“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…?
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its not asking too much at all…………
come on micheal
Can’t fucking wait.
please don’t sing ‘sacked in the morning’. in Rafa we trust, lol
Ohh ahh Cantona !
good download
im dressing as jesus for halloween
OOH AAH CANTONA!
Those shitheads who put up the banner must feel as dumb as the kid/legend who through the beach ball onto the pitch.
Hopefully Rooney will be unleashed on Sunday and their defense will shit their pants – Mickey Owen to score the winner infront of the Kop end in the dying seconds of the game just like he did against Man Shitty
Com’on UTD!! Tear em a new hole!!
I heard they are going to check the united supporters for beachballs.. how sad is that. But then again the beach balls are very easy to hide under your clothes.
I really hope appaer all over the pitch that would be absolutely hilararious, especially if Owens winning goal is deflected by one
off topic
SAF voted the greatest Football Manager of all time
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1222199/Manchester-United-boss-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-voted-greatest-Football-Manager-time–ahead-late-greats-Sir-Bobby-Robson-Bill-Shankly-Brian-Clough.html
Shit, I’ve got butterflies.
Just for one fucking match this season, no fucking daft tactics (I dont know, deffensive winger Park!!!), dont fuck this one.
Would be mint to see little mickey score the winner, bit I really want to see red nev grab a beachball and throw it in the kopend to cellabrate.
Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shit, I’ve got butterflies.
Just for one fucking match this season, no fucking daft tactics (I dont know, deffensive winger Park!!!), dont fuck this one.
Would be mint to see little mickey score the winner, bit I really want to see red nev grab a beachball and throw it in the kopend to cellabrate.
Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t sing the sacked in the morning chant, remember KRAP
Keep Rafa At Pool
Viva La Rafaluation!
have to get unwell Emily to get a video going about this sundays match for R.O.M.
Come on boys, can’t believe I wont be there, someone throw a beach ball at the Spanish Waiter for me!!! Can we find out names of the dippers holding the banner?! They need laughing at !!
I truly believe we will win 2-0 and win comfortably, I have seen a bunch of Liverpool’s games this year and they are very unconvincing (especially without Torres who IS their whole team). Lucas is terrible, Benayoun is unconvincing, Ngog nobody, and their Defence has more cracks in it than FSW’s head!
Unlike other years where the matches have been tight, I really don’t think they can run with us
United 2 – Dippers-0
Berbatov – 1 goal
Rooney – 1 goal
Benitez – 1 post-match rant
Berbatovs’ love life
yesterday i did 50 quid bet
10 on own to score last
40 on 4-0
and im confident
18 times and thats a fact ….
Ive printed my Cantona mask ..
cheers Scott !!
GHTT-Come on,don’t push Emily.Let her rest.
dv-ant:That list is a joke,TNSSO is the 7th greatest manager of all time,my foot.If the linesman hadn’t cheated us,no one would have heard of him.
theboogeyman
we’re just watchin micky mouse in the sitting room
not like Im dragging her out of hospital ha ha ha
If she doesnt want to sing she doesnt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4qjb1-OU2M
great mask! reminds me of what my family wants for christmas.
ghtt- hope your family feels better soon. win over the dippers is the best kind of medicine!
rooninhio
thanks the 3 of us are out sick ha ha ha
Had to give up my match ticket chance last night
@GHTT sorry to hear that, what’s wrong with my baby Emily?
Guys, just imagine how dreadful they are feeling rite now haha… It’s just unimaginable! They never thought that this day would come, when we have already matched their 18titles, plus the misery they are in rite now.
I am one of those “lucky bastards” that is going the game. Cannot fucking wait.
Cantona7
flu mate
Its not just that united will come back after winning 18
but they are not gonna win this year
united are top of the league
and they still have just the same 18 they had 19 years ago
anyone here that idiot durham laugh when some said fletcher is better than mascherano which fletcher is, and that cry baby liverpool fan sound like a real bitch when we say liverpool are a two man team. and he even said mascherano is better than essien why dont he say mascherano is better than roy keane because thats how thick he is.
mascherano>Robbo Keane and zinedine zidane mixed together
gerrard>mascherano Keane Robbo and zinedine zidane mixed together
What a load of shit
GHTT-Hope the entire family gets better soon.
Ignore talksport, get bbc GMR Manchester on tonight at about 6:25pm, you can listen on line, just do a search for it.
ignore the above, as dont think its on tonight, as it says rugby league hour
omg my dad just showed me the tickets for the ANFIELD match
:O
OMG I feel hyper noow
You lucky bastard,Macheda is GOD.
“Well we’re back with 18 and you can say bonjour to Cantona” ha ha nice line Scott.
Let’s rape them on sunday, we’ve got to go in destruct mode and demolishly tear them into pieces. That’s the only way I’ll be satisfied.
Macheda is God, King Eric, and all utd fans who will be at anfield – what a bunch of lucky bastards.
And theboogeyman beat me to it.
theboogeyman Said,October 22nd, 2009 @18:26
You lucky bastard,Macheda is GOD.
That’s what I wanted to say if your dad got your ticket last night on gumtree your in my seat ha ha ha so sing your fuckin heart out for the champions
whats gumtree?
boogeyman,im convinced my mom and dad were married at the time!!lol
Like eBay without the commercialisation
You forgot to put in
“stand up for the champions” scott!!
Ohh ah cantona for 90 mins only to pause 4 times to cheer the united goal scorers
your pretty convinced we banged 4 did ya?
I got my money on antonio!!
I don’t want to be negative nancy, but we definitely should be on our toes for this one. Liverpool has something to prove and if they beat their most bitter rivals it could really take us a notch down.
so your basically touting your tickets?
tufty it’s very simple mate.You are unable to sell any tickets above the retail price so it’s just passing tickets on also go fuck yourself ya wanker ,
cant wait for sunday but i am loving this week so far. The prospect of a win on sunday makes me so happy, especially if Owen gets a goal.
The only worry for me right now, aside from Liverpool winning, is if the beachballs that we will inevitably try and get onto the pitch end up costing us somehow, either deflecting the ball away from the Liverpool goal or past Van Der Sar at the other end.
Eikrem Once again scored a cracking freekick this kid just gets better and better
Paul Scholes, he…scores goals
dont worry Our keeper knows the difference betwwen a football and a big red beach ball so if it happens that a darren bent type shot happens against united van der sar will go for the right ball
off topic
i havent told anyone yet
but i wanted to cry when i was at the nou camp at what they did to us
they had a whole fuckin room and all of it said “CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL 2009″
I was proud to go in with a manchester united shirt.
Still a proud manc but fuck me i was jealous at how they really treated a whole room
Finally i got that off my chest.
Hi all,
I’m going on my first away game with Man United on Sunday (United end of course). Really looking forward to it. But I need some travel advice – what’s the best way to travel (with other United fans) to Anfield?
Any help much appreciated. Cheers!
Regards
Haakon
We need 2 know that they need 2 win this game, the crowd will be up. For it and so will their
Players. We need 2. Stay calm and focused. I think SAF needs 2 get his tactics right
Ensure that Anderson keeps Gerrard quiet and that Rio brings his A game. The team need
2 realise that if we play 2 our best that we’ll win and win quite convincinly. Giggs, Rooney, Fletcher and Berbatov
Will be key players.
We have 2 win this game simple as.
Come back when you’ve won 18 titles etc etc, well here we are and here’s 19 in
Your face!
We can produce a performance, a clinical result that will. Not only make other
Teams fear us but will be remembered for years 2 come. This sunday @ liverpool
We going there with one mission: win the game and win it convincinly.
KVN
Convincinly??????
Im not blowing smoke
the match will be 4-0 to united
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!