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I don’t know but Studs Up prank seems sick to me
Yeah don’t get what’s funny or even tasteful about the Studs Up sketch.
@ The Real AB – Studs up is really really hit and miss. Sometimes it really makes me laugh and sometimes the joke is about a bit of poo they’ve made look like Benitez which makes me never wanna read it again its so unfunny. Today was definately a miss.
@loughie21 – TPL
May be you are right they are Hit and Miss regarding the quality of humor but today’s this work of theirs is Sick, Nothing to do with Humor.
Who’s the old gal in the picture?
@ The Real AB
I completely agree! I’ll only ever check out that site again if Scott recommends it in one of his Reads
@willierednut
Auld Slapper?
Costas – Or new slapper?
Studs up is great, whether it’s sick or not, for its ability to nonchalantly and casually just make fun of just about everything thats good and bad about football.
But this one was a bit over the limit…
even if it was terry or cole, its stil nt funny. writer should be shot
Thats funny, if it was Stevie G you’d be laughing
Lies, lies and more lies!!
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/A/443690582?-11193
Sorry, i forgot to post the link lol, lies!!
@willierednut
Come on mate. You knew it was coming! He is tired of the English press, he wants to find peace in Madrid, blah blah blah. Funny how the English press always like to evaluate which player or manager is tired of the treatment he gets from them. Wishful thinking perhaps?
@Red Canuck
That’s retarded and it’s not funny no matter which club you support.
have to sayive been very vocal about my dismay about rooney and the actions of the man
but i cant see much wrong with the studs up thing
wasnt the funniest joke ive read as i kinda seen where they were going half way through but still there is nothing sick about it
I’ve seen sicker, a bit distasteful though.
God I am fucking bored. This international break has felt like 2 months. Just wanna get back to watching proper football. Another few weeks then another bastard break. Not remotely interested.
Off topic but why on earth are we STILL being linked with Benzema 9 days after the window closed?
King Eric – Probably because he scored last night lol. I see Spain got a hammering in Argentina, always nice to see that happening.
That fixture list has the Liverpool game as Sat 19th even tho it should be Sun 19th. NOT BUYING IT!!!
Sell Rooney to Real and pay 50 mil to get Benzema in return.
willierednut
did you see tevez goal
pepsi reina fucked up and tooked and rolled in such a funny way- id be investigating match fixing after that one
money grabbing whores goal/pepsis fuck up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoYTHli9bTQ
@Mufc4life
Writer should be shot??? bit of an overreaction maybe?
Trust Reina to fuck up a World Cup winning side.
Sorry Costas, didnt mean to rattle your cage. It’s just not a big deal to me the personal lives of the players and they can be made fun of like any other person. I love Rooney just as much as the next supporter and wish him the best.
@Red Canuck
Nah, it wasn’t about making fun of Rooney’s situation. He put himself in this predicament and of course they are going to make fun of him. It’s the price of fame. I didn’t like the joke itself. I think there are better ways to poke fun at him than incest jokes.
GHTT – I didn’t see that, but Reinas had a nightmare start this season, hope it continues in 2 weeks time.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1309888/Rio-Ferdinand-larks-beach-holiday-France.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
its such a fuck up that even after he falls and rolls he gets up and is still closer to the ball than tiny tevez
The Vile Sick Disrespectful Sons Of Bitches
http://www.studs-up.com/2010/02/its-an-inside-joke/
I don’t usually find studs up funny but that Rooney one made me laugh. It’s not really an incest joke, it’s playing off the fact that Rooney’s portrayed by the media as a dumb hick.
@willierednut – According to that article he’ll look to leave if the shitstorm doesn’t die down “in the next few days”. So if it’s died down in a few weeks he’ll still be looking for a move in the summer? So many bullshit articles based on absolutely nowt.
another funny studs up, but seriously anyone who finds that ‘sick’ is seeing something that isn’t there at all,
…..which makes me think you might be a bit sick yourself
or a self-righteous cock of course..
and the Benitez poo one was genius for gods sake..whats wrong with people?
On Saturday 18th September, the night before the Liverpool home game, David May will continue to bring you “United Nights” as series of fan nights with ex players. David will be joined by Viv Anderson, Quinton Fortune and Wilf McGuiness.
The format is your chance to meet ex players, have your picture taken with them and chat to them. Each former legend will take to the stage and recall funny stories and take part in a Q&A session. The night is compared and DJ’d by Pete Boyle who will play a mix of classic Manchester Anthems and United anthems and later leading terrace songs, while the big screen will show footage from classic United Games.
The night takes place in The Walkabout function room above Walkabout in the centre of Manchester. Tickets cost £20 and include a 25% drink discount at the bar, buffet food and a United raffle.
An auction of signed United items will also take place.
Ideal for all United fans to meet ex players.
More info can be found at http://unitednights.co.uk and tickets can also be bought online here.
These are great nights, with lots of humour and singing and attract not just local fans but United fans from all over the world.
Ideal for a branch night out or if staying in Manchester the night before the game.
This is expected to be one of the busiest events, so reserve your tickets early.
Now on Facebook, search for United Nights.
@ Costas,
Fair enough bro
no over reaction.
bigphill03 – Yeah, it the Madrid press up to their old tricks again, but there wasting their time, wazzas going nowhere.
@hmm
No need to take shots at those that don’t share your sense of humor.
The joke still sucks by the way.
Going by Ras Mugo’s link, Rio is ready for Goodison Park.
this will fit nicely into “our sign them young policy”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVPYMgSRuEc
check it out lads…..
It’s a light hearted joke and ‘hmm’ is right, anyone who sees it as sick is seeing something that just isn’t there.
‘Red Canuck’ is also right, if it was Gerrard, Terry or anyone else we hate you’d have found it amusing.
Let’s face it, whether we should care or not about his private life, we’re all a little embarrased about this. I think we’ve all had to re-evaluate our opinions of Wazza this week, particularly when so many of us were so ‘self-righteous’ and scathing during the Terry-Bridge saga
So if during this tricky period surrounded by revelations, bad headlines and seemingly no light at the end of the Rooney-gate tunnel, it’s probably quite healthy to take a step back and have a laugh at ourselves and at Roon’s indescretions… What’s wrong with that?
Absolutely nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLaJzjj6uEY
Its a done deal. Rooney wants peace and wants to be out of the spotlight. he will Join Madrid in Jan and we will get Benzema plus 30 million and then we will get Jose for free in 2012.
@Costas
i hope its true mate. Evans struggles under pressure or when he plays against physical strikers like Zamora. Saha wont be easy to handle so Rio being back would be good for us. Evans still needs to learn from Vidic
@AIG
Nice to see you are pessimistic as always, lol.
Anyway, I don’t think Evans is an option for Everton. He missed last Friday’s game with a groin injury and no one knows how serious it is. I am not a big fan of Rio starting seeing as he hasn’t played a lot of football in the last 3 months(45 minutes to be exact), but we might not have an option. It will be either him or Smalling partnering Vidic. Brown is out of favour right now it seems…
gotta hate – Ha ha. Saw the Reina debacle last night. What a cunt.
I actually wouldn’t risk Rio at Goodison. Not the best place to start with NO match fitness. Stick with young Jonny for this one and bring Rio back for Rangers game. Everton ‘s weak part is their strikers. Will Saha even be fit? If so Vida can mark him. I am sure Evans can cope with Beckford.
Costas – Hello mate. Oh shit yes Evans may not be fit. Don’t think Wes is out of favour, he ha s been getting match fit with Ole’s lot.
@Costas
I thought you needed some pessimistic company. lol
Honestly would have fancied an easier first game for rio Like West Ham but i would prefer him over Smalling who looks confused and puzzled at times. Vidic obviously will be the key. A lot depends on him
Is Saha not injured? If Jonnys fit he’ll play, plus Rios back, which is a bonus.
williurednut – Think so mate.
king eric
Saha is doubtful but not ruled out yet
I am also wondering if Saha will be fit. According to a website that documents injuries, there’s no return date for him yet. Neville and Rodwell will probably make it though.
@King Eric
Hi mate. Don’t know. He has found it hard to find a place on the bench since the start of the season. Is Smalling a more reliable option at this point? As you said, at least he is getting match practice in some form.
Costas – No I would personally prefer Brown to Smalling obviously but then its not up to me. Too much of a cauldron for Smalling at this stage but we never know!
aig – Hello. Cheers mate.
@King Eric
Hi mate. Hope you are good
Party time in the USA over. Time to go back to Bombay. The only good thing is i can watch the games again after missing the last 2. See everyone in a few days
@King Eric
I am not judging him. Not until he completes a season or two with us anyway. Just thought that it was an indication that Wes is not among Fergie’s first choices right now.
@AIG
Whoever plays though, a lot will depend on the midfield as well. That should be our first priority going into Saturday’s game. Rooney starting might determine how we line up…
A bit puzzling Wes Brown being left out in favour of others, I’d feel more comfortable if he’s involved on Saturday.
From the Rio article:
“Checking their messages: Rio Ferdinand and his wife Rebecca play with their mobile phones as they relax on holiday in France”
He’s clearly on twitter as usual
Willie — I honestly think he’s a good player and nothing more. I would take Nani and Valencia over him any day of the week. And I rate Bale over him as well. Just my opinion though of course.
Drew Vader – I’d expect you to take Valencia and Nani over Johnson, they do play for us after all. I look at Tosic, and what we payed for him, i just think Johnson would’ve been the better option.
Johnson was the one who got that goal for MIddlesbrough at OT in a Carling Cup tie 2 years ago? It was a good goal, but he didn’t seem anything special to me at the time. Seems like he has improved a great deal since. Not the first time Sir Alex misjudges a talent. You win some you lose some.
Haha Tosic?? F yeah that would have been better! We could have even thrown in the money from his Serbian teenage mate that we were all convinced was going to be Kaka, Ljiac, or whatever.
But even trying to remove my red tinted view, I seriously think Nani is a far superior winger.
Costas — The recent talent that we missed out on I think was Ramsey. He is a fantastic CM
Drew Vader – Keep your red tinted glasses on mate, mines on all the time lol.
@Drew
We were really close with that one. But then again, the always looks to develop young players, so you can never tell if we will regret missing out on someone.
*the club always*
Saha is Out
and so is Rodwell
it was on Evertons site 2 days ago
Costas — True. We have Matty James as a promising young CM.
Not to mention Drinkwater, and possibly Cory Evans. Not to mention further down the line with Pogba and Tunnicliff
Costas – Apparently, we were looking at Johnson since he was young kid, his performance last night belied his years and is imo better player than Walcot.
@willierednut
It’s a toss up right now. Walcott is starting to show signs of maturity too. Johnson is more diverse though. Johnson probably did a Nani and started coming into his own in 2010. Or maybe Mankini’s influence helped, lol.
@Drew Vader
And of course I hope that Cleverley reaches his potential too. If I had one request from our Academy, is that we produce more attacking minded midfielders.
GHTT – Rodwell and Saha out? Things looking up then, but we’ve still got to do the job.
Love this bander, I can sense the return of football! Ah, the smell of the grass. Let’s rip em to shreds.
Get in you Reds!
…banter…. Sheesh/
that studs up sketch is fucking abysmal
Johnson DID play well last night and he has looked decent this season. However against proper teams who can defend I ain’t convinced. He is better than Theo though in my opinion. I am better than Walcott and I am 13 half stone , smoke and nearly 36!! Have to laugh when the gooners chant “Theo” at every game. Sounds a bit gay.
Costas – Hi mate. Have we really EVER gone with out and out attacking midfielders though? At the minute we have Cleverley, James, Eikrem, Ajose coming through who can all play that role. Sorry won’t be able to respond now till morning.
Costas, speaking of attacking mids what can you tell us about this Greek kid Sotiris Ninis
http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Transfer-news-Manchester-United-set-to-sign-8m-Greek-winderkid-Sotiris-Ninis-at-the-end-of-the-season-article571845.html
In other news: Have City named Tevez Captain?! Thought it was just talk, but more sites seem to be picking up on it.
@FletchTHEMAN
He is very talented. Don’t know if he is United quality though. If we were going to sign him, then he would need a lot of work in terms of his physique. So he could be another Tosic case.
I said this the other day, but we should take these rumors with a grain of salt. His club are in the middle of a takeover bid and I don’t think selling him is a top priority. Nor do they need the money I may add. I think an offer along the lines of what we payed for Bebe will be enough…
@King Eric
You are right. I meant wingers too. I know that we have them in the youth squads, but I’d like to see more of them make it in the first team. Looking at our team throughout the years, I think Becks and Giggsy were the last winger to go through our youth ranks and establish themselves in the first team. The good thing is that with Welbeck and Kiko, we finally have good strikers coming through.
@Costas, Agree about the grain of salt! Think someone ought to
start a web score card for news outlets and success in predicting transfers.
Kind of thing you woudn’t be dealing with whole numbers for most of these places.
I bet places like the Mirror would need to be ranked with decimals out to several places. IMO.
Success in predicting transfers: Overall Transfers to United
i. Daily Mirror 0.008 0.00000001
ii. NOTW 0.007 0.0000001
To return to my point about Tevez as Captain of the blue moon lot, Great to know that their captain
will be delivering the half time pep talk in spanish and the BBC will need to send a translator to the post match interview. This is going to be a thrill a minute.
Fish eyes Houllier is back in the prem lol.
Hmmm…first that weird kissing the blackburn badge, then bowing down to the fans…..i am probably reading too much into this, but still…
http://sport.virginmedia.com/football/article/2010/09/08/diouf_focused_on_blackburn_1?
Costas — If he ever recovers from his Saha/Hargo like injury problems, that Italian lad Petrucci is supposed to be a class attacking creative midfielder
Viva wesley snipes
My next door neighbour has a cadillac for sale, I’ll make you a good deal.
Anyone been reading the arguements between Rio and Robbie Savage on Twitter? twitter.com/rioferdy5 – a lot of bad blood still there!
So what are we thinking re Rooney at Goodison?
My thoughts are start him – he seems to be on top of his football since the story broke and he has to face the music with playing away from home at some point and prove he can do it without losing his head……Any other thoughts?
@hooligankicker
My thoughts are leave him out of the 16. I seriously doubt his mental well being and at Goodison it will only be made worse. We need him but if he gets wound up we’ll miss him for the next 3 games rather than just 1. I wouldn’t risk him.
Oh here we go
Someone said to me today that burning the Koran would be the equivalent of United fans burning a city shirt or a liverpool one…
I said to him pretty clearly without the use of 18 cert language
No we wouldn’t – because United don’t do that – because this family is bigger an better than them all – because when they sing Munich we do not burn none of their shirts – we may not like them but that doesn’t mean we can’t live without them
He questioned me why I said this the way I did
I told him because Manchester United will take on everyone – because United cherish the fight – because United do not walk away from a challenge.
He said to me it doesn’t make sense
I told him that we honour those fallen heroes of ours that passed away in 58. I told him that this club stands for a reason. I told him that Manchester United will never die, I told him we ask of no team to finish yet they all ask for us to finish
I told him that defiance is born through adversity – we have it no other club does.
He walked away
If anyone wants a lesson it’s this. If they hate you answer them back by not hating them in return but by showing them that you are more powerful and sincere than them.
This is my club – this is my shirt – here endith the lesson
Get him in there.As for him getting wound up what,s new.
@bchilds
This is priceless, lol. Two 30+ year olds exchanging embarassing insults over twitter.
Rio is owning him by the way, but what else is new?
@MG Good man, well said. Think you ought to send this off to a certain wacko minister in Georgia who is thinking of burning Korans on 9/11. I think your style is much more appropriate. IMO
@Drew
Oh yeah, completely forgot about him. He was billed the new Totti when we signed him. Fimgers crossed he stays free of injuries from now on.
Let’s all laugh at City:
Jérôme Boateng, the £10.5m recruit from Hamburg has not featured at all because of a knee problem he exacerbated when a drinks trolley rolled into him on a plane.
@Sanj
Lol. So now they are coming up with excuses in order to avoid playing in the crappy shirt?
Balotelli is out for 6 weeks now too….
@united.george
Did a golf cart run over his leg?
FletchTHEMAN
I’ll tell you what my shirt has taught me
To be better to respect everyone – no matter what they do otherwise to you
When Sir Alex says that he builds a better class of player – I think he should extend that to all of us
We have a duty to build a better world – all of us – because this shirt says so – because our history demands it
How ironic then that we have a red devil on our badge – yet here we have to do better to become better – the pastor should make sense of that – it’ll blow his fucking mind wide open
Much like those Malaysian muslim priests that abhor the badge
Fucking idiots – I wear this shirt with pride no one but no one can ever tell me that it isn’t worth it.
It is the United way and that is the whole point.
Great Links as per normal.Fantastic this day in fact.
Treble Seven what a brilliant cause worthy of anyones spare few Quid. Superb.
Rohan Rickets of the Sabotage times reveal’s why football players cheat!. Ha Ha Ha
He then goes on to say”When I was “thrust “into the limelight at Spurs” I am assuming this up Arry Rednapps Arse. Limelight and Spurs dont go together its like Arse Hole and not shine.
In my opinion its people like him that are the Glory Hunters.Jumping on something that is great and to be admired.
Having an agenda to attempt to destroy something that they want and are envious of.
After all if this story was say related to a player as an example at club like Torquay would it be as good gossip and tittle tattle we all know the answer. 100% no.
I just feel on this He who cast the first stone……People in Glass houses, should defenitely not be Nudists you will attract deviants.
Leave our Talisman alone.
If I am any judge of character/ knowledge. Wayne has fought bigger battles and succeeded
Prospect Magazine….Brilliant Brilliant read,so good i read it twice, to get into my thick Skull.
As Sam knight!!!? Says ” If The Green and Gold movement as an organised Heart it is MUST”
Lads at this point in time we have 632 letters on the way to the targetted 650 MPS.
Where are you other 18 Lads Lassies?.
I am sure Scott wont Object he put up the link on the last ROM reads use it Lads Lasses if you live in the United Kingdom.
We need this sorted not only for the future of United , but other British football clubs.
The Clubs that may be attacked bye Sharks and people with only self interest in their planning.
Enjoyed the studs up as always,not sure where ” incest ” comes from . It was clearly having a joke at wayne’s supposed thickness. previous strip was funny as fook.anyone with a weak stomach should not google
@costas, no golf cart, i think his leg got stuck up mancini’s ass….honestly I think he hurt himself in the second game he played for city….
who knows? maybe with 6 weeks off, he is bound to do something really stupid and take some heat off rooney…
@united.george. Yes, Balotelli sustained the injury in his first game in for City. MCFC www site saying he is out 6weeks, due to “lateral meniscus, one of the two most crucial structures in the knee”, Not looking good, and could be more. Hate to see anyone of these great athletes injured. Hope he can bounce back, but he is a bit of a thoroughbred, high strung. He looks snake bit. Still, I would love to see all there best players on the pitch when we slaughter them at the wasteland. Count down to October 11!
We are coming to get our trophy back!
Is There A fixture rearrangment? I might be missing something here, probably a “lateral meniiscus” lmao
I think its November 1Oth you mean. But we all make mistakes right.
i love you too Fletch!
Nite reds.
Believe.
Just Fucking do.
Here Chaps, I’ve cut this from Football365, I believe Scott could use this as his next instalment of “This IS How It Feels To Be City”
SILVA RETURNING TO SPAIN?
It’s surely way, way too early for this sort of story but The Daily Mail claims that ‘Atletico Madrid are monitoring David Silva’s situation at Manchester City.’
Which is what? Earning a huge amount of money and gradually settling into life in the north-west? Apparently not.
‘The big money signing from Valencia this summer has struggled in the opening weeks of the season and City manager Roberto Mancini admits the Spaniard needs time to adjust to the Premier League,’ says the Mail.
‘However, Atletico are ready to make a move should Silva remain on the fringe of the first team.’