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	<title>Comments on: Congratulations Chelsea&#8217;s Ballack On Fantastic Season</title>
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		<title>By: Don Marco Polo</title>
		<link>http://therepublikofmancunia.com/congratulations-chelseas-ballack-on-fantastic-season/#comment-181188</link>
		<dc:creator>Don Marco Polo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hmmm...personally i feel sorry for him, but come to think of it, he snubbed us.(Owen Hargo was wiser,he has a champions league medal despite d fact that he is plagued by injuries). And i dont have a problem with players refusing utd- every player has a right to choose whatever club he wishes to play for- but he had the guts to make dumb remarks about utd.
 At the end what did he get, nothing! He was used and thrown away like a used condom (hope u16s aint reading this. Lol)...its a warning 2 others that:
 * dont talk sh!t about utd.join whateva club u want and for whateva reason. But keep our name out of ur mouth..harry kewell said the same thing he ended up been a non-entity in football..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hmmm&#8230;personally i feel sorry for him, but come to think of it, he snubbed us.(Owen Hargo was wiser,he has a champions league medal despite d fact that he is plagued by injuries). And i dont have a problem with players refusing utd- every player has a right to choose whatever club he wishes to play for- but he had the guts to make dumb remarks about utd.<br />
 At the end what did he get, nothing! He was used and thrown away like a used condom (hope u16s aint reading this. Lol)&#8230;its a warning 2 others that:<br />
 * dont talk sh!t about utd.join whateva club u want and for whateva reason. But keep our name out of ur mouth..harry kewell said the same thing he ended up been a non-entity in football..</p>
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		<title>By: Suprah</title>
		<link>http://therepublikofmancunia.com/congratulations-chelseas-ballack-on-fantastic-season/#comment-181125</link>
		<dc:creator>Suprah</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:41:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michael &quot;Mr Runners Up&quot; Ballack

runners up in 2002 CL final vs Real Madrid, 2002 WC Final runners up to Brazil (which he didnt play because of suspension but that wouldnt have mattered as Brazil were too good).

2007, 2008, 2009....same shit.

He has, unfortunately, gotten very good at being second best.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael &#8220;Mr Runners Up&#8221; Ballack</p>
<p>runners up in 2002 CL final vs Real Madrid, 2002 WC Final runners up to Brazil (which he didnt play because of suspension but that wouldnt have mattered as Brazil were too good).</p>
<p>2007, 2008, 2009&#8230;.same shit.</p>
<p>He has, unfortunately, gotten very good at being second best.</p>
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		<title>By: Gazza</title>
		<link>http://therepublikofmancunia.com/congratulations-chelseas-ballack-on-fantastic-season/#comment-8822</link>
		<dc:creator>Gazza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wt a fantastic article. Beckenbauers comment? is he fuked? It doesnt come any bigger than playing for Manchester United. Every week is the oppositions worlc cup final, champs league final, fa cup final all rolled into 1. Not only that every1 h8s utd every1 wants you to fail. It takes a special character to pull on a united shirt. Michael Ballack isnt. We have paul scholes and no1 even comes close to him. United&gt;England</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wt a fantastic article. Beckenbauers comment? is he fuked? It doesnt come any bigger than playing for Manchester United. Every week is the oppositions worlc cup final, champs league final, fa cup final all rolled into 1. Not only that every1 h8s utd every1 wants you to fail. It takes a special character to pull on a united shirt. Michael Ballack isnt. We have paul scholes and no1 even comes close to him. United&gt;England</p>
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		<title>By: suhayl</title>
		<link>http://therepublikofmancunia.com/congratulations-chelseas-ballack-on-fantastic-season/#comment-8563</link>
		<dc:creator>suhayl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>yep we wouldnt say owt...if HE hadnt pumped his arms, chest, flexed his muscles and mouth and spouted vitriol at us and not signing for us. No need fo rtha then. But like the saying goes...you shouldnt start spouting that big mouth toooooo soon. what comes around goes around. The words came to bite him. the perennial runner up!!!!!!..ha ha ha</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yep we wouldnt say owt&#8230;if HE hadnt pumped his arms, chest, flexed his muscles and mouth and spouted vitriol at us and not signing for us. No need fo rtha then. But like the saying goes&#8230;you shouldnt start spouting that big mouth toooooo soon. what comes around goes around. The words came to bite him. the perennial runner up!!!!!!..ha ha ha</p>
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		<title>By: UnitedRay</title>
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		<dc:creator>UnitedRay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are not gloating. We are just ramming his german accented words back down his throat. Grown men must be responsible for things they say, rich arrogant footballers are no exception. He can insult united by claiming we will never be winners again. But we cannot do the same to him when we did win? (and win big we did!) you ABUs are pathetic when you assume the moral high ground. Stop being a double standard prick!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are not gloating. We are just ramming his german accented words back down his throat. Grown men must be responsible for things they say, rich arrogant footballers are no exception. He can insult united by claiming we will never be winners again. But we cannot do the same to him when we did win? (and win big we did!) you ABUs are pathetic when you assume the moral high ground. Stop being a double standard prick!</p>
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		<title>By: Tom F</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tom F</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ballack did turn it on a bit towards the end of the season for Chelsea and Zi Germans but I am very pleased of his disappointing year.

Though seeing Torres so happy irks me a bit!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ballack did turn it on a bit towards the end of the season for Chelsea and Zi Germans but I am very pleased of his disappointing year.</p>
<p>Though seeing Torres so happy irks me a bit!</p>
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		<title>By: jon</title>
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		<dc:creator>jon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>fuzzy, you&#039;re right it was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who said United were pap, the kaiser in fact said Ballack was mad to choose Chelsea over United</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>fuzzy, you&#8217;re right it was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who said United were pap, the kaiser in fact said Ballack was mad to choose Chelsea over United</p>
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		<title>By: OMelhorDoMundo</title>
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		<dc:creator>OMelhorDoMundo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Villa Park last season, Ronaldo was injured yet United should&#039;ve beaten Villa by a larger margin than 4-1. Rooney and Tevez. Tevez didn&#039;t score on the night but could&#039;ve gotten a hattrick. Rooney missed out on a hattrick because he missed a penalty. 

Ever since Ballack went to Chelsea and said he joined them ahead of United because he wanted to win,  I hated that cunt. The way he intimidates referees, the way he tries to pick a fight with opponents, his arrogance...
So it feels not only good but right to laugh at the loser who chose a rich team without history over United</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Villa Park last season, Ronaldo was injured yet United should&#8217;ve beaten Villa by a larger margin than 4-1. Rooney and Tevez. Tevez didn&#8217;t score on the night but could&#8217;ve gotten a hattrick. Rooney missed out on a hattrick because he missed a penalty. </p>
<p>Ever since Ballack went to Chelsea and said he joined them ahead of United because he wanted to win,  I hated that cunt. The way he intimidates referees, the way he tries to pick a fight with opponents, his arrogance&#8230;<br />
So it feels not only good but right to laugh at the loser who chose a rich team without history over United</p>
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		<title>By: fuzzy</title>
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		<dc:creator>fuzzy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Could you confirm the quote by Beckenbauer that you have mentioned in the third sentence ?
I find it really doubtful that the Kaiser would speak that way about United considering that he&#039;s good friends with Sir Bobby Charlton and is seen as one of the reasons why the Hargreaves transfer went through.

The only one that I remember is this -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6297565.stm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Could you confirm the quote by Beckenbauer that you have mentioned in the third sentence ?<br />
I find it really doubtful that the Kaiser would speak that way about United considering that he&#8217;s good friends with Sir Bobby Charlton and is seen as one of the reasons why the Hargreaves transfer went through.</p>
<p>The only one that I remember is this -<br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6297565.stm" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/6297565.stm</a></p>
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		<title>By: Drew Vader</title>
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		<dc:creator>Drew Vader</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I would just like to thank Rob for coming on here and offering us a lesson in morality and class. I appreciate it, i think we all needed it and were crying out for a wise old sage to come and set us straight lest we continue down the path straight to hell.  

I forgot how mocking an opposition player is almost nowhere to be found in football.  Chants and songs are sung only to praise, never to degrade or chastise. We at united, on the other hand, are the only souless monsters who sink low enough to ever dare to say anything negative about our opponents. And for that, I am deeply sorry and embarassed. 

So again, thank you wise Rob for setting us straight. And let me also offer this apology to Mr Ballack.  On behalf of all of manchester united fans, and Rob of course, we apologize. We didnt think how hurtful our words could be, we forgot that you are also a human. Please forgive us. Have a great summer!! And keep your head up buddy!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would just like to thank Rob for coming on here and offering us a lesson in morality and class. I appreciate it, i think we all needed it and were crying out for a wise old sage to come and set us straight lest we continue down the path straight to hell.  </p>
<p>I forgot how mocking an opposition player is almost nowhere to be found in football.  Chants and songs are sung only to praise, never to degrade or chastise. We at united, on the other hand, are the only souless monsters who sink low enough to ever dare to say anything negative about our opponents. And for that, I am deeply sorry and embarassed. </p>
<p>So again, thank you wise Rob for setting us straight. And let me also offer this apology to Mr Ballack.  On behalf of all of manchester united fans, and Rob of course, we apologize. We didnt think how hurtful our words could be, we forgot that you are also a human. Please forgive us. Have a great summer!! And keep your head up buddy!!</p>
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