Arsenal fans will be reassuring themselves today that the manager knows what he is doing in bringing 35-year-old Sol Campbell back to the club. They reassured themselves of the same thing when Mikael Silvestre signed and we warned of his calamitous ways, although will likely side with United fans on that one now.
But Sol, who fucks over every club he ever joins, including Arsenal themselves in getting out of his contract for a supposed dream move abroad, only to sign for Portsmouth, is over the moon to be at Arsenal.
But didn’t he want to be a United player before Sir Alex Ferguson laughed away the mere suggestion of it?
“There are still a few technicalities to iron out, but I have signed for Arsenal until the end of the season, and it’s fantastic, great, marvellous,” Sol said. “The old enthusiasm is back. I’m ecstatic really to be back at Arsenal, and I have worked bloody hard to get there.”
But just last month, Campbell was pimping himself out for a move to United, which had been hinted about in the press during our injury crisis.
“I have heard nothing officially from Manchester United, but there have been suggestions and, of course, it would be a great move for me, if it happens,” he said. “I shall just have to wait and see if a call comes through the right channels. Of course, I would love to play for Manchester United, but I am not counting any chickens, just waiting to see what happens. I am training as usual at Arsenal, and would go to train at Manchester United if I was asked.”
Hmm. Sir Alex Ferguson quickly put him straight though, insisting that the rumour hadn’t started with the club.
“Sol Campbell was a great player but he is not a player we are thinking about getting to come to United.”
See, bringing in experienced players on the cheap can work well. Henrik Larsson and Laurent Blanc both did a job for us. However, when Larsson came, scoring in the league, Champions League and FA Cup, he had only just left Barcelona. The Spanish giants had tried to hold on to him after essentially winning Barca the European Cup against Arsenal, but he was ready to settle down back home and we got him on a short term loan just months later. Blanc had won Euro 2000 with France the season before we signed him, and had also just been voted Inter Milan’s player of the season. Older players can do a job when they’re at the top of their game, but the reason why Sir Alex Ferguson looked over Campbell is because he hasn’t been at the top of his game for years, not since he left Arsenal, and certainly not since signing for Notts County and being out of contract for months, playing no competitive football.
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Shades of Adebayor …
Adebayor
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Plays for Arsenal or City?
He’s really not sure
Still, he’s probably better than Wes Brown.
Think he was pimpin himself out to any top 6 club really!
Saying that top 12 club or any other premiership club!
Lets face it the Media put words into players mouths!
Campbell, Out of contract, Looking to join a club hopefully as near to the top 4 if not in it and he is asked. Would you be interested in Joining Manchester United?……….. Im sure he thought erm, Playing Under Alex Fergusion… Playing for United who will be challenging for the Prem, Champions Leagu and at that time FA CUp…. Erm….. I think i would be interested!
Not rocket science that he came up with that conclusion!…
Owen, Larson and Lauren Blanc anyone? Bringing in a player at 35 or an injury-prone player journeyman is something United has done repeatedly.
We’re happy with him because we know he can do something for us. You’re right there, Arsene should’ve left Sylvestre alone.
Of course Sol is ecstatic at re-joining the Arse, he musn’t be able to believe his luck, from League 2 to the Prem and Champions League in a few months!
They can have him, he’s well finished now I’d far rather have all our bunch than bring him in even for a few months.
If he had previously said something along the lines of “I love United, they are my dream club” then maybe you might have a story. As it is you’ve simply reported that someone out of contract would be interested in joining the current league champions if they wanted him. Who wouldn’t? Yet another pointless non-story from this pointless website. Stick to worrying about how you’re going to survive when your one man team shrek finally burns himself out.
I really hope my dear friend mr bean will put out a central defence of Gallas/Campbell during our game there
@ steve
a one man team ? It just shows how deluded and dumb you are.
Well for your confirmation, this is not a man united official site this is a BLOG FOR THE FANS BY FANS of the greatest club on earth.
Pointless huh ? Yet you keeps on checking on for the latest
@ Steve
If you dont like the website FUCK OFF!! nobody makes you look at it or comment on it but you still did you fucking muppet!!
I dont think you should take his signing out of context. Its only till the end of the year and its meant to be a cover for Djourou who is out injured. Wenger’s hand has also been forced partly due to Senderos is itching for a move.
Mikel Silvestre has not turned out a great gamble for us, but he still does the job. He hasnt really cost us any games so far , but he does cause hearts in our mouth moments.
bit like United signing Owen! we in the same boat people!
Hey there all you United fans
Nice of you to mention what a former legend (and Invincible – lets not forget that) may have said whilst out of contract.
By the way, what’s all this I hear about issuing a bond just to restructure your debt repayments? Selling off Carrington and then leasing it back? Only making a profit AFTER the sale of Ronaldo?
I don’t like to gloat as what is happening to your lot happened to Leeds 5 years ago, and it could happen to anyone in future. However, the next time you insist on calling Wenger a paedo, do remember that your club has become an upper class whore in that getting money from anything and everything is all your owners think about.
Just a thought – maybe a sense of perspective will come rushing back and you’ll act your age. Ambitious thoughts, but I won’t be holding my breath.
Fucking Arsenal trolls, don’t you lot have anything better to do? Surely there must be a day care center near your house you can scout for your manager.
PG
you are a one reasonable gooner ive seen in here, atleast yo’ve got a point.
Back to the topic can you tell me how and when djourou got injured ? The guy rarely plays even when fit when its all clear he is better than mikael.
PS vermaeleen is a one big signing for you that guy is class.
Bob – The same Wes Brown who played more games than any other player for us the season before last, you know, when we won the league and European Cup? Hmm. Don’t think so.
Steve – A pointless website that you keep visiting. Can’t be that pointless if you can’t keep away.
East End Gooner – Thanks for joining in the debate…. oh no wait, you did what every other brainless Arsenal fan does, you talk about the debt. Boring. Stay on topic or fuck off. Good lad.
Tony – Michael Owen was 29 when we signed him and being courted by Premiership teams. Not quite the same as Sol Campbell who had just cancelled a contract with a Third Division side at 35-years-old lol. He’s been out of contract for months but nobody has touched him.
Damn you Sol Campbell for fucking over Arsenal with your double winning and your unbeaten season and your Champions League final! DAMN YOU!
@ East End Gobshite. Just give 0.5% then see what Kroenke does. He’s only interested in your stadium and its just a matter of time before Russia and USA go head to head on your board. If you don’t believe have a look at how much faith had with Denver nuggets. Back to the matter at hand our club isn’t a upper class whore the owners are 2 different things entirely. Come back when you’ve won one (European cup that is). PS Wenger is a fucking paedophile.
@Steve
Eh…so what?
I respect the right you have for your comments, but STR has his right to comment too. Pointless? I don’t think so. He was linked to us for a small period of time, STR could always post his view. Technically Togo isn’t our direct problem too, but Scott decided to make a statement for that.
Unless you are just trying to say that what Scott said isn’t worth your time and Man Utd fans should just stick our head in the sand for what in your mind is the inevitable end of Man Utd’s reign as champions. And then sir, I will let you know that I don’t think we can win all the time, but you should stick with commenting on your own club’s issue and not just hate us for nothing. Have a pleasant day.
AnArsenalFan – Use your brain. Sol Campbell has done a job for every club he’s been at (with the exception of Notts County) but that doesn’t mean he didn’t go on to fuck everyone over. You mention what he did at Arsenal as if that means he didn’t fuck you over in the end. He was a brilliant player for Spurs and their captain… does that mean he didn’t fuck them over too?
He went psycho at Arsenal then told your manager he wanted to fulfil a life’s ambition of playing abroad. Your club let him out of his contract, meaning you got no money for him, and he signed for Pompey! lol.
Scott i never knew there were so many l’arse pricks logged in here
can you please make the moderation a bit longer for the new posters, cause you never know where the retards comes from.
It doesn’t say a whole lot for Vieira that Wenger took back Campbell but wouldn’t entertain him.With every passing day,I’m more convinced,this Mancini is a pillock of the highest order.
@AnArsenalFan
Well, good for you that he played in that season no? Please keep wallowing in the past. But in private, please.
You should have heard the cunts on talksport last night giving reports on Arsenal v West Ham fucking reserve game. Saying how it is genius of Wenger and how Sol looks as good as before. Lasted till half time. I could look good in the reserves and I haven’t kicked a ball for 19 years.
Regarding Arsenal and Talkshite, Chris Davies was yesterday laying in to our kids and saying how they are fuck all compared to Arsenals. Really sick of the media constantly massaging the Gooners ego. Trophyless for nigh on 5 years yet still they insist on perpetuating the myth that Wenger is the top manager in the league. London based cunts.
I am really not happy with the Campbell signing, just got to hope Gallas and Verm stay fit. However, for a United fan to act as if United haven’t done similar things in the past is ridiculous. Scott The Red, you point out that Owen is different, but what about Blanc/Larsson? Not to mention the sub standard players that are past their best and still in your first team (Scholes, Neville).
Nice of you to slag off another one of Ferguson’s bizarre signings Djemba Djemba though.
An Arsenal Fan – STILL banging on about the unbeaten season? Old news pal. nearly 5 years ain’t it?
SAF would have signed Sol but we understand that man U cannot afford to increase their salary bill. Sign of the times; Man U skint.
King Eric – we are trophyless cos we moved to a new stadium. The future is bright with our Red kids.
Man U future in straight down the toilet.
no offense gooners but yours is yet to come.. is there not a yank on his way?
its funny how deluded people can be that they come to gloat at the home of the Champions without even winning (or looking like winning) anything!
Goonerman
What a stupid excuse that is to give.think you are a bit retarded. Our young lads do have the carling cup to show for their efforts from last season and have progressed far enough this season rather than yours who got walloped by city
GoonerC – We signed Henrik Larsson seven months after he essentially won Barcelona the European Cup against Arsenal (you’ll remember that one) and Laurent Blanc a year after he won the European Championships with France and a year after he had been voted Inter’s Player of the Season.
Again, neither are comparable with Sol Campbell, because despite their ages, Larsson and Blanc were still competing on the highest level when we bought them. Campbell was last seen playing for a Third Division side and has been out of contract for months, playing no competitive football.
Goonerman-
We don’t need to sign any new defenders? Ferdinand looking very close to return and Hargreaves as well, and he’s been proved at right back. Vidic should be back soon as well its only John O’Shea that’s not expected to be back inside 2 weeks.
Why are you wasting your time and ours (Gooners) on an article based on a player that has nothing to do with you (article appears on Newsnow)?
Surely you’ve got a big enough squad to keep you occupied! It might be that you’re on a wind but seriously, it’s just coming across as sour grapes.
“We are trophyless because we moved to a new stadium”
hahahaha is this the best extuce you guys got ? Surely it’s not this one lol.
Its fucking getting boring this Utd are skint shit!! I mean Arsehole fans are telling us we are well skint, isnt this the same Arsehole team who spent less than we have on players this season……Coz you are well loaded eh lads LOL Fucking numptys!!
*wind up
Scott
Larsson did ok for us in the 3 months we had him and Mickey Owen is satisfactory so far but Laurent Blanc was absolutely woeful in my opinion.He of course was a superb player in his day but selling Staam and bringing in Blanc was a disaster.
Scott the red –
According to your logic,Campbell will be great signing because he won the FA Cup the seaon before last (captaining the team). Surely no???
By the way wasn’t Larsson playing in Sweden before joing Utd, hardly the highest standards either? I know it’s a Utd site but don’t be ridiculously biased.
He’s joing Aresnal to provide cover, didn’t Utd once sign Andy Goram when he was about 40?
Sean – Sol Campbell won the FA Cup two years ago. Larsson played an instrumental role in winning the European Cup seven months before signing for us, Blanc was voted Inter Milan’s Player of the Season two months before signing for us.
Is it ridiculously biased to see the difference between Campbell winning the FA Cup with a crap side in England two years ago, and the success Larsson and Blanc had with European giants months before signing for us? I don’t think so. I would argue it’s common sense.
Good example with Goram. He was shocking. Good luck with Sol! lol.
He actually played shite in his only game with notts county
Torres injured again. he seriously is a crockstar. cant even go a few months without gettin injured. reading should have been 2 up by now.totally outplaying the dippers.The Anfield atmosphere is crap. so many empty seats
A crap team who beat you on the way to winning it????
Campbell was playing in the Premier League this time last year. Is it that far fetched to suggest he couldn’t come in for a game?
i personally think it was not a good move to bring back sol campbell, but this is a petty argument over a player who paid a compliment to man utd only to be dissed now lol
Sean – Portsmouth + the ref beat us that day. Their only and winning goal was a penalty which they took against Rio Ferdinand, with us down to ten men, after being denied a stonewall penalty ourselves.
He’s a 35 year old whose gone without any competitive football for 8 or 9 months. At no point did I say he couldn’t come in for a game, just that I’m glad our manager laughed off the opportunity to sign him on a free, as did every other Premiership manager.
You concede it’s nothing like Larsson and Blanc though?
the big hope scott is that he goes another 8 months without premiership football, plus rio also did 8 months lol dont forget that
At the start of the season, I had a £20 bet with my mis-guided nephew that without Ronaldo Arsenal will be higher in the League than Man U. I have no reason to change my mind. You will have 10 points less last season.
Just like every manager laughed off signing Owen? How’s that working out by the way?
Sorry i forgot no team beats Utd…. Always the ref…..
Blanc came in as a first team regular at Utd, Sol will be a sub at best, so your right its nothing like that signing.
Sean – Owen was 29 when we bought him and we weren’t the only team in for him. How’s it working out? A hattrick against the German champions and a winner against our rivals? Pretty fucking great for a freebie who hardly ever plays.
So you won’t concede that Blanc being Inter Milan’s best player put him head and shoulders above Campbell who was last seen playing for Notts County? Lol fair do’s.
From a relegated team? who else were in for Owen? Hull City wow hot competition.
That Great German team who have Obafemi Martins, what pedigree they have.
Blanc being Inters best player, you are having a laugh now. Such a key player they gave hiom a free transfer. He was awful for you.
Campbell played one game for County, realised they were shite and that he’d be sold down the river when promised signings so left. Larson was playing in Sweden before you signed him, high standard there. I know he was at Barca the year before but he was hardly a regular (although he was a good player). Campbell was a regular at a Premier League side seven months ago the same time frame you cite for Larson
@Goonerman… Good bet ey… But without Ronaldo & with a whole host of injuries all over the team… And without even playing well… we’re still in touching distance at the top, in semi’s of Rumbalows & knockouts of the Champs league… I think when we have players back particularly defence & goalkeeper I’ll think you’ll find that you’ll be £20 out of pocket!
How on earth are Man U gonna replace Scholes, Neville and Giggs? It needs a small fortune to replace that quality.
You could sell Rooney I suppose.
Linvoy – I think you will find we NINE players out injured at this precise moment in time.
Goonerman you forgot Van Der Saar and Ferdinand
Sean – what? Arsenal have 9 out right now.
sometimes bringing in an old boy works (larsson), other times they’re just shite (owen, silvestre)
plainly sol is backup, but at his age good luck to him
@Scott the Red
Come off it mate. Owen is a joke and so are we for signing him. Apart from the goal against City and a hat-trick in a dead rubber, his time with us has been memorable only for the shocking misses he makes in every game he plays. And when I say “misses” I’m talking about him both missing the goal and often missing the ball completely. He’s shite, mate. He’s a washed-up Scouse cunt and has no business wearing a Manchester United shirt. His arrival has also hampered the development of Welbeck and Macheda. They are the future, not Owen.
Sean – Arsene Wenger on Michael Owen (Aug 09): “I must say that Michael Owen is a tempting solution because you know that if he doesn’t start he can come off the bench and score goals. For a big club it is always tempting because he has the quality to play in a big club.”
You can disagree with me and your manager on Owen, that’s fine.
Martins is in the Wolfsburg squad, yes, he’s not a starting player though. That would be like saying “The great English team that have Mikael Silvestre, what pedigree they have!”. They are the Champions of Germany, meaning they’ve won something, which isn’t something any Arsenal fan should be turning their nose up at.
Playing in Sweden is a higher standard than not playing at all. Larsson had regular football, something Sol hasn’t enjoyed since May 09. If you want to compare the time difference, Sol was fighting a relegation battle with Pompey at the comparative time Larsson was winning a European Cup final for Barcelona (something Thierry Henry acknowledged after the game).
Bored of making the same obvious points over and over again.
Just to deflate your oversized egos, Arsenal supporters don’t come here on their own, they’re sent here via newsnow. It’s not like we are actually typing in your web address.
It may seem we’re here a lot, but that’s just because your bloggers write about Arsenal what seems like every day so this blog regularly shows up on our newsnow feed.
Quality blog for Mancs, but you must admit you’ve got just a little bit of an obssession with what’s going on in n5.
Nothing wrong there. If I supported an overspending, sellout club like yours, I’d be obssessed with a club who remains a top 5-10 club in the world while operating as a business as well.
After all, every other top 5-10 club in the world has to outspend us by hundreds of millions just to gain a few extra points a year.
But being sensible football fans, you all know your bubbles are set to burst soon.
Of course you do…
Funny funny funny…..If you deluded Gooners weren’t so aprehensive about the signing yourselves, you wouldn’t be on a United blog arguing the toss!!
we’re not apprehensive kiddo, we know what qualities he has and what he’ll bring, as extra backup.
it’s not as terrifying as snatching michael owen from under the nose of hull, as a replacement for ronaldo and tevez.
great hat-trick from tevez the other night anyway
Tim, don’t tar all United fans with that brush. I’m as perplexed as you are about this bizarre article by Scott the Red. Why the sour grapes about Sol fucking Campbell joining Arsenal ffs? I’m chuffed we didn’t sign the daft cunt, maybe Scott was excited at the prospect of seeing him in a United shirt, I don’t know. Anyway, the article has clearly backfired as the Arsenal fans have rightly pointed out Scott’s hypocrisy and the fact that we are in no position to be scoffing at any fucking club at the minute.
I think the article was pointing out what a sneaky unreliable twat he is thats all. So is that top 5 or top 10 club in the world?
Don corlene you seem to have a problem with everything scott writes.its his blog.he can write whatever he wants.if you feel they are arrogant or not worth reading, dont read them.
Don corlene
you seem to have a problem with everything scott writes.its his blog.he can write whatever he wants.if you feel they are arrogant or not worth reading, dont read them.
Aig alex is god
it’s a ‘comments’ section
not a ‘suck the writer’s cock’ section.
personally, i find this site hilarious and enjoy seeing it pop up on newsnow
Micheal Owen.
Pot? Kettle? Black?
As for Tony Stark’s comments:
“no offense gooners but yours is yet to come.. is there not a yank on his way?”
As I can only assume that you don’t know that much about the financial aspect of football clubs, admittedly most people don’t, let me try and clear up the issue a bit.
The Glazers bought out your club with approx. £270 million cash. However the club actually cost closer to £810 million, so they had to borrow the rest of the money from the banks. Roughly £540 million was borrowed from the banks.
The interest that accumulated in the next 4 years (leading up until June 2009) was around £325 million, and the majority of it hasn’t been paid, with funds going into the transfer kitty of SAF as well as other avenues.
Now the debt stands at around £700 million with some of it on a relatively low rate of interest and the rest on a very high rate of interest. The bond you are trying to undertake will even out the interest at a mid-high rate.
At Arsenal, we are in about £150 million of debt, which hasn’t funded player transfers or wages, but has funded a new stadium. Under the financial laws, a company (i.e. Arsenal FC) cannot be subjected to a leveraged buyout if it’s already in debt.
When Man United was “bought”, it had hardly any debt, allowing a leveraged buyout. The Glazers were hoping to make a quick buck by selling the club on at a higher price, but they didn’t plan for the financial downturn. They couldn’t sell the club, which has lead to a steady downward spiral into a huge amount of debt.
This cannot happen at Arsenal.
On a final note, I’d like to respond to Glee above me:
“isnt this the same Arsehole team who spent less than we have on players this season……Coz you are well loaded eh lads LOL Fucking numptys!!”
The difference is Arsenal have quality youngsters coming through so we don’t need to spend vast amounts of money on someone like Berbatov or Nani. We are reaping the rewards of work started years ago and recently Man United have realised that this is now what they have to do.
I’ll leave you with this quote from SAF:
“We have got the money. There is no question about that, I just don’t see that player who can make a difference for us in terms of value or ability.”
Where have you heard that before?
I really don’t understand this blog’s obsession with Arsenal. After every few posts about United, we can expect something on Arsenal..or even a string of United posts having some sort of Arsenal reference in them.
why are you so concerned with Sol and Arsenal? How does it concern United in any way? Aren’t there bigger things you need to look out for? Or is this one way of diverting attention from whatevers going on at United?
Yesterday it was Adebayor wearing an Arsenal shirt, today its Sol. Who cares!
Honestly, sometimes I think we find more Arsenal related news on here than on Arsenal websites.
Don – Bitter? Because we didn’t sign Sol? That doesn’t make any sense. I was simply contrasting Sol’s comments of a month ago, where he was desperate to sign for United, with his comments today, over the moon to be at Arsenal.
I think Campbell is an abhorrent character in English football and wish he’d stayed without a club and hadn’t be rewarded for his repeated back stabbing nature with another chance in the top division with a good club.
Gareth – Thanks for your lesson on finance….could you please clear up what the difference is between not not being able to be subjected to a leveraged buyout if it’s (club) already in debt. But you can with “hardly any debt”? Is there a debt cut off that does and doesn’t allow take overs? Regarding your comment “The difference is Arsenal have quality youngsters coming through so we don’t need to spend vast amounts of money on someone like Berbatov or Nani. We are reaping the rewards of work started years ago and recently Man United have realised that this is now what they have to do” Surely you are joking. We have only now realised the importance of youth…..Not mentioning the busby babes, I think United invested heavily in the progress of players such as Scholes, Neville, Giggs, Beckham etc….. and we continue to do so….I don’t think Arsenal have prompted us down this alley! And as someone mentioned earlier….our youth players already have a first team trophy to boast of.
Gareth
young lads who havent won anything for years.also flamini,hleb,adebayor were supposed to be the mainstays of your team.what happened?. They left when better offers came.same will happen with fabregas when real or barca come for him and once again you will have to start all over again.
Lol, the waiter took of Gerrard at half time thinking he had it in the bag and Reading equalised in the 90th minute.
Liverpool losing 2-1 in et
RRRRRREEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDIIIIIINNNGGG GOOOAAAL
1-2
its funny how despite on going debate between rivals,everyone stops to laugh at liverpool
YEEEEESSSSS!!!! Just started watching….saw the penalty in injury time and now this!!!!! YEEEEEEEEESSSS!
If ‘Pool lose benitez will really catch it for subbing Gerrard
benayoun missed a sitter…plus it was he who conceded the penalty
Liverpool could use Sammy Hypia back…
hopefully if they lose this rafa will still keep his job
reading look like fucking barcelona up that right wing
@ Goonerman, sell Rooney? Talk like a wise football fan. Reckon we’ll have 10 less this season than last season? Oh, is that why we are 1 point off the top in the league, even though we have been playing without ALL defenders (except Evra) for about a month, and had to play midfielders, including our best performer this season in defence? And considering the fact that we have been playing shit and yet have to hit form, but are in a safe position in the league table. So how can we possibly have 10 points less?
We have dropped far too many points and if we win the league we will probably win it with about 70-75 points, maybe even less, but having 10 points less than the previous season is not realistic. And if you’re on a Utd blog, then don’t use the term ‘Man U’. You can use it between your friends all the time for all I care, but it annoys the fuck out of us Utd fans.
fingers crossed he doesn´t get the sack. sami hyypiä, mate sami hyypiä…finnish correction
Regarding Sol, I think a lot of what you’ve said is quite fair there Scott. The Silvestre comparisons are inevitable, yet the difference between the two is that Campbell actually offers us some real physical presence.
When you look at the United squad there is no real need for Campbell to come in for cover but when you look at our squad… well, there is. Djourou – who will go on to be a great defender alongside Vermaelen – is out for the rest of the season and it looks like Campbell’s signing is simply to cover for him. He knows Arsenal, knows the English game, has been sharpening up for three months on the training pitch and will be ready to be called upon.
When you look at what we would have had to pay for some of the other younger garbage around – Micah Richards, for example – Campbell’s signing makes a lot of sense.
We’ll see how it pans out though.
Rafa has to stay guys. On a season where Man United have gone hot and cold on us, he is the one constant that will guarantee us a good laugh.
Guy’s I don’t like Wenger any more than any United fan but those of you coming on here and calling the man a paedo are letting yourselves and this site down.
Fritz123 – I still think Man U will have 10 points less than last year!
whats so bad about the term ..man u ???
Goonerman, you´re out of…sod off!!!
Keano – appologies mate….my English is bad, let alone my Finnish!!
weeldrinker – I actually wrote to the Commander of Salford Police and David Gill about your paedo songs but got nowhere.
@Goonerman
You could be right since we are already 5 points behind the tally we had in the corresponding 21 matches last season. Personally, I am of the opinion that if we get players like Van Der Sar, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick and Rooney fit for the rest of the season, we could go on a run of wins.
But the title won’t be decided on 90 or 85 points. I don’t think it will be 75 either. No Premier League champion has ever gathered less than 75.
Keano – I’ll sod off after the ‘Pool game.
-mikekelly, just having a laugh. there´s just so many versions of the poor lads name flying around
“its funny how despite on going debate between rivals,everyone stops to laugh at liverpool”
this.
such a bunch of thiefs the whole kop asking for a non existing handball decision
costas – I lnow you were always gonna have less points without Ronnie
better late than never, two and a half minutes to go c´mon reading
MikeKelly12:
The small debt that was already at the club was wiped clear with the £240 million cash from the original buyout. So when the leveraged buyout did occur there was no debt.
Also, I am not suggesting Arsenal have invented bringing youngsters through. What I was trying to point out is that we have not been spending between £15 million upwards on lots of “ready made” players such as Berbatov, Rooney, Ferdinand, Nani, Anderson, Valencia, Carrick, etc etc.
The only times we have done that since the economic downturn were last season, buying Nasri and Arshavin for approx £15 million. Even then, we had to sell Reyes, Diarra, Hleb, Adebayor and Toure to fund the moves.
Arsene Wenger has realised that the silly amounts of money being spent on players cannot be sustained, and therefore brings through youngsters such as Denilson (£3.4 million), Song (£1 million), Van Persie (£2.75 million), Fabregas (Free?), Gael Clichy (£250,000), Bendtner (£200,000) etc etc.
Rather than building a squad of expensive players and complimenting it with talented youngsters, we have built a squad of talented youngsters which are complimented by a few experienced signings.
This option does take longer, but the end product is far cheaper, allowing money to be made available for the Berbatovs and Rooneys of the world, as well as being able to pay highly attractive wages.
aig alex is god:
Manchester United hadn’t won anything for three years in the 2006-07 season. I fail to see any correlation between not having won any trophies and not being able to win any trophies. Didn’t someone famously say that United “would never win anything” with kids?
arsene wenger
Hi mate. I don’t know the history about it, but “man u” is considered offensive and only rival fans use it just to spite us. I don’t know how it came about, i just avoid using it.
A half empty Anfield and the bin dippers losing to Reading……..FANTASTIC
Desperate bin dippers!
costas,easy mate, iv never heard it as an insult, did you just see that scouse kid cryin on the telly? dont be fooled by them tears he will steal your hubcaps
@Goonerman
Ronaldo is a loss, but I wish it was just him. This season, I think we have missed our stability at the back even more than Ronaldo. That’s what won us the title last season. You can’t make an arguement with “if”s, but it could have been a different story if at least Vidic stayed fit.
comes from the munich chants man u…?
YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck off you cunts…who´s laughing now you fucking cheating cunts!!!!
Er whats worse
United loosing in 90
Or
Liverpool loosing in 210m
?
And I thought we had it bad – apparently not – not that i’m taking the piss as both American owners are fleecing the clubs accordingly
@arsene wenger
They don’t show the FA cup on Greek telly unfortunately. I just follwo through Skysports’ live center. Good advice about that kid, lol. Nice job Reading!
Don’t worry about the man u thing. I think GHTT once explained why it’s offensive to us, but I can’t remember. I didn’t find out about it until recently.
Another triumphant night for scousers!!!!!!
WELL DONE READING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
comes the chants of the chrash
from the chants i meant
I think it’s part of Rafa’s master plan to focus on the League. It’s their year remember…
Damn, this banter would have felt better if we did the business against Leeds!
Come on reading!! hahaah the Dippers!
Scott the Red – no offence but there is far bigger things on united to talk about than sol campbell no offence.
- like the glazers and their rich spoiled brat kids taking money out of our club so they can buy luxereys like cars pools etc.
- how united are relying on one striker while our defence declines and our midfield lacks goals and guile
- how we are not buying a striker a CM and a winger in the summer or this window. when berbatov anderson nani hargreaves tosic have totaly flopped at united. while ferdinand vds giggs scholes neville are coming to the end, yet no plan to get players to replace some of them and rooney evra and vidic maybe sold so they can balance the books.
- how they plan to sell our training ground
- how they have used 325 million of our cash they have used on themselves the bank to pay the debt when that could be used to expand old trafford and buy players
- how the FA and premier league should all resign and be taken to court by the fans over their failure to put the best interest of the fans first, and how they have failed to do their jobs by protecting the UK’s two biggest and most succesful clubs and clubs like pompey, but these clubs have been taken to the financially abyss by pocketless leaches so they can make a profit by any means even bunkrupt the clubs.
- how other takeovers have never been really been questioned or investigated.
Cmon scott make you can make your voice heard and really say what you truly think of how the FA premier league these freaks finacially destroying our club and other clubs.
I think we can fully expect to see less of United in the media now for a day or two after the dipper’s shambolic performance.
@Costas,
Yeah would have felt better if we did the business against leeds, although we did have a partial reserve team out!
No excuse as we had enough ont he pitch to do the job, but realisticaly we have the premiership and the champions league!
Liverpool have the Uefa cup
Oh what a bunch of wankers!!! What a bunch of wankers!
I guess i wont be seeing my Scouse Neighbour for a few weeks!… Yippie Kay yah mother fucker!
Now i can wear a watch without fear of it getting pinched!
Even though Leedscum knocked us out of the FA Cup, I’m still going to laugh at the Scouse shits. What is the point of their season now? Nothing. Surely Spurs or Villa will keep them out of the top four.
Despite all our financial problems, and our torrid run of form, we’re in second spot in the table, in the semis of the Carling Cup (two more derbys), and in the last sixteen of the Champions League.
Things aren’t all bad lads.
Costas – You are making this up; I have never heard this about ‘man u’ and I have been around along time. You don;’t even know why its offensive. I certainly don’t.
@KIng Eric
G’day mate – well we hope – but knowing the media – they’ll have another angle of the debt tomorrow – so I won’t hold my breath
That team of ours better be in a serious mood to play some football – because we have a big couple of weeks ahead of us.
i might have a beer to celebrate before going to bed! feels so good, so good, so good…been listening to all sort of abuse from pool fans for a week. guess they´ll finally shut up. concentrate on the league now!!!!
rooney – sell the training ground? f…g hell.
Just listening to 5Live now and the presenter had the cheek to say to Mark YSB Lawrenson “You don’t hear boos at Anfield without good reason” (to which Lawrenson inevitably replied “No (you don’t).”
I’m sorry, is this the same Anfield that booed its players off after an entertaining 1-1 draw when they were top of the league this time last year? What possible good reason did they have then?
@Goonerman
I didn’t call you a liar did I? United fans are genuinely offended by the term. I spend a lot of time on United forums, so I know what I am talking about. Maybe someone else here can fill you in on it.
Is Man U offensive?
Some united fans get their knickers in a twist about being called man u but does it really matter?
All i care about is watching entertaining football! & having the pleasure of Looking at our boys lift trophys and parade medals!
Listening to the Dippers Owners say We are going to buy big in the Summer to by 10 million worth of shite!
Or arsen wenger talk about next year with the kids!
Past few seasons they can call us manure for all i care!!!
Suck on these medals baby!
for the third time: the offensive term man u comes from our rivals singing about the munich air disaster, as in manu/you…well you´re never going to get it anyway so go to bed and think about it, wanker
King Eric – not even liverpols demise can satisfy the pain and the anger what the glazers have done to united which does not help by our porr united have been on the pitch, and how fergie has never truly been given anything in return in the past 5 years he has done mirracles and ppl have the nerve to think he should be sacked, withour fergie united would have imploded, fergie has kept it together he has proven he is the greatest ever manager.
under moderation… come on.. took ages writing that post!…lol
@Goonerman
regarding the term manu
I think it was started in the 60′s by the scousers
Recently the media – especially those that detest United always refer United to manu – hence the dislike as we find it disrespectful.
That’s all
@keano77
Thanks for explaining. I didn’t see your previous explanations.
Costas – weird. Anyway thanks for the entertainment I’m going to bed
…see if goonerman got it
@ Rooney The New King
Spot on fella – more important things going on to worry about with ‘dem damn Yankees’ although it’s nice to see 1/2 empty Anfield and a chorus of boo’s
keano – your probably one of the cunts who sings paedo songs. goodnight.
right! never sang those never will.
Whats wrong with saying Man u?
I have herd many united players say the term.
All i really care about is watching entertaining football, & having the pleasure of watching the lads win trophies!
MG – well its about time this debt was really brought to light, too long have they got away with murder the success has papered over the cracks of our financial meltdown. and for the FA cheif executive to have the nerve to say we will have to wait and see if the glazers have been good owners or not. we should have rules and regulations years ago preventing pocketless freaks buying our great clubs and destroying them when they have bleed the last drop of our club, already we havelost 325 million. the FA and premier league should all resign its an complete disgrace what has happened to man utd.
no f.a cup on greek telly, takes the piss but i know you get some saturday 3pm kick offs live costas,im suprised about no f.a cup games though
So much for the fit & proper persons test these ‘owners’ are supposed to take/pass etc etc! Don’t make me fuckin’ laugh – just more verbal shite from the FA cronies!!
p.s I have a horrible feeling that our Spanish friend down the E Lancs Rd ain’t gonna be in a job too much longer – money problems or not I think the Scouse Yankers can’t keep him – hope I’m terribly wrong!!
we need a petition, DONT SACK RAFA
I think somebody is in serious danger of becoming obsessed by our much maligned owners. I’ve got a number you can call for help. 1-800 GLAZER. Best of luck with it.
And getting back on topic, Good luck to Sol too, taking up (his new duties at) the Arse. You’ll slot in well I’m sure. Maybe Freddie will be the next old-boy recall, then it really is game on.
Nice one Reading. Unlucky YSB. I would say FSW to be put out of his misery soon, but as they’ve just signed Max Rod – yet another Spanish speaker (not to mention a pal of Judas32), it’s unlikely they will part company soon. Technically it’s still possible that it’s their year though – in the Europa League at least.
Newsnight revealed that the highest number of people reading in Liverpool was achieved today, a new record, considering scousers can’t read… My apologies, that’s not correct, I misheard, that should have been FROM Reading!!
@Rooney the new king
Mate I totally agree with you
I’ve been saying it for a whole week
How the hell did the Glazer’s take over not only the biggest football club in the land – but in the world; they took over a national institution with 2/3 debt over 1/3 equity.
The FA The Government The Fit and proper persons test – everyone colluded together to send United into the position it is today.
The fact that the power of the club – it’s pull is phenomenal is an understatement – through these accounts we see how powerful Manchester United are. If majority of that money would have been available – the club would be more powerful.
I do not doubt United growing – it’s wrong for the Glazer’s to assume that it won’t in their worded document – but I think the media has milked it. Surely the points that have been pointed are worst case scenarios – of which we are mostly aware of anyway.
Again we’re getting fucked by Scudamore who wants to brand the PL all over the world and the FA who want a WC in this country – that’s all fine if the biggest club in the land is still the biggest draw – because if it isn’t then they cannot have what they want – which has other repercussions.
Also there is still no legislation regarding anyone buying a football club – surely something in law should be in place that no one can buy a football club unless they are prepared to go 80% plus in equity and the remaining debt has to be paid back within a certain time – for example three years etc.
It’s a sad situation which in time requires the fans to sit down and work out a master-plan – because it cannot go on like this.
@King Eric
Barcelona’s honeymoon is over – they’ve been knocked out of the King’s cup – thank the Lord for that then.
@Arsene Wenger
I think the Cup’s popularity has dropped to a degree. Until a couple of years ago, everyone wanted to own the rights to it. Now it’s owned by a cable channel that very few people subscribe too. It’s kind of ironic, but I you can catch the League cup more easily! But the Premier League is still very popular over here.
Paul H – oh really and you are the one who calls them great owners get your head out of you ass you stupid idiot, you must love the bastards. its idiot fans like you who thinks things are rosy in the garden keep filling a stadium that the money goes to the banks its time fans banded together.
when these freaks plan to sell our training ground ,and consider selling rooney I think I have the damn right to spout about these vampires slowly strip off all the assests and dump more debt its a total joke.
for christ sake the glazer kids are taken money out of our club so they can buy luxurys for themselves.
LL13 – it is a joke, are we suprised when the fa premier league chairman wants the 39th game, while the fa chief executive sees a guessing game for clubs futures, we will wait and see if they are good owners are not, I will never forget those comments he made.
@shak… what are you on about!
Scott the Red, I apologise for my outburst earlier. No offence meant I just think there are more important things to worry about atm, as Rooney the new King said.
i dont wanna ruffle any feathers or nothing but this debt isnt new,its been massive since they aquired you,the last week its made more noise than ever, how comes now?
@ arsene wenger and goonerboy
the term ‘manu’ has been used since the 60′s by opposition fans as a term of disrespect towards Manchester United football club. mostly used by arrogant cockney wankers and bindippers
It is used to try and taunt United about the Munich air disaster where the young and talented footballers that the late great Sir Matt Busby had brought together perished on a Munich runway.
Abu tossers and the london gutter press use the terms “manu” and “manure” in the nastiest way possible to have nasty little digs.
The term manure is especially heinous as it is used to describe the young lads who died “turning to manure in their graves”.
MG – it is simple the fa and the premier league should be totaly restructured and quiet frankly totaly destroyed and get a new body in place and new rules put in place a reboot I call it, scumdamore and barprick should both hand in their resignations how they have handed our game is a complete car crash. if bin laden offered to buy a club they would welcome it with open arms, they are that desperate they are more desparate than some guy willing to sleep with anyone.
Benitez is going to be granted the freedom of Manchester if he carries on like this.!
@arsene wenger
I think there are 3 answers to that question. 1) The topic is raised everytime United enter a blip in their season. 2) The financial report that made the surface this week regarding our profit and how it was achieved by the sale of Ronaldo. 3) The decision made by the Glazers this week about raising 500mil in bonds.
@RTNK – Paul H is either a Glazer stooge or a WUM. Either way he talks a lot of shite.
oh i forgot about the bonds issue i did read a bit about it, didnt the last chairman sell up because of a dispute over a horse with fergie?
@rooney the new king
I hear what you are saying, but it’s hard for the FA to intervene in matters like this. What happened with the Glazers, was a consequence of free economy. The club was in the stock market, it was vulnerable to a takeover and that’s what happened. As the FA, how do you put regulations on that. I do remember the Murdoch takeover bid being thrown out, but I can’t remember how that was possible.
@arsene wenger
The Glazers got majority of the shares because two businessmen, Magner and Mcmanus, sold their stock to them. One of the two was involved in that horse dispute nonsense, but I think that was settled a year or so before the Glazers came in.
I think it was just a case of them making money. Nothing personal.
arsene wenger – I have been spouting about it for years
the reasons why its all come out now not so much before
- but like I said the success has papered over the cracks, SIR ALEX FERGUSON has done miraces he has held it together but there is so much he can possibly do he cant do that anymore. when his best players are being sold injured and players failing to deliver.
- add the ronaldo cash gone missing, the profites wiped out and fergusons chilling statements there is no value for money all the time which he has never said before.
- the glazer kids taking money out of the club for themselves
carington rooney and vidic maybe sold to balance the books
- its just been bottled now its exploded out
Costas – they could have there is this rule the best interest of the fans, it was used back in 1998 and it could have been used this time round. they could have and that is what makes me angry free to do what you like, the premier league are supposed to protect the clubs.
off topic – anyone see the kids win in the FA Cup (…youth…). 5-1 it was! still in the cup after all..
@ Costas
I think the Murdoch bid was thrown out because of a conflict of interests as murdoch owns Sky television and therefore owned the Premier league viewing rights.
The glazers are blood sucking leaches and the sooner they go the better.
The fact that United have been so succesful is a testament of how great Sir Alex is as a manager no matter what restrictions have been placed on him.
i hear that especially RTNK,especially the bit about the value in the transfer market, the rates are the rates at any given time,selling the training ground and renting it back is such a madrid move
@Rooney The New King
Time for us to stop reading too much into what the gutter press print. They have to sell papers. They know United have the biggest following and the most loyal supporters anywhere. They print sensationalist, speculative headlines often based on worst case scenarios. They sell papers. Word spreads. Stories becomes distorted. People get angry.
Something just occured to me. When you buy a house, how many of us do this with cash, or a very small mortgage? Not many that’s for sure. How many of us do so with an 80 or 90% mortgage. Probably most of us. That’s pretty much what the Glazers did. Nothing new there. I’ll probably get slated for writing this, but that’s probably the easiest way to view the situation for most of us. The problems only come, when we don’t have enough money/income to cover the mortgage payments or the value of the property falls below the value of the outstanding mortgage. With United, neither is going to happen.
Everyone moves house eventually. Well, OK some people pass their property down to their children. Yikes.
Cue chartered accountants to tell me I’m oversimplifying things
don’t get me wrong people but it’s funny how everyone has suddenly become financial experts! what were you all doing as banks were collapsing!
thats what the premier league body was set up to do, and that is why we have fit and proper tests, heard of that word fit and proper test so when these people takeover they are there so they dont destroy institutions by financially cripple clubs. Cmon the goverment defyed the EU to envade iraq now if they have the power to invade another country without the concent of the EU a more power instetution than some freaks from tampa, than I am sure they can stop takeovers like this.
- what also makes me angry with these people is, for some fans who support these clubs it is their lives and what pisses me off is these money leaches come in and willing to mess with fans whole lives they live breath and die united pompey leeds liverpool and for these freaks to come in invade their lives and leave it in pieces, I am not having that it and it needs to stop.
Paul H – you are living in denial, the media I hate but these are facts they are coming out with why do you think it is all come out, where has all the money gone why hasnt old trafford been upgraded with all this cash made we could extend old traford buy aguero and ribery and still have money left.
Jandsdad – thats the word conflict of interests, the glazer takeover is that what it was, was it fair interest of the fans not a chance.
@Rooney the new king
Hey I applaud you for your honesty tonight
Read this; what SA said in Qatar -
“We hope that this journey is not our last here and that it will initiate a true bond between Manchester United and our friends at ASPIRE and in Qatar.”
I hope there is some deeper meaning to that – Well we can dream for a while : )
Also to everyone – strange why we went to Qatar – since in Dubai we have our United football school there – is something going on?
Probably not – however…
BBWB – I’m neither, what exactly are you? But I do have a brain and I’m not going to allow myself to get hysterical over pure hype. I look forward to going to the match to enjoy the game, the atmosphere and the occasion. I enjoy sharing an objective view with fellow supporters over the performance on the pitch, not the balance sheet or how much the owners pay themselves. Christ, if we did that, we’d have been all over Martin Edwards after he floated the club, then sold hundred of millions of shares over several years making him one of Britains richest men in the process.
MG – I am in one foul mood and what we are hearing is what has been overlooked for years, and what makes me laugh and angry is it will take a rich owner and debt ridden owners of our own to see us fall from grace and let shitty or chelsea takeover not to do with football reasons.
what also makes me even more mad is ferguson is in some country thousands of miles away being controlled by the freaks from tampa, when he should be looking to strengthen the side but he cant. I am not having ppl on here say its only the media hating united no it is not.
we have almost spys owning our own club almost like our enemys like madrid shitty liverpool, its like a recklessly blond GF max out our profits, it does not take a financial expert to work out how badly managed united are in, to sweep it under the carpet now I am not having it, it is a complete joke.
like it or no rooney could be sold and carrington, that is physics it is inevetable when there is that much debt and our success has been down to players like ronaldo rooney vds ferdinand vidic evra scholes giggs carrick.
RTNK – you’re rambling, mate. Calm down.
I’m an Arsenal fan, and I don’t get it either. We’re actually loaded, and could afford players of a higher calibre. I have a gigantic penis, though, so I don’t worry about it.
Rooney the new KIng
I hear you mate
I totally respect what you are saying – in no way am I asking you to calm down at the end I’ve been so angry – the passion for supporting this club isn’t based on solely winning things – no it’s more than that.
In your way – you are right – the club should be here knuckling down in the freezing cold – showing us that they are ready for something
But there you go – we’re here because we support the man that has taken us this far – it’s maybe not soothing enough – I cannot offer you any thing more than this – at least we can trust his decisions can’t we?
We’re built on something far more profound than what’s happening here. I hope that even we can share the point that Rooney would be the last person out of this club – there is a hunger in him that we have all realised to do something great for us – we hope he does it in years to come.
The Carrington scenario is disgusting beyond belief – either the manager or David Gill will have to reply on that – the Glazer’s have done damage really extensively – but nothing that has surprised us. They are who we thought they were – and quietly they have taken whilst leaving the gaffer to it – maybe we can be grateful for that.
I will take you away for a moment to Albert Scanlons funeral. The sight of Sir Bobby Charlton wiping away a tear highlights the profoundness of this club that the Glazer’s are risking taking away. He himself is at an age where his time is nearing to a close. And then you would have thought that Manchester United you should have been there – each and every player – every part of the management – the gaffer – maybe the stark reality should have hit the Glazer’s too – one small funeral for a fallen hero that made it on the other side is exactly what this club should aspire to because now he has gone. A part of Manchester United has died – a part that has laid the foundations to what this club is now should be where everyone comes to reinforce the bond that this club – this Manchester United will never die. The Glazer’s should hang their heads in shame. The team should spare a thought. We have to come again and bind together and remind ourselves that if now the Glazer’s want to sell us out – it’s time to do something – we after all are the guardians of this club – without us there is nothing the Glazer’s can hold onto. I would gladly run this club for nothing as I would assume a lot of us would. Our love and dedication – our hopes and wishes for the club far outweigh anything as much as financial gains are concerned.
We all stand together – don’t give up that hope that belief that there won’t come a batter day when the club can come back into the hands where it belongs. You’re not alone – we are all here with you
better day sorry for the misspell
Scott I often wonder why you feel the need to put such a spin on news like this. Fair point about his questionable loyalty, he screwed over Spurs and Notts County and, to a slightly smaller extent, us at Arsenal, but to highlight one statement in a press conference and pretend that it is false of him to join the club where he spent many years, part of a history-making squad, when he has previously NOT RULED OUT a move to United, is bordering on ridiculous. Sol was a free agent, of course he’s not gonna rule out a move to the league champions, use your fucking noodle…
rtnk – Chill the fuck out man.
King Eric – I have calmed down but my anger towards the glazers is very foul and ugly I hate them to the core, the likes of liverpool arsenal real madrid chelsea shitty do not bring out the type of anger compared to the glazers, sorry for going on and on but it sickens me how much they have taken out of the club. their kids sum it up taken 20 million out of the club to buy for themselves, they are the no1 enemy of manchester utd.
@ Rooney the new king
Relax mate….not all is lost!
The Glazer bastards have well and truly milked us, but we still can get out of a tricky situation if things are managed well from now on and we get a few things falling our way in the financial markets.
More on this has been discussed in detail in an earlier article http://therepublikofmancunia.com/another-analysis-of-the-debt/
Hope this will help to ease some of your worries. The media has a habit of blowing things out of proportion, especially in the case of United. A couple of losses and we are supposed to be in crisis. just try to block all of it out as there’s nothing much we can do about it anyway.
We cant just get rid of the glazers by spouting off and abusing their 14 generations on here..might as well focus on the football and support the club the only way we can. BELIEVE!
Cheers!
Gareth
Do i need to remind you Uniyed won the FA Cup in 2004 and the Carling CUp in 2006. Not major trophies but trophies neverthless. Arsenal have not won anything for 4 seasons now, not even the Carling cup.If your young lads are so good why cant they win the carling cup atleast.Someone said ‘you dont win anything with kids’.You havent proved that wrong yet, United have in the past so i cant see what you are on about.
I never said Arsenal adn the young lads arent capable of winning trophies because you definitely are but so far all the hype surrounding young players of yours has yielded nothing
@Asshat
Get your head checked and read the comments properly and mind your disgusting language.
I said,
“you seem to have a problem with everything scott writes.its his blog.he can write whatever he wants.if you feel they are arrogant or not worth reading, dont read them”
Nowhere have i mentioned i agree with everything Scott writes. If some people have so many complaints they better fuck off and not visit this site including you.
You find this site hilarious?. Well let me tell you no other blog especially any Arsenal blog has so many followers and comments. Most United fans enjoy it and we dont care about what a certain x,y,z thinks of it
hahahaha, Sol Campbell to Arsenal – it’s the funniest transfer in awhile.. he’s slower than Titus Bramble, which is quite funny.
I seriously hope he plays vs. us
God – how I wish we had RVN to welcome him…remember that goal?!!
@Scott
“Bob – The same Wes Brown who played more games than any other player for us the season before last, you know, when we won the league and European Cup? Hmm. Don’t think so.”
I think we all know that it’s not the same Wesley Brown as we had in 08.
aig alex is god
as you are the blog police/official spokesperson i thank you for your time
not interested in your opinions ta; although you are welcome to them; – i was more defending your fellow man u fan’s right to disagree with the writer. not bothered that you want the writer’s babies, what goes on between two men in their own time is up to them
. that seems to have passed you by.
this blog may or may not have more ‘followers’ than any other from any club in the world – or it may not. obviously this is unprovable [and a spectacularly childish thing to bring up (my dads car is faster than yours ner ner)] and such a statement through being unprovable suggests you don’t always deal in facts, occasionally you fantasise and embellish to ‘prove’ a point (…what was your point?)
Lets all deal with reality – it’s much better.
I find this site hilarious, both through original content and now from certain people in the comments.
when it appears on my newsnow arsenal feed i always come to see the fun, long may it continue.
@ Rooney the new king – Your comments and anger mirror that of my own. All though I don’t think nothing will happen to the training ground or Rooney till next year. What can we do? Could you honestly see Glazers out signs/chants round Old Trafford? It obvious some supporters follow United for the football and thats it, so hardly going to get any help off them. Ranting and raving may not do anything but the supporters should be doing a lot more. MUST are doing a great job but we’ve hardly voiced any discontent in any volume collectively. The fit and proper persons test is a joke as is the Premier League and Scudamore. They have fucked up so many times in the last 6 years all in the name of greed. We’re not going to get the support from anyone apart from each other. We were a club that were debt free being able to spend big money with a state of the art training complex and the greatest manager ever to live. We all knew that the future looked unclear when Sir Alex steps down, but with all the off the field business its started to look bleaker. If this bond issue goes through we’ve got till 2017 to come up with the money ourselves!
@Asshat
Similarly we arent intrested in your opinion.There are some Arsenal sites too that appear on Man Utd newsnow but i never bother to visit them.
Yes United fans can disagree something i do myself quite a lot of times and you are not a regular poster either. Some people seem to disagree with every article scott writes calling it names. Just becasue they are suppoting what the gooner fans have to say you dont need to defend them
Stick to your Arsenal sites and moan there about all your trophiless seasons.All that is funny is the constant moaning of your manager unwilling to accept defeat and the fact that all Arsenal fans can talk about is the ‘invincibles season’ .
Maybe you can learn something from Arsene Wenger( not your manager but the lad who is a frequent visitor on this blog and is an Arsenal fan. You can go through his comments on this post,makes sense)
Asshat – Grow up pal. Why are you BACK on here the following day? Don’t tell me newsnow “directed” you to it.
To NotoriousRedDevil (January 13th, 2010 @20:03)
The debt is an issue because its in the news and its negative for your club.
Your club is like a whore because it expects to rake in money by ripping off the loyal fans season upon season. I don’t suppose you have seen the new prospectus about the bond issue, where they talk about price increases without any shame.
Why do you compare Wenger to your own dad?! We all know that your suppressed childhood memories of your dad abusing you (did he shove lego bricks up your arsenal?) are best served by seeing a shrink and getting therapy. Do it fast mate – you’ll go insane if you suppress it any longer!!
@aig alex is god
this blog was funny, but you make it boring. ‘and the fact that all Arsenal fans can talk about is the ‘invincibles season’’
never mentioned it, try to stay in reality kiddo. but hey, never let the facts get in the way of a good story eh.
@king eric
i’ll bother. i came back to check if there was a response. if you struggled to make that connection on your own, jesus…
man u fans seem very touchy these days. leaving the glory days behind for good i guess is never a nice feeling so you’re all forgiven.
Asshat – Bore off.
We have won more titles than your London Cockney cunts put together. You will NEVER win more than United.
East End Gooner – yea and arsenal prices are cheap arent they, tell me what justifys arsenal charging way over 2 grand for a season ticket and the cost for a single ticket is over 60 pounds for a team that has won nothing for years, united may have hicked ticket prices but has it hit the sort of prices arsenal charge dont think so.
- The glazers hicked ticket prices not united, before the glazer takeover united were not even hicking ticket prices dont forget they had no debt, some say united fans were underpaying and getting great value and for the past phew years they still have had its been this disgraceful cup scheme making fans buy every ticket when buying a season ticket, and united were just the masters of making a profit because of the size of the club and its following not ripping the fans off.
King Eric
seeing as you can predict the future, can I have saturdays lottery numbers please?
how the rest of the footballing world is laughing at your lot. enjoy.
@ Gareth
Oh yeah your youth setup, the same youth setup that has brought through the likes of Cesc and co, who havent won anything in 5 years. Anyway Im not saying your youth setup is shit mate, in fact you always bring good young players through the youth setup (mostly from abroad but still good players) Im pointing out to the fans repeating ‘Utd are skint’ that you havent exactly spent millions yourself kid!! Oh and by the way I think you will find that our youth setup has produced some great players for years mate, so it isnt something we have just started to realise my friend, or do you not remember the treble winning team full of ENGLISH talent that came through our academy and not some other clubs academy, before Arsehole even knew what a youth setup was. Just pointing that out for you fella!!
@ EastEnd Gobshite Why should I get therapy it clearly hasn’t worked for you now has it? Carry on with your anti-paedo chants towards Wenger campaign, it clearly gets on your nerves doesn’t it. And lego? To come up with that you must either be looking at sick images on screen amongst coming on here (Whatever turns you on???) or speaking from experience. I think it must be the latter.
Speaking about my club at hand, its not right they keep fleecing the fans but its what every away ground does to us anyway, the might trophy laden l’arsenal does the same. We don’t like, I’ll admit that but there’s fuck all anyone can do about raising ticket prices it regardless what team you support. An whore of a club is one whose supporters advertise themeselves begging for a sugar daddy. At no time whatsoever did any United fans want these glazer cunts at United. If Kroenke gets hold of you expect the same, thats not a dig its a fact have a look at how much respect and how he runs the Nuggets.
Asshat – Nowt to do with being psychic. Can you honestly say you can expect Arsenal to win 18 league titles and 3 European Cups? Not in your lifetime mush.
Asshat – Laughing at us? Yeah right . Current Champions and last 3 on spin .
Ummmm….. heard a malicious rumour today and it made me laugh out loud ………….apparently some one said that dear OLD Sollyboy drops anchor in Poo bay…….!!
and he misses dropping his anchor in Poo bay so much , he is going back to the club where he learnt ….ahem…. to drop anchor…!!
Ass hat …..Superb blog name…
(fucking hell another one coming out at the Arse)
….you couldn’t make it up, could you….!!
@ tonybee
Brilliant, lol
NotoriousRedDickless
If you bothered to do your research, you would have noticed that we were not keen on anyone owning our club seeing as the model pre 2007 was serving us well. I was not happy for David Dein to leave the way he did, but there was a rapproachment (big word that only educated people understand – get a dictionary now!) with Kroenke subsequently, and from what has been said, it was well documented that he has vast sports owning experience, where in each team he does undoubtedly squeeze the last dollar, but he also adds value. He also has experience of owning a soccer club, something the Glazer’s never had.
As for fortunes, Kroenke is clearly worth more than your owners, as well as having the heiress of Wal Mart as his other half. The Glazers bought your club with a highly risky debt instrument that has become as such with the downturn in the world economy. Do the math: if you owe £700m due in 2013, and you only turned a £30m profit after selling Ronaldo for £80m, then how on earth will you stay pay that in 3 years time without incurring more penalties? Up until now, you have only paid interest.
Of course, if the bond sells as planned, then all is hunky dory, except that the debt will be put back to 2018. If your lot can have an extremely successful season like 2008 and still not repay a pound of the debt (not the interest), then what chance do you have in subsequent years?!
Like I said in my first post, I don’t like to gloat. I am on the side of the ordinary fan, something you are not.