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Rarely has the rest of the league been so obliging in making up for our shortfalls. Despite our disgraceful performance at Old Trafford on New Year’s Eve it would appear that we are not the only club in the division whose players may have enjoyed a few too many mulled wines over the last week.
Blackburn ran around admirably and Yakuba proved that he remains a handful but in all honesty our lack of personnel won the game for them. Without any recognised centre halves or central midfielders in the line up it cannot be a surprise that we are conceding soft goals no matter whose birthday it is.
Celebrations appear unpopular around the manager at the moment if reports of Rooney’s fine appear to be true. It seems a little “bah humbug” even by the Glaswegian’s standards to fine people a week’s wages for going out for dinner on Boxing Day. However, there is always more than meets the eye in these situations and keeping an open mind is worthwhile.
In other news, Luis Suarez is guilty as hell. What at best seemed the unfortunate actions of Liverpool FC and they fans last weekend can now only be condemned. The 117-page document released by the FA irrefutably proves that Suarez is completely and heinously out of line. It must be intolerable for any sufferers of racial abuse to observe this behaviour in a professional sportsman.
A backlash against either Suarez or Liverpool FC at this point would be in poor taste. It would be far more productive to ensure that this type of behaviour is met with zero tolerance. The FA have gone to great lengths to investigate this thoroughly and they deserve credit for manner in which they have done so.
If only United had been as thorough when entering the transfer market last summer. That lack of midfield reinforcement is looking starker than ever this week. Whilst I have faith in the ability of the squad in the long-term when you put out the eleven that we did against Blackburn you need reinforcements. Nobody needs an FA investigation to prove that.
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Posted by John Tring on 01/02/2012
Is SAF bigger than the Club? Are we having a re-run of Busby era? Losing to Blackburn is not an accident. It's a sequence of failures that SAF did nothing to rectify. Basel ( twice), Benfica ( twice),Man City ( ouch..), New Castle, Blackburn ...all these are clear evidence SAF has run out of ideas. We are now at the mercy of Liverpool, Chelsea, West Brom, S'land to cling onto the coattails of City.But soon they will disappear into horizon and we'll be still losing to the likes of Blackburn etc. SAF has no tactics, he botched up in the summer transfer buying wrong people at astronomical prices/. And he's happy with the squad? Sdaly, we are not so happy with these hogwash of his.
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Posted by stevo on 01/02/2012
Im sure reading your post you would like to say alot more.A utd fan and supporter for fifty years I see my Manchester United turning into Ferguson United.Anyone with any sence of knowledge of football can see the following.[1]The squandering of Utd funds over the years[the refusal to answer the 20 questions set by Cubic Expressions][2]Relative poor Europian record [3]The sale of top players who went on to better things,cost of replacing same[Forlan best player at last World cup,Ronaldo,Tevez??,McGragh,Stam etc][3] The hugh cost in replacing Schmicle [using close relations as agents][4]The non ability of replacing Ronaldo,Keane,Scholes.[5]The massive cost in finding Hernandez.[6]The ability to see very average players as Utd standard.[7]That lack of first team coaching aka Kidd,McClaran,Queros.Fergie HAS been the greatest manager in England by miles but I think time has come for new ideas.Yes he was hurt when Blanc took the french job as he was set up by Utd at Berdeaux.Come on Man Utd.
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Posted by you are an idiot on 01/02/2012
"The 117-page document released by the FA irrefutably proves that Suarez is completely and heinously out of line."
Actually, it irrefutably proves that they believed Evra's words over Suarez's, saying that "We found that Mr Evra’s account is probably what happened." Probably? To suggest that Suarez is "guilty as hell" is disgusting and a terrible piece of journalism. Report the facts, idiot, and try to look at the whole picture. And good game against Blackburn........
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Posted by Aegean1985 on 01/02/2012
I respect SAF but making an example of one of our key playmakers at the expense of a win is just plain stubborn. Foolish and really a wasted opportunity after the beating Citeh took at SOL.
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Posted by Somnath Mallick on 01/02/2012
Hi Mark,
Happy new year wishes to you! First of all... the need for a mid-fielder was always there, dont know why SAF ignored it in the summer. Maybe the Charity Shield match put him off, in a false sense of satisfaction. But it was always necessary. Sneijder... maybe, but i think he is similar to the kind of players we already have. Need a player with a little bit style on his feet. Skills, i mean! Modric would be my choice or someone similar. SAF has already stated that we are not going for anyone. But one addition to the squad will be great. Although 1 player will not turn us into a world beater! But it will surely give us an edge when we play. Clev and Anderson are really badly needed.
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Posted by stella on 01/02/2012
Seriously! ManU are the defending champions. What must SAF do to get the credit that is surely due. I say MANU fans are exercising selective memory. Be thankful for what you've got, you could be liverpool!
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Posted by bb brown on 01/02/2012
It's clear that you are trying to hang Suarez based upon words from Evra. No one else appears to have heard this. It's Evra's word against Suarez's word period. You mention Evra's facial expressions but not Suarez's? Why? Are you building a case against Suarez? The journalist is clearly prejudiced toward a Spanish player here. When I watch the Premiership the English announcers demonstrate a clear prejudice toward any player not English. I wonder if this is a national attitude? English players can do no wrong ie. Lampard gives the ball away against Aston Villa and little is said but, mistakes made by Spanish players are expounded upon endlessly! Amazing. Anyways, this article appears to be along the same lines..English prejudice toward Spanish. It's so old, give it up already. In the US we have freedom of speech guaranteed by the Constitution. In England you can be tried and convicted based upon someone's version of what you said. England is 50 years behind the US in race relations.
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Posted by One-eyed Kiwi on 01/02/2012
I am sure SAF is very aware of the midfield issue. But what can he really do to bolster the club with an addition that will benefit the team in the immediate as well as long term without undermining the good work done that is being done with the youngsters coming thru? He has to get a quality player that can fit into the team structure and yet not be held to ransom with over the top transfer prices. I believe his choices are limited but it takes two to tango for a successful transfer to take place. Good luck to SAF! The one thing that is differentiating us from the other teams is the premiership winning experience and the underlying belief and never say die attitude that can only be built up thru time until it becomes a pervading culture around Old Trafford. Long may that continue1
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Posted by ben on 01/02/2012
The freak out has begun. Time to relax. We are top of the league (sort of) and if we get 8 wins and one draw in the next 9 games (like we did after the last loss) that will not be too bad. If one has to lose it better be a shocker and our two losses sure qualify. Add a Rooney visit to the adjustment bureau this weekend and we may be on to something. Berbatov is the new Chicharito and if we can start a back 4 made of 3 defenders and maybe 4 soetime soon this first month of January may see us not only in firsy but with a few points more than those in 2nd and 3rd.
Exhale.
Namaste.
Chill.
Tranquilo.
And as for Liverpools #7-let's hope he does well tomorrow before going back to Montevideo for 8 weeks-there is no place for racists in this game no matter how much skill one has.
Happy 2012.
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Posted by bill on 01/02/2012
Anyway, last night, given my interest in football and the politics of it, I read the FA's report on the Suarez/Evra issue. I was absolutely flabbergasted by some of the wording and terminology used by the FA within it.
It says in summary 'We believed Evra's account of events to be more credible and therefore we've decided to side with him'.
My issues with that are;
Suarez had to go through an interpreter to get his side of events across
Suarez's cultural difference was ignored
The so called experts were not at all experts in Uruguayan Spanish
Evra is a known liar to the FA
My worry with this is that other players will see the FA only need the word of 'one player' and therefore use this to their gain. I mean, hypothetically, what is to stop someone like Yaya Toure putting in a complaint saying he was racially abused by someone like Gerrard now? As long as Toure put together a better account of events and kept it all together on the advice of his solicitor then quite frankly Gerrard doesn't stand a chance. This could apply to anyone in the league. It puts a whole cloud on football and leaves hundreds of PL players open to false complaints.
The whole 'balance of probabilities' conviction is borderline stupid. Racism is a crime. Crime should be dealt with in a criminal court and not in a civil court. It is of my opinion that if the FA truly do believe Suarez is guilty that they refer this to the criminal court for it to be dealt with in a fair and just way.
The FA are no experts when it comes to actual serious crimes. They are there to solve minor discrepancies such as fouls, card issuing and so forth.
I do not believe Suarez is guilty. There is no conclusive video evidence to say he is and I watched the game and I am of the opinion Evra has fabricated the story purely because Suarez tormented him all game. Twice Suarez has totally bullied Manchester United's defence, once cutting straight through to assist Kuyt.
The FA have sort of left me bemused with football to be perfectly honest. The whole case stinks of bias and corruption. All through the report you can instantly see that they are leaning towards the side of Evra. There is nothing in favour of Suarez, just everything completely against him to portray him as something extremely bad.
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Posted by Mike on 01/02/2012
They should ban Suarez for 1 game and have the rest suspended in case it happens again. Obviously he understands the significance of it more now and it would not happen. certainly Evra was winding him up and I'm pretty sure Evra believes it was meant to be racist, but I'm also pretty sure Suarez didn't. Or it was more like a throw-away "shut up, go f---- yourself a--hole". I have a feeling Evra regrets reporting it as now. Some players just talk trash, for example I wish there was a permanent mic on Ibrahimovic, although he'd surely be in jail with 2 weeks, lol
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Posted by Kirk Rodriguez-Seijas. on 01/02/2012
Happy New Year Mark.
It never cease to amaze me of how some so called supporters jump on SAF back as soon as we lose a match that we should have won. Yes, SAF makes mistakes, but who doesn't? To say that SAF feels that he is bigger than the club is ludacris, as no manager in the history of football have achieved more for a club than what SAF has done for Man Utd. No team in the BPL could have survived, the way we are doing, with the number of injuries that we have at present. It is not always the prettiest but the will to keep fighting and the never say die attitude is there, thanks mainly to SAF and the culture of the club.
On the Suarez matter, no one really knows what evidence the FA has in order to make their decision and based on what I have read, I would have to agree with Mark. Bill, you mentioned that Evra is a known liar to the FA. Where did this come from and what evidence do you have of this as I'm not aware of it. Talk about bias, who's really bias?
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Posted by Kirk on 01/02/2012
Happy New Year Mark.
It never cease to amaze me of how some so called supporters jump on SAF back as soon as we lose a match that we should have won. Yes, SAF makes mistakes, but who doesn't? To say that SAF feels that he is bigger than the club is ludacris, as no manager in the history of football have achieved more for a club than what SAF has done for Man Utd. No team in the BPL could have survived, the way we are doing, with the number of injuries that we have at present. It is not always the prettiest but the will to keep fighting and the never say die attitude is there, thanks mainly to SAF and the culture of the club.
On the Suarez matter, no one really knows what evidence the FA has in order to make their decision and based on what I have read, I would have to agree with Mark. Bill, you mentioned that Evra is a known liar to the FA. Where did this come from and what evidence do you have of this as I'm not aware of it. Talk about bias, who's really bias?
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Posted by aebu on 01/03/2012
Cleverley, Pogba and Morrison all look like great prospects in a few years... Cleverley well on his way. Attacking midfielder to tie us over?
KAKA!
Problem solved.
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Posted by Bill on 01/03/2012
Typical Liverpool victim attitude. This case has never been about Evra's word over Suarez's. Suarez admitted he called Evra the term accused. His defense was always based around his intent; which he has claimed was friendly based around the context of the term in his country. This defense was not accepted because Suarez and Evra have no previous friendship and were in the middle of a competitive match.
I encourage Luis Suarez to call people the 'N' word in America and try to convince the people kicking his teeth in that he was trying to be friendly.
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Posted by Wow on 01/03/2012
wow to the guy before just wow, im absolutely shocked, im not going to waste much time on this but:
1)was not the FA but an independent panel
2)the event took place in Britain NOT Uruguay so 'cultural' sensitivity or misinterpretation do not matter and even if they did it should by now be a well known fact that the so called alleged term 'negrito' is only used in a friendly manner to people you actually know not random people and certainly not an opponent
3)'Evra is a known liar to the FA' well down for throwing allegations, but if you want to go down the 'he's not an angel route' Suarez is a well known role model for all people, a truly upstanding citizen of the highest caliber...idiot
4)if you had read the report...which you either didn't or conveniently misunderstood, Suarez changed his story a grand total of 3 times
5)Evra did not tell the ref 'you only booked me coz im black' denied by both evra and the ref
etc.... too lazy to continue go find some more conspiracies...have fun
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Posted by David Smith on 01/03/2012
Boy, we don't 'alf get some morons on here, none more so than after a rare United loss. Here's the bottom line saddos: Evra made a claim he was racially abused. Evra and Suarez were brought before an independant, three person panel. The three amigos believed Evra more than Suarez and in fact, concluded that not only was part of Suarez' testimony laughable, but blatantly dishonest. Liverpool F.C. amazingly dropped the ball with a very amateurish defence of the lad as well. Save your time and stop wasting ours by coming on her trying to make a case for the little runt. United fans don't care, although we'll be pulling for him to get the winner tomorrow! As for the shite display against Rovers, well, let's just hope that was a one-off. I have no complaints about their penalty, but that should of been the extent of Blackburn's glory. De Gea's clanger cost us 2 points and since Lindegaard hasn't put a foot wrong all year, he deserves a run of games now. Happy new year to all United fans.
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Posted by johanzul on 01/03/2012
As for Suarez/Evra issue, Suarez got what he's deserved. Period.
Anyway, thank you Blackburn for showing us especially MU top management that now days is diff from what it used to be. Managing a bunch of Gen Y is totally different managing Gen X.
From a MU fan perspective, deeply, deeply disappointed with Dea Gea, that 3rd goal is very, very poor defending from him but hey, wait a sec, who the hell choose this player to be MU goalkeeper? He should be ACCOUNTABLE! He got his monthly salary right?
At least Mancini manly admitted, "I am disappointed that we conceded a goal because a strong team cannot concede a goal like this." RATHER THAN "I will not be swayed by the endless tweets and blogs urging the club to get busy in the transfer market next month." AND "People maybe say we're great winners and all that type of thing, but I think we're great losers. You know why? Because we don't let it happen too many times and we've a certain attitude about that."
Really, I don't think so.
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Posted by bryan on 01/03/2012
hello smarties. we all know that sometimes that silence is a valid form of communication. Suarez did not deny calling Evra a negro or black for that matter. He had so many chances to deny that he said those words, but he did not do so. He is basing his defense on differences in culture and as per his first interview, "just calling Evra what his United team mates called him".
The fact that his fellow smart countrymen poyet asking evra to man up proves that racism is acceptable in their footballing culture. Liverpool and Suarez should just accept the charges and leave it as it is.
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Posted by aussiered on 01/03/2012
Yet again a bad result has the nay sayers and loons out baying for blood. is it the first time new years day goes bad? We are equal on points with an injury list that is unbelievable and ok out of the CL but overall there are any number of teams that would rather be in our shoes. So guys loosen up sot back and just enjoy the ride. if come May we do nothing then let the inquest begin
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Posted by dave on 01/03/2012
"Blackburn ran around admirably and Yakuba proved that he remains a handful but in all honesty our lack of personnel won the game for them. Without any recognised centre halves or central midfielders in the line up it cannot be a surprise that we are conceding soft goals no matter whose birthday it is."
WHAT AN EXCUSE???? Blackburn has the same amount of injuries you guys have so stop complaining.
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Posted by AARON MARK HENDRIX on 01/03/2012
to all the fuckheads who came accross looking for somethin,well,u found it didnt you?This is a MAN UTD blog and if you dont like it,dont read it.At least Mark let your posts be published,so go fuck yourselves now will ya?
The one true certainty in this race issues is 8 games out for Suarez will kill liverpool's season(or whatever's left of it coz they sure did the damage themselves) and I for one will be absolutely happy,coz,well,I dislike Liverpool.You got a problem with that mate?
Blackburn Rovers,man,you gotta say,they played very well indeed.We looked like comin back after goin down by two,but they never gave up and you gotta credit them for that.
As for United,I'm sayin this again,but we lack creativity.We aint gonna won none this season with this squad,though I'd love to be proved wrong.But a world class playmaker and solid defender is what we need.Letting Wes and John go now looks a wrong move,which,I did also say all along.They provided cover,if nothing else(to be continued)
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Posted by AARON MARK HENDRIX on 01/03/2012
"All you anti fergie sentiments" Fergie sentiments folks,Well,come on now.Whatever u wanna say,he has led us to glory very simply put.That should allow him a certain degree of autonomy,control and megalomania I'd think.Yeah he screwed up,but look at it this way ; he's managed to mould this current squad of average and decent with a sprinkling of class players to only being goal difference behind the most expensive squad ever assembled(i think?) but still, I would have been happy if we had got a replacement for Scholesy's position,if not a replacement for the man himself!Hard I know,but there were players available.I wonder how Kaka would fit into the current midfield,but that's wishful thinkin at best,fantasy in reality.
Finally,allow me to run my mouth in defense of the fine handed down to Wayne.Well deserved and end of story if you ask me.At the end of the day,no one has,or will be bigger than Man UTD.Not even the gaffer himself.That's why we are Man Utd folks...
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Posted by Onyibo on 01/03/2012
Just to add my own little piece to the debate...
-Suarez is guilty as hell, and anyone defending him is even more moronic than LFC, in their despicable T-shirt show of shame. The least they could have done was to conduct an ivestigation of their own.
-Mark, what's so wrong with our reserves (Pogba, Morrison,et al) that they couln't even get a game against a Blackburn side at OT as decimated with injuries as we are? Since SAF has stated time and again that he's not buying in January, wouldn't this have been a good opportunity to give these lads a chance??? Backburn played their reserves, didn't they?
-Why do we always seem to have so many injuries at this time of the year? It is worth investigating, I think.
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Posted by D Ceetwo on 01/03/2012
8 games does seem harsh. As to "cultural differences", we still have those in the states where it is okay in some circles, and condoned in others as generational, to use the six letter perjorative to describe someone of color that Richard Pryor says totally changes the conversation. My opinion. 4 games and he cops to the charge and gets on with it. Kenny's smart enough when he stops thinking with his cojones. Always his problem, lets the red mist descend over his eyes. Can be worse than Fergie in that respect.
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Posted by dsnapperd on 01/03/2012
Mr. Suarez did not deny Mr. Evra a job because of his race. Mr. Suarez did not deny Mr. Evra membership to a private or public club due to the color of his skin. Mr. Evra was not publicly slandered, his wife and children were nor harassed, nor was anyone beaten or the recipient of racial violence. It is well known that Mr. Suarez is an indiscriminate kicker of players of all races. This is a case of two immature professional footballers calling each other names. A riot did not result. You English need to take a very close look at your own society and it's racial attitudes towards people of color before labeling someone a racist. If Mr. Suarez doesn't care for blacks that's his choice. If Mr. Evra doesn't care Hispanics, that's his choice. It's called Freedom of Speech. And there are rules and none were broken here. Just plain silly. And in the end Mr. Suarez is denied his right to make a living due to his thoughtless comments. Not fair.
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Posted by Apps on 01/03/2012
I have a hard time blaming Sir Alex. If I would have said to you in September that on January 1st we would have an injury list that looks like this you would have thought I was joking:
Vidic - out for season,
Ferdinand, DaSilva twins,
Fletcher - out for season,
Cleverley, Smalling, Anderson, Owen, Evans.
On paper the squad is deep but no team could navigate this depth of injury. These are young fit players missing time it is hard to account for that.
We need to take a look at Barca and see how they manage to keep their team fit, they hardly ever seem to have multiple players out.
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Posted by MCapital on 01/03/2012
Hi Mark,
I strongly believe that if we are to win the 2012 league, which is there for the taking, SAF has to make a choice on goalkeeper.
And to me its no brainer - Anders is way better than David. No disrespect to David.
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Posted by BEN on 01/03/2012
Mark, Do you ever wonder and check out other boards. I was looking at City board last night and it turns out they are all talking about BUYING players. Midfielders and strikers!!!! Seriously. They have a 27 mil guy and a starter for the Dutch national team who play every 5/6 games and they are complaining about lack of depth. True, Richards is their own kid and Hart is a young kid but is there any pride in maybe having ONE young player come up through the system? I find it funny.
One last point-do you have a strange feeling when you want Liverpool to win? IS it me or it goes against everything we are about?
B
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Posted by Ian X on 01/03/2012
AARON MARK HENDRIX, you've got a brain but not quite..
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Posted by Tobias on 01/03/2012
On Suarez, guilty or not, he shouldn't be crucified the way he has been over this incident, so give him a break. Clearly this situation has affected him, something people don't realise, and that's why Liverpool are supporting him. It has nothing to do with the incident itself. These ignorant people have no right to question the integrity of Liverpool FC for sticking by their man. This is something that your manager Sir Alex, to his credit, actually understands unlike most of you biased fans. If racism is a hate crime then how would you describe the treatment of Suarez since the alleged incident (or in Evra's case, a physical threat for that matter?) The whole thing has gotten out of hand and I'm sure even Evra himself regrets reporting the incident after the fuss that's been made over it. Unbelievable how an incident between 2 individuals seems to be everyones business.
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Posted by dsnapperd on 01/03/2012
A player caught up in the moment spews nasty comments at another.
A player conspires to force his manager out and hi-jack his national team at the most important football tournament in the world because he is not happy with his leadership/management style.
If character is important in football, who would you rather have on your team?
Of course, if Mr. Suarez really wanted to get under Mr. Evra's skin, he should have just called him 'el amotinado' (spanish) or 'un rebelle' (french). Either way, it's 'mutineer' in English.
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Posted by torontored on 01/03/2012
My take on where we are at this year is not complete gloom and doom. Yes we are out of the UCL, the Carling Cup and have a tough draw with Shitty for the FA Cup. The EPL is there for taking which is shocking only until you remember that Fergie is the gaffer. How he cobbled together the title last year and how we are tied at the top this year baffles. It comes down his ability to lead a team and focus the collective on a single goal. Between injuries and having second (or third) rate squad players it is astonishing we are where we are.
It is here tho that Fergie gets himself into trouble. Being able to win with the likes of Park, Evans, Owen etc can cloud his judgement. The need for a cenrtral midfielder has never been more evident. Park and Rafael, really? I have no problem with the First 11, its the squad players that are the real problem. While there is talent coming up, tehy are not ready yet. Shorter term help is required. Not sure how much longer we can hold this together.
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Posted by aussiered on 01/03/2012
Disnapprd you are a top class freak of a human being. There is no such thing as a freedom of speech when it comes to racial slurs. As for your comment about You English and racial culture/ attitude the country is and always has been a melting pot of culture,was your last visit during the ice ageFinally if you think that Suarez is unfairly prohibted from making a living you really are stupid.
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Posted by bertiebotts on 01/04/2012
To be honest, this season, which has yet to conclude, may seem like a disappointment given that being below Citeh isn't the best place to be. But to be honest, past seasons have always been about the fighting spirit that shouts "United". The game with Blackburn is one of the few lost by a small margin, atypical of United. It is easy to blame the lack of purchases and the sluggish movement in the transfer market. However, when you put your in-form midfielder at the back with a still inexperienced keeper, it isn't a recipe for success either. What ever happened towards championing the cause for United's youths? Are Pogba and Morrison not good enough? It is clear to see that a squad not properly used can still be beat even on a day when Blackburn left with a "puncher's chance" did the unthinkable and got all 3 points. Kudos Rovers. I hope you stay up after this. You deserved this more than us.
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Posted by Raizzen on 01/04/2012
Its pathetic looking at the Dippers fans trying to play the RIGHTEOUS VICTIM while having prejudice towards Evra.
I thought I was in the midst of rodent infestation when I realize that I was looking at Suarez
p/s: All hail King Hiney!
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Posted by Josef O on 01/04/2012
I understand why some fans are venting all their emotions on Sir Alex Ferguson, it is because he has made them not used to losing but lets get it straight football is about winning and losing even Barcelona the best of the best Loses. Look at the injuries we have? and look at where we are in the table...Some spectators want to dream that they are the best footballers...Stop insulting Sir AF and just shut up.
As for Suarez....Why did you kick me? because you are black!!! Can you repeat what you have just said...I dont talk to blacks! Is this not on Video?? which drug has Daglish and Co been smoking not to get these facts. Case closed.
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Posted by Zachery Stephenson on 01/04/2012
John Tring, you truly are an idiot. Despite Manchester City having limitless funds, a win for United tonight means that would be LEVEL on points with.
"He botched up in the summer transfer buying wrong people at astronomical prices"?
Phil Jones at £16 million looks like being an absolutely fantastic signing. Ashley Yoing at £18 million also looks great, although unfortunately injury temporarily interrupted his progress. The jury is still out on David de Gea but he's still only 20 years old and to say he has been a flop would be outrageously immature.
United aren;t in a position to throw vast amounts of money at clubs and players. Sneijder would have been nice but at £35 million and £250,000 a week the club can't afford him. In fact the only clubs that can afford him are those who are willing to continue to spend money which far exceeds the revenue of the club. United are already heavily in debt from trying to keep up with City. Reckless spending cold threaten the club's very existence.
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Posted by Dan Chicha Tush on 01/04/2012
I am disappointed by the Blackburn result but it's a game out of the way. It baffles me though that we dropped only 2 points at Old Trafford last season and conceded less, this season we are conceding too many at home and very few away. Is the home support too intimidating?
As for Suarez......he deserves to be banned, PERIOD!!
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Posted by Ken on 01/04/2012
These questions need to be asked. Would there have been this much fuss made over the Suarez incident had it not been United vs Liverpool? Surely not. We've seen similar situations before, and they haven't had nearly as much coverage. 8 games is a very hefty penalty so all this critisism to go with it is over the top, and it wouldn't be if it happened against another club.
Also, would Evra have taken it so far had it not been a Liverpool game? Naturally I'm glad Suarez got banned, he was an idiot, but when did we all become so precious?
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Posted by MCMan on 01/04/2012
Without Suarez, there is no one to threaten Man City last night. Man City has benefited from the Man United Evra/Suarez Case to get the full three point. I can see the liverpool decision not to appeal with the city match on the line.
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Posted by MUFC on 01/04/2012
Here's one issue that no one has addressed on the Suarez issue! When you go to another country, you should at least have some knowledge culture and what is right and wrong! It's called etiquette and is something you learn when doing business with other countries as to not offend them. Anyone who sides with Suarez is a fool and needs to learn that it doesn't matter where you are from, it matters where you are at the moment of offense.
I would dare anyone, much less Suarez to come to the US and call a black person a negro. You/him would be laying in the ground. period!
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Posted by MANU on 01/05/2012
GLORY GLORY UNITED!.....OF NEWCASTLE! Proper result for some proper LADS. #Rooneynotthatgoodinmidfield
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Posted by Mack on 01/05/2012
Kirk,
I think Bill is referring to the time Evra said he was racially abused by a groundskeeper for Chelsea and that proved to be false.
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Posted by David Smith on 01/06/2012
Suarez banned; no appeal from the club who botched his defence; deal with it numpties and move on. What an absolute shite performance that was. I know Sir Alex is 70 years old and a living legend, but would it be too much for him to get off his ass every once in a while and get down to the fucking touchline? Mike Phelan ain't putting the fear of god into anyone. Rooney was very poor and should of been hauled off before Berbatov, who didn't cover himself in much glory either. Nani, AS USUAL, somehow managed to hide on a football pitch for another 90 minutes. The lad really is a tosser. Every one of Valencia's throw-in's are a foul. The extent of Chicharito's contribution these days is to add to our offside tally. Rio is on his last legs and Park has had a shocking season. Lindegaard should be in against Citeh, as he will look to make amends. 38 year old Giggs, well, words can't do justice what he still brings to the table. Amazing player. Phew, I feel much better now! 1-1 on Sunday.
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Posted by mazirev on 01/06/2012
we are a big club& losing 2 matches in a row is disappointing especially when we had got in the wings of our noisy neighbours ,if we lose the fa cup on sunday they wont stop their noisy chants,however we still need reinforcements in midfield we will see what saf will do this jan
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Posted by lionel andres on 01/07/2012
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Posted by aussiered on 01/07/2012
Competition for places that is the problem with the club at this time. With so many on the table those left know indifferent performances wont result in them being dropped. I also think that some will in the next 24 hours be unwittingly playing for their OT careers.If the last two performances dont bring a positive response against Shitty then i dont know what will. The true character of squads in the past has always been the ability to dig deep and go on a 10 game winning streak. The waiting begins
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Posted by Auth on 03/24/2012
It is not about clubs. Racism in any form against oanyne should be strictly punished. No one deserves to walk free after making racist comments. The FA investigated into the matter for several days and they found Suarez guilty. He has been punished. The 8 match ban implies that it is quite a serious matter.I am not saying that Suarez is racist but he did something wrong in the heat of the moment. Players lose their minds sometimes and do certain wrong things. Zidane head-butted Materazzi, Rooney abused on Camera. These players were also punished and Manchester United fans and France fans also thought the punishment was unfair.This incident will warn all other players that any unacceptable offence will be severely dealt with.Terry has been charged. It's on Skysports. He will also be punished.NO OFFENCE MEANT to any Liverpool fans. Just giving my opinion.
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