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Today was his 400th appearance for Manchester United. What a majestic player.
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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So, is he injured?
I'd like to know as well.
I was confused about why he didn't play. Was he on the bench?
Read in a few places (Internet, United related fanzines) that he's retiring at the end of the season.
No idea how true it is but, he's 35 and has been ran into the ground.
No idea how true it is but, he's 35 and has been ran into the ground.
Seems fair, either way we'll definitely need to replace him in the summer.
More like casually ambled into the ground
Wouldn't surprise me. I can't see him play anywhere else but United now.
Been a class player, I think he qualifies for a well deserved testimonial at the end of the season too if the plans on retiring then.
He's been fantastic for us.
I know he was doing his coaching badges so I'd love for him to stay on in a coaching capacity.
I know he was doing his coaching badges so I'd love for him to stay on in a coaching capacity.
Think it's his last season with us. Whether he retires is another matter. Been a class player for us and deserves a testimonial.
Still got something to offer imo. Surround him with competent players and he's still got the passing to hurt most teams
Can't carry immobile players in the premier league. Every pair of legs count.
It's just a shame that our senior players seem to be fading at the same point in time, and we haven't adequately replaced them. Which, incidentally, is Fergie fault for once rather than Moyes or Van Gaal.
I'll be so sad if and when he retires.
My favorite United player of the last 10 years- he is absolute class and was incredibly underrated for a large part of his career.
My favorite United player of the last 10 years- he is absolute class and was incredibly underrated for a large part of his career.
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When's he back?
One of the most under-rated United midfielders ever.
The only consistent in Uniteds midfield throughout the most successful period of it's history.
The only consistent in Uniteds midfield throughout the most successful period of it's history.
That would be Roy Keane.
The side that got to 3 champions league finals, won it once and won the league 4 times in a 5 year period didn't contain Roy Keane.
Amen. People put too much emphasis on "strong" personality and not enough on "calming influence".
Dominated domestically when there wasn't as strong opposition as their currently is. Nowhere near as successful in Europe.
Exactly. Absolutely majestic player, and utterly bizarre that you get people who don't rate him.
Was a harder competition to win in the 90s, especially with the foreigner rule which meant that the likes of Keane and Irwin were counted as foreign players. Along with Cantona, and Hughes.
He's been unfairly castigated this season due to people wanking off to our shit new toys. Still the best passer in the team by some distance.
Without doubt.
Finally some respect from him here. Reading some of the posts it's like his career is over. Sure, he was much better last season, but he still adds calmness and passing range to the team (when he isn't paired with Fellaini).
Incredibly underrated and seems the be the scapegoat whenever anything goes wrong.
Incredibly underrated and seems the be the scapegoat whenever anything goes wrong.
Getting to finals isn't success.
Come on now. Getting to 3 CL finals in 4 years is a magnificent achievement. I call that success even if we lost two of them to the best team ever.
aye we might as well get put out in the group stages. We got to the final and got beat off probably the best club side of all time.
Scholes, Ronaldo etc played no part
Carricks been a very good player for United and I would hope he has another season or two in him. He's not (seemingly) put on any weight, or lost any pace
. We'll have to wait and see.Achievement, yes. Success for a club as big as United is winning the competition.
We got to the final and got beat off probably the best club side of all time.
Also our midfield was actually our weakness those years masked and negated by the strength of our attack and defence whereas in Keane"s time I imagine the midfield, or he at least, was one of the strongest parts.
Absolutely.
Great player, no doubt, but he's a liability in terms of fitness. Hope we find a younger, less injury prone option in the main window.Scholes, Ronaldo etc played no part
Carricks been a very good player for United and I would hope he has another season or two in him. He's not (seemingly) put on any weight, or lost any pace
Getting to the final is not success. It is still loosing, its just loosing later and having built your hopes up.
Carrick was one of the reasons our defence was so good. He was the #6 sat in front of them.
Aye, it's a good thing we got knocked out in the group stages this year, as we would of just been beaten at some point.
Yeah, true.
Point still stands, failing is failing if its in the qualifiers or the final.
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