LRD Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Just realised what the chili-Froggy talk is about. Kudos for attempting to go through the same hell twice. You shall be remembered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Moyes record at us: P23 W12 D6 L5 Mourinho record since coming back to Chelsea: P23 W14 D4 L5 Shush man, you're not allowed to dare mention that. Or according to the media anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 We could have had Mourinho if we wanted. Longevity is the main reason why he wasn't suitable. He has always spent a lot of money where he has went as well, and while we won't be shy in the market, he won't have the spending power he had/has at Chelsea, Madrid and Inter. Moyes is the man. Pep would have been the one IMHO. I can honestly see him going there one day. I read the book that Balague had written about him and he said the thing that attracted him about Bayern Munich is the history and traditions of the club, which is why he'd never go to somewhere like Man City or Chelsea. He's also been a massive fan of the things that Ferguson has done in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 And there won't be goals in Manchester this Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is ninth... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 And there won't be goals in Manchester this Christmas time The greatest gift they'll get this year is ninth... :lol: Can we change the thread title to "Meltdown Utd Thread" ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'd wait until the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Another player comes out in the press after Ferdinand's comments leading him to being dropped. "The lads have lost a bit of confidence. You can tell that with the possession and creativity. Players maybe are not playing how they naturally would. That happens when your confidence drops." “Usually whenever we're chasing a goal at Old Trafford, especially at the Stretford End, we put teams under an enormous amount of pressure. "But with the lack of confidence and creativity we didn't produce that. It is hard to put your finger on it. We lacked a bit of sharpness in our passing and were sloppy in possession which allowed Newcastle to get control." The players may speak some truth, but it cannot help Man Utd and will likely increase the attention on Moyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shorty Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Motorist have been warned to be on careful if driving around the Old Trafford area at the moment as a lot of people have picked up 3 points there recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Another player comes out in the press after Ferdinand's comments leading him to being dropped. "The lads have lost a bit of confidence. You can tell that with the possession and creativity. Players maybe are not playing how they naturally would. That happens when your confidence drops." “Usually whenever we're chasing a goal at Old Trafford, especially at the Stretford End, we put teams under an enormous amount of pressure. "But with the lack of confidence and creativity we didn't produce that. It is hard to put your finger on it. We lacked a bit of sharpness in our passing and were sloppy in possession which allowed Newcastle to get control." The players may speak some truth, but it cannot help Man Utd and will likely increase the attention on Moyes. What did Ferdinand say like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Another player comes out in the press after Ferdinand's comments leading him to being dropped. "The lads have lost a bit of confidence. You can tell that with the possession and creativity. Players maybe are not playing how they naturally would. That happens when your confidence drops." “Usually whenever we're chasing a goal at Old Trafford, especially at the Stretford End, we put teams under an enormous amount of pressure. "But with the lack of confidence and creativity we didn't produce that. It is hard to put your finger on it. We lacked a bit of sharpness in our passing and were sloppy in possession which allowed Newcastle to get control." The players may speak some truth, but it cannot help Man Utd and will likely increase the attention on Moyes. What did Ferdinand say like? “This manager is a bit different in that he doesn't name the team beforehand -- you don't get to know the team. “The old manager used to give you a little bit of an idea if you were playing. When you know you're playing the intensity goes up a little bit. “That's what you've got to try and do even if you're not sure if you're playing. It's hard to do mentally. You spend a lot of nervous energy thinking: 'Am I playing, am I not playing?' -- keep just going round in circles in your head, enough to turn you into a mad man.” Rewarded with a spot on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Ferdinand's comments about the starting line-ups was about as obvious an "I'm a fucking primadonna footballer and can't bare to share any of the blame myself" soundbite as you could ever wish to read. There's been a managerial change, Rio. Deal with it and adapt, you're a professional. I bet Moyes wanted to kick seven shades of shit out of him after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Ferdinand has always been quick with his mouth. Can easily see him being the first 'big name' sold to make an example of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Man Utd are a team built to play attacking football, and what do they do? They hire a dogged, dour, grind it out manager to lead them, without allowing him to bring in a bunch of workman like types, particularly in midfield. What the hell did they think was going to happen. Yes, it's not the strongest Man U side we've seen in a while, but I'm not buying this business of them being this poor all of a sudden. A lot of it is down to Moyes approach imo. They have been struggling to create and score goals all season. This is not a coincidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I like how the final piece of Ferguson's jigsaw is David Moyes. It's almost like he's done it deliberately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I like how the final piece of Ferguson's jigsaw is David Moyes. It's almost like he's done it deliberately. I can see where this comes from, but it's a bit of a continuation of the old "Fergie's lost his rag and said something stupid, but as he's infallible it must be 'mind games'" stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 They sell lamps which look great in the middle of a table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Naturally, Giggs is on them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I feel like it looks like I'm picking on you today, Gimp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Nah...all in good banter chief :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 BANTER!? FUCK OFF! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Calm doon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Opened my advent calendar today, picture of Manchester United inside. Must be the 9th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Moyes record at us: P23 W12 D6 L5 Mourinho record since coming back to Chelsea: P23 W14 D4 L5 Well aye, but Mourinho has Chelsea 8 points clear of Man Utd, joint on points with 2nd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveItIfWeBeatU Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 http://www.themag.co.uk/the-mag-articles/manchester-united-fans-a-welcome-reality-check/ Manchester United Fans – A Welcome Reality Check 5 hours ago by Paul Dixon Did you see the Manchester United fans as cameras panned around OT on Saturday with 10 minutes or so left? Did you see the looks on faces that haven’t been seen for 20 years on some of them, never on the younger ones? The look of apprehension. The look of trepidation. The look of uncertainty. The look of ‘Bloody hell, we’re a bit s**t’! People who for decades have sat contentedly as the goals and trophies piled up, people who occasionally tolerated an away goal, or, in extreme circumstances, a goal from a penalty. Now they have fear in their eyes, now they check their watches, not so as they aren’t late for the flight back to Kuala Lumpur or Copenhagen as was the norm, but wondering if they can snatch a draw. Remember when they used to patronise phone-ins with their, “You have to stick by your manager, changing doesn’t help”? Now they’re calling for Moyes’s head after a dozen or so games, ‘Bring back Fergie’ is the worried cry. Now they’re finding out what It’s like to be us. Checking the league table, not to see if they can win the League by February this year, for a bit of fun, but to see how Swansea got on. Streaming out of the ground with stunned looks, disbelief, this can’t be happening. A quick final dash into the club shop for their ‘Moyes out’! t-shirts and comedy Rooney hair pieces, before the bus back to Exeter or Sidcup. At least these people bother to go. How many times have you been in a pub in the UK when one of their matches is on? There they are, the plastic Mancs, the glory hunters, couldn’t find OT with an Indian tracker and GPS, but they sit there, in their Cantona shirts, ‘bigging it up’ about ‘the lads’. Support passed down from a Dad who revelled in picking a winning team and also because he loved the way George Best popped Miss World every year. There is joy to be had in football at times (even when you realise that you’re merely a money making conduit for a purposeless owner) and we should celebrate that. Yes, this is a bit childish, but just remember how many times you’ve schlepped to some cr*ppy outpost of the UK, watching another Toon horror show, slunk into your local boozer just before closing time to be met by the resident plastic Manc jeering, “The lads won again today, how did your lot get on”? Revel in it folks, chances like this don’t come along very often, a bit like away penalties at OT in fact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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