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Wes Brown should take what is being offered or
buzz off. He should be greatful to Fegie for having
a career. 90% of managers would have booted him
out a long time ago.

There is one thing I don't like about Fergie and that
is keeping players with limited abilities for too long.

One of such players is Wes Brown.

@ dayokanu

So you now want Ronaldo?

The same Ronaldo you love to hate?

Tunde Kilani of Mainframe Productions

Well I guess it's part of giving too much respect.

1-1 is not too bad sha. Better than 0-0. Maybe if
they hadn't scored, it would have ended 0-0.

Chacal:
Fergie gives too much respect to teams when we play AWAY and thats criminal.

Exactly what my friend said during the game. This
was a team we should have blown apart if we were
a bit calm and if we put a few passes together.

I did a search on google for "Nani's Showboating" to get other
views and this thread came up on the first page. It's slipped to
second however.

Back to the issue.

I'm still staggered this is an issue. I was watching "You're on
Sky Sports" last night and I heard Alan Mullery trying to justify
Gallas' kick on Nani.

This is insane.

dayokanu:
Kolo is still suffering from [b]Zaki[/b]ism

You mean the Egyptian lad that turned him inside out?

I knew we would get a premiership side. I'm sure the
FA is trying to get a lower league team into the finals
of the cup.

But Pompey is no problem.

I'm absolutely staggered this is even a point of
discussion.

Like chacal said, fans spend lots of money to watch
these games. Personally, I spent £120 in order to
be there live and my high points for the day were
the four goals, Nani's showboating and the beers
I drank

If Nani had gone to a corner to do step overs, that
would have been different. He was under presure
from an opponent and he kept the ball so well in
the air to ratain possesion for his team in a tricky
situation.

The onus lies on the opposition to retrieve the ball
from him legally.

Nothing bad in what he did. It was great. What we
should be talking about are the real disgraceful
high points of the match.

- Adebayor's dive
- Eduardo's two footed lunge
- Eboue's Karate
- Gallas' kick
- Flamini's murderous tackle
- Arsenal's capitulation

We should be talking about the above. Not a moment
of absolute genius.

justkunmi:
Now Fergie must give Nani enough playin time, Enough of Giggs startin. He should be coming off the bench. .

Fergie won't do that. He has a way of "managing" his youngstars. I
remember Ronaldo's debut against Bolton where we all thought he
would always play from then on. Fergie started him only 17 times in
all competitions.

4 Play:
Anderson needs to work on 2 things-his finishing and stamina.If he does,he will be one of the best players United has ever seen.

The boy was completely outstanding.

I concur mate.

That boy is something else. I had my resrvations when I saw him
at Copa America but I trust Carlos Quieros' eye for talent.

bolaoni:
@ Akin, how far now? Longest time.
When you dey show for Lag jare? Waiting to catch up with you my man.

I don reach finish. Just a little over month more here and a 2
week stop in Zimbabwe.

Chacal:
Enjoy your night and please don't drink and drive.
The cops will be watching.

Drive ke? Where will I get a UK license from?

But talking about the match, Fergie showed why he is
the manager and why we are just fans.

All week, we were on about the squad he should play. I
even advocated having all the experienced players on
show.

Who would have thought he would start with Fletcher,
Park, Nani and Carrick? The formation stunned me.

Now Tevez, Ronaldo, Giggs, Scholes and to a certain degree,
Rooney, are all fit to face Lyon.

Sir Alex is the master.

@ chacal

I was having a bud at half time. I went back to my
seat seconds after the second half had kicked off.

You really missed. The last time I witnessed such an
atmosphere was against Roma last year. Even the affter
match drink up at Traffod bar was something else.

Hear what we were singing.

Are you derby?

Are you derby?

Are you derby in disguise?

I must go out and rock Manchester tonite. It will be a
sin for me to go to bed with this kind of feeling.

What a day at OT. It was awesome today. The atmosphere
was rocking all through. I'm trying to catch my breath.

Now, that sh*t is funny. Really funny.

I always see Brown as short one. I'm not comfortable
with him at all. I've seen Hargo -albeit sparingly- play
right back for Bayern and for England

I know Fergie won't do it but I reckon he can hold his
own there for the day only. Besides we have a glut of
midfielders who can do the job on the day.

It's like an opportunity cost thing (or how do they say it
in economics).

So for me, Hargo at right back, Scholes and Anserdson
in the middle. Ronaldo on the right and Giggs on the
left. Rooney and Tevez upfront.

My only fear is that if Giggs starts, then expect Rooney
to go wide towards the left occasionally while Giggs
drifts into the middle.

Funny thing is I want out two oldies to start that game. I mean
Giggsy and Scholesy. Their experience in the kind of situation
we are in could be invaluable.

I don't want to see Wes Brown and Oshea around Old Trafford
on Saturday or I will not agree to enter the stadium.

Here is what my ideal line up looks like.

Van Der Saar

Hargreaves (Right Back)

Evra

Vidic

Ferdinand

Anderson (Defensive Midfield)

Scholes (Central Midfield/ Playmaker)

Ronaldo (Right)

Rooney (Center)

Tevez (Center)

Giggs/Park (Left)

dayokanu:
Why are British countries going for Italian coaches?

Which British team apart from England? I hope
you are not saying Republic of Ireland is part of Britain.

dayokanu:
Picking 4 points against your direct title rival in a season can't be called a bad result

I didn't say it was a bad result for Bayern. They are still
on top. I said I lost money.

I don't care who wins the budesliga. I was looking at
the top teams in Europe to lay my money on and I
said I must add Bayern. But I've burnt my fingers.

dayokanu:
I actually won a bet last weekend betting on Man City

Funny I didn't have anything on Man Utd. I sensed
something would go wrong. But I didn't expect a
defeat sha.

@ dayokanu

Your Bayern spoilt my bet at the weekend. I
thought they would beat Werder Bremen at
home.

From now on, I will stay away completely even
if they want to play MK Dons.

@ chacal

Do you have a ticket for Saturday. I got one earlier
today at the ticket exchange. It's going to be electric
on the day.

PS: Did you see Sir Alex on Sky having fun in South Africa

Chacal:
This is an opportunity for Man Utd to show their fans they are the best team in the land despite the mini-blip.
It will be BLOOD and GORE . . . . . . . . .
United fight better when boxed into a corner.

Yeah. We really need to bounce back. This match
is not about the FA cup only. If Arsenal manages
to do us at OT, then I guess they will have a roll
till the end of the season.

A victory is very important.

I got a ticket. Can't wait.

Chacal:
@ Akinalabi,

Its a NO-WIN situation for Ronaldo.
If he had scored a hatrick today . . . .People would say Man City wasn't a quality team and Ronaldo is not special.
He didn't score today and people are still slating him he doesn't turn up in big matches . . Since when did Manchester Derby become big matches.
Ronaldo scored in both matches last season when we did double on Man City and no one has ever used the feat as a yardstick.
He lost today and all of a sudden. . . . . . . He is not a big player.

You've just spoken my mind.

In as much as I keep an open mind about issues,
people and opinions, there are some that are
really nauseating you can't help but respond.

Millena:
Well, that echoes my point. C.Ronaldo plays well only against shitty teams, and poorly against good teams and in big games.
No disrespect to MCity, but they are not an excellent team. They are a hardworking average team.
Itz unfortunate that Ronaldo played shit against a shitty team.

That makes Ronaldo a shitty player.

You're the only one on the face of this planet that
thinks so.

United were terrible today. There is no question about
that. It wasn't Ronaldo V City today. It was Utd V City.

Millena:
Exactly. I have consistently said that Ronaldo is just a little bit above average.

It's time for everyone to bring out their swords. If Ronaldo had
hammered City, everyone would have said he only plays well
against shitty teams like City.

How is the lad foolish?

I can't see any wrong doing in that picture? When did
hawking ice cream become a bad thing?

Chacal:
@ Akinalabi,



Can u analyse what happened between Zaky and Toure?

British Eurosport commentator said . . . . . " I THINK KOLO TOURE WAS GOING FOR A DRINK THERE . . .WHERE'S HE GOING, WHERE'S HE GOING . ."

I watched it on Eurosport as well. I laughed and laughed
when the chap said that.

I think Senderos should retain his place at the Emirates.

dayokanu:
You sef see am. If we play Egypt, It would have been a dozen

I agree with you this time. Our team just wasn't good enough.

The Ghanian team that beat us is even average. Essien,
Muntari and 9 robots. Once Esssien went back to the
center of the defence, only Muntari could play.

And yet we lost.

This is the poorest Nigerian team in 25 years.

Problem is Egyptians don't want to live in Europe.

They want to live and play in Cairo.

The great Cairo derby. Zamalek and Al Ahly.

Rooney is my man of the match today. Sterling
performance!

For the first time in a long time, England are playing
the ball on the ground. Couldn't believe it when I
counted 11 passes.

I'm not sure if it's the worst. But it surely ranks
high in the list of "Nigerias worst outings".

robert55:
i tot this headline was about the theft and not about the wrongs of the church.

I was wondering as well.