BobbyBiscuit

Is that the way it works? Oh well...

Totally agree with you. I thought Ferguson would have tried something different with his tactics to soften the blow with losing Ronaldo, in particular, in the same way he changed things round after Roy Keane left. Maybe he's in the process of doing this or maybe he's just hamstrung by the financial situation. For United to win the league, they need three things to happen I reckon: Vidic back, fully fit. Revert to 4-4-2 for every match bar away ties in Europe. And, get an experienced goalscorer in to take the pressure off Rooney. I'd personally like to see them re-sign either van Nistelrooy or Louis Saha for the rest of the season. Both played particularly well with Rooney in their time at OT.

Need to agree to disagree then. I'm sure it has not escaped your attention but United already have a striker with a similar style to Tevez only he is a lot better at it than Tevez. It's no coincidence last season that Tevez did his best work with Berbatov beside him (even then it was fleeting). If it comes down to a choice of Rooney and Berbatov or Tevez and Berbatov you know who Ferguson would pick 100 times out of 100. I'm also not dwelling on performances a long time ago. they were last season, which would have happened to be the performances that would have gone someway to making SAF's mind up for him so it is entirely relevant. He came back to "haunt" Fergie according to the media... he's not the first player to do that and he probably won't be the last. he's a confidence player and he needs to play every week. That was never going to happen at Old Trafford and I think it was best for both parties that he moved on. Everyone knows Tevez is a good player but is Tevez a great player? No.

By the same token, who the fuck does Tevez think he is by continually demanding in the press that he should have been in the first XI? That's demeaning to both his manager and his colleagues. His performances when given a start in his second season did not merit his inclusion in the big matches nor did it merit the inflated transfer fee, especially considering United had already paid £10m for his services for those two seasons. I would also imagine Ferguson made one offer to Tevez to show a certain section of United fans that he had tried to keep a guy who was a cult hero to them. Had Fergie really wanted him, the deal would have been done well before the season finished. The fact is, he just didn't want him that much, and considering so few goals from Tevez in his second season, guessed he probably wouldn't miss him that much either.

Zinedine Zidane, the player with the greatest touch of all time is worth only £200k more than Tevez, a player who had the touch of a rapist in his second season at Man Utd. The football world has clearly gone mad.

I should also have said: would we have appointed Ian Porterfield after Fergie left? I doubt it. Cheap appointment which summed up Dick Donald's outlook.

in the next ten years we built the Dick Donald stand. That really was not required, and everything went downhill from there.

From a purely selfish view, I just wish Chris Anderson had lived an extra ten years. I have absolutely no doubt that things would be infinitely better for us than they are at present. One of the nicest but saddest stories I've heard about the man is the one Jack Webster recounts on Stand Free about Mr Anderson and Eric Black before the 85 League Cup Final when Mr Anderson basically knew it would be his last final. A true visionary, but also a true Don. If only we had one of them around these days...

I think that's what it is, but i believe it's billed to be about the New Firm, because obviously United had similar success to ourselves around that time... oh, wait.

I see, i turned over before a replay was played of it. 2-0 scousers, Harry Redknapp looks fucking raging. And ugly. But he always looks like that.

Richard Ashcroft's new one. It's ok, but I can't quite get the thought out my head that he's going down the Ian Brown solo route here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KflwDPym3Gk

Did Milner not score two? The caption they put up there had him with only the penalty.

4-2 arse

3-2 arse now

Arsenal got one back on half time. Bindippers one up on the Ben Hurs.

I'm sure it's a rhetorical question but Mackie, Mike, D'Jaffo, Derek Young and Michie was a pretty hellish set of "strikers".

I heard Mackie plus cash for Kyle last week. the cash part makes me think it's bollocks.

Gone for a French double tonight of Monaco (10/3) and Lille (5/6, away to Sochaux). Monaco I think are a bit heavily priced considering they're away to a PSG side who are on the slide under 106 year old manager, Toni Koumbuare.

I also didn't think it was an extension, just for him to get more money.

I don't think Fyvie is allowed to sign another contract until he's 17, as his current contract was also signed when he was 16.

I don't think there's any doubt United are a better side with him in it. Just a bit frustrating that he doesn't always seem "on". Rooney has to have someone up beside him in my view, which certainly seemed to be the case last night. Owen came on and Rooney got a lot better. Carrick also started playing a bit better as he had someone else to look for. The stats may well be skewed in that Berbatov doesn't always start the "big" games, and the ones he does start are the ones United should generally be winning easily anyway. But, he is a rolls royce of a player, just a shame he doesn't always get out of the driveway.

On the back page of the EE today, it says that McGhee has said that we may sell Miller and McDonald this month.

What the WTF?

I think I'd be tempted to have him there too. At Ibrox this season he was in a more central position and he caused them all sorts of problems running from deep with the ball and it gives him the scope to link with the front men more than playing wide does. I said after Ibrox that Pawlett is the closest thing I've seen to a young Eoin Jess. The way he instantly knows where he's going with it, uses his body well to shield the ball and plays with his head up which can open the game up for us, I think it would almost be a waste to have him on the wing.