Willow Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I told the lass behind the bar it'd be 1-1, it was and so she gave me a free pint Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 what was the spiderman song the fans were singing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 what was the spiderman song the fans were singing? He's here, he's there, he's every-fuking-where...Spiderman spiderman!! ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I predicted a 2-1 loss on the N-O prediction league. :-[ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkwdavis2001 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 what was the spiderman song the fans were singing? he's here, he's there, he's every fucking where, spiderman spiderman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Fantastic result and a performance that fully deserved a point. Rode our luck a little first half but second half I thought we were at least equal to them and arguably better. Without wanting to kneejerk, the three signings look excellent so far and with a little bit more quality in certain positions, there's no reason we can't push on and up this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I thougt Smith never put a foot wrong, his best game so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I thougt Smith never put a foot wrong, his best game so far Agree. Fantastic defensive work on keeping the bench hot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 In the word of a Dutch man, unbelievable. Arguments over the penalty aside, come on, any of you would have taken a draw there. We didn't look like amateurs, that's what I take from it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Hope MA takes today's result and performance as a sign to back KK with the players we need and not a reason to say we don't really need to strengthen. I fancy KK will use this performance as a means to try to push deals through & if he can get MA's ear for half an hour or so he'll give MA a right good rallying speach. We have to make the positives out of this game work for us. We lost the goal as Zog isn't a defender, a left back may have thrown himself at the ball & I'm pretty sure Taylor would've got there first or would have blocked it. We need a left back, a creative midfield palyer & a target man; get the right players in and we will enjoy a much better season than last. Our workrate, self belief & commitment were all first class today. 8 out of 10. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 4-4-1-1 then? Duff seems best in that role and it's a role Owen can fit into from last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cfhpantera27 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Great start, cant remember the last time we played that well at old trafford, watched the match at a mates house (a man utd fan) and even he couldnt believe how good Jonas looked.. great performance apart from a few sloppy mistakes from Butt, just seen Keegan interview and he thinks another 2-3 players of the same quality of Colo and Jonas are comin! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Coloccini looked assured alongside Taylor who also put in a decent shift, and Guthrie looked very good at holding posession. Jonas was outstanding and I would urge Duff to try and follow his example. Whenever Jonas got the ball he went fot the Man U jugular, Duff after a good pre-season looked too scared to go at Man U with any real intent. I don't want to dwell on negatives though, as a team we generally did ok. We kept our shape and our heads for 90 mins and it's not often we can say that at Old Trafford. Well done lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Given - 9 Beye - 8 Coloccini - 7 Taylor - 7 N'Zogbia - 6 Butt - 5 Guthrie - 8 Milner - 6 Jonas - 10 Duff - 7 Martins - 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thenorthumbrian Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 It gets on my wick when the comentators say things like "United are pressing Newcastle" when did we change our name to Newcastle City ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrette Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Jonas - 10 Let's not be silly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Hope MA takes today's result and performance as a sign to back KK with the players we need and not a reason to say we don't really need to strengthen. I fancy KK will use this performance as a means to try to push deals through & if he can get MA's ear for half an hour or so he'll give MA a right good rallying speach. We have to make the positives out of this game work for us. We lost the goal as Zog isn't a defender, a left back may have thrown himself at the ball & I'm pretty sure Taylor would've got there first or would have blocked it. We need a left back, a creative midfield palyer & a target man; get the right players in and we will enjoy a much better season than last. Our workrate, self belief & commitment were all first class today. 8 out of 10. Him and Keegan have already said there is cash for players if the players are good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Given - 8 - Saved a few well, very lucky rooney aimed his header at his face. Beye - 7 - Classy as usual. Taylor - 6 - More composed than usual, played Beye into a tight spot a few times. Coloccini - 7 - Good debut, looks smart but not too fast. Hope that's a fitness issue or an optical illusion brought on by the speedy gits he was up against. N'Zogbia - 5 - Good going forward, NOT A LEFT BACK. BUY A LEFT BACK. Milner - 6 - Stood up the ball too many times, slowing down our attack and letting himself get doubleteamed. Tracked back well though. Not half as slow as people think and nutmegging John O'Shea will be on his highlight reel come end season. Butt - 6 - Sound game, might have been higher except for that heart attack inducing foul conceded at the end. Guthrie - 6 - Sorry, I know a lot of people liked his performance but he was largely anonymous for me. Maybe that's the whole point of his role, I don't know. Gutierrez - 8 (MotM) - A terror down the left wing. Fast as fuck, tracked back, good vision, more please. Duff - 7 - popped up everywhere, made runs, distributed well. Martins - 8 - Maybe should have had two but he was dangerous all day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Newcastle fucked up my accumulator yet again. I reckon I must have lost about £100 betting against us in the last six months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Jonas - 10 Let's not be silly. Do you expect anything more than the performance he put in today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Giggs was brilliant today btw. His delivery was scarily accurate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 The best thing for me about today, was that it wasn't like players played above themselves. They played how they're capable of doing, and that should bode very well for this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 In the word of a Dutch man, unbelievable. Arguments over the penalty aside, come on, any of you would have taken a draw there. We didn't look like amateurs, that's what I take from it. What argument it was outside the box the replay clearly shows that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_NUFC Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Smashing performance. I was expecting us to be well beaten. I'm very happy with the way we played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551173.stm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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