The first game of United's pre-season tour took place in Durban last night with the reds registering a 1-0 victory over Amazulu. A mixture of experience and youth didn't really show us anything new or really provide that much entertainment for our overseas support.
I suppose it was interesting to see Fergie start with Berbatov behind Hernandez and Macheda meaning we played without any real width. I suppose some will see that as evidence of a new flexibility in tactics, but unless there is something in all these Van Persie stories, unlikely as they seem, it was probably more a case of choosing a system to suit the players available against very weak opposition.
As for the game, if they had been half way decent in front of goal, it could have been a very different scoreline. I'm not going to judge any of the players as this was a real blowing the summer cobwebs away affair. I can't leave without mentioning Lingard, he showed that he's got the character to do something in the game, he is definitely one to watch if he does go out on loan.
It's hard to really believe this mornings reports that Van Perise will be coming to United, but the Indy did report on Tuesday that the Dutchman's first choice we Turin and Juve, but if they couldn't afford him he preferred United over City. It's hard to see why we would want him, yes he is a good player, but we hardly lack for forwards in the squad. Add to that the last season and a half is the first real period of his career where he has stayed largely injury free and it seems even harder credit we would blow what money we have on another forward when a left back and maybe a midfielder would seem so much more urgent a priority.
Of course it's just as likely journalistic licence to link United with a foward after hearing Fergie admit that Berbatov wants to leave to play first team football. You can't really blame the Bulgarian, he knows he isn't Fergie's cup of tea, he's a footballer and he wants to play.
If we were to bring anybody from Arsenal to United, there would only be one candidate for me, but he would be as risky as signing Van Persie, but Jack Wilshere would strengthen that central midfield .
Ye another negative piece about the Glazer's United IPO from the world's financial press, this time from New Zealand. Reuters report that the IPO launch could happen as early as next week, but it sounds like their hopes for the amount they will raise from it have been watered down. Doesn't sound too promising for them.
Nick Miller can't believe people still believe that the Glazer's are Ok as the owners of Manchester United. You'd think the amount of shit hanging around the world of finance would set people right about the real state of affairs, but of course most of these people read the Sun, Mail and watch the likes of Fox news and reality show crap. Celebrity is today's opium of the masses.
As the Olympics has one more week to show London of to the world, the City of London, it's claim to global fame is under globla regulatory attack. Faisal Islam reports on the yanks really going for HSBC, and noting the rotten state of Britain's once mighty big four banks.
It looks like the tories will find that the mud is going to stick over Lord Green's position as a trade minister and Osborne advisor, and head of HSBC when warnings were made, ironically after Osborne going after Balls over the LIBOR scandal.
Steve Richards argues that the shambles over G4s are a culmination of events that explode the myth that the private sector is always best. It should be, but when you add the Blairite outsourcer's to their tory and orange book, fellow believer's, it becomes hard to belive it will be.
I suppose it was interesting to see Fergie start with Berbatov behind Hernandez and Macheda meaning we played without any real width. I suppose some will see that as evidence of a new flexibility in tactics, but unless there is something in all these Van Persie stories, unlikely as they seem, it was probably more a case of choosing a system to suit the players available against very weak opposition.
As for the game, if they had been half way decent in front of goal, it could have been a very different scoreline. I'm not going to judge any of the players as this was a real blowing the summer cobwebs away affair. I can't leave without mentioning Lingard, he showed that he's got the character to do something in the game, he is definitely one to watch if he does go out on loan.
It's hard to really believe this mornings reports that Van Perise will be coming to United, but the Indy did report on Tuesday that the Dutchman's first choice we Turin and Juve, but if they couldn't afford him he preferred United over City. It's hard to see why we would want him, yes he is a good player, but we hardly lack for forwards in the squad. Add to that the last season and a half is the first real period of his career where he has stayed largely injury free and it seems even harder credit we would blow what money we have on another forward when a left back and maybe a midfielder would seem so much more urgent a priority.
Of course it's just as likely journalistic licence to link United with a foward after hearing Fergie admit that Berbatov wants to leave to play first team football. You can't really blame the Bulgarian, he knows he isn't Fergie's cup of tea, he's a footballer and he wants to play.
If we were to bring anybody from Arsenal to United, there would only be one candidate for me, but he would be as risky as signing Van Persie, but Jack Wilshere would strengthen that central midfield .
Ye another negative piece about the Glazer's United IPO from the world's financial press, this time from New Zealand. Reuters report that the IPO launch could happen as early as next week, but it sounds like their hopes for the amount they will raise from it have been watered down. Doesn't sound too promising for them.
Nick Miller can't believe people still believe that the Glazer's are Ok as the owners of Manchester United. You'd think the amount of shit hanging around the world of finance would set people right about the real state of affairs, but of course most of these people read the Sun, Mail and watch the likes of Fox news and reality show crap. Celebrity is today's opium of the masses.
As the Olympics has one more week to show London of to the world, the City of London, it's claim to global fame is under globla regulatory attack. Faisal Islam reports on the yanks really going for HSBC, and noting the rotten state of Britain's once mighty big four banks.
It looks like the tories will find that the mud is going to stick over Lord Green's position as a trade minister and Osborne advisor, and head of HSBC when warnings were made, ironically after Osborne going after Balls over the LIBOR scandal.
Steve Richards argues that the shambles over G4s are a culmination of events that explode the myth that the private sector is always best. It should be, but when you add the Blairite outsourcer's to their tory and orange book, fellow believer's, it becomes hard to belive it will be.
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