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LIVE BLOG: Scunthorpe 2 - 5 United

September 22, 2010

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter or @R_o_M7 on Instagram.

TRANSCRIPT: Ferguson On Signing Bebe, His Best Player and Retirement

Drogba Latest Chelsea Player To Wish He Shut His Gob

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Always Be Closing September 22, 2010

I live in Northampton.. it's priceless as there are loads of Scouse fans around here (like anywhere really), I shall be milking this lots.

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Dave Mack September 22, 2010

City out to 2-1 to West Brom . What a night!!

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Costas September 22, 2010

Love the egg on Drogba's face, but ultimately this could work to their advantage. They don't have the squad for a quadruple. Or a treble. IMO they can only handle 2 competitions at the same time.

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Always Be Closing September 22, 2010

@samuel - annnd Nani?

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dela September 22, 2010

Full time. The Richest Club in the World (TM) are out.

If only Northampton can somehow sneak a win at Anfield, my day will be done.

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MG September 22, 2010

Dela

Great minds we are then : )

What a day - noisy neighbours and chavs - both who have been laying into us are out of a competition - fantastic -

They can all fuck off

Manchester United will never die

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willierednut September 22, 2010

City are out!!

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portugueseprincess September 22, 2010

City are out hahahahahahahaha what a night!...2 down, one to go hahaha

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frankie September 22, 2010

How can people say that Owen is finished after the game he had tonight? I thought he had an excellent all round game and scored two goals.

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Costas September 22, 2010

Lol, we don't even care to make fun of the dippers anymore.

Tick tock....

That's for Mancini. WHen is the next flight to Milan?

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Kingabdullah September 22, 2010

Give me some ratings on how these players did:
Gibson (more than shooting?)
Ando (learnt anything from scholes?)
Gibson and Ando partnership
Chicharito (where did he play)
Macheda (threatening and positive as usual?)
Smalling (how did he do defensively)
Rio (ready to give Evans a breather?)
Bebe (someone said shades of ronaldo...please say yes)
Obertan (ready for action in the first XI?)

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samuel - united WE stand September 22, 2010

@willierednut, agreed but chelsea seem to have this tag of invisibility that they will walk this league but we always welcome any sign of the bridge showing signs of mortality, they're as effective as machines without a doubt but nice to see them lose at the bridge

Even sweeter that those twats at eastlands get kicked out.

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RedevilsAdvocate September 22, 2010

so Drogba, how's the quadruple coming then? ROFLMAO, oh and let's all laugh at City...

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samuel - united WE stand September 22, 2010

@Always Be Closing, what about nani mate?

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arijc September 22, 2010

Eikrem or Evans deserved a chance in the last 10-15 mins. Puzzling decision to let a substitution go unused.

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willierednut September 22, 2010

We'll see on Saturday if Chelsea are starting to wobble, but as Costas says, this will probably help them, their squad isn't the biggest.

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Chicharito14 September 22, 2010

@ samuel. The re is even talk of them going through the league this season undefeated so lets just hope shitty, the gonners and villa dont dissapoint in the next 4 weeks.

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samuel - united WE stand September 22, 2010

@arijc, yeah it would have being nice to see eikrem get minutes so we can see how he fairs against a much higher opposition than he faces in the reserves, supposed he's got more time to do that? we've progressed in the league cup and fa cup to come.

Bit disappointed bebe didn't get long enough on the pitch, talent is there definitely and he's got more time to show it.

Pool are fucking losing, northampton 2 - pool 1

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dela September 22, 2010

Northampton 2, Liverpool 1. This isn't all a dream, is it?

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Dave Mack September 22, 2010

While winning the CC doesn't mean that much to Chelsea being knocked out in the first round is a definite bad thing for them .Just like United, they need games to get players match sharp either from injury or as squad players who will be needed to cover for injuries and suspensions as the going gets tough around the turn of the year.

Fergie has come to value the CC for that reason and don't doubt that both City and Chelski will rue going out so early.

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

@ samuel

Add Gordon Hill, Jesper Olsen and Steve Coppell to that list .......

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Costas September 22, 2010

I said it at the time, but Bebe doesn't look as crap as a certain tabloid would make you believe.

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debaser September 22, 2010

Is Cleverly injured?
what's the point of sending the lad out on loan if he cant get a Carling Cup game in for Wigan???

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samuel - united WE stand September 22, 2010

@willierednut, fair point mate but they weren't ever going to field big players in this competition so it gives them no advantage or disadvantage but always nice to see them lose either way.

@Chicharito14, exactly mate they've looked efficient this season, don't think they've had to get out of 2nd gear to destroy teams, scoring for fun and i guess that's where the media gave them that tag of invisibility but they're yet to be tested for sure so we will see.

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Costas September 22, 2010

@debaser

Yes he is injured. He will be ready in 2-4 weeks.

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Chicharito14 September 22, 2010

@Debaser he is out for two weeks with a knee injury.

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willierednut September 22, 2010

United stopped Cleverley playing for Wigan in the league cup, don't know why though.

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

@ Costas

If we were ever going to believe the English press in general than we would be saying that UNITED have been crap, lucky and fortunate for their success over the past 18 years, not to mention Sir Alex being an average manager!!!

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portugueseprincess September 22, 2010

I couldn't help it, I went to check the Liverpool group on Facebook and OMG this is the best laugh I have had in years. Guess what: some of them are asking to bring Rafa back! hahahahahaha desperate times hahahaha...now let me go back there :)

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samuel - united WE stand September 22, 2010

@Costas, if we believed everything the media say, we'd all need to start questioning our intelligence, the tabloids are run by bitter clowns, just like us they haven't seen him play properly and he needs time to settle into united style and english football, i certainly will be backing him and hopefully the talent shines through eventually.

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debaser September 22, 2010

Ok.
Thanks everyone!

I was really looking forward to seeing more of Tom after a great preseason.

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obertanthenewstar September 22, 2010

@debaser

yep cleverly got injured last week in training for wigan... martinez said cleverly was shining aswel and was definetly going to start... sucks that.. out for a month... anyone remember anderson stretching and opening his knee damaging ligaments against west ham (i think)?? same injury cleverly has got

SUCKS!

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samuel - united WE stand September 22, 2010

@CedarsDevil, good choice mate and lets not forget the mercurial george best.

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obertanthenewstar September 22, 2010

p.s who saw them step over's obertan did... they were faster than ronaldo's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Costas September 22, 2010

@CedarsDevil, samuel - united WE stand

Good points lads. Not to mention that if the press were correct, Erikson would have been our coach by now!

The only thing they managed to do, was make Bebe more popular among fans.

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

@ samuel

How can I ever forget George Best, probably my favourite UNITED player of all time.... a singed painting of him hangs proudly on my living room wall.... Arguably the best player the world will ever see...

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Chicharito14 September 22, 2010

What im still trying to understand is why on earth bebe has been slated by the daily mail.the guy looks like he is worth 7 million, and to be honest players like bentley were bought for more than that.

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

@ Costas

'The only thing they managed to do, was make Bebe more popular among fans.'

Plus the fact that they made complete morons of themselves to the public.....

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dela September 22, 2010

I always rued the fact that I wasn't born in the 50's- I missed the entire Busby era and the likes of Charlton, Law, Best and Duncan Edwards. The Ferguson era has been incredible, but to have been a witness to both eras would have been perfect.

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Costas September 22, 2010

@CedarsDevil

Also true, but they do that on a daily basis anyway...

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dela September 22, 2010

Liverpool out. Perfect end to a perfect day.

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

Regardless of how we classify the Carling Cup, but for the dippers to be knocked out by a team from the 4th tier of English football AND at anfield is really worthy of a big laugh

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MG September 22, 2010

dela you just got your wish

This is not inception this is real

noisy neighbours liverpool chavs all out on one night in September of football

What a game : )

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Costas September 22, 2010

So Spurs, City, Chelsea and Pool all eliminated on the first round. Can't remember anything like this happening again.

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

@ Costas

As laughable as the dippers defeat was for me city's is even funnier.... A multi billion squad losing out on another chance to win something... keeps our banner alive LOL

My money is on mancini to be the first PL manager to lose his job.... and long may the laughs continue

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Always Be Closing September 22, 2010

Mancini or Hodgson? Bets please!

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Costas September 22, 2010

@CedarsDevil

Agreed. The dippers, you feel kind of sad for. Chelski, you knew it was coming given their squad depth. But City getting knocked out was hillarious...One step closer to retaining the banner,lol.

@ABC

Mancini imo. They will probably forgive this, but it won't make things easier for him. If he is not in the top 4 by Christmas, they will Mark Hughes him...

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CedarsDevil September 22, 2010

@ Costas

Mark Hughes him..............LOL brilliant

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parryheid September 22, 2010

Astonishing both Chelsea.s teams out ,well I never

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KVN September 23, 2010

They will Mark Hughes him! Luv that phrase!
All I can really say it's a positive result for United all round. Dippers out, Chelski out
Wastelanders out. Plus good performances from PIG, Rio, Smalling, Anderson, Gibson
Owen . Made me think that these are the games where players like Rio etc coming back from
Long injuries and needing match sharpness and a proper work out are priceless.
Onwards and upwards.
The Newcastle result shows that they are not invincible like the media and they
Would want us to believe. In fact they haven't been tested. Who have they played
So far? West Brom @ home, Wigan away (who lost 4-0 @ home to blackpool the week b4)
Stoke @ home, West Ham away and Blackpool @ home. 5 easy games!