“Typical!” would have been the exclamations up and down the country this evening as Danny Murphy fell to the floor like a sack of shit under a challenge from Michael Carrick. “Typical United, always getting the decisions!”
If you were curious, only West Brom have conceded more penalties at home this season, but don’t let facts get in the way of a good whinge, eh?
At 0-0 on 17 minutes at Stoke just two days ago, Gareth Barry should have been sent off and a penalty awarded to Stoke. No card or penalty were awarded.
But United get all the decisions and will probably win the league because tonight’s ref was obviously bent.
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Who gives a shit what ANYONE has to say? We won the game PERIOD. I could give two fucks what anyone has to say about it. As long as a team has gotten a decision in their favour they have no right to throw stones at anyone else. We won. On the road to 20.
Ref was bent
Of course the ref that gave a penalty against Newcastle which was never a penalty was never bent
And then he never gave a legit goal at the end
What goes around comes around – If Fulham are crying about a penalty not given fucking give it to them and let us have three points against Newcastle @ home
Ah but it doesn’t work like that though does it?
Fucking morons
And fuck city
before the media or bitters go on about us getting decisions we have had 3 pens against us at ot this season…and city have had 15 penaltys!
I got banned form Bluemoon for pointing this out just now. They’re cracking up, tinfoil hat conspiracy style.
Hold on..
Should we not have had a peno in any case for hand ball earlier in game? looked like a very deliberate attempt to block cross coming in so dont know what Jol was whingeing about
Well that’s how it is. They should go to hell for all I care its UNITED baby.
Not the most stonewall penalty you are going to see. Not as obvious as Cahill’s was at the Bridge.
Didn’t the same journos say that Welbeck’s penalty at the Bridge was soft? And Murphy’s tonight wouldn’t have been?
I think we won we’ll leave it there
8 games to go
Goodnight United
19
My word, I’ve seen United have some lacklusture home displays towards the end of the season (Everton last year, Middlesboro 1-1 in 2007 spring to mind) but I really don’t recall a United side ever being so visibly nervous as they were in the last 15 mins tonight. Oh well, 3pts clear so we can hardly complain but we need pick it up for the next game. Blackburn away won’t be easy.
On the penalty that wasn’t given I must say I really don’t give a fuck what the “rest” say because I’m tired of saying things like, “what about the penalty decision City got away with on Saturday?” or “what about the penalty Newcastle got in Old Trafford earlier in the season?” and so on. The fact is everyone that believes we get all the decisions are programmed to believe it because it gives them some sort of comfort or reasoning as to why we keep winning the league and there’s nothing you me or anyone else can say to change their minds.
I for one just accept that in the cold light of day it was a blatant penalty and we got away with one tonight and I’m grateful for it. There’s the extra two points we missed out on from our home game against Newcastle. As for everyone else, well fuck them, I couldn’t care less what they choose to believe. UNITED!!!!!
The referee did not give the penalty because
a) in real time it looked like Carrick played the ball
b) the scouse bastard jumped as he was hit by a train
Shame on ABU media for not mentioning that we should have had a penalty in the first half. That was no worse than the one shitty were awarded against the rent boys.
We were robbed against Newcastle at home, so we were due a bit of a good fortune.
It wasn’t even close to PK decision but rather a yellow card to Murphy for just blunt simulation and cheating attempt… There is nothing to discuss, full stop.
Really enjoyed the decision tonight and having a good laugh reading bluemoon forums. Makes winning all the sweeter. Of course I’m long past caring about fairness whenever we get shafted a lot of the time ourselves- Ferdinands perfect tackle vs Newcaste (anyone…?). Personally I’m glad it wasn’t given though it could have been and maybe should have been but in the end Danny Murphy was playing a game of putting the brakes on when a player is behind me so I get a cheap pen- supplemented by falling over with the slightest contact. It’s probably still a pen but in the broader sense justice was done.
That said I’d like to think we could make sure of the points rather than fannying about even if the opposition are god awful.
night night, 19.
Whining is for looser’s. Looking for reasons to succeed is the making of champions.
If you think Jol is upset with the penalty decision , spare a moment for how bobby manc feels.
I was taught lone ago, the man who makes no excuses, does not have to except any.
Managers take one of the simplest rules of leadership. SAF Europe this year was my fault and here is why…..
What a man, what a person, what a gaffer…..
haha fact just cause were unreal every one bitchen. fulham didnt deserve anything from dat game
Hang your hats on being 3 points back on a ref’s decision, is wonderful pain and distraction to a weak minded or a team who has not won the PL before. These are not the drones your looking for.. “A OK move along then”
Byron well said
it was (in my opinion) a penalty
ref didnt give it
we won
we are three points clear
others dont like it
fuck em
murphy?? no comment!!
de gea impressed me Looking better and better with every game. Looked commanding, assured,great gk
any news of him and rio?
Zibbie
its easier to find excuses for others success than face the real reasons for ones own (teams) lack of success. if oyu can find one exception to any absolute statement it is false eg united ALWAYS get decisions in their favour.
To spend one half of a TRILLION FUCKING POUNDS, PLAYING IN ANY OTHER YEAR BUT 2 SINCE THE PL STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WOULD BE WAY UP AND MARCHING TOWARDS YOUR FIRST PL TITLE!!!!!!!!!! AND WHAM KICKED IN THE BALLS BY A NO CALL AND A ROONEY 43 RD MINUTE GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!
Some how with no AMF’ER Man Utd have scored the most goals in a season for 50 FUCKING YEARS!!!!!
Iced Earth @ 22:48: “de gea impressed me”
Me, too. That save he made on the low cross, with a man running onto the far post, was crucial. It’s often the case that a keeper who has nothing-to-do has a tough job staying in the game, when “something’ challenges him. de Gea seems to be passing that test – when he had to do ‘something”, he did it.
I like this young Ref, he lets the lads play a physical style and seems to be consistent with his calls. Meaning letting them play hard for 60 mins then blowing a foul for shit he was letting go before. If a Ref is consistent in their calls within reason of the rules is all you can ask. Then it is up to the players to adjust. In this case he let them beat on each other to a point, played advantage well. And this physical play is what makes the PL the most watched league in the world. I see him developing into a CL and WC Ref.
“The matches are all challenges,” he told Sky Sports. “That’s a great indication. It was a great game for us tonight because that’s exactly what it’s going to be like for the rest of the season. Teams are going to be battling and fighting, trying to survive, and not be lambs to the slaughter to Manchester United because they don’t want to be seen to be laying down.”Fulham put in a massive effort tonight. They’re a very experienced team and were very difficult to break down. When you sit back, it doesn’t matter if you’ve got 11 plumbers, joiners or footballers, it’s hard to break down. We did enough to finish the game off but didn’t do it and nearly paid the penalty”I think they had a claim ,sir alex reaction
For one entire, tiring, tongue tied time, trying to explain how such a large lead has evaporated and a gap has developed. A distance one might say has been created to the lead of the league.
giggs reaction
“Our form has been really good,” he added. “It’s probably another reason why it was a bit frustrating tonight as we’ve been playing really well.”It was a massive effort but we knew we had to do it. City were there to be caught. We had some tough games but we’ve got through them and, now we can see the finishing line, hopefully we can finish the job off. As a footballer, you want to enjoy these times and you want to be involved in title chases and games like tonight. I’m sure there will be more twists and turns to come.”
“You’d take 1-0s to the end of the season now,” he told MUTVafterwards. “If we’d scored in the last minute, everyone would be euphoric and buzzing but obviously, the way the game ended, with some sloppy play and not keeping the ball, everyone’s a bit disappointed. Rightly so because we know what we’re capable of but, overall, we’re pleased to get the three points.”
DDG a go,go.
Wow that is so cool Giggs, is there any wonder he has so many medals? He sets European records with every game played now!!!!
any news of de gea and rio?
hope they are fine
good night lads
Both the Kelly hand ball and Carrick trip posed a question to the ref. In the end he didn’t see a pen in either one and fair enough. If the ref had seen one and not the other either team would feel aggrieved. As it was, we can all move on and recognize that United were the only team to set out to win it and were the only one to get a goal from open play.
As Zibbie points out. It’s good when a ref lets play continue. In the end, the only thing that is truely a pen is one that the ref calls. Anything else is just another discussion point for the pub.
Bring on Rovers. Well do them as well!
@Zibbie 22:47
Are you saying Scholes Jedi mindtricked the ref from the bench? Nice.
Until there is instant replay the bitters will always have something to complain about. Yes that should have been a penalty but the ref was right behind Carrick and all three were in a line. It would have been hard to see what happened.
It is time FIFA realize that the game is just too fast for the human eye to follow the first time through.
As you say a pen (though soft) but not given, and 3 points so off we go. If we want to play ifsees whatsees, the non-called “handball” in the 1st half was no less a pen than that silly call on Essien last wednesday. So some are given some aren’t at the end of the day we did enough to go 3 clear and while I wished we’d have ate into the GD a bit more, I’d rather win on points
Keeper would definitely have saved the pen anyway, so there’s no complaints really
LSR The force is strong with that one.
Penalty given is not a goal made…
Yes Grasshopper this is true.
When you can snatch the stones from the masters hand and walk the rice paper leaving no mark. Then you know you are ready for the Man Utd 1st team.
I have a dash of Kung Fu Panda in me, is even the slightest underestimation of me, occurs such as wtf he’s a buffoon. I HAVE ALREADY ONE!
LSR growing up from 7th grade to high school graduation missing my Jr year to ankle surgery after only a few matches I was 192-7 with some 170 plus pins. My fastest was 8 seconds. I was a light heavy weight compared to most 6′+ 230 to 245 lbs. I had some 85% of my opponents beat before the match ever began. My rep, the speed with witch I moved, how I warmed up, ect. ect. Fulham was not a beaten foe coming to play today. And yet 3 points.
Why so much talk about this nonsense penalty thing. Point is we won.
Did media create such a havoc when We were robbed two seasons ago against chelsea. NO
We should not be bothered.
We should have finished the game a bit earlier. Scoring just 1 goal at home against fulham (No disrepect to them) is disappointing . If we had drop points because of penalty or any stupid ref decision we had to blame ourselves and not anyone else.
One more thing I fucking hate this Monday night games. Why are we playing monday nights when we have been knocked out of europa. Our players tend to be bit complacent and sluggish when they play in midweek games this season.
I hope we get 3 points against Blackburn. We cannot drop points.Period
LSR when you practice the single leg take down some 1000′s of time you program it into neuromuscular memory, then it becomes like blinking and breathing an involuntary reflex, freeing your mind to see what is and react to that. The ZONE man, Twilight to some, fun for the few who know how to get there. When things slow down for you and speeds up for others. As one of the biggest baddest blokes from your school, I turn upside down put him on his back pinning his shoulder to the ground as I punish him the entire time with cross face’s, slams and contorting him like a Stretch Armstrong Doll making him my bitch as the ref hits the mat saying he made you his bitch dude be thankful I’m here so he does not kill you or worse.
I do not say this to brag, that much hehe
But to point out like recognizes like. Scholes, Giggs, Rooney and more are true Jedi’s of the pitch.
The thing is, there were guys out there if they got their hands on me, they could turn me into their bitch. hehe
Ash – I am glad you brought that point up. and I am still bitter towards that season adn especially those desisions but oh well.
This guy grew up some 4 houses down from me.
http://www.iowawrestlinghalloffame.com/inductees/mike-mccready.html
“ More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill – none have wrestled without pride.
- Dan Gable, Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee
Dan Gable
In the 72 Olympics no one scored a point A FUCKING POINT against him on his way to gold.
Rio just tweeted
Fan: U were a striker once or so I’ve heard. Correct?
Rio» Yes, when we needed a goal in youth team! R9′ish!
Legend!
Ans: 19 A
Qn: (in Stockport) What comes after 19?
I don’t really give a crap as to whether it was a penalty or not. We have got bent lots of times, as amply demonstrated by the posters on here, but we have still managed to win the title over and over again. You wanna be the best then you need to take these things in your stride instead of whinning like babies. Other teams need to learn to grow a bloody pair. Regarding the match, the performance was nervy but we got the 3 points and right now I’ll take that rather than an awesome performance which results in sweet fuck all. Like many on here, it’s not the City game that I am worried about because I honestly believe those bitter blue twats would have dropped enough points to make that match trivial but it is the Blackburn match which is going to clinch us the title. We win against them then I do not see us dropping points for the rest of the season.
Even SAF stated it was a penalty, but the scouser did too much as if Carrick had attempted to hack him in two pieces with that fall, thus Utd got away with it in the end. A crucial period follows now, any mistake or points dropped could end the dream for this season
It’s the price we pay for being consistently the best, lads–forever condemned to suffer the jibes and moans of the jealous, the bitter, the deluded and the losers. Fuck ‘em all.
Chuffed with the result of course. Will take 1 effing zero every time at this stage of the season. I’m surprised so many on here are so disappointed with the performance. I thought that except for the last 15 minutes, we did well. Totally dominated from minutes 35-75, and were unlucky not to score more. That said, Fulham were utter shite ad there for the taking. You really have to wonder how the EPL has fallen, but then as Fergie say, it always goes in cycles.
Onwards and upwards.
8 to go.
denton, Agreed. De Gea is really, really looking like a proper Manchester United keeper and the perfect replacement for the Flying Dutchman. I know I am not the only one who would’ve noticed his brilliant punch towards the end of the game. The only real worry is that I hope he hasn’t picked up a small injury to his right arm from that fall. He made a couple of good saves and was intelligent enough to block a low incoming cross as well. The best thing about him is that he has the mental ability to keep his concentration levels at 100% throughout the game even when he has little action. This was again evident yesterday as well. A top, top player who is flinging shit in the faces of everyone who said he wasn’t good enough.
Another person who is doing the same thing is of course our dear Jonny Evans. Vidic’s absence has been revitalizing on his part. He has realized that it is up to him to take up the mantle of the team’s hard man and drive at everything left, right and center. He was heading balls away yesterday as if his life depended on it and was singularly responsible for stopping a number of Fulham’s advances. And that intelligent pull back to Rooney was great. Not a lot of defenders would’ve had the composure to do what he did in that situation. To borrow a tweet from Sean O’Sullivan, “Makes all those know-nothing fuckheads look like know-nothing fuckheads.”
@byron, I completely agree that this was the most nervous I’ve seen a United team in a long time. It is not really a knock on the overall performance which I thought was pretty good and Fulham rarely had anything going for them except the final few minutes. But from 75 to 90, we were fucking up left and right and even experienced heads like Giggs and Rooney fucked up big time. The look on Sir Alex’s face said it all. He was practically at Young’s throat towards the end. I wouldn’t have liked to be one of those players in the dressing room.
As for the penalty, I wouldn’t have been outraged if it hadn’t been given but I don’t think it was as stonewalled as people are making it out to be. It was pretty soft contact and according to the laws of the game, it was a penalty. But it was always going to be a 50-50 decision which could go either way. It was our luck that it went our way. Let’s put it this way, if a game is 0-0 and United are denied a penalty like that, I would be pissed but I would also come to the realization that it wasn’t the “wrong” decision.
Morning all
I never really gave a shit about this myth regarding decisions that apparently always go our way, it stems from pure jealousy due to our success.
Yes we were below par yesterday, especially in the second have and yes Giggs has a poor game, but again you know what? I do not give a shit. We won and we’re three points clear, the bitters will be shitting themselves now.
Stateside
How are you mate? Been ages since you posted here, I hope all is well
Bloody typos, figure them out by yourselves! You should easily know what I meant!
Top performances form DDG, Evans and TonyV. Young did ok. Giggs wasnt that bad in my eyes, but then I’m not the best person when you want to go all hypercritical on his Welsh ass
Rooney isnt playing well at all, but keeps scoring – how important is that? Rafael looked good too.
Overall, I’ll take the result.
Last but not the least it was awesome to see SAF marauding down the touchline and giving a good, solid bollocking. When that happens I feel utterly reassured – it’s like knowing that God is in his heaven and everything’s gonna be all right
Cedars, It is not just the decision City fans are talking about. Their bitter minds are saying that the F.A want United to win, so they gave us an easier run from March to May whereas they have been given a harder deal. Well, you fuckers, we were given the hardest run from Jan to March. Your F.A. friend Berstein probably wanted us out of the way by this time and made plans accordingly. Unfortunately for you guys, you discounted our ability to ride unscathed through any obstacles thrown in our way and it is now biting you back in the ass. And United fans are laughing all the way to the 20th.
Balaji
Seriously, is that what the bitters think? Bloody hell. they’re more stupid than I thought
Jeet
Haha regarding your comment on Giggs! He did have a bad day at the office, passed the ball more times to Fulham players then he did United ones!
Having said that, being the genius that he is, he is allowed a bad game every ten years or so!
@Balaji: Well said. Not even bringing up the the fixtures at the start of the season.
As Sir Alex said, United were also denied a suspicion of a penalty when the Fulham defender handled the ball. Lets not forget that. Wasn’t Essien’s at the Etihad similar?
Cedars … g’day mate, yeah, it has been a while. I have been in “transition”, moving back to Australia from the US and getting myself sorted in a job and an apartment, and the old lady and the young tyke still in California.
Well, I’ve got the job and started last week (but yesterday for real), and moved into my apartment a few days ago. Still waiting for proper internet, and my satelite TV with all the appropriate sport channels, but both should be up and running by the weekend. Let’s hope so. It’s been a long and painful year for me, this last 12 months (coming up to a year since I lost my job in the States), but I finally feel like I am back up and running. And really, really happy to be back in Oz.
And to top if off, my misses will be visiting for an 8-day “conjugal visit” starting this weekend too (they won’t move over until mid year, I guess, while the young lad finishes his school year over there).
SO I hope soon to be watching United again and boring you all with my comments. Cheers!
Stateside, It’s great to hear that you are finally settled and back on your feet in your home country as well. And I will definitely say that I have missed your presence and ramblings on here. It will be great to have your insights back since the blog isn’t getting as much reading these days also.
Stateside
As MG would say, ‘that sounds triffic’! Really happy for you mate and glad that things are finally working out. Guess you must be warming up for the visit by your missus eh? Sea food pal, plenty of sea food! haha
Its such a joy looking at the league table this morning, so much so that I keep staring at it!
Guess who conceded the most pens last seasons? Yes Man Utd. So all this conspiracy theory perpetrated by the scummy Bitters is a load of utter nonsense
Had to look at the Blue Moon forum and my word did I piss myself laughing at the Bitters tearing their hair out with anger! Obviously Gareth Barry’s foul against Stoke was conveniently not mentioned.
I can smell no 20!
@Stateside: Great to hear from you. I don’t think I ever got around top congratulating you for the job. Good on you! Take care, stay away from RoM for those 8 days, and come back all refreshed! Good luck!!
I find it funny how every ABU assumes a penalty automatically = goal!
It wouldve been an opportunity to score. Who’s to say DDG wouldn’t have saved it or Murphy missed it.
Anyone would think a goal was disallowed and fulham were robbed, never mind the dodgy decisions they had against us recently at the Cottage!
When we lost 3-0, at 0-0 we should’ve had a pen when their defender was all over our player when a cross came in
Gorse Hill Red
Hi mate….. Not sure but I might have mentioned this before. I have a three and a half year old daughter who lives with my ex, I have taught her well though. You ask her ‘who are man city’ and she would reply ‘no no no its man shitty’ ! hahaha
great day – we’re on top
shitty cracking up and moaning.. mankini running out of toilet papers! 
posted this last night but thought I’d put it up again. Cant really expect Scott to do it nowadays
Match Reactions:
1) Never realised how quickly the clock read 30 minutes in the first half. High tempo. End to end game. Post that the only time they got near our goal mouth was the last 5 mins. Even then, rafael smalling evans and evra had the conn and shut them out. Great going.
2) De Gea: He is the man. brilliant saves and abso-fucking-lutely amazing at clearing the garbage from his goal. Both punches away from the goal mouth were powerful and effective. Ball did not come back goal wards. Mark of success for the goalie.
3) Patrice Evra: Amazing going forward. Is it time for us to consider playing him at the left wing in front of fabio or fryers? His attacking nous has really improved simultaneously with his seemingly increasingly prone defense capabilities. Nevertheless the last ditch tackle inside the box in the last 10-15 mins was top-notch and deserves a doff of the hat.
4) Rafael, Evans, Valencia, Rooney – Amazing. Attacking intent all throughout. Yes, that includes Evans. Always playing the ball out of the box, lovely to watch. A natural ball playing centre back.
5) Young, Welbeck and Chicharito – Full marks for trying. Young needs to beef up, falls too easil, though played well today. Gave the ball away a couple of times but made up for that with his defending and involvement with the attack. Welbz just looked tired. Rest well lad. Need both you and chicha up and firing next week!
6) Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick – Our Rolls Royce supreme collection! Classy, powerful, and get the work done with grace and elegance. Never ones to get flustered. Good calming personalities initially. Hope Rio is fine.
7) Ryan Giggs – what the fuck was that? Im sorry to say this to a club legend but Sir, you were off it by a margin today! bad passes, bad tackles, no timing, no presence in the midfield, no X-factor. Hoping it was one of those days that are bound to happen in such a long career. Hoping for a majesti goal scoring return from you Sir!
8 ) Sir Alex Ferguson – Good team selection. Probably one of the strongest XIs we could have put out today. But the subs seemed a bit off. A similar thing happened in the tie against Loserpool at Klanfield. Thankfully, it didnt come back to bite us in the end this time. And my my, didnt someone look angry at full time. The players better watch out!
9) Penalty that never was: You win some, you lose some. Geordies got one, londoners lost one. Go talk it out. In our books, its been balanced over the season.
10) 3 points, top of the league. Goal Difference down to 3 from 13. Most goals scored in the league. Most clean sheets. Not too bad for a transition season. Viva United! #20!!!
CedersDevil.
You have taught her well!
A quick mention of praise for 2 RoM regulars who were both at the match last night, Mike and James………. If you watch highlights of the game, I could swear that you could hear James singing his heart out!
Get in there fellas, bloody top of the league
Good Morning United
So the bitters are saying that one of them David Bernstein wants us to win the premiership?
Okay then I’ll accept that point of view wholeheartedly – no problem
Why good morning MG
I hear that Bernstein and Platini are chums and good buddies…… Says it all really
Breaking News
Manchester City are to take Manchester United to court in Abu Dhabi over the penalty to Fulham that never was
However it was known to City that Abu Dhabi doesn’t have any jurisdiction to change a result in the English Premier League
Sheikh Mansour was livid that the billions he has cannot influence a decision
Okay on the Carrick/Penalty thing
The initial push happened outside the box – cannot be a penalty even though Murphy had himself clipped – shame no one is talking about that
Of course we were never given our penalty – so I don’t understand why everyone is so worked up for.
Oh yes of course I do – it’s Manchester United
Morning Cedars
For the first time I’m willing to accept the FA love United
Especially when Bernstein a city boy is in charge
God I’d love to see the faces of city fans at the moment
I heard Ranieri got sacked
A chance for Rafa to get in there with his CV
Oh wait…
MG
Sheikhy Baby must be going mental……… Probably thinking to himself ‘what the fuck have I done’
Cedars
Isn’t it true that Sheikhy Baby originally wanted to buy the OTHER Manchester club?
If I were him I’d sack his advisors, fancy buying the wrong club
MG
Is there another club in Manchester? Always thought the city is blue…..
Bloody demented, deluded fucks……. Think they can match us on any level? Well having Vieira as ambassador comes close…. Ya right
Morning Reds all over. Didn’t get to see the game last night as every stream I tried to get the game on made my laptop freeze up.
Bumped into a Leeds fan this morning whilst going for my newspaper,he shouted “another ref bought by United”
Told him to “fuck off” we (United) will do what we are are best at “winning titles etc,you Leeds fans do what you are best at” “What’s that ” he replied “Shagging sheep” I told him.
He muttered something & got in his car.
Pleasant way to start the day !!!
Cedars
The city is blue
And they don’t have a clue
Patrick Viera, Spokesman for a Billionaire – enough said
YesRed
I salute you, in me you have just made a friend! Well fucking done!
In other news:
Hoddle for England
Football is great you know
I was going to say:
YesRed meet Cedars Cedars meet YesRed
MG
Well you know, its triffic
I’ve never seen Welbeck as poor as he was last night. Aside from that deft little flick for Valencia in their box, he contributed very little.
Just a blip, I’m sure. Good that he had a difficult game to learn from, which we still managed to win.
Gotta love the mentality of city fans ‘this united side is average some claim’ yet city have they’re best side they’ve had in many a year, and still united are 3 points clear, on top of that we the highest goalscorers, lost the least, and won the most league games yep suck’s being average. united crisis=great season for city. in terms of cup competitions it’s been relatively poor by our own standards, yet superlatives have been directed at city, and at 1 point spurs for how well they we’re playing yet both could end up having nothing to show for it, i dont think for our league form we’ve been given enough credit.
Cedars
Time to do some work – till later Cedars/United
19
Cedars, MG – good morning. I post every now & then. Always enjoy your posts.
Am a Red of long standing,used to stand on the terraces at OT in the 70′s – mid 80′s.
I didn’t get back due to my own footballing commitments (Referee) I will post as often as I can.
@Busby babes
What I also don’t understand is this notion that we’ve got an ‘average squad’, and that winning the league with it would somehow be Fergie’s greatest ever achievement. Utter nonsense. Other than in the central midfield area, we’ve got quality in depth all over the squad.
YesRed
We must have met at some stage then! Keep posting away, any hater of leeds warms my heart!
MG
Catch you later this evening my friend
Kanchelskis could’nt agree more m8, our problems middle of the park are well documented, even remember round about october time only Bolton had conceded more shots on goal than us, the center midifeld definately need’s addressing, but everywhere else i feel we have great options, only city have conceded less, and they tend to play with more of a consevative approach.
kanchelskis, Yeah, I agree with that. Overall, this squad isn’t as average as some people are making it out to be. We need more quality in mid-field but everywhere else, this is probably one of the best squads in terms of depth in the world.
It would rank as Sir Alex’s greatest achievement because of the amount of injuries we’ve had this season. We lost a number of key players for the entire season and our most influential players have had intermittent injuries through the most difficult period of the season (Jan-Mar). Yet, here we are, top of the league by 3 points with less than 10 games to go. That, for me, is a great achievement even by the old man’s extremely superlative standards.
@Balaji
Yes, you’re right. 28 points from the last 30 available had almost made me forget the ridiculous injuries we were contending with before, especially in comparison with City, who have barely had a scratch on them all season.
I know ifs and buts are pretty silly in football, but can you imagine if a) the Sheikhs hadn’t bought City and b) we’d had all our players fit all season… We would’ve won the league a few weeks ago I reckon.
Disappointed we didn’t samsh the goal difference last night especially given the number of shots we had on goal. Our passing wasn’t great and we seemed to do all the hard work only to mess up the final ball. However, it’s one more game knocked off, 3 more points gained and 1 goal less to the goal difference. I’ll be happy if we play like that the rest of the season as long as it’s the same result!
evans is shit right…
@rat1p
Haha yeh. He’s a bag of balls.
Seriously, if he carries on in this vein, and is able ton contribute to a clean sheet at Wastelands by keeping out the firepower of City, then for me, he’s possibly our player of the season.
Fuck em. Geordies at home. It WAS a pen but that scouse cunt hit the deck like he had been shot by a sniper. Peanut head. Awful game but its three more points.
Typically Sky are looping the pen over and over and Talksport even did a phone in about it this morning. Loving the moaning from the abu’s. As I say fuck em!
JamJar permatanned Cundy even had the audacity to say the Ref bottled it. Thats rich seeing as though your Rent Boy mob won the league through dodgy decison after dodgy decison dished out by Atkinson.
@King Eric
Don’t forget Woodgate on Hernandez at the Britannia too.
@King Eric
Also, in fairness to Sky, there was fuck all else to talk about from the game!
good morning lads
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2120917/Manchester-United-keeper-Anders-Lindegaard-miss-rest-season.html
sad for anders, hope de gea is ok
Fucking cunty bollocks peanut head Platt.
That is all.
Has anybody seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_GByPI3Bso? Can anybody tell me the name of the opening song in the video?
Platt pratt
Who cares if it was a pen? The new green, thin giant is unpenetrable anyways! Saves fucking everything and saved the day for us again. As I said in summer…..De Gea will be a gem, just didn´t realize it would happen so quickly.
For MG and his baggy pants? Hammer Time!
Morning fart knockers!
If the incident had been the reverse and a united player was taken down , do you think the mob would be complaining ?. I think not, probably commend the ref. Claiming it’s justice for the time we received a penalty when it was nit due. All teams gave decisions that go in their favour . All based on envy I’m afraid . Easier to ooint the finger at us rather than. Look at their own clubs misgivings. Anyway fuck em. United
Bravo Akin for d reactions, bravo. Back to d Valencia chant, how do u guys fancy “tonio…oho aha…we like him…oho aha, tonio…oho aha…va- len-cia…oho aha” to the tune of “that’s the way” by KC & Sunshine.
MG hammer ?
Penalty does not automatically equal a goal. Pity it was not given, stole davey boys thunder.
‘I think Michael has caught his heel. It wasn’t a stonewaller but it could have been a penalty,’ Ferguson said. ‘Maybe he [the referee] was thinking about the one in the first half that we had. Certainly it was a claim, there’s no question about that. ‘I think the referee has been a bit lenient when we had a claim for a penalty-kick in the first half. It was a clear handball. It was a claim and Patrice Evra thought it was a stonewaller. ‘He thought he [Stephen Kelly] handled the ball as it was going into the penalty box and denied an opportunity and maybe he was thinking about that. ‘But certainly Michael Carrick caught Danny Murphy’s heel as he’s come back. We made enough chances to finish the game off but didn’t do it and nearly paid the penalty.’
It was a dumb fucking tackle from behind could’ve easy been given,the reason Utd are not going for 21 is because of atrocious decisions against us.
It’s a incompetent system were mistakes are made pretty well every game,Utd got the rub this time,i fucking hate the ref set up but if the Abu’s really give a fuck and are not just picking on Utd need to do a study of all games each week and record all the fucked up decisions because there’s lots
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/9168877/Manchester-United-more-likely-to-concede-penalty-at-home-than-Fulham-despite-manager-Martin-Jols-claims.html
The only thing that worries me about the “penalty incident” was that fact that Carrick look tired. Not surprising when you take into account the amount of football he’s played since November. Hopefully he can gut it out over the next 8 games but if last night proved anything, is that he needs Scholes by his side and not Giggs.
@Costas
Giggs had a proper mare last night. An unusual sight.
Ideally we’d have Cleverley in there, but after his shocker against Bilbao, Fergie put him into the reserves and is obviously trying to ease him in again. I don’t think we’ll see him start in any of the remaining 8 games. As I predicted a while back, his development has really been arrested to the extent that he really has to have his eyes on the start of next season, rather than making any sort of real impact in the remaining games of this.
Giggs had a proper mare last night, an unusual sight? Sounds like Imogen Thomas.
On the penalty? It’s not what you see, but how you see it.
kanchelskis – Ha. True mate. Terrible game.
WillieRedNut – I thought it was a pen, but the way murphy fell over did not help his cause
Costas – I think it was a bit of pressure, that if they failed to beat fulham, with blackburn coming up it was a possible nightmare scenario. That we could have possibly failed to win the 2 games, with squeaking past fulham the players are primed and ready for rovers now
Fergie’s comment on Rio:
“Rio got a bit of stiffness. He gets that, you know, from time to time, the stiffness in his back. So we brought on Chris Smalling as a safeguard. If Rio had played it out, he would probably have managed it okay but then not be available for a couple of weeks so I think we’ve done the right thing at the right time.”
This comes right after Fergie’s comments that he sees Rio for more years at United. Well on this evidence, I hope it’s just for a supportive role. Rio is still a great defender on his day, but not as reliable as he should imo. I’d prefer it if Fergie didn’t have to make risky decisions like this in the middle of crucial games.
@kanchelskis
True about Tom, but I don’t think he would have been as anonymous as he was against Bilbao. Besides, almost every player had an off day against them. I mentioned it last night. But since our mentality for phasing out Berba is that we will trust our youth, why didn’t Tom start instead of Giggs last night? He couldn’t have played any worse. I actually think that this game suited him more in midfield than it did Ryan.
Stiffness? Lay off the viagra Rio
@FITB
I didn’t get the impression that the players were nervous in the first 60 minutes. We lost our shape after the substitutions and we went from 73-27 possession to 61-39 within 20 minutes. Things will always be nervy at 1-0, but I think we would have killed it off if Rio and Rooney had stayed on.
Costas – they were off their game throughout the match, the shit evra was doing was mind boggling. I do not think we would have scored again even with rooney and rio on the pitch, even valencia and young were completely off their game, I do think if united beat blackburn they could win every game up until the shitty game. But I will never say they will, but they can win every game. For me the blackburn game could be a game changing result, if we beat rovers, I do believe shitty will be under so much pressure, I would not be surprised if we keep the results up. we could have the title rapped up before we go to the wastelands
I was watching the second half on an American stream and they had that utter cnut McManaman (most hated dipper ever after Fowler) and even he said no penalty first time he saw it so if one of the KKK isn’t going to be biased against us, the press saying we get all the decisions are just the London Mafia finding an excuse to troll out their ABU bile.
8 to go, 3 up and hope we give the Kean haters something more to bitch about.
Bring on 20 !
Cadelin – the ref could have easily have given it, but we get the 3 pts and we are getting closer and closer and closer to title no 20
@FITB
To be fair, OT games have given us bigger problems than away games this season. The quiet crowd doesn’t help. Maybe some of them got nervous. Who knows? You expect from an experienced lad like Evra to keep his cool though.
Don’t know what to make of the Blackburn game yet. On paper it’s more difficult now compared to 3 months ago, but I’ll be very disappointed if we don’t win. They are still an average side and we have a point to prove after the Old Trafford game. Haven’t won plenty of games at Ewood Park either.
FITB
Are you trying to say we are getting closer?
But we needed 900 shots to see if it was a pen, shitty fans cannot even complain when stoke should have got a pen
CedarsDevil – we are haha
Costas – how about rival fans who are bitching about the pen decision, newcastle get a penalty at OT when it was a fantastic challenge. Does any of the ABU media remember that game, of course not they pick and choose what they want to see, and let us not forget how stoke should have had a pen saterday and shitty going down to 10 men. But they pick and choose just to stick it into united, did any of the ABU media even note how chelsea got a ton of decisions in the chelsea game in 2009.
On the rovers game Costas, do not forget the vintage 2007/08 season, when united had to fight to the death just to get a point. United were the best in europe, best defence, best attacking trio, 2 linchpins in the engine room , best player in the world, and we were up against an average rovers side, and they almost beat us. This game is the game that could give us the keys to completely go on a winning streak.
We need closure. It’s so close.
Yea and we can even highlight cahil’s challenge on welbeck, which should have seen cahil sent off, it shows rival fans just try and ignore. If anything united have only got their recent bit of luck, and they deserve it
Willie
You having sexual or marital issues mate?
Let’s not forget, as well as the pen Newcastle got at OT:
- Woodgate’s challenge on Hernandez at the Britannia that somehow didn’t result in a penalty
- Joleon Lescott’s forearm smash on Kaboul, and Balotelli’s stamp on Parker, both unpunished in the same game, which would’ve resulted in dropped points in that game, and also bans for both
I can kind of understand the media scrutiny on last night’s incident, from the POV that it was the only thing of note that happened in the whole game. But the above incidents were all far more clear cut
I’m so mean, I make medicine sick! Classic Ali
kanchelskis @ 11:41: “Giggs had a proper mare last night. An unusual sight.”
No it’s not “unusual” – one of the odd things about SirRyanGiggs is the moment-to-moment inconsistency that he consistently displays.
He gave the ball away with slack passing and poor shooting BUT who sent that lovely ball over-the-top to Valencia at the start of the second half ? and who whacked the rebound (from Schwartzer’s parry of Young’s volley) into Hangeland’s ankles ?
As long as I’ve watched Giggs play, this moment-to-moment inconsistency has been a part of his game. I try to enjoy the highs and just cringe at the lows. What else is there to do ? He’s been like that for over twenty years !
StatesideAussie so great to here you got the fuck out of crazy Calie. and are back home!!!!
denton – Hello mate. I happen to agree. Ryan has always had that inconcistency to his game. Just when you are thinking “fuck sake Ryan ” he comes up with that ball you mention to Tony. Or THAT ball to Owen in the “4-3 mate” game. Scholes should have started last night as he is far better at controlling games but like you say Ryan is great going forward and his touch is second to none. The irony is that game last night would have been perfect for Berba. Needed composure and in the last 10 minutes needed to keep the fucking ball. Two things the Bulgarian has in spades. It was Danny’s worst game in a United shirt.
Durham “The Ref last night has decided the title”. Oh fucking do one you ginger bastard.
King Eric – gingers have no souls LOL
yeah it was a blatant dive so good on the ref for getting it right. All in all I would love to see the stats for pens against and for. I think City and Arsenal get loads of pens for. Probably Liverpool too with that diving scum Suarez.
Anway, sod them all. We are 3 points clear and if we win this league this season it will be the sweetest!
PS – What happened in the last 15 mins?? Looked nervous. Couldnt keep the ball. Do I not like that!!
It is true that you lot get away with murder at Old Trafford. Arsenal and Newcastle got given penalties but before then I’m scratching my head trying to remember the last time before this season away teams got awarded any. Same with Evans being sent off in the derby. When was the last time a player got a red at your place? Rafael vs Bayern maybe?
Refs do favour the big clubs and I’ve seen some dodgy decisions during City, Chelsea and Liverpool games but it’s hardly like you have a history of being hard done by is it? Remember Wes Brown’s OG at Elland Road about 10 years ago?
Good evening ROMers how goes it?
Team of Cunts
1) Nigel Martyn
2) Danny Mills 3) David Wetherall 4) Johnathan Woodgate 5) Ian Harte
6) Erik Bakke 7) Alf Inge Haaland Lee Bowyer 9) Gary McAllister 10) David Batty
11) Lee Chapman
Subs 12) Gary Kelly 13) Tony Dorigo 14) Jason Wilcox.
Real Cunts as you may well agree.
Where’s Ferdinand in that all time Leeds cunts XI? Or Cantona?
LUFCWhite – Stevie Me has buried two pens in recent years for starters. Van Persie had one saved from De Gea back in September,. There pal, there’s 3 right there!
LUFC White
Those 2 have been guided well and have truly seeked redemption.
Robbie Fowler also deserves a spot in that Cunts team. Had a short spell at Leeds 10 years ago.
Refs do favour the big clubs. 100% right. That’s why leeds always get decisions these days.
What have I missed, what have i missed
Costas
Too true bud, that one slipped my mind. Fowler worthy of of being named in multiple clubs teams of cunts
Not asking for much fellas, but the next time we have a sheep shagger in the house would you be so kind to alert me? Thanks
Cedars, Balaji, Jeet, Zibbie, others … cheers lads! By the way, someone in my apartment block has a wifi networkj called “Liverpool FC”. As soon as I get my internet up and running, I’ll have to think of a suitable name for my own network. I’ll have to keep it clean, I guess. “Number 19″ works for me!
Stateside, if he is a true Dipper he will cancel paying for his own wifi and try a free ride off yours once he discovers it !!
On the team of cunts, definitely has to have Fowler in and have Macmanaman as another sub.
“Not asking for much fellas, but the next time we have a sheep shagger in the house would you be so kind to alert me? Thanks”
Yeah I’m from Yorkshire, so obviously I must live on a farm. MEGA LOLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m actually from Leeds which is the 3rd biggest city in England. I’d make a remark about it being about twice the size of your Manc shithole, but then, I doubt you are from Manchester so that’ll mean nowt to you.