When Liverpool slipped down the table and stopped playing in the Champions League, Manchester United fans were always keen to remind them of their fall from grace. “Thursday nights, channel five” we would chant, referring to when and where Europa League matches could be watched.
Liverpool then became so bad they couldn’t even get in to the Europa League anymore, making the chant fairly redundant.
However, our fans had reason to sing it again after United failed to make it out of the Champions League group this season. In the following game we put four past Wolves and after every goal the Stretford End sang the song, taking the piss out of ourselves.
Unsurprisingly, other fans have used our own chant with a stick to beat us with, but the more amusing occasions are when its fans of clubs who have never seen their team play in Europe.
Carrick says he understands that rival fans will take the piss but that doesn’t put the players off wanting to win it.
“The reaction is understandable,” said Carrick. “But we are professionals and we are in this tournament, playing for this great club. It doesn’t take much motivation from the players’ point of view. It is a competition we want to win. We are still desperate to go as far as we would do in the Champions League.”
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Channel 5 or not, we’re still the best team in the world.
Good luck for Europa but league must be the priority.
Just get out there and win it Michael my bhoy , for yourselves and us .
Just to comment at the first couple of lines in the thread…..
Liverpool did slip down the league and went into Europa and later nothing, our story is different… We are current champions and got relegated to the Europa after a poor CL campaign, big difference there…
We can still brag as far as I am concerned
imagine what stick we should expect when we get knocked out of europa
CROoney
Yes I can only imagine, especially from your sorts
Agree with Cedars on this, our situation is different from liverpool.
liverpool fell and doesn’t look like getting up while ours is just a stumble.
Offtopic – What a surprise at Chelsea as soon as AVB is sacked, the team played much better than it has done at any time during the season and terry made the recovery from his injury earlier than expected..
Watching United on Channel 5 is much like watching ones daughter in a pornographic movie.
Of course I’m very disappointed, but I’m still going to watch.
Wait, what? Why are you all looking at me like that?!
@redcrab
Will you be fast forwarding to the moneyshot or planing a marathon?
Being in europa might suck but it’s a competition that must be won and this might be a lesson for the players to do better next year in the champions league!
I also agree with others that the premier league is more important to focus on… 19 to 20
I do hope and wish that the club doesnt take the Europa league as “below our standards”. Points tables seldom lie, and the fact is that we are out of the CL because we werent good enough. And if you need any further validation of aforementioned fact, just look at the result of the home match against Ajax. We claim to be “Not arrogant, just better”. Well if we weren’t better than Benfica or Basel, then let us not be so arrogant either. There’s a lesson for all of us who are stakeholders in some way or the other at the club, and the faster we learn it, the better.
Cronie, lol.
Anyway, unless Chelsea get their act together, we’ve still gone further in Europe than any of the Ch.League teams did.
I’d expect nothing less, considerin d fact that we are the biggest club on d planet. This is my 1st time here and i’m from Nigeria.
United’s european form this season really is worrying, we can’t seem to get the job done efficiently as we used to do, maybe because through out the champions league campaign, the players let complacency creep in, everyone said it would be an easy group but there’s nothing easy in football, teams simply have to be respected.
Athletic club will test us severely on thursday, they have the players to punish any mistakes hence why Fergie can’t afford any tinkering of the team, we simply have to try and dominate this game because away to bilbao is no easy task.
Their well known danger men are Llorente, iker munain, javi martinez, herrera e.t.c. hoping we step up our game for this difficult match.
Evening reds,
now all that matters for me playing gritty football in league and Europa..
I dont care which fucking cup we play, we reds are always behind the lads..
Costas,
Hello Pal,
Pogba deal confirmed?,
Cedars,
How are you my friend..
CROoney,
yeah i will send ‘em bullets in the courier when they get knocked outta Europa..
Let me know if you want one bullet on your name..
Thursday nights channel 5. I don’t give a fuck if Utd are playing in the Egg cup we’re still worth watching. Just pissed I can’t go tomorrow I’d have loved to wind the Bilbao fans up. Never mind I can wait for the Baggies.
SAF, “Cleverley in full training, Valencia will be on Monday”
Dempsey… Dempsey… Dempsey… Dempsey… Dempsey…
The fall into the Europa league has underlined one of the main things that makes us so different from Liverpool. Put bluntly, we’ve got a fucking sense of humour.
Can you imagine the scousers packing out Klanfield for a good time on a Thursday night? Can you imagine them striking up the Thursday Nights, Channel 5 tune during a league match? Can you imagine them ever moving on from the pain of dropping out of the main competition and trying to enjoy it?
No, it would all be misery and self-pity. They’d be too hung up on whatever refereeing injustice had so obviously befallen them in the CL group stage. They’d throw a little sulk and refuse to enter into the spirit of the competition.
Just to let u lads know I’m sick of hearing about the little prick myself but pogba trained on his own today as the reserves played last night and he wasn’t even involved in that. So fuck him. And let’s not mention him again. Red army
Dempsey?
@ManchesterMike
Too late. A few years ago, would’ve been a cracking signing. But in the positions that he can play, we’ve got Rooney, Cleverly, Young, Nani and Valencia. I don’t see how he’d get in. Plus he’s getting on a bit.
Assuming, that is, that you were suggesting he might be a good buy.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1032226/sir-alex-ferguson-unclear-over-paul-pogba-amid-juventus-link?cc=5739
Still no clarity.
@WillieRedNut
Lol. Personally, I think that’s pretty clear.
@Willie: All of us are going to look like right idiots if the Pog stays after all
Afternoon guys.
In it to win it as they say.
The league though, absolutely takes precedence for me.
My concerns over the Europa are much the same as most fans, fixture pile ups – especially if the lemon eaters go out and injuries.
Regarding Pogba, well, i’ve raved and raved about him, but of course if he doesn’t feel that love and pride in being part of Manchester United, cheerio then!
I’m looking forward to Larnell Cole being given some playing time in the first team at some point.
I was reminded by someone at the weekend that when he was about 9-10 years old i used to give him and his mate freebies at a business i had at the time in Manchester.
Of course i do remember the kid, i just wasn’t sure if it was the one and same one.
He was absolutely intent on playing for United and i remember telling him he would be paying me back when he got into the first team, he used to swear blind he’d remember!
Both he and his pal were always very polite well behaved kids, hope he goes on to achieve the dream.
I have no clue what team we’ll field.
Will we rest our oldies for the crucial cup final against WBA & let the kids out to play serious ball with Athletico Balboa?
A mix would be nice but we’re kind short of that in defence with Vidic out.
Im going to guess.
De Gea
…… , …… , Evans, Evra
Nani Carrick,Ando, …..
Rooney, ………
I’d like to see Park,Berba +Fabio fill those gaps. But should we risk playing Jones in the middle, or Smalling & Evans against a excellent aerial threat like Fernando Llorente. Rio would be useful for this but he’s too old now for back to back to back games.
WBA is the priority, we must win this Championship belt !
@Clint
Wonder what odds you’d get on us ballsing up against WBA, having come through our ‘fixtures of death’ at the cost of only 2 points.
Remember last season? Only home game we didn’t win… They’re on good form at the moment too.
AB are a far far superior team than Ajax so i cannot see kids being thrown in to this one.
Unless of course we’re coasting it with 15- 20 mins to go…!
I’d love it to happen but the risk of the youngsters being overrun and the subsequent trauma attached to that possibility makes it an unlikely situation for me.
I think anyone would deserve odds of about 1000-1 if they named SAF’s team correctly!
West Brom’s PL form guide: WWWLDL
And those three consecutive wins? One against Chelsea and the other two by 4-goal margins.
NOT to be underestimated.
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Anders-Lindegaard-two-or-three-weeks-away-from-Manchester-United-comeback-says-Alex-Ferguson-article875285.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Anders 2, 3 weeks away from full fitness.
About time this was raised seriously:
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1487611_manchester-city-under-fire-from-council-of-europe-over-improper-400m-deal-with-etihad-airline
WRD
am glad lindy will be back soon but i think de gea showed what he really can do with a bit more time….. do you think sir alex will be starting with lindy instead of DDE once he’s fit?
Lebomanc – I feel Fergie will stick with DDG. Looks confident again, after a few iffy performances. Barring injury, or suspension, De gea will continue in goal. Anders was unlucky though, to get injured when he did. One persons misfortune, is another’s opportunity.
WRD
ya youre right, i think he will stick with DDE but i feel bad for lindy since he really has good talent and is forced to stay on the bench…. am just glad we have 2 good goalies though
West Brom frighten me, with Woy Hodgson as manager, any small team would do well.
The game at their ground was a difficult one this season. Shane Long, Odemwingle, Brunt,Cox are the biggest threats. Its at OT, but its difficult not to be wary of the opposition especially when they have caused teams trouble of late.
An Interesting BBC article about Marcelo Bielsa’s Bilbao;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17273667
This manager would be awesome if he could speak english, Bilbao will do well with him.
Time for us to scout the boy Javi Martinez – even though we have already been outpriced.
He’ll most likely join Real,Barca or some other rich team.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17273667
Yeah…whatever……
One good thing about the europa league is that we get to watch the best team play twice every week, we have the squad to handle the task, so let’s go win it
Papii,
Have to accept that WBA have been very disciplined, gritty and professional this season..
anyway, from now on, we cant take any games for granted..
we can expect tough games and the fact that we are getting good on injury front and good form in the league will see us through..
we all know, we havent hit our top gear yet this season..i doubt happening it this season due to many reasons..
Brendan Rodgers on if he’d take Chelsea job: ‘I’m trying to build my career not destroy it’.
Hard to argue with that.
“It’s a very difficult tie,”. “All the work Bilbao have done has been very impressive. They’re a very progressive team in Spain at the moment and it’s going to be very difficult for us. We need to waken up, there’s not question about that. Some of our European form has been disappointing.
“But it’s an opportunity to progress and we want to take that opportunity, although it’s going to need a very good performance.”
“We were a bit unlucky against Benfica at home but, at that point, we needed to beat them. It was a disappointment but tomorrow I’m playing a strong team and I hope that makes a difference.”
- Sir Alex
We have a point to prove against West Brom. Beat them and we will be 8 points better off compared to the same 28 fixtures from last season.
ON THIS DAY: On This Day in 1953, Former player, Tommy Taylor, who died in Munich, made his first Manchester United appearance.
Fernando Torres Stats:
1) Fernando Torres currently averages two goals per manager for Chelsea.
2) Fernando Torres is currently 10 million per Goal for Chelsea
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Since 1905
Chelsea FC total Trophies: 26
Chelsea FC total Managers: 32
sandeep
hahaha about torres
and RIP tommy taylor!
Costas,
thats a good stat mate..
I have a feeling, our players will be at their best in the next 12 games..
and please mark my words,
Chicharito is very vital and will have impact on the run-in..
With the inconsistency and general lack of killer instinct and ruthlessness of this squad, every fixture is crucial. The second we ease off we are vulnerable. Bilbao and WBA must be respected.
Costas
So we’re 5 points better off than 27 fixtures from last season. Any idea what top teams we still had to play at that stage inc Tottenham, Arse, Chelsea, Shitty and Liverpool. We’re doing amazingly well with all the injuries we’ve had and our Away form is fantastic.
This is the Spanish tragedy…
Now only 11 points separates 4th placed Levante n 17th placed Villarreal…..
1 bad game – out of Europa
2 bad games – out of Top 10
3 bad games – mite face relegation battle
All teams frm 4th to 17th have equal chances of finishing in Top 4 as well as facing Relegation battle…
wtf?
A good 2 min video..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF99jT1Z0Ts&feature=share
I m damn sure you guys will enjoy this rap..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRf_7e74baM&feature=share
Sandeep. Interesting analysis. Cheers.
Our opposition has been built up as being in 5th in La Liga and thus 1 position out of CL places. But this shows how fickle that statement is. The other way of looking at it is that they are 30 points of the leaders. Shows the gulf in class a bit more fairly I suppose. More like Birmingham than Barca then?
Hope we can rest Rooney and give some of our other strikers a game.
To bad Lindegarrd is still injured as this would be his game as well, anyone want to give Amos a punt? Probably not as DeGea seems to be getting his wings……
@James
No I meant we are 6 points better off compared to the same 27 fixtures from last season. Not the first 27 fixtures. Meaning Spurs away, Blackpool (instead of Norwich) away, Liverpool at home, etc etc. I prefer to compare our progress like that instead of comparing the 27 games in order.
For what it’s worth, we are 4 points better off as opposed to the first 27 fixtures of the 10-11 season. And our schedule has been a lot harder this time around. Imagine that last season at this stage, we still haven’t played Arsenal away, Chelsea away, Liverpool away and Chelsea at OT. This season we only have 1 big fixture left.
The home form has been a bit dodgy, but the away form has been brilliant really. We’ve actaully conceded less goals away from home.
*still hadn’t played*
@Sandeep
Hi mate. Would be fantastic if we repeated our feat from 99-00 and won all of our last 11 games. Don’t know if it’s possible though. Some of these teams will be fighting to avoid relegation and they won’t be pushovers at this stage. Of course we might not need to win all of our games…
Hello James,
how are you buddy,
we played – Chelsea away, Liverpool away, arsenal away, chelsea home in last season between March and May.
the results were, chavs 2 1 UTD, Liv 3 1 UTD, ARS 1 0 UTD, UTD 2 1 CHE.
so it was a bad phase against the big 4..plus that unforgettable loss to Bitters in the FA cup..
Bilbao are a decent side and I expect them to give us a run for our money. They have four players in the best international squad on the planet and can put some slick passing moves together and like to get forward. If we’re slcak like in some other European ties this season they are well able to punish us.
Costasa,
Yeah mate we might not need to win all the games but shouldnt make this season a worst one by slipping up..
we have had a bad season but still2nd in the league but this is not the powerhouse united trademark..
FletchTHEMAn..
buddy i think we dont need to rest rooney..for
A. He is back from injury (had good rest).
B. Bilbao are a strong team plus we have been unpredictable in Europe, especially at Old Trafford..
C. we can kill this game at home and then might rest or put rooney on bench in away leg if needed.
###
my bet is, Danny will be rested for this game..
Costas
I was assuming if we’re on the same wavelength you were being slightly sarcastic. 
Ahhh I see. So does this mean this current squad aint that bad.
sandeep
Hi mate. Cheers, I couldn’t be bothered to go into the Loft to dig out last seasons programmes to check for myself so I thought I’d let Costas do all the work.
Bobby Charltons….
You’re right and I think Utd and SAF will be cautious. No one expects a pushover and although it would be great to knock Bilbao out and progress the League is most important.
James, u smart ass
@James
Lol, yeah, the squad hasn’t been that bad. Whichever way you look at it, United have done better in the league this season and with a much bigger injury list. And if we won that ridiculous game against Blackburn, I wouldn’t have asked for more.
The problem this season is that City’s progress has been even bigger. We would be running away with it on any other season.
This made me laugh. IIMB!
I think anyone would deserve odds of about 1000-1 if they named SAF’s team correctly!
Costas
Blackburn got Utd at the right time DDG was low on cofidence and we had (Broken Record) Injuries. Their 3rd goal was a foul on DDG if you can go off the usual protection Goalkeepers get. Shit happens and just a bad day at the office. Chicharito’s goal should have stood against the Bar codes and a dodgy pen got them the point. Shitty game was unfortunate we scored with 10 men and went for the other goals, thats just the Utd Never say die attitude and I’d take the 1-6 than change anything in the attitude. I’ll tell you their fans asses twitched because they fell deadly silent until they got their 4th. I was still there when Dzeko scored.
In an interview with Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport the former Italian Big Brother contestant spoke of her relationship with the Portuguese footballer “I lost my virginity to Ronaldo and I’m happy about it. We had a wonderful time for eleven months.”
Then when asked which of the footballers was best in bed, Raffaella answered “Mario, lot better.”
they call super mario..the cunt
James21
Evening Squire, this is the question being asked, what do you think?
http://www.footballfriendsonline.com/blogs/2012/3/7/are-chelsea-the-new-manchester-united.html?
Personally, it’s a bit bit cheeky comparing our European heroes and Holy Trinity to the likes of that scum!
Zibbie
Haha! How you doing?
Good day all!
I realized the other year, you can not win EM all.
When the lads were beat in the CL group stages, hats off to the teams that went on. Loses happen to all great teams, Barca 10 points of the lead for Spain. I get it, most have never competed at anything, or if they did they were part of 95% who never new what it was like to be called champion.
——I wanna won.
I don’t want to win.
—- I wanna won.
Because in the end.
–There is only one.
–THE CHAMPION!!!
Point’s dropped, games lost, injuries, off field shit. This happens to all, the response to these things is what defines a person. Whine cry point fucking fingers looking for excuses for failure is the easy rout.
Review what you do, identify the problem, accept it, work on it and move on.
I hear you Sandeep …acutally I read it !
WBA seems to grab my attention over Bilbao, I can afford that complacency, the player can’t YEAH
Kurt – Thanks for the link mate
twice for emphasis of course 
IIMB I’m fine.
Always good to hear SAF talk. Sounds like he is happy getting lads back for the run in for 20!
Papii,
in the recent times, i think this is season where the hair dryer is used most times
Looks like the lads have had enough of it
time to roll on..
Zibbie,
Good day pal..
Hey Papii, PL always the priority.
I think Wazza needs a game to get sharp for WBA.
Personally I hope the twins play, with Jones in MF and partner Smalling with Evans, rest RIO for WBA.
1878 hello mate.
Its in my blood
Evening mate.
HA HA HA HA. Renboy bastards. I’d compare them to maybe the greatest club in the world BarcaShitty. Well both think They’re MASSIVE.
Clint Dempsey is quality and have thought so for the last two or three seasons. He isn’t getting on a bit. He is only 28. Anyway United won’t get him but I do rate him.
@ Zibbie 1833
A dose of TMI :The fancy military term for constant (honest) evaluation and improvement is OODA loop. But it is right on . Stuff happens. It’s how you deal with it that determines if you have a PR disaster and have major sponsors step in or not.
Sandeep
Excellent rap on AVB. Good for a few laughs.
Isnt it better to be there and to get knocked out then to not get there at all?