The disappointing result against Middlesbrough was soon put to the back of our minds when news broke that Rio Ferdinand returned to the team bus with his foot in a protective case. In the age where metatarsal breaks are the new craze, the thought that Ferdinand could have broken his foot was pretty unbearable. Already […]
April 8th, 2008
Categories: Poll, Injuries, Current Players, Manchester United News . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 14 Comments
United fans would be forgiven for getting increasingly frustrated with the Neville injury business. He hasn’t played for our first team in over a year now, but this recent rehabilitation period has proven to be his most successful since the initial injury. He has featured for the Reserves several times in quick succession, managing 90 […]
March 29th, 2008
Categories: Injuries, Current Players . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 6 Comments
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s name is still sung on a weekly basis at Old Trafford, after he retired from the game earlier this season, moving up to United’s coaching staff. He is a player all reds remember fondly, and one of the rare United players who’s earned the admiration and respect from rival fans (well, not […]
March 10th, 2008
Categories: Injuries . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 1 Comment
Horror could be seen on the fans’ faces at Old Trafford yesterday when the referee wrongly showed Tomasz Kuszczak a red card. Our team had battered Portsmouth all game and in attempt to get the winning goal, threw all our players forward on the attack. Portsmouth were given the opportunity to break, initially with 2 […]
March 10th, 2008
Categories: Injuries, Current Players . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 12 Comments
Ben Foster has been tipped to be the future England number 1 and despite never playing competitively for the reds, the fans have high hopes for his future at the club.
Foster underwent cruciate knee ligament surgery in the summer, frustrated at not being able to fight for his place at United after completing a […]
February 23rd, 2008
Categories: Injuries, Current Players . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 8 Comments
Paul Scholes is one of the most important players in the United team, whose work rate is rarely backed up with the goalscoring and assist statistics, but who gets on with his job in a manner typical of his personality. He shies away from praise and celebrity, instead focussing on perfecting his game.
Whilst people rant […]
January 25th, 2008
Categories: Injuries . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 4 Comments
The Christmas period was a good one for Manchester United, picking up more points than any of our rivals. The points gathered were made all the sweeter thanks to two of our opponents. We won at Anfield against Liverpool and beat Everton at Old Trafford, collecting six out of six points against our friends from Merseyside.
Gary […]
January 9th, 2008
Categories: Injuries, Manchester United News . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 2 Comments
The strength of United’s squad has really been tested this season, with the team being hit by injuries in every position. Wesley Brown and Anderson/Hargreaves/Carrick have meant the injuries to Paul Scholes and Gary Neville haven’t been too costly.
Neville last played for us in March of last season, seeing out just eleven minutes of our […]
December 31st, 2007
Categories: Injuries . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 5 Comments
Last March, United took a big step towards winning the title, thrashing Bolton 4-1 at Old Trafford. Rooney and Park both got two goals, with Ronaldo playing a blinder. Little did we know that this day would also be the last time Gary Neville would play for us that season, missing the remaining seven league […]
October 30th, 2007
Categories: Injuries . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 6 Comments
As I wrote about earlier this week, United have had a ridiculous time with injuries so far this season. Whilst we’ve had fighting talk from several players this week, the injuries have certainly been a concern to me.
“The manager has chopped and changed this season already, whether that be due to injuries, or suspensions or […]
October 26th, 2007
Categories: Injuries . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 7 Comments