The media called winning the league title, the FA Cup and European Cup in one season ”impossible” after we beat Liverpool in the FA Cup final in 1977. Three decades later Manchester United were achieving it.
This year, much has been made of the ‘quintuple’, with United already winning two of the five trophies on offer.
I’m not too bothered by that talk. I’m more interested in winning the title for the third year running, for the second time in ten years. My priorities always lie with the league. If we can win another trophy or two on top of that, then it is a massive bonus.
Darren Fletcher has today revealed how the discussions that went on in Moscow inspired United to be in the position they are at the moment, with so many players demanding more. I’m sure this would be pleasing for Roy Keane, who was unhappy with how contented our lads were following 1999. This team just wants more and more, which is clearly shown by our brilliant results over the past few months.
“He said, ‘Lads, this is what it’s all about — let’s have it next year as well’, and we were looking at this trophy, which hadn’t even been presented to us, and there was Ryan already talking about next year,” said Fletcher. “It brought home to me what this club is about. Later, we were sitting in the dressing room and there were so many players already talking about winning it again. Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand marching around telling everybody, ‘I like this feeling, let’s keep it going’. That is why the club gets stronger and stronger. I know nobody has retained the Champions League but we are definitely capable of it. If we do not at least get near it, the club will see that as a disappointment, just as we were disappointed we didn’t do the Treble last year. We always think we can achieve more. Look at Ryan: I’m sure he sees the Premier League as his trophy and why shouldn’t he? He has won it so many times it’s as if he lends it out for the odd year.”
Man Utd News 24/7
“.. as if he lends it out for the odd year”
CLASSIC!!
This is the exact reason why players like GNev are so important to the club.
Go get it boys !!!
In the long run,this will be Giggsy’s true legacy at the club.Not his runs,not his goals and not his record of appeances.The fact that he remained at United even in his declining years in order to help out with the younger talent.The man is an icon.For him it’s all about what’s best for United.I fear the day we will no longer have him even as a locker room presence.Something people forget in Moscow,is that the cameras caught him talking with Ronaldo clearly telling him this is the club for you.Too mad some people choose to listen to their griddy agents instead of legends like Giggs.By the way Scott,the quintuple is far away but apart from the title i would also like the cup.We have to pout some distance between ourselves and Arsenal in the list with the most cup wins and we also have to be the fist team to win the domestic double 4 times.
Rome Here We Come – Manchester United, more than a football club. One Love Forever – MUFC
Darren Fletcher is so improved in midfeild the last 2 seasons he is such a huge part of the team, he could be out of the side for 2/3 games and you know he’d be in the starting lineup for the big games.
gotta hate tiny tears – spot on mate you should see the so called “fans” on the Times forum slagging him off! Some cunt has wrote a topic called “Darren Fletcher- under or over rated?” what the fuck?
” He has won it so many times it’s as if he lends it out for the odd year.”
- genius!
Giggs can go. I don’t like it to happen but the most important thing is that we have the players like Rooney, Rio, Vida and others who won it all. They know what is to win this trophies, they know how is it to lose 0-3 against Milan and they know how is it to be hungry for more success. The mission accomplished, well done Fergie.
If you ask me Fletcher was a bit shaky yesterday – don´t get me wrong, I rate him but he didn´t seem comfortable in his position yesterday…
on another note I watched the game in Free TV over here in Germany yesterday and the German commentator was raving about Man Utd and the EPL in general. Here are a few Quotes (roughly translated by me)
“…you would be hard pushed to find a team of Fulhams Quality here in Germany,let alone on of Uniteds quality. United are way way out of Bayern Munichs league – hopefully Bayern don´t come up against SAFs Men in the Champions League…”
“…Manchester United play with elegance and control like the big Italian teams of years gone by and are able to dominate like no other football team I can name…”
“…Carlos Tevez is a Striker in the mold of George Best, what a player to have in any Championship and he doesn´t even have a First Team place at United…”
“… Sir Alex Ferguson is in my opinion Modern Footballs finest trainer, he is certainly the most decorated…”
“… The United Squad are so comfortable and flexible with each other and their skills and that allows SAF to pick at least 3 First Teams perfectly tailored to the match at hand…”
“…There have been many great Teams that have gone after great prizes Manchester United are at the moment probably the Greatest and they are going for all the prizes they can possibly win…”
nuff said
btw great blog for an expat manc lad like me…
lads, question. do ye reckon that scolesy, giggs and neville will be all part of the backroom staff at united once they retire? you would hope so
YES. united should be managed by red devils only.
The Count – fuckin hell. its a pity we don’t have those sort of commentators over here instead of the usual bitter ABU spewing cunts!
change of subject but i was just day dreaming about the perfect end to our season starting with a comfortable 3-0 win over nter and 4-0 over dippers.
then jumping ahead to facup final and a 2-0 win over chealsea. but then the champions league final vs liverpool ( to complete the lot) 0-0 at 85 mins we have hit the woodwork twice but s has torres and gerrard. 90 min they get a soft penalty for a gerrard dive, vds guesses right and tips it around the post. 91 wes brown limps of and on comes gary neville for a carrick corner, vidic and skertel jump for the ball it bounces down to gary on the half volley……just what would happen to gary neville next??????
im gonna go with he’d explode!
Fucking hell Deathorvictory-mufc (gotta shorten the nick mate lol)…. you got me going there….. I’ll tell you one thing, if that did actually come about (please let there be a God) it wouldn’t matter if the whole of the scouse scum was behind the ball, Nev would drive the fucker and any scouse twat in the way into the back off the net…. then he would fucking explode!!!!
COME ON YOU REDS !!!!
Never mind the quintuple. This team would win the World Cup over any national team currently playing. Just a thought, could we register Mancunia as a real republic and qualify for 2010?