred not to meet us. I don’t know why. It is a question for him, not me.

“I was ready. I wanted to speak with him and explain my decision.”

That version of events is denied by Rio’s camp. Our source confirmed: “Rio received a phone call from Franco Baldini (Capello’s no 2) on Monday saying Fabio Capello would see him at the United - Marseille game.

“That is all he has heard from them. All the time Rio was at Old Trafford on Tuesday neither Capello, Baldini or anyone from the FA contacted him even though they all knew where he was.”

In fact, Baldini appears to have misled Ferdinand over the captaincy.

He called the defender last Sunday and assured him that Capello had no intention of taking the captaincy off him.

The following day Capello contradicted his assistant in a media briefing.

Thirteen months after stripping Terry of the captaincy the Chelsea man has been handed the armband again.

Capello said: “Terry was my first choice when I decided on the permanent captain.

“I knew the doctors spoke with the doctors of Manchester United and Liverpool and I knew that Rio and Steven Gerrard were injured.”

Yet after failing to inform Ferdinand, Capello admitted he had spoken to vice captain Steven Gerrard.

“I spoke with Steven and it is no problem for him and he told me he wants to be fit to play the next game against Switzerland here,” said Capello.

Mirror Football (http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-United-s-Rio-Ferdinand-has-accused-Fabio-Capello-of-lacking-class-following-England-captain-snub-article715546.html)

Just quit England.

[manutdfan]

Mirror Football (http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Manchester-United-s-Rio-Ferdinand-has-accused-Fabio-Capello-of-lacking-class-following-England-captain-snub-article715546.html)

Just quit England.

Terrible way to treat your captain and a player you has been one of Englands best defenders. Capello man mangement skills are ****, I'm not sure he really wants to be the England manager.

[Tutankhamun]

Dimitar Berbatov desperate to sign new contract with Manchester United


Dimitar Berbatov reportedly wants to sign a new contract to commit his long-term future to Manchester United.

The Bulgaria international has scored 20 goals in the Premier League this season, including Saturday's late winner against Bolton Wanderers that consolidated United's position at the top of the table.

Now the News of the World reports that the former Tottenham Hotspur striker wants to sign a contract that would enable him to finish his career at Old Trafford.

However, it is thought that club and player are not yet seeing eye-to-eye on the length of the proposed deal. His current United contract expires in 2012.

Berbatov currently stands 10th in the Castrol Rankings, making him United's highest-placed player at the moment.

However, he has slipped from fifth in the Rankings a month ago, reflecting reduced playing time in recent weeks as manager Sir Alex Ferguson has more often opted for a starting strike force of Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez.

Goal.com (http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/03/20/2403259/dimitar-berbatov-desperate-to-sign-new-contract-with)

I don't see a reason not to get him a new contract.

[manutdfan]

Goal.com (http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/03/20/2403259/dimitar-berbatov-desperate-to-sign-new-contract-with)

I don't see a reason not to get him a new contract.

Maybe with the emergence of Chicho, then we got Macheda and Wellbeck impressing at Sunderland, he wants to cash in on Berbatov to buy some midfielders. That's why Rooney and Chicho have be playing together a lot, wants to develop that partnership for next season.

Plus Berbas 30. Just a conspiracy theory.

[Tutankhamun]

Hope not it would be a sad state of affairs if that happened, when you need to sell to buy that's when things will go down hill imo.

[manutdfan]

Hope not it would be a sad state of affairs if that happened, when you need to sell to buy that's when things will go down hill imo.

It's not too bad cashing in on players when they've hit 30.

[Tutankhamun]

I guess, depends on the player though. Think we need Berba a little longer.

[dc89]

All cheer for City today.

[Tutankhamun]

I'm hoping for a draw!

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Patrice Evra on Sir Alex Ferguson's hair dryer, Carlos Tevez and more...

One day Patrice Evra will write a book. 'I already have a title in mind,' he says. 'From the street to Manchester United.'

If his first major interview with an English newspaper is anything to go by, it will be quite a read.

An extraordinary rags to riches story told by a footballer who offers a rare insight into life at Old Trafford under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/30/article-1270182-09614EEB000005DC-676_468x325.jpg
Playing with fire: Evra has been through the mill at Manchester United

Evra is a wonderful raconteur. A deep, intelligent thinker who in the hour or so we spent together at United's Carrington training base this week articulated as well as anyone during Ferguson's 24-year tenure what it means to play for the world's most famous club, for arguably the world's greatest manager.

Fluent in five languages and now working hard to master Korean so that he can converse with his close friend Ji-Sung Park, he tackles a variety of subjects.

From his clashes with Chelsea to the long and winding road that eventually took him to the place he now considers his spiritual home; from that infamous blast at Arsenal last season, when he referred to them as 'babies', to why Carlos Tevez should still be a United player.

Not to mention his transition from striker to one of the two best left backs in the world.

'It was only after I arrived at United that I finally accepted that I would be a left back,' he says.

His take on United is fascinating. He refers to Ferguson as 'a culture' and talks of 'pulling on history' with his United shirt. He speaks of 'the fire' that not only burns inside him but also the man he believes will never walk away from the club.

'The manager will die on the bench,' he declares with a broad smile. 'It is his destiny.'


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/30/article-1270182-0110E02900000578-702_306x423.jpg

Earlier this season, Ferguson addressed the subject of retirement with his players. 'It was before a game,' Evra says.

'He just started talking about how people had been saying he was going to retire. And he asked us if we seriously thought he would just be sitting in his house watching the TV, listening to the radio and doing nothing.

'He said, "No chance. I have worked all my life and I will work until I die". For a moment he laughed. And then he said, "This is my victory. I cannot walk away from this".

'Before a game he always tells a small story. Sometimes he talks about when he was the Aberdeen manager. Another time he went round the dressing room and talked about the different players. The fact that here we were, from Korea, France, Serbia, Bulgaria, from different parts of England and the world, and how we had all come together to be in the same place. He talked about our stories. The different obstacles we had overcome to get here. It gave the players this huge lift.'

Evra recalls the first time he incurred his manager's wrath. It was his debut, a difficult encounter with Manchester City that United lost 3-1.

'He took me off after 45 minutes,' says Evra.

'I could tell he was angry. He just looked at me, deadly serious, and said, "Mr Evra, now just watch and see what is English football. And learn".'

Evra did more than that. He decided to learn about United, too. 'I got a load of DVDs,' he says.

'About the Munich disaster and the Busby Babes, about Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law, about Cantona. The whole story of the club. You meet these people around the club and I wanted to know who they were. What they had done for the club. Out of respect. Because when you shake the hand of Sir Bobby Charlton you can feel the legend.

'All the young players here need to understand the history of the club. After I watched those DVDs I realised I needed to respect the shirt. I needed to respect the story. Every time I play that is in my head. What a privilege it is to play for Manchester United. When you pull on the shirt you are pulling on history, and I say thanks to God that I play for this club. To be able to come in and train here. To work with legends like Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/30/article-1270182-0156611700000578-180_468x286.jpg
Top of the pots: Proud Evra says it is delight sharing the shirt with legends like Ryan Giggs at Old Trafford

'When I arrived here people asked me what excited me most. I said it was not training with Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney but players like Giggs and Scholes. They are the history of the club. Giggs trains like a player who has never won anything in his career. His hunger. His desire to win, even on the training pitch.'

The same desire remains in Ferguson. Even at 68, after everything he has won.

'Alex Ferguson is a culture,' he says. 'And he is a winner. Football is like a pyramid. To reach the top is easy. It is staying there that is difficult. He does not let you rest. He is always hungry for the next game.

'I remember one match when we were winning 2-0 by half-time and he still gave us the hair-dryer because we should have been four or five up. He reminded us that people had paid money to watch us. "Why don't you respect them?" he screamed.

'He demands the highest standards. If you play a good game for United, you sit on the bench. Only if you play an amazing game do you stay in the team. Those are the rules and the players accept them.'

Even in this modern era of millionaire footballers, they also accept that infamous, aforementioned hair-dryer.

'After the Christmas party we had a couple of years ago, when there were the stories, he called us to a meeting and just killed everyone,' he says.

'The experienced players. The young players. It was our fault and he told us, and reminded us of the responsibility we have. He managed that situation with his temper, but he doesn't always have to because the players here have so much respect for him. If he thinks the team is sleeping he will still use the hair-dryer, though.'


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Baptism of fire: Evra was hauled off after 45 minutes on his United debut against arch-rivals City

Back in January 2006, after his move from Monaco to United for a £5.5million fee in what now has to rank among Ferguson's finest buys, Evra was having a tough time.

'Playing for Manchester United was something I was not prepared for,' he says.

'At Monaco I was playing in front of 7,000. At United I was suddenly playing in front of 76,000. Not even a Champions League final and playing for France prepared me for it. When I got to Manchester I discovered a new job. It's not just football. In that first game, against City, I don't think I made too many big mistakes. But I remember standing by the post for a corner thinking, "Wow, football is so quick here". I realised if you want to play in England first you need to be strong. After that you enjoy the football.

'I was down afterwards, but not to the point where I didn't think I could succeed here. I still had confidence in my ability. But joining in the January did not make it easy. And it was not easy for my family. My son was three months old, we were living in a hotel in central Manchester for five months and the weather was not the same as Monaco! It was like a big slap in the face.'

He remembers being dropped for a game against Liverpool.

'The manager told me I would not be playing but, because my English was not so good, I didn't fully understand. I got changed and I went out for the warm-up on the pitch. Then Carlos Queiroz calls me over. "Patrice, what are you doing? You are not on the bench today." It killed me. It was so embarrassing.'


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Unlucky for some: Now a regular for France, Evra's poor form in 2006 meant he missed out on the World Cup in Germany

A difficult six months cost him a place in the France squad for the 2006 World Cup.

'I was so angry with myself, seeing my team there without me,' he says.

'I thought, "That's it. I need to do something about this". I needed to get stronger for English football. So over the summer, I worked hard in the gym to make myself stronger. I was so hungry that by the time I arrived back for pre-season I was ready. I didn't need a pre-season. When we went to South Africa for a tournament, I played very well. Mike Phelan pulled me to one side and said, "Now you are a United player".'

He soon became a regular, securing a place ahead of Gabriel Heinze and Mikael Silvestre. Until, that is, it came to the 2007 FA Cup final against Chelsea.

'It was the only bad memory of the season,' he says.

'A few days before the game a story appeared in the papers - an interview with someone from my quartier (Parisian neighbourhood) - and it was all about how I had escaped a life of drugs and crime by becoming a footballer. It was not true but I remember the boss and Carlos that morning. "You won't be able to play in the final now," they said, laughing. "We have to protect the reputation of the club".

'They were joking, but when it came to the morning of the final the manager told me he was playing Heinze for tactical reasons. I have no doubt it was for that but I was gutted. He told me not to worry, that I would get to go on and win the game for us. After 10 minutes he told me to warm up, and for 80 minutes I stayed on the touchline. I was on fire. But I never got on. I had played every game that season, been voted the best left back by the PFA. Suddenly I was ready to quit the club.

'But then I calmed down, and I thought, "Maybe this is a test. This is life at United. You cannot expect to always be in the team". It is something I tell the younger players. I tell them that story.'


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Still close: Evra says close friend Carlos Tevez still loves United despite moving on to rivals City last summer

He never had to tell Carlos Tevez, a player who remains among his closest friends and someone he believes should still be at United.

'When he was playing for us he was such a professional,' says Evra.

'He played with his heart. I know him. I still go to his house and I know he still loves United. I don't want to make a problem for him with City, but it suited his identity here.

'Even when he wasn't playing, he would come on and change the game. He would always fight. I tell him he should still be with us. If, one day, he wins the championship and the Champions League with City, I will say, "Fine, you made a good move Carlito". But until then... I just speak the truth.'

Born in Senegal but brought up in the same Parisian suburb as Thierry Henry - his father worked for the Senegalese Embassy - Evra is the product of a huge family where you clearly had to be heard to be seen.

'I am one of 25 brothers and sisters,' he says.

'I think it is fair to say that my father (married and divorced three times) did not watch a lot of TV!' For Evra it was only ever football. 'It was all I wanted to do,' he says.

'I would be out there, in the street, in the rain and snow, on my own. I never wore a shirt. Never really had a team. I liked Romario but I never had an idol. I just loved to play. I had this passion for the game.


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Learning his trade: Evra during his time at Monaco

'It was not easy for me. I had to fight to get where I am today. I never went to Clarefontaine or anything like that. Never went anywhere where they gave you everything. Your boots, your kit. I was from a tough area, Les Ulis. Not a bad area. As I said, it is not true that I had to escape a life with gangsters. I am proud of where I am from and my parents provided for all of us.

'But people thought I was crazy to pursue this dream. At school I remember completing a paper about what I wanted to do for a job. I put footballer and the teacher told me that being a footballer is not a job. She told me only one in 300 kids make it as a footballer. And she would say, "Do you think you will be the one?" And I said, "Yes, I do". And my classmates would sit there and laugh at me. I ignored them.'

Although there was a flirtation with the youth system at Paris St Germain, it not until he was 17 that he really got noticed.

'I was a striker playing in a tournament organised by my local sports centre,' he says.

'There was this Italian there and he asked me if I would go to Torino for a trial. They were in Serie B.

'I gave him my phone number and three days later he called and spoke to my mum. She said, "No way, we have no idea who this guy is". But then my brother said, "Look, Patrice is doing nothing, let him go".

'I spent 10 days there, they asked me to stay as a member of the youth team. But then I was approached by a scout from Marsala, a team from Sicily in the third division, and he offered me the chance to become a professional. He said I would get a house, and I said OK. I remember arriving at their training camp and putting on the tracksuit and the flip-flops and looking at myself in the mirror. It was like paradise.

'To this day it is the best feeling I have had in football. Not winning the championship or the Champions League but that moment, when I was 17 years old, and I had finally become a professional footballer. I had made it. I had proved people wrong. It was an amazing club. Like a big family. I was the only black guy in the club and there were people asking to have their picture taken with me because they had never seen a black guy. But I could be walking down the street and I would be invited into people's houses to join them for a meal.'

From Marsala he went briefly to Monza and then to Nice, where he was deployed at left back for the first time.

'It was my first game there and I was on the left wing when the left back got injured,' he says.


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In it to win it: Evra is hoping Chelsea slip up and United regain their Premier League crown this term

'The manager, Sandro Salvioni, asked me to play there and then told me I'd be there again for the next game, against Strasbourg. I said no way, that I was a forward. "If you want to be in the team you play there," he said, so I agreed.'

Nice were promoted that season, with Evra named the best left back in Ligue 2.

'We won the championship and then I was signed by Monaco, by Didier Deschamps,' he says.

'I still wanted to play left wing but Deschamps said, "No, you are a good left back". And I was voted best left back in that division, too. We did well, reaching the Champions League final in 2004; the same year I made it into the France team.'

At Monaco his sparky personality caught the attention of Prince Albert, Evra forming what his team-mates considered an unlikely friendship.

'They could not believe he would send me text messages,' he says.

'But we got on well, and before the Champions League final he said he hoped we could win it for his father. Sadly we lost and Prince Rainier died the next year, but I dedicated our Champions League win in 2008 to him.'

Not that Evra has ever lost touch with his roots; with his identity. In his mind he will always be the fighter from the streets. Someone in whom the fire still rages.

'I still have the fire inside,' he says.

'And I'll admit that sometimes I can't always control it. You can talk about the altercation with the groundsmen at Chelsea as an example, although that day I think I managed to control my fire a bit.


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Battle at the Bridge: Evra was caught up in controversy following United's defeat to Chelsea in 2008

'It seems every time I play against Chelsea there is something wrong. But really, it is coincidence. I love to play against Chelsea and I love to win against them because they are a massive rival for the trophies. But I also respect Chelsea.

'I remember Eric Cantona saying that while he sometimes could not control his fire he would not have been the same player without it. I am the same. I need the fire.

'But I am not a bad boy. When I go into a challenge I go to win the ball. Never to hurt someone. It's why I was upset when Fabregas did it to me at the end of last season. It was probably why I said afterwards that Arsenal were like babies. I was upset because of the challenge. If you want to hurt someone, you invite them outside, away from the pitch, away from people and the referee. Just me and you. You don't try to hurt people on the pitch.'


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Rags to riches: Evra plans to one day release a book about his extraordinary life

For Evra it is simply a matter of respect. He respects Ashley Cole as another brilliant left back, even if he does point out that he has again been voted the best in his position in the Premier League by fellow professionals.

But most of all he respects United. The club, the players, past and present, and the manager. Never has he been prouder in his four years at the club than when Ferguson first asked him to be captain. 'What pleased me most was not being captain but that my team-mates were so happy for me,' he says.

'From the moment I arrived here it felt like it was my destiny, because it was only when I became a United player that I found my true identity. This place suited my character. The people here were on my wavelength and I was able to be me.'

That was the interview. Now bring on the book.

Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1270182/PATRICE-EVRA-EXCLUSIVE-Manchester-United-Fergies-hair-dryer-Carlos-Tevez-.html)

[DangerousMali]

ahh ****ing gross, that actually made me like Evra, oh the humanity!!!

but yeah...

Evra

http://209.85.12.232/4562/36/emo/notworthy.gif

[manutdfan]

All cheer for City today.

I'm cheering for a draw...

[Tutankhamun]

Chelsea won 2-0 against City guess that's okay for us.

[manutdfan]

Chelsea won 2-0 against City guess that's okay for us.

Chelsea have an outside chance of winning the title now, they got to play us and have a game in hand there 9 points behind us.

[Tutankhamun]

Yeah that's true, hopefully we can win all our remaining games! Then we will be champions without any late drama.

[manutdfan]

Yeah beating Chelsea would be nice as well, getting revenge as well as knocking them out of the CL.

[Tutankhamun]

Jack Rodwell on #mufc rumours; "It's not for me to comment. Obviously there's been an interest shown and all I can do is concentrate on playing where I am. You can't think about it. You never know what'll happen, so you concentrate on training and playing. It's flattering but you can't let it go to your head.&rdquo;

@rnab88 (https://twitter.com/rnab88/status/49753310831443968)

Interesting.

[mankind]

Man Utd To Beat Arsenal To Wonderkid Signature (http://www.footylatest.com/man-utd-to-beat-arsenal-to-wonderkid-signature/21206)




Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United look set to beat Arsenal to signing Southampton’s talented young player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Ferguson’s team seem to have gained the upper hand over Wenger’s Arsenal in the race for the 17-year-old in a deal that could be worth £10 million.
Ferguson will be looking to add youth to his squad in the light of player retirements and the package that consists of £5 million up front, with another £5 million due based on performances, will be the largest amount every paid for a teenager. Ferguson has been tracking the player for months and has the Daily Mirror has quoted him as saying he wanted to “pulled out all of the stops” to sign the player.
Arsenal thought they were in with a good chance of signing the youngster but they’re own winger Theo Walcott would probably impede Oxlade’s progress as there isn’t a big age difference. Ferguson seems to have convinced Oxlade that he will make better progress in his career if he opts for Old Trafford over the Emirates stadium.

It is thought that Southampton will try and get the player back on loan if they sell him but Ferguson wants to thrust him into action for the Man Utd first team as soon as possible. The deal is close to being tied up but the player and his father will soon enter into talks with United to iron out the details of the contract before it is signed.

http://www.footylatest.com/man-utd-to-beat-arsenal-to-wonderkid-signature/21206

[dc89]

Chelsea winning is not a good thing for United! Write them off at your peril.

[manutdfan]

Great news on rodders and chambers looks like were going to do doing a bit of business in the summer.

[Tutankhamun]

We've done what we can lads, thanks for your support.

[manutdfan]

LOL at City yesterday!! I hope we give them a good hiding in the FA Cup!!

[Tutankhamun]

LOL at City yesterday!! I hope we give them a good hiding in the FA Cup!!

Yeah, let's show those ****ers who runs the town!

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Rooney celebrating Berba's goal! (http://yfrog.com/h2m9bfoj) seems very happy!

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Hernandez hails Rooney

The Mexican has flourished in his debut season for the Red Devils which has seen him net 16 times and strike up an impressive partnership with the England forward.

That goal ratio has also led to the 23-year-old being selected to start matches ahead of Dimitar Berbatov, despite the Bulgarian being the Barclays Premier League's current top scorer with 20.

My secret

"Playing with Wayne is a dream. He's a monster to be alongside and I never believed I would get so many games and goals during my first season at United," he said.

Hernandez has been likened to former United striker Carlos Tevez - however 'Chicharito' wants to make his own name in the top-flight and for Sir Alex Ferguson's men.

"'The Little Tevez'? I'm really proud that people are comparing me to him but I am Chicharito and am living my dreams at the moment," he said.

"I am very happy because I know there is much more to come. My secret is to study opposition defenders and work out their weak points.

"I try to outwit them with my speed and anticipation in the area. So my goals are not down to luck.

"Perhaps the better physical preparation here in England is the key to my performances. This aspect of the game is better than in South America and I have profited."

premierleague.com (http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2320899,00.html)

Got to love Hernandez!

[manutdfan]

Yeah, let's show those ****ers who runs the town!

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Rooney celebrating Berba's goal! (http://yfrog.com/h2m9bfoj) seems very happy!

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premierleague.com (http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2320899,00.html)

Got to love Hernandez!

They know deep down who's running the town! History shows that especially the Premier league years....

[Tutankhamun]

Blackpool's Ian Holloway: Manchester United Boss Sir Alex Ferguson's Five-Match Ban Is Harsh & £30,000 Fine Is 'Nonsense'

Banning Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson from the touchline for five matches is extremely harsh and the £30,000 fine for the Scot is "nonsense", according to Blackpool manager Ian Holloway.

The United boss was dealt his punishment for controversial comments on the performance of Martin Atkinson following defeat at Stamford Bridge in early march but Bloomfield Road boss Holloway believes the Scot has been a victim of a failing system.

Holloway said, as quoted by the Independent: "Refs are only human and they cannot possibly get it right without help. We already use technology in cricket, tennis and rugby. I have always said it has to be introduced in football and I think my point is being proven every week.

"Every big decision would be right and Sir Alex would not be spending the next five games in the stand because he wouldn't have had anything to moan about."

According to Holloway, FA decision makers fail to take into consideration the fact that the United manager’s frustrations are simply a function of how much he cares and the pressure he is under to deliver results at such a big club.

He added: "Quite why they have hit Sir Alex so hard I'm not sure. He is the greatest manager at the greatest club and us mere mortals can't even begin to imagine the pressure he is under every single week to get results.

"One day I'd like to be in a similar position, managing a club where everyone expects you to get three points in every game. But for now I couldn't bear the thought of it. It would be too much. The Premier League is such an incredibly intense level and even now, seven months into the season, I am still getting to grips with it and learning how to handle myself.

"So it is no wonder that if a referee makes an error and it costs his team, Sir Alex will speak out. He is only human. For the FA to punish him so harshly for complaining about what everyone else can see with their own eyes, I just can't understand.

"If the FA were trying to prove a point, they've certainly done that. But I'm not altogether sure it is fair when it wasn't Sir Alex that made a mistake in the first place."

The Tangerines boss is also adamant that the £30,000 fine picked up by Ferguson is over the top and questioned where the money was going.

"To say his punishment is harsh, by the way, is putting it mildly. A £30,000 fine on top of the ban is nonsense too, especially as the FA will pocket that. Why? Who are they to take that money? Give it to the people in Japan or Christchurch instead," said 48-year-old Holloway.

"When I got fined earlier in the season, I asked if I could give it to the family of Gary Parkinson, our youth team coach who had a stroke, but the FA wouldn't let me."

Yahoo.com (http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=goal-blackpoolsianhollowaymanche)

The man speaks the truth.

[manutdfan]

Originally Posted by The Telegraph.

Bolton's Stuart Holden accepts apology from Manchester United's Jonny Evans over knee injury.

Bolton's Stuart Holden has absolved Jonny Evans of blame for the heavy tackle ended his season and left him staring at six months of rehabilitation.

Ruled out: Stuart Holden faces a length lay-off as a result of Jonny Evans' heavy tackle.

Holden, who suffered a broken leg in a challenge with Nigel de Jong while playing for the United States against Holland last March, is now battling to be fit in time for the start of next season as a result of the injury which will force him to miss Bolton’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Stoke City at Wembley next month.

United defender Evans was shown a straight red card by referee Andre Marriner for the second-half challenge which left Holden requiring 26 stitches in a deep wound to his left knee.
But despite having his season ended by his second serious injury in the space of 12 months, Holden insists that he does not hold Evans responsible after discussing the tackle with the United centre-half yesterday.

Speaking through his Twitter account, Holden said: “Just had a sincere phone call from Jonny Evans wishing me the best in my recovery, def wasn't intentional, just unfortunate part of the game.
“I can promise you all I will come back stronger and better than before. Have had bad luck in the past and will continue to beat it. “Thx again 4 all the well wishes, without my fans, I would be nowhere. Down 2 London 4 Surgery later today and then road 2 recovery begins.”

Holden, who has become a key figure for Owen Coyle’s team since arriving MLS outfit Houston Dynamo in Jan 2010, will also miss the USA’s Gold Cup campaign this June, having had his World Cup blighted last summer by his recovery from the broken leg suffered last season.
Bolton manager Coyle has backed Holden to make a full recovery from his latest injury, however. Coyle said: “First and foremost our main concern is for Stuart and his recovery. He will get all the time and support that he needs.
“Stuart has been outstanding for me this season and he has shown in his performances that he is one of the best midfielders in the Barclays Premier League.
“He has such desire, strength of character and a winning mentality, and he will draw on all those attributes in his rehabilitation.”

Evans will be suspended for United’s forthcoming league games against West Ham and Fulham before completing his suspension during the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City next month.
But despite recent complaints about refereeing decisions going against his team, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted referee Marriner was correct to dismiss Evans during Saturday’s 1-0 victory.

“I think the referee sent him (Evans) off because the player’s got a bad injury.” Ferguson said. “You can’t have a 100 percent complaint about the sending off, because once you raise your foot you’re putting yourself in a dangerous area.

“The boy’s got a bad gash, so that justifies the referee sending him off. Jonny Evans is not that type of player, but I don’t think we can have a real complaint.”
United’s injury problems could ease ahead of the trip to West Ham on Apr 2 with midfielder Owen

Hargreaves optimistic of being fit for selection having played less than six minutes of senior football due to injury since Sept 2008.

[Tutankhamun]

Good to hear, Evans isn't like Carragher going out to hurt people.

[manutdfan]

He's an honest John...

[yourmumsface17]

Can't even enjoy this thread right now :( I am a sad panda :(

[Tutankhamun]

Can't even enjoy this thread right now :( I am a sad panda :(

They may have won the battle but not the war! Best thing we can do is to stand strong and hope for the best.

[yourmumsface17]

They may have won the battle but not the war! Best thing we can do is to stand strong and hope for the best.

Yeah, hopefully our case will be heard. We had nothing but good points.

[emmerich]

who do Utd play next in the EPL?

[Tutankhamun]

who do Utd play next in the EPL?

West Ham away second of April.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/fixtures/default.stm

[manutdfan]

who do Utd play next in the EPL?

West Ham away.

[emmerich]

should be an easy 3 points then I'd imagine

[manutdfan]

should be an easy 3 points then I'd imagine

Away games are never easy and the Hammers are fighting against relegation.

[yourmumsface17]

We are crap at Upton Park. Will be a hard game.

Ravel Morrison sent off for reserves :(

[emmerich]

Is it going to be on Sky Sports?

[manutdfan]

We are crap at Upton Park. Will be a hard game.

Ravel Morrison sent off for reserves :(

Damn bad boy reputation flaring up again...

[dc89]

I actually spoke with the England U16 manager the other day in person. He came in to my work. I asked him about Ravel - his reponse:

"The most talented English footballer I've ever seen".

Now Kenny Swain has seen some top talent. He doesn't only manage U16 but also has a dealing with them right up to the U21. He brings them through and leaves them at that stage - when they are ready to join the senior squad.

That is quite a compliment.

[manutdfan]

originally posted by football fan cast.com

RODWELL

As spring starts to get a proper grip around the country, the inevitable sign of the approaching denouement of the premier league season is the reawakening of transfer speculation in the press. For everton fans, this means the return of conjecture linking their boy wonder, jack rodwell, with treble chasing manchester united.

It seems ever since rodwell made his debut for the toffees in 2007, the link between the midfielder and a club playing top level european football, has been inescapable.

Everton have hardly had a strong campaign this year, and will be mindful that their struggle for consistency may represent a glass ceiling that without substantial financial investment, the current side will be unable to break through.

If rodwell decides to leave goodison, it would appear a move to manchester united would be one of the few practical alternatives in the premier league.

The midfielder is not yet one season into a five year deal with everton – the suggestion being that should sir alex ferguson want the 20 year-old, he may have to pay a healthy price.

David moyes has experienced the pain of losing his brightest and best to united before, and will be loathe to allow one of his key men to leave, despite the well publicised tight purse strings on the blue half of merseyside.



The difference between rodwell and the saga involving wayne rooney seven years ago, is that the everton midfielder has consistently reiterated his desire to remain a part of david moyes’ squad. Both he and the club have been mindful of the interest shown by interested suitors and as yet no serious thought of leaving has been broadcast.

Should a deal be brokered, questions would be asked about how regularly rodwell could expect to play in a side that may well start the next season as treble winners.

Manchester united’s engine room is in an interesting position at present – the new contract signed by michael carrick earlier this month and partial indication of where the club see the short term future of the team. Owen hargreaves remains sidelined, and paul scholes has yet to tie himself to his current employers past the summer.

Presumably, with darren fletcher and darron gibson also in the mix, a move for rodwell would only be sanctioned if one or more of these players were to leave old trafford in the summer.

United fans may argue that in any case the acquisition of rodwell would be a strong move from ferguson and recognition that certainly for hargreaves, the end of the road has been reached. There is no doubt that despite the exciting nature of this season, all of the big sides have issues to deal with and there are few at old trafford that would grumble about the signing of everton’s crown jewel.

Regardless of how the next few months progress, you can be sure that when david moyes takes his summer break in june, he will struggle to relax with one of the biggest sharks swimming around his midfield protégé

:d:d:d:d

[Galvanise_]

http://www.psu.com/forums/threads/271130-Infraction-for-santinomarella-Instant-Perma-Ban?p=5477569#post5477569


VICTORY IS OURS !!!!!

Sadly, your petitioning made no difference whatsoever. Coma had decided to unban him before he even saw the thread.

Anyways, I'm not against the unbanning. I had no input in the initial banning so I'm indifferent.

From here on out, keep the thread on topic. - Galv_

[yourmumsface17]

Is Santino back?!

EDIT: Whoops double post.


Sadly, your petitioning made no difference whatsoever. Coma had decided to unban him before he even saw the thread.

Anyways, I'm not against the unbanning. I had no input in the initial banning so I'm indifferent.

Couldn't care less. The end result was what we wanted and got. Cheers have a good day my friend :)

Do not double post. - Galv_

[dc89]

Guys, anything off topic will be deleted.
~dc

[manutdfan]

Who agrees that Rodwell would be a great signing??

[dc89]

Who agrees that Rodwell would be a great signing??

Be prepared to pay over the odds.

[yourmumsface17]

Delighted. Absolutely delighted. Thank you everyone.

Rodwell. I dunno how much I see in him.

[Comatosed]

Pretty much what galv said. I had a message from santo on psn last night, I made the decision then to unban him. People have been let off before in strikingly similar circumstances. So everyone, please, just drop it now. The right thing has been done, no more needs to be said.

[santinomarella]

Thanks to everyone who supported me! I can tell the doctor I no longer need anti-depressants. :p

Vital win at the weekend! Especially with Arsenal dropping points!

[manutdfan]

We got Santi back all we need now is to do the Treble and if we got Santi back we can do that....

[Tutankhamun]

Thanks to everyone who supported me! I can tell the doctor I no longer need anti-depressants. :p

Vital win at the weekend! Especially with Arsenal dropping points!

*Kisses Santino Neville on Scholes style*

And yeah I'd wet my pants for Rodwell, bought him on FIFA class.

[yourmumsface17]

He's back from injury :D

[manutdfan]

He's back from injury :D

LOL.

He's as welcome here as Cantona at OT...

[Tutankhamun]

I'll echo SAF on the Rooney issue, two days felt like a week with the Santino thing. Couldn't even sleep yesterday I was so pissed.

[yourmumsface17]

He will score a penalty as well :D

[santinomarella]

I'll echo SAF on the Rooney issue, two days felt like a week with the Santino thing. Couldn't even sleep yesterday I was so pissed.

:lol: I think it's time for a Rooney avatar!

Shame Morrison got sent off I think he misses the youth semi against Chelsea now. :(

[dc89]

Yup he does miss the semi.