The real United v Manchester reds - Thy choicest gifts in store

[Ayatollah Hermione 14956]

2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said:

his performances at left back are better then those he’s put in at right back this season, weirdly 

Barnes will tuck in and give him space to bomb on whereas Murphy has to stay wide to deliver crosses off his stronger foot. If we end up with a left footer on the right wing, it’ll allow Tino to do the same down that flank IMO

[Howmanheyman 37597]

36 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said:

😂 I went to school with a lad who somehow managed to get a Season Ticket at OT in the 90s. He got the bus down to Manchester every other weekend the tragic wanker.

 

FYP

[David Kelly 1361]

20 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

Barnes will tuck in and give him space to bomb on whereas Murphy has to stay wide to deliver crosses off his stronger foot. If we end up with a left footer on the right wing, it’ll allow Tino to do the same down that flank IMO

Tino's crossing seems to be much better with his left foot bizarrely.  Can think of three goals in the last four games that have come from his crosses whereas he was very poor in his delivery from rightback.  He's always looked a better leftback for us than rightback imo.  Tripps has been excellent since he came back into the team as well. 

[Christmas Tree 5254]

So funny how deflated Isak was when Bruno scored  

[RobinRobin 12777]

26 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

So funny how deflated Isak was when Bruno scored  

Typical striker. 🙂 

[Christmas Tree 5254]

Watching We Are United again, wow!

 

But god it makes you miss Amanda  

Edited Monday at 12:59 by Christmas Tree

[Dougle 3801]

7 hours ago, thebrokendoll said:

these shameless cunts man   ...

 

 

 

Ashington and mackem cunts

[Alex 37575]

3 hours ago, Christmas Tree said:

Watching We Are United again, wow!

 

But god it makes you miss Amanda  

Be careful, you’ll go blind 

[aimaad22 4911]

I love this team man, what a bunch of lads. Of the countless wonderful things that have happened in the last 3 years making a habit of embarrassing Manyoooo is one of the top things on the list for me.

Just another thing I never thought I'd see, as regular as this sort of result has become, I think Gemmill mentioned our record against the likes of these and other big games recently, I'm still pinching meself half the time and I hope that feeling never goes away because whats the point if you can't truly enjoy these days. 

 

It's the manner of these results as well, we've absolutley blown them away and we play the kind of football people love to see especially when the talk of the town is the boring sideways football lacking character prevalent these days. Even mainstream pundits are (begrdugingly I'm sure) openly admitting it now. 

 

Barnes sensational, what a weapon to have. The cup final performance seems to have just lifted him. Tino so impressive again, so happy to see his slight downturn in form was very temporary. And Tonali where do you even start?  The goal, the energy and physicality, his movement to link play and cover the full pitch, the understanding of the game coupled with technical brilliance; it feels strange to say in a team with Isak, Bruno but he might really be our best overall player. Mental. 

 

There have been a number of outstanding performers this season; Isak, Hall, Burn probably the top for me alongside Tonali but he's been the gamechanger this season in terms of what's different in the squad from last year. 

 

Just another month of keeping this up, the final stretch to what already is our best season in 70 years but could get even better.   Another day of spending an unholy amount of time on Youtube awaits.

[aimaad22 4911]

For Fergie, for Mike Riley, for the countless insufferable UNITED fans who are oh so quiet these days. HAVE IT YOU TWATS 

 

 

 

[Christmas Tree 5254]

Having just finished we are united and the last CL run in, I’m deffo stocking up on the Tenor ladies. Forgot how nerve wracking it gets as the games run out.

[Gemmill 51854]

 

 

[Renton 24315]

24 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

Having just finished we are united and the last CL run in, I’m deffo stocking up on the Tenor ladies. Forgot how nerve wracking it gets as the games run out.

 

What?! 

Wouldn't want to be next to you in the trenches, it would be over flowing with piss. We'll be fine man. 

 

[Christmas Tree 5254]

7 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

What?! 

Wouldn't want to be next to you in the trenches, it would be over flowing with piss. We'll be fine man. 

 

I get terribly nervous when there’s big stuff at stake. That said, that Leicester game when we needed a point to secure CL football, the whole crowd was shitting itself  

 

Pope saved the day!

[Gemmill 51854]

5 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said:

 

 

Pope saved the day!

 

Actually I'm 95% sure I started the match thread for that one. Pope did his bit, but credit where it's due. 

[Christmas Tree 5254]

[Dr Gloom 24116]

2 hours ago, aimaad22 said:

I love this team man, what a bunch of lads. Of the countless wonderful things that have happened in the last 3 years making a habit of embarrassing Manyoooo is one of the top things on the list for me.

Just another thing I never thought I'd see, as regular as this sort of result has become, I think Gemmill mentioned our record against the likes of these and other big games recently, I'm still pinching meself half the time and I hope that feeling never goes away because whats the point if you can't truly enjoy these days. 

 

It's the manner of these results as well, we've absolutley blown them away and we play the kind of football people love to see especially when the talk of the town is the boring sideways football lacking character prevalent these days. Even mainstream pundits are (begrdugingly I'm sure) openly admitting it now. 

 

Barnes sensational, what a weapon to have. The cup final performance seems to have just lifted him. Tino so impressive again, so happy to see his slight downturn in form was very temporary. And Tonali where do you even start?  The goal, the energy and physicality, his movement to link play and cover the full pitch, the understanding of the game coupled with technical brilliance; it feels strange to say in a team with Isak, Bruno but he might really be our best overall player. Mental. 

 

There have been a number of outstanding performers this season; Isak, Hall, Burn probably the top for me alongside Tonali but he's been the gamechanger this season in terms of what's different in the squad from last year. 

 

Just another month of keeping this up, the final stretch to what already is our best season in 70 years but could get even better.   Another day of spending an unholy amount of time on Youtube awaits.

Sandro is a serious contender for player of the season. No mean feat given the way Isak has played and all the goals he’s scored. His move to DM was absolutely pivotal to our turnaround. Teams no longer play through us like they did at times last season with Bruno in that role and he’s an absolute unit defensively and a Rolls Royce on the ball.

[Rayvin 6296]

Aye you have to love the guy. I hope he's here for his entire career at this evidence. I was asking a mate after the game who would be player of the season for us in a year like this, and we just couldn't come up with a clear favourite - so many of them have been that good.

 

Probably Isak just for him emerging as world class, but I always feel like strikers get an easy job in terms of distinguishing themselves versus everyone else.

[Renton 24315]

3 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

Aye you have to love the guy. I hope he's here for his entire career at this evidence. I was asking a mate after the game who would be player of the season for us in a year like this, and we just couldn't come up with a clear favourite - so many of them have been that good.

 

Probably Isak just for him emerging as world class, but I always feel like strikers get an easy job in terms of distinguishing themselves versus everyone else.

 

Contenders for me are Tonali, Isak, or Burn. Burn is sentimental obviously, the other two I don't know, but personally I think Tonali edges it for me. He's the Ferrari engine driving the team. So glad we kept faith in him. 

[Rayvin 6296]

2 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

Contenders for me are Tonali, Isak, or Burn. Burn is sentimental obviously, the other two I don't know, but personally I think Tonali edges it for me. He's the Ferrari engine driving the team. So glad we kept faith in him. 

 

Aye that same mate I just mentioned was furious with Tonali about his ban and kept harping on about how he was gonna have to pay us all back and how sure he was that we were being scammed by Milan  Think he's finally forgiven him now.

[toonotl 3552]

Tonali is so brilliant. There was a funny moment for me watching the match when Tonali dribbled the ball on a 30-yard run and burned past the Manc fullback around the outside, before turning back to keep possession to wind down the clock. The two clearly MancRed bias commentators seemed shocked, only then waxing lyrical about him being "lightning quick", with a sense of surprise, since they clearly hadn't noticed him doing exactly the same thing without the ball, not only every week, but also for the entire 90 minutes of the match prior to that. Yeah, dumbasses, he's lightyears ahead of your pedestrian ManU midfield. Imagine watching Erikson and Casemiro look like reanimated corpses every week, then seeing another team with two demi-gods of athleticism, Tonali and Joelinton. Oh the misery in their voices was magical.  

[Kitman 2467]

I do think we're very lucky to have Tonali. Possibly if it wasnt for the betting scandal AC Milan would never have let him go because he's mint (yes Im suggesting they knew about it when they sold him)

[aimaad22 4911]

 

55 minutes ago, toonotl said:

Tonali is so brilliant. There was a funny moment for me watching the match when Tonali dribbled the ball on a 30-yard run and burned past the Manc fullback around the outside, before turning back to keep possession to wind down the clock. The two clearly MancRed bias commentators seemed shocked, only then waxing lyrical about him being "lightning quick", with a sense of surprise, since they clearly hadn't noticed him doing exactly the same thing without the ball, not only every week, but also for the entire 90 minutes of the match prior to that. Yeah, dumbasses, he's lightyears ahead of your pedestrian ManU midfield. Imagine watching Erikson and Casemiro look like reanimated corpses every week, then seeing another team with two demi-gods of athleticism, Tonali and Joelinton. Oh the misery in their voices was magical.  

 

Aye I noticed Sky and the like have done more segments on  'can they keep their best players?' since yesterday. Entitled deluded wankers. Also I think it was Wright who was saying 'can they consistently challenge the big six now'?

 

Didn't have time to notice we're odds on to finish top 4 two times in the last three years and the in the year between that finished 7th having dealth with an injury crisis a semblance of which has crippled your beloved Manyoo and Spurs. But yeah aye I suppose we haven't really 'challenged' yet. 

[toonotl 3552]

47 minutes ago, aimaad22 said:

 

 

Aye I noticed Sky and the like have done more segments on  'can they keep their best players?' since yesterday. Entitled deluded wankers. Also I think it was Wright who was saying 'can they consistently challenge the big six now'?

 

Didn't have time to notice we're odds on to finish top 4 two times in the last three years and the in the year between that finished 7th having dealth with an injury crisis a semblance of which has crippled your beloved Manyoo and Spurs. But yeah aye I suppose we haven't really 'challenged' yet. 

 

Yep. It's the case now that if the likes of ManU or Spurs want our players then so good luck to them. Any player would be mad to choose them over us. And it's arguably soon to be the same with Chelsea and Arsenal. If it isn't already. These clubs want our players. Who cares? We're better than them already and heading upwards. And, ironically, thanks to PSR, we have a somewhat favourable financial position relative to them because a lot of these clubs that have been incredibly poor with their decisions in the transfer market cannot now simply throw money at our players to lure them away from us.

 

The landscape is shifting rapidly or more accurately it has already shifted. The lag in the media response is arguably the product of a football journalism class stocked to overflowing with three generations worth of players from clubs who have a history of just taking the players they like from other teams. It doesn't compute that they can't just buy our players like in the past. Personally, I think this maybe works in our favour. They'll wake up one day like an old hermit coming down the mountain only to be told the news from years ago that the "Big Six" is dead. Thus Spake Eddiethustra.  

[Howmanheyman 37597]

4 hours ago, toonotl said:

 

Yep. It's the case now that if the likes of ManU or Spurs want our players then so good luck to them. Any player would be mad to choose them over us. And it's arguably soon to be the same with Chelsea and Arsenal. If it isn't already. These clubs want our players. Who cares? We're better than them already and heading upwards. And, ironically, thanks to PSR, we have a somewhat favourable financial position relative to them because a lot of these clubs that have been incredibly poor with their decisions in the transfer market cannot now simply throw money at our players to lure them away from us.

 

The landscape is shifting rapidly or more accurately it has already shifted. The lag in the media response is arguably the product of a football journalism class stocked to overflowing with three generations worth of players from clubs who have a history of just taking the players they like from other teams. It doesn't compute that they can't just buy our players like in the past. Personally, I think this maybe works in our favour. They'll wake up one day like an old hermit coming down the mountain only to be told the news from years ago that the "Big Six" is dead. Thus Spake Eddiethustra.  

 

To be fair to Wright, I saw a bit of him suggesting why would they go anywhere else but he caveated it, (not unreasonably imo) with we need to reinforce in the summer as a statement to our crown in the jewels which I think we will anyway. It's a strange one, we have players who are near a slide down through ages and will need replacing so we do need to manage this carefully but so far I've got great confidence we'll handle this in the manner we have with almost all of our signings, you can add managers to that list as well as I'd have been perfectly happy with Emery as well so they even seem to have a handle on that aspect. With careful signings I honestly think we've a chance to be competing for the title next year but it'll take a great recruitment mission. We have the confidence of beating anyone bar Man city and that will come with the first victory over them. The larger media can act surprised and fawn over us in the future but as per normal they'll be way behind the curve. That's probably in our favour.