Re: Manchester United 2013/2014 Premier League Season (+ CC & FA Cup)

by Glory Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:48 pm

"We had defended well enough in the end to make sure we were going to see the game out at 1-0. But it changed, and credit to the lads. They got themselves a goal again. wrote:

What a mentality boss. :bow:

Like we were facing Bayern in the UCL final and led 1-0 till 89 th mnute. Moyes is sure 1 in a million.

by Busby Babe Thu Jan 23, 2014 4:58 pm

Alex Ferguson on Barcelona wrote:In each of those two European Cup finals, we might have been closer to Spain’s finest by playing more defensively, but by then I had reached the stage with Manchester United where it was no good
us trying to win that way. I used those tactics to beat Barcelona in the 2008 semi-final: defended
really deep; put myself through torture, put the fans through hell. I wanted a more positive outlook
against them subsequently, and we were beaten partly because of that change in emphasis. If we had
retreated to our box and kept the defending tight, we might have achieved the results we craved. I’m
not blaming myself; I just wish our positive approach could have produced better outcomes.

We lost in '09 by playing positively, but won in '08 by playing negatively. What does Fergie do in '11? Play positively again. It shows the type of manager he is.It might have been closer if we were more negative, but he knew that it wasn't the right way to do it. I wish Moyes was like this.

by RealGunner Thu Jan 23, 2014 11:14 pm

B-Mac wrote:redcafe is full of plastics and idiots, hence why I never post there

GL for life

by Glory Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:04 pm

Perhaps the most excited and anticipated match of the season. Very Happy

due to myriad reasons.
Mata in the blood red of Manchester for the 1st time ever,our own dear Ole in the opposition dug out. Daehli probably starting against us.

k so here we go.

may be something like this I want to see today

--------- de gea -------------
rafael-smalling-evans--evra
------fletcher---jones---------
januzaj---kagawa----mata
---------welbeck--------

that is assuming rooney, rvp, are unavailable. and carrick is I hard out for a month btw Mad

if they are indeed fit, then probably replace shinji with rooney and introduce rvp as a second half sub.

adnan can be given a rest as well. but i will pick him today rather than next week against a much more physical and nasty stoke. let valencia play next week. let him get his leg broken Laughing

After all the beep until now, an optimistic and refreshing restart to our fortunes may be. The redemption to scale the heights of top 4 kickstarts today I hope. Boy I cant wait. bounce

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:15 pm

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wrote:“I have always had a great relationship with Manchester United’s fans,” he said. “Back in Norway, when we’ve been watching United games over the years, I’ve nudged the kids and said: ‘They are still singing about your dad.’

“I am not that emotional a man so it is hard to say how I will feel. You never know. Sometimes, it just catches you, doesn’t it? Like when you do your wedding speech.”

Welcome back to a legend

by B-Mac Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:44 pm

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:49 pm

Manchester United ‏@ManUtd

Juan Mata and Robin van Persie start. Wayne Rooney on the bench. #mufc

gtfi

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:51 pm

That was the good news, here comes the bad

De Gea; Rafael, Smalling, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Jones, Giggs, Young; Mata, van Persie

Young and Valencia lol

by B-Mac Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:53 pm

wtf where is Janugoat ffs Moyes YOU RUINED THE NIGHT ALREADY!

by Glory Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:01 pm

januzaj rested. its fine i guess. the boy need a rest.

but young and valencia. :facepalm:

its a bloody reminder that we are still being coached by moyes and we should keep ourselves grounded. rofl

by Glory Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:02 pm

desp hope rvp gets right back into some goal scoring form. we need that damn badly now.

by RED Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:06 pm

Apart from RVP and Mata, that is an absolutely shit line up. Gets me depressed whenever I see Young and Valencia start for us, the quicker they eff off from this club the better.

It will be the same old dross of passing it to them shet wingers over and over again. I just hope they can get Mata involved as much as they can, cuz that MF is just.....

Sorry about the moaning.

With that being said, we should be more than good enough to beat Cardiff. If not, there will be hell to pay today.

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:13 pm

John Bennett ‏@JohnBennettBBC

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stood in the tunnel & shook hands with every single Manchester United player as they went out to warm-up.

Proud

by B-Mac Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:17 pm

after we are lethargic for 45 mins he will bring on Januzaj and Rooney at half time watch.

in other news from twitter

Manchester United FC (NYSE:MANU) will within weeks announce a world record $130 Million-per-year kit supplier contract with NIKE, Inc

Shocked

$130 PER YEAR

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:19 pm

Idk, if it's true, but I heard Nike wanted to go all out on our kit, instead of renewing with Arsenal at a better offer. That's why their new kit is Puma. It might be false, just rumours I heard.

by B-Mac Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:24 pm

that is american $$$$ btw, telegraph is saying 65 million pounds sterling is the amount it could be so it seems pretty accurate

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:26 pm

Btw The Telegraph is saying were in talks with other kit manufacturers as well

Manchester United expect to secure a world-record shirt deal worth in excess of £65 million-a-year within six months after handing Adidas, Warrior and Puma the opportunity to replace Nike as their kit supplier.

United’s £23.5 million-a-year deal with Nike started in 2002-03 and expires at the end of the 2014-15 campaign and no agreement has been reached on a new contract, despite the American sportswear giants enjoying a six-month period of exclusivity on negotiations between February and August 2013.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10603087/Manchester-United-put-their-shirt-on-new-65-million-world-record-deal.html

by B-Mac Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:31 pm

imagine £65 million from Nike or whoever a year, then £52 million from Chevrolet that starts next season Proud

£117 million per year from the shirt deals alone, plus all our other revenue

who needs a sugar daddy when you are a brand like this

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:34 pm

Confirmed by The Times

United are in line to secure a world-record kit deal worth as much as £70m-a-year, bidding war between Addidas, Warrior & Puma. [times]

It will be weird seeing the kit without Nike, if we don't renew, after so long. I wouldn't mind Adidas like the 80s but it'll probably be strange at first.

by Busby Babe Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:35 pm

B-Mac wrote:imagine £65 million from Nike or whoever a year, then £52 million from Chevrolet that starts next season

£117 million per year from the shirt deals alone, plus all our other revenue

who needs a sugar daddy when you are a brand like this

People can say what they want, but one thing the Glazers have done well is they've made us incredibly self-sufficient

by B-Mac Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:39 pm

anybody but Warrior please god after seeing those liverpool kits and merchandise

by Glory Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:38 pm

valencia is poor as usual... Thumbs up

why are we dropping back after a 1-0 lead i simply cant get. could have scored at least 1 more. and now cardif are very much in it.

plus our midfield is clueless and almost non existent whenever an attack is launched by opposition. will get a pasting against stronger teams if we wont get a midfielder in this last 2 days of window with carrick's injury. at least bring back powell. we badly need a good player there.