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Politics › Re: Man Blinded By Soldiers Awarded N15M Compensation by elampiro(m): 7:44am On Jun 19, 2013
N15m is even too small.

And hope we won't hear that court of appeal has upturn this ruling?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m):
SailorXY: It seem Thiago is a realistic target for Manchester United, as well as Strootman. If we get these two guys in addition to Anderson & Cleverley, our midfield is covered for at least 5 years
Bringing two guys will further hamper the development of Anderson. He is not even suppose to be a developing player but a commanding one. In any case a big competition in the team and selection problems.

Only Raphael is the young player who has been able to retire his elders- Neville, Brown and O'shea. And Raphael did it from the blast.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:14am On Jun 19, 2013
"@MUFCskysports: Sky sources working on a exclusive. Huge news could be confirmed within the next 48hrs #ssn"



Thiago Alcäntara has made up his mind and has decided to leave Barcelona for Manchester United.
[Source : Sports Witness ]
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:37pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: this is why they can never be as good as the ones with a toned symmetrical bodyframe. ronaldo is the ultimate football player.

he doesn't smoke nor drink. he trains harder than any footballer in the world and this is why he rarely gets laid off for weeks like rooney does....

it's so laughable that as at 2004, rooney was the better talent with highest prospect. 3 years after then, cristiano left rooney in the dust with his hardwork and discipline.
We do not all have the same gene. Look at Giggs, even Ronaldo won't play up to 39.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:29pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: how won't he be half-fit if he cannot look after himself? look at rooney....he looked like a boxer more than a footballer. according to gerard pique, rooney eats like a lion. 5 meals of quarter-pounders and 2 pints of beer are some of the calories rooney munch on a daily basis.....

when fergie couldn't understand why rooney was so shyte, he had to send him to america to cool off for a while. he wasn't injured, he was just being protected from the media as usual!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1326888/Wayne-Rooney-ruled-Manchester-derby-United-striker-sent-America.html
Rooney has had this stature all his life, from childhood to bicycle kick, etc. Amokachie was like that too.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:20pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: he wasn't injured during or after the world cup, the fat cow was just out of form! he came back just before the season ended in 2009/10. he went to the world cup and stunk the joint. after the world cup, his performance was even more horrible and it was berbatov, chicharito and nani that carried us till the new year.
I have already seen articles which state Rooney got injured again in Oct 2010 just after returning from one. The articles stated it was the 3rd serious injury.

He was also half fit in the world cup.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:18pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: he played through pains?
1,418 minutes without a goal from open play? playing through pains? rooney was shyte - ended 2010 with 20-what goals? i doubt it. no goal from open play between march and december. so he only scored proper goals between january and march in 2010, how then did he score 25 goals in the calendar year of 2010?
2009/10 he scored 26 goals in EPL and 34 in all.

I am also only learning from you that goals from set play don't count. Were they not won and scored?

Also Rooney had 3 serious injuries in 2010. Even the Munich match he helped us to 3-0 win before he left the pitch, he carried a huge injury. Even if in that condition he had 15 matches without a goal from open play, it's better than fit RVP without even a set goal in over 1,000 minutes.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 10:13pm On Jun 18, 2013
Rooney went on 3 serious injuries in 2010. In the 1st leg of UCL in Munich he had a serious injury and went out for a long time. Though he managed it in first half against Munich in Old Trafford. In the start of 2010/11 he was still carrying injury. In October he went on another serious injury. Tomorrow when my applications are up, I will try to determine his length of injuries of 2010.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:52pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: he did.....
rooney played at least 3 league games that season after the bayern injury. then he went on a run without a goal from open play from august 2010 to jan 2011.



rooney was axed!
Whatever, he tried. He must have played through pains. Yet he scored from set plays which he probably won in the first place. Despite injury he ended 2010 with above 25 goals, and despite coming to fitness late in 2011 he scored above 12. At least he didn't complain that period of not being used. Why was RVP used when he went on drought? That is the problem. Favoritism.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:39pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: oh please.....
rooney played plenty of games.....he played 1,418 mins in all competitions without a goal from open play. he was that rotten that season.



yes, SAF begged him then axed him in the last few games of the season.....begging my foot!!!
What a quack journalism. Did Rooney play any EPL match again after the Bayern 1st leg? No. The time you quoted was United time/minutes of play before Rooney scored, but he was away virtually the whole of that time.

SAF axe him? That was a fight, period!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 9:01pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: rooney played a total of 14 league games without scoring in that period!



begged twice?
who's begging rooney now?
Everyone knew already was injured around the world cup period, he barely recovered for the world cup. Rooney didn't play against Chelsea, then manage first half against Bayern and went on a long injury, that allowed Chelsea to overtake United at the top and Drogba past him in top goalscorer. He was rushed back for the world cup half fit but fell to injury again.

SAF, Gill, Moyes and Giggs have all begged him to reconsider.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:47pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: from march 2010 to january 2011, rooney did not score a single goal from open play.



RVP is a better player technically!
anywhere he plays, he would have still scored plenty of goals. what rooney does not have is the first touch. i can never rate a striker without the first touch. this is why RVP/berba are better strikers than wayne rooney!



hahahahaha....
every player has the right to stay or go.....it's called player power. ordinary pogba walked away from old trafford and you are here spewing fiction!

you always make me laugh.....
March 2010 to January 2011? Remove his injury time towards end of season 2010 and before the world cup, remove the 3 months break, remove his early season injury time 2010/2011, how many months left? Yet, that was the season he scored the best goal of EPL.

Every player can request to go, but only one has ever been begged twice. That's Wayne Rooney.

RVP has never function like a professional outside his natural lead role.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:40pm On Jun 18, 2013
SailorXY: ^^Dude keeps stroking Rooney's ccoocckk. If he was that influential why is he touted to be worth only £25m with more than 1 year left on his contract in today's inflated market? Look how much Cavani is worth, Suarez, Falcao, even Neymar & someone is telling me Rooney this & Rooney this.
I am not aware of any such bid of £25m. Speculations rages from £25m to £45m. He has clubs willing to retain his weekly salary which is still 3rd highest in the world? Neyman, Falcao and Suarez have long ways to go compared to Rooney.

Even £25m is high for a 27 years old.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 8:30pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: when RVP wasn't scoring, he was assisting.....he's a beast throughout the season, 10 games or not. rooney went a whole 9 months without scoring a goal from open play and he still requested a transfer in 2010.

abeg, rooney is a liability. we should sell him!
Which are the nine months?

Secondly, if Rooney had played the lead role ge would score 30 goals plus. If RVP was dropped behind, he would be clueless. Has RVP even play as a defensive midfielder or a midfield player providing shield to Raphael? RVP failed against Madrid and Chelsea in FA cup matches wasted the simplest of chances. He won't get that favour from Moyes.

Unfortunately and contrary to your wish, Rooney determines whether to stay or go, and not the other way round. Only Ronaldo and Rooney are capable of that.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 7:43pm On Jun 18, 2013
dopeJemi: [b]it depends on why she asked 4 a break up d second time, I wouldn't Let her go if I made her my girLfriend number two when she has been with me 4 a very Long time and I just decided 2 make a new girL my number 1, dat couLd have made her ask 4 a break up, now Let's reLate it 2 soccer, rooney asked 4 a transfer not because he is not committed 2 d cLub buh its because of d roLe he pLayed through out d season, Let's Look at van-persie, pLayed 10games without scoring a goaL and there were even times where he Looked Lost buh did fergie substitute him? No! Now Let's Look at rooney's case, a striker and a very good one at that, he pLayed behind, he fLops, he gets substituted, why? because RVP is there, dat kilLs a pLayer's spirit, rooney was our hitman, our number one, we all echoed his name, its not fair 2 him atalL, Rvp just took his spot and we just 4got alL d contributions rooney has made through out his years at united alL cuz we bought RVP, I want us 2 av a xavi and iniesta Like pairing upfront, RVP and Rooney, not sacrificing 1 striker 4 d other, rooney just wanna pLay his naturaL position dats alL he is asking for, I don't see why we can't av 2 strikers upfront[/b]
The major problem was that RVP was unnecessary favoured. Apart from a long goal drought, he had several bad games he should have been substituted but some other people were sub instead including Rooney. I saw some games RVP was poorer than Rooney and Welbeck but it was Rooney and Welbeck who made way. Funny enough all matches Rooney was pulled ended same way. If at all we scored in any, it should be one. What exactly did RVP play against Madrid. Did he not miss a one on one in Spain? I guess what SAF did was to encourage RVP not to lose confidence because it would have been too bad if that happened.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 4:15pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: valencia and giggs?
our worst wingers by a long mile.... how many does even giggs play on the wing?
Give credit where you have to and criticize constructively where you have to too.

Everyone has his qualities. Giggs and Valencia are the best in getting behind the defence line and picking a striker with precision in the box. I quickly added that he is old to show he can be allowed to retire. But truth be told, Giggs was very key to SAF jettison the diamond formation after our supposed young wingers all failed. Giggs was the only one who played well once he went to the wing. In December he was so instrumental in the busy period. Even the last match that ended 5-5 he showed he knows how to pick our strikers better than anyone. In his hey days, who will be Nani or Young to match him. Nani has a weak final ball. Nani and Di Maria have same sickness, they can do anything with the ball till the final pass/ball. While Di Maria appears to be improving, Nani is deteriorating.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 3:21pm On Jun 18, 2013
dopeJemi: I can't stand rooney pLaying 4 another cLub, its just Like my girL sLeeping with another dude grin
I doubt if Rooney is going anywhere.

No club or coaching crew will let Rooney go without giving a fight. I am 90% plus certain he will be playing for us next season. Relax your mind.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 2:35pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: young can't get behind defenders?
remind me, what was young doing here? watch the movement just before the moment van persie received the ball....

https://i.minus.com/ibgccQmq6QVuhP.gif



in the same match, see the zidane-esque pass to chicharito....

https://i.minus.com/iyof43n2fd2UC.gif
I didn't say has never done it, but it is normal for him to reverse. Valencia and Giggs are the two wingers who have the trade mark of getting behind defence line. Only that Giggs is old and his likes don't fall from the trees.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m):
dopeJemi: I agree with dis, young and nani were far better dan VaLencia Last season, eLampiro, u shouldn't even argue over dis, did u watch our game against cheLsea in d FA cup first Leg? Damn! I feLt Like stabbing VaLencia 2 death, he doesn't know when 2 cut d balL 2 his Left Leg, if vaLencia doesn't go 2 d right extreme end 2 cross d balL den know its not him, give nani half d chance vaLencia had Last season and see what he'lL make of it.. we shouLd offLoad him and give chance 2 zaha or nani and I know u did not just say vaLencia is intelLigent
Yes, Valencia was poor in that match. I was very angry too. But my point is, I give people benefit of doubt. Otherwise I would have been calling for Butner, Ferdinand, Kagawa and Anderson to be sold. Honestly I don't know who should be sold, but I have some players I just believe they won't click. Someone like Anderson has had plenty of time to command our midfield but he is not consistent. All I know is the team needs a streamline to reduce selection headache.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 2:08pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: hahahaha - you got jokes!!



valencia and intelligence should not be in the same sentence. intelli-what? rafael did better than valencia as a winger, never mind and young and nani. valencia is about as intelligence as a millipede!!!

see young's movement.....combo with van persie and the speed to drive into city's danger area and timing to perfection his pass to rooney! valencia does not possess such intelligence.

https://i.minus.com/ibkpA8V7JxysT7.gif
I know this young's movement, it's in my memory. Young is the only winger we have who can't get behind defence line with ease. He most often reverses to pass back to Evra or Rooney or Kagawa.

I like all our wingers but, truth be told, they all have their strength and weaknesses. On the scale, Valencia is more of a winger than any one of the other two. I am not in a hurry to write off any one yet.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:54pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: young is better than valencia....
he played far better than valencia in the entire season. young plays with purpose and he's very intelligent. watch the manchester derby at the etihad again!
Probably only one season better than Valencia.

Valencia has been our most intelligent winger behind Giggs for three years. He could pick a particular striker in the box with a long rage cross, he could easily get behind the defence line. He was the fasted in the EPL together with Bale and Walcot.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:50pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: nani was far better than valencia in the season in spite of nani's limited appearances. it's not even up for a debate.
I await contribution from others.

But it's wrong to say Valencia is finished. Football teams are not run that way. Otherwise Robben and Ribbery would have been dumped years ago.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:47pm On Jun 18, 2013
What about young? Is he doing anything special? He doesn't penetrate defence or easily get behind a defence line.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:38pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: valencia's speed?
isn't that what's required? he won the ball, ran 50 yards into space and he did nothing with the ball then dived to win a penalty when he had 4 players waiting for him to make a pass.

he did nothing against madrid. nani was by far our best player before the unfortunate incident. i can understand a player hitting a bad form for a month or two. valencia was rotten throughout the season. i cannot remember anything he did well.



at that age, where was diego milito, drogba, luca toni, di natale, zidane and claude makelele?
Apart from Madrid's match, I didn't see what Nani did all season. No one is taking away his perfomance against Madrid. But overall, he was off form.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:35pm On Jun 18, 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvfLg8_Wi9s&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEvfLg8_Wi9s

Antonio Valencia's insane speed against Liverpool. Without this, the match would have been a draw.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:22pm On Jun 18, 2013
@Coogar, what if the so called young players with future refused to develop? At their age, men were already men. Nilsteroy, Beckam, Giggs, Scholes, Rooney, Ronaldo, etc.

You only have to look at players like Obertan, Macheida, Tosin, Gibson, etc to know how much chances these young guys have. To me, 80% are average and will remain so.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 1:16pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: valencia was rubbish throughout the season...
he's done. i am not sure he can get back to form again. he cannot even beat his marker anymore. he has been found out and he's lost a yard of pace.
You easily conclude about certain players you dislike and you are patient with the ones you love. Valencia's speed that led to the winning goal at Anfied is one of the highest in the history of football. He also showed sign of recovery in the last part of the season. Also did well when he came on against Madrid. It looks like Nani was poorer than him. So only one season, we should forget what this man has done and capable of doing?
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 12:55pm On Jun 18, 2013
coogar: rooney and giggs are the ones that should leave and maybe valencia. the others have a huge future ahead of them!
You have been saying Rooney should leave, now you added Valencia. Why should Valencia leave? I don't agree with this either.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 12:34pm On Jun 18, 2013
dopeJemi: okay! So who r d pLayers, who shud go and who shud stay? Cuz I realLy want thiago 2 av more pLaying time at united and kagawa as welL + I know if we get strootman hez gonna be a reguLar starter
Please can you help us with proper spellings?

I will come back to comment later. But most of these things have been discuss over and over again. We have to think whether we need the three of Valencia, Young and Nani? Giggs is not fully gone too. Then we have Cleverly, Anderson and Fletcher for just one spot. Jones is also alternating with them there. There are plenty players, yet so much gaps. Even the defence, we have aging defenders, injured defenders, young defenders. The old defenders lack speed. The young lack experience despite physically strong and having speed and agility. The coach will have decide what to do and take some very hard decisions.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Manchester United Fan Thread:''20 Times EPL Champion by elampiro(m): 12:06pm On Jun 18, 2013
dopeJemi:

Guys! Let's say we buy strootman and thiago, hau is d Formation gonna Look Like? What's gonna happen 2 d Likes of Young, cLeverLy, kagawa, nani and vaLencia, where wilL dey fit in
We need to sell some players. United has too many average players who are being expected to mature or click. Unfortunately, they may never click and it will be their best interest to go to places they can be valued more and develop their talents. It's such a full house needing a shape.
Sports › Re: Musa, Ujah, Or Ideye: Who's Worse? by elampiro(m): 11:42am On Jun 18, 2013
trappatoni: yes musa does not know how to finish but ideye is the worst striker to wear the super eagles shirt.he should be axed immediately,i miss emenike.keshi should recall nsofor or martins or just find another striker outright.what does he want again? he almost cost us the nations cup missing chance after chance in the final match.thank God for oduamadin,he has good positioning and appetite for goals.
Forget Nsofor and Martins, they will do nothing.

Martins featured against Keyan in Calabar this year and he was toothless.
Sports › Re: Musa, Ujah, Or Ideye: Who's Worse? by elampiro(m):
[quote author=optimus-prime1]I dont know why Keshi decided to Axe Martins and Odemwingie completely when they still have game in them... There's no Emenike ok fine include Martins or Odemwingie nope Keshi still wants to play hard.[/quote]Martins played against Keyan in Nigeria and could not live up to expectation.

We should learn to appreciate the current team. During Martins, Odemwingie, Taiye Taiwo and co, Nigeria hardly created clear cut chances or even pressured hard as we have seen in the past one year.

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