Manchester United went top of the table at the weekend following their victory over West Brom and Manchester City’s defeat to Swansea.
Seven of United’s remaining ten games are against bottom half of the table opposition, starting with second from bottom Wolves at the weekend. They’ve lost nine of the fourteen games they’ve played at home this season but Michael Carrick says we can’t take any game for granted.
“There is no hiding the fact that it is nice to be top of the league,” said Carrick. “This is a big week for us but I think we’ll be saying that for the rest of the season. “Wolves has been a tough place to go over the last few years. It has been hard for us down there, so we are not taking anything for granted. We are top of the league at the moment but we still have to pick up enough points between now and the end.”
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Morning Reds. Shitty must be sick of Utd. They actually thought Utd surrender our crown so easily. Deluded pricks. Carrick has been one of the stars of the show. Never recieves any credit from the ABU Press and no recognition from England. Well done to the reserves at Blackburn, lets hope the 1st team can return the favour in a few weeks.
For so long no one has mentioned…….FIRST and that’s what we are first to grab an opportunity
woke up dis a.m wif a big smiLe rememberin how it feels to be TOP.#UnitedTillOprahPlaysFootball
Keep it up Michael!
Morning all.
James21
Hi mate, what on earth was all that bollocks last night about?
Just had a quick look through some posts and i’m glad i wasn’t on!
Some people appear to only want to post specifically to argue, no other reason!
Anyway, i didn’t get to the game, got an offer of a ticket at 1pm by which time i’d gone on an errand hoping to be back to watch our beloved online and would have been touch n go to make it there, even though i only live about 20 mins from OT.
Nevermind, i’ll be there next time.
We need to get Lord Lucan back asap!
Here’s one even our Lebanese friend will have to agree with ( he’s got the PJ’s)
Robbo>>>>>>RVP!
To understand his importance just imagine if he is out for the remainder of season through injury. Whenever we field a MF without Carrick (except for Clevz/Ando at the start of the season) I feel really nervous about conceding goals.
Where are all the cunts who said we should just write this season off after our champions league exit, they should be fucking ashamed of themselves
Let’s hope the new Ingurland manager continues the job requirement of not having a brain.
Long may Carrick be ignored, Ingurlands loss = United’s gain.
Haha, we’re pretty safe with clueless Pearce in the seat though!
Alcohol. Hi mate. Its a new day mate. When attacked I’ll defend myself thats all. Definately Englands loss let them keep playing Milner and fat ass Barry. Utd til I die. Hi mate. Maybe they’re enjoying a nice big slice of humble pie. Even if we don’t win 20 we never gave up and fought the Utd way. Most teams would have crumbled after that 1-6 but we did our job and got on with it.
Ancha, To understand his importance, just imagine if he had played “that” night at Basel.
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Utd fans appreciate!!!! England, well their loss.
It’s in my blood 09:57. Is a hood point regarding the legal of negativity from some quarters. Due to the level of expectation I can in part understand it. What fucks me off is how few come back to apologise or state ‘ I stand corrected’ .
If we had a club, team and fans ( except for the minority) who had the same mentality , I for one would not be a supporter. It’s tge resilience of spirit with in the club I love most.
Morning Reds,
I was glad to see the Arse win last night, from a purely selfish point of view. They’re hunting that 3rd spot so it gives an extra edge to their match v the bitters.
As SAF says, points will be dropped, i just pray its not by us.
Isn’t it great being a red!!!!!
Redbilly
We stand unique amongst all other teams for our passion, resilience, belief, love and faith in that through perseverance, we shall succeed.
It’s in our DNA.
It’s who we are.
Hi reds, Resilience, tenacity, perseverance etc, dats why i’m a United supporter. I even belief de mentality of majority of us helps to push de team on even in times when almost any other team will give up. That simply is united!
Ancha,
Buddy i replied to your mail as well as post in the other thread..
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Cheers
@ it’s in my blood
pity alot of united “supporters” don’t share our and uniteds mentality. i think everyone should support the club through thick and thin. i love this club for what it is.
Carrick, nice one lad. We’re not out of the woods yet, but have the experience at this business end of the season. Wolves won’t be easy, particularly given their run of form. Best experience ever at the theatre on Sunday, even surpassing our 2-1 win against the dippers. The stretty end were brilliant.The calypso went on for 20 minutes at one point. Good to see some other parts of OT join in. Pisses me off if I can’t get to a game, only to watch it on TV and hear the away support take prominence in the volume stakes. Let’s get louder for the run-in! Relentless. Believe.
ScholesForGoals
Hey mate, how are you?
Wondering what had happened to you!
Good to see you back and posting, hope the wife’s well and looking after you, haha!
mattos
Absolutely agree mate!
so burger king rat face dogleash thinks liverpool have made progress!!! hahahah!! laughable the deluded scousers will eat that up! we made progress in the youth set up? REALLY? Taught United beat ye last year in the youth cup? not a single “new” players has been blooded there this year Jay i am steven gerrards deformed looking twin brother spearing doesnt count, ahahha progress is not “in points” says dogleash fucking what was he taking did he get rat poisined from trying to rob someones lunch the fucking cunt! gave me a good giggle so it did!! progress in sponsership sure fucking addidas DUMPED them and they have some fucking ICE hockey crown warrior coming! hahah Splinter wanna lay off the scouse cheese!
Looks like Pogba has signed a contract with us
Copy and paste.
Let’s not get giddy as a bertie about going top, Wolves could be tricky.
As an aside, any one notice how the prem’s top 10 all match up with traditional rivals; Utd and shitty, Spurs and L’arse, those daft pair from the north east, both the scouse twats, and less so, Chelski and fulham?
Carrick just needs someone attacking to complement him.Don`t know if anyone noticed but carrick rarely `passes sideways’.Always a top player, just needed him to hit form so i could post. Anyway, my first post on ROM, however, i`ve been following it for 6 years now.
wolves will be fucking tricky the beat us last season and i can re-call struggling there in recent seasons and after a european game away its never easy
i hope we dont play our strongest 11 in bilbao and come back and finish the job for number 20 instead and shove it right up the bitters noses
Wolves (a)- with the form Wolves are in, easy 2 or 3 goals should be scored- WIN
Fulham (H)- home banker-WIN
Blackburn (A)- revenge after loss at Old Trafford- WIN
QPR (H)- boost our goal difference here WIN
Wigan (A)- bog standard win against Wigan-WIN
Villa (H)- could be tight game 1-0 home WIN
Everton (H)-another tight home win or perhaps DRAW
City (A)- we want revenge after 6-1, but DRAW
Swansea (H)- too much strength-WIN
Sunderland (A)- tough place to go to-DRAW
24pts
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City games
Chelsea (H)- CHelsea defense is crap-WIN
Stoke (A)-Stoke to kick their way to a famous DRAW
Sunderland (H)- standard 2-0 home WIN
Arsenal (A)-Arsenal need a win to finish top 4-LOSS
West Brom (H)-easy WIN
Norwich (A)- tough place to visit-DRAW
Wolves (A)-away banker WIN
Utd (H)- DRAW
Newcastle (A)- DRAW
QPR (H)- WIN
19pts
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We win title by 6 points
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/columnists/david-mcdonnell/Manchester-United-column-Forget-the-treble-beating-Manchester-City-to-win-Manchester-United-s-20th-title-will-be-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-s-greatest-achievement-By-David-McDonnell-article877562.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Have a read.
Yup, its very nice to be top again, let’s stay there till end of May. United til I die.
I dont like this…a lot of people in the media are behaving as if we’ve already stitched up #20. Alan Hansen, ffs. Where’s the ABUnati when you need them for a little siege mentality?
WRN
Thanks for the read. i can see where the writer is coming from but he seems to be saying this season is a valiant rearguard action. Some kind of defiant gesture we shouldn’t be able to make under the natural scheme of things.
i prefer to see it as the first step in another period of RED domination. The squad SAF has built up is very close to being near that of ’99. With a couple more years experience they’ll be a sight to behold!!!!
I see Dogleash is having a go at Wenger for stating the obvious and sayin rat face saurez is a diver. he says the fa should look into it, and a manager shouldn’t talk about another teams player.
Two words shit for brains.
Patrice Evra.
It was nice to be behind City. I am sure they enjoyed the feeling. But now it’s even better. We changed the stance to a more traditional one. United on top.
No innuendos in that comment at all.
can someone tell me which injury valencia had i somehow forgot it.
thx in advance
@rat1p
Did his hammy helping to set up our second away at Ajax, having just come off the bench.
Watching City they look tired,Silva just isn’t producing like he was and that’s having a big effect on them and Nasri is proving once again he’s a lightweight.Playing teams is the relegation battle is always tricky because they have fuck all to lose,i said at the time the Macarthy firing didn’t make any sense and i really believe the Wovles players were behind him looking shit now,not worried about that game Wovles have given up the ghost and are going down
ah thx kanchelskis now i remember again,the game where he never should have played anyway.
read somewhere he is coming back to full fitness hope to see him cause i think he will be one of the key players to help us lift the trophy come may
@rat1p
I agree. Where he certainly will be key will be against City at the end of April. He’s mentally tough and won’t flake out in a big away fixture. Also, for all City’s squad depth, the LB position is an obvious weakness, and I’d back him to give either Kolarov or Clichy a tough time.
Valencia helped set up a goal even in the move that got him injured. How immense has he been? Hope he’s ready for Wolves.
@It’s in my blood
Hello mate! I check the blog fairly regularly, a daily haunt truth be told but seldom post, even though i mean to more regularly. Props to all the other united blogs, but this ‘ere’s my favourite. Apart from the annoying ads.
Haha yep, the wife’s treating me well thanks. I told her about your eyebrow/tongue skills, she laughed but secretly i think she’s a bit envious lol
You at the fulham game? Must do a beer son, beforehand.
@ RedDevil.. Pogba signing been confirmed by the club yet then? All i’m seeing are re-constituted Sky Sports reports.
Costas – No innuendo at all haha.
Noticed on last night’s thread some posters calling fans ‘plastic’ because we pass comment’s and don’t go to games.Well guess what you stuck up cunts a lot of us live or work abroad so for me flying to England from Canada every week is a bit to much,doesn’t make me any less of a fan.Just because some of you fork over 30 quid a week at the turnstiles doesn’t make you better than a fan who isn’t in England or for that matter a fan who can’t afford it.Just consider yoursevles lucky and stop thinking you’re superior fucking dickheads
Wayne. It was aimed at the Uk based Reds. Not anyone overseas. Should have been more spacific but was getting attacked at the time.
Sky stories on Pogba are just speculation based on his return from to the first team. And all the other papers/aticles etc are based on the Sky speculation. Lets just wait for official word from the club before getting ahead of ourselves.I admit Im one of those holding my breath for that ‘breaking news”. Dont know how an unproven 18 yr old can leave me with this summer’s ”Wesley Sneijder emotions”.
“I wasn’t crying, I was just frustrated and very tired” – crying City fan John Millington.
Yes, he was tired. That explains it.
You couldn’t make this up.
wayne. To be totally specific it was aimed at the poster who was attacking lads who do go yet never been himself. Sits there calling the atmosphere yet can’t be arsed to do something about it. Spends his days trawling wikki and thinks he’s some big know it all. See your point and the offence was aimed at that said poster. Not everyone can afford to shell out it cost a good few pounds of flesh but to slag fans who do go is out of order and said poster just comes on to attack others.
Cameras can be rough on a bloke! Wasn’t crying my foot! Lmao and this with ten games to go!
One Supersport pundit had me in stitches when he said ” the bloke probably saw the ten remaining fixtures for the two teams and pissed himself!
listen lads don’t be too hard on the Posnan Prick he’d just had some really bad news. Utd were winning.
Someone better tell him that cameras actually captured his face. He was crying as much as a Justin Bieber fangirl does.
@wayne
The atmosphere at OT is a long debate. One I’d gladly see happen here at some point. We can’t keep ignoring that it’s been pretty subdued this season. Don’t take my word for it. Last week a fan posted some comments from his daughter who sat that the Stretford End against Bilbao. She wasn’t happy either. I have the utmost respect for fans who go to OT and make their voices heard. Sadly it’s not enough. We need more of these fans. Whether they come from England or not. That’s all I am saying. And yeah, this is coming from a United fan who’s only been to Old Trafford just once due to distance and money issues. But imo there are thousands of United fans that live abroad that would make more noise at OT than today’s crowd does. Maybe it’s because they are starving to see the reds in action just once.
james21 well aware of Red Scot mate we’ve never got on he once called me a Glazier lover and plastic without knowing fuck all about me,wasn’t just your comment mate others were saying it,came across as a general statement making it sound like the only true fans are paying fans,sounded elitist
Costas hi mate think that’s to do with cost,Football has gone the same way as NHL hockey and the ave fan is getting priced out,it’s the prawn sandwich brigade who go because it’s cool.
Most of the tickets for the Calgary flames are bought by companies who use the tickets as perks the Saddledome is like a morgue i’m suspecting it’s becoming the same at OT
Making the grounds all seated has taken away from the atmosphere simple fact it’s no longer affordable for the working class fan who is the most passionate,replaced by yuppies,scenesters or whatever the fuck that group is called now.
wayne. Wouldn’t want to fall out over a misunderstanding. Don’t get me wrong used to like the guy and have a laugh with him. They do say a little knowledge is dangerous.
Fans need to get their voices back! Even the boss has been calling for fans to get behind the team in the next stretch of home games, that should warrant a response from fans who LOVE Utd! We cant leave it all to the players PLAY YOUR PART! , then you can blame Carrick (joke).
20!!!!!!!!! The script is written.
Again though, Keano was ahead of everyone? Prawn Sandwich brigade!
Costas, well put mate. As a season ticket holder who makes the majority of games, I shout and chant my tits off everytime I’m in the ground. You could tell at the weekend the players loved it… Rejoicing when Pogba got a touch on the ball – although a few booed him initially, white pele being sung to Rooney as he was taking the pen. We need to be that 12th man on the pitch. It’s never nice hearing away support out-sing a 72,000+ United turn out. If you want to start a debate Costas, I’m in!
It doesn’t matter if you’re a fan of the club but don’t live relative to its location. Some people dutifully follow god, but can’t go visit him/her/it in person! It’s the one long distance relationship that works with following United, no matter where you are. No one can tell you how to support the club you love.
scholes. Yeh me too, they all laugh at me. Did u hear some fans boo when Pogba came on. Disgraceful.
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Hi James, yes it’s true some of our fans were booing Pogba, how they have any idea of what is going in is beyond me, they probably left early as well, such is our fanbase these days.
@wayne
Hi again mate. Yeah, I think that’s where the root of the problem is. You can tell that the atmosphere has been getting more quiet as the years go by. It’s not only the case with our club, that I agree with. It’s not a case of United fans not being able to create a buzzing atmopshere. Imo we have the best away support in the land, so it’s just a case of who goes to the stadium. OT fans go to the stadium for multiple reasons. United fans that travel to see United away from home only have one goal in mind.
@ScholesForGoals
Cheers mate. I agree with you. I just wanted to make it clear that this isn’t me trying to pass judgment from my armchair. That wouldn’t be fair. I wish things were different and I could be at OT every week. But I can’t. The ones I really feel bad about, are the season ticket holders that try to get the crowd chanting, only for their efforts to get drowned by silence and opposition fans. Imo the subdued atmosphere is one of the reasons why the team’s results at OT haven’t been as good as last year.
But the atmopshere is something you tend to live with. On the other hand, it did bother me a bit that fans left OT 5 minutes before the end of the Bilbao game. We were 2-1 down at the time. It wasn’t the end of the world. The team needed the support. Maybe if Rafa was yelled at before the 3rd goal he wouldn’t have lost his focus.
Costas, I hear you and completely agree.
Even to watch us going 6-1 to city at home, watching droves of people around me leaving was disgraceful. Stay till the end. Do I like seeing my team getting dicked at home? No, but what kind of supporter would it make me if I couldn’t suffer both the good times with the bad. People around me were leaving with 15 minutes to go on Sunday, imagine all the jubilations they missed out on when hearing Swansea went 1 up in the 83rd minute against the bitters. Anyway, I feel responsible for the deviation of topic, it’s obviously something quiet close to my heart. No disrespect to anyone, some i’ve seen at OT just need to place more emphasis in the word ‘support’.
matbw7
Hi mate. Yeh not that I would but it never even crossed my mind to boo him. The pressure on these young players must be immence. They see all that money, the glitz and glamour and fans rushing for players autographs surly must go to their heads. I fully believe that its time for Uefa and even Fifa to step in and do something about these parasitic Agents.
I can never understand fans leaving early unless they have young kids with them. When my Dad used to take me in the early 80′s we’d leave early just because he was worried about us getting crushed or even lost in the crowds. But with the habbit of Utd scoring late goals especially when we’re down or drawing I certainly wouldn’t want to pop out early. Some leave with 15 mins to go and that really is strange having paid for your ticket etc.
Gnite all you reds. Get behind your team. Signing off and hoping to be greeted in the morning by news of a Pogba deal. I know even Cedars can look good on you tube but here is a reminder of what the fuss is all about!
http://www.football-talents.co.uk/Video-Paul%20Pogba-3_7-19208-2.html
Costas
Hi my sarcastic Friend.
The stewards can be arsey, I got told off for apparently winding the Ajax fans up. I know I don’t have the best singing voice but to look over and see about 20 Dutch all pointing and laughing as the steward gave me a Bollocking was quite funny.
I asked a steward on Saturday why we get into trouble for chanting and singing. He said we stick to Premier League guidelines and also depends on the opposition. He denied the fact that most of our stewards are Everton fans( that has been said on here before.) He also said he was a Utd Fan but I suppose he would.
At away games the stewards don’t come near unless you’re standing in the walkways so they genrally leave us alone, although they do pull the home fans as was the case at Villa Park with one Villa fan who was getting tons of abuse throughout, he got far more as he was being told off. But he was only supporting his team which was fair enough and hats off to him.
On the booing of Pogba? Total disgrace. This lad didn’t grow up supporting United. His agent must take the majority of the blame. Trying to cash in on the lad, while there’s interest. I’ve no ill feeling against Pogba. He wants to play football. Not a huge crime, is it? I’d be more pissed off at Morrison. Local lad in all. Just a balloon head!
sorry *Mattbw7*
So wait James let me get this straight, you’re not allowed to stand and only allowed to briefly sing/chant anymore?? wtf no wonder the home atmosphere has taken a shit. I stand pretty much throughout Vikes games (NFL) and am loud as shit when we’re on defense and thats from my season tix on about the 45yrd line row 10 from the bottom so as you guys would say Im in the prawn sammy section but if any jackass told me to sit down I’d tell him where to stick it. No steward has ever hassled me or any of the other diehards around me either.
JC
Hi mate. Not as bad as that. If you stand up for a chant and then sit down after you’re normally ok its the persistant standing they get arsey about. If you also get over zellous with the away support which is just banter to me they get arsey like at the Ajax game. Their fans were a Block away from where I sit in East 2. I don’t really care to be honest I can take a Bollocking for the team. They don’t bother you for singing so long as you sit, I sing throughout the game and am up and down like a yoyo
The noise problems can depend on how many Members are around (Day Trippers is unfair) Some season ticket holders let family have their seats as well so you don’t always get the same groups of regular fans. Saturday was pretty good there was quite alot singing and chanting, lets not also forget the Away fans are season ticket holders and usually sing all the time so when you have a collection of say between 2 and 3 thousand singing its bound to carry.
@James
Hi my sarcasm loving mate.
Thanks for the insight. The only time I’ve been to OT was for a friendly game, so I had no idea what the stewards are like at Premier League games. The way you describe it, it’s too damn restricting. You can’t create much of an atmosphere by sitting down or by chanting once and then sitting down again. To be fair, the Premier League is often used as an example of how violence in football can be succesfully dealt with. But no need to supress fans like this. Look at the Bilbao fans. They were standing and getting noisy without causing any trouble.
Costas
Didn’t do that one but the stewards wouldn’t go near the Ajax fans. They lit up flares and nothing was done. I don’t mind as they were fantastic with their noise and songs its just like Utd away without the flares. They are ok until you stand persistantly.
If you fancy a game I’m sure Giggs12 can sort you out, I know its a long way to come though.
Costas
Any time your over and need a brief mate just let me know
Carrick: It’s Nice To Be Top Again
– That’s what SHE said!
@James and Giggs12
Thanks very much guys. I appreciate it. When my college work permits me and I have the opportunity to make the journey, I’ll ask you again about it.
RedScot says can he have a ticket too?
Willie
That spoon busy again.
@willie
We are not going to Alcoholics Anonymous.
Wayne. Spot on mate. Silva looks fucked. Nasri is the lightweight little choker I always said he was. Thing is EVERY season there is a flavour of the month who perform from aug to dec. Like Bale, Van Der Vaart and Nasri BUT when the business end comes from Feb onwards they go missing. That’s where Fergies rotation policy pays dividends and our lads are always fresh for the run in. Vidic , Fletch and Ando who I don’t even include anyway aside we have practically a fully fit squad. That’s where our lads are different. At times early doors they may even flatter to deceive but you can put your mortgage on it when the REAL football starts nine times out of ten our lads do not go missing and produce the goods. Regarding last nights match goers mate you misconstrued it pal. Completely. Fuck me you were going before I was even born mate. As others have pointed out it was aimed at a specific poster. However it does annoy me when the atmosphere gets slagged by those that Don’t go. There are plebty that make a noise and it just gets a bit gauling when we are all tarred with the same brush. No offence meant at all pal.
Carrick has been top class this campaign and his balls into feet to the strikers are akin to Keanos short snappy passes. He is a class act. Both footed. Reads the play. Intelligent. Breaks up play. Feeds the attackers. Blocks. Intercepts. All with the minimum of fuss. Hugely under rated.
Taxi for CarBangPrick. Cunt.
As for Thursday I wanted to win this tournament but like wayne said last week the sooner we get out of this cup the better and get number 20 secured. That’s our bread and butter. Play a team that COULD get a result but certainly don’t risk key players.
Back to the crowd. Can I just stress that OT is not always quiet. For example it was buzzing on Sunday when news filtered through that Swansea had scored. I thinks its the same all over the prem. Look at Anfield, the bridge. The lane. Emirates. Pretty much much of a muchness. God a lot of the word much in that sentence. One thing I find bizarre is Sunday a lass was ejected for having a plastic bottle of Singa beer yet its ok to sit with a boiling hot cup of Bovril or coffee!