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Philip Neville's Still A Red

May 2, 2009

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.

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49 Comments

Maik May 2, 2009

HAHAHAHA AWESOME, gotta love the guy

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gotta hate tiny tears May 2, 2009

always loved him

super pic

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manc May 2, 2009

"man u."? You should know better Scott

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costas May 2, 2009

Philip Neville is a Red!

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sirryangiggs May 2, 2009

:D

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wazza May 2, 2009

wow, just amazing.what is he thinking ?

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anderson8 May 2, 2009

Brilliant. He hates scousers!

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PeeJay May 2, 2009

Never liked him and his foul on Ronnie didn't help him.

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sagar May 2, 2009

penny for your thoughts phil

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unitedgirl15 May 2, 2009

Hahaha!

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keanesmagichat May 2, 2009

pee-jay

what are you on about??

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JTrappe May 2, 2009

@keanesmagichat

i think he means at the start of the season ronnie was half on the floor with the ball and phil came in and clattered him with a tackle

great pic though

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Macheda is GOD May 2, 2009

Dear dear me,"Man u" fan Scott?
Never mind it was an honest mistake.

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Gman May 2, 2009

P.Neville is a second or third class legend for Man Utd gotta love him!!

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Anon May 2, 2009

give the benefit of doubt to u Scot, took this from a blue's site did ya?
fucking brilliant pic tho, one for the ages!

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El Stig May 2, 2009

Totally off-topic, but I just walked past 20Legend along w/ his wife and kids around the corner from where I live, which is totally surreal given that a) I would have assumed he'd be in Manchester or at least England at the moment, and b) I live in downtown Oslo (which in any case is 300 miles from where his family lives), and c) 20LEGEND IS IN THE HOOD. He looked very happy indeed and you have to think it's a great omen for the game on Tuesday.

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vidic will get ya15 May 2, 2009

don't think scot wrote that it looks like a draft from tha net

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bchilds May 2, 2009

You can take Phil out of United.....

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PeeJay May 2, 2009

To all the believers of the urban myth that
says that Man U is a derogative term for United,
you show nothing but ignorance. Man U has
been a nickname like any other for years and
while you might get a few WikiReds telling
you off for saying Man U, rest assured
that it is an entirely respectable nickname.

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manc. May 2, 2009

you know what's respectable ? not insulting previous utd players who gave their all for the team.

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pej May 2, 2009

is this actually real? it does look slightly photoshopped

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Sash Sylvarre May 2, 2009

manc. 18:29,

I second that.

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keanesmagichat May 2, 2009

manc

top man, exactly..

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stretfordendole May 2, 2009

well he could have missed his pen, that would have proved to us that he is still a fan as much as this pic. I suppose the own goal 2 seasons ago proved it well.

Good Luck in the final Phil, hope it's you raising the Cup.

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Red-Manc May 2, 2009

BORN AND BRED!

Best of luck phil, hope you win it atleast it will be a Manc picking up the trophy ;)

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Scott the Red May 2, 2009

Pej - Definitely real. Here's the picture from another view from Getty: http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/86035877.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF19374ECC42B7A3FA40D0607CD3B3C061995284831B75F48EF45

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EastStandManc May 2, 2009

It's obvious Scott didn't write the text in the picture.

And PeeJay, if it's an 'entirely respectable nickname', why aren't we calling the likes of Sheffield United and Dundee United, Sheff U and Dun U respectively?

You know exactly why.

Just because a generation of kids and media pundits have grown up *unaware* of its origins, doesn't *change* its origins.

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Scott the Red May 2, 2009

Oh just read the comments above. No of course I didn't write "Man U". Pssh. What do you take me for?

And for those of you arguing in favour of "Man U" you're showing yourself up as someone from outside our wonderful city. No one here refers to us as anything or than United or reds. This Man U bollocks is cockney and sounds shit, aside from any of the Munich connotations that come with it.

"I fackin ate Maaaaan U."

*shudder*

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Adam May 2, 2009

I was cringing at the 'Man U' bit but was quite confident it weren't you Scott! lol

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n667 May 2, 2009

he stood there with his arms folded, he could have just stood there n not celebrated, he wanted show his respect to the club and wanted to make sure our fans saw it/ wish there more players in this mould.

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Drew Vader May 2, 2009

Phil looks bored because he has been victorious in semi finals loads of times. It was the first time for the rest of those lads.

Remember the chant from Everton...

Phil Neville, super star, got more medals than steve gerrard!!!

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Devilton May 2, 2009

I look at Phil the Thrill and I see a man who is bitterly disappointed with how Berbatov took his peno! :)

Top pic. Once a Red, always a Red (even if he does wear blue)

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Little Miss May 2, 2009

Ha ha lol maybe Gary had a few words with him about celebrations before the match :)

I honestly feel so ashamed for asking this... but what Munich connotations come with 'Man U'? I don't mean the actual Munich disaster, but the connections it has with 'Man U'. Personally, I just don't like referring to United as 'Man U' as I think it sounds chavvy.

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RN May 2, 2009

@Pjay man U is not a nick name... Its an insult made to sound ok by constant use by ABU media and naive teen fans (mostly in east asia). Its origin was from the chant.. Man u are ...... And Man u never came back home (see munich). But what can one do against hordes of zombie fans slurping fast food and uttering Man U in between breaths. In few years time even 'Ma oo' wont surprise me.

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Colin McMurray May 2, 2009

RN, unfortunately true..most people I encounter in Malaysia who follow United aren't aware of the difference between Man U and Man Utd. And I found myself correcting them almost by reflex when it comes up.

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PeeJay May 2, 2009

Considering I grew up in M44 I think I'm qualified
to say and I remember it being a normal nickname.

As for wonderful, what's wonderful about Manchester
apart from Old Trafford?

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RN May 2, 2009

@pjay you wanna try darfur or baghdad, people live there you know. You are right, its a normal nickname now. Ma Oo coming soon...

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Scott the Red May 3, 2009

PeeJay - You're a Manc? And you call United Man U and don't think there's anything wonderful about Manchester apart from Old Trafford?

Honestly? I've never met anyone like you.

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themarkedman72 May 3, 2009

look closely his right foot has moved..the right foot was everton, the rest united for life.

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Carrick's Fucking Magic May 3, 2009

class

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jespermoses May 3, 2009

Man U is not an acceptable name but that dosent take anything away from the classic picture.

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trevor May 3, 2009

Some people talk about the foul on Ronaldo - What was wrong with that! It was a comitted Player doing his job!

When P Nev was at united i wasnt his biggest fan but i respected what he did for the club, He never let us down! I remember him playing central midfield against arsenal and was one of the best players on the field that day!

If we compare him and john oshea who do you think would provide a higher standard of performance each week? I would go with P Nev!

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Chris20LEGEND May 3, 2009

PeeJay, Fuck off you Muppet..

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Med Red May 3, 2009

Picture says it all.

Hey Stretfordendole. Are you saying Terry is a RED too. He missed his pen, remember?

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OTRed May 3, 2009

Meh, I had a grudge against him the way he treated Ronaldo when we drew away to them, but fairplay to him, much respect for resisting the urge to celebrate what must have been a huge event for him. RESPECT.

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bossdem May 3, 2009

theres only one united, and manchester is the home of united. but im struggling to think of anything else that manchester has of any note that isnt anywhere else in the country. seems a bit of a dive to be honest!

oh manchester, oh manchester,
is wonderful, is wonderful,
oh manchester is wonderful,
its full of peejays fanny an united
oh manchester is wonderful

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rite$h May 4, 2009

Could only have been P.Neville, not Howard, else he would not have stopped 2 shots.
By the way its not 'man u.' ... sounds like a scouser or anti 'man united' fan here :D

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cherry May 4, 2009

For me, United fans outside England should not be blamed for refering to United as man.U. For God sake United has the greatest following on earth and not all of us are from the UK. plus we dont understand ur system over there as much as to know what is insulting in just a simple expression like Man.U. I hate it when folks referred to themselves as the real United fans just because they live in England. For me, every fan is a real fan regardless of his/her geographical location. I know a lot of people who would refer to united as Man.U in good faith. If I have the chance I would go to every United match, learn all the chants,etc but I dont have it. So, let's imagine an opportunity presents it self to me once and I find myself at OT, will it be a crime to take pictures?? Why would any United fan begrudge me for taking Pictures at a place I may not visit again for my entire life?

Let's be fair for God sake!!!!

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ajie May 5, 2009

guys, that`s true about the `Man U` name... peoples outside UK & Malaysia especially (I'm Malaysian) did not aware about this `sensitivity`. Not to blame them, press here are using that name...I'm so ashamed that press are not understand & be respect abut this. But some people (group of fan) here aware about that but most of them not... that`s the truth..