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Vannizzlefashizzal said:
Nickybaker said:
It's just working against themnow though. On Sat Pires was fouled once and dived another but didn't get either cause refs are scared of getting conned and facing a press grilling.
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Well refs must get sick of it but trying to balance the scales themselves is not what they are there for, regardless of reputation if the ref thinks its a foul then he should call it, anything else is very unprofessional. I know some people will call it poetic justice but that doesnt wash for me, I was pig sick when Christiano went down like that yesterday, yeah there was contact albeit minimal, but he shouldnt have gone down like he'd been shot, I was glad when forlan missed it tbh.
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Well thats very moral of you Vann ;)
 
Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was hoping for either city or the scousers.....

I wasnt really arsed about who won out of spurs and city, but I am now!!!!!
 
Vannizzlefashizzal said:
Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was hoping for either city or the scousers.....

I wasnt really arsed about who won out of spurs and city, but I am now!!!!!
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Be great to meet City and knock them out at Old Trafford! Did you see how empty City`s ground was yesterday? I caught 10 mins of the 2nd half (just as Spurs equalised!) and it was a shite game.
 
ninjabreakz said:
Vannizzlefashizzal said:
Oh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was hoping for either city or the scousers.....

I wasnt really arsed about who won out of spurs and city, but I am now!!!!!
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Be great to meet City and knock them out at Old Trafford! Did you see how empty City`s ground was yesterday? I caught 10 mins of the 2nd half (just as Spurs equalised!) and it was a shite game.
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yeah for years we've had to hear about the oh so famous support of man city "best supporters in the world EVER" and they cant even fill the "best stadium in the world EVER" for an FA cup game against Prem opposition, lol probley cos the buses and trains dont run as often from stockport on sundays....

Anyway I cant f*ckin wait, three derbies in one season :mrgreen:
 
Vann I posted this Saturday, check it out.

Did anyone see the Marseille V Paris St. Germain match earlier today on Eurosport? Marseille went 1-0 down after Barthez let in a shot which a professional `keeper should have covered. The shot was hit with venom and pace, but it was a tight squeeze, and Barthez should have made the save. Even the commentators were saying "Alex Ferguson will have a rye smile on his face now".

In with Tim, out with Fabien - Fergie knows best, as always
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What do you think? Also, check out the music thread, I have replied to your post in regards to HipHop . . .
 
footieBalla said:
well, IMHO, a derby FA clash would do us some good :D

-azn
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Of course it will. Hammering the shitty in the FA Cup will be better than sex (well, almost) ;)
 
Watching Magnier get it wrong and find how much he is hated by anyone who has a football interest in the club would also be superb :D
 
ninjabreakz said:
footieBalla said:
well, IMHO, a derby FA clash would do us some good :D

-azn
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Of course it will. Hammering the shitty in the FA Cup will be better than sex (well, almost) ;)
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hola mate, this forum is full of men who would pound you for saying that, better than sex?! get with it mate! ;) yea, hope the 2nd leg (at white hart lane eh?) will be better, the spurs WERE unlucky to draw TBH

-azn
 
footieBalla said:
ninjabreakz said:
footieBalla said:
well, IMHO, a derby FA clash would do us some good :D

-azn
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Of course it will. Hammering the shitty in the FA Cup will be better than sex (well, almost) ;)
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hola mate, this forum is full of men who would pound you for saying that, better than sex?! get with it mate! ;) yea, hope the 2nd leg (at white hart lane eh?) will be better, the spurs WERE unlucky to draw TBH

-azn
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Mate, if you read my post again, it said knocking Man City out of the FA Cup would be "almost better" than sex. :D
 
ninjabreakz said:
footieBalla said:
ninjabreakz said:
footieBalla said:
well, IMHO, a derby FA clash would do us some good :D

-azn
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Of course it will. Hammering the shitty in the FA Cup will be better than sex (well, almost) ;)
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hola mate, this forum is full of men who would pound you for saying that, better than sex?! get with it mate! ;) yea, hope the 2nd leg (at white hart lane eh?) will be better, the spurs WERE unlucky to draw TBH

-azn
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Mate, if you read my post again, it said knocking Man City out of the FA Cup would be "almost better" than sex. :D
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aaaaah, i knew something was wrong, i know you well mate :mrgreen: ;)

-azn
 
Aseveryone knows, the papers have been full of talk re the internal problems at United, we have a couple of major shareholders trying to disrupt the club, and tbh it just isnt gonna happen, the fans have started to rally round and with thousands of us owning shares our collective voice will not be denied.

Henry Winter, from The Telegraph:

If Sir Alex Ferguson was unwise to pick a fight with John Magnier and J P McManus, then the Cubic Expression duo were distinctly foolish to take on Manchester United's fans. Cubic may believe they are being clever calling for an extraordinary meeting but they risk a public mauling from United's share-holding fans.

As one particularly nasty anti-Magnier T-shirt being hawked around the streets of Stretford depicts, the Irish have become the targets now. Away from the Emerald Isle and those racing habitats where their every step and word is fawned upon, Cubic's first outing at Old Trafford promises to rival Paul Ince's return for volume of abuse.

M and M can outspend Ferguson in their spat over Rock Of Gibraltar but they cannot out-shout 60,000 diehards. Imagine that: investing tens of millions in a business whose customers all loathe you. Things they don't teach you at Harvard Business School are 10-a-penny in football. Emotions matter in football. Sentiments like loyalty count. It's not all about money.

Football looks after its own and few football men rouse such devotion as Ferguson does with a United rank and file now beginning to rail against M and M. Irish opportunists versus Scottish dream-maker? There is no choice for United's support, whose lives have been enriched by glorious moments from Nou Camp to the Riverside, all of them masterminded by the master-manager, Ferguson.

Ferguson's employers yesterday announced an internal investigation into United's transfer dealings, and rightly so given concerns over the Cristiano Ronaldo price hike. United's board have already confirmed that all payments to agents, admittedly extravagant sums but hardly uncommon in football, were sanctioned by them.

Viewed from a United fan's perspective, any smoking gun points first and foremost at the club's directors. The expected outcome is for the board to warn Ferguson again to keep his agent son, Jason, out of United business. Embarrassing but hardly P45 time. The Red Army will keep the faith in Ferguson.

And so a polite word of advice to messrs Magnier and McManus: United's following can damage your reputation. Do not dismiss them as the great unwashed, powerless and aimless, meekness made flesh. These are very modern fans who care passionately about United and apply business and PR skills to fight their corner. Their fans' organisations have press officers, accountants and solicitors, professional people all united by a love of Ferguson and United. They have faced and won challenges to the club. Just ask Rupert Murdoch.

The whiff of dissent, of a rallying to Ferguson's cause, was palpably in the air at Northampton on Sunday when United fans chorused their disapproval of Magnier. Where better than Northamptonshire, the neighbourhood of Naseby, to find a group gathering their strength for a civil war.

So far the fight has been going the way of Magnier, sniping effectively from afar in his attempted character assassination. United fans brace themselves for the next attack, probably focusing on Ferguson's sizeable gambling habits. Northampton, though, signalled the size of the resistance movement. Any attempt to oust Ferguson will be avidly opposed.

It was not just the sound of the away end castigating Magnier so caustically. The Irish mogul should have been at Sixfields, casting his eye over the four stands all containing a United presence, albeit discreetly in the three home sections. This, Magnier should note, confirms Ferguson's phenomenal impact; he has made United the hottest ticket in town, so red-hot that United fans surfed the internet, stalking the cyber-auction rooms to buy tickets off Northampton season ticket-holders.

One Red Army foot soldier confided yesterday how difficult he found it, sitting among Northampton fans, having to applaud Diego Forlan's missed penalty and then hiding his glee when the goals finally went in. United fans will do anything to see Ferguson's fabled XI, even the second string.

No club in the land boast such a demanding "loyalty-pot" scheme to get even close to an away ticket. Probably only Chelsea rival United for noisy on-the-road following. Ferguson and his team stir an almost religious response in their congregation.

Driving to Old Trafford, this observer ritually passes a young fan in full United garb, waiting at a roundabout to watch the area's official United supporters' branch bus speed past. He waves and then returns home, happy with such fleeting proximity to Ferguson's dream factory.

Of course, fans question certain decisions by the manager, such as taking on decent opponents like Aston Villa with half-strength sides. Of course, they do not want their money wasted on excessive agents' fees, particularly for those recruits such as Forlan and David Bellion, not good enough to wear the famous red.

But they trust their manager's instincts. Ferguson keeps building sides that see off all-comers. Magnier and McManus toy with the fans' love for Ferguson at their peril.'
 
Good to see the old-fashioned morals of football being put into use - its not all about money, and you cannot argue with 60,000+ fans.
It`s a big fu*k you to Maginer and McManus. They won`t fuck us up - United is run like that, with 2 "men" making decisions.
 
I think McManus and Magnier are utterly oblivious to what United fans think - They would probably prefer to keep Fergie in the job if he's clean. This is a £180 million investment we're talking about here, they don't care about the club, they care about the investment.

If Fergie is found to have acted illegally, this is something that could bring the whole club down (and the share price). You aren't a law unto yourselves in the world Man Utd live in, you're just an average FTSE 250 company and you have to abide by the laws of the city, you can't dick about like you do with the FA.

This is obviously partly inspired by the Fergie issue (which I hear he has a good case) but also a governance issue, and in some sort of warped way, they are actually acting in the best interest of manchester united.

It's a weird world!
 
ninjabreakz said:
Good to see the old-fashioned morals of football being put into use - its not all about money, and you cannot argue with 60,000+ fans.
It`s a big fu*k you to Maginer and McManus. They won`t fuck us up - United is run like that, with 2 "men" making decisions.
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As a Liverpool fan put onto football365's mailbox, you are not a football club you are a corporation and profit it is the name of the game cause people invest in you wont have it any over way. If the Irish duo get 30% of the shares you could have serious problems on your hands.
 
There isnt even a chance that Fergie will be found guilty of anything regarding transfers as he doesnt get involved.

Obviously the media and ABU bandwagon is in full swing but we will come out of it okay, the coolmore mafia are not United supporters but alot of other major shareholders are so Nicky you are way off there, not all shareholders are profit orientated, far from it, yes we are a PLC but a PLC with enough supporters to stop any possible takeovers.
 
T Butcher fan said:
There won't be any takeover - at least from the Irish. They don't want to run a football club.
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There wont be anything from the duo, the fact that one of them is involved in a court case with Fergie and using that as a foundation to smear his reputation is known to the club and other shareholders dont see that as them "looking after" Uniteds interests cos without the court case this infomation would've never been leaked, they are now seen as a disruption, as is the court case.
 
this is the type of stuff that brings the fans thoughts off of football, which can be good at times, but we dont want that

-azn
 
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