Danny Welbeck scored the winning goal for England in their 3-2 victory over Sweden this week. A sublime finish saw England in a great position to get out of the group, however, some people doubted whether Danny meant it.
Wayne Rooney has today confirmed that Welbeck is always practising that finish in training and he definitely knew what he was doing.
“We’re used to seeing that most days in training,” said Rooney. “Being honest, I’ve actually had a go at him for trying it too much. When you could score a tap in, he tries that, so I’ve been getting on his back a bit throughout the season, so it’s great to see him finally do it. It’s shut me up anyway!”
Chris Smalling said the same thing today, also claiming he regularly sees moments of class like that from Welbeck.
“I was delighted when he scored,” he said. “Welbs is a good friend and we’ve played together a lot through the Under-21s too. He’s a great lad and I’m pleased he’s showing the world what a good player he is. Danny’s a fantastic finisher and he proved that time and again last year at United. He shows his class in training every day and his finish on Friday didn’t surprise me as I see him do it day in, day out.”
Even Kenny Dalglish acknowledged that Welbeck’s finish was intentional.
“It’s sad that some people are questioning whether Danny Welbeck’s flick for the winning goal against Sweden was deliberate or accidental,” he said. “It was obvious to me and I would have thought most people that it was quite simply a wonderful piece of skill.”
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He clearly meant it. Nobody gives a fuck about haters. A United player scored the winner you don’t like it? throw yourself off a cliff. WELBZZZZZ!!!!
No shit??? Rooney can actually speak??
Didn’t Balotelli try something similar last summer during the bitters tour of the US?
Pretty sure Balo missed though
Who whether he meant it or not!! All that matters is that he scored a winning goal! And who cares about Haters anyways!! People hate someone when he’s too good and then still hate when he too bad you just can’t please people nowadays!!
Hello to all, and to all a big hello.
It was a great goal for Danny’s second full international goal as far as I can see its the Bertie’s particularly calling it a fluke.Some even make the ‘oddball ‘ comparison to Rooneys fantastic over head kick against them in the derby , to win it
I just think we should celebrate a youngster like Danny at United , what Manchester United is about , in my opinion heralding and supporting our young players.
Lets hope he rises to the challenge against Ukraine on Tuesday evening.
Any how another yawn fest tonight watching Portugal and Holland , Nani and him!
spoke to soon van der Faart scores.
Balotelli’s attempt was nothing like that, he was on a breakaway and tried a cheeky spin to his backhell and got zero power on it, was laughed off and subbed.
This goal was pure skill, great goal. Keep it up Danny boy!
Maybe Kenny’s not so bad after all.
The other thread’s where it’s at for tonight’s Euro 2012 games.
Practices? How do you practice that. Like Waynes’s bicycle v City, Ball came in all wrong and the striker has to adjust. Just superb reaction is what it is.
But Waynes remarks will put the fear o god into Ukraine.
Welbeck’s score was the 192nd international goal by a United man playing for england. More than any other team. (via shakunt joshipura)
@Fletch THE MAN , What a great stat there Danny scores the 192 nd English international; goal.
I have stored that in my little brain box , and the site you got it from , shakunt joshipura . Cheers .
Hay Fred , nice shades mate , sunny where you are is it ?
Addios Rom’ers nice to see yeah , to see yeah nice .
Ronaldo has been absolutely brilliant. How I miss this guy. I feel privileged to have held a season ticket during the years of when he really made his stamp as one of the world best players. He really is the best and most exciting player I have ever watched. Will always love the guy.
Nani has looked good for Portugal. I really hope he extends his contract. Please United don’t let him go.
Practice has a lot to do with it, but there’s also instinct involved in a goal like this. Danny’s brilliance on display there.
” Joffrey Baratheon says:
Ronaldo has been absolutely brilliant. How I miss this guy. I feel privileged to have held a season ticket during the years of when he really made his stamp as one of the world best players. He really is the best and most exciting player I have ever watched. Will always love the guy ”
Aint that the truth , in a nut shell , class pass by Nani swept away with composure by Ronaldo.
great assist by nani happy for the lad he keeps doing what he’s doing on a frequent basis then he’ll get the recognation is talent deserves. ronaldo for me best player in the world, a more complete player for me than messi
Congrats to portugal. Happy for Nani and Ronny. Dutch 0 points , crazy. I knew Danny’s goal was no fluke. Hes pure class and not egotistical. Glad hes with us.
Was an amazing goal to win it! Can you imagine the ABU hate if he had missed that one? Wouldn’t have been pretty.
Not sure were watching the same match but besides the assist Nani was wasteful and poor for the whole game, always a Ronaldo shadow
POrtugalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!! Regarding Cristiano,I am probably is biggest fan so I will say this: Form is temporary,class is permanent!!!! Sign him up Fergie haha
PortuguesePrincess – haha! What a performance by your countrymen. They had a lot of support on here too. Congratulations to Portugal and greetings to all Portuguese Reds, especially two in particular: Nani and Ronaldo!
great assists from nani, the commentator said nani was reportedly the best player in the euros so far!
i watched an interview for him after the game and surprisingly most of the questions were about ronaldo!!
oh and loved that goal from welbz, was decent
and doesn’t really matter what dogleash has to say about it
@pottedplant Nani was superb again – bet you think Ashley Young is better – not in Nanis league n
Help me boabs and crivvens , as soon as some fluff appears on the blog , step up Fred with the smooth chat , it’s pathetic Fred , try lonely hearts. I did on a Scottish site, and they say romance in Scotlans is dead .
My advert was , lonely young man , desiring a nubile Philiopinio gal, for cocunut rub doons in the early hours of te morning , while listening to Lady Lady Ga Ga toons, not getting too piised still avaliable for a ride.:)
Agreed Portugal did good, I had them to go out to the hands of the World cup finalists .Whats a prediction though !
nani is a world class player,hope he will sign a new contract for us
portugal can be the surprise of this euro,great performence so far unlucky to lose against germany
veleso impressed me tonight,very good player and can play at different position
tomorrow we will witness the best form of entertainment in football so far….the 2012/2013 premier league match schedule!!!
Hear hear United George, can’t wait, although some ” bloggers ” no names or pack drill can make a bog about that, with two lines , lol.
Must fly , joking with Fred and the Portugues princess , although Fred for the future, ask her about foot massages if my memory serves me correct !
Well in Danny hope you are on song on Tuesday, my new hero .
Nani poor? Damn #lip sealed#
Any RoM user with a Bb,we could exchange pin you know…let’s discuss United better and closer…welldone portugal,3men show(Ronaldo,Nani and pepe)veloso not far off…gudluck Rooney,welbz and Young on tuesday..hopefully kagawa gets his work permit sorted dis week,have his medical and sign….United till i turn 700
June 17, 2012 at 21:50
Apottedplant says: <— if you're joking and being sarcastic, I get it if not
GET THE FU****** OUT OF HERE.
Where are all the Nani haters right now??? He is 10000x better on the right thn left and he is our best player with rooney and vidic. Like it or not.
And for Ronaldo, F OFF FOR U TOO, who doesn't like the player that carried us all the seasons and won us trophies. piss off. And I am not saying he is better than Messi cause if Ronaldo is out of this world then Messi is out of this Universe.
Still, don't hate Ronaldo for wanting out after many years. He's not a local guy, so no surprise . I just hope Nani stays maybe for 3-4 years and the if he wants, he could leave
I think Nani did particularly well today. I think he goes for goal too often, but he’s still had incredible form during the Euros. He’s leading the entire tournament in assists this year so far.
How can some people still have doubts about Nani’s class!!??? He has been Portugal’s best player so far without a doubt. Closely followed by Pepe and Coentrao. Young better than Nani!!?? You are surely having a very silly laugh. Nani= class.
Was backing portugal all the way and they were brilliant. Sell nani? you must be fucking crazy, he’s world class and always steps up in big games. Ripped jetro willems apart, ran the dutch defence ragged with his powerful running, undoubted technical ability. Could have bagged a goal and he was unlucky but what a pass for Ronaldo, he directed it on a plate for the real madrid man. David gill, throw away your kodak camera and make him sign the new deal.
Ronaldo looked like a man out to prove a point tonight and he bloody did. He’s just a powerhouse winger, destroyed van der weil and immersed fear on the dutch defence. He looked like the Ronaldo we had over here at united before he moved. Brilliant and that’s what i call beautiful football.
Not sure what game everyone was watching but I thought Nani was awaste of space tonight. Greedy, Selfish player who cares more about seing his picture on the back page of the papers than whats best for the team. The definition of a player who is in it for himself rather than being a team player. I still blame the fact that he started the derby instead of Valencia for helping cost us the league. Sell him while he can still command a good price and use the funds to get in Modric, Lewandowski or Strootman.
The massive pie eating Anderson can follow him out of the door too while we are having a clear out although I think we would be lucky to recieve a bag of burst Jabulani balls in return for him!
We need to add proven signings rather than more of the Nick Powell variety. I know some people dont mind the transfer policy but for me a club the size of Manchester United should never be bringing in players from the 4th division of English football regardless of potential. Does Fergie not see that some supporters want success now and dont want to have to sit through a few years of City winning the league while we wait for young players to develop?
On welbeck, i’m not suprised he’s practicing flicks like that. His potential is burgeoning and with his mentality, you can only see him reaching the top. Has an all round game and is a very intelligent striker. his finishing will improve with more experience and composure and i’m already seeing signs for that. Needs to keep going on the right track and i’m sure his talents will continue to shine. Big big things to come from danny.
@portugueseprincess
Congrats for your country.
Like I said elsewhere, I believe 2 of the semi finalists were determined tonight.
Highlight of tonight was Roy Keane saying that Jamie Caragher talks nonsense. Could not agree more!!
Portugal surely are the dark horses of this championship!
Portugueseprincess – i agree. Never doubted his ability, always felt he is the best and most talented winger united have and we’d be crazy not to give him a new deal. FERGIE and gill aren’t stupid, i expect them to satisfy his needs and make him sign the deal. Young and valencia are good players but nani is a step ahead of them, he’s world class and i don’t buy this he’s “inconsistent” crap. He’s a flair attacking player, we should commend his bravery on the ball. It’s easy to do the basics, it’s even more difficult to try the extraordinary. Nani can do the basics and he can also sparkle with magic.
Hans – carragher is a bitter scouse cunt. Ronaldo ripped him apart regularly when he played for united. How can anyone doubt Ronaldo? doesn’t need to prove himself to talentless fuckers like jamie carragher. Roy keane put him in his place.
The Princess is in Da House!
@ Costas,thank you mate. Despite 2004 lol I was cheering on Greece yesterday. Hopefully the final will be between us and we can get some revenge but if its not Portugal I would love to see Greece winning it. Good luck mate. x
@samuel – united WE stand “Nani can do the basics and he can also sparkle with magic.” I couldn’t have said it better.
We, Portugal and United, are very lucky to have him.
samuel – united WE stand
great statement, I also wonder with that iconsistent hype that is for Nani, people really are stupid. 2.5 years in a row Nani has been consistent. Only Messi and Ronaldo can scroe 3-4 goals per game in basics. And Nani is a PURE winger. Don’t forget.
United is not a one man show, but still we need a player like Nani, I feel myself stupid when I always have to defend Nani as people don’t recognise talent. This is the last time!
As for Welbz, well he is one for now and one for the future, great lad and a great striker. He has an all around game, scores, creates and has that magic, that was shown with this goal.
And last but not least, Ronaldo did look like ROnaldo with the United shirt on, great display from him.
@portugueseprincess
Thanks dear. Us poor Mediterraneans have to stick together.
I’d love to see another final between our 2 countries, but it’s really a longshot. Once Greece are eliminated on Friday, Portugal (mainly because of Ron, Nani and Bruno Alves) will have my support in this tournament.
This is for the Nani debate should we offer him a contract, One summed very well the situatuion in ManUtd.com forum, and I think it is in this way, or does anyone know better? Cause I remember that the situation is as it is adressed below this text.
: Listen, United offered Nani a new contract. Nani and his agent then made a counter offer asking for better terms. That counter offer is now on the negotiating table and the ball is in United’s court. THEN, THEN, Nani comes out and says he would consider leaving, he has no particular desire to, but it is a possibility. Lets see what happens he says.
Costas mate, if Greece beat the Germans I will even buy a Greece shirt and parade around. This is more than just football for us lololololol x
@portugueseprincess
Heh, I know where you are coming from. I am trying not to go overboard in this tournament, but if Greece go past Germany, lets just say I’ll be quite satisfied.
lads no one doubt’s nani’s ablity it’s there for all to see, just need it more frequently and i think he’s that good i beleive he could give us more input with regards to goals
It’s the same old shit,some fans question why alot of Utd fans don’t support England,the bias is obvious for everyone to see
The FA and fans of England don’t deserve Utd players they all fucking hate us
Regarding that winning goal, I’m sure I heard the commentator say something like, “Didn’t Walcot do well, he took on the defence and played a great ball in and Welbeck just helped it on it’s way to goal”. Erm no, Walcot got to the line and cut it back, so how can it be on it’s way to goal? Plus Danny was only a few yards away yet Walcot put it behind him, hence the manner of the strike. If Danny had missed it, Townsend would have said he’d over-run it.
Portugal are dark horses? I think they’re a bit better than that!
wayne
for the 2nd night in a row… I agree with you.
I stopped supporting england in 2007, I have watched them but the emotions have been cut off because of how they are set up and run.
I’ve never used the “England treat United bad ” reason but till a few years back I started to take notice of it and then with SAF coming out calling the FA ungrateful for Manchester United’s contribution of english players, it kind of added fuel to my dislike of england.
But if we was on a scale measuring our reason of disliking england mines is 1st – They are a mess since God knows and need reshuffling at the FA and National team, 2nd – The media circus and cost of being a stadium going fan – 3rd – How they are towards United.
2 AM almost in the UK.
7:45 in Iowa USA
Nani, nani. Nani nani, hey hey good buy!
My favorite avalable transfer in the bag. I saw about 10 games of Kagawa.
I saw Hazzord play some 4 times. Mybe 4 iffy proformences. But glad London branch of Putins mob got him.
Nick Pow is key as he is the shining UK young star of the year with UK quotas god get SAF!
RAFA S TO SIGN EXTENTION!
Petrucci offer 3 year deal coming back from a horor of an injury.
Smalling healing and resting to challenge at CB.
Evans became a man last year. With Evras age, Fabio’s loan.
Rafa Rio Vida Evans?
Rooney hitting his prime, at 4th altime Goal scorer.
Giggs and Scoles to schol all, as they. Take notes.
SAF to lead them.
Welbecks coming out as a PL power.
A strange fact that I noticed :
The runner Ups in the last 3 edition of the WC has been knocked out in the first round of Euros
Germany were runner up in 02WC but they were knocked out in the first round In Euro 04
France were runner up in 06WC but they were knocked in opening stages in euro 08
Same with Dutch they finished 2nd in WC 2010 but are knocked out of euros
Curse of Runner up
I really dont understand this ‘Nani is inconsistent’ crap.
Maybe if he was given a consistent run in the one position (right wing/MF) he might show more consistency. He is our most skillfull player along with Berbatov yet we are looking to off load Berba and not renew Nani contract!!?? WTF.
What Utd really need to sign this season is a decent coach (Carlos Querioz ). We are starting to play to much of an old english style of game and bring in ‘runners’ instead of skill players.
Morning reds around the world,
Dutch going home without even a single point, who would havew thought that?
C’mon… what’s so difficult about that. I did it many times!
am i a One Man Army here?
come on you red fuckers, i feel like i m talking to myself
Sandeep – you, my friend, are the new DICK.
Atin,
how dare you
Zibbie is the only dick on RoM
ok, you are the same old DICK
Good morning, all!
Totally agree with Robbo. A man who was injured for 70% of the season and you expect him to come back in high season and start giving world class performances straight away. Even Rooney can’t do that. He is THE BEST winger at Manchester United. We dare not sell him. His consistent performances earned him a spot in the top 23 players in world football two years ago. He is a brilliant footballer. United better get a deal done quickly and tie him down for another four years at least.
Nani is shit, should have sold him ages ago along with Vidic and Carrick
Jeet
Morning all!
Dutch got chucked!
Waiting for the germans now
Sorry, how rude of me…..
Morning dip shits
Morning you reds,
Jeet –
Cedars – now the rudensss is gone
Atin – Dutch got what they deserved – they deserved Zibster in the words of cedars – i mean they deserved DICK.
Danny – good point you make about the top 23 players – Nani is still the best we got after Rooney – need a bit sorting out with his decision making with the ball and he will do..
Good day you DIP SHITS
The Dutch left me heart broken………..Oh and I do not mean the football team, but them babes in the stands
Cedars,
them babes will be missed for sure,
come on croatia
Nani is class. There is no question of selling him. He is reaching his peak and we will b efool enough to sell him at this point. Maybe after 3 years we could consider but now no way. Period.
Period, crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s …………
Fuck I miss United
Sandy
Shove Croatia up your butt mate, Italy all the way for me!!
It was a fucking delight to watch the baldiecunt hardly getting a touch yesterday, Nigel De Thug chasing shadows, and that arsenal gigolo (sorry Cedars!) doing fuckall….my bet is on an Italy-Germany final, don’t know about the draw though. Just hope Los Bastardos doesnt win – sick of the wankfest.
Sell Nani, buy Ronaldo
Great finish by Danny and it hs to be said Carroll buried that header too.
England were no better then the swedes and it could have gone either way. If the Swedish keeper hadn’t short-circuited for Walcotts’ shot it could have been a lot different. They should have too much for the Ukraine and then we’ll see how they fare against serious opposition.
Arsenal gigolo??? That is fucking shameful, yet funny as fuck!! ha ha ha
Keep your posts clear of me Robin, no need to steep that low………..Buggers
Ash
Well pointed out. You can also include 94WC as Italy who finished runner up then were knocked out in the group stage at Euro 96.
I feel Overconfidence may be a reason for this. Look at dutch this time their top strikers were shit. Van persie was playing so casually that he missed some sitters. I have never rated robben. He is a selfish cunt who goes missing in big games. But gives his 100% when he faces Man united. Cunt
I dont know about you dip shits, but I’d take Los Virus + Los Fungi all day long through to the semi’s ONLY. And that’s in the hope that Shakira and the Los WAGs show up to support their Zibbies in full flow!
Other than that, Germany and Croatia for me!
Additionally, has anyone considered the possibility of a Gerrard, and by entension, Liverpool + Terry CLLC (Regtd. TM) wank fest if England so much as qualify and go through to the quarters, the semis no less.
Big pain that would be.
Jeet
I agree with you the spain should not win. I know they play a good football but they are not Brazil who I cheer every time They play. I have noticed the spanish team and their fans have become arrogant. They think they are invincible and can win every trophy.
I would want Germany to win the tournament. They are due to win a big tournament. They finsihed 3rd in 06WC and 10WC and were the runner ups in the previous euro. They have been producing some great footballers (Yeah I know some are turkish) and deserve to win. It would be good for football if they win.
Can anyone tell me at what time the fixtures of next season BPL will come. I am pretty excited to see it. I like this season’s fixture for us. I know we lost but it was because of our stupidity. I don’t want us to face Arsenal away or Liverpool away or chelsea away in the months of April and MAy. These teams will give their 100% and will try to deny us the tittle.
Why are some so against Spain? They have biscuits for fucks sake! Seriously though, this is their golden generation, hardly ever won anything and right now they are the masters
Harish
What on earth is the BPL mate??
Fixtures will be announced at 9 UK time……….Just over 45 minutes from now
Must read inspiring story of how football can make a difference (I am sure there are many more of these all around the world).
http://edinamag.com/article/social-issues/yuwa-india-edina-grads-combat-poverty-and-patriarchy?page=0,0
Maybe (almost certainly) none of these kids will go on to enthrall the world, maybe a lot of them will not be able to make their way out of the joyless lives they would have been destined to, but every drop counts. Their daily drudgery and the fundamental problems that afflict their lives will not go away. But, every little smile counts.
Football is NOT just a game.
I know of people who football and are suffering from clinical depression being PRESCRIBED by their doctors to keep playing and watching football.
Football is NOT just a game.
Speaking personally, like everybody else, I’ve had my fair share of lives problems. Manchester United, and football in general has been a source of sustenance. I got fit last year so that I could start playing again. The rush of air as you run forward to meet the ball, the thunk of a 50-50 challenge, the joy of a well timed clean tackle that your mates applaud, the ache in your thighs as you keep running for the last twenty minutes, and the camraderie at the end when you shake hands around the derelict water cooler mean so much to me. It cheers me up, gives me faith to carry on.
To me football is NOT just a game.
Cedars-
Barclays Premier league.
EPL would be better
“who *follow* football”
Harish
I knew that mate, just hate calling it that……….The League or the Premiership is good enough
Jeet- Good article. I agree football is more than a game. I think you are from India so we know cricket is more than a game in our country. Its a religion for many.
Jeet
That was a great story pal…….Very inspiring and of course football is NOT just a game
Cannot wait to see Kagawa in a United shirt, although Fergie has completely lost it, I am still looking forward to next season
Jeet,
Croatia will go through to Quarters,
either at the expense of Italians or Spain, pick your lot
I really love the cooking channel……..What can be better than good food and a hot babe??
Not sure if I would rather eat the food or shag the babe presenting it………What a dilemma
@Cedars
Long time now speak buddy, hope all is well and I assume that your fight against the ABU Nation is ever strong.
I agree with you about Kagawa, was telling my mate about him a while back, so pleased that we have got his services now, although with Fergie losing it who knows what will greet us on the road to redemption
Shag first, eat later
Brigadier19
Where the fuck have you been my leeds hating buddy? Hope all is well, yep I am still as strong as ever mate
Jeet
Why not shag while you eat?? Ultimate pleasure
@Cedars
One has been reflecting on a victory, but only a moral one.
I decided to take a Sabbatical and have been constantly under the strain of keeping the ABU Nation at bay.
This has however been a successful operation my good friend.
Everything is as you like to say ”Triffic”
Keep up the good work son.
Forza Brigadier,
Forza United.
@Cedars: Shag what you eat?
Banana splits for the lady!
And the gent seems to be a cunning linguist!
Brigadier19
Well keep them sabbaticals short pal, I for one have missed you on here…….
Forza United indeed
Fixtures are out.. tough one to start .. away against everton on 18th aug..
Jeet
Not really into shagging what I eat, unless you’re into stuffing cucumbers up your ass, in which case full respect pal, each to their own I suppose
Fixtures are out…..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18483159
Manchester United’s fixtures for Premier League season 2012-2013
August
18 Everton (A)
25 Fulham (H)
September
1 Southampton (A)
15 Wigan (H)
22 Liverpool (A)
29 Tottenham (H)
October
6 Newcastle (A)
20 Stoke (H)
27 Chelsea (A)
November
3 Arsenal (H)
10 Aston Villa (A)
17 Norwich (A)
24 QPR (H)
27 West Ham (H)
December
1 Reading (A)
8 Man City (A)
15 Sunderland (H)
22 Swansea (A)
26 Newcastle (H)
29 West Brom (H)
January
1 Wigan (A)
12 Liverpool (H)
19 Tottenham (A)
29 Southampton (H)
February
2 Fulham (A)
9 Everton (H)
23 QPR (A)
March
2 Norwich (H)
9 West Ham (A)
16 Reading (H)
30 Sunderland (A)
April
6 Man City (H)
13 Stoke (A)
20 Aston Villa (H)
27 Arsenal (A)
May
4 Chelsea (H)
12 Swansea (H)
19 West Brom (A)
First game is Everton away, always a good time to play the toffees early on when they are a bag of shit…
UNITED
@Cedars
In the first 9 games we clear 3 of our hardest away fixtures, Everton, Liverpool and Chelsea plus going of last season add Newcastle into the mix.
I think this is good to get into our swash-buckling style.
The wait till 8th December also to repay the berties is going to be agony.
The countdown is on.
Fixture list in full here
http://tinyurl.com/cadp4nn
Decent fixture list though the first 8 or 9 games will really test how good our squad is.
Kagawa to bag the winner vs Everton in the 99th minute…….Reason for the injury time is that Fergie lost his gum
Not a bad fixture list – tough last month but an easy run (on paper) through christmas and new year.
Young players coming on, Vidic back, new signings so reason to be optimistic.
Speaking if optimism I have a friend who is a die-hard Bilbao fan and I asked about Bilbao signing non-basque players to be more competitve but they prefer to remain faithful to their traditions, win the odd cup (won nothing since 1984) and the odd victory over the big two.
With United over the last 20 years we’ve had better and worse teams but at the start of every season you know that you have a competive team and you’ll be in with a shout of winning something.
I couldn’t cope with a team that you know will settle for mid-table and a good run in the cup which is what Bilbao did this year. They’ll be forced to sell a couple of stars Llorente and Martinez most likely and then they’ll slip backwards and it’ll be another 5 years before they get a decent side together again.
Well, the fixtures look really well balanced overall. We’re going to have to only play Arsenal away towards the end which is always going to be relatively better compared to facing the other top teams away from home. September and October look to be tricky months with us facing Pool, Spurs, Magpies, Stoke, Chelsea and Arsenal over continuous weeks. Sure, Spurs, Stoke are at home, still a tricky run of fixtures there. The best part is that we face City away in the first half and then they have to come to our backyard when the pressure is on.
And, of course, the way April-May fixtures are lined up gives the ABUs an easy chance to point to our continuous string of home games as sign of the PL being United-favored if we are on our way to the title by then. Looking at the fixtures, the only real pressure point in that entire run is Arsenal away and as I said above, that is easy for us. We couldn’t have asked for a better run in to close out the season. If we are up to our usual standards and are anywhere near the top come March, then we will have the best chance amongst any team because of how our fixtures have been lined up in those final two months.
Bring it on!
This is only whetting the appetite. I cannot wait for these stupid fucking Euros to end and the pre-season to begin. Nothing beats watching United play. Even if it is for pre-season.
Balanced fixture list. Can’t wait!
well, the fixture list is not so bad… still better than last season’s!
hope we don’t get as much injuries as last season too
Good Fixture. December 8th is the day I am waiting for. Lets stuff those bastards.
While the whole world praises Welbeck & Walcot, they seem to forget how Sweden scored their goals. Terry was in no man’s land for both the goals
Grognard – Surely not he of Canadian descent? Fuck off you cunt. Seen you on other sites and you are a fucking mug. Hand on heart how many times have you seen this Strootman play? Never I bet. He has around 50 career games to his name. New Keano my fucking arse.
See what I mean? If Carroll scored the exact same goal there’d be no bloody questions, as he’d be the new Gazza and a leader of Men wouldn’t he? Must say, although Danny’s press in The Mirror after the match was surprisingly balanced (thumbs up) it still feels like him doing well in the Euro’s is somehow “going against the script”. End of the day, Welbeck scored twice as many League goals as Carroll in less games last season so lets see who Woy selects to play with Rooney. Based on that squad it shouldn’t even be up for debate ffs.
And while im at it, how Boozy Carroll at Newcastle got the nod ahead of the mercurial Sturridge at the champions of Europe (shudder) I’ll never ever know. Imo 2 strikers named Danny should’ve represented England but that was never gonna happen was it? If you want the strongest team how can you consider Sturridge and Richards as surplus? So they are good enough for the champions of England and Europe but not good enough for the poxy Three Foxes? Lol Fuck Off.
For the record – the Geordie scored 4 goals in 38 League games, the Brummy scored 11 in 28 for Chelsea and the Manc scored 9 in 30 for us – now, considering Carroll has no pace, no link up play, and no ability to turn and beat his man (unlike both Dannys) how in the fuck did he get to represent his nation? On merit alone? HA.
Good old England aye? On me ‘ed son, etc…. ROLL ON AUGUST FFS !!!
Was a great finish by Danny, i’m more suprised that Kenny Dalglish actually seen it, seemed to miss ALOT of things last season. By the looks the only thing he’s missing now is a job.