dayokanu:

Bayern would show you how to handle Basel

Hope you tune in and watch

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United are finding Paul Pogba's agent "difficult" to deal with.

The 18-year-old only arrived at Old Trafford from Le Havre in 2009 amid a huge amount of controversy, yet it appears he is already getting itchy feet. A member of last season's FA Youth Cup winning side, Pogba has so far spurned United's offer of a contract extension amid rumours that Italian giants Inter Milan are interested in acquiring his services.

Manchester City have also been linked with the teenager and Ferguson said: "Pogba has an agent who has obviously become a bit difficult. But we are negotiating and we want the boy to stay. If he doesn't want to there is not a lot you can do about it. You just hope he gets the right advice."

He added: "We have an option on his contract so in that respect there is not a great emergency. But if he wants to be a Manchester United player he knows what to do."

The suggestion seems to be that Pogba has been offered more money elsewhere. Given his lack of experience, United are unlikely to match those lucrative terms.

However, Ferguson has offered some fairly straightforward advice for the teenager, who is set to be propelled into United's Premier League squad over Christmas following confirmation Darren Fletcher is going to be missing for an indefinite period due to a chronic inflammatory bowel condition."Matt Busby summed it up perfectly when he said you don't need to chase money at a club like Manchester United," said Ferguson.

"He said it will eventually find you if you are a good enough player. You become rich playing for Manchester United. Players can chase money early in their career but at the end it is not the same as if they'd stayed here.

"The player has to take the decision himself but you wouldn't think you'd need to consider what he has too long. He just needs to look around him to realise."

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/16122011/63/ferguson-reveals-pogba-difficulty.html

coogar:

just like they handled man city @ etihad stadium.

Sun, 18 Dec 04:25:00 2011
Manchester United are on the brink of tying up a deal to sign Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan for a fee of £29.3 million, according to the Sunday Telegraph.

Not a paper to be as flippant with its rumours as some of the tabloids, the Telegraph says that the deal will only be completed in the summer despite United's injury problems in midfield.

The 23-year-old Argentina international has been targeted by both Internazionale and Paris St. Germain which has promoted United to act fast and strike an "informal agreement" with Benfica.

Benfica initially wanted £38 million for the player, who can play as an attacking midfielder or left-sided forward, but United insisted they would not go that high, although they have agreed to the Portuguese side's demand to keep Gaitan until the end of the season.

Gaitan's former club Boca Juniors will receive 20 per cent of any transfer fee.

The Telegraph also claims that United are monitoring another Benfica midfielder in the shape of the more defensively minded Javi Martinez.

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/18122011/58/premier-league-paper-round-united-sign-29-3m-gaitan.html

tkb417:

hey guys

does anyone here know how many points we were leading Arsenal with in 03-04 season before we suffered dip in form (coinciding with Ferdinands injury)

thanks

StarBoard:

, nice performance.
Maybe it's not that bad.Michael Carrick was splendid.I hope his excellent goal will give him the platform to grow and be a midfield boss for us.
I would worry about our finishing.For all the great play today,2-nil isn't justice as a final score line.

StarBoard:

, nice performance.
Maybe it's not that bad.Michael Carrick was splendid.I hope his excellent goal will give him the platform to grow and be a midfield boss for us.
I would worry about our finishing.For all the great play today,2-nil isn't justice as a final score line.

coogar:


i never thought i would read this from starboard in my lifetime.
jeeez, i was hoping i would have been long dead before i hear this scintillating comment about carrick from starboard!

coogar:


i never thought i would read this from starboard in my lifetime.
jeeez, i was hoping i would have been long dead before i hear this scintillating comment about carrick from starboard!

StarBoard:

Unfortunately I tell it as it is.Never hidden my disdain for Carrick but it won't Obscure the fact that he played extremely well today.
I feel he doesn't take the midfield by its collar far too often.But maybe if deployed properly,he can do some part in filling our midfield void.

coogar:

but what you completely miss is the fact that in those games people thought he played poorly were games where he paired with giggs or anderson(neither of them can hold). with phil jones, you have 2 good midfielders who can both hold and can both gallop forward. jones is quick. he can quickly recover if he or carrick loses the ball and the danger is averted.

carrick has been buzzing for the past 6 games or so now.

StarBoard:

The problem with the above is making Jones a midfielder.
Let's just say he's a great athlete.

Mr_TA:

Good win, cant believe it even ended with just 2 goals to us. So many chances especially in the first half. We should have used this chance to improve our goal difference.

Mr_TA:

You forgot Linesman who ruled out a legit goal for offside?

coogar:

this term alone, we have had. . . .
fletcher(hiv-virus), anderson(broken leg), giggs(old n grey) gibson(brain farts) cleverley(ankle). . .i think fergie's hands are tied!
although, he brought this upon himself. even before scholes retired, we all felt united needed at least 2 central midfielders.
now we need about 4. . .unless cleverley and anderson gets back in january(before the end of the transfer window).

coogar:

ferdinand's suspension, you mean!
we were leading them by just 3 points.

07/01/2004
man utd--P20 W16 D1 L3 GF40 GA14 PTS49

arsenal--P20 W13 D7 L0 GF36 GA 13 PTS46
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19/01/2004
arsenal--P22 W15 D7 L0 GF42 GA14 PTS52

man utd-P22 W16 D2 L4 GF40 GA15 PTS 50

rio ferdinand's ban started on the 12th of january 2004.
david dein gave arsenal the title from then on. . . .rio missed a drug test, no drugs taken(8 months ban ), kolo toure took drugs(6 months ban)