It's not exactly a suprise that Giggs has signed on for another season at the club, the suprise will come when he doesn't i suppose. But when you stop and think about it, he really is something else, because let's face it, this isn't sentiment on Fergie's part or Glazernomics even, he really is an invaluable part of the squad. Just look at his performance last week
After he signed it, Giggs showed exactly why Fergie loves to keep him, as he talked about loving the 19th title, but looking forward to the challenge of winning more titles.
Fergie told the press this morning that the Suarez/Evra issue doesn't come into things tomorrow, they have not even thought about it.Yeah right. As Andy Mitten has written this afternoon Liverpool are onto a loser even before they take the pitch, there is only one victim in this whole saga and he doesn't play for Liverpool. Fuck me can you imagine what the atmosphere would be like tomorrow after recent events if this game had been played during the mid seventies to the late eighties. I was hyped up to fuck before the derby at City and i'm absolutely certain when i wake up tomorrow, i'll be exactly the same. We better do the bastards, we should have got something in the cup, i'd be gutted if we didn't get the three points tomorrow.
I noticed he answered questions about racism in the game earlier in the week but than says we are just focused on the game in his press game. I don't blame him, we have to be focused on the game tomorrow, the last thing we want is for tomorrow to turn into a grudge match, if we play our A game we should win, of course if it does turn into a battle, we better be up for it.
Before the start of this three game run against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham i would have hoped for seven points but more than settled for five, I hope the Norwich game takes care of itself. But i was hoping and to be honest expecting to beat Chelsea, so last week has put even more onus on getting a victory tomorrow because the Tottenham will probably be the hardest game of the three.
Good news that Tom Cleverley will be involved tomorrow according to Fergie, though it's hard to see him starting the match tomorrow, having him on the bench would be a big bonus. It's also good to hear that Jones should be fit for the Thursday Ajax tie, he has been out for quite some time now, it's a month out where we thought he would be back within a couple of weeks.
Fergie agreed this morning that De Gea's confidence will have been boosted by his late save against Chelsea last week. Earlier in the week, Van Der Sar was quoted as saying that De Gea must learn to cope with the pressure, United paid a lot of money for him and he has to come through. I'm not sure how much of an endorsment that is, especially as he praises Lindegaard whose form he calls magnificent.
The official site ran an interview with the Keane twins ahead of the reserves derby yesterday, they both seem to have their heads screwed on nicely, and of course both have good potential. It was a pity about yesterday's result, 4-2 flattered City, i thought United played the better football, when space opened up. United's second goal was a belter, the run and thenvision of Will Keane underlined why he is potentially a first team future star.
Danny Welbeck impresses his interviewer Stuart James with his modesty and his self belief in a Guardian interview this afternoon. I have watched him since he was in the youth team and i always expected him to make it, and i believe there is still loads to come, Fergie is right that he will be a United striker for years.
Mark Ogden acclaims Eric Cantona as his most influential foreign import into the English game, that's a pretty good article, there were a few foreign imports before the modern influx led by Eric but he was the catalyst for the premier league we see today, for good and sometimes worse.
Andy Cole isn't suprised that Capello has walked and ponders the media's part in the circus that is the national team. He is absolutley spot on, in all the talk about Redknapp taking over or just taking the job for the European championships this summer, everybody is still talking as if England have a chance of winning it. That just isn't even remotely serious, i've said it before, if the authorities are serious about having a team that can compete at the highest level in the future then this should be a tournament that is used to blood and experience the talent coming through the ranks.
Yet you know this isn't going to happen, you wonder how long it will take for the clamour to take Scholes in the summer to start. If he was used in the right way, to lend some experience to younger legs and inexperienced players then fair enough, but i can't see it. It's a pity for England that it looks as if Wilshere will miss the tournament as i'm sure that he has what it takes to mix it with the best in the world. The problem is that there are too many other positions where that class of player isn't there. Take Jones and Smalling, they both have fantastic potential, but they are not Vidic and Ferdinand yet, and that's if Jones is even a centre half which is open to debate. The problem is that England have real class in certain positions, but only potential in others.
I can see a new manager being told on the quiet that Terry will not even be eligible for selection for the tournament as it would be too embarrassing commercially and that they don't want a repeat of South Africa, which would almost certainly be on the cards if he did go. To be honest it's not as if he is half the player he was anyway, he was garbage in South Africa, not alone admitted, but he hasn't exactly shone this season either. With Ferdinand not the player he was and with a cchronic back problem, the centre half partnership is a big problem.
I'm totally in agreement with Keano in his assertion that England's players should be keeping their thoughts to themselves as far as to who the next England manager should be. Of course they can have an opinion and if asked in private they should give it, but if for some reason Harry didn't get it, every man and his dog would know that the new manager was not the players choice and that would put the new man at a disadvantage straight away. And in that job, that would be the last thing that he'd need.
One last thought, i can't help laugh when journo's say that the England manager is the biggest job. All i can say to that is, we'll see about that when Fergie finishes and somebody has to follow that act.
More stink coming out of the Leveson inquiry as Gudi Fawkes admits pictures of Hague's advisor in a gay bar were bought by the news of the from him. Coulson's appointment looks even more dodgy.
Steve Richards warns modernisers, tory or labour, to either run the NHS better or scrap it but stop trying to reform it. That's the point though, they are trying to privatise it by stealth, i have said it before these free mrket fundamentalists are Soviet style Marxists in their blinkeredness.
Richard Murphy refers to an Economist article on Swiss banking secrecy to argue that the war on tax evasion that the US has begun is the sign of things to come and that Swiss style offshore banking havens are doomed.
Julian Baggiani has been examining American atheism and asks why won't the US accept its atheists, but argues that the internet is coming to there rescue. As has been said a million times before it really is a different country.
After he signed it, Giggs showed exactly why Fergie loves to keep him, as he talked about loving the 19th title, but looking forward to the challenge of winning more titles.
Fergie told the press this morning that the Suarez/Evra issue doesn't come into things tomorrow, they have not even thought about it.Yeah right. As Andy Mitten has written this afternoon Liverpool are onto a loser even before they take the pitch, there is only one victim in this whole saga and he doesn't play for Liverpool. Fuck me can you imagine what the atmosphere would be like tomorrow after recent events if this game had been played during the mid seventies to the late eighties. I was hyped up to fuck before the derby at City and i'm absolutely certain when i wake up tomorrow, i'll be exactly the same. We better do the bastards, we should have got something in the cup, i'd be gutted if we didn't get the three points tomorrow.
I noticed he answered questions about racism in the game earlier in the week but than says we are just focused on the game in his press game. I don't blame him, we have to be focused on the game tomorrow, the last thing we want is for tomorrow to turn into a grudge match, if we play our A game we should win, of course if it does turn into a battle, we better be up for it.
Before the start of this three game run against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham i would have hoped for seven points but more than settled for five, I hope the Norwich game takes care of itself. But i was hoping and to be honest expecting to beat Chelsea, so last week has put even more onus on getting a victory tomorrow because the Tottenham will probably be the hardest game of the three.
Good news that Tom Cleverley will be involved tomorrow according to Fergie, though it's hard to see him starting the match tomorrow, having him on the bench would be a big bonus. It's also good to hear that Jones should be fit for the Thursday Ajax tie, he has been out for quite some time now, it's a month out where we thought he would be back within a couple of weeks.
Fergie agreed this morning that De Gea's confidence will have been boosted by his late save against Chelsea last week. Earlier in the week, Van Der Sar was quoted as saying that De Gea must learn to cope with the pressure, United paid a lot of money for him and he has to come through. I'm not sure how much of an endorsment that is, especially as he praises Lindegaard whose form he calls magnificent.
The official site ran an interview with the Keane twins ahead of the reserves derby yesterday, they both seem to have their heads screwed on nicely, and of course both have good potential. It was a pity about yesterday's result, 4-2 flattered City, i thought United played the better football, when space opened up. United's second goal was a belter, the run and thenvision of Will Keane underlined why he is potentially a first team future star.
Danny Welbeck impresses his interviewer Stuart James with his modesty and his self belief in a Guardian interview this afternoon. I have watched him since he was in the youth team and i always expected him to make it, and i believe there is still loads to come, Fergie is right that he will be a United striker for years.
Mark Ogden acclaims Eric Cantona as his most influential foreign import into the English game, that's a pretty good article, there were a few foreign imports before the modern influx led by Eric but he was the catalyst for the premier league we see today, for good and sometimes worse.
Andy Cole isn't suprised that Capello has walked and ponders the media's part in the circus that is the national team. He is absolutley spot on, in all the talk about Redknapp taking over or just taking the job for the European championships this summer, everybody is still talking as if England have a chance of winning it. That just isn't even remotely serious, i've said it before, if the authorities are serious about having a team that can compete at the highest level in the future then this should be a tournament that is used to blood and experience the talent coming through the ranks.
Yet you know this isn't going to happen, you wonder how long it will take for the clamour to take Scholes in the summer to start. If he was used in the right way, to lend some experience to younger legs and inexperienced players then fair enough, but i can't see it. It's a pity for England that it looks as if Wilshere will miss the tournament as i'm sure that he has what it takes to mix it with the best in the world. The problem is that there are too many other positions where that class of player isn't there. Take Jones and Smalling, they both have fantastic potential, but they are not Vidic and Ferdinand yet, and that's if Jones is even a centre half which is open to debate. The problem is that England have real class in certain positions, but only potential in others.
I can see a new manager being told on the quiet that Terry will not even be eligible for selection for the tournament as it would be too embarrassing commercially and that they don't want a repeat of South Africa, which would almost certainly be on the cards if he did go. To be honest it's not as if he is half the player he was anyway, he was garbage in South Africa, not alone admitted, but he hasn't exactly shone this season either. With Ferdinand not the player he was and with a cchronic back problem, the centre half partnership is a big problem.
I'm totally in agreement with Keano in his assertion that England's players should be keeping their thoughts to themselves as far as to who the next England manager should be. Of course they can have an opinion and if asked in private they should give it, but if for some reason Harry didn't get it, every man and his dog would know that the new manager was not the players choice and that would put the new man at a disadvantage straight away. And in that job, that would be the last thing that he'd need.
One last thought, i can't help laugh when journo's say that the England manager is the biggest job. All i can say to that is, we'll see about that when Fergie finishes and somebody has to follow that act.
More stink coming out of the Leveson inquiry as Gudi Fawkes admits pictures of Hague's advisor in a gay bar were bought by the news of the from him. Coulson's appointment looks even more dodgy.
Steve Richards warns modernisers, tory or labour, to either run the NHS better or scrap it but stop trying to reform it. That's the point though, they are trying to privatise it by stealth, i have said it before these free mrket fundamentalists are Soviet style Marxists in their blinkeredness.
Richard Murphy refers to an Economist article on Swiss banking secrecy to argue that the war on tax evasion that the US has begun is the sign of things to come and that Swiss style offshore banking havens are doomed.
Julian Baggiani has been examining American atheism and asks why won't the US accept its atheists, but argues that the internet is coming to there rescue. As has been said a million times before it really is a different country.
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