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Early Team News

Only significant team news so faris that Keeano is IN the squad, repeat, IN the squad. Although he is 'doubtful', lest he's in the squad, eh.

Team from:
Barthez, Ricardo, Carrol, O'Shea, G.Neville, Brown, Blanc ( <img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" /> ), Ferdinand, Silvestre, Beckham, P.Neville, Scholes, Keane, Veron, Giggs, Van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer, Forlan, Richardson, Chadwick, Stewart

discuss away
 
Official threads go in the matchday forum. Cheers.
 
Originally posted by blythy:
<strong>Official threads go in the matchday forum. Cheers.</strong><hr></blockquote>

But I've told you already, us lowlife cannot start them in here! :rolleyes:
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I'm under orders Weaste. Tell the management.
 
It just says this:

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You would think that we can't b trusted or something wouldn't you? ;)
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Not sure why that is.

I'll look into that (as well! ;) )
 
Originally posted by blythy:
<strong>Not sure why that is.

I'll look into that (as well! ;) )</strong><hr></blockquote>

You done your jobs yet mate

;)
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And if it's any good to anyone the game is on live on Canal+ Nederlands on Astra or Fotbol Total on Hispasat...
 
Pray for arse will lose!!!!!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
 
Originally posted by VanNistlerater:
<strong>Horrah, a 3PM kick-off, who'd of thought it.
Do you know the next time there's a 3pm kick off at Old Trafford is in March :mad: :mad:

'Kin Sky Sports fiddling with the fixtures</strong><hr></blockquote>

wouldnt count on it sky havent picked all their live games yet
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Bit of history as a bogie team against us WBA. I was there when they beat us in 3-0 in the 80s. The following season we took Big Ron, Robo and Moses. We beat em 5-1 :D

Although I'm tipping us to beat em 3-1, I'm not expecting an easy ride.

Stato's corner:

Their leading scorer is Dichio on 6
We have SIX players on that or more!
We've only won 1 of our last 5 away, losing 3!!
(at least that was Liverpoo :D )
We've chasing only our 3rd away win of Prem season
We still havent kept a clean sheet away from home
This is our first visit to the Hawthorns since Sep 85
They have won 8 of the last 11 meetings here, the last 2-0 in March 84
There has not been a 0-0 draw here since Jan 39
No player has scored a hat trick in this fixture since Jesper Olsen

:D
 
...we also are the only team in the premiership who has not kept a clean sheet away from home (no wet-dream or affair jokes, please!) in the premiership <img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" /> <img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" />
So our shootin' boots better be on!

edit- sorry i didnt see that 'stat' in your original bunch of stats, i apolagise. dont beat me :(
 
Originally posted by MancFanFromManc:
<strong>Bit of history as a bogie team against us WBA. I was there when they beat us in 3-0 in the 80s. The following season we took Big Ron, Robo and Moses. We beat em 5-1 :D

Although I'm tipping us to beat em 3-1, I'm not expecting an easy ride.

Stato's corner:

Their leading scorer is Dichio on 6
We have SIX players on that or more!
We've only won 1 of our last 5 away, losing 3!!
(at least that was Liverpoo :D )
We've chasing only our 3rd away win of Prem season
We still havent kept a clean sheet away from home
This is our first visit to the Hawthorns since Sep 85
They have won 8 of the last 11 meetings here, the last 2-0 in March 84
There has not been a 0-0 draw here since Jan 39
No player has scored a hat trick in this fixture since Jesper Olsen

:D </strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah I can remember the eighties, I was at the 5-1 game...

I was also at the 5-3 game at Old Trafford so that wasn't quite as good of course...

We had very mixed fortunes v West Brom during that spell when they had big Ron as manager...
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Originally posted by Martin Henry:
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Yeah I can remember the eighties, I was at the 5-1 game...

I was also at the 5-3 game at Old Trafford so that wasn't quite as good of course...

We had very mixed fortunes v West Brom during that spell when they had big Ron as manager...</strong><hr></blockquote>

In one of those games, United fans set fire to the wooden roof. It all seemed quite amusing at the time, but couldve been very serious, I also remember the police letting both sets of fans out together - no trouble mind
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Won't be an easy match this. We only beat them 1-0 at Old Trafford and they showed against Arse that they're no pushover. And our away form... Having said that I think we're due a big win soon. If we get an early goal I can see us score 6 or even more. Tho if we don't get the early goal it might end up another thriller.

Keano won't play, I'm sure of that. I also think Micky will be rested and possibly Giggs too. That would mean a lot to do for O'Shea at LB (offensive at least) but he can handle it. Becks, Phizza, Seba and Scholesy will make up midfield with Ole as striker/midfielder on the left side. And Ruud as a somewhat alone striker.
 
Ok lets start some predicted line up's, ill start:

-------------Fab--------

-----G.Neville--Rio---Wes---John O'--

--- Beckham----Veron---Scholes--Giggs--

-----------Diego----------------------

--------------Ruud-----------------------

I think thats what i'd pkay aswell. I dont like takin mickey out the team, he's awesome, truly awesome, but he's gotta be due for a rest, the poor lad
 
Radio links for this match (plz....some active ones...) anyone???!!!
 
Finally a game i dont have to wake up at the crack of dawn to watch.

I think phil will play in the midfield with scholesey up front.
 
Originally posted by Gazza:
<strong>Finally a game i dont have to wake up at the crack of dawn to watch.

I think phil will play in the midfield with scholesey up front.</strong><hr></blockquote>Is it on @7am on 719 ?
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don't know if it's been posted before....

Quirez' match preview and some thoughts on Ryan:

We're very happy at the moment, it's really beautiful at the moment. Nicky Butt is back in training, and so only Quinton Fortune is injured. I hope that Nicky will be back playing next week.

It's not been easy with all the games over the Christmas period. More than the physical side, it's the mental side of the players that's hard to keep fresh. You get mental fatigue playing a lot of games home and away with all the travelling. Keeping the players motivated and focused can be hard, but they are professionals and they know what is important for us. They know that for us to succeed we cannot just do the right things once in a while, we have to do them all the time. Sometimes if we're a little bit tired we have to go a bit deeper in our bodies and minds. That is the point this week.

It could be a very difficult game at West Brom. They know that we'll be going there with only one thing in our minds - to win. And we go there knowing that they cannot lose. We are not in a comfortable position in the League, and neither are they - for different reasons. It will be a very very difficult game for both teams, but with our quality and concentration and desire we can do it. We need to work hard though.

It's not our job to judge whether criticism of Ryan Giggs is fair or not. We respect the criticism, but we know what's going on. We need to make him believe he can play as he did at the start of the season.

But Ryan is the number one player for Manchester United in terms of minutes played. He and Mikael Silvestre have played 88% of all the minutes in all the competitions at the club. He has reason to feel tired at the moment. It's important not to listen to much criticism. He knows that you cannot perform at 100% all the time, but it's important to keep your concentration and focus and keep working. His good form will come back. It's just a temporary thing.

We're fighting in all four competitions, but in terms of the League we believe we can do much better especially if every time we play we do the right things. We're playing against great teams and great players. The Blackburn game was a great performance, but we didn't put in the same desire in the Sunderland game. We dropped a little bit in that game and we weren't so efficient. We can't afford to do that, even a little bit. Even a small drop is enough for other teams to believe they can beat us. All games need to be like big finals for us now.

Enjoy the game,

Carlos Queiroz


Remind me who he is again ;)
 
Originally posted by VanNistlerater:
<strong>I can see Diego starting with Ruud upfront, The Brum defenders are frigtened of pace

plus IMHO ole need's a rest of some sort, if that means only playin the 2nd half then so be it</strong><hr></blockquote>


He's had a rest.

It's time the Ruud/Ole partnership was given a chance again, tho it might take more than one match to catch light.

They were the leading strike pair in Europe last season - we need goals, so does it make sense to just discard it!

Ole probably did need a break having played in every game bar one until recently - but I wouldn't necessarily put his missed chances down to tiredness. Just one of those things, and often when a striker is off form, people say he needs games to get the cutting edge back. And he's been no more guilty than Ruud has of missing chances, and Ruud has had a lot of rests this season.
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wish i could be there to see the glorious thunp the nationwide side elect.

still i suppose i'll just have to sit here on the beach in cyprus drinking brandy sours all day <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
 
The following channels are showing it LIVE:

Sport 1 Hungary

C+ Blauw

Canal+ Nor/Swe/Den/Fin

Futbol Total Multiscreens

Supersport 2 South Africa

Supersport 3

ART Sport

Canal+ Belgique

RTS3

Will anyone have the match LIVE in there country and if so do you have 512k internet or faster and a TV card so you can host the match for me as I don't get LIVE Saturday 3.00pm matches in the UK. I will be willing to host other matches for anyone that hosted for me.

Thanks!
 
Originally posted by caphillips999:
<strong>wish i could be there to see the glorious thunp the nationwide side elect.

still i suppose i'll just have to sit here on the beach in cyprus drinking brandy sours all day <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
Those brandy sours are nasty mate. Is it beach weather over there still?
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Originally posted by VanNistlerater:
<strong>I presume you lot will be watching gillete soccer saturday..i hope plank doesnt cover our match again :mad: <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" /> <img src="graemlins/nervous.gif" border="0" alt="[Nervous]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>

watching it now but off down the pub to watch it in a bit
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