Manchester United Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 11/12

Sean Bateman wrote: »

So far I've claimed that Bebe is a joke, that De Gea's a bad signing, that we should sign Phil Jones, that Wellbeck won't be first choice in the long term and that Shay Given would have been a good temporary solution while we identified the right replacement for EVDS. I've been pilloried for all of the above observations. Now let's look at the latest regarding those observations:
- Bebe is indeed a joke and was chased out of the place
- De Gea's amde at least one calamitous error in every game that he's played for United
- We've signed Phil Jones and he's already being likened to Duncan Edwards
- Danny Wellbeck's long term role is still uncertain but anyone claiming that he'll be first choice at United in the medium to long term needs their head examined
- Shay Given has been incredible in every game he's played this season. Tonight he looked like Gordon F..king Banks

mars bar wrote: »

My sister downloads books to her laptop in PDF. I much prefer having the real thing in my hand, it's not as sore on the eyes.

Danny Welbeck set to resume training at Manchester United after hamstring injury



Danny Welbeck hopes to make his return from a hamstring injury next week.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson feared the England striker could miss up to six weeks after limping off in the 8-2 win over Arsenal.
But Welbeck has made a swift recovery and hopes to resume training next week.

Fergie: We didn't expect De Gea mistakes - and neither did he

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he was surprised by David de Gea's errors this season - and so was the young Spaniard.

An £18million summer signing from Atletico Madrid, 20-year-old De Gea has endured a difficult start to life at Manchester United.

Ferguson had to defend the Spain Under-21 star for his performance in the Community Shield at Wembley.

But while an argument on De Gea's behalf could be made over Manchester City's two goals, there was nothing anyone could say to lessen the impact of an error that gifted West Brom an equaliser in the opening game of the season.


Since then, things have got better for De Gea.

He kept a clean sheet against Tottenham on his competitive Old Trafford bow, then contributed an excellent penalty save to the astonishing 8-2 win over Arsenal, even if Theo Walcott's goal did fly through his legs.

Next up are Bolton, who may no longer be quite as abrasive as before under the stewardship of Owen Coyle but, with Kevin Davies leading their attack, are well capable of making life very difficult for De Gea.

"David made a couple of mistakes in his first games, which we didn't expect and nor did he," Ferguson told Inside United.

"It was unusual because his form at Atletico Madrid as an 18-year-old was sensational.

"There is no doubt we have a player of great potential. Our job at this club is to realise that potential and make sure he becomes a top goalkeeper.

"He'll do that once he gains experience and adapts to the physical nature of the league.

"It is a different game here compared to Spain - there are more crosses to deal with and there is more contact. Bit by bit, we will get there with him."

Ferguson's comments could have been made with Bolton in mind.

However the same things might have been said about Javier Hernandez 12 months ago and the little Mexican did not do too badly in his debut season.

Hernandez was among those who did not find the target during that Gunners' destruction.

However, with Danny Welbeck ruled out by a hamstring injury, the 23-year-old seems set to make his first start of the season at the Reebok Stadium. And strike partner Wayne Rooney is among those expecting big things.

"I'm looking forward to him doing the same, if not scoring more goals for us, this season," Rooney told MUTV.

"Of course people know about him now but, if you look at all the top players around the world, people know how they play and it's still difficult to stop them.

"His movement is so good it's difficult to defend against. It won't be easy for players to defend against him whether they know about him or not.

"It's great to have a lad who has just come into the team, who speaks good English and is always smiling."

With a Champions League bow against Benfica looming in Lisbon next week, United changes are inevitable.

Little wonder Ferguson is delighted fellow countryman Darren Fletcher was able to get a couple of appearances under his belt for Scotland - missing a penalty in the win over Lithuania last night - after spending nearly six months recovering from a virus that saw him lose a huge amount of weight.

"It was important for him to get a game," Ferguson told Sky Sports News.

"He was back training with us but the team had started so well so opportunities hadn't arisen for him before he went to play for Scotland.

"The fact that he has gone there and done so well is a major boost for his recovery."

grames_bond wrote: »

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Btw, on the kindle topic, used to do tech service on the phones for them fantastic bit of kit, not much an old hard reboot wouldn't fix :pac:


I'd advise wait till christmas if you do want to get one, afaik they are bringing out a new model, hope it has google maps like the old one!

From what I've heard the only difference will be itll have colour (but as it's still e-ink it can't be amazing glossy colour) not a huuuuuuge difference!

Anyhoo - great news about welbeck - he has looked really sharp so far this season, if he can get back asap it'll be great for him to keep up the momentum!

The futures bright - The futures Red!!

mufcboy1999 wrote: »

DM-ICE wrote: »

Who said that?

figure of speech but really a lot of people seem to think he's the answer.