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16 Mar 2015 05:47:07
Greetings folks. got to say, I expected the Spuds to give you a good run for your money. But they were just awful, can never trust the spuds to do anything right lol. Good result for you lot. Our match (Arsenal vs u guys) will decide a lot this season
1.) 16 Mar 2015 13:33:37
Do you not think that United actually played well and completely dominated Spurs, or have you just been listening to Souness, Lineker and all the other idiots who never give United any credit.
Fact is, we completely outplayed Spurs from the first minute to the last, we didn't allow them to settle and we created a lot of chances.
I agree that our match at the end of season will prove vital, and I am extremely confident of normal service being resumed with a United win.
2.) 16 Mar 2015 14:08:23
Nom, we should have beaten them last week. They were not that great and I expect us to beat them in May.
Spurs were not allowed to play yesterday. They were out muscled and out classed. Simple as that.
3.) 16 Mar 2015 15:40:24
2nd place anyone?
4.) 16 Mar 2015 15:54:52
I've read a lot of this today and last night, fact is spurs never had enough of the game to give us anything. Sometimes in football u are just dominated and spurs were last night.
We had it against Barcelona in the 2 CL finals.
5.) 16 Mar 2015 16:26:07
Go on then Brendan I'll take it lol, tbh we need to calm down a bit we might of smashed spurs but there's a certain game coming up that's far more important than that now. We must take it to them on Sunday as spurs and Liverpool do seem to apply the same approach to games.
I'll take a 1-1 now and move on. (Although I'm confident we will win)
05 Dec 2013 09:40:22
Hi guys. Arsenal fan in peace. I just wanted to comment about David Moyes. I really do feel sorry for the guy. I think he is capable of managing Man United and winning some trophies. The biggest problem that Moyes had when he took over was that he was taking over from possibly the most successful coach in the history of football (even as an Arsenal fan I must admit) in SAF and to make matters worse, he had just won the league when he stepped down. So Moyes inherits a team of champions and the club doesn't lose any players. I think from the moment that he took over, he knew that some wholesale changes needed to be made in some key positions especially in your midfield. But he could't exactly stick out his neck and offload players. Imagine a scenario where he had sold off Rooney, Evra, retired Giggs and then the team is in the same position it is now? He would definitely have been sacked by January. I think the fact that he has retained the squad left by SAF is a smart one on his part. People understand now that some players from the Fergie era are not as good as they were a few seasons back. Now that the whole world has seen where the team needs changes, everyone will support him when he does ring the changes. If he had tried to make changes to the squad before the beginning of the season, he would have been guilty of "trying to fix something that wasn't broken' and if he had failed to make top four after such changes, he would have been gone
Cheers guys
1.) Good post mate, agree with a lot of it to be honest. I'm sure even DM knew what areas of the squad were weak and needed new personnel but if he came in and bought a couple of players that would send out a wrong and potentially damaging message to the rest of the players rather than showing faith. Was never going to be easy, can't compare it to any other situation in football at the moment because this transition is so rare. A manager in charge of one of the worlds biggest clubs retires after 26 years, it's unique. I just hope David has confidence above all, and a plan for the future.
2.) He kept the players and yet replaced the coaches.
fact is these coaches know how to work with these particular players, so getting rid of them is a bit dumb.
He either sticks his neck out and goes all the way, creating his own team with the players and the coaches he deems fit, or keeping it safe.
Either way he either did too much, too soon, or didn't do enough. Now he's no longer playing with ferguson's team of champions, nor is h playing with his own team.
Maybe he wanted to create a new beginning and create his own team, and Ed Woodward failed to follow.
january will be an interesting time me thinks
3.) Exactly what I have said in the past and been slated for by some of the doom and gloom mob. Great post from a supporter from another club who can look at the situation without being emotionally attached. Always good to get posts from real supporters and not the usual brain dead halfwits.
Anyone with eyes knows the first team needs strengthening and we would have loved it to happen in the summer, but whether fans like it or not Moyes needed time to assess his full squad and decide what to do. In my eyes, next summer we will see the end of Giggs, Evra, Rio, Nani, Young, Anderson and maybe Fletcher depending on his latest comeback.
I've said all along that I expect 3rd/4th place this year and any silverware is a huge bonus. We were never going to win the league with the first 11 we have and SAF worked miracles at times along with our rivals being poor last year. We need to accept that now, Moyes is going nowhere and will be allowed to build his first 11 from January onwards. Next season I expect us to be up there challenging again.
4.) Brendan81
Hope you're right mate, but where's this money going to come from?
We need around £150million spent on LB, CB, 2 x wingers and 2 CM's not to mention replacing Kagawa/Rooney/RVP/Hernandez if they leave (Chicha could be replaced internally, I concede that, maybe Keane?)
The biggest bid we got for Nani was less than £10million last season, who's going to pay double that now? Who wants Young? He's got a stinking reputation. Anderson might raise £8mill tops right now.
So we can't really depend on player sales to boost the coffers, unless we sell 1 or more star players like Rooney and RVP, which could be disastrous. We're in a bit of a tight spot, methinks.
5.) Red sky, I think we'd get between £10-12m for Nani due to his now longer contract, Young would go to a mid table team for about £8m and Anderson probably the same. I'd rather have £28m in the kitty than those 3 as they are adding nothing to our squad. I, personally, think Rooney will go. He is playing very well but I don't think he will sign another contract, I think his mind is made up. We would therefore only get about £20m for him in the summer.
The players I think we need are a LB, CB, CM, right sided attacking player and a Rooney replacement if he has decided to leave. Let's say we have a £50m summer kitty, we get £48m from the sales mentioned and we have £20m unspent from this summer. We, possibly, could have £120m in the kitty if the club is willing to spend it, but not saying they will.
I think Moyes may possibly want a type of 4231 formation when he has the players he wants. We already have DeGea, Rafael, Vidic, Fellaini, Januzaj, Kagawa, RVP who could make that formation very successful if we add a quality LB, CB, CM and a player to play on the right of the front 3 along with Januzaj and Kagawa.
It will be very interesting and difficult to sit and watch at times in the coming year, but I think it will come good, and I'm certain Moyes will be given the time and backing to let him succeed.
6.) Brendan81
Hope you're right mate! I'm very much a 'show me' type of fan. If we have the money, this summer was when it needed spending the most and we dithered and quibbled and ended up overpaying for a player who hasn't done anything to justify his tag so far.
If the money is there, time to prove it. No more big talk. Actions speak louder than spin.
20 Jun 2015 10:17:26
Arsenal fan here. I do not think you would want Valdes as your regular keeper
11 Mar 2015 14:50:05
Arsenal fan in peace. I think that's a top post there. LVG strikes me as a stubborn man (Wenger-like in a way). They have this thing of going against the tide and trying to prove a point and this is detrimental o the team sometimes. Sometimes coaches have to be flexible and address glaring errors even if it's the media that mentions them first
. Funniest thing I read today. Lionel Blair? Gooner fan in peace