It's a good job the news on Vidic seems to be positive, because the present tour shows us light at centre back with the new season not that far off, especially with the news that Smalling has done a metatarsal and could be out for up to ten weeks. The promising centre half bought from Fulham spent most of last season out injured and this wasn't the news he or most reds wanted to see.
The South African tour finished with a last minute equaliser from the embarrassment that is Bebe, in an otherwise drab draw. It was actually an excellent finish, the irony being his first touch to set it up was the only decent first touch he made after coming on. I didn't watch it live, thankfully, it was mostly what i had expected, Anderson looked his usual self, poor, Hernandez didn't look comfortable up front on his own, but on the plus side Kagawa showed enough bright touches to suggest he is what the doctor ordered. Shame about the miss, but we didn't buy him for his heading prowess. The twenty minute cameo from Powell was the real bonus, it will be interesting to see him against the Hannover's of this world nearer to the season's opening day. If he can show the glimpses he showed in Cape town i'm pretty sure he won't be going out on loan.
It was nice to see the youngsters get a chance, with Lingard looked good again and Vermijl looked good going forward, providing the overlap in inury time to conjure up the equaliser. Lingard told the official site that he has been doing extra work this summer which is good to hear, Gary Neville type dedication let's hope it leads to a Gary Neville type career for Manchester United.
Disappointing but not exactly a suprise to hear Fergie describe the Glazer's as great owners, for a supposed man of the people, he seem to enjoy the company of seriously wealthy people. People that might even be labelled the unacceptable face of capitalism, as the tory Ted Heath would no doubt seen them. Great football manager's and he is probably without a peer, unfortunately, don't make great men. Mark Kelleher describes the situation as a sad mess, but as he says we were here long before him and we'll be here after he has gone.
I haven't got much time for the argument, that we should forgive the slip of the tongue and be grateful for all the glory. I was going before for a fair old while before the good times came, and whilst i'll be forever grateful for the glory, especially for those ten days in May in 1999 and the glorious night at home to Blackburn in 1993, ending 26 years which the year before had felt like it was never going to end, each statement like that just proves the old adage, great men have feet of clay.
The South African tour finished with a last minute equaliser from the embarrassment that is Bebe, in an otherwise drab draw. It was actually an excellent finish, the irony being his first touch to set it up was the only decent first touch he made after coming on. I didn't watch it live, thankfully, it was mostly what i had expected, Anderson looked his usual self, poor, Hernandez didn't look comfortable up front on his own, but on the plus side Kagawa showed enough bright touches to suggest he is what the doctor ordered. Shame about the miss, but we didn't buy him for his heading prowess. The twenty minute cameo from Powell was the real bonus, it will be interesting to see him against the Hannover's of this world nearer to the season's opening day. If he can show the glimpses he showed in Cape town i'm pretty sure he won't be going out on loan.
It was nice to see the youngsters get a chance, with Lingard looked good again and Vermijl looked good going forward, providing the overlap in inury time to conjure up the equaliser. Lingard told the official site that he has been doing extra work this summer which is good to hear, Gary Neville type dedication let's hope it leads to a Gary Neville type career for Manchester United.
Disappointing but not exactly a suprise to hear Fergie describe the Glazer's as great owners, for a supposed man of the people, he seem to enjoy the company of seriously wealthy people. People that might even be labelled the unacceptable face of capitalism, as the tory Ted Heath would no doubt seen them. Great football manager's and he is probably without a peer, unfortunately, don't make great men. Mark Kelleher describes the situation as a sad mess, but as he says we were here long before him and we'll be here after he has gone.
I haven't got much time for the argument, that we should forgive the slip of the tongue and be grateful for all the glory. I was going before for a fair old while before the good times came, and whilst i'll be forever grateful for the glory, especially for those ten days in May in 1999 and the glorious night at home to Blackburn in 1993, ending 26 years which the year before had felt like it was never going to end, each statement like that just proves the old adage, great men have feet of clay.
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