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

[qwerty2k]

ffs is he related to harry kewel?

[Saha]

settle down lads

[No Longer Bling]

yeah a bit pathetic now. if we can get shot of him for a decent amount in the summer i would definitely take it. problem is that i cant see too many teams being willing to take a punt on him given how soft he is.

[Nick OGS20]

i'm tempted to say it's the curse of the calendar but unless there's a version of the calendar out there that features Saha on every month, it seems improbable

[RedBlood]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by No Longer Bling:

yeah a bit pathetic now. if we can get shot of him for a decent amount in the summer i would definitely take it. problem is that i cant see too many teams being willing to take a punt on him given how soft he is. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I can only think of one club dumb enough to take him, who he would get paid enough to go to and stupid enough to pay us good money...

Newcastle

[alilaw]

Oh for feck's sake Louis

Least Smithy's looked more and more useful recently.

[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:

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

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

And what Nick said about Evra. The fact that he's been available for the bench for the last couple of games worries me that there's something in the rumour that he's fit, but isn't playing because he's fallen out with Fergie. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

i'm not buying that rumour myself. he picked up the injury against Liverpool, was missing for a few games, back on the bench vs Bolton and then missing again until saturday. don't think that suggests anything other than he wasn't really ready when stuck on the bench for the Bolton game (or that he aggravated the knock in the immediate aftermath). i know Fergie's stubborn but if he's been fit all this time, he'd have surely gone to Rome considering we only had four other fit defenders. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'd forgotten he wasn't in Rome tbh. He certainly needs to be starting sooner rather than later.

So given he starts soon, what would your back 4 be? When he's in, you've got to drop one of Gabby, Wes and O'Shea, and while O'Shea's the weakest player of the three, he's probably the better option attacking wise from RB. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

i'd drop Gaby. i don't think now is the time to experiment with him in the middle. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Much as i'd love to get JOS out of the team, i'm with you on that one.

[Saha]

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

Oh for feck's sake Louis

Least Smithy's looked more and more useful recently. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

i'm starting a 'play alan smith more ffs' club. you're all invited.

[ACou2000]

I'm in

[alilaw]

Mark surpassing 'Richardson >>> Giggs' wrongness with his O'Shea hate

[Nick OGS20]

i am in also. should have started on saturday, was absolutely MADE for him

[No Longer Bling]

yeah id love him to start but theres no way he will. bound to be another case of players playing out of position rather than a common sense based formation.

[ACou2000]

Ronaldo Carrick Fletcher Giggs

Rooney Smith

irqg imo

of course relies on Giggs not bringing his Richardson boots

[Nick OGS20]

if Smithy doesn't start, Richardson does surely :/

[Saha]

David Jones can play on the left can't he? Worst comes to worst, we can stick Giggs up front and put Jonah on the left.

Oh.

[ACou2000]

good point, with Saha and Park out there's no other options really? :/

I (maybe stupidly) have faith KR wont get a look in tomorrow, after his half time subbing at Portsmouth

[ACou2000]

s'pose Ole might start..

[alilaw]

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

David Jones can play on the left can't he? Worst comes to worst, we can stick Giggs up front and put Jonah on the left.

Oh. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

He'd have only bottled it mate.

[RSB]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ACou2000:

s'pose Ole might start.. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's what I reckon. Carrick and Fletch in the middle with Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs and Ole milling about all over the shop again methinks.

[RSB]

... in front of the makeshift back four of DOOM plus Evil VDS, of course.

[RedBlood]

Saha April 2nd 2007

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">"I don't think I could be any fresher," he told The Mirror.

"I've missed quite a few games this year and I've so much pent-up energy that I want to get out of my system.

"I feel like I've got something to prove again. I'm raring to go. I'm confident and I want to be back playing and scoring goals. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Fergie on Saha April 9th 2007

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">

“He’s not fit,†said the boss. “He felt his hamstring was a bit tight in training on Friday in Rome. Therefore, we have to be on the cautious side.

“There’s no point in bringing somebody back who is not 100% fit and then them suffering further injury. Maybe he will be fit for Saturday’s cup tie against Watford, but not for the Roma game.†</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[BBB]

Yeah get rid of him in summer.

Smitheth to start more, needs a goal under his belt but is he good enough to start every game?

I'd disagree, Bent for United in summer plz, gtf defoe

[Nick OGS20]

RSB, did you used to be called something else? i have a nagging feeling you did

[Keyser]

RvN > Saha

wp Fergie

[Coldberg]

Bent isn't good enough.

[Nick OGS20]

he's more use than Saha and more affordable than anyone else that'll be suggested. and he's not Jermain Defoe, which is always a bonus

[BBB]

oh shut up with the ruuuuud stuff, clearly we got rid of him at the right time for the good of the club, lets move on.

[Coldberg]

Defoe isn't good enough either but I have never really got the hatred for him.

Did he **** on some AIDS victims or something?

[Nick OGS20]

he actually gave them the AIDS i believe

nah, he's just horrendously overrated and clearly a bit of a twat

[Keyser]

hahahaha

[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:

he's more use than Saha and more affordable than anyone else that'll be suggested. and he's not Jermain Defoe, which is always a bonus </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

He might be a decent price of they go down. If they stay up it might be a different story. Haven't they already turned down a bid of ~£18m?

[RSB]

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

RSB, did you used to be called something else? i have a nagging feeling you did </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh yeah - sorry, forgot you asked earlier. Umm, I used to post here aaaaaages ago (3-5 years or summat) til my old comp died and took my username and pass to the grave with it. Then had problems registering with Hotmail and cba til lately. Was probably under a different name before, possibly jamin.r or Ska Ben, but I don't post all that much, so most likely some other mindless ****** I'm reminding you of

[Nick OGS20]

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

he's more use than Saha and more affordable than anyone else that'll be suggested. and he's not Jermain Defoe, which is always a bonus </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

He might be a decent price of they go down. If they stay up it might be a different story. Haven't they already turned down a bid of ~£18m? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

yeah, but i'd fancy that was a 'Bent is our only chance of staying up and netting the £30m guaranteed windfall next season, we sell him and we're doomed, ergo you're going to have to pay the most insane fee ever' kinda deal. bit of a different scenario in the summer.

[BBB]

RSB, your location

[RSB]

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

RSB, your location </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

If I had the ability and time, and could be bothered for that matter, I would look into making a 'Random Kieran Richardson facts' site a la Jack Bauer, Vin Diesel, Chuck Norris etc., only the opposite. Since I don't and I can't, I'm just doing it on my MSN personal message thing. Yesterdays was "When Kieran grows up, he'd like to be a professional footballer... or a FIREMAN!", and todays is "Kieran Richardson is not very good at football."

[BBB]

Snubbing him when I was collecting autographs still my proudest moment, looking back I should have spat in his face

[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:

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

he's more use than Saha and more affordable than anyone else that'll be suggested. and he's not Jermain Defoe, which is always a bonus </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

He might be a decent price of they go down. If they stay up it might be a different story. Haven't they already turned down a bid of ~£18m? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

yeah, but i'd fancy that was a 'Bent is our only chance of staying up and netting the £30m guaranteed windfall next season, we sell him and we're doomed, ergo you're going to have to pay the most insane fee ever' kinda deal. bit of a different scenario in the summer. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

A bit different, but maybe not massively. They still know they won't be able to replace him with someone of similar quality, and they don't appear to be hugely in debt to the point of needing the money to stay afloat. I'm not saying they wouldn't have their price this time around, but given the inflated price for english players, i don't see him being a bargain, or that far off the prices we've seen bandied around for some european strikers.

[mark g]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">and todays is "Kieran Richardson is not very good at football." </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Isn't that like saying "the pope doesn't use condoms very often"?

[14AlanSmithifb]

Well thats the perfromance that been coming for a while probably since Fulham away, Ronnie was the only one to save us that day same goes for the away game at Liverpool with John O'shea, our luck was bond to run out sooner or later.

Rooney has to take a long look in the mirror and realise he hasn't been in form at all this season and he needs to sort himself because as you all saw on Saturday if Ronaldo doesn't drag us through the **** (can't expect him to do it every match) then no-one pulls their fingers out and does it. Back four looked shaky again with out Vida & Nev, just wondering if Evra is fit or not? now thats not a dig at Gabby but when Paddy played our best stuff. Richardson should never, EVER be allowed near a united shirt again, his performance was the worst one I have seen from a united player. Don't know what Scholesy's problem was either he had easily his worst game of the season, can' actually remember him completing a pass which for him is astonishing. Ronnie tried his best but like the majority of the team didn't seem to know where exactly he was supposed to be playing.

Glad we have the distraction of the Champions League & FA Cup coming up and then we MUST win at Everton now and if we drop any points at home it's over.

As for tommorrow can't wait and I am really looking forward to the atmosphere and can see us beating Roma 2-0. From there spank Watford 3-1 in semi final and then a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Sheffield United and then we should have a bit more confidence istalled in the team.

[Nick OGS20]

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

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

RSB, did you used to be called something else? i have a nagging feeling you did </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh yeah - sorry, forgot you asked earlier. Umm, I used to post here aaaaaages ago (3-5 years or summat) til my old comp died and took my username and pass to the grave with it. Then had problems registering with Hotmail and cba til lately. Was probably under a different name before, possibly jamin.r or Ska Ben, but I don't post all that much, so most likely some other mindless ****** I'm reminding you of </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

fair do's. good to have another person on board anyway, especially one who can't stand our Kieran

[14AlanSmithifb]

I see Keano's and our lads have took Sunderland to top of the championship , Evans & Simpson both had good games, Evans more so.

[Gazz22]

I thought Simpson was superb. Would have been nice to have him here with the injury to Neville.

[Red_Comet]

RSB fitting right in with the Richardson hate

fb location though

[Saha]

We'd be daft to sell Saha (or any of our strikers) this window unless we'd already brought in someone like Huntelaar beforehand.

[Ryno]

We probably need the funds prior to signing anyone tbh.

[Young Jimlad]

Can any of the Manchester based lot refresh my memory about which bus goes from Piccadilly to OT?

For some reason in my head its the 250 or something but I can't be sure.

The last few times I've been up its been a real pain getting the tram so I've decided to grab the bus instead.

[Coldberg]

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

Can any of the Manchester based lot refresh my memory about which bus goes from Piccadilly to OT?

For some reason in my head its the 250 or something but I can't be sure.

The last few times I've been up its been a real pain getting the tram so I've decided to grab the bus instead. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Get the tram. It's part of the fun

[alilaw]

Train's easiest fwiw.

[Terry Cheung]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Gazz22:

I thought Simpson was superb. Would have been nice to have him here with the injury to Neville. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Has he overtaken Bardsley then?

[No Longer Bling]

simpson was superb, liked the fact he looked like he could take care of himself which you dont really see in full backs. hopefully he will prove to be the real deal in terms of a nev replacement as bardsley doesnt look like he will end up being up to it.