United thread 2013/14 (continued)

[mcmanus]

Patrick Barclay wrote in The London Standard pre-match yesterday, but has been suspiciously quiet so far today...

"For a club as admirably committed to the long term as Manchester City, the clock is ticking with significant urgency.

Financial Fair Play dictates it; City have got where they are by spending lots of Sheikh Mansour’s money but now it has to stop for a while if they want to stay in Europe.

So the chance of a second Premier League title in three seasons, the opportunity to establish themselves as serial winners like Chelsea instead of something more like a supercharged version of the Blackburn who came, bought and conquered in 1995, must be taken.

If it is, they are top dogs in Manchester and England and the global market will bow accordingly, helping them to balance the books as Michel Platini sensibly requires and maintaining in substantial measure the financial power that lured the likes of Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero.

If, on the other hand, they miss out as last spring, when Roberto Mancini’s malcontents let an unexceptional Manchester United walk away with Sir Alex Ferguson’s last title, the danger is of standing still, which in football today means going back. Arsenal might also be at risk of doing that.

United’s return to the top four is near-inevitable, sooner or later, because the scale of Old Trafford reflects an infrastructure enabling them to buy as big as is necessary (and the recent interest of United director David Gill in Uefa politics suggests a desire to ensure fair play is closely monitored and transgressors, whether from Manchester or Madrid, sanctioned).

That’s why there was a measure of understatement in yesterday’s assertion by David Moyes that United would compete with City for the high-class players they require. And why City are under the greater pressure in this evening’s fascinating derby. Here and now — tonight and at Arsenal on Saturday — they must seize control."

The man cannot help himself can he?

He is completely unable to write anything other than masked diatribe against City as his bezzy mate's club falls from grace.

Instead of railroading manyoooo, Moyes and Ferguson's appointment of said Moyes, he chooses to deflect these problems by attempting to pinpoint our potential failings.

Fuck him.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

If they don't get Europa they will qualify for champs next season similar to Liverpool it just gives players time to recover and push for it. I suspect Liverpool will find it a lot harder next season to get top 4 with the amount of games they will have..

Will they though? It's helped that they've not been playing in Europe but Rodgers has Liverpool playing some fantastic football. Can you see Moyes getting the rags to the same level?

They might stand a chance under wee Davey if Wenger left Arsenal and they imploded. Or if Liverpool's league form suffered from being in the CL.

 

[Wafty Cranker]

Has anyone seen the Shawshank thing about David Moyes? If so, and you know what I'm referring to can someone post a link to it, I'm trying to find it to show a friend but can't.

 

[TCIB]

Patrick Barclay wrote in The London Standard pre-match yesterday, but has been suspiciously quiet so far today...

"For a club as admirably committed to the long term as Manchester City, the clock is ticking with significant urgency.

Financial Fair Play dictates it; City have got where they are by spending lots of Sheikh Mansour’s money but now it has to stop for a while if they want to stay in Europe.

So the chance of a second Premier League title in three seasons, the opportunity to establish themselves as serial winners like Chelsea instead of something more like a supercharged version of the Blackburn who came, bought and conquered in 1995, must be taken.

If it is, they are top dogs in Manchester and England and the global market will bow accordingly, helping them to balance the books as Michel Platini sensibly requires and maintaining in substantial measure the financial power that lured the likes of Yaya Toure and Sergio Aguero.

If, on the other hand, they miss out as last spring, when Roberto Mancini’s malcontents let an unexceptional Manchester United walk away with Sir Alex Ferguson’s last title, the danger is of standing still, which in football today means going back. Arsenal might also be at risk of doing that.

United’s return to the top four is near-inevitable, sooner or later, because the scale of Old Trafford reflects an infrastructure enabling them to buy as big as is necessary (and the recent interest of United director David Gill in Uefa politics suggests a desire to ensure fair play is closely monitored and transgressors, whether from Manchester or Madrid, sanctioned).

That’s why there was a measure of understatement in yesterday’s assertion by David Moyes that United would compete with City for the high-class players they require. And why City are under the greater pressure in this evening’s fascinating derby. Here and now — tonight and at Arsenal on Saturday — they must seize control."

The man cannot help himself can he?

He is completely unable to write anything other than masked diatribe against City as his bezzy mate's club falls from grace.

Instead of railroading manyoooo, Moyes and Ferguson's appointment of said Moyes, he chooses to deflect these problems by attempting to pinpoint our potential failings.

There is a reason he is no longer writing for the big boys and long may it continue.
The seeming fact he can't be objective in the job he is paid for say's all you need to know really.

That said him and that Paul Smith fella i would like to debate with then punch really hard.

 

[LeemoMCFC]

Christian Nillsen, a commentator for NRK in Norway (Biggest broadcasting company over there), who is also a rag, had this to say after getting beat by Liverpool..

 

[aguero93:20]

Christian Nillsen, a commentator for NRK in Norway (Biggest broadcasting company over there), who is also a rag, had this to say after getting beat by Liverpool..

What a ****! Liverpool have a lot of Scandinavian fans as well, how has he not been sacked? or has he?

 

[LeemoMCFC]

Christian Nillsen, a commentator for NRK in Norway (Biggest broadcasting company over there), who is also a rag, had this to say after getting beat by Liverpool..

What a ****! Liverpool have a lot of Scandinavian fans as well, how has he not been sacked? or has he?

Don't think he's been sacked yet but there is an online petition to get him sacked I'm sure.

 

[NipHolmes]

Wonder if there's any truth in the rumblings that Moyes will be sacked very soon?

If I was United I'd go with a Gary Neville and Giggs double act with previous coaches Phelan, Muelensteen and maybe Scholes and Ferdinand etc. Rest of teh season and maybe next season too unless they see sense and go for Klopp or Simeone. This season is a write-off but so too is next season if they retain the services of The Chosen One.

 

[TCIB]

Wonder if there's any truth in the rumblings that Moyes will be sacked very soon?

If I was United I'd go with a Gary Neville and Giggs double act with previous coaches Phelan, Muelensteen and maybe Scholes and Ferdinand etc. Rest of teh season and maybe next season too unless they see sense and go for Klopp or Simeone. This season is a write-off but so too is next season if they retain the services of The Chosen One.

 

[Vienna_70]

This morning, a Leeds fan and I were having a laugh about last night's result and the rags' demise in general, when one of the most obnoxious twats walked past and said, "That's right, have your little laugh. We'll be back dominating next season."

So deluded as well as obnoxious!