yeah i dont understand that purchase. guess they need cover for glen johnson? idk...

seems like a roy hodgson type of transfer to make with the smaller clubs hes been at. guess he forgot hes at liverpool :/

[Edited on July 28, 2010 at 12:53 PM. Reason : f]

7/28/2010 12:50:18 PM

yeah he can play LB or RB plus Degen is probably on his way out

7/28/2010 1:06:21 PM

TONY THE TIGER VAN DER SAR

7/28/2010 10:32:45 PM

I liked what i saw from Obertan (before he got hurt), Macheda, and Chicharito tonight. Even Cleverly impressed, and that's huge, considering they were playing in front of 70,000+ people. No stage fright whatsoever.

7/29/2010 12:27:11 AM

i thought chicharito miss-calculated that run on his shot that he had. he took a pretty poor angle, in my opinion. that's not to negate what he did, but i thought he could have done better on that opportunity.

7/29/2010 1:01:54 AM

Ozil...to United? Thoughts?

[Edited on July 29, 2010 at 6:38 PM. Reason : f]

7/29/2010 6:36:55 PM

id be happy. for 10-15 mil pounds that seems to be great value with this screwed up city/madrid market now...he had a good world cup and united desperately need another creative midfielder as scholes cannot keep doing this, anderson will take a bit to come back from his injury, hargreaves is most likely done, and carrick is not good at all.

though one bright spot im seeing within the club is gibson as he scores from outside the box just as good if not better than scholes right now. if he could see the field as well and pass as well as scholes that would be beyond great for the upcoming seasons

7/29/2010 7:52:15 PM

So here's my United starting XI (assuming no injuries), because I'm bored.

----------------Tony The Van Der Sar------------------

O'Shea----------Ferdinand-------Vidic-------------Evra

-----------------------Fletcher------------------------

Valencia---------------Rooney---------------------Nani

----------Chicharito--------------Macheda------------

7/29/2010 8:05:09 PM

Why would you not have Rooney up top?

7/29/2010 8:16:31 PM

Because he likes to drop back anyway.

I mean, that line-up could go to a 4-3-3 at the drop of a hat. Or 4-5-1. It's pretty flexible, and I think all of those players could play in different roles without any drop in quality.


And having him at the #10 position right behind two forward players could potentially solve a lot of problems for United.

[Edited on July 29, 2010 at 8:53 PM. Reason : .]

7/29/2010 8:48:26 PM

i doubt chicharito or macheda would start over berbatov though, right?

ozil would be an awesome buy for them at that price. werder can't really ask too much for him, since he's out of contract after this season and he could walk for free next summer. he definitely fills the need of a creative mid for man utd though.

7/29/2010 9:25:24 PM

i would honestly rather see chicharito or macheda start over berbatov. they are, from what ive seen, better finishers and much faster and more fluid than berbatov. if berbs wouldve scored a quarter of the misses he had last season he wouldve been the leagues scoring champ. hes great on the ball. but he just slows the team down and misses way too many chances. macheda is a great finisher in front of the goal and chicharito just came off scoring 2 in the world cup and was clocked as the fastest guy in the world cup too

[Edited on July 29, 2010 at 9:32 PM. Reason : l]

7/29/2010 9:31:18 PM

Honestly, if those two boys step up, United are going to be a force to reckon with. I was REALLY impressed with both of them. They've got the same sort of speed that you saw out of the Ronaldo/Tevez/Rooney combo we saw in 08.


Plus Nani, Obertan, and Valencia?


Youth and pure, abject speed.

7/29/2010 9:46:32 PM

i'm excited about watching games this year.

7/29/2010 10:23:25 PM

me too

THIS IS THE YEAR OF LUCAS


nigga's going to break out, you heard it here first

7/30/2010 10:09:35 AM

I thought he was already gone?

7/30/2010 11:34:50 AM

lol at chicharito scoring against man utd in the chivas friendly...

oh and:

Quote :

"Paul Scholes ensured his own little bit of history five minutes before the break as, fittingly, he picked up the first booking in the life of the new stadium."

7/31/2010 3:10:26 AM

Does that mean United won, since he scored? Or does that count as an own goal?




[Edited on July 31, 2010 at 2:58 PM. Reason : .]

7/31/2010 2:57:41 PM

Quote :

"nigga's going to break out, you heard it here first only"

Fixed it for you.

Lucas is beyond terrible.

7/31/2010 11:09:27 PM

i think we all knew that was a joke.

7/31/2010 11:15:33 PM

You never know. The devastation that is Liverpool may have finally made him lose it.

7/31/2010 11:24:42 PM

JTMONEYNCSU - Manchester United - Prediction: 2nd
d7freestyler - Manchester United - Prediction: 1st
heelfan - Manchester City - Prediction: 3rd
Ernie - Leeds - Prediction: Back in the EPL in 2 or 3 years
McWinger03 - Aston Villa - Prediction: 5th
aimorris - Liverpool - Prediction: 4th
NyM410 - West Ham - Prediction: ~17th
hey now - Everton - Prediction: 7th
kiljadn - Manchester United - Prediction: 3rd, Blackpool - Prediction: 16th
mizzo - Liverpool - Prediction: 4th
wolfdawg4 - Arsenal - Prediction: 2nd, Blackpool - Prediction: 20th
amac884 - Wolves - Prediction: 13th, Arsenal - Prediction: Invincible
timmy - Arsenal - Prediction: 2nd or 3rd
CalledToArms - Arsenal - Prediction: 3rd
blanks - Manchester United - Prediction: 2nd
God - West Bromwich Albion - Prediction: 7th
Jabbo - Manchester City - Prediction: 4th
cyrion - West Ham - Prediction: 13th
FriendlyFire - Arsenal - Prediction: 3rd
elduderino - Everton - Prediction: 5th
KASPIRITUS - Newcastle - Prediction: Lucky to stay up
rezanator - Liverpool - Prediction: 6th
ToastyMuffin - Tottenham - Prediction: 6th
Opstand - Birmingham City - Prediction: 6th or 7th
Ribs - Tottenham - 4th
Turnip - Newcastle - 10th


lol still 0 chelski fans? i thought someone on tww liked them...

[Edited on August 1, 2010 at 2:41 PM. Reason : f]

8/1/2010 2:35:14 PM

they'll pop up after they've won a few games...

8/1/2010 2:55:41 PM

can I change my prediction? United to win the league.

8/1/2010 2:59:10 PM

only with an asterisk

8/1/2010 3:06:01 PM

anderson in a car crash, almost died when it exploded after he was pulled out of the wreck. sucks for united

8/1/2010 7:22:29 PM

doesnt sound he like he got hurt but wow at the explosion thing. hes rehabilitating torn acl right now but is supposed to be back sometime the first half of the season

8/1/2010 7:50:49 PM

I don't see Anderson making his way back into this side unless he makes some sort of Nani-esque revelatory comeback, anyway.



ESPECIALLY not if United sign Oezil.

8/1/2010 8:43:57 PM

Anderson sucks even when he's healthy.



also...

KENNETH FUCKING HUANG.

[Edited on August 2, 2010 at 7:58 AM. Reason : .]

8/2/2010 7:30:25 AM

^ If I were you I'd be hoping and praying that shit goes through.

8/2/2010 9:13:01 AM

of course

and even better that it looks like Hicks/Gillett won't get shit out of the deal

8/2/2010 9:17:47 AM

JTMONEYNCSU - Manchester United - Prediction: 2nd
d7freestyler - Manchester United - Prediction: 1st
heelfan - Manchester City - Prediction: 3rd
Ernie - Leeds - Prediction: Back in the EPL in 2 or 3 years
McWinger03 - Aston Villa - Prediction: 5th
aimorris - Liverpool - Prediction: 4th
NyM410 - West Ham - Prediction: 14th
hey now - Everton - Prediction: 7th
kiljadn - Manchester United - Prediction: 3rd, Blackpool - Prediction: 16th
mizzo - Liverpool - Prediction: 4th
wolfdawg4 - Arsenal - Prediction: 2nd, Blackpool - Prediction: 20th
amac884 - Wolves - Prediction: 13th, Arsenal - Prediction: Invincible
timmy - Arsenal - Prediction: 2nd or 3rd
CalledToArms - Arsenal - Prediction: 3rd
blanks - Manchester United - Prediction: 2nd
God - West Bromwich Albion - Prediction: 7th
Jabbo - Manchester City - Prediction: 4th
cyrion - West Ham - Prediction: 13th
FriendlyFire - Arsenal - Prediction: 3rd
elduderino - Everton - Prediction: 5th
KASPIRITUS - Newcastle - Prediction: Lucky to stay up
rezanator - Liverpool - Prediction: 6th
ToastyMuffin - Tottenham - Prediction: 6th
Opstand - Birmingham City - Prediction: 6th or 7th
Ribs - Tottenham - 4th
Turnip - Newcastle - 10th

I officially made my prediction 14th. Can I change that if the Remy transfer goes through to 12?

8/2/2010 3:30:19 PM

Salomon is shaking in his AdiPures: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=811467&sec=england&cc=5901

8/3/2010 12:00:17 PM

Quote :

" Manchester United - Prediction: 1st"

8/3/2010 12:12:58 PM

Wolfey - Chelsea - Prediction: 1st

even though the preseason friendlies have not gone very well

8/3/2010 12:40:43 PM

^^^

Anyone notice how in English football everyone backpedals after making their "shocking" statement.

Quote :

"City did the same thing last season and finished fifth and I am not sure if they'll be any stronger this time. Spending a lot of money on new signings doesn't guarantee anything. There are still teams like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool who will always be at the top."

then

Quote :

"This year, we will be fighting with four good teams Manchester, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City."

If you're gonna punk a team like that, don't be a bitch and go back on it saying they're a good team. It makes you look like a pussy. This is a continued trend in English football. Everyone's too [falsely] polite.

[Edited on August 3, 2010 at 12:41 PM. Reason : carrots. orange ones.]

8/3/2010 12:41:06 PM

^ No one is backpedaling, those players aren't that stupid. The media takes their words and twists them up to make for a more shocking headline.



It'd be like if I were giving an interview and I was like "man I'm excited to play against elduderino. he's a pretty cool guy. I'm just worried about recovering in time from my broken ankle"



The SUN would get ahold of it and it would read kiljadn excited to give elduderino a broken ankle - calls him pretty

8/3/2010 12:51:08 PM

lol

I understand they often quote things out of context, but it was pretty clear that Kalou was saying that City won't be much of a threat, then it seems like he says they are first place contenders.

8/3/2010 1:03:53 PM

Balotelli has lost his damn mind

He now wants 180,000 a week AND his image rights to sign for Citeh. They need to get a clue and tell this prick to fuck off.

You know Inter is getting a good chuckle out of this whole thing, too.

8/4/2010 9:40:18 AM

I HOPE they sign him. HOPE HOPE HOPE. Recipe for disaster. I will LOL so hard.

8/4/2010 12:47:45 PM

BaLOLtelli.....this is a smart idea by him, cause i think he or his agent knows that city are willing to succumb to his demands, for whatever reason. i dont know what they see in him but i hope they sign him now too so that locker room turns into hell

8/4/2010 3:38:21 PM

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=811807&sec=england&cc=5901&campaign=rss&source=soccernet



CITY ON THE UP AND UP!

8/4/2010 4:53:07 PM

come on, I don't like City either but its preseason


also,

Kansas. City. Wizards.

8/4/2010 5:56:43 PM

has city even won a game yet? i know the friendlies are supposed to be to get players in shape, which the first problem is they have too many players to get them match fit. secondly, it doesnt help morale when you keep losing no matter who you play.

[Edited on August 4, 2010 at 8:59 PM. Reason : f]

8/4/2010 8:58:12 PM

Borussia Monchengladbach

8/4/2010 11:02:57 PM

Borussia Dortmund is my Bundesliga team, do damage.

8/4/2010 11:06:05 PM

Last week City beat Club America...in a penalty shootout

[Edited on August 5, 2010 at 12:58 AM. Reason : ^^^]

8/5/2010 12:58:29 AM

8/5/2010 1:02:31 AM

Stolen from a Chit Chat thread:

Quote :

"MOSCOW — The parasailing donkey will never fly again and can look ahead to a life of luxury. The female donkey Anapka arrived in Moscow on Wednesday after her brays of terror over a southern Russian beach last month prompted a British newspaper to step in and buy her. A recreation company had sent Anapka up into the sky for about 30 minutes for a promotional stunt and the YouTube video of her trip made headlines around the world. Upset readers of the The Sun had urged the newspaper to rescue her. “Our readers were deeply moved,” Sun correspondent Garry O’Shea told the Associated Press. “We were contacted by thousands of readers. They wanted us to ensure the well-being of this animal.” Anapka traveled from her small town by the Azov Sea to the Kremlin riding school outside Moscow, where her arrival was filmed by news cameras. The donkey was quickly surrounded by reporters and onlookers eager to stroke her. The riding school’s chief veterinarian, Arina Stepanova, said the 17-year-old donkey was tired after her journey but showed no signs of serious illness. Her new owners, meanwhile, are reviewing different options for a new home. Harry Redknapp, coach of England’s Tottenham Hotspur football club, has volunteered to shelter the donkey in an animal sanctuary he is opening in Hampshire, O’Shea said. The Sun also has received numerous offers to adopt Anapka, he said."

So what are the chances that he's trying to replace Huddlestone with the donkey. Or do you just think it's so Peter Crouch has a friend on the team.

8/5/2010 2:41:17 AM

^^ I was thinking about getting the white home Bradley jersey but I can't find it anywhere except their official store and shipping is ridiculous

8/5/2010 7:37:49 AM