Manchester United’s most important player in the second half of the season has been Paul Scholes.
Rio Ferdinand has sung the praises of Scholes’ impact since coming out of retirement.
“There are a number of reasons why we’ve done well since the turn of the year,” he told United Review. “There’s no doubt one of them is Paul Scholes. Would we have been in the same position [without him]? It’s impossible to say. It’s great to have him back, though. It’s not just the quality of his football that impresses me but the way he’s adapted physically. He was out of the game for months and yet he’s come straight back into top-level football and he’s hardly looked out of place. At this stage of his career, that’s phenomenal.”
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Well played Paul top class, his are big shoes to fill . I wonder who will step up or who we will buy but it has to be done for the start of next season
But I thought it was an act of desperation was it not?
United’s player of the season . No doubt in my mind
@ Cedars. Not really an act of desperation, but it isnt great to think that we needed to bring back a player out of retirement to have a shot at the title. 50m was spent last summer and not a penny went on replacing Scholesey.
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keegan4england
I see what you mean mate but I guess the boss looked at what he had at the beginning of the season with the likes of Clev, Anderson and may be even Pogba and thought we could manage. Of course Scholes could never be replaced like for like and with Clev’s injuries and Anderson’s indifferent form it simply made sense to get Scholes back, who and for what its worth asked to get back
As much as we love Scholes. We have to move on. We desperately need new blood in the middle of the park. Credit to Scholes for saving our season, but our season is not saved yet, we haven’t won anything
Off topic
Neymar is a prick, but you have to admit he has some crazy skills
Scholes is easily my player of the season, for without him our depleted midfield would have left us fighting for 3rd. Nobody has contributed more. The games he was not playing he was sorely missed and usually caused our defeat.
Play on Paul!!!
It may come off as a desperate move but we really need him
Scholes to me is an enigma, to be that age and still be that good at dictating games is amazing. Also the fact that a person that plays in front of 75,000 people watched by millions more is one of the shyest people that you will ever see.
Absolute Legend….
Scholes cannot be king as that marker has gone to another.He is certainly the Prince Regent and first lord of OT.He is a shining example of a man in his demeanor alone.As a footballer he is a genius.
Dont know why still united fans dont accept the fact that SCHOLESY wanted to make a come back..
all they do is point fingers at Sir Alex..Not right..
With scholesy in the team, he has boosted the confidence of players, esp back four and Carrick, which have been vital for where we are this season in league post xmas..
Evening reds around the world…
Cedars,
hello mate,
2 days to kick off…err..may be one and half
A man with true humility. He has never lost himself or been seduced by fame .
Morning.
Well fuck off you pair of Spanish cunts. Ramos’ penalty was akin to Waddles in Turin. What a joke. Glad Munich are through as firstly they are a decent efficient outfit who will cause the chavs more problems than Madrid in my opinion. Does Lahm ever have a bad game? Get in Sebastien with the winner. Secondly I do not want that arrogant smug cunt Mourinho winning three this year .
Well so much fo La Liga being streets ahead. Graham Hunter will be suicidal this morning. Like Barca the previous night Madrid looked fucked second half. Munich will take Chelsea apart.
I hear Scott has had a pop at Tony Scouse Evans of the Times for tweeting “Will Ronaldo actually ever show up in big games” Goal in a European Cup final. Fa cup final. League cup final. Copa del Ray. 3 El Classicos. Do your research Tony you scouse bastard.
King Eric- looking forward to watching the Chavs get dismantled by german efficency. Bastien…. Com to united.
King Eric- if it comes down to penalties, no Terry may be an advantage
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RedBilly – Spot on. He was superb last night. At one point however ten minutes after the final whistle it looked as though he was about to do a Nazi salute!! I wish Keano had have slotted that giddy cunt Chiles last night.
Wilshire tweet “Ronaldo is good but I am on team Messi” . Oh grow up you childish little cunt.
haha ‘Team Messi’ ugh. ‘Team GB’ annoys the fuck out of me. It’s the fucking GB team.
@King Eric: Lahm has to be the best fullback in the world at the moment. 2 years back, I would have said Evra, but he is in a different class right now, if you ask me.
seen a news report on the daily fail thats just made my blood boil some sick cunts (apparently sheep scum) have posted up a Munich page mocking the munich air disaster on Facebook the fucking cunts on Facebook wont take it down with some bullshit excuse, i am going to fucking e-mail those cunts at Facebook there gonna get it. I
f some little shit can get done for tweeting some vile shit about Muamba surely some scummy toothless fucking cocksucking excreted human beings can be locked up for that.
..and did I see Wilshere in one of those special effects laden ads where Galactico types have a kick about in public? It looked like him. I’d love to see a piss-take one where the likes of Zidane, Scholes, etc pass it about before Heskey shoots and misses. Or maybe the ad I saw was a piss take.
Personally:
Ronaldo is good but I am on team Cedars
King Eric- chiles is the kind of bloke Roy hates. Arse licking cunt. Bastien would be ideal. No nonsense and he looks a right hard cunt. Sign him up fergie .
Chiles looked like he was on the vinegar strokes. Probably thinks playing bayern increases their chances…… Think again. My wish is to watch the game as the Germans dismantle them.
One long weekend until Team Man United play
I remember watching United lose at anfield, which give leeds scum the title. Feeling really low, and thinking I didn’t want to experience those feelings again. Apart from the odd blip here, or there, the club has repaid us fans back big time. We lost the title at Liverpool officially, but West Ham away was the game that really sunk our chances. Remember Billy Bonds apologising to Fergie, for the effort his players put into the game. They were already down, at this point. All I ask on Monday, is for the players to give everything. If it isn’t good enough on the night, so be it. Come on United! 19/20
Wilsher,
you messi wanking cunt…
dont know where are those all la liga wankers now..
next up..chavs to get fucker by Bayern..lets accept they quality, disciplined and class players, right from goalie to strikers..
and they all seem to be in their peak except one or two..
enough of the shit that i shudnt be worrying..
Bring on Monday night…
May day May day…
Well said, Willie. All I ask for is an effort that makes Manchester United proud.
MG –
Evening King Eric..
Irish hero – yeah mate i m sure the lads will give everything they got for this game..
Gaz,
the facebook cunts will need time..fuckers.
Jeet,
the lads will be in hot form, time for revenge and more than that, we play for pride as you put it..
Got a feeling Giggs will play after being rested or maybe bench if he makes way for Nani. I think we’re due another big performance from him. Nani has been superb since returning. Looks like he could score a lot of goals in the next 3 games.
and when did Charlie Adam became Liverpool Ace as some daily headlined it..
funny world this
and yeah,
we fucking miss Fletcherinho…get well soon homie..
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Xol,
One thing Sir Alex always does in big games and derbies is to go for Experience..
Giggsy may be in contention but we already have enough selection dilemma between Young, nani and Valencia..
and we cant Scholesy and Giggsy in the middle of the park..
one more option is,
4 – 1 – 3- 2
__________Carrick_________
Valencia_____Rooney________Giggsy
_______Nani____Danny____
But excluding Scholesy would mean we panic in ball control and possession…
some very tough selection dilemma ahead…
WRN- well said
@Sandeep: IMO that’s a bit too experimental for this match. My preference would be:
Steady Back 5 (forget dropping Rafael)
Carrick Scholes
Young Cleverly Nani
Rooney
Giggsy and TonyV on the bench. Jones too, if we need to shore up, and Welbz if we need to attack more.
Prefer Nani/Young to Tony V, because the latter doesn’t always do so well in away games, and Nani always seems to turn up against the bitters.
Or maybe, the Boss will just go all-in with our standard 4-4-2?
Scholes looked very fresh in the first 3 months of his comeback. I think his temporary retirement benefited him greatly on that front. But as much as I loved seeing him back, lets hope next season we won’t need him to this extent. Hope he doesn’t re-retire yet though.
Scholes for me at present is the only center midfield player we have who can dictate the pace of a game,
Jeet – I agree about Lahm mate and for me has been the best right back in Europe for some years .
Sandeep – Hi mate. Yes good thanks pal.
xol – Yes you most ceratinly have seen Wilshire in that cringeworthy ad. Urrggh.
Jack Wilshere:
He’s dreaming of Barca transfer – Wenger better watch out – one more Arsenal player out and Arsene issa goner the gooner
MG: MG saved our season!
MG declares that MG has saved Manchester United’s season with his inspirational posts
Sir Alex Ferguson: No doubt about that.
Mancini: Issa do transfer to city no?
Jeff: Are you aware that after your last post you’ll be banned for writing for the final matches?
Gary Neville: OOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH MMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGG!
Guardiola: He’ a tough opponent
Mourinho: He’s my boy, my hero, I wish he win the final
Cedars: I just want to drink and watch the girls go by!
Costas: To MG Kebabs with love:lol:
Watson: I say Holmes well done, you’ve cracked the un-crackable!
Jack Wilshere:
Rupert Murdoch’s writers are good.
But MG’s better
For Costas smiley that went missing
Robin Van Cedars:
Well yesh, MG ish brilliant no? I wanna shpeak to dad now, yesh?
Prime Minister David Cameron:
I truly believe that MG should now be considered for the cultural media secretary position
Its official, MG is mad, gone totally bonkers……….. I for one am mad about MG…
Also this Albert fella seems like a diamond in the rough, just waiting to be polished so he can shine like a crazy one
Well yeah Shedars MG ish toetally fantashtic.
Afternoon Cedars
If not for Scholes where will we be?
MG seems to be on fire today.
Scholes is forever excellent but I REALLY hope that he is not here next season. We CANNOT continue to depend on a 33 plus year old man to run our midfield. The fact that he is our best midfielder is a testament to his legendary status but it is also a testament to our REFUSAL to spend money on the right positions. We MUST spend money to get a younger midfielder who can control the midfield and keep the ball very well. Same thing with Giggs. I hope they can leave too so that we start adapting to life without them. They are legends but They can’t continue for much longer and the sooner we start adapting to life without both of them the better. Thanks scholesy for saving us once again.
Damn I need a water hose to take the fire out!
Double damn! there is a water hose ban!
It’s okay I’ll stand outside in the pouring thrashing rain.
Just before the semis of the CL were played I was asked to pick a preferred winner, not being able to answer, I was asked again with a gun to my head so I said Bayern. I still hope that its the case, with both the virus and divers out the scenario would be complete once the renties are beaten.
Hiya MG
Wait.
Hayley McQueen in plunging black dress and looking too hot to handle with glasses on shall cool MG down.
Sub Zero temperatures before I get on another fire of a different kind again.
I so love writing
Thanks for that Cedars.
Thank you for thanking Cedars, willie.
@MG
See you’re in a good mood.
Truth is, Scholes saved this season just like kebabs and Bebe saved the last one.
Afternoon Cedars!
How are you doing my friend – hows the weather treating you because i tell you the rain here is driving me bloody mad!
Well as long as we beat the arabs Cedars and win our premiership I’m not bothered how everything else pans out!
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Costas
I’m in a cheerful mood! Might as well be, nothing else to be!
World player of the the year 12/13: Bebe
Goal of the year 12/13: Bebe
CL player of the year 12/13: Bebe
Premiership scorer of the year 12/13: Bebe
In the future anything can happen.
Breaking News:
Mancini issa phone a friend.
Ring ring
Hello?
Hello who dis?
Is Ronaldo, Christiano Ronaldo, who is this?
Issa Roberto your Christian-ship
How can I help you Mr. Mancini?
Issa upset for you not doing CL semi-final, issa want you to come to city to beat United.
Mr. Mancini, I love the fans the manager and the weather. In the future, only God knows. I don’t think about the future, this is what I say and this is what I want. As for the future, maybe but now it’s good. It’s polemic.
Issa okay then issa thank you for your honest answer your Christiano-ship. Issa ask one more question?
Ok.
Issa tell me how to beat United no?
I’m sorry I can’t do this. Sir Alex is like my father, I can’t betray him.
Issa sad to hear this, issa be your father instead no?
Is thank you Mr. Mancini, but in the Manchester I only know one team and one Father.
The phone goes down.
Thanking Costas, for thanking me, for thanking Cedars. Appreciate the gesture.
Costas
Thanks for acknowledging Willie’s thanks to me….
MG
All is good my friend, still being pampered, weather is great and I feel fanbloodytastic!
Hayley McQueen just said:
Andy Murray through to next round with a straight sex win!
God I love you Miss McQueen!
So, so I think you can tell
impostors from real,
not all are the same.
You can tell a fine meal
from a fare that’s so lame,
a smile from a veil.
Yes I think you can tell.
But not all are willing to wade
through heroes or ghosts.
Who wants that disease?
Hot air, or a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for he.
Or one could exchange
a walk on part in a war
for a lead role in the cage.
How I’m glad, how I’m glad to be here.
We’re just all Red souls
swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year.
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old cheers.
I’m just glad to be here.
Willie
A thanking threesome?
Lucky you Cedars! As for MG! poor me in this atrocious weather
Having just said that the sun has just come out!
I think it must be Divine Cedars intervention
Right United, till later need to be out for some hours
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@MG
I think you went a bit overboard. Bebe won’t be top scorer of the year. Heskey will.
@willie, Cedars
Thanks for being so thankful lads. I am thankful.
Yep, that’s smartalex.
Got to go!
@Albert Ross: Lovely song – and we continue to have our musical coincidences. I was thinking of doing something on the lines of “we’re just 2 RED souls, swimming in a RoM bowl, year after year”
@MG: “The sunshine bores the daylights out of meeeeee”
@Cedars: “I see the girls go by in their summer clothes…”
Its such a comfortable feeling being a United supporter, so much so that it makes me numb
MG – Sorry to tell ya mate, but I’m following Hayley on Twitter? She loves my RedNuts!
Jeet – our lyrics are doubtless inspired by triggers in the forum, chosen from a common library.
We just hate blue pus, flowing out of the bus, all over the world, making all the Reds hurl.
Yes I feel sick as well.
Uefa will allow Terry(cunt) to lift the CL trophy if Chelsea beat Bayern next month. Amazing!
Paul has been a revelation this year and part of it is probably down to the break he took. Thank the gods he kept himself fit as well. At this age, we need to use him economically and hope that we get another year out of him without injury.
He is such a player. They don’t grow on trees do they.
What sets United apart from any other football club in the world, or any other sports institution that ever existed?
Is it our history?
Our tradition?
Our values?
Principles?
High moral standards?
Sir Matt, Sir Alex?
Busby Babes?
Holy Trinity?
All the above and much more?
I just know with all my heart and fully functional senses that I support, in fact I am honored and privileged to support the best football club that ever and will ever exist…
United ARE my life
Words fail me regarding the Terry ruling. It’s just incredible the amount of crap a thug can get away with nowdays.
@CedarsDevil:
I agree fully and 100% with you mate! I don’t give a shitt about anything in my life but UNITED !!
I praise the Lord every day for being so kind to me and gave me the best part of my whole life which is >>>> MANCHESTER UNITED<<<
A word to Rio.
Rio our season is not saved yet.Come Monday when we hopefully DELETE our noisy neighbours and I'll be running mad with my quod byke in Sliema-St Julians area like crazy ! Be up for lads. Do not let me suffer another heart attack PLEEEEEEEEESSEEEEE !!!!!!
You know, it would be a travesty if Newcastle finished 4th and were denied a place in the Champions League if Chelsea win it. That seems totally unjust and for that reason I’ll be cheering on Bayern. Obviously, throw into the mix the latest bullshit about Terry, and Chelsea can fuck right off. Set of cunts
Since the end of the Group phase, there has been argument from some quarters that we should support Chelsea (and Arsenal) because England’s ration of CL places was endangered should all English teams do poorly. That rationale has now been turned on it’s head. Supporting Chelsea is to want England’s ration to be reduced immediately, from 4 to 3.
As the streaks on Phil Jones will attest.
We obviously need a new central midfield player, a blind man can see that BUT I really dislike that line ” we cannot rely on a 37 year old” Why not? When that 37 year old still shits on most kids who would be available.
Most United fans will be wanting a Bayern win. No brainer!
CedarsDevil @ 10:22: ” I guess the boss looked at what he had at the beginning of the season with the likes of Clev, Anderson and may be even Pogba and thought we could manage. Of course Scholes could never be replaced like for like”
It’s impossible to replace “class” – and TheGingerNinja is that, and all.
You forgot to mention that there was probably some hope that DarrenFletcherinho was going to be available in addition to YoungTom, FatAndy, and PP (to be known in the future as “It’sPogba,NotDrogba” ???).
One has the sense that SAF keeps his team in “permanent transition” mode – how else can one explain the deletion of perfectly-serviceable players like Nicky Butt, Phil Neville, John O’Shea, and Wesley Brown well before their best-by dates ? So, if there’s any truth in that suggestion, then the WilyOldFootieKnight has probably got his eye on one/two box-to-box midfielders who can be brought in to provide the drive/energy that has been aborted by the unfortunate injury/illness that have wrecked his plans for renewal with Owen Hargreaves and DarrenFletcherinho. Or else, MrJones might be given more than a few, random matches partnering Michael Carrick.
Back to the topic (!), Scholes’ form and endurance have been amazing – can he continue next year ? Why not ? Class is, after all, permanent AND physicality has never been a key part of his game although he has that nasty-bugger streak that anyone wandering through the UTD midfield is well aware of !
Willie – Too right pal. United and Munich have obviously got a bond type of thing and I am a big fan of Beckenbaur who is always respectful to United and is great pals with Sir Bobby. I have no problems with Munich whatsoever. Well aside from that little fucking nonce Ribery. A proper football club.
Meanwhile gotta love Fergie. Look at him with that mischevious glint in his eye. Bet he is buzzing about Monday and not nervous at all despite what he says. Actually gald its away as we know our away fans will outsing those cunts even if our numbers are low. Their fans will create an edgy atmosphere:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2135546/Manchester-derby-Sir-Alex-Ferguson-looks-forward-Manchester-City-title-showdown.html
denton – Good post pal . Ha “FatAndy”. Quality.
ZuluUtd-Malta
Greetings to all Reds in Malta, such a beautiful place and houses which I believe is one of the oldest United fans clubs in the world…….
Denton
Well said, I suppose no one expected Fletcher’s illness to be so severe and his absence has been felt…..
Loved your ‘WilyOldFootieKnight’
UEFA’S Decision A Kick In The Teeth For Roy Keane
http://redflagflyinghigh.com/2012/04/blogs/uefas-decision-a-kick-in-the-teeth-for-roy-keane
Good review of the facts. Always different rules for United.
Was there a similar ruling for Darren Fletcher I wonder?
Fuck off Quinn you fat scouse horse abusing dole cheating cunt siding with Terry. Saying the country “forgave Goldenballs for France 98″ Fuck off. He got pilloried for years till his goal against Greece when the little Ingerlunders changed their tunes. Anyway what the fuck has he to do with it? Keano wouldn’t even collect the cup if he could have as he didnt feel part of it. Just like Sir Bobby wouldn’t walk up in Moscow yet Kenyon did. Shows the gulf in class. I fucking detest that fat tached cunt.
Fletch – Spot on mate.
Cedars – Alright mate. Yes the supporters club in Valetta is THE oldest one. Been to MALTA loads of times as a kid and it’s a lovely place and the people are so nice.
” fat scouse horse abusing dole cheating cunt”
Never seen uninterrupted abuse this long.
King Eric, Some reports on Twitter saying Keano ‘chose’ not to pick up the trophy. Opting for photos on the pitch. I actually don’t recall specifically, is it posible that he just had to much pride to do it?
RE ManUnited Malta, they even have a proper www sited http://www.manutd-malta.com/
Top Supporters Club! Proper reds as well!
Sir Alex’s presser:
“We have to get used to playing City in important games. The financial support they have means we’ll meet them in a lot of big games. Therefore, if we’re going to be contesting with them for the league title it will become almost as important as the Liverpool derbies. In fact, this supercedes Liverpool at the moment because they’re our direct opponents. We have to focus on the team who can affect our progress in terms of winning the league.”
this season will still end up as a colossal fail if we don’t win this league. Knocked out to basel et al in the champs league, bilbao in Europa, the 1-6 at our own home… Wish Rio would stop talking like its in the bag.
I want Bayern to not only win , I want a Bayern goalfest. Bastien letting fuck all through, leave chelski quaking. Followed by varifiable rumours that said Bastian is heading to old trafford. We could make good use of the German powerhouse. One can dream.
MG he crazy no?
@ManUtd_247
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What’s happening mate? Still no news?
When you say up to the minute news, is that one particular minute? Which minute will that be?
I will say that your advert is very misleading. It implies that we get the news as-it-happens.
A lot has happened since 18:40.
It was a little desperate. Just because it came out of Vieira’s mouth doesn’t mean it wasn’t at least a little true.
Think about how much trouble we had controlling games without scholes (Lets set Everton aside, he was tired and needed to come off a good 5-10 minutes before he did)
But, player of the season? Maybe, personally i’d give to Evans, he’d been good and the guy deserves something to make him feel like the fans are on his side.
I hated him, but i’ve come round.
@CedarsDevil:
Yes mate ! We have our Maltese Branch the oldest in the world and it’s official. Date formed 5th February 1959.
You’ll be more than welcome to our supporters club if you visit our Island one day !
Cheers mate !
In what precise way was the season saved?