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  • Sarah 18:02 on August 17, 2012 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Alex Morgan, Away shirt, , , Home shirt, Match of The Day, Monday Night Football, MoTD, nemanja vidic, Nick Powell, , , , , , transfer talk   

    Reasons to be excited because Manchester United are back! 

    Reasons to be excited because Manchester United are back

    Before I start, I realise how can I list all the wonderful things about Manchester United being back in just a few points on a blog. Well I can write an opus but would anyone take the time to read it? Exactly. I like most of you I’m sure, are not just excited about Manchester United being back but also the football season. Manchester United is the all consuming part of my life but football itself is a big passion of mine also.

    Some of these reasons might not be totally Manchester United related but it’s my list and I can do what I want!

    The Premier League is back tomorrow!

    First and foremost the season starts tomorrow, our campaign starts against Everton at Goodison Park on Monday night. Hard to believe that we’ve waited so long for the new season isn’t it? Some of us impatiently… (More …)

     

  • janmetcalf 00:35 on December 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    United crash out after falty night in Basel; FC Basel 2 Manchester United 1 

    In what has been a somewhat lack lustre season for United in the champions league so far, the reds travelled to face Swiss side Basle in the finale of what had proved to be a troublesome group C. With United needing only a point to qualify, albeit against determined opposition, there was a feeling that things would be alright on the night for the reds, with a full strength line up including Ryan Giggs and Phil Jones in the centre of midfield. Basel welcomed back star man Shaqiri to their midfield, who had previously missed the game at Old Trafford earlier in the campaign, as the Swiss side looked to spring an unlikely upset. (More …)

     

    • Kashere2011 05:11 on December 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      On 31 august at 12:00pm. I broke down,after seeing my favourite team failed to land a playmaker.Its cost us alot now,Fergie should accept the Fact and buy mf these winter before is too late.

    • LAWRENCE 07:11 on December 9, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Let’s be honest with ourselves, the squad is not good enough. For united standards the players we have are too average. Even with cleverely and Anderson fit we are not as good as any of fergies previous teams. Evra now runs without purpose, highs is not effective when you play him week in week out because his legs can only take so much. We need to get a quality

  • janmetcalf 00:35 on November 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    United held to frustrating draw; Manchester United 1 Newcastle United 1 

    High fliers Newcastle United were the visitors to Old Trafford as United returned to Premier League action following the dissapointment of the mid week draw against Benfica. With Alan Pardew’s side defying pre season predictions that they might struggle by sitting in the dizzy heights of fourth, United knew they were in for a tough afternoon against one of the in form defences in the league. United were relying on the returning trio of Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez and Ashley Young to provide the goals which had been lacking of late, despite a good run of form for the reds. (More …)

     

    • Leela Prasad 07:35 on November 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Good review.

    • kashere2011 09:32 on November 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Man united,can’t look at these penalty as a scapegoat,we played best football and didn’t have the quality in CMF to do harm to any team in the league at present,no one fear United now.we have the average midfield players amount the top team in the league.Fergie refused to listen to the plea of United Fans,and buy a CM player.this out of resfect.see how Wyane became since the injury to Cleverly,is not Rooney of the first few week of the season.

  • janmetcalf 11:22 on November 21, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , Liberty Stadium, , , , nemanja vidic, , , , , , ,   

    United continue winning run; Swansea City 0 Manchester United 1 

    United returned to action following the international break with a trip to new boys to the Premier League Swansea City. The south Wales side had the unusual opportunity to become the only Premier League club to have a superior head to head record against United with a victory at the Liberty stadium. The reds however have had something of a resurgence since the defeat to Manchester City, keeping 4 clean sheets in a row in all competitions. With the news that Tom Cleverley is out until Christmas, United turned to Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick to try and cure the reds midfield woes, and provide the ammunition for Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez. (More …)

     

    • tony 22:43 on November 21, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      .Evra – 6 Defended well until being subbed in 50th minute. Are you sure ,I think Patrick has forgot how to defend.

    • Phillip P 23:58 on November 21, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      Hey Mate,

      Agree with your analysis for the most part. In particular, Chicharito needs to improve his all-around play. It’s hard to find fault with a guy who consistently steps up to score crucial goals (especially away from OT). Being from California, I watch a lot of the Mexican national team games and I must say that his link up play is considerably better when playing for them. Granted, there is a certain familiarity that they all share. Nonetheless, this is becoming a serious issue given that Chicharito has been with us for a year. It just feels like nearly every time he is in possession outside of the penalty box he is going to lose it (I’ll admit that I’m biased because I expect it).

      Also, the offsides are a whole different issue (I think he had two or three this game). Nonetheless, I love Chicharito to death. May he stay in OT for many more years.

      Shocked Ashley Young didn’t come on, given that he warmed up. Should’ve came on for Nani.

  • charlieklein 06:54 on November 18, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , , , , , nemanja vidic, , , , , , Rio Ferdi, , , Sir Alex, , , Zeki Fryers   

    Episode XI: Every Single One Of Us Loves Alex Ferguson 

    Chudi of thebusbyway.com and myself of thebusbyboys.com discuss the 25th anniversary of Sir Alex Ferguson taking over at Manchester United, as well as preview the trip to Swansea on Saturday and the Champions League fixture versus Benfica on Tuesday. The usual blend of banter and insight.

     

  • charlieklein 00:17 on November 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , , Gregory Van Der Wiel, Kyle Walker, , nemanja vidic, , Phillip Lahm, , ,   

    Manchester United’s Search For Mr. Right 

    Many club football fans typically abhor international breaks. They spend the intermittent time between their club’s fixtures to deplore the lack of “proper football” and complain about their national teams. I certainly am no exception and my distaste for the US national side is well-documented. But unlike others, I have come to enjoy the international breaks, mainly because it allows a brief respite from the cacophony of the regular season and provides perspective.

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    • rick 00:47 on November 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      we dont need a rb we got rafael, hes kept bale quiet when he was on killer form and dont forget what happened to ribery. kyle walker is good but the twins are potentially the best fullbacks in the world. as for fabio it must be a real task taking evra the worlds best lb’s spot. your forgetting evans hes going to be ferdinands replacement.
      also fryers a left bk.

    • Mark 07:46 on November 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      While this is a very well written piece I disagree with the premise. At the ages Smalling and Jones are at now all first team experience with Manchester United will be beneficial to them irrespective of where Ferguson chooses to play them. Both have excelled in the position because both have plenty of pace and skill and like to get forward. There’s no reason this can’t continue. That’s of course without even mentioning the twins who are both right footed. Both have been inconsistent but both have shown that they have more than enough to succeed. If we should be worrying about any of the full back spots it’s left back that should be of concern. Evra is getting on now and his form has noticeably dipped in the last 12-18 months or so. We have Fabio and Evans who can play there but neither would count left back as their natural position. I noticed you mentioned Fryers, if anyone from the youth system is going to make the left back spot his own it will be him. He’s a left back not a right back. In summation I think we’re good for the moment at both full back spots and good at rich back far into the future with all our options there. Left back is much more uncertain once Evra has packed it in.

    • Danny Mason 16:43 on November 16, 2011 Permalink | Reply

      I just want to say that Man Utd do look like there struggling without some players like vidic, John O’shea, Rafael, Fabio, Gary, scholes and any other players i have forgot to mension beacuse there defence and midfiald has’nt been at there best last few matches and i can know from watching and the results havent been at uniteds best but now that gary and a few other players have gone or not playing that they now need a better defence. even though i have never played for academy but gone to trails and not got in because they concentrate on their strikers and goalkeepers more they didnt give me enough chance to get use to the team and told me no but i have played for my schools sometimes and im now at college playing for the team and i think that now i have the avility to progress to a professional standard when i leave college which is sometime in the middle of 2012 i think that i could play for a goodish pro team and maybe later play for a team as good as man utd beacuse i am a brilliant defence player but i think im better midfield where i am currently playing for the college becuse im always finding space recieving the ball and making good passes which progress onto goals most times and ehn defending i am always back and i ahve good stamina becuse i hardly ever stop running and im always involved but given the cahnce when i leave college i will try out for this but i will ask for at least a 2 week trail to show thwm my true talent in football and that i am gifted i think anyway and even in high school sports teachers and other students were saying to me that i am a brilliant player and one day when i was raining i proved that at the best of my ability by stopping 8 players arund me from scoring because as soon as they got the ball i tackled them and got it out and that was the day i realised i had something special because we were playing on a flooded pitch were the other team had a massive advantage but we still won and im not trying to be big headed or anything here becuase im actually a quiet lad but arent we all suppose to follow are dreams and i think im am good enough to play for a pro team in the next few years and people will hopefully start to notice more becuase i have good agility, fitness levels, movement and i am aware of what happens around me and most times i can read most passes being made in a football match and no i dont win every match but i belive no team in the world could do that and even if they can then that doesnt mean there the best it just means they can’t accepth defeat when it happens to them. and im sorry if my spelling isnt perfect or my writing skills but this was rushed because i have assignments to do and i hope that the united defence take this one thing on that i am about to say for them them to tackle the players instead of following them and watching the ball because tackling them straight away works a lot better and makes it harder for there opponents to score or attack them and this is not me trying to be smart this is just from personal experience and the last thing i have to say is good luck to all the man utd players, coaches and managers on winning the FA cup, UEFA, barclays and anyother championship or cup ive not mensioned and i hope that i see you later on in the future. Thanks for reading and taking an interest in what i have to say

  • janmetcalf 01:27 on November 7, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    United deliver on Fergie’s big day; Manchester United 1 Sunderland 0 

    On the eve of the 25th anniversary of Sir Alex Ferguson taking over at the club, United welcomed Sunderland to Old Trafford for a game which would ultimately be remembered for off field events rather than those on the field. Prior to kick off, Sir Alex’s big day was marked in grand style with a guard of honour from both sides, and the surprise news that the North stand would be renamed the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand in recognition of arguably the greatest British manager of all time. With the festivities over, United got down to business with the small matter of the match, as the reds looked to pick up from their excellent victory at Everton the previous week. With defensive frailties dogging United in the early season, it was a welcome relief to see Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic partner each other in the heart of defence, hopefully to provide consistency during the busy spell of fixtures on the horizon. (More …)

     

  • janmetcalf 00:53 on October 31, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    United bounce back with Goodison win; Everton 0 Manchester United 1 

    United returned to Premier League action after their dismal defeat the previous week to rivals Manchester City, with a trip to Everton, starting a run of games which will most likely be pivotal in the reds chances in retaining their title. Having struggled of late on Merseyside, United were always in for a difficult afternoon, but were greatly boosted by the return of Nemanja Vidic to bolster what had been a leaky defence and Tom Cleverley to inject some much needed energy into the midfield. Rio Ferdinand and Anderson were the only casualties in the wake of the City debacle, with United opting for an attacking looking side, containing Hernandez, Welbeck and Rooney in a make shift formation. (More …)

     

  • janmetcalf 22:00 on October 27, 2011 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Aldershot Town, Antonia Valencia, , Carling Cup, , , , Ji Su, , , , , nemanja vidic, , , ,   

    United back to winning ways in Carling Cup; Aldershot Town 0 Manchester United 3 

    After the disastrous Manchester derby, United returned to action with a trip to Aldershot in the Carling cup, and a good opportunity to get back to winning ways before the difficult game versus Everton at the weekend. Having beaten Leeds United in the previous round, Fergie opted for a similar line up, with Michael Owen and Dimitar Berbatov leading the line for the reds, both with intentions of forcing their way back into the first team reckoning. Tom Cleverley and Nemanja Vidic returned from injury to give United a further boost ahead of the weekend, and with prodigal talents Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison on the bench, there was plenty to keep the United faithful entertained.

    With United looking to set the record straight, the reds began brightly with some tidy passing, and good movement as the re introduction of Tom Cleverley looked to re invigorate what had been a recently inept midfield. Vidic looked to be still shaking off some cob webs after his early season injury, and was quickly in the book for a very late lunge on Aldershot striker Rodman. It was  a brief soiree into the United half however, and soon it was the reds cutting edge which proved decisive in giving them an early lead on 15 minutes, as some superb link up play between Cleverley, Park and Berbatov allowed the Bulgarian time to turn and finish with his left foot. Most assumed United would go on to accumulate a convincing victory, however, credit must be given to the shots who responded magnificently to going a goal behind and enjoyed their best spell of the game. Cruelly for the home side, United again proved their class just before half time, as Berbatov, seemingly playing his way back into the reckoning, produced a wonderful assist for Owen who made no mistake from 7 yards out, finishing Aldershot’s realistic chance of getting back into the tie. (More …)

     

  • janmetcalf 14:13 on October 20, 2011 Permalink | Reply
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    Rooney spot on as United struggle in Romania; Otelul Galati 0 Manchester United 2 

    Fresh off the back of their hard earned point at Anfield, United travelled to Bucharest to face Champions League debutants Otelul Galati. Having only managed two points from their opening group games, only a win would allow United some space to breathe in a group which on paper seemed relatively straight forward. With one eye on the Manchester derby at the weekend, there was some doubt about the strength of United’s starting line up prior to the game, however a strong side took to the field, with Fergie clearly appreciating the importance of three points in this fixture. Nemanja Vidic returned to the starting line up for the first time since the opening day of the season, providing the reds solidity at the back, and a huge boost ahead of the big match on Sunday. (More …)

     

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