The Manchester United thread 2006/2007 - featuring BBB leaving early

[Mikey G]

I think Carrick could become a fb attacking midfielder, sort of like Scholes.

[Daaaaave]

people who report posts will go to the lowest circle of hell

[Young Jimlad]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by gonch19:

i also wouldn't mind lucho gonzalez (porto) as a centre midfield signing. in all honesty mascherano didnt really impress me a great deal in the tournament and i really believe we missed a trick with zokora, he looked class </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Mascherano was better than both of them in my opinion but at the price Zokora went to Spurs for and what I've seen of Lucho Gonzalez I would have accepted both.

[ajw10]

You should have been in for Diaby tbh.

[BBB]

1 day to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by goon:

talking about how pathetic utd are going to be on talksport </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Talksport - the radio station for *****

[elmonzo]

Favourite United keeper besides Schmeichel? Mines would be Van Der Gouw tied alongside that legend Massimo Taibi.

[alilaw]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by mark g:

That's weird. I was just thinking who we could get instead, and i was thinking of Wright. Is Nigel Martyn still playing this season? If so, he'd be third choice there, so he might be able to come on loan as backup. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nah he retired through injury.

[BBB]

ffs

I laughed

[gonch19]

oh the shame

[James07?]

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[JulesMUFC]

August 31st iirc.

[Razzler]

Who are the strikers that have been touted around the Prem this summer ? Anelka, Kujt, Klose, Torres

Torres not leaving but fancy Kujt ot Klose ?

[BBB]

Another Brit stag party claimed Ferdinand

was a "top fella" who told them 'I don't care

if any Mancs are listening... I'd go back to West

Ham at the drop of a hat - I ****ing loved

the place.' There are 21 days until the start

of the new season.)

[James07?]

Why are scousers all over this thread again.

Banter and everything is great in the lead up to a game, but this stream of dull sh*te is just pathetic.

I assume it's the same in their thread?

[alilaw]

Cheers for the support everyone :*)

So that's a back four of Evra-Wes-O'Shea ()-Bardsley, a midfield of Park-Giggs-Fletcher-Richardson and a front line of Ole-Rossi???

Wow... Although there's still more friendlies I suppose, so who knows, could be further depleted by next week.

[Nick OGS20]

Woah, where did the ? go?

DISGRACE

[ACou2000]

haha finallyjust seen it.

the keeper

[No Longer Bling]

ill come to one the next time keyser is up, so i imagine that will be the arsenal game

[Coldberg]

Is that how it is

I kept quiet about the coffee all down your front too.

[ACou2000]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by RedBlood:

I think it's a good move

Gives him a chance to get some experiance i think Newcaslte might be a bit big for him though can't see him playing week in week out there </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Rossi > Newcastle

[A sheppard herds the sheep]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Vegard_R:

Norway sooooo good tonight, John Arne Riise is not playing, so the answer is the lack of him </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

dont start that argument up again \o/

20le legend

[BBB]

ooo how much?

[ACou2000]

lower East one of the worst places imo

[Nick OGS20]

That was probably just the commotion from the pie queue tbf

[Razzler]

Giggs picks up ankle knock

Fergie wont be happy, even more reason for Ronaldo to not play for Portugal now

[Terry Cheung]

I also thought it was Ruud

[mark g]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nick OGS20:

seen the goals on SSN now. wtf was Gaby doing? if Paddy had any hair he'd surely be tearing it out at continually being dropped for games like yesterday where Gaby is percieved to be the better defensive option, despite Gaby clearly not being at his best and making mistakes.

not gonna get on ronaldo's back about the pen - admittedly i've seen it from just the one angle, but it looks a penalty AND a dive to me, if that makes any sense. while there was minimal/no contact, the keeper impedes him without getting the ball for me. you can see ronnie initially tries to evade this but in doing so the goalscoring chance is gone and he goes down. i don't like it, but referees are so clownshoes these days you can't rely on them to recognise fouls like that, so i'd argue he's being professional there, however much i dislike diving.

the one later on was rubbish and very pires-esque though, not defending that.

fletch's header so nonchalant </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry Nick, couldn't disagree more. He doesn't try to evade it, quite the opposite. He sees the keeper coming and leaves his leg trailing in the hope of contact. That's the only reason he is off balance, because his first instinct was to go for the penalty instead of the goal.

I see the point you're making about when players try to stay on their feet and don't get decisions (although even then that's a grey area at best), but that simply wasn't the case in this instance.

[pjburrage]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BBB:

fo, I shouted abuse at them, noone else did, sickened me tbh </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

what did everyone else do? stay quiet, or carry them out on their shoulders? Did you have a go at Johnny and other OTFers who were there who didn't join in with your vocal protest.

[mark g]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by pjburrage:

Reckon he'll end up at somewhere like Preston or Derby </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

He'd have to be really **** to be sold to somewhere like Derby

[mark g]

I don't know if anyone is watching a stream of this, because i'm interested to know if Solskjaer is quite as anonymous as he's sounded on the radio. I was going to have words with Nick about that B- anyway.

As for the team, he's had to make some changes, both generally and with 4 games in 10 days. I'm guessing that both Giggs and Ronaldo missing this one means Giggs plays up the middle when Scholes is suspended against Reading. Given him and Vidic missing that one, and that once you accept that we have to rest players at some point, Wigan and Reading at home are the sort of games where we should be resting players. You could argue whether it should be maybe one change less, but overall if we don't get the points today, i'd be saying it's down to the squad being too weak for the challenges it faces rather than Fergie particularly putting out the wrong side today.

[Scatter]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ?:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by davidbowie:

Ji Sung is utterly useless. He's worse than Richardson. At least Richardson hardly ever starts.

ps Fletcher please **** off and allow Carrick to score. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

What nonsense. Did you see last weeks game? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

i tihnk did he see this week's game is a more pertinent question tbh.

[Nick OGS20]

The United Thread Stat-tacular 2006-7: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Appearances:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

1. Edwin VAN DER SAR | 21 | 6 | | | 27 |

2. Gary NEVILLE | 17 | 4 | 1 | | 22 |

3. Patrice EVRA | 13(2) | 2(2) | 1 | 0(1) | 16(5) |

4. Gabriel HEINZE | 7(4) | 3(1) | | 2 | 12(5) |

5. Rio FERDINAND | 21 | 4(1) | 1 | | 26(1) |

6. Wes BROWN | 8(3) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14(3) |

7. Cristiano RONALDO | 19(1) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26(1) |

8. Wayne ROONEY | 18(1) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26(1) |

9. Louis SAHA | 17(1) | 5 | | | 22(1) |

11. Ryan GIGGS | 15(2) | 3 | 1 | | 19(2) |

13. PARK Ji-Sung | 4(5) | | 1 | | 5(5) |

14. Alan SMITH | | 0(2) | | 2 | 2(2) |

15. Nemanja VIDIC | 15 | 5 | | | 20 |

16. Michael CARRICK | 15(3) | 6 | 1 | | 22(3) |

17. Henrik LARSSON | | | 1 | | 1 |

18. Paul SCHOLES | 17 | 5(1) | | | 22(1) |

19. Giuseppe ROSSI | | | | | |

20. Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER | 5(5) | 1(3) | 0(1) | 1 | 7(9) |

22. John O'SHEA | 9(10)| 3(2) | 0(1) | 1 | 13(13) |

23. Kieran RICHARDSON | 3(3) | 0(2) | | 2 | 5(5) |

24. Darren FLETCHER | 11(6) | 3(2) | 0(1) | 1 | 15(9) |

25. David JONES | | | | 2 | 2 |

27. Mikael SILVESTRE | 6(5) | 2 | | 2 | 10(5) |

29. Tomasz KUSZCZAK | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 4 |

34. Ryan SHAWCROSS | | | | 0(2) | 0(2) |

35. Kieran LEE | | | | 0(2) | 0(2) |

36. David GRAY | | | | 1 | 1 |

41. Philip MARSH | | | | 1 | 1 |

42. Michael BARNES | | | | 0(1) | 0(1) |

49. Ritchie JONES | | | | 1 | 1 |

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Goalscorers:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

7. Cristiano RONALDO | 12 | | | | 12 |

9. Louis SAHA | 8 | 4 | | | 12 |

20. Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |

8. Wayne ROONEY | 8 | | | | 8 |

18. Paul SCHOLES | 4 | 1 | | | 5 |

11. Ryan GIGGS | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |

15. Nemanja VIDIC | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |

22. John O'SHEA | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |

24. Darren FLETCHER | 2 | | | | 2 |

3. Patrice EVRA | 1 | | | | 1 |

5. Rio FERDINAND | 1 | | | | 1 |

17. Henrik LARSSON | | 1 | | | 1 |

23. Kieran RICHARDSON | | 1 | | | 1 |

27. Mikael SILVESTRE | 1 | | | | 1 |

35. Kieran LEE | | | | 1 | 1 |

Own Goals | 1 | | | | 1 |

| | | | | |

Totals | 49 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 63 |

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Penalties:

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9. Louis SAHA 3/4

7. Cristiano RONALDO 0/1

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Penalties won:

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7. Cristiano RONALDO 2

8. Wayne ROONEY 1

11. Ryan GIGGS 1

13. PARK Ji-Sung 1

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Assists:

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8. Wayne ROONEY 9

11. Ryan GIGGS 9

7. Cristiano RONALDO 8

9. Louis SAHA 7

2. Gary NEVILLE 3

3. Patrice EVRA 2

6. Wes BROWN 2

24. Darren FLETCHER 2

13. PARK Ji-Sung 2

18. Paul SCHOLES 2

4. Gabriel HEINZE 1

14. Alan SMITH 1

15. Nemanja VIDIC 1

16. Michael CARRICK 1

20. Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER 1

49. Ritchie JONES 1

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At Fault For Goal:

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27. Mikael SILVESTRE 4

2. Gary NEVILLE 2

4. Gabriel HEINZE 2

5. Rio FERDINAND 2

1. Edwin VAN DER SAR 1

3. Patrice EVRA 1

6. Wes BROWN 1

7. Cristiano RONALDO 1

13. PARK Ji-Sung 1

16. Michael CARRICK 1

22. John O'SHEA 1

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Clean Sheets:

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Charlton away (EPL)

Tottenham home (EPL)

Benfica away (CL)

Newcastle home (EPL)

FC Kobenhavn home (CL)

Liverpool home (EPL)

Bolton away (EPL)

Portsmouth home (EPL)

Blackburn away (EPL)

Everton home (EPL)

Aston Villa away (EPL)

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Yellow Cards:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

18. Paul SCHOLES | 6 | 2 | | | 8 |

15. Nemanja VIDIC | 5 | | | | 5 |

3. Patrice EVRA | 3 | 1 | | | 4 |

8. Wayne ROONEY | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 4 |

6. Wes BROWN | 2 | | | 1 | 3 |

23. Kieran RICHARDSON | 2 | | | 1 | 3 |

4. Gabriel HEINZE | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |

11. Ryan GIGGS | 2 | | | | 2 |

16. Michael CARRICK | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |

22. John O'SHEA | 2 | | | | 2 |

2. Gary NEVILLE | 1 | | | | 1 |

5. Rio FERDINAND | 1 | | | | 1 |

7. Cristiano RONALDO | | 1 | | | 1 |

9. Louis SAHA | 1 | | | | 1 |

24. Darren FLETCHER | | 1 | | | 1 |

25. David JONES | | | | 1 | 1 |

27. Mikael SILVESTRE | | 1 | | | 1 |

35. Kieran LEE | | | | 1 | 1 |

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Average Goals Per Game: 2.77 (86 in 31)

Average Goals Scored Per Game: 2.03 (63 in 31)

Average Goals Conceded Per Game: 0.74 (23 in 31)

Games Won When Scoring First Goal: 19/20 (95%)

Games Drawn When Scoring First Goal: 1/20 (5%)

Games Lost When Scoring First Goal: 0/20

Games Won When Conceding First Goal: 4/11 (36.36%)

Games Drawn When Conceding First Goal: 2/11 (18.19%)

Games Lost When Conceding First Goal: 5/11 (45.45%)

Games Won When Leading At Half-Time: 11/12 (91.67%)

Games Drawn When Leading At Half-Time: 1/12 (8.33%)

Games Lost When Leading At Half-Time: 0/12

Games Won When Drawing At Half-Time: 11/17 (64.71%)

Games Drawn When Drawing At Half-Time: 2/17 (11.76%)

Games Lost When Drawing At Half-Time: 4/17 (23.53%)

Games Won When Losing At Half-Time: 1/2 (50%)

Games Drawn When Losing At Half-Time: 0/2

Games Lost When Losing At Half-Time: 1/2 (50%)

Time of Goals Scored:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

0 - 15 mins | 8 | | | | 8 |

15 - 30 mins | 5 | | | 1 | 6 |

30 - 45 mins | 7 | 4 | | | 11 |

45 - 60 mins | 9 | 3 | 1 | | 13 |

60 - 75 mins | 11 | 2 | | | 13 |

75 - 90 mins | 9 | 1 | 1 | | 11 |

Extra Time | | | | 1 | 1 |

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Time of Goals Conceded:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

0 - 15 mins | 2 | | | | 2 |

15 - 30 mins | | 2 | | 1 | 3 |

30 - 45 mins | 4 | 1 | | | 5 |

45 - 60 mins | 1 | | | | 1 |

60 - 75 mins | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |

75 - 90 mins | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |

Extra Time | | | | | |

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Manner of Goals Scored:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

Left foot | 10 | 5 | | | 15 |

Right foot | 31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 |

Head | 7 | 3 | | | 10 |

Opponent | 1 | | | | 1 |

| | | | | |

Inside area | 41 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 52 |

Outside area | 8 | 2 | | 1 | 11 |

| | | | | |

Open play | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 52 |

Set piece | 4 | 3 | | | 7 |

Direct freekick | 1 | | | | 1 |

Penalty | 2 | 1 | | | 3 |

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Manner of Goals Conceded:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Total |

| | | | | |

Left foot | 4 | 4 | | | 8 |

Right foot | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |

Head | 3 | | | | 3 |

United player | 1 | | | | 1 |

| | | | | |

Inside area | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 13 |

Outside area | 5 | 3 | | 2 | 10 |

| | | | | |

Open play | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |

Set piece | 2 | | | | 2 |

Direct freekick | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 4 |

Penalty | 2 | | | | 2 |

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Form

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Last Six (All comps): LWWWDW

Last Six (Prem/ship): WLWWWD

Home (All comps): WWWWWW

Home (Prem/ship): WDWWWW

Away (All comps): WLWLWD

Away (Prem/ship): WWWLWD

Games Unbeaten: 5 (all comps), 4 (premiership)

Consecutive Wins: 1 (all comps), 0 (premiership)

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Attendances:

Highest - 76,018, vs Wigan (Premiership, 26/12/06)

Lowest - 72,020, vs FC Kobenhavn (Champions League, 18/10/06)

Total - 1,129,046 (15 games)

Average - 75,269

Mart Leaving Early:

Sevilla home

Dubiously-legal female charity collectors ogled from the wall:

Ten

Delicacies enjoyed at the wall:

Beer

Pork pies

<STRIKE>Cheesecake</STRIKE>

Forthcoming Fixtures

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13.01.07 Aston Villa (H) Premiership

21.01.07 Arsenal (A) Premiership

27.01.07 TBA (?) FA Cup Fourth Round

31.10.07 Watford (H) Premiership

03.02.07 Tottenham (A) Premiership

10.02.07 Charlton (H) Premiership

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*** BONUS NEW YEAR UNITED CAREER STATS ***

Appearances:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Other | Total |

| | | | | | |

11. Ryan GIGGS | 433(58)| 98(6) | 48(7) | 25(5) | 12(1) | 616(77) |

2. Gary NEVILLE | 342(15)| 98(6) | 39(3) | 16(1) | 8(1) | 503(26) |

18. Paul SCHOLES | 294(64)| 86(12)| 23(9) | 11(5) | 10 | 424(90) |

27. Mikael SILVESTRE | 222(21)| 59(7) | 17(2) | 13(1) | 7 | 318(31) |

20. Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER | 147(79)| 35(44)| 12(13)| 8(3) | 6(3) | 208(142)|

6. Wes BROWN | 132(19)| 37(6) | 20(2) | 16(1) | | 205(28) |

22. John O'SHEA | 121(29)| 33(10)| 12(2) | 17(1) | 1(1) | 184(43) |

5. Rio FERDINAND | 136(1) | 34(1) | 10(1) | 9(1) | 1 | 190(4) |

7. Cristiano RONALDO | 83(32)| 23(3) | 13(2) | 8 | | 127(37) |

24. Darren FLETCHER | 69(15)| 18(7) | 7(8) | 10 | 0(1) | 104(28) |

8. Wayne ROONEY | 76(8) | 17 | 9(1) | 5(2) | | 107(11) |

9. Louis SAHA | 45(18)| 6(5) | 3(3) | 9 | | 63(26) |

14. Alan SMITH | 37(15)| 10(5) | 0(5) | 4(2) | 1 | 52(27) |

1. Edwin VAN DER SAR | 59 | 14 | 2 | 3 | | 78 |

4. Gabriel HEINZE | 35(6) | 12(1) | 4 | 4 | | 55(7) |

23. Kieran RICHARDSON | 15(17)| 5(9) | 6(1) | 11(2) | 0(1) | 37(30) |

13. PARK Ji-Sung | 27(16)| 0(6) | 2(1) | 3 | | 32(23) |

15. Nemanja VIDIC | 24(2) | 5 | 2 | 0(2) | | 31(4) |

3. Patrice EVRA | 20(6) | 2(2) | 1(1) | 1(2) | | 24(11) |

16. Michael CARRICK | 15(3) | 6 | 1 | | | 22(3) |

29. Tomasz KUSZCZAK | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 4 |

17. Henrik LARSSON | | | 1 | | | 1 |

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Goals:

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| Prem | ECL | FAC | TCC | Other | Total |

| | | | | | |

11. Ryan GIGGS | 96 | 24 | 10 | 7 | | 137 |

18. Paul SCHOLES | 93 | 22 | 12 | 8 | | 135 |

20. Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER | 90 | 20 | 7 | 7 | | 124 |

8. Wayne ROONEY | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | 44 |

7. Cristiano RONALDO | 30 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | 39 |

9. Louis SAHA | 23 | 4 | 2 | 7 | | 36 |

14. Alan SMITH | 7 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 11 |

27. Mikael SILVESTRE | 6 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 10 |

22. John O'SHEA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 9 |

23. Kieran RICHARDSON | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 9 |

2. Gary NEVILLE | 5 | 2 | | | | 7 |

24. Darren FLETCHER | 6 | | | | | 6 |

5. Rio FERDINAND | 4 | | | | | 4 |

4. Gabriel HEINZE | 1 | 2 | | | | 3 |

13. PARK Ji-Sung | 2 | | | 1 | | 3 |

15. Nemanja VIDIC | 2 | 1 | | | | 3 |

6. Wes BROWN | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |

3. Patrice EVRA | 1 | | | | | 1 |

17. Henrik LARSSON | | | 1 | | | 1 |

1. Edwin VAN DER SAR | | | | | | 0 |

16. Michael CARRICK | | | | | | 0 |

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Reserves Update

Appearances: Kieran Lee 11, Daniel Rose 10, Ryan Shawcross 9, Craig Cathcart 8(2), Ritchie Jones 8, Aaron Burns 8, Michael Barnes 7(3), Philip Marsh 7(3), Tom Heaton 7, David Gray 7(1), Michael Lea 6(1), Alan Smith 6, David Jones 6, Jamie Mullan 5(2), Séan Evans 4(2), Tomasz Kuszczak 4, Floribert N'Galula 2, Sam Hewson 1(1), Christopher Eagles 1, Liam Miller 1, Giuseppe Rossi 1, Ji-Sung Park 1, Kieran Richardson 1, Febian Brandy (5), Christy Fagan (2), Daniel Drinkwater (1), Magnus Wolff Eikrem (1)

Scorers: Philip Marsh 7, Aaron Burns 6, Febian Brandy 2, Giuseppe Rossi 2, Michael Barnes 2, Kieran Lee 1, Christopher Eagles 1, David Jones 1, Ryan Shawcross 1, Daniel Rose 1, David Gray 1, Kieran Richardson 1, Alan Smith 1, own goals 1 (Webster, Wigan)

Premier Reserve League North Table:

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P W D L F A GD Pts

1. M'boro Res 8 6 1 1 19 6 +13 19

2. Man Utd Res 7 5 0 2 15 7 +8 15

3. N'castle Res 6 3 2 1 12 9 +3 11

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Next Fixture:

17.01.07 Bury (A) - Manchester Seniors Cup

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Academy Update

Appearances: James Chester 15, Christy Fagan 14(1), Febian Brandy 13(1), James Derbyshire 11(3), Daniel Drinkwater 11(3), Magnus Wolff Eikrem 11(2), Craig Cathcart 10, Richard Eckersley 10, Sam Hewson 10, Benjamin Amos 10, Daniel Welbeck 8(6), Antonio Bryan 8(4), Conor McCormack 8(2), Michael Lea 6, Daniel Galbraith 5(1), Ron-Robert Zieler 5, Thomas Cleverley 4(1), Corrie Evans 3(3), Kenny Strickland 3(1), Oliver Norwood (2), Matthew James (2)

Scorers: Brandy 9, Fagan 5, Welbeck 5, Bryan 2, Galbraith 1, Hewson 2, Cathcart 1, Eikrem 1, Lea 1, Chester 1

U18 Academy Group C Table:

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P W D L F A GD Pt

4. B'burn Yth 14 6 2 6 21 16 +5 20`

5. Man Utd Yth 15 5 3 7 28 29 -1 18

6. WBA Yth 14 5 2 7 20 23 -3 17

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Next Fixture:

16.12.06 S****horpe United (H) - FA Youth Cup, @ Ewen Fields, Hyde

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Assists and at-fault-for's up for debate ofc. Suggestions for further stats welcome.

larsson and solskjaer goals, rooney assists x2, rio at fault for goal, other stuff. easeh

[Taz & The Devil]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mika:

I'm not writing off Bardsley just yet, lets see how he gets on. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Those transfer funds have been building son and we all know Fergie is going to buy Micah Richards to replace Nev so Bardsley can kindly go away.

[mark g]

Has anyone ever heard the phrase "it's not what you know, it's who you know"?

[Mika]

They are in with a real chance, given their fixture list. Not a big chance, but it's not totally laughable just yet.

[alilaw]

lsifb. Just a little short of match fitness that's all.

I do hope that this isn't going to become a Fernando Morientes like continuous state of affairs...

[Taz & The Devil]

Thank god we won but what the **** was Fergie playing at? We were cruising and he takes Saha off and they just bomb forward and run us close. Then he takes off Ole for Ronnie.

If anyone thought Fulham was a one off from Wes then he proved them wrong. I'm sorry Wes but we have good defenders coming through so just find yourself another club ta.

If there has ever been a worse player play for the club than Richardson then i havent seen him. How did he get the 90 and why in the hell are we going to see him in a red shirt again?

Fletcher with a blast from the past with that god awful performance, lucky for him Richardson was playing.

Sheasy i thought very good first half but missing for the second and Park just poor. Some lad said it was the worst midfield put out under Fergie and he might well be right.

Saha i thought great and we looked lost up top without him.

That performance just awful, awful, awful and i want Fergie to explain himself. Why say you are going to play Smith and then not when you have perfect settings to do so?

And Saha to start over Larsson from now on thanks.

[Nick OGS20]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Emersonlfc:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nick OGS20:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Emersonlfc:

Hopefully Vds and Rio play like that on Saturday </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

VDS was class. wp moron </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hardly "class" compared to his usual performances. Must be a Noob to think otherwise, tbf </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

hahahahahahaha, the irony

you're a reknowned scouse know-nothing mate, you're merely reaffirming my view by disagreeing with it.

make a case as to why he was poor or go drown yourself you pathetic waste of cells

[ericcantona7]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Coldberg:

Posted this in the match thread RE Scholes getting sent off. Please tell me I am notimagining all of this?

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Scholes shouldn't have been sent off, here is the reason why:

If yo uwatch as the ball is cleared Carragher is tripped by Giggs (I think) but the ref plays advantage as Alonso gets the ball. He tussles with Scholes who wins the ball off him.

At this point the referee blows his whistle as there was no advantage for Liverpool. Scholes having not seen CArragher get tripped thinks the referee has blown for a foul against him.

He spins round & throws his arm as if to say "oh **** off ref". Referee misinterprets it as hi mthrowing a punch. If yo uwatch the replay his arm doesn't swing as if it's a punch & his hand is open, not clenched.

I cannot believe nobody else has seen it this way. If Scholes was going to swing a punch & make it that obvious then he would've made contact. Scholes isn't the kind of person to throw a punch, he is more into catching players late to get revenge.

I expect it to get overturned or at least reduced as it's not violent conduct.

The most he could get charged with is 'intent to slap'. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

that's what I saw but I'd have to see it again, as I was in the pub and wasn't sure whether there was a whistle prior to the "swipe".

[Mika]

Better not be, my nerves are still recovering from the weekend. Realistically we should be fine, if we were to let the score twice then frankly we would deserve to go out.

[James07?]

United must be brave to beat Roma

To maximise their chances of beating Roma, Manchester United must gamble on 4-4-2 in the Eternal city.

Paul DoyleMarch 9, 2007 12:42 PM

Since Liverpool have already proven they can beat PSV in this season's tournament, and Chelsea face a Valencia side likely to be decimated by suspensions, it's fair to say Manchester United, in a radical break with tradition, have been handed the hardest draw of the three English teams left in the Champions League.

United's opponents, Roma, do not suffer from the same dysfunctions that afflict Sir Alex Ferguson's side in Europe. They play with a similar shape to the one-up-front formation United use away; the difference is that it suits them, whereas it blunts United. Ferguson has muddled through the tournament with a method that straitjackets his most inspired attackers - Cristiano Ronaldo has still never scored in the Champions League, while Wayne Rooney has found the net in just one match, and that was three years ago. Such caution could yet smother their chances.

Being spearheaded by a lone pivot is alien to United but Roma, in Francesco Totti, have a player who is completely at home in the role. Dropping deep to feed overlapping runners (especially Mancini) or to dart forward with ball at feet comes more naturally to him than it does to Wayne Rooney and will present Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic with a challenge they rarely face.

United's defenders prefer direct confrontation, and they are uncomfortable with drifters. Meanwhile Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes are not as diligent in tracking runners from deep as they should be. Lyon unravelled because Roma deftly undid the thread that had bound them together for so long.

Earlier today, Ferguson name-checked Danielle De Rossi and Mancini as Roma's main threats, but he would be unwise to rely on Totti succumbing to yet another bout of stage fright, since when their playmaker doesn't perform, as he frequently doesn't on the biggest platform, Roma's adlibbing is often prosaic but effective.

The best way to sunder Roma's script is to tear into them. Assuming Louis Saha recovers from his current injury so that United will have two fit strikers (as opposed to two healthy strikers, Alan Smith clearly being unfit to wear a United shirt), they should go 4-4-2 in the first leg in Rome. Because they don't want to go into the home leg having to recover a deficit, a scenario that would leave them exposed to Roma's expert counter-attacking.

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oh dear...

[RedBlood]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BoroPhil:

you playing a full-strength team tomorrow? barring injuries obv </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Well with me being on the united coaching staff i will just call SAF and find out

[Philip Rolfe]

Tuesday May 8th is rumoured atm for that game because quite frankly Chelsea have no other date to play it, given the FA refuse to extend the season beyond the 13th.

[Saha]

\o/

[BBB]

wahey our first away friendly

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/12003E8BA97620CC?ar...=10004&minorcatid=11

going to go to that definitely, £25 VERY steep ffs

Peterbrough away 4th August KO 3pm

[Father Senegal]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by SLO_Fila:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Father Senegal:

oh and I've quoted the wrong post as well

wp me.

Anyway, you're talking ******** slo fila </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

In which post. Cuz the pool fans were getting all giddy of a place above United a while back. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by SLO_Fila:

Tbf the only reason most of us wanted to qualify today was to beat you in the final. If it was anybody else except Liverpool in the final we wouldn't have cared in the slightest bit and winning it would have been the most welcome bonus possible. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Basically that bit mate

[ajw2255]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by James07?:

Right, given that the Footies are always ‘ruined’ by our huuuuuuuuuuge block vote, and they’ve been rubbish anyway since I handed the reigns to underlings like NickOGS I thought we’d sod the lot of ‘em and just have our own naval gazing leg humping ‘AYMUY? Footies’ special

Just thinking it’d be easiest to come up with a list of categories and then have free voting. No shortlists or any of the other stuff.

Will wait until after the cup final to start the voting…

Thoughts? Ideas? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

as long as you organise it, do whatever

[ericcantona7]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bagpuss:

Didn't the PLC always assume we were knocked out in the first round of any cup competition? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

maybe for the domestic cups, but they budgeted for Qtr finals in the CL.

[Bagpuss]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Nick OGS20:

i have, got an interview with a bank this evening

probably gonna jack this other job in tbh, i'm getting plenty of interviews and stuff now so it's not worth wasting my or their time going through the rest of the training really. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Until you have another job lined up for certain its best to stay there NIck