LIVE BLOG: United 0 - 1 Besiktas FT

November 25, 2009

Scott is the editor of RoM and has a season ticket at Old Trafford. He writes for The Mirror, Paddy Power and Red News. He started The Republik of Mancunia in March 2006. Follow @R_o_M on Twitter.

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King Eric November 26, 2009

go.alex - Even more reason then that Nani should be doing better. For a "Usain Bolt" to come in after a lay off from injury having hardly played any football the last season or so and to play like he has says it all really.

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Tonybee November 26, 2009

Ghtt.
You mention Gibsons first half pass rate.....from what i saw his passes were all behinf d the player or backwards. I have to agree with those that state he had a bit of a mare. He has gotta be behind many others in the pecking order and I will not be surprised if he gets moved on in the Jan sales.
I think SAF underestimated the Turks and for us to lose our unbeaten Euro record to them was an absolute disgrace.

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Tonybee November 26, 2009

GO Alex. Nani is surplus to requirements, especially after dissing his so called bad treatment in the Portuguese press....his days are numbered thank god we should never have bought him in the first place. a player with an over inflated ego who thinks he is better than he actually is....!!
once Obertan puts on a bit of conditioning and muscle he will be a starter every game. his skills on the ball far exceed Nani.

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King Eric November 26, 2009

Tonybee - Alright mate. Don't think Gibson will be sold. Fergie rates him and he has only recently signed a 3 year extension. Personally I like Gibson. Still learning but he has a lot of the tools needed for a central midfielder. Great engine, strong lad, good passer, gets stuck in and has a wicked shot. Unfortunately not last night though.

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theres only one Keano November 27, 2009

if anyone is commenting on this blog you got to check that idiot site redrants, and the clown that is GROGNARD who is such a joke if he comes on here Ihope that idiot reads he is such a joke calling himself a united fan he should stick to ice hockey canadian idiot. here what he said

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I really feel for the supporters who pay their hard earned money to watch a manager fiddle around so much with a lineup that the clubs five worst players are all on at the same time. I was talking about feeling shame the other day. Right now I feel shame and embarrassment for calling myself a Man Utd supporter.

The total ineptitude of our players is frightening. There is nobody on this team with real skill and end product. Finishing and final balls are a pipedream for this team. Fergie is going to say how the Turks were hard to break down. RUBBISH. From what I could see his players were dumb as nails and 1,2’s and one touch plays would have done the job. Macheda and Welbeck are hopeless. Especially Macheda. He hasn’t got a clue about doing the smart thing or having the instinct in front of goal. Nobody on this club can cross a ball if their lives depended on it. Obertan probably gave you and others woody tonight with all his flash but his end product proved to me yet again that all he really is is flash and no substance. We are a lazy club that moves around in 3rd gear and shows no urgency or imagination until they are near injury time. We got what we deserved and Fergie should get what he deserves as well. He should get the sack. I’m tired of the old fart and our boring football and our incredibly dull performances in the CL.

We bitch about Rooney yet all our forwards were mimicking him tonight because the whole collective scared to death of the 18 yard box. That’s not the players, that’s Fergie and bad managing. I’m sick of it. This team needs a new culture about it. It needs a rejuvenation and injection of new blood both in players but especially in approach. Thanks for everything Fergie but right now, you are well past it in my mind and you need to retire and let a man with a fresh approach and truly innovative ideas come in and take over. You are too predictable and you have no tactical sense anymore. Same old shite every week, same old dull, players with limited skills and no end product and same old excuses and mind games. Instead lets support the Glazers’s and keep telling the world that we don’t need any more players.

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Dave Mack November 27, 2009

Keano was worried that all that crap was from you!!

I hate to tar all North American fans with the same brush but Gognard is fairly typical of plastic fans who only really love all the razmataz of being Champions and haven't a clue what it takes to build a dynasty of the sort Fergie has.

Games like last night are a rare chance when United can actually afford not to win and gives kids experince of CL football. He's thretening to do it again in Wolfsburgh and even if we lose there he'll not give two shits about fools like Gognard!!

Lets agree... if comes on this site we'll treat him like a dipper!!

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King Eric November 27, 2009

Dave Mack and Keano - What a fucking disgrace to the club. Saying Fergie should go and we should get a new culture. Who the fuck does he think changed the 70 and 80's culture to what it is today and the reason we have had so much success. What a twat. Don't even know why I am getting annoyed actually. Unfortunately he won't be the only "fan" who thinks like that.

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King Eric November 27, 2009

keano - Try and entice the prick on here mate.

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King Eric November 27, 2009

theres only one keano - Just been on red rants. Is that for real or is it a dippers site? What a set of ungrateful, clueless, spoilt, glory seeking, plastic cunts. Saying get rid of Fergie, Scholes, Giggsy etc. Who the fuck are they? Craig fucking Mc and redrich. Pricks. Should be ashamed of themselves.

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theres only one Keano November 27, 2009

Dave Mack King Eric
I had to get that off my chest and inform you felow reds on a site thats bashing our great club it had to be said, even unitedrants I was angry at for what he said and I was calling him out is well, I won a 2 grand bet in 2006 that united would win the title in 2007 if united sorted the midfield. oh no believe me it was not from me if I even once even think fergie should go I should not deserve to even support our great club I would call myself a plastic I have full faith in fergie especially with todays selfish modern day player we need fergie more than ever, I had to time and time again say to other united fans fergie should never ever leave only on his terms.

I am not from manchester I am welsh I cant afford to get to many games I should be having giggsy has my username has propably the greatest player behind sir bobby, well the 5th beatle best, king eric, keano, the great dane, the ginger genius, robbo, etc etc come close. I cant get on the site for some reason the site does not allow me on there. I have never experienced the bad times like say the 70s and 80s so what do I know what dark times are maybe the glazers taken over, for the first time I am not nervous because all that united have won it is a pressure free season, but I have not had great expectations of the season. my grammer is awful since my writting is bad at times LOL sorry ppl.