United thread 2013/14

[bobmcfc]

Looks like Rooney might not be back for Chelsea and be gone for another three weeks

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Just saying now on SSN that the rags share price has dropped from $19 to $15.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Just had a right old chuckle reading this from the Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jan/16/manchester-united-anderson-enigma

Some little corkers in here on ""The great Anderson enigma" such as

Anderson had been signed the previous summer after two seasons with Porto, Ferguson convinced by a glowing endorsement from his brother, Martin. In his recent book, the former manager recalled: "Martin said: 'Alex, he's better than Rooney.'"

or this from the man himself

In September, yet again, Anderson said: "I think it's a big season for me. However, I don't want to say that and then pick up another injury. I have often started seasons well, played six or seven games and then got injured. I'll tell you at the end of the season if it's been a big season for me."

had me in stitches

Absolutely loving the Peter Reid gif!!!

 

[aguero93:20]

Just saying now on SSN that the rags share price has dropped from $19 to $15.

SSN-Scum Share News, who would have known :)

 

[laserblue]

Just saying now on SSN that the rags share price has dropped from $19 to $15.

Closed at $14.82 last night while most of the other shares on Wall Street continue to rise.

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Just saying now on SSN that the rags share price has dropped from $19 to $15.

Closed at $14.82 last night while most of the other shares on Wall Street continue to rise.

Apparently $19 in August,$17.50 at the end of September,and going off what you've said $14.82 as of last night.........dropping pretty quick :)

 

[smudgedj]

Just saying now on SSN that the rags share price has dropped from $19 to $15.

Closed at $14.82 last night while most of the other shares on Wall Street continue to rise.

Apparently $19 in August,$17.50 at the end of September,and going off what you've said $14.82 as of last night.........dropping pretty quick :)

Those hedge fund manages ain't stupid - they shorted it a while back. Not sure from whom they borrowed the shares off.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Can we stop all this Wall Street bollocks and get back to hating the rags please.

 

[cucumberman]

Jo or Anderson. who would you pick?

 

[Sigh]

From MEN:

Manchester United fans have slammed the club for selling discounted tickets to students in a bid to boost Old Trafford attendances.

The club sometimes offers a few hundred tickets to Manchester University Students' Union for fixtures that have not sold out.

The discounted tickets - priced £24 - would normally be sold at £37 to season ticket holders.

They are currently being offered to any Manchester University student who can show their ID for the up-coming game against Cardiff. The university has 40,000 students.

As the Reds have struggled this season under new manager David Moyes, some games at Theatre of Dreams have not been sell-outs and the club has moved to fill the stadium.

A spokeswoman for Manchester Students' Union said: "We're an outlet for Manchester United. They set the prices. We don't get them for every game, just on an ad hoc basis.. “We get a couple of hundred at most. United set the price and we just sell them. We've been doing it now for a year.

"It's been quite popular with the students. They go quite quickly but obviously they have to show a valid student ID and have to be prepared to show it at the ground."

Some United fans vented their frustration on Twitter.

Gary Sandiford wrote: "What a joke? Talk about looking after your season ticket holders!"

Paul Caton tweeted directly to the club: "I'm a season ticket holder. What about me?"

United did not respond to requests for comment.

Fair play to United* on this. More clubs should do the same. Personally, I'd like to see spare tickets discounted and sold to (perhaps) less well off sections of society, too but, I can understand the long term benefits of getting "tomorrow's leaders" inside, while you're at it.




*God, that hurt.

Nah. Not fair play. If the public knowledge of this would make them look good, everyone would know; in fact, to the outer reaches of Andromeda, every journo and his gran would have been given notice before it began with instructions to write about it as "United Cares" or "Giving Back to Our Neighbouring City" or some such. The fact they have kept this quiet tells the story. It's on an ad hoc basis and kept quiet because it's all about filling-in dead space for the tv cameras when they note this or that game looks like leaving a few empty seats.

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