Quoutes from 07/08 season

thoward · 6th June 2008, 16:39

"I am not sure that Tevez and Rooney make an ideal partnership. They are very similar types of players. If Saha can't sustain 20 plus games in the Premier League then there would be a worry that United would rely on players like Ronaldo. To score another 15 plus goals is asking a great deal of Ronaldo and if i were a United fan, looking at my team for the season... The manager has done a great job by getting three very good players in, and maybe a fourth in Tevez, but what about up front? Where is the variation? Where is the crutch for Rooney?
Andy Gray, 1-8-07

"I don't think United are that good at the back, and last season VDS in goal was starting to creak, a frailty which might be further exposed this year"
David Pleat, The Guardian, 6-8-07

"For Manchester United, yesterday's defeat by City was more than a setback. You cannot win a championship in the first five or six games, but you can certainly lose it, and a blind man could tell you that United are struggling for a centre forward. As for Liverpool. Benitez finally has enough players to replace quality with quality, and this is what wins you championships."
Alan Hansen, The Daily Telegraph, 20-8-07

"The deficiency that is self evident in this side is the lack of a natural goalscorer."
Sam Wallace, The Independent, after Man City away

"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez. Nani, a £14m acquisition from Sporting Lisbon, proved little more effective."Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home

"The early signs are that they should not expect too much too soon from Anderson and Nani, or perhaps, from Carlos Tevez."

Oliver Kay, The Times, after Sunderland home

"Wes Brown is expected to end his 11 year association with United by moving to Newcastle as a free agent next summer. The Defender is stalling on a new contract from the champions and has told friends that he will not sign."Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail, 19-12-07

"I've never done it and I'm not a big fanatic of that (going away for a 4 day break in Saudi Arabia, as United did in mid January). It can have a long term impact. The focus could go a little bit."
Arsene Wenger talking before Uniteds 5th round FA Cup tie with Arsenal

"Uniteds performance (against Chelsea) was in keeping with their general out of form lethargy for the past month."
Peter Gill, Football 365, after the April defeat at Stamford Bridge

"Messi's comeback has sparked a supposedly fading Barcs back into life. The boy is a genius. Barca are well capable of scoring at Ole Trafford if Messi stays fit. Henry's appearance was a brief camoe but one which showed he, too, could have an influence on the tie. They sya Henry never plays well at Old Trafoord. There is always a first time."
Shaun Custis, The Sun, 23-408

lem8sh · 6th June 2008, 16:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoward

"For Manchester United, yesterday's defeat by City was more than a setback. You cannot win a championship in the first five or six games, but you can certainly lose it, and a blind man could tell you that United are struggling for a centre forward. As for Liverpool. Benitez finally has enough players to replace quality with quality, and this is what wins you championships."
Alan Hansen, The Daily Telegraph, 20-8-07

good oul hansen

[Hellboy]17 · 6th June 2008, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoward

"I am not sure that Tevez and Rooney make an ideal partnership. They are very similar types of players. If Saha can't sustain 20 plus games in the Premier League then there would be a worry that United would rely on players like Ronaldo. To score another 15 plus goals is asking a great deal of Ronaldo and if i were a United fan, looking at my team for the season... The manager has done a great job by getting three very good players in, and maybe a fourth in Tevez, but what about up front? Where is the variation? Where is the crutch for Rooney?
Andy Gray, 1-8-07

"I don't think United are that good at the back, and last season VDS in goal was starting to creak, a frailty which might be further exposed this year"
David Pleat, The Guardian, 6-8-07

"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez. Nani, a £14m acquisition from Sporting Lisbon, proved little more effective."Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home

"The early signs are that they should not expect too much too soon from Anderson and Nani, or perhaps, from Carlos Tevez."

Oliver Kay, The Times, after Sunderland home

"I've never done it and I'm not a big fanatic of that (going away for a 4 day break in Saudi Arabia, as United did in mid January). It can have a long term impact. The focus could go a little bit."
Arsene Wenger talking before Uniteds 5th round FA Cup tie with Arsenal

Wenger talking about focus

Some funny shit ...

IBleedRed · 6th June 2008, 17:26

its good fun seeing stupid cunts proven completely wrong

GE · 6th June 2008, 17:28

kietotheworld · 6th June 2008, 17:31

"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez."

Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home

I must admit I was very disappointed that Anderson and Tevez failed to display any psychic abilities in that game.

KeyserSoze · 6th June 2008, 17:33

Its always good when people are proven wrong.

Wit Tanker · 6th June 2008, 17:48

Where is the Adebayor quote?

Danish Voice · 6th June 2008, 18:18

Scouser Alan

He surely talked about scouser quality. You know, Voronin proved to be a slightly better signing than Eric Meijer. KRAP

Wandering Red · 6th June 2008, 23:25

Brilliant stuff, although nothing quite on the level of the Essien calculator.

KeyserSoze · 6th June 2008, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wit Tanker

Where is the Adebayor quote?

Yeah forgot about that one. That is the best this year for me.

[Hellboy]17 · 6th June 2008, 23:45

"If we don't win it, I will take my shirt off and call Arsene Wenger. I'll say 'Boss, I want to stop playing football' because I have a lot of ambition and part of my ambition is to win the title.

"As a player if you don't have an ambition, I don't know why you are playing or what you stand for.

"I have a lot of dreams and ambitions with Arsenal and I know they will come true.

KingEric7 · 7th June 2008, 01:46

Hehe. If Anderson is lightweight, then i'm the fucking queen.

FlawlessThaw · 7th June 2008, 02:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by kietotheworld

"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez."

Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home

I must admit I was very disappointed that Anderson and Tevez failed to display any psychic abilities in that game.

To be fair to Miss Taylor, Anderson had one of the poorest debuts that I have seen from a multi-million pound signing. But it is foolish to judge a youngster on his first forty five minutes in a foreign league.

olesmyhero · 7th June 2008, 03:19

Football pundits generally don't know what they're talking about.

Chris H · 7th June 2008, 05:04

Nice work thoward.

Nick 0208 Ldn · 7th June 2008, 05:24

Barca Semi-Final at OT.

"Messi nearly lost his virginity with that challenge from Brown." - Mickey Thomas, XFM Manchester.

Sky1981 · 7th June 2008, 07:01

"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez. Nani, a £14m acquisition from Sporting Lisbon, proved little more effective."Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home

Sounds like a fair assessment, she doesn't say much against us

surf · 7th June 2008, 07:31

The own goal of the season, from Mr Penalty:

Quote:

I would have expected United to have started a bit better but a lot of clubs have bought really well over the summer. Five points is a hell of a gap to have this early on.
…
It’s going to be difficult for United.

So farewell then, JT.

Fergies Formula · 7th June 2008, 09:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by kietotheworld

"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez."

Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home

I must admit I was very disappointed that Anderson and Tevez failed to display any psychic abilities in that game.

To be fair you cant really expect any more from a women talking about football

Diabo_Sam · 7th June 2008, 16:23

"The red flag really will be flying in the Russian capital tonight. Wembley, Barcelona, Moscow"

Clive Tyldesley, 21-5-2008

Sky1981 · 7th June 2008, 16:25

Can we have the other side please... the supportive pundits?

Razwan000 · 7th June 2008, 16:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diabo_Sam

"The red flag really will be flying in the Russian capital tonight. Wembley, Barcelona, Moscow"

Clive Tyldesley, 21-5-2008

he is a legend..

Wittmann45 · 7th June 2008, 16:41

I don't know about supportive pundits, but I remember Keano saying a few times throughout the season that we would win the title, even when we went through that 'rough patch' in the beginning of the season

Broo · 9th June 2008, 02:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick 0208 Ldn

Barca Semi-Final at OT.

"Messi nearly lost his virginity with that challenge from Brown." - Mickey Thomas, XFM Manchester.

Quality, I haven't heard that one before.

VII · 9th June 2008, 06:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoward

"Messi's comeback has sparked a supposedly fading Barcs back into life. The boy is a genius. Barca are well capable of scoring at Ole Trafford if Messi stays fit. Henry's appearance was a brief camoe but one which showed he, too, could have an influence on the tie. They sya Henry never plays well at Old Trafoord. There is always a first time."
Shaun Custis, The Sun, 23-408

The spelling is appalling.

6th June 2008, 16:39	#1 (permalink)
thoward First Team Sub Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Paddy Crerand is a legend "If i was playing in the match against Arsenal at OT IN 03/04 Martin Keown wouldnt have been able to walkoff the pitch at the end" Posts: 9,899	Quoutes from 07/08 season "I am not sure that Tevez and Rooney make an ideal partnership. They are very similar types of players. If Saha can't sustain 20 plus games in the Premier League then there would be a worry that United would rely on players like Ronaldo. To score another 15 plus goals is asking a great deal of Ronaldo and if i were a United fan, looking at my team for the season... The manager has done a great job by getting three very good players in, and maybe a fourth in Tevez, but what about up front? Where is the variation? Where is the crutch for Rooney? Andy Gray, 1-8-07 "I don't think United are that good at the back, and last season VDS in goal was starting to creak, a frailty which might be further exposed this year" David Pleat, The Guardian, 6-8-07 "For Manchester United, yesterday's defeat by City was more than a setback. You cannot win a championship in the first five or six games, but you can certainly lose it, and a blind man could tell you that United are struggling for a centre forward. As for Liverpool. Benitez finally has enough players to replace quality with quality, and this is what wins you championships." Alan Hansen, The Daily Telegraph, 20-8-07 "The deficiency that is self evident in this side is the lack of a natural goalscorer." Sam Wallace, The Independent, after Man City away "A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez. Nani, a £14m acquisition from Sporting Lisbon, proved little more effective."Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home "The early signs are that they should not expect too much too soon from Anderson and Nani, or perhaps, from Carlos Tevez." Oliver Kay, The Times, after Sunderland home "Wes Brown is expected to end his 11 year association with United by moving to Newcastle as a free agent next summer. The Defender is stalling on a new contract from the champions and has told friends that he will not sign."Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail, 19-12-07 "I've never done it and I'm not a big fanatic of that (going away for a 4 day break in Saudi Arabia, as United did in mid January). It can have a long term impact. The focus could go a little bit." Arsene Wenger talking before Uniteds 5th round FA Cup tie with Arsenal "Uniteds performance (against Chelsea) was in keeping with their general out of form lethargy for the past month." Peter Gill, Football 365, after the April defeat at Stamford Bridge "Messi's comeback has sparked a supposedly fading Barcs back into life. The boy is a genius. Barca are well capable of scoring at Ole Trafford if Messi stays fit. Henry's appearance was a brief camoe but one which showed he, too, could have an influence on the tie. They sya Henry never plays well at Old Trafoord. There is always a first time." Shaun Custis, The Sun, 23-408

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IBleedRed likes to use pantyhose Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: apparently uses the term "limey" too much Posts: 4,227	its good fun seeing stupid cunts proven completely wrong

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GE Captain Rio Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Greater Manchester, Broughton Park - Salford Posts: 9,086

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kietotheworld Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airstrip One Posts: 3,754	"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez." Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home I must admit I was very disappointed that Anderson and Tevez failed to display any psychic abilities in that game.

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KeyserSoze First Team Sub Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Way I Hear It Soze's Some Kind Of Butcher Posts: 6,974	Its always good when people are proven wrong.

6th June 2008, 17:48	#8 (permalink)
Wit Tanker Reserve Team Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,414	Where is the Adebayor quote?

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Danish Voice Reserve Team Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,209	Scouser Alan He surely talked about scouser quality. You know, Voronin proved to be a slightly better signing than Eric Meijer. KRAP

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Wandering Red Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In nomine Patri. Et Fili. Spiritus Sancti. Posts: 704	Brilliant stuff, although nothing quite on the level of the Essien calculator.

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[Hellboy]17 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Berba-Town Posts: 4,709	"If we don't win it, I will take my shirt off and call Arsene Wenger. I'll say 'Boss, I want to stop playing football' because I have a lot of ambition and part of my ambition is to win the title. "As a player if you don't have an ambition, I don't know why you are playing or what you stand for. "I have a lot of dreams and ambitions with Arsenal and I know they will come true.

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KingEric7 Winner of the Tabata bet Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Patrice Evra is that which no greater can be conceived. Posts: 13,251	Hehe. If Anderson is lightweight, then i'm the fucking queen.

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olesmyhero has a lazy eye...japs eye Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 4000+ miles west of old trafford Posts: 11,338	Football pundits generally don't know what they're talking about.

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Chris H Reserve Team Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: AWOL Posts: 2,322	Nice work thoward.

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Nick 0208 Ldn First Team Sub Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Londinium - Never stop dreaming. Posts: 6,353	Barca Semi-Final at OT. "Messi nearly lost his virginity with that challenge from Brown." - Mickey Thomas, XFM Manchester.

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Sky1981 Fending Off the Urge Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The reminiscence of long lost glory from the past Posts: 2,850	"A £17M signing from Porto, Anderson appeared lightweight, failing to establish any sort of telepathy with Carlos Tevez. Nani, a £14m acquisition from Sporting Lisbon, proved little more effective."Louise Taylor, The Guardian, after Sunderland home Sounds like a fair assessment, she doesn't say much against us

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Diabo_Sam Reserve Team Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Carrick's our Unknown Soldier. Posts: 2,079	"The red flag really will be flying in the Russian capital tonight. Wembley, Barcelona, Moscow" Clive Tyldesley, 21-5-2008

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Sky1981 Fending Off the Urge Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The reminiscence of long lost glory from the past Posts: 2,850	Can we have the other side please... the supportive pundits?

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Wittmann45 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In my S04 Posts: 2,364	I don't know about supportive pundits, but I remember Keano saying a few times throughout the season that we would win the title, even when we went through that 'rough patch' in the beginning of the season