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Another international break has ended finally giving United the opportunity to avenge the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea. Willing victims, Everton, line up at Old Trafford in the day’s late kick-off, with Sir Alex Ferguson’s touchline ban not set to begin until after the match; he will surely ...
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Manchester United
Everton
We continue to edge closer to United related news, but this was too difficult to pass up. When the King speaks we have to listen:
“I think that Raymond Domenech is the worst coach in French football since Louis XVI. If it was up to me, I’d put (Bordeaux coach) Laurent Blanc in ...
Soccer
Manchester United
France
World Cup
redrants.com - 2 days ago
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This is a United blog. I’m quite aware
of that. We are also in the midst of
the international week which, thankfully, is coming to an end. [Almost feels like a birthday present] But sometimes, even events that transpire during a spell of ...
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A few thoughts on Henry, ‘cheating’, the universe etc
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Republik Of Mancunia: A Manchester United Blog
found this 2 days agofound this
redrants.com - 6 days ago
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The Telegraph ran this story about a new
set of Premier League rules being passed, giving the
press and media rights holders wider access to the managers and players. The gist of the story was: 1. players can be interviewed immediately after a ...
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On Premier League’s new media rules
The international break means there will be little club news to report. But it seems some sort of groundwork is already being set in motion, with the transfer window a month and a half away.
Here’s Schalke defender Marcelo Bordon , in an interview to German newspaper, Bild on goal ...
Soccer
Manchester United
1. RoM rails against the FA for making an example of United again. United Rant carries on , in a similar vein.
2. RoM also interviews United fan, and journalist Mick Hume
3. A spanking new episode of the Soccerlens is up . (this means it doesn’t qualify as a read, but a listen, but ...
Soccer
Manchester United
£20,000 fine. Four match ban. Two of them being suspended ones.
Also, he has to give up his car, and his house for a year. Go to an island, and survive for a month along with other famous British celebrities. He is banned from drinking wine for the rest of his life. And will have to ...
Soccer
Manchester United
Alex Ferguson
Two things came up yesterday. Both through interviews with Portuguese players: one a current player , another a former red .
First, Nani:
“People expect more from me and it’s not easy. ‘I’. “I could be doing better, scoring more, but just think, I make a huge ...
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Nani
Manchester United
Ronaldo
Owen Hargreaves seems quite keen on making his return to the United first team — desperate, even, but in a good way — so much that he thinks he’ll probably pass out when he returns.
“It will be an amazing feeling to run out at Old Trafford again. I’ll be so excited I’ll ...
Soccer
Manchester United
Owen Hargreaves
redrants.com - 12 days ago
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First of all, observe this visual: That is
a dive. Many players dive in the premier league,
as well as around the world. Many players win penalties by diving. This happened at Anfield. Home of Liverpool. Liverpool were down 1-2 to Birmingham. ...
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Ngog’s dive — aka a lesson in refereeing conspiracy theories
The Republik of Mancunia picks out what City fans think of Carlos Tevez. Priceless read.
The Run of Play unmasks the “toothbrushing man”.
Those of you not aware of the toothbrushing man, here’s the reference (happened during the Chelsea match)
" Reads of the day " was ...
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Manchester United
Carlos Tevez
Chelsea
United will go into the international break ruing, what could have been, a draw (even, to the optimists, a win). Prior to the game, whilst I predicted a 1-1 draw, a nagging feeling told me a defeat to Chelsea was a perfectly possible — and in a parallel universe, even deserving, given our ...
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Chelsea
Manchester United
This has been billed as win or bust by a lot of people — especially United fans. Not since the era of Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea (at their peak) have we gone into a match against Chelsea with the billing of underdogs. And for good reason.
Most fans — as is their wont as fans ...
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Chelsea
Manchester United
redrants.com - 14 days ago
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A lot of you might have noticed the
poppy flower adorning attire of managers, broadcasters, players’ shirts
etc. to mark Remembrance week. Sportsmail (or, indeed, the Daily Mail ) have led this campaign to get all Premier League clubs to have ...
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A few thoughts on the poppy fuss
Darren Fletcher is expected to return to a side beset with absentees — to injuries and personal reasons. The manager took time out to shower yet more praise on Fletcher .
“Most people now recognise Darren Fletcher as a big-game player,” said Ferguson. “We have been ...
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Manchester United
… we are of course talking of Wayne Rooney’s newborn son — who we haven’t really signed but we imagine will be tearing up the pitch in about two decades from now — Kai Rooney, born at Liverpool Women’s hospital .
According to the spokesman, “Mother ...
Soccer
Manchester United
Wayne Rooney
Liverpool
After the effective, if not inspiring, performance of the second string in the Carling Cup earlier in the week , normal service resumes this weekend as United face Blackburn in the Premier League.
Rovers enjoyed a relatively safe passage into the quarter finals of that competition that none ...
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Manchester United
Blackburn Rovers
Just two clips for today. Curious bit of stuff from Ferguson.
This year on the FA’s proposed England friendly in Qatar :
‘All the international managers have their jobs to do and we support that, particularly when it comes to the issue of competitive games like the European ...
Soccer
Manchester United
Alex Ferguson
You’re only as good as your last game and following eleven without defeat, Sunday proved something of a wake-up call. United certainly need to up the ante and fortunately they won’t have to wait very long to attempt to put things right. A little over 50 hours to be precise as a trip to Barnsley ...
Soccer
Manchester United
Defeats to Liverpool makes me sick. But looking forward to exciting young talents making their first team debuts helps lift the gloom. The official site reports Gabriel Obertan is expected to start on the left wing against Barnsley tomorrow.
Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed to ManUtd.com on ...
