The old Man Utd Thread

[phresh]

Ooh, more African loan fodder.

First thing I thought. Saying that you don't get a scoring record like his without being a decent finisher.

Good to see Hargreaves might be back for xmas. Gives us another option on the right wing and at RB. Excellent free kicks from round the edge of the box too.

First game is tomorrow at around 10, should be some streams up. Shame only Owen is the only new signing out there but Valencia (and Vidic) should be joining the squad out in Germany for the next tournament.

[fatbob]

Ironic that Owen is our only available player of our new signings.

Whats the deal with having to re-apply for a work permit in your own country even when you a swapping clubs within the same country?

[phresh]

Yeah, I was surprised when Adebayor had to get one. Seems a bit daft but maybe the work permit only applies to a particular employer?

[Trigg]

Yeah, I was surprised when Adebayor had to get one. Seems a bit daft but maybe the work permit only applies to a particular employer?

Think that is the case, yeah.

For anyone with MUTV, the game tomorrow is being shown live - 10:30 kickoff.

[ckny]

Manucho's gone

Explains us getting in another African striker today.

[Rorschach]

Is it a marketing thing? Must we have someone from every continent at any one time?

*edit*

Well, maybe not Antarctica.

[ckny]

No North Americans either.

[oli]

No North Americans either.

We should have signed Freddy Adu when we had the chance

[ckny]

He's crap, isn't he? Proved to be all hype. Spent last season on loan at Monaco, even Benfica didn't want him.

[oli]

He's crap, isn't he? Proved to be all hype. Spent last season on loan at Monaco, even Benfica didn't want him.

Yeah but's he's American

[Rev]

He's crap, isn't he? Proved to be all hype. Spent last season on loan at Monaco, even Benfica didn't want him.

He's still only 20!

[Dotterel]

Yeah, I was surprised when Adebayor had to get one. Seems a bit daft but maybe the work permit only applies to a particular employer?

Don't see why he'd need a work permit at all, he doesn't seem to do much work most of the time anyway.

amiright!?

[phresh]

Maybe he was only on a holiday visa last season.

[fatbob]

No North Americans either.

I'm sure Owen Hargreaves is up there for Sports Personality of The Year a lot in Canadia, behind the Curlers obv.

[phresh]

Sopcast 6001 is working for me

[phresh]

Team to start;

VDS

Nani

Evra

Scholes

Anderson

Gibson

Ferdinand

Evans

O'Shea

Rooney

Berbatov

[Mr Do 71]

Sopcast 6001 is working for me

Excellent

[phresh]

1-0 Rooney!

Anderson and Berbatov look sharp so far.

[Chooch]

Yeah, Berbs volley earlier on was lovely.

[phresh]

Scholes is having a mare so far!

[Chooch]

As much as I love him I really hope Scholes doesn't get too many games this year...

[Chooch]

Lovely pass for that

[phresh]

2 - 0 Nani.

Lovely bit of play by Rooney.

[phresh]

VDS

2-1

[phresh]

Foster That was worse than VDS' mistake!

2-2

[fatbob]

Gah, I completely forgot about this!

Has Owen played?

[phresh]

He's on now.

[fatbob]

Why does Nani always score in pre-season but never does anything the rest of the time?

[fatbob]

Tosic looks ok yeah?

[phresh]

Owen gets his first goal!