Nemanja Vidic pulled out of our match against Leeds United at the last minute, after picking up an injury in the warm up. This meant Antonio Valencia was drafted in at the last minute to go on the bench.
The press the following day was rather surprising though, with it becoming obsessed with Sir Alex Ferguson’s post-match comments which were made directly after the game. When asked what was wrong with Vidic, the manager replied that he didn’t know, which you would imagine is fairly reasonable. When exactly was he supposed to have found out what was wrong with Vidic? Whilst the match was taking place?
After claiming Vidic and Ferguson had fallen out, the press then claimed it was because Vidic wanted to play for Real Madrid. Clearly they hadn’t picked up on the interview that Vidic had given that morning, where he said he was proud to play for United.
Our defender has responded to the rumours today.
“Everything surprised me a lot,” he said. “Ferguson said that he didn’t talk with the club doctor, but he didn’t say that he doesn’t believe in my injuries and that we are in a fight. Everybody in the club knows that I have a marvellous understanding with my coach Ferguson. Moreover, I’m not unhappy at Old Trafford. I’m just injured and that is the end of the story. I hope that I will be able to play as soon as possible. The doctors told me that I will not be able to play for the next seven or ten days so I don’t think that I will play against Birmingham City.”
Man Utd News 24/7
people jump to conclusions so fuckin fast
where did this quote come from scott?
Ulster Red
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5833572,00.html
Fuck. Vidic out for Brum game. I am worried
Sportski zurnal
is this a direct quote from him? Sure this won’t be enough for the disbelievers though
What a mood were we in after loss to leedsscum? SAF was angry and the answer thereafter. I’m still angry, but SAF for sure make it up for us. And I think he got the excuse for bringing in all the big guns at bitters.
As for Vida every paper will make the most of it to sell more. It could have been said yesterday though – which is a little niggle.
cheers scott and aig
aig,If you read the quote it already says hes out
Lol
Vidic, lads, I apologise. Whatever happens in the summer, I’ll give Vidic the benefit of the doubt that he is focused on United right now.
he is going in the summer anyway we better get used to life without him anyway
Fair play to him for coming out clean. I hope he means it and does not do a Ronaldo on us who one day was saying his Real dream was over and the next one was handing in a transfer request.
Fuck madrid rumours.They make me sick
So much for the ABU media jumping to conclusion! they clearly did’nt know shit about his injury situation but then as we all reds know they go and write shit in the papers as they usually do. as much as it’s rubbish it fucking annoys me to read shit everyday i guess nowadays you don’t get a paper that is value for money. the rubbish they write really unsettler players and it’s annoying! anyway we’ll never DIE!
well done Fred. You took some slack yesterday but a real man admits when he was wrong. well done indeed!
I hope Vida stays but he is entitled to go where he wants and play where he wants. If we want him to stay we should offer him a good contract extension and hope that he chooses United. If he does not then we should get a good transfer fee and be able to reinvest. Vida is a great player and one of the best but we always move on after a great player leaves. We can do that again and again.
@ HARGREAVES CURLY HAIR
WE’LL NEVER DIE !!
goodnight all my dear friends time to forget the manchester guy that really pissed me off today.
nicely said fred!
So Phelan 3/1 favourite for the Burnley job…..anyone reckon he’ll get it?
fred
welcome back to the team
hope the stick wasnt to much yesterday its just people sating uniteds own players becauseof what the sun says is unreal. speaking of the sun i was in my sisters house today and she has yesterdays sun which called united man u in there main headline
how ignorant are these people
aig – Wouldn’t worry too much mate I am sure Wes and Jonny can handle Chucho. Wes will never play that bad again. He wasn’t fit on Sunday that was obvious.
They have no morals….they just want to sell papers!
…And That’s Why You Shouldn’t Believe What You Read In Trashy Papers
the football writers in the media these days are just a big bunch of liars. any other area of journalism and they would be sacked but because its football its okay to make up wild stories based on no evidence whatsoever.
how many times have you seen a story in a newspaper with a huge headline and when you read the actual story, there is no truth to it whatsoever. the kuszcheck (spelling?) van der sar story last year was so typical. i was in the post office and the sports news came on the radio… ‘manchester united goalkeeper tomas kuszcheck has come out complaing about his lack of opertunities at old trafford, he also complained about edwin van der sar, saying that he did not give his any advice and claming he did not like the pole.’ i was worried and surprised, i eventually find out the sorce and then see the interview on mutv. kuszcheck is obviously joking! its obvious to anybody! and it was obvious to the so called ‘journalist’ who wrote the story. they knowingly deceived people to sell a few newspapers. thats where we are at these days.
the vidic situation is another example of this bogus journalism.
it makes me appriciate sites like this one, written by a fan, for the fan, with no hidden agenda to sell.
thanks scott, keep up the good work!
mikekelly12 – He is a Bolton man ain’t he? Reckon he could get it. Having United on his CV for the last 20 plus years will certainly help him. Who will be our number 2? Mulensteen? Ole? Or perhaps Hughesie!
King Eric – Don’t think it would happen but I think Larry White would be good.
Well, I am unhappy because he is injured. Again. FFS when will he play more than 2 games in a row?
I don’t know if Brown and Evans together will be enough. They played together against Leeds and CSKA at Old Trafford, but they also played together at the Bridge. I wouldn’t rule out a 4-5-1 for the Birmingham match.
I think Mourinho could well be the next United manager and thats why Im holding my opinions close to my chest about the man
jose # 1 larry white # 2
Scott and fellow reds
As I have said previously if players want to walk they can walk – the shirt is sacred likewise if players that don’t want to come are not welcome – the shirt isn’t a fucking step up stone – the shirt is it.
Vidic going to Madrid / Barcelona has been going on for 2 and a half seasons. Every time United fuck up somewhere players are off debt is killing us SAF take a pension – it is as pathetic as it is stupid. As previously mentioned – we win they are all fucked up and hate us – we loose they are further incensed to fuck up and hate us a lot more – at times this hatred has a negative effect on the standing of the club. Yet Manchester United fans who are Manchester United fans know that sitting on the top means that we take more than our fair share of hatred. We all should be used to it – but some obviously can’t take it.
Manchester United is steeped in a certain romance – a mythology that we have to strive to be better than we are – the fact that we have had the same manager for the best part of a quarter of a century means that we have got here to where we are now. How unfortunate that the last couple of months resulted in injuries that we haven’t seen for three years. We should all know that part of a successful squad means that the squad stays injury free for starters. I doubt that certain results which have had a negative effect would have happened if the whole team were fit and firing.
This is however a part of football – and we have to get on with it – our ambition is relentless – sometimes our results are not. But we have to persevere.
All the newspapers – rival fans – media outlets – are all on our case. Revista La Liga with those fascists Hunter and Ballague mock our club like we are nothing – like we hold no standing in world football – like we have no say in what we do and want. Fuck them – only time can heal or tell what the destiny of the club is – but no one outside of this club has the last word on what happens – that is down to one man – our gaffer – and when they all have a go at him – Daniel Taylor in the Guardian questioning if he’s lost it – Matt Dickinson in the Times saying SAF has no weight over his players (in this case Vidic) James Lawton arguing amongst many others that Leeds are back (again from where exactly?) – I could carry on – even the BBC financial affairs correspondent Robert Preston has written a piece on the football page (for what – apparently he is privy to the way United is run because a banker friend told him that United will loose out financially for not progressing in the FA cup – fuck me – more delusion) – this is an attack at the club which we should not stand by and self destruct arguing amongst each other. It is disgusting and frankly sick.
We are Champions – to all of them fuck off – when you are fit to be on equal terms come and lecture until then dig a hole and stay there.
It will also interest every one that Sheikh Mansour and Fiorentino Perez are gay mates. It tells you everything about the bullshit we face from these idiots.
It is apparent that this club is structured for greatness – it is now time for the Glazers to do something with this debt or truthfully sell up. It’s a disgrace that the good name of the club is being dragged into the mud – whether they know something we don’t is irrelevant – the club is being accused of falling apart and this is unquestionably out of order. We answer to know one – meaning no one and the Glazer’s should mind that we are being treated like shit because of the debt that has burdened the club.
The only people in power are the Manchester United fans. Maybe if this carries on it should be upon us to revolutionise this club – because we already run it by investing into it through match days and support.
I ridicule these non believers who want to bring us down. Fuck off – from Munich to now Manchester United will never die – they should print that too alongside the bullshit they write because every fan believes that more than anything.
P.s. Mancini is pissed with the banner that says City haven’t won fuck all in what 34 years? Apparently he wants to tear us down
He can go fuck off – before he tears us down we’ll eat him and his fucking little club for breakfast – and his fucking Arab owners.
Mike – Blanc would be excellent mate. If Phelan does get the job I reckon a number two brought in could be the next manager.
Vidic is a very important player in our team. It would be great if he stayed for the entire of his career at Utd. He is a magnificent defender, one of the very best, the steel of our backline. A role model for the young defenders in the academy and reserves side. It is likely he will leave at some point however; but he won’t behave in the same way Ron did in the summer of 08. They are very different characters, and I can’t imagine him saying it has been a ‘dream’ for him to one day become a rm player. For the meantime, lets keep all our faith in him and trust him, and never read The Mirror and The Sun. I have stopped doing so for some time now, my eyes cannot handle reading so much shit anymore.
I hope our defence is stable against birmingham. It’s great that Evans, Neville and the Da Silva’s came back at the same time, so we can have more options at the back. Hopefully we’ll get the 3 points, it will be a tough game, especially considering the blistering cold weather.
Sell him!
M g – Bang on again mate. Mancini is going to end up looking very foolish trying to take United on. Incidentally what have fucking Hunter and Guillem Balague been saying? Fucking hate those two cunts. Thought Ballague was bad till I saw Graham Hunter. I thought the siege mentality would kick in a few months back but that was nothing compared to the stick Fergie and United have been getting this last couple of weeks. I really think the defeat on Sunday will turn out to be a blessing in disguise. All this will just Spur United and Fergie on even more. Just shows you how big United are when all the tabloids FRONT PAGES were covered in the United result.
Costas – I would be happy with 4-5-1. It has worked a treat in the main this season.
If Phelan does take the Burnley job, I hope it would mean that Ole can step up as Fergie’s number two. If Fergie sticks around for a good 2/3 more years, Ole may well be our new manager. Understands the principles of the club, doing very well managing the reserves and knows the club inside out. Wishful thinking, but it would be great to have a Utd legend managing the club.
@King Eric
Yeah it has. And given our defensive problems, it’s an insurance policy. Rooney, Valencia and Giggs should have enough penetration to trouble them. But it will be close.
I keep hearing about these Phelan-Burnley rumors. For starters, I will say that what Bolton did with Coyle was disgraceful. Not that they are the first ones to do it of course. Hughes left Blackburn in similar fashion. Anyway, I don’t think Phelan would be a hit at another club guys. None of Sir Alex’s assistants have been. Maybe McClaren. If Phelan goes, I think Fergie will stick with Rene. although I would love to see Ole promoted.
em.. even if he says he is staying, we ought not to believe it because it has happened so many times before, like CRonaldo’s case. I am not so sure what to expect, the rumours are so strong.
What ever happens, just let it be. United will always be United. My blood will always be red.
hope the weather gets better for the game on saturday. BBC shows the temp at -1C and will be bitterly cold. all I can say is that the players need to start stretching on friday and make sure they are very ready on saturday if the game happens:)
@King Eric
Evening mate
Hunter and Ballague
Vidic going for cert – not happy at the club – wants to move – wants to go to Real Madrid def – but then they bullshit themselves by saying Barca and Milan are interested
Then Hunter the knob says Real are serious about Wayne – and they reckon they can persuade Ronaldo to get Rooney here
I tell you what – they can all go fuck off – we’ll see about Vida – but the Rooney one had me in stitches. According to them and City we should just sell everyone on – maybe SAF can assume his striker’s role the one he was so good at 40 odd years ago?
The delusion intensifies we have to hold on
King Eric
hope so mate. Wes clearly was not prepared for Sunday as he wasnt meant to start the game. Plus all the lads will get a good rest and should be fresh and raring to go. Brum are 10 games unbeaten so we will have a fight on our hands but we should get the result
Anyone heard anything about rio?. He was very close to a comeback.could it be this weekend?
On a lighter note
Stoke City are 2-0 up against Fulham
Stoke are battering Fulham – there defence – first choice I may add have got Zamora and Johnson in the palm of there hands
And as I write they have scored number three
Again I wish we had some sort of defensive pairing over the month gone – would we ever be in this position – but there you go – chin up Ladies and gentleman
WTF happens to teams after they beat United. Fulham now 3-0 down at Stoke inside 40 mins
Oh and bloody hell how good is Ryan Shawcross getting – he’s a monster! Do we have a buy back clause : )
Fze123; Good call about Ole….I also had the same idea if Phelan does go to Burnley (hope so) about time SAF letting Ole stepping up to number 2……I think he has Man UTD blood in his veins and will learn from the Master.
AIG
It’s the highlight of their season mate. After that, the only way is down. The Man City team that did the double over us a couple of years ago ended their season on a high note. They lost 8-1 at Middlesbrough!
MG
we have the first refusal incase they want to sell him.really has matured and is just 22 years old.
hopefully end of story. I have no reason not to believe him. so far.
Costas
Exactly.Same has happened with Villa, Liverpool and Chelsea this season.They beat us and within a few weeks were brought back down to earth by shock defeats
King Eric
Exactly mate. Wes was not to start that game so being pushed all of a sudden did contribute to his rustiness.Hopefully he and Evans will be at the top of their game on Sat. Wont be easy as Brum are unbeaten in 10 games
Anyone knows the latest on rio?. SAF said he is very close to a comeback.could it be this weekend?
BBC is reporting darren ferguson is to be named preston boss
@MG
absolutely spot on mate.
@Aig alex is god
hey mate. i guess rio might be back next weekend. it’s fantastic news about rio anyway and i’m glad that darren ferguson could be making a comeback into management. about the no 2 i’d rather ole bcos he knows the club and promotes youngsters and i would’nt be too surprised if he takes over unlike mourinho who i think although is obsessed with united he is a managerial whore!
@HARGREAVES’ CURLY HAIR
Mouriniho is a really good manager , one of the best in worlds football
a fantastic tactician and can read a game fantasticly and can change the whole game with 1 or 2 subs and a formation change. The guy is a twat and acts like an egotistical arsehole for the most part and his run down the touchline after the refs cockups got porto into the semis of the champions league will play in my head forever. but The chance of having that manager brain running united with Sir Alex in an office as an overlooker and sen him running down the touchline again in porto fashion but in a United jacket while united play chelsea
Well let’s hope that’s that (although course it won’t be). Get well Vida…and good shouts on buying back Shawcross!!
I seen him get injured with my own eyes, I got into the Leeds game about a hour before KO so I watched the leeds scum come in and I watched united warm up.
Vida was passing the ball to Rooney (a long ball) when something happened his knee and he limped around for a while then went down the tunnel it was blatantly obvious he was injured nothing else
To all
Just a little note
Vidic is leaving and everyone has a hard on and boy are we fucked. Cue apocalypse now for Manchester United.
Now check this out – they are all running with the Vida story that he isn’t going and guess what? Is it top news? – are they saying sorry?
Fuck no – the story isn’t even a story it’s sandwiched as non important.
They need Manchester United to sell the papers – make the news – fight each other as to who gets the United story first.
No other club in world football – not even Barcelona or that mob – fucking City – Chelsea – Liverpool – no other club are worth the print the way we are.
Sit back and enjoy the ride we have work to do.
@King Eric – I cant stand anyone who works for the spanish media they are pricks and TWATS. Well if it is true ronaldo is going to try and help the fascits tap up rooney well ronaldo is well and truly a TWAT and it illistrates my point ronaldo is never a united legend.
- Anyone trying to help weaken united is the enemy. ronaldo is nothing but an enemy and a backstabber, united fans should be hating this guy, for christ sake he is a fcking real madrid fan trying to help those cunts take our best players especially our most important player. he has totaly weakened our status has a powerful club by wanting to go there when we were double winners a phew years back, and people need to look at summer 2008 which shows what he thought of united.
I hate those Madrid cunts to death, even though I dislike Barca I’d rather have them win the Liga……Why are those smelly bastards constantly trying to cherry-pick our best players?
off topic but just seen this what with Viera as well not exactly Ribery Torres Gerrard and Kaka is it
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1240840/Roberto-Mancini-trying-tempt-Manchester-United-old-boy-Juan-Sebastian-Veron-Eastlands.html
FFS KinkyP. I wonder if they’ll get giddy again and put up another billboard in the city centre: “WE’VE GOT VERON! ‘AVE THAT, RAGS!”
Garry Cook will be hoping Estudiantes don’t “bottle it” like Milan did with Kaka…
City are like a confused youth harbouring a weapon. It makes them feel big, it allows them to posture to everybody, but they’re fuck all when it comes down to business.
To all
having fun with deluded City fans on the blog – sell all their tickets
although I think some of us have fucked them off : )
goodnight
Manchester United will never die
Thumbs Up Fred!
About the 80 million quid and such that we have apparently…
I wonder if any of it is being saved by fergie because the nexy manager will need cash to make his mark.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2010/jan/06/manchester-united-glazers-debt
Another article about ” UNited in crisis”
YAWN!!!
MG – spot on I hate that fucking ballague and his taking up residence in messi’s/barca’s arse
glad about the postponement now, vidic will (fingers crossed) be available for it now. even if we will have arsenal and the wastelands match a few days apart.
Actually i don’t think Vidic will be leaving. So why not say he could like to stay at this club till the end of his career? He wanted the club to increase his wages so as to be fair and on par with ferdinand who i think is not worth the wages anymore. If vidic gets his wages right, he could be willing to stay for life.
city are shit and skint than us in football and also in managing business
take a look at this http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2558/news/2010/01/06/1728069/manchester-city-report-annual-losses-of-926m
by the way it’s 92.6m not 926m
Juan sebastian Veron has rejected citys offer of 1,30,000 pounds a week. This is how it feels to be CIty. Massive club indeed
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5834028,00.html
we are going to murder birmingham!!
Vidic won’t play against Birmingham?!
Arrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhh !
vida you R a legend ,don’t look
to this people ..
man utd fans from Middle East
@MG – Mate i could not have typed my thoughts better than how you have put it in your post above.
Anyone else seen this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/01/can_man_utd_spend.html
Actually quite worrying…
I’m back guys, missed me?
I don’t care if Vida leaves, no one’s bigger than the club.
Off topic, but Nicky Butt is going to retire, apparently.
The club shud offer him a new contract and if he doesn’t sign sell him. I love vida as much as any fan but we cant let this turn into another ronaldo situation.
Sad news that boogeyman always thought butty was underated.
MG GREAT COMMENTS PUT ACROSS IN A FASHION THAT REDS LIKE CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHT ALL MEDIA WOULD NOT BE WORTHY OF WRITING IF WE DID NOT EXIST COME THE REVOLOUTION WE NEED CLEVER COMMITED REDS TO THE CAUSE BELIEVE ME THE END IS COMING SOON IFFY PEOPLE BLAGGING THEIR WAY INTO ANY OLD CLUB “FIT AND PROPER” MY ARSE IM NO MONEY EXPERT BUT FOR SOMEONE TO BE ABLE TO BUY A CLUB WITH SOMEONE ELSES MONEY THAT PUT THE DEBT ONTO THE CLUB I WORK ME ARSE OFF FOR 20 GRAND A YEAR AND CUT MY CLOTH ACCORDINGLY YET IF WE PLAYED BY THE RULES OF THE BIG BOYS I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RUN UP DEBT ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THEN SAY FUCK IT IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN ACTIONS GIVE THE CLUB TO THE FANS AND LETS SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH IT I DONT THINK WE COULD GET INTO AS MUCH OF SHITHOLE AS WE ARE NOW
Vidic may be happy at United, but his wifey is the root of the problem I think, as in many reports I read that she is the one who wants to leave Manchester and England for somewhere else (Spain according to the reports). If Vidic gets influenced by his wife and wants to leave, then Fergie must not delay to cash on him, and try get younger players who would stick to the club for at least 5years and become great players as well
Don’t let Vidic leave! The problem is money. Give the lad a better contract as he’s on peanuts compared to the likes of Rio and Roo. We CAN’T let him move to Spain, if that means running out his contract to 2012 then fine. Fuck it.
Let Me Feel the Love Again, you are right but why do you type in capitals? It makes people ignore your comments because they look like spam.
I’ve said before, that I think Vida will be leaving in the summer. I’d love him to stay, but if he goes, so what? We carry on, United will never die! I don’t think he pulled out of the game against Leeds though. I do believe he was genuinely injured, why else take part in the warm up? Also, he knows, even if he wants to go, there’s no way Fergie will sell him in Jan.
I think Vidic should take himself and his £2 an hour prostitiute wife and fuck off to Madrid as soon as possible. If he doesnt want to stay here then let the cunt go. Im sick of these foreign fuckers who dream of Madrid. We made the cunt just like Ronaldo. If it werent for Fegie, he would be a nobody sipping illegal vodka in a Moscow alleyway
Fuck Madrid and Fuck Vidic !!!