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Manchester United Superthread 2014 Mod warning Post #1880 #2613

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  • #3302
    Pro. F
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,219 ✭✭✭✭Pro. F


    The_Kew_Tour wrote: »
    We have been pumped but we have not been Arsenal pumped.

    Did I mention thank **** im not a Arsenal fan yet?:pac::pac:

    I have Arsenal mate who at this time I am seriously worried about the fella. Heading out for pint later with him and Pool lad. Should be fun.

    They're a good lesson in how blowing all your money on an attacking player you don't need does not to fix anything.


  • #3303
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    Procrastinating from college work, I decided to look up Ronaldo comments/threads on here from 2003. I find this stuff fascinating.

    Here is the Sporting-United match thread.

    His signing to United thread.

    Reactions after his début against Bolton thread.


  • #3304
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Pro. F wrote: »
    They're a good lesson in how blowing all your money on an attacking player you don't need does not to fix anything.

    They've conceded more goals against the top teams than against the rest of those they played combined.


  • #3305
    ericzeking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭ericzeking


    Is there any correlation to be drawn between this promising performance and the absence of the players who aren't playing for Moyes intentionally or not for one reason or another, ie RVP, Vidic, Evra, Rio?? Just throwing it out there.

    Nice performance, some good play in attack, Mata-Shinji-rooney axis has so much potential. Great flexibility in defence in difficult circumstances... Give Buttner a run now, he's no world beater but at least he is in the positions he needs to be in.


  • #3306
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,996 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    ericzeking wrote: »
    Is there any correlation to be drawn between this promising performance and the absence of the players who aren't playing for Moyes intentionally or not for one reason or another, ie RVP, Vidic, Evra, Rio?? Just throwing it out there.

    No. The correlation is between our performance and the quality of team we are playing.


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  • #3307
    bangkok
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,638 ✭✭✭✭bangkok


    brilliant performance.... carrick centre back class, midfield quality and wayne rooney, my god what a goal.... goal of the season. happy out


  • #3308
    spiralism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,299 ✭✭✭spiralism


    2moreMinutes wrote: »
    What? No way they're having him on? For whatever reason can they justify having him on MOTD?????

    Sports relief. Actually expecting him to be pretty good and entertaining. He's articulate and intelligent and will give the discussion a bit of life, i dont think i could say the same about shearer and lawrenson.


  • #3309
    DM_7
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 18,762 Mod ✭✭✭✭DM_7


    Teamshadowclan wrote: »
    No. The correlation is between our performance and the quality of team we are playing.

    Considering the lost points to Stoke, Southampton, Newcastle, Cardiff, West Brom, Fulham and cup losses v Swansea, Sunderland and Olympiakos I don't think it's a flat out no based only on quality of opposition.

    Personally I think the balance was better than in many games. Three quality attack players supported by effective midfield, organised defence where tactics didn't play to oppositions strengths.


  • #3310
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    Big Dave on Rooney's goal.

    David De Gea ‏@D_DeGea 7m
    Next time you can have a shoot from my own goal �� C'mon United!! #mufc


  • #3311
    Lord TSC
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 42,996 Mod ✭✭✭✭Lord TSC


    DM-ICE wrote: »
    Considering the lost points to Stoke, Southampton, Newcastle, Cardiff, West Brom, Fulham and cup losses v Swansea, Sunderland and Olympiakos I don't think it's a flat out no based only on quality of opposition.

    Never said "every poor team has led to a good preformance", just that our good preformances are against poor teams.


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  • #3312
    TheTownie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,177 ✭✭✭TheTownie


    Keno wrote: »
    Procrastinating from college work, I decided to look up Ronaldo comments/threads on here from 2003. I find this stuff fascinating.

    Here is the Sporting-United match thread.

    His signing to United thread.

    Reactions after his début against Bolton thread.

    I wonder did StickyMcGinty ever end up eating that keyboard...


  • #3313
    Bleating Lamb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭Bleating Lamb


    How come none of Smalling,Evans etc were on bench today...are they injured??only def on bench was Evra and the way he is playing Moyes would prob have thrown on Lindegaard before him if needs be;)


  • #3314
    beno619
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,002 ✭✭✭beno619


    Keno wrote: »
    Procrastinating from college work, I decided to look up Ronaldo comments/threads on here from 2003. I find this stuff fascinating.

    Here is the Sporting-United match thread.

    His signing to United thread.

    Reactions after his début against Bolton thread.

    Best post !
    Why, pray tell? Ronaldo is a damn fine prospect- in fact better than that, he could be first team material. But he is no better than Le Tallec or Pongolle and the fee paid is enormous! D'alessandro went to Wolfsburg for a third of that fee and he was the fulcrum of the Boca team that just won the Copa Libertadores- and he is the same age. I think he will be a very good player but he is'nt the saviour many are painting him to be and they were stung on the price.


  • #3315
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


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    94% pass rate by Mata in the number 10 role.


    Carrick did well at CB,in fairness West Ham were so one dimensional it wasn't hard for him to shine.

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  • #3316
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Another young & talented guy linked with us has scored for Lisbon tonight.


  • #3317
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    zerks wrote: »
    Another young & talented guy linked with us has scored for Lisbon tonight.

    Is this Fate....


    You and I posting in here the same night Zerks. I know I'm a little tipsy but I think you and I could really have a thing going on here right now.


    EDIT: Oh ..and like, that player might be the next Ronaldo or whatever.


  • #3318
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    TheTownie wrote: »
    I wonder did StickyMcGinty ever end up eating that keyboard...
    beno619 wrote: »
    Best post !

    Haha, there are some great comments in there all right but hindsight is 20/20.

    I'm glad I didn't have internet back then! I would of been commenting "Y d fuk we nt get Adriano? Hes guna b class!!!!!!"


  • #3319
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    Timmyctc wrote: »
    Is this Fate....


    You and I posting in here the same night Zerks. I know I'm a little tipsy but I think you and I could really have a thing going on here right now.


    EDIT: Oh ..and like, that player might be the next Ronaldo or whatever.

    JSHwQvh.gif


  • #3320
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 32,452 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Keno wrote: »
    Procrastinating from college work, I decided to look up Ronaldo comments/threads on here from 2003. I find this stuff fascinating.

    Here is the Sporting-United match thread.

    His signing to United thread.

    Reactions after his début against Bolton thread.

    I love this
    I want to see how he performs on a cold wintery day when the ground is rock solid and the rain is pooring

    It's the original "Can he do it on a cold night in the Britannia?"!


  • #3321
    Timmyctc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,825 ✭✭✭Timmyctc


    zerks wrote: »
    JSHwQvh.gif

    Nah I kid.

    I wanna marry Keno, then Bankok, then DM-ICE in that order. xxx

    whats the odds of a 5 man midfield for Bayern?


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  • #3322
    Whatsisname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,924 ✭✭✭Whatsisname


    Surprised I havent seen it in here yet but has anyone seen the article about Smalling? apparently left a bar at 3:15 last night singing "We're Man United, we'll do what we want"

    article-2586945-1C7D2B9700000578-287_634x455.jpg

    :pac:


  • #3323
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 35,338 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    Right lads im off for a pint or 10.

    Have a good one lads/ladies.

    EVENFLOW



  • #3324
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    I love this

    It's the original "Can he do it on a cold night in the Britannia?"!

    That is exactly what I said to myself when I saw it.


  • #3325
    n32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭n32


    Good enjoyable performance today. Was very nervous when I saw the line up in defence but West Ham being so shít let us off the hook. But in fairness to Carrick he played very well considering he had to deal with a lot of long balls against a bigger man. Rafael looked dodgy after the early yellow but he got his head to a savage amount of crosses and outjumped Carroll a few times. Buttner was surprisingly good and should be played as first choice in the run up to the Bayern game.

    FLetcher and Fellaini did a lot of good work. Fletcher made a great tackle that almost led to a goal in the first half . It was the type of tackle that nobody in our midfield has been making all season. Fellaini was impressive with the amount of help he gave the defence and looked capable although lucky not to be sent off for persistent fouling.

    Mata Kagawa and Rooney could be a glorious triumvirate. They just look so good together. The way they linked on the counter attack was outstanding. I would loved to have seen Nani instead of Young. Mata is an absolute joy to watch. Compared to watching Cleverley, its like watching a different sport

    RVP missing could be a blessing in disguise. Moyes may have stumbled onto his ideal setup by accident.


  • #3326
    keeponhurling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,893 ✭✭✭keeponhurling


    Winning 9 out of 16 away games is pretty damn good.

    Especially when you consider that under the new mindset, when they go to a big team they wouldn't really have even attempted to win, 0-0 would be the height of ambitions.
    I mean the trips to Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City.

    So in a way it's 9 out of 12 in away games, with a couple of draws.


  • #3327
    J. Marston
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,408 ✭✭✭✭J. Marston


    BjW3jCcIgAAbK5r.jpg
    ‏@juanmata8
    And i was asking for the ball...🙈 What a goal @WayneRooney and good game!


  • #3328
    Whatsisname
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,924 ✭✭✭Whatsisname


    Interesting..
    Alex Shaw ‏@PeopleSportShaw
    United have shown William Carvalho's agent round Carrington. CL not a worry. Pole position.
    Alex Shaw ‏@PeopleSportShaw
    United also gave Benzema a Utd shirt. And Robben a tour. Doesn't mean a deal is done. But Utd confident Carvalho is on.


  • #3329
    bucketybuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,210 ✭✭✭✭bucketybuck


    keeponhurling wrote: »
    Winning 9 out of 16 away games is pretty damn good.

    Just shows how the Moyes regime has lowered expectations really. You are happy at winning 9 from 16 games when in fact thats just standard, we generally win 12/13 of our 19 away games every season.

    Lets not get too carried away at a stat this club used to take for granted.


  • #3330
    Headshot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,089 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    I dont understand the Carvalho deal. He breaks up play like Fell, so whats the point of buying him? Get a ****ing creative CM


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  • #3331
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    Headshot wrote: »
    I dont understand the Carvalho deal. He breaks up play like Fell, so whats the point of buying him? Get a ****ing creative CM

    They don't have to be mutually exclusive. Why not get both?


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