“Au revoir Cantona and Man United… come back when you’ve won 18” read the banner at Anfield all those years ago. Back then it appeared laughable that this rejuvenated United team, under the guidance of Alex Ferguson, could even dream of going on to win eighteen titles. But if we were ever to win eighteen, they certainly would have added another ten or twenty league titles to their collection. It was simply a blip for them at the start of the 90s, there was no doubt they would return sooner or later and the gap between the clubs would again grow.
But season after season has gone by, every single one of them hailed as being ‘their year’, before disappointment after disappointment.
However, last season, there were times when maybe our fans feared the worst. We were so close to equalling their record of eighteen titles but our main rivals for the league were Liverpool themselves, with them leading the table as we had several games in hand after our trip to Japan. Thankfully, Rafael Benitez went in to self-distruct mode, brought a list of ‘facts’ about our manager to a match day press-conference, and Liverpool faded away.
Still, despite Benitez clearly appearing to have a screw loose, the press of this country still predicted Liverpool would win the league this year.
Liverpool and Benitez’s situation has gone from bad to worse this season though, with them selling one of their most important players and replacing him with an injury-prone £17m Italian, with them losing four of their opening nine matches (double the number of defeats they suffered throughout the whole season 08-09), hilariously losing a game because one of their own batted a Liverpool-crested beachball on to the pitch, bizarre tactics (three centre backs? Replacing Benayoun with Voronin?) and exposing themselves more clearly than ever before as a two man team, unable to show any fight or spirit without Gerrard and Torres in the team. They are now on their worst run in 22 years and in desperate need of a result.
It is quite fitting that they then have to take on their biggest rivals to try and make amends. Whilst we’d be foolish to assume they don’t have it in them to raise their game and get a result against us, the mouth-watering prospect of totally humiliating them on Sunday makes it feel almost impossible to wait for the weekend. I can’t wait!
Those lucky bastards who were successful with their ticket application get to show up at Anfield and take the piss until their hearts are content. The beachballs on Liverpool’s website were sold out – christ, for a tenner, they were too good to resist. Make sure they’re well hidden though, given that searches have been promised. But can you imagine Liverpool-crested beachballs in the stands and lining the edge of the pitch? Too good to be true.
Come back when you’ve won 18, titter titter. Well we’re back with 18 and you can say bonjour to Cantona, with the plan to see the away end packed out with United fans wearing Cantona masks. Download your Cantona mask and print it out, as many as you can, to make sure everyone has one.
Then ultimately, after all the songs of “18 times and that’s a fact” and “Rafa’s cracking up” and “Sacked in the morning!”, hopefully our fans will be celebrating another three points. And would it be asking too much for Michael Owen to score the winner…?
Haakon, you are venturing into Loserpool unaided!?!?! Write a will, carry a sawn off shotgun & cover your United shirt till you walk into the away stand! God elp ya son.
GHTT, now hats a fucking bet son! Hope the milkybars are on you come Monday!
my worry is how many top teams have lost 5 games in a row, lets be real united have not played well at all and its most likely fergie will play one upfront add the fact some of our best playes are not fully fit it could be sticky
Bonjour you scouse bastards we’ve now won 18. I will lick my cats arsehole if Owen smashes in the winner in front of the spineless kop on Sunday! One love One United!
REMEMBER WHEN U WERE A KID AND U GOT THE LATEST PAIR OF FOOTY BOOTS AND YOU GOT ALL GIDDY THATS HOW IM FEELING ABOUT SUNDAY
Rio merks ‘em: I’m looking to travel with fellow Reds, just need to know where to hook up with them and where to book tickets
Owen to score the winner?
Bullshit.
I want to see 6!!!
Remember ‘Pool haven’t got a single POINT against a team in the top half of the table this season. Sunday will be no different.
Butterflys – check
Played fixture on FIFA 10 manager mode – check
Score prediction – check (im keeping it a secret for superstision! )
Been cussin scousers all week – check
Almost dying with nerves – check check check
COME ON YOU REDS
WHO ARE WE . . . RED ARMY ! ! !
I’m so excited really. Got to play well and win. Even if we didn’t play, i do hope we can come out with something and win the game. Nice cantona mask. Gonna print it out to put it at every neighbor house.
omg i cant w8 to get a season ticket next season so i can apply for games like this,this is what footballs all about and supporting utd against ur biggest rivals,roll on sunday,come on utd,lets show em why we’re champions and drink a drink a drink for eric the king the king the king!!!!!!
Don’t forget to sing for Cantona!
i think one goal from owen brings enough pain..
YNWA (you’ll never win anything) this season.. LOL..
I hope Owen scores, but not in the dying minutes. I would prefer if we sealed the win much earlier
Scott, I <3 you so much for this! We'll be watching from across the Great Water.
UNITED! UNITED!! UNITED!!!
Random I know but I found this site which you decide who the best player and XI to have played in the Prem for United ever. Its called http://www.greatestmanunitedplayer.com, stupidly addictive, but Cantona is not in the best XI. I’m off to takeover the site and do him justice!
Jesus I cant fucin wait for sunday. I want em to play their best team so that there will be no fucin excuses. I am sure we are gonna win it at the death with MICHEAL OWEN scoring and issing the united badge infront of the KOP. I cant fucin wait. COME ON YOU REDS. GLORY GLORY MAN UTD.
As for the mask its brilliant mate.
lets sing our balls off on sunday. Anyone has a chant about owen for sunday ( chant that takes the piss outta liverpool)
*Kissing*
Truereddevil > got my beach ball and cantona mask – check!