The old Man Utd Thread

[Guest]

I think it's more a media slant than reality with Keane. At least, I hope it is anyway. Because they're making him out to be some kind of weirdo.

[paddyo]

Cant wait for tomorrow nights game, just watching di maria and falcao is a proper buzz ????

[spork]

Januzaj and Jones both start

[Nicky]

quite a nice team, but we'll see

[spork]

Lol

[Gabzy]

Pass left, pass right, pass left, pass right, pass left, pass right, pass left, pass right, attempt a forward pass... goes to no one.

Concede goal on the break.

Pass left, pass right...

[Chooch]

Adnans been shite.

[SaintM]

What the fuck have you done to shaw?

[sith]

Mata has been worse. Get Falcao or dare I say it, Fellaini on. We're putting in some great balls but have no one to get on the end of them.

[Majora]

Mata, Januzaj and Shaw have all been either awful or anonymous. I'd get Falcao on to get on the end of some of Di Maria's crosses

[sith]

Ha! Called it.

[spork]

Lol

[Gabzy]

Did Fellaini... just score... an awesome goal?

wat

[Nicky]

dont forget he was a good player, it wasnt jsut him that had a shit season last year, and got an awful lot of unjust stick, and was injured a lot.

could have been 2 for him.

[paddyo]

I literally choked on terrys chocolate orange when fellaini scored

[Gabzy]

Dat gap between our central defenders. lol

[spork]

Ashley Young will save us!

[Liamness]

Jones has looked poor tbh. Not comfortable playing the ball out under pressure, caught of position for the second goal and could've given away a penalty, You could argue some culpability for the first goal as well, he can see Sessegnon's position better than Rojo and should either give him a shout, or deal with the danger himself. Admittedly until Fellaini came on, the defence wasn't getting much protection, but West Brom haven't had to do a lot to be ahead. Same old story I suppose.

[Majora]

Shaw was absolutely fucking dreadful. He didn't even look worth 5 million let alone 30.

[spork]

Southampton sold all of their rubbish players over the summer and are now going to win the league.

[SaintM]

Shaw was absolutely fucking dreadful. He didn't even look worth 5 million let alone 30.

Don't make me use the 'no refunds' gif. It's already been used in the LFC thread.

[AlwaysBeClosing]

Januzaj what? Di Maria twinging something wasn't nice to see, the best player on the pitch and couldn't dent that fairly static defence. We afforded West Brom too much by not starting two strikers when we have them available. A point is better than nothing, but jeez that just reminded me of that game when we had eighty crosses into the box.

[Guest]

I read that we're only 1 point better off than we were with Moyes at this point last season. Is that right?

For some reason, I don't feel things are half as hopeless as they were then.

Although, if that's true, having spent £150mil over the summer and having the alleged master tactician that is van Gaal, surely we should be doing a bit better.

Sunday's going to be interesting.

[spork]

Lvg out?

[paddyo]

[SaintM]

Is 'Sleepy giants' a local phrase or just the result of a terrible sign writer?

[paddyo]

'You slipped there Stevie, didn't you? ;)'

[feltmonkey]

oh god, "sleepy giants." that ends up meaning exactly the opposite of what they wanted it to mean. it's supposed to imply that you're a major force that's been asleep and is about to wake up and run riot, but they've painted themselves as a formerly strong team that's yawning, is fed up of rampaging, and is about to drop off.

[Trigg]

Shaw was absolutely fucking dreadful. He didn't even look worth 5 million let alone 30.

He had a bad game, as did many others. More experienced ones at that.

[hmm]

In defence of whoever made that banner, 'six' is referring to the expected number of aggregate goals that RM will put past us.