Man Utd Thread:

[AZOffaly]

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways


Seanie.

Are you saying that Rafael's foul wasn't a yellow, or are you saying that there should have been others booked for worse? If it's the latter, I've no argument. If the former, I have.

Ribery only 'leaned' into Rafael after he had been pulled back. It could well be that if he didn't do that, the ref would have played advantage and Rafael would have gotten away with it. However he had been pulled back when he was running away from Rafael, ergo he was fouled, ergo yellow card. I can't see any other outcome.

[ross4life]

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways

aye lack of sleep maybe lol 

couple of () it needs

[magpie seanie]

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways


Seanie.

Are you saying that Rafael's foul wasn't a yellow, or are you saying that there should have been others booked for worse? If it's the latter, I've no argument. If the former, I have.

Ribery only 'leaned' into Rafael after he had been pulled back. It could well be that if he didn't do that, the ref would have played advantage and Rafael would have gotten away with it. However he had been pulled back when he was running away from Rafael, ergo he was fouled, ergo yellow card. I can't see any other outcome.

I'm saying that I've often seen it not given as a yellow card in the same circumstances and my gut feeling at the time was that the ref was not going to produce the card. I'm saying that the first time he was booked should probably have been a booking the other way (without doubt a foul) which would have meant Rafael's reaction would not have happened. That's why I'm saying its harsh. I'm also saying that there should have been others booked/sent off for similar/worse. United only having 10 men against 11 settled the tie and I don't think the lad did any worse than several others did.

[AZOffaly]

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways


Seanie.

Are you saying that Rafael's foul wasn't a yellow, or are you saying that there should have been others booked for worse? If it's the latter, I've no argument. If the former, I have.

Ribery only 'leaned' into Rafael after he had been pulled back. It could well be that if he didn't do that, the ref would have played advantage and Rafael would have gotten away with it. However he had been pulled back when he was running away from Rafael, ergo he was fouled, ergo yellow card. I can't see any other outcome.

I'm saying that I've often seen it not given as a yellow card in the same circumstances and my gut feeling at the time was that the ref was not going to produce the card. I'm saying that the first time he was booked should probably have been a booking the other way (without doubt a foul) which would have meant Rafael's reaction would not have happened. That's why I'm saying its harsh. I'm also saying that there should have been others booked/sent off for similar/worse. United only having 10 men against 11 settled the tie and I don't think the lad did any worse than several others did.

Maybe he didn't and in that context it could be argued by a united fan that it was harsh. However my gut feeling when I was watching it was 'he's gone'. And that was even before the ref blew the whistle.

In isolation that sending off was 100% correct in my opinion. And you're not supposed to referee based on what you've done up to now, you're supposed to referee each incident on it's own merits. (Not trying to be condescending there by the way).

[deiseach]

it's a shitty situation, and once again Liverpool and United have more in common than anything that differentiates them.

Ugh. And what makes it worse, you're right

[small white mayoman]

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways


Seanie.

Are you saying that Rafael's foul wasn't a yellow, or are you saying that there should have been others booked for worse? If it's the latter, I've no argument. If the former, I have.

Ribery only 'leaned' into Rafael after he had been pulled back. It could well be that if he didn't do that, the ref would have played advantage and Rafael would have gotten away with it. However he had been pulled back when he was running away from Rafael, ergo he was fouled, ergo yellow card. I can't see any other outcome.

I'm saying that I've often seen it not given as a yellow card in the same circumstances and my gut feeling at the time was that the ref was not going to produce the card. I'm saying that the first time he was booked should probably have been a booking the other way (without doubt a foul) which would have meant Rafael's reaction would not have happened. That's why I'm saying its harsh. I'm also saying that there should have been others booked/sent off for similar/worse. United only having 10 men against 11 settled the tie and I don't think the lad did any worse than several others did.

Whether van bommell should have been booked or not Rafael should not have reacted magpie . i think he deserved his 2 bookings and both were needless  and silly

[supersub]

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways


Seanie.

Are you saying that Rafael's foul wasn't a yellow, or are you saying that there should have been others booked for worse? If it's the latter, I've no argument. If the former, I have.

Ribery only 'leaned' into Rafael after he had been pulled back. It could well be that if he didn't do that, the ref would have played advantage and Rafael would have gotten away with it. However he had been pulled back when he was running away from Rafael, ergo he was fouled, ergo yellow card. I can't see any other outcome.

I'm saying that I've often seen it not given as a yellow card in the same circumstances and my gut feeling at the time was that the ref was not going to produce the card. I'm saying that the first time he was booked should probably have been a booking the other way (without doubt a foul) which would have meant Rafael's reaction would not have happened. That's why I'm saying its harsh. I'm also saying that there should have been others booked/sent off for similar/worse. United only having 10 men against 11 settled the tie and I don't think the lad did any worse than several others did.

Whether van bommell should have been booked or not Rafael should not have reacted magpie . i think he deserved his 2 bookings and both were needless  and silly

All of them ross4life.

e.g. Big Sam has managed teams that has won in old Trafford "i should know i was at the games"  even if they do pull off a win united will slip up away to Sunderland & Man City anyways


Seanie.

Are you saying that Rafael's foul wasn't a yellow, or are you saying that there should have been others booked for worse? If it's the latter, I've no argument. If the former, I have.

Ribery only 'leaned' into Rafael after he had been pulled back. It could well be that if he didn't do that, the ref would have played advantage and Rafael would have gotten away with it. However he had been pulled back when he was running away from Rafael, ergo he was fouled, ergo yellow card. I can't see any other outcome.

I'm saying that I've often seen it not given as a yellow card in the same circumstances and my gut feeling at the time was that the ref was not going to produce the card. I'm saying that the first time he was booked should probably have been a booking the other way (without doubt a foul) which would have meant Rafael's reaction would not have happened. That's why I'm saying its harsh. I'm also saying that there should have been others booked/sent off for similar/worse. United only having 10 men against 11 settled the tie and I don't think the lad did any worse than several others did.

Whether van bommell should have been booked or not Rafael should not have reacted magpie . i think he deserved his 2 bookings and both were needless  and silly

However in regards to the first foul i've seen red given for less, and the same i.e. Beckham v Argentina 98 world cup.

[ross4life]

looking back over the two tie's

1st leg

united leading 1-0 away looking good

then on 77mins Neville gave away the free-kick with a needless handball, and Ribery with his tame free-kick made its way through the wall and in via a deflection off Rooney.. lucky??

then Evra was the guilty party, dallying on the ball and allowing Olic to steal in & score in the 92 min... lucky?

then rooney get's injured 

2nd leg

United look to be cruising into the semi-finals as they went 3-0

but the whole mood and shape of the tie was turned when Olic took advantage of poor defending by Carrick

their cause being helped when Rafael was sent off (turning point of the game)

having to take off Rooney for a extra defender

Robben's wonder goal capped a period of pressure but they got few chances in between

in conclusion Bayern got alot of breaks in these ties for them to get through & in IMO 9 times out of 10 united would knock them out without much hassle

but that's football

[Geoff Tipps]

However in regards to the first foul i've seen red given for less, and the same i.e. Beckham v Argentina 98 world cup.

Yeah that was my reaction at the time.

[Paul Mc Graths Da]

looking back over the two tie's

1st leg

united leading 1-0 away looking good

then on 77mins Neville gave away the free-kick with a needless handball, and Ribery with his tame free-kick made its way through the wall and in via a deflection off Rooney.. lucky??

then Evra was the guilty party, dallying on the ball and allowing Olic to steal in & score in the 92 min... lucky?

then rooney get's injured 

2nd leg

United look to be cruising into the semi-finals as they went 3-0

but the whole mood and shape of the tie was turned when Olic took advantage of poor defending by Carrick

their cause being helped when Rafael was sent off (turning point of the game)

having to take off Rooney for a extra defender

Robben's wonder goal capped a period of pressure but they got few chances in between

in conclusion Bayern got alot of breaks in these ties for them to get through & in IMO 9 times out of 10 united would knock them out without much hassle

but that's football

How is it possible to be SO boring....incredible!

Can you not just accept the fact that united are shite and the coach is a xenophobic lowlife bully?

[maxpower]

with the emotion of a defeat in champions league and with all the indicators pointing to a runners up position in league its easy to get caught up in individual moments and hype them to extremes,

Yes Rafael did commit TWO yellow cards offences and so was technically correct to be sent off, but i agree with seanie, two fairly minor yellows and while niave on his part he would have gotten away with it in the vast majority of games i've watched.

But the big thing for me was lack of real substance in midfield, either playmaking or getting about them with real menace.  Fletcher is a decent player, Carrick is decent, Giggs & Scholes are pale shadows of themselves and struggle to get the consistency they once had.  Nani and Valencia look like raw prospects still in need of guiding (would have good hope for valencia though)

berbatov hasn't been as poor as has been cited but still a dissapointment.

Alternatives needed therefore

Goalkeeper - lloris (Lyon)
Centre Mid - Hargreaves ()
Centre Mid - Arteta (everton)/Joe cole (chelsea)
Winger - di Maria (Benfica)
Striker - Benzema (real)/Krasnic (CSKA)

[ross4life]

looking back over the two tie's

1st leg

united leading 1-0 away looking good

then on 77mins Neville gave away the free-kick with a needless handball, and Ribery with his tame free-kick made its way through the wall and in via a deflection off Rooney.. lucky??

then Evra was the guilty party, dallying on the ball and allowing Olic to steal in & score in the 92 min... lucky?

then rooney get's injured 

2nd leg

United look to be cruising into the semi-finals as they went 3-0

but the whole mood and shape of the tie was turned when Olic took advantage of poor defending by Carrick

their cause being helped when Rafael was sent off (turning point of the game)

having to take off Rooney for a extra defender

Robben's wonder goal capped a period of pressure but they got few chances in between

in conclusion Bayern got alot of breaks in these ties for them to get through & in IMO 9 times out of 10 united would knock them out without much hassle

but that's football

How is it possible to be SO boring....incredible!

Can you not just accept the fact that united are shite and the coach is a xenophobic lowlife bully?

[EC Unique]

Who are you quoting ross4life?


I thought United were the better team for 60 minutes out of 180. They were the better team in Munich until about 20 minutes in, and then they were second fiddle for the rest of that game.

I knew United could score enough at Old Trafford, but I also knew Munich would be more of a threat themselves. I didn't see United imploding though. At 3-0 up, that should be game over. But 40 minutes in, and United were either on the back foot, or sitting back themselves. I think the latter initially, and then when Bayern got the goal it became the former.

Rafael's sending off was crucial, but I still think at that stage that Bayern were gaining the upper hand. I agree with Ray Houghton (!) that if united don't concede that Olic goal, and go in up 3-0 at half time, the tie is over.

Rafael's sending off was symptomatic of United's general malaise at that stage I felt.

Dunphy and co afterwards were their usual self when discussing clubs like Liverpool or Man United. They use highly emotive language because they know there's hundreds of thousands of fans of those teams in Ireland.

Their central point gets lost in the hyperbole, but it does remain a truism. Both United and Liverpool are hamstrung by financial issues in what should be profitable businesses, and it's going to leave both of them fighting just to stay competitive.

United's saving grace is that they are starting from a better place that Liverpool in terms of current ability, current manager and current stadium. But their ability is waning. The manager can't last for many more years and the stadium money is paying the Glaziers debt.

it's a shitty situation, and once again Liverpool and United have more in common than anything that differentiates them.

For my money Arsenal are the club best placed to kick on. Wenger might be sticking around waiting for United and Chelsea to blow up. If they do, Arsenal may well be the dominant team for a few years.

Good post.

[ross4life]

it's about time the title of this thread should be changed 

something like........... Scousers please win us the league 

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