Upton Park, London
Saturday 02nd April 2011
KO - 12:45 GMT
West Ham United vs. Manchester United
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Upton Park, London
Saturday 02nd April 2011
KO - 12:45 GMT
We really need to win this, we can't afford to drop points anymore now, and we should have some bodies back too.
Team should be (if they all come back unscathed) :
Vds
Brown
Vidic
Smalling
Evra
Valencia
Carrick
Fletcher
Nani
Rooney
Berba/Chicha
Nervy 1-2 win for United.
Team should be (if they all come back unscathed) :
Vds
Brown
Vidic
Smalling
Evra
Valencia
Carrick
Fletcher
Nani
Rooney
Berba/Chicha
Nervy 1-2 win for United.
Sorry what? Wedsnesday 12:45 KO??
its Saturday!
well earned rest for the lads.
England...Please return Rooney safely back to us.
England...Please return Rooney safely back to us.
Come on, putting an 11 out now two weeks before the game is a bit stupid.
Right, let's hope we get some players back for this one! Wild guess at the team if this is the case, even though it's two weeks away:
van der Sar
O'Shea
Smalling
Vidic
Evra
Valencia
Carrick
Fletcher
Nani
Rooney
Berbatov
SUBS: Kuszczak, Rafael, Fabio, Park, Anderson, Giggs, Hernandez.
That selection would mean neither Owen of course, but we'll have to wait and see with injuries etc.
van der Sar
O'Shea
Smalling
Vidic
Evra
Valencia
Carrick
Fletcher
Nani
Rooney
Berbatov
SUBS: Kuszczak, Rafael, Fabio, Park, Anderson, Giggs, Hernandez.
That selection would mean neither Owen of course, but we'll have to wait and see with injuries etc.
Damn it not these cnuts, you just know they will play like it's a WC final.
Right after Friday ? Rebecca Black told me so. *smug*
I expect this to be a tough game. They've managed to redeem themselves lately and are now out of the bottom 3 (for now at least). They'll play out their skins and get in our faces, we have to deal with it.
Hopefully we'll have some players back which would be great.
Hopefully we'll have some players back which would be great.
I'll be thrilled if that is our defense for this game.
This an early kick-off? Feck
If we take 3 points here, it's a giant step towards the title
If we take 3 points here, it's a giant step towards the title
Noon kick off after international break ?? and away and against those game raising ,,,, hate it.
We owe these bastards one after the manner of our defeat in the League Cup.
Boa Morte and that twat Ben Haim really pissed me off and bullied some of our younger lads.
Hope we leather them
Boa Morte and that twat Ben Haim really pissed me off and bullied some of our younger lads.
Hope we leather them
Van der Sar
Fabio Vidic Smalling Evra
Nani Carrick Fletcher Costa
Rooney Berbatov
Fabio Vidic Smalling Evra
Nani Carrick Fletcher Costa
Rooney Berbatov
I hate going to feckin' Upton Park lately.
46 quid a ticket FFS.
Still - it's United
46 quid a ticket FFS.
Still - it's United
West Ham are there for the taking!
Gibson and Owen for Carrick and Van der Sar later on to increase the scoreline
Van der Sar
Smalling/Vidic (if fit)
Carrick
Park Hargreaves Evra(c)
Valencia Hernandez Berbatov Rooney Nani
Smalling/Vidic (if fit)
Carrick
Park Hargreaves Evra(c)
Valencia Hernandez Berbatov Rooney Nani
Gibson and Owen for Carrick and Van der Sar later on to increase the scoreline
I know the international break is coming at a good time for us, but bloody hell I hate waiting 2 weeks between United games
THis is always a tricky bugger, hopefully we win comfortably with a lot of the troops back
I fecking hate early kickoffs
Hard game but it's a key one, win one of the remaining three easier away games, do not lose at Arsenal and win home games and it's ours.
No O'Shea, No Rafael, Brown is a doubt too ... I'm expecting Hargreaves has to play.
I'd actually be shocked if we got the 3 points tbh. United away from home=Struggle(on this season's evidence). United after international break=Poor(always have been). United away from home + after international break=Defeat or draw if we're lucky IMHO
West Ham away.. bet Jonny Evans is quite happy to be suspended :P
3 MORE away games left of the league lads. Get this one out of the way and then we'll only have to deal with Arsenal and Blackburn away.
I always feel confident when we play at home.
I always feel confident when we play at home.
Newcastle still to come no?
yes.
This fixture brings up bad memories every year. Hopefully Vidic will be back. No point in predicting a line-up until we see how our players return from international duty.
In all seriousness, something like
Van der Sar
Fabio-Smalling-Vidic-Evra
Park-Fletcher-Carrick-Nani
Berbatov-Rooney
Fabio-Smalling-Vidic-Evra
Park-Fletcher-Carrick-Nani
Berbatov-Rooney
I hate this fixture. A win would be unbelievable...literally.
0-1 Douglas Costa
Absolutely not, he was carrying an ankle knock into the game and this ensured that Smalling and him were brutally exposed.
I'd actually be shocked if we got the 3 points tbh. United away from home=Struggle(on this season's evidence). United after international break=Poor(always have been). United away from home + after international break=Defeat or draw if we're lucky IMHO
West Ham have been poor this season though, it will be very hard to get a win there but I'm hoping for a scrappy 1-goal win much like the ones we got at West Brom, Stoke and Blackpool. They have a decent chance of dominating midfield where they have Noble and Parker pulling the strings with some other hard working players but we might hit them on a counter as they don't have a particularly solid defensive unit. I think this will be tougher than Newcastle because they are more open and have little to play for, and Blackburn who I hope will be clear from relegation zone at the time of our meeting. Draw at West Ham may not be the worst result after all but a target for me this season is 82 points (highly unrealistic, I know) and for that to happen it would be good if we could beat them.
True, but they have found some form over the last 6 weeks and will no doubt roll their sleeves up another inch or two for the visit of United. That along with our away record and 12:45 KO post-international break make me quite fearful of this game. SAF will no doubt have an eye on the Chelsea game 3 days later aswell...
If we win it'll be a huge step toward winning the league, make no mistake, this is as big a banana skin as there is from our remaining fixtures.
1-0. Brown OG 89'.
Bananaskin
I thought Fergie said he expected Rafael to be back for this one.
Yeah, I think Rafael and Vidic will be back for it.
van der Sar
Rafael
Smalling
Vidic
Evra
Valencia
Fletcher
Carrick
Nani
Rooney
Hernandez
SUBS:
Kuszczak, Fabio, Brown/O'Shea (whoever is fit), Scholes, Giggs, Berbatov, Owen
Away against Chelsea in the CL after this, keep Scholes/Giggs/Berbs fresh for that.
Rafael
Smalling
Vidic
Evra
Valencia
Fletcher
Carrick
Nani
Rooney
Hernandez
SUBS:
Kuszczak, Fabio, Brown/O'Shea (whoever is fit), Scholes, Giggs, Berbatov, Owen
Away against Chelsea in the CL after this, keep Scholes/Giggs/Berbs fresh for that.