United Thread 2015/16

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Strange one. The linesman could see they were way off. Could see they were still way off when the ball was kicked. It's his job to flag i thought, then give the ref a decision to make. The ref could see they were in the line of play, so no goal. But neither happened.

Totally. But then again, it was Madley reffing.
 
I was in the barbers yesterday and had my city top on. Took my jacket off and this old boy pipes up laughing. ."you lot got battered didn't you" to which I replied we got one eye on the champions league and winked . Asked him who they played next in it and said HE DIDN'T KNOW!!!!!
just sat in the chair laughing to myself.
 
Plus those two titles were courtesy of their first sugar daddy John Henry Davies who saved the club from bankruptcy and oblivion in 1902, built them Old Trafford and ran the club at a loss for 25 years until his death.
I'd always thought Davies bailed them out in 1919 (by which time they'd won two titles) but you're right of course.
 
Not very original I know , but I just want to say that I f*cking hate the jammy b*stards who seem to get every easy draw in whatever competition that they are in, endless help from bent and incompetent referees, and an unlimited amount of a*se licking from the euphoric and sycophantic media, despite their football being utter sh*te, and them having some of the most imbecilic " supporters " any club could possibly have.

And I f*cking hate the tw*ts John Henry Davies and James Gibson - don't see why they just couldn't have left the odious a*sewipe of a club disappear off the face of the footballing world.
 
You should have said "Ever heard the name Gibson? James Gibson? He's the sugar daddy that saved you from going bankrupt when you were utterly skint, couldn't pay your staff and were about to be wound up. He also rebuilt Old Trafford after the war and appointed Busby. Without him there'd be no United and you'd be a footnote in history having won just two titles."


I said this on Facebook a week ago, United fan claiming they had never had a sugar daddy. I pointed out how much they love their history yet they have forgotten arguably the most important man from their past. I didn't get a reply!!

They were all getting giddy on Sunday because we lost as well. Quite sad really. They don't get much opportunity do they?
 
I said this on Facebook a week ago, United fan claiming they had never had a sugar daddy. I pointed out how much they love their history yet they have forgotten arguably the most important man from their past. I didn't get a reply!!

They were all getting giddy on Sunday because we lost as well. Quite sad really. They don't get much opportunity do they?

They haven't forgotten that part of their history mate. They've fookin airbrushed it out!!!!!
 
The rags entered but withdrew at the request of the corrupt clowns at the FA who thought their participation in the World Club thing would help England get the 2006 World Cup. They didn't know the ultra-efficient German FA was paying bungs to ensure they'd get the nod.
The rags withdrew which is why one of the 2nd Round losers got re-instated. Had the rags (or even the FA) planned it from the start then they wouldn't have entered in the first place.
This was probably the first of many instances where the FA has fucked their own competition, culminating in 5-00pm kick-off times to sell it to more countries ignoring inconvenience to supporters and the latest nonsense about scrapping replays.


I can't be arsed to research but my memory was that it was the other way round. The scum wanted to go to SA and the craven FA just bent over when asked
 
Only the rags and the FA will ever know what really went on unless someone in on it spills the beans. My guess is that the rags said "we're going to this money-spinning tournament" and a sympathetic FA, rather than have them field a reserve team, saw the opportunity to piggy-back their popularity and make it look as if both were doing the great English public a favour. The press being what it is, they were, of course, only too pleased to accept the official line. Any dissenting voices were quickly dismissed as mere quibblers and off they went.

I am sure that version is right - and the media got a jolly in SA
 
I can't be arsed to research but my memory was that it was the other way round. The scum wanted to go to SA and the craven FA just bent over when asked

I kind of remember it being the other way round. United were really pushing to go and were even asking for a bye from the first (third) round which the FA refused.
 
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