Recent Posts Tagged With manchester united

• Nani emerging

  Posted on Monday March 3rd, 2008 at 09:45 am in manchester united

  Manchester United scored an impressive win against Fulham over the weekend with their biggest guns on the bench. This gave an opportunity for Nani to show some of his skills and he didn’t disappoint.Now for me, Paul Scholes was the best player on t...

• Football’s top 10 highest paid players in the world revealed

  Posted on Friday February 29th, 2008 at 02:57 pm in Liverpool, barcelona, chelsea, manchester united, ac milan

  A survey came out today that publishes a list of the highest paid footballers in the world. Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool all represent the Premiership and dominate the list while AC Milan and Barcelona are the only non-English sides liste...

• More money than you can shake a stick at

  Posted on Friday February 29th, 2008 at 06:25 am in manchester united, real madrid

  If you think Alex Ferguson was pissed the last time Real Madrid were making headlines trying to tempt winger Cristiano Ronaldo away from Manchester United, then he will go red when he hears about their latest tactics.Real Madrid president Ramon Calde...

• Striker snubs United

  Posted on Tuesday February 26th, 2008 at 08:32 am in lyon, manchester united

  Lyon striker Karim Benzema is as hot a property as world football has ever seen and Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been snubbed in his bid to sign the 20 year old revelation.Benzema played a starring role for Lyon as they secured a surpr...

• Bolton striker bid rejected

  Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 10:06 am in manchester united, bolton wanderers

  Bolton Wanderers have failed to land striker Louis Saha from Manchester United after a 7m pound bid was rejected for the French international. Bolton are looking for a boost up front after selling Nicolas Anelka to Chelsea last week.Gary Megson, new ...

• Veterans back to fitness could be big boost

  Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 09:53 am in manchester united

  Paul Scholes looks set to make his long delayed return for Manchester United in their FA Cup fourth round match against Tottenham at the end of the month. Scholes suffered a knee injury against Aston Villa back in October.The 33 year old retired Engl...

• City’s worst nightmare: Premiership giants at the gate

  Posted on Tuesday January 15th, 2008 at 03:03 pm in Liverpool, Arsenal, chelsea, manchester united, manchester city

  Micah Richards is holding out for big money. Stalled contract talks have England’s big 4 clubs watching closely as the finest young defender in world may be on his way. Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea would probably climb over eac...

• A two horse race already?

  Posted on Monday December 17th, 2007 at 10:02 pm in Liverpool, Arsenal, chelsea, manchester united

  While the points may not yet tell the tale, the trend going into the middle of the season is for Arsenal and Manchester United to pull away in a two horse race. Chelsea and Liverpool are talented, but the top two looks to have more horsepower and ed...

• Karim Benzema (w/ video)

  Posted on Monday December 17th, 2007 at 02:55 pm in Arsenal, lyon, manchester united, up and coming players

  Karim Benzema is brimming with confidence and French outfit Lyon will soon be brimming with offers as the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United are all looking to bring in the young star who been an absolute revelation in France. Oh, so are Inter Mi...

• Youth comes at a price in Premiership

  Posted on Tuesday November 27th, 2007 at 06:05 am in manchester united, tottenham, sunderland

  Football stars are getting younger and younger, but the race to youth is costing clubs dearly. Over the weekend we saw Tottenham gift West Ham, Manchester United hand Bolton a winner, and Sunderland open the flood gates against Everton. Kids were all...

• For United, transfer rumors point to Portugal again

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 08:23 am in manchester united, sporting lisbon

  Manchester United is starting to make a habit out of looking to Portgal for new recruits and the latest comes in the form of Sporting Lisbon's start midfielder Miguel Veloso. Veloso is a holding midfielder, a position in which United hardly needs to ...

• Barcelona swap rumor is rubbish

  Posted on Monday November 19th, 2007 at 08:24 am in barcelona, manchester united

  I’ve published rumors over the years generally because there is some modicum of logic to it, but the ridiculous rumor that Manchester United are negotiating a swap deal with Barcelona for Samuel Eto’o for… wait… Louis Saha is total rubbish. I...

• See what I mean about Anderson?

  Posted on Tuesday November 13th, 2007 at 08:09 am in manchester united, blackburn rovers

  Against Blackburn Rovers, new Manchester United midfielder Anderson showed again why I don't think he is as good as people claim.There were lots of comments in my last entry on the subject, most disagreed. The most common argument was regarding how t...

• Anderson over Carrick? You must be joking

  Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 06:49 am in manchester united

  Anderson over Carrick? Is there a joke I haven't been let in on? Is Alex Ferguson getting senile? Manchester United are starting to favor him and I can't see why.Owen Hargreaves is finally fit and all summer I'd expected a pairing with Michael Carric...

• Piqued interest from Spain for United starlet

  Posted on Friday November 9th, 2007 at 06:03 am in manchester united

  There were recent rumors that Manchester United defensive prodigy Gerard Pique was slated to leave United after it appeared that Athletico Madrid were ready to buy him and give him a starting place.The 20-year-old Pique spent last season on loan at R...

• The Normal One and his ordinary team

  Posted on Monday September 24th, 2007 at 07:04 am in chelsea, manchester united

  Harsh or not, Chelsea were never really in it and were never going after more than a draw anyway. Manchester United beat them solidly and the red card did nothing more than distract from the inevitable result anyway: Chelsea fought but in the end wer...

• Boy Wonder returns

  Posted on Thursday September 20th, 2007 at 03:53 am in manchester united, sporting lisbon

  It couldn’t have ended any other way, could it? Boy Wonder Cristiano Ronaldo returned home to demonstrate what he’s learned since leaving and it’s safe to say, a lot. He drove in the winner as Manchester United won away at Sporting Lisbon in la...

• Liverpool look like champions

  Posted on Tuesday September 4th, 2007 at 08:31 am in Liverpool, Arsenal, chelsea, manchester united

  I’ve been very impressed with this season’s Liverpool squad, so much so that I’d have to say I think they are going to beat out Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea for this seasons Premiership crown.Yes, I know it’s very early going but Li...

• Ole retires

  Posted on Wednesday August 29th, 2007 at 06:35 am in manchester united

  One of Old Trafford's most popular players over the past decade is retiring earlier than expected. 34 year old Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has decided to call it quits for Manchester United after complications from a summer knee surgery.Solskjaer, whose mos...

• Too many eggs in one basket

  Posted on Tuesday August 21st, 2007 at 09:20 am in Liverpool, manchester united

  Gabriel Heinze banked on a hearing to force his move from Manchester United to Liverpool and was left wanting as they ruled against him. Too many eggs in one basket, and now egg on his face.United was in dispute with Heinze because the club had given...

• City win Manchester bragging rights

  Posted on Sunday August 19th, 2007 at 08:44 pm in manchester united, manchester city

  Manchester City have earned a famous win in the Manchester derby which will send their fans into rapture and Manchester United’s wondering if it’s time to call their situation a crisis.What do you say when last year’s champions have only earned...

• He’s just too good

  Posted on Friday August 17th, 2007 at 07:20 pm in manchester united, portsmouth

  He’s too good to let play. And it was on display again when Manchester United drew against Portsmouth midweek. And it’s getting worse. Cristiano Ronaldo is taking a lot of lumps and it will eventually end in a injury.Last season Ronaldo laid down...

• Is it time to try a different boot?

  Posted on Monday August 13th, 2007 at 07:09 am in manchester united

  Wayne Rooney broke his foot again, this time in a 0-0 draw that saw Manchester United camped out in the Reading for almost the entire 90 minutes and fail to score. That makes it 3 times he’s suffered broken bones in his foot. Is it time to try a ne...

• 9 year old wunderkind joins Manchester United (video)

  Posted on Thursday August 2nd, 2007 at 10:07 am in manchester united, up and coming players

  Manchester United have snapped up nine year old sensation Rhain Davis who lives in Brisbane, Australia.The youngster’s grandfather sent United a DVD of Rhain’s highlights across a number of games for his local club. With skills very similar to 12...

• Nani’s been grounded

  Posted on Friday July 27th, 2007 at 06:55 am in manchester united

  Alex Ferguson has banned new Manchester United summer signing Nani from his trademark somersault goal celebration for the player's own safety. I guess shades of Lomara LuaLua’s injury for Portsmouth still linger.Nani scored on his Manchester United...

• Lyon prepared to pay for pair of Premiership players

  Posted on Friday July 27th, 2007 at 06:27 am in Arsenal, lyon, manchester united

  French champions Lyon are preparing bids to prize away defender Mikael Silvestre from Manchester United and perpetually unhappy Jose Antonio Reyes from Arsenal.29 year old Silvestre is being lured back to his home country as it has become clear heâ€...

• First look: Nani in a Manchester United shirt (video)

  Posted on Tuesday July 24th, 2007 at 12:10 pm in manchester united

  With Paul Scholes injured, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson handed his summer signing from Sporting Lisbon Nani a debut against FC Shenzhen.Below is a video I’ve compiled of all his touches during his 60 odd minutes on the pitch. He looked l...

• Why such a fuss for Heinze?

  Posted on Tuesday July 24th, 2007 at 09:23 am in Liverpool, manchester united, juventus

  As the transfer saga between Liverpool and Manchester United has evolved the question that keeps popping into my head is why?Rafa Benitez is certainly fighting to bring the 29 year old Argentine international over from Old Trafford to Anfield, but th...

• The Diop screamer

  Posted on Monday July 23rd, 2007 at 09:45 am in manchester united, fulham, greatest goals ever series

  During the 2005 season Papa Bouba Diop certainly made a name for himself with a brilliant smash when Fulham drew against Manchester United at Craven Cottage.The Senegal international rifled home from 25 meters in the 87th minute to equalize the game....

• Tevez: we now have a saga

  Posted on Friday July 6th, 2007 at 02:55 pm in manchester united, west ham united

  It reported that striker Carlos Tevez has agreed personal terms with Manchester United, this according to his representatives. But West Ham aren't in agreement.The deal, curious as it is, suggests that Manchester United will bring Carlos Tevez in on...