United travel to Wales this weekend to take on Swansea, and although bookmakers make them long odds-on at a top priced 1.53 it promises to be a much tougher game than the odds suggest.
Swansea have conceded just one goal on home soil this season, fewer than any other Premier League team on their own ground, and are now on an unbeaten run of 13 (won 9, drawn four).
They comfortably beat Stoke and Bolton and their last game saw them grind out a 0-0 draw with Liverpool.
It’s clearly no gimme for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, but in truth an on-song United should prove too strong and come away with all three points.
They are now unbeaten in their last six PL away games – winning three and drawing three – and have kept clean sheets in their last four games in all competitions since the loss in the game which we won’t mention.
What is slightly worrying is that they have only scored one goal in four of their last five games in the league, however it doesn’t matter how many you score as long as you win and I am sure that the gaffer will settle for another 1-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium.
I think that could well be the outcome and at 7 with bet365 and Betfred it makes plenty of appeal.
Wayne Rooney is, as usual, favourite to open the scoring at 4.75 with bet365, but that looks plenty short enough and Chicharito and Valencia look better value in my eyes.
The former is a 5.5 chance, again with bet365, while the latter is a huge looking 15 with the same firm.
Given that I have already suggested that this will be a tight game – with a single goal for United hopefully settling the outcome – a wager on under 2.5 goals also looks worth a second glance.
You can get even money (2) with bet365, Betfred and Paddy Power and that looks decent value as Boylesports are as short as 1.83.
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0-1 United is good enough, this will be tough as hell. GGMU!!!
The one thing that we knw is we will go there and play with our hearts and will try to do our best and thats how we will win it.my team will be ddg,jones,evraldinho,rio,vida,fletch,carrikson,nanildo,younginho,wazza,chica.
I think we will win 3-0 or 4-0.
2-0
DDG. Evra, Vidic, Rio,Fletch, Ando, Young, Nani, Rooney, Hdz.
LOL Soren, you’ve forgotten a RB.
I don’t care which eleven men Fergie puts out on Saturday – as long as there’s fire in their bellies!
The suicidal decision not to buy at least 1 top drawer midfielder in the summer is about to give the blue tramps the league title or do some deluded people out there think Anderson is gonna step up to the plate
Anderson is gonna step up to the plate, no doubt about it.
A plate of burger and chips, that is.
ha ha
Jones…..oops!.
Or eat, whatever is on it.
If United were made up of the people on here then I would like to see them lose and disappear for good. As it is Man United belong to all the true diehard fans out there who can debate and discuss without violence or the promise of it.
A lot of foreheads here are just talking out of their arsehole and cannot even take it when someone says something that can be seen as criticism. This is why Phil from Prestwich will always be a far better Man United fan than any of you lot.
At least he sees what you lot cannot as you pray at the altar of SAF and thinks he has magic powers when we all know he is just another bloke like the rest of us who happens to inspire players to do their best.
You catholics on here, and we all know you are, should attend mass on sundays a bit more instead of praying for the red devils do deliver you from evil. You are the people that made us the most hated club in the world and I do not doubt it one bit that the day will come that the club will fold because of your filthy actions.
May God save you and forgive you and now bend down and kiss the crucifix before Baal takes you over and makes you shout something else than “United united united”.
Piss off the lotta ya
xxxx
Maybe Soren was daydreaming, like this: http://www.kickette.com/images/uploads/boysweekdi.jpg
ha ha Fred
http://bulgarian.ibox.bg/news/id_1412044913
This is the OMG ha ha
fuck off back to wigan victor moses cunt
I signed another contract, started with them this week, I must leave in 15 minutes and work the weekend and miss the game live. DVR has been set for a week! COME ON UNITED!!!!
Anything short of a victory is not acceptable. For Godsakes we are talking of manchester united. . We cant play 2 in the middle against any prem league team. Fergie of all pple should know that.
Stats do seem to suggest Swansea will give us a game.
They have completed more passes in the league than we have.
They have yet to loose at home and have been scoring goals. As several of their supporters have said, this is the game they all are looking forward to since they got promoted.
Swansea will be up for this, make no mistake.
Off topic,
Fergie is letting Poyet have it for comments about Evra.
These preview threads always devolve into cliches. I am going to use the cliche which Fred used: “I don’t care which eleven men Fergie puts out on Saturday – as long as there’s fire in their bellies!”
swansea are an ok side, do not see the fuss with them even though they are a small club, its all down to united and united’s weak link before was a good position, but now its a thorn in our side. They will be tough but if united defend well and finish well united will win
But always on my mind is my chico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPQjuEOcSDU
LOL Balaji
LOL @ Chicharito’s GQ shoot
Save me Moses! Ya mad bastard!!
I prefer his sandwich adverts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ-KvWc_vZs
A lot of you keep harping about a lack of a midfield import in the summer… Its common knowledge we had earmarked modric or nasri as midfield options and things didn’t really pan out.
Nasri went to the bitters, harry didn’t want to sell modric this summer and Fergie respected that and rightly so.
United are building a great intricate squad at present, and there was no need to panic buy just because our plans got foiled…We have enough options to cope. Don’t forget we won last year with a squad clearly in transition, a lackluster start to the season and the Rooney saga and all its implications affecting our club. I am sure some of you were questioning our ambition at that point, Rooney included. We all know how it turned out, starting with that legendary press conference… have some perspective lads, jeez.
Maybe YOU need some perspective. Last season Manchester City weren’t the threat that they are this time around.
Smell that Moses? Your own line of bullshit? Lol.
Fred
He dances haha
I had forgotten that… Haz Sandwich!!
Ando stepped up to the plate, licked it clean and has let someone else clean it
With Clevs out, Jones will be seen as our saviour & Fletch will come in for a bollocking if he’s isn’t playing 10/10, 9/10 will not suffice for many this close to January.
Im backing Giggs,Park & Carrick to step up to the plate and dishwaher the myth we don’t have strength in midfield. Our midfield is good, it just lacks a record breaker, a marvel, a Mr Fantastic.
My Team for Swan’sPee;
DDG
Fabael Dada Silva, Ria, Vida, Pat Rice
MJ, Dazza Barr Fletcher, Carrick, Park
Dwayne Ronnie, Ashley Elderly.
Subs; Linda,Rafio Dada Silva, Tom Jones,Giggsy,Ando,Welbeck,Berba.
Chico for Young if he doesn;t make it.*
@Papii, Carrick’s already shown on many occasions this season that he can step up to the plate in the absence of Cleverley. The thing is we more or less use him as insurance so he doesn’t go forward as much as some would like. If the plan is to bring in Jones as the cover for the back 4, then Carrick will have plenty of license to move forward like he did in that home European tie. IMO, he still has lot of steam left in him.
Enough about fucking plates already!
God
Was is a United fan
Jesus
Was is a United fan
Mohammed
Was a United fan
etc etc
Moses
Was a Leeds fan and then found the light!
Hallelujah brother your baptism date shall be organised with Pastor Cedars!
Carrick is only keeping the plate warm for Cleverley.
Missed the is with Mohammed
Sorry
Sorry for that outburst lads. I’ve got alot on my plate, lately.
Moses – Do piss off you fake sheep shagging cunt…. baaa or is it maaa you prefer?
Cedars in the house you nutters….. Why on earth are Swansea in the English league to begin with? Bastards has a great season or so back in the 80′s if I am not mistaken
Had not has! Fuck these typos, sick of it… stupid fuck
Err, where is everyone? I do miss Red Neck by the way, he shared my love for Robbo…
Also miss wee Daniel, wonder what that wee scouser is up to…. Makes me laugh the little bugger
Cedars Devil
I’m still here and I still love Robbo. How are you mate.
Off topic:
Before getting back to EPL. Lets not forget the superb play of the reserves moving top of the reserve league.
Welcome backs to Gibbo and Rafa who put in solid shifts. Tremendous goals from Ravel and Davide Petrucci.
Red Neck!
Great to see you here buddy! Where on earth have you been? Getting better, just drugged as fuck mind you! hahaha… Hope you are well mate
That was weird?
Very weird actually! You see all I have to do is call! hahaha
Cedars Devil
All well here my friend. Glad you are on the mend and still drugged up ha ha.
I am weird !
Red Neck
Cheers buddy, have to agree with Willie though it was weird in a way…. Not seen you post here for a few days yet the minute I mention your name you appear! hahahaha
Red Neck
Do not get me started on the weird front, I must be the weirdest of the lot here! hahahaha
I’m here Cedars!
Let’s get ready to rumbllllllllllllllllllllllllle!
Pure coincidence mate. I haven’t posted for a while but I have been looking in regularly. Just so happens I looked when I did. Got to admit it was fucking spooky though.
MG!!!
Loved those tunes my friend, such a true red you are, to the bone may i add
Dozens of Weirdo’s here !
Balaji – Agree with you that carrick has more left on his plate to offer. Him alongside Jones could be suprisingly a risky move, but I reckon it would work if they have their postioning sorted. I don’t doubt carricks ability to cover the back 4 because he’s top notch and always does a good job, 1 bad performance out of 35 apps, or a few games without being 10/10 don’t worry me.
We have quite a few good midfielders, its all about keeping those plates spinning at the right times or they will spin right off the stick, SAF is Mr Rotatinator, he’ll keep the those dishes clean and those plates spinning precisely when he requires them.
Baah Children In Need ! How is this charity when they take a 75% cut to pay off expenses?
Red Neck
We’ve have loads of such spooky moments here to be honest, far too many to mention! hahaha
Gotta love this place. Anyone seen wee Daniel?
Papii
You talking to me? ha?
Ha!
Cedars Devil
Now you have mentioned we Daniel he might appear too. Very spooky
Red Neck
All alone here, its dark, thunderstorm outside of mega proportions, last thing I need is to be freaked out!!!!
Mention Megan fox….see if she turns up.
Cedars Devil
Sorry mate but cover the mirrors in a thunder storm or you will see the real Devil. Just an old superstition don’t worry about it ha ha.
Unless your obese I don’t count you Mr Cedars as the dozen…. Ha
Red Neck? What a odd name, why not
Red Head
Red Leg,
Red Toe
Red Nose
Sack SAF, bring in Alan Pardrew, this top manager would guarentee us a top 4 spot
Moses. Oh do fuck off you boring bastard. What is this fucking obsession with negative Phil from Prestwich? He who said united never produce any players since 2000. Fucking idiot. We have produced more than any other club. May not have made it at United but they have gone one to have great careers. Are you rimming him or summat? That miserable bastard only phones up when United lose. Never when we win. Why would a non united supporter, which you clearly are, watch MUTV?
Anyway fuck those blue cunts. They will suffer a loss in form, injury to silva and they are fucked. Some real tests these coming weeks for them. Anyway their arses will go come March. Even IF they did win the league United will bounce back like they always do. Can’t folk see Fergie is building his next great side right in front of our eyes? Full of great young talent.
As for the middle of the park yes there are issues but we will get by. We usually have sixty odd per cent possession home and away so we can’t be that bad. Contrary to some beliefs we do create many chances MOST games but of late our strikers have been a bit off key and wingers.
Tough game tomorrow. Nevermind its only Swansea bollocks. There are absolutely NO easy games in the league now. Well aside from Wigan. Have some fucking patience some of you. The season is only eleven games in. Yes City are doing well but should have lost at Loftus Road. As I say they will hit a wall. All teams do. Look at em without blockhead Kompany. All over the fucking shop. By some peoples logic the Geordies, also unbeaten could win the title with the results they are getting. Anyone would think Fergie is a fucking mug. He knows what he is doing fuck sake.
Fuck me. And some wondered why I fucked off for five weeks. People moaning before a fucking ball has even been kicked.
Red knob? Stop that silly talk.
Clint- lamyourpapii
Dam wish I’d thought of Red nose instead lol
“Oh do fuck off you boring bastard”
Quality KE!
King Eric
What a brilliant post my friend, as usual may I add….. All the best to you and yours my good friend
Moses can simply fuck off
Megan Fox ha ha
Oh for sure i have no illusions about this. It is gonna be tough in Wales. We gotta make sure we put our stamp on the game as quickly and effectively as possible. Cuz if we let them run the game they are pretty dangerous. PLEASE play Park and carrick tomorrow. Unless Anderson is ready to give us a top draw performance tomorrow i’d prefer those two in midfield.
Mere simple examples as to why I love King Eric, our poster here…..
‘Bore off you cunt’
‘Cunting cunt’
‘Minsing goof, snood wearing cunt’
Fuck me, how can anyone not love this guy?
Two Fucking weeks. Fucking two weeks.
Matchday tomorrow and can’t wait.
Nearly dropped dead after watching Petrucci’s goal yesterday.
Red Neck
Cheers, you’ve just spooked the fuck out me even further
Red Knob
Lol… Cedars… KE is rubbing off on me.
Motivation!
Cedars Devil
Bet you can’t stop yourself looking now can you, sorry mate ha ha
Met a Leeds fan once, one of us is still alive to talk about it!
Blockhead kompany…
Nani shat on him. Thick cunt.
Cedars
Tunes to make the heart go merry
Goodnight United
19
redrider
He is pure motivation is our King Eric….
Red Neck
Stop it! I am freaking out!
That header Cedars is flying. Wee hug mate? Bet the old jaw is going mad?
Cedars and Willie. Cheers lads. Well. Anyone would think were tenth or summat. We will catch those blue cunts by december. It amazes me how folk have written off fletcher. Not many include him in our starting eleven. I sound like his lover but the only way he is gonna get back to the old Fletch is by playing games. We know how good he is when on his game and last two games he has looked his old self. Bollocks to playing Ando or Park in there tomorrow. Play park out wide but drifting as he does. He is well rested and can cut teams up. Play Fletch and Carrick or Jones and bung rooney back up top. Against a passing side like Swansea we need players who will keep the ball. Sadly at present Ando aint doing this. I have to laugh at the stick Carrick gets despite him being our best retainer of the ball and defensive shield. Not to mention his composure and range. Look at him against Sunderland. Ando huffing and puffing and hitting daft hollywood balls all day. Carrick comes on. Brings steadyness to the side and within minutes sets up Hernandez who should have scored. Anyway I fancy the thought of Jonesy in midfield. Then there is Giggs. We will be fine lads.
Willie
From you I would only accept a wee kiss, lip to lip! hahahaha
Goodnight RoM.
Should be a good day tomorrow.
Cllc and the donkey seen exchanging notes in a shady pub in London.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Jones in midfield. Rafael can play at RB. Or, Fabio for that matter. I won’t second guess the manager, though lol.
King Eric
No worries buddy, no need to be afraid of being labeled as a lover of Fletch…. We all know you have a thing for Hernandez my friend…… hahahaha
Night MG and redrider….. Pissing off to bed my fellow reds….. Be safe
Keep it Red and keep it United
Night night Cedars.
Match day tomorrow! Goodnight all.
Berbatov for another year. Top five best things to happen in my life entrant, so happy
Jones is awesome SAF says he can play ANYWHERE !!!!!!
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1544825.html?cid=rssfeed&att=
Willie, KE I so agree, Jones can play MF. The most influential player on the game I ever saw was a defender. Maldini. Canavaro won a world cup as well, he owned that tournament. So maybe Jones can best serve the club as a CB or FB. I see to much talent going forward and maybe MF will be his natural progression.
These assholes who keep rabitting on about our midfield make me laugh. Oh yeah, I know it could be better. But so far as any of us knows, Sir Alex did have a plan to bring in one of several big midfield names in summer (Wee Wes, Little Luka or Nancy-boy Nasri — we don’t know for sure how serious he was about all of those, but it seems certain he was interested in at least one of them). The fact that none of that worked out is a bummer, but hey, shit happens. Deals can’t always be made. It takes two tango. (In fact, in football, unless a player is out of contract, it takes three to tango.) I guess some people just need a scapegoat. Blame Sir Alex, blame the Glazers, blame who-the-fuck-ever. But if Sir Alex can’t get the player he wants, he isn’t gonna compromise himself (or the club) and buy some seciond-rater just because he’s available. He isn’t that sort of manager, and if he was, this club wouldn’t have 19 titles, and he wouldn’t still be the manager.
And let’s not forget: we have played some bloody good football this season — early on, for sure, but still with the current squad. They are capable of it, but they just need to find that spark again. Hopefully, that will be tomorrow!
willie/zibbie/king eric … yeah, I fancy Jones in the midfield too. In fact, I would not be surprised if Sir Alex is grooming him for the sort of DM role he originally intended for hargreaves. If so, that could be interesting. Back when hargreaves was bought, Sir Alex said (in an interview) that hargreaves was important to his plans because he was fast and mobile enough, and smart enough (in terms of positional sense) to cover the ground of two players. His idea was that by deploying someone of that capability, he could play a two-man midfield (while effectively getting the coverage of three men), which would then allow him to play two wingers and two strikers without leaving the midfield weak. Of course, we all know that turned to shit, and it might not have worked anyway.
Is a second-rate player a worse option than not strengthening at all? Why does it have to be all or nothing?
Posted this on ROM reads, but see there is still late night action over here.
Tokyo Sexwale Slams FA!
RE: JT “It’s not helpful for any side to honour him with the captains armband while case is ongoing!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/18/tokyo-sexwale-fa-john-terry
Get in Tokyo!
Stateside Cheers mate. Agree with you 110% Carrick Fletcher Giggs and Gibbo are all on the mend and if that isn’t a second string to envy any in the league then I don’t know what is. I watched the reserve game and Gibbo was as good as I’ve seen him at moving the ball in transition. Also Rafael was bombing about like new. Rafael opens up alot of posibililies that we havn’t been able to deploy in awhile. Think the manager was concerned for Tom, but not concerned about his options.
Lots of options for Swansea. Bring it on!
Remember to vote
http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/puskasaward/video=1544507/index.html
Fletch … cheers mate!
Fred … because if you keep buying second-rate players, then sooner or later you get a second-rate team. But maybe I should clarify what I meant by “second-rate”. What I really meant was “players that the manager doesn’t rate as suitable”. Let’s say the manager decides that he wants to buy a player. That decision may be based on a lot of different things: ability, what position he plays, his age, also other “attributes” such as mental toughness, and so on. Maybe he also identifies one or two others that he would be happy with if he can’t get the main guy, but in any event, let’s assume none of them are available (for whatever reason). The question then is, should the manager go out and buy some other player who is available, even if it’s someone he has already decided is not “suitable”?
it’s a complex thing, of course it is. Especially when you take into account the large amounts of money involved these days.
Fletch … I meant to say thanks for the news on the reserves, and forgot! So: Thanks!
Yeah but cast your mind back to the summer of 2009; it’s widely believed that Sir Alex wanted to sign £30m-rated rising star Karim Benzema, but lost out to Real Madrid. Instead he signed wily veteran Michael Owen on a free transfer, after Owen advertised his services to the club through a brochure.
Somehow I don’t think Mickey Owen was ever top of Fergie’s wanted list. So that just goes to show that the boss is not adverse to settling for second best/second rate (depending on your viewpoint) when needs must.
Fred … yeah, that’s a good point. Still, I am sure he would not have taken Owen on board (even for free) unless he was satisfied that Owen had something to offer.
Cedars and Willie. Cheers lads. Well. Anyone would think were tenth or summat. We will catch those blue cunts by december. It amazes me how folk have written off fletcher. Not many include him in our starting eleven. I sound like his lover but the only way he is gonna get back to the old Fletch is by playing games. We know how good he is when on his game and last two games he has looked his old self. Bollocks to playing Ando or Park in there tomorrow. Play park out wide but drifting as he does. He is well rested and can cut teams up. Play Fletch and Carrick or Jones and bung rooney back up top. Against a passing side like Swansea we need players who will keep the ball. Sadly at present Ando aint doing this. I have to laugh at the stick Carrick gets despite him being our best retainer of the ball and defensive shield. Not to mention his composure and range. Look at him against Sunderland. Ando huffing and puffing and hitting daft hollywood balls all day. Carrick comes on. Brings steadyness to the side and within minutes sets up Hernandez who should have scored. Anyway I fancy the thought of Jonesy in midfield. Then there is Giggs. We will be fine lads.
I love king Eric…..wise words as always fella…..2-0 at the liberty stadium today guys…..
is pogba’s contract really up for renewal? and is it tru he ain’t signing it.. ?
everyday’s there’s atleast one club linked to him
100… I’m putting my money on a 2-1 win.
Think this will be a close game.
Anyone know what channel the Swansea game is on?
It certainly is a tough one but most of our games have been this season. I fully expect Utd to win and hope we do. These are the teams that sometimes undo us as its normally their Cup Final. Anyway I’ll keep positive and say we will win. If anyone has a link to watch the game on Pls post it. cheers.
Come on Reds.
Like to see
DDG Raphael Rio Vidic Evra Nani Carrick Anderson Park Rooney Berbatov.
I dont think this group of players have played together since the Blackburn 7 – 1 thumping (excluding DDG). All are fit and available.