Manchester Utd - The Red Devils - Page 29

superkiing_josh · 21-03-2009, 07:28 PM

good thread m8. keep it up.
cheaky advertising: can you help me pick what team to be in my mm. thanks a lot everyone.

Mariners!!!!!! · 22-03-2009, 01:37 AM

The Poms Finally Win It!

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has been crowned the Fifa World Player of the Year in Zurich, becoming the first Englishman to do so in the Award’s history.

Rooney, 25, has had a formidable year for his club, winning the Premier League and the Champions League, scoring 54 goals in the process. This trophy also completes a long-awaited coming of age for the former Everton striker, who is looking to lead his side to back-to-back Champions League titles this season.

"This is an incredible moment for me, a very treasured moment," he said in his emotional acceptance speech at Zurich's Opera House. "I would like to thank my friends, my family and my team-mates. This is one of the most important moments in my life. I hope I can play well enough in the next twelve months to be back here next year."

This trophy completes a clean sweep of the major individual awards for Rooney, having already won the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award, the PFA Player of the Year award, the Golden Boot, the Ballon d’Or and the FifPro World Player of the Year award; emulating teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s efforts of 2008.

The award was decided by the votes of international captains and coaches, with Rooney beating Fernando Torres (who came second), Lionel Messi of Barcelona (last year’s winner), and teammates Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo (third place), to the title.

No Englishman has won the award since its inception in 1991, when Lothar Matthaus, of Germany and Internazionale, won the trophy. In the 21 years it has been running Gary Lineker (1991), Alan Shearer (1996), David Beckham (1999 and 2001) and Frank Lampard (2005) have all finished in either second or third. Rooney’s win is not only a recognition of his individual skill but further confirmation that the Premier League is the most powerful domestic competition in Europe, becoming the fourth Premier League player in a row to win the award, succeeding Fernando Torres, Francesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Rooney dedicated the award to his family but was eager to acknowledge the influence Sir Alex Ferguson has had on him. “Sir Alex has had an important role to play in my life,” he said. “Last season was an excellent one for me, my club, and the boss was important for me because I learned a lot from him.

"His immense experience, after so many years, is of paramount importance and for me it’s a privilege to be able to be a part of the history of such a big club as United. Without Sir Alex I wouldn’t be here today.”

Rooney also claims that United are perfectly poised to repeat their double success of last season. “We are in a great position to win the Premier League and the Champions League again. We are one of the best clubs in the world and if we play to our very best, like we did against Arsenal, we will have no trouble winning everything again.”

nzgangster · 22-03-2009, 01:51 AM

Fulham

i mean

rooney

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shorty, rooney is up for sale on my liverpool mm and i can afford to buy him but i dont know if i should

should i?

Mariners!!!!!! · 22-03-2009, 01:52 AM

Depends how much they want. You could probably get two young strikers for the price of Rooney.

nzgangster · 22-03-2009, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mariners!!!!!!

Depends how much they want. You could probably get two young strikers for the price of Rooney.

thing is i dont need two young strikers and the value of him is 40million.

i only need a st to play with torres.

Mariners!!!!!! · 22-03-2009, 02:02 AM

Then go for it if you need him.

FC Shorty · 22-03-2009, 11:57 AM

If your trying to be realistic then no but if you are just doing it for fun then Rooney is a great choice

GUNNERS_MIKE · 22-03-2009, 11:59 AM

Wayne Rooney =

Berba + Tevez =

Joshizzled · 22-03-2009, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GUNNERS_MIKE

Wayne Rooney =

Berba + Tevez =

Berba + Rooney =

PNE-Adz · 22-03-2009, 12:04 PM

That was a gr8 update by Mariners

AK0N · 22-03-2009, 12:11 PM

Yep, great update, KIU lads

FC Shorty · 22-03-2009, 12:56 PM

Liverwho??

^Nani seals the win for Man United^

Man United came into this game with a 28 point gap between them and Liverpool. Man United hadn't lost to Liverpool since the 5th round of the FA Cup in 2006 and since then Man United have overtaken Liverpool on league titles and are on course to equal their record of 5 European Cups.

Man United started very brighlty, and took the lead inside 2 minutes. Man United took the kick-off and Tevez got the ball. He used his pace to run past the Liverpool defenders on the wing and pulled the ball back into the path of Cristiano Ronaldo. He took one touch before smashing the ball into the net from 19 yards. Liverpool were shellshocked, they hadn't even got a touch of the ball yet!

Man United didn't let up and continued to push forward for a second just as they had done against Arsenal in mid-week. Scholes had a great chance to double United's lead with 15 minuts gone. Tevez pulled the ball back for him but his low drive from the edge of the box was well saved. He didn't give up though because he stood in front of Reina and blocked his kick-out before tapping the ball into an empty net. Man United were 2-0 up after 16 minutes.

It nearly went from bad to worse for Liverpool in the 30th minute. Reina rolled the ball out to Carragher but Agger tried to get the ball aswell and they knocked each other over. Rooney came in but his shot came back into play off the bar. Liverpool hadn't got started yet and were in their own half for much of the first half.

Gerrard lifted Liverpool's hopes with 20 minutes left when he managed to grab a goal back with Liverpool's first shot on target. The ball was whipped into the box by Reira, Evra managed to get his head to it but the ball fell to Gerrard and he placed the ball into the bottom corner.

With only 5 minutes left on the clock, Sir Alex Ferguson brought on Nani and Hargreaves for Giggs and Scholes. This turned out to be a very good move indeed. Liverpool continued to push forward to try and get the equaliser in the 90th minute but in doing this left no one in defence to mind the goal. Vidic managed to head the ball out of the box and United broke with both pace and numbers. The ball eventually found it's way to Nani and he passed the ball into an empty, Liverpool net.

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Team

Van Der Sar(4)
Neville(6), Ferdinand(8, Vidic(4), Evra(6)
Ronaldo(7), Carrick(8, Scholes(6), Giggs(6)
Tevez(7), Rooney(9)

Subs
Nani(7)
Hargreaves(6)
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Match Facts
MU-LIV

18 - Shots - 3
16 - On Target - 1
53% - Possesion - 47%
10 - Tackles - 6
0 - Fouls - 1
0 - Yellows - 0
0 - Reds - 0
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MOTM

Rooney - 9
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Other Results

Fulham 4-3 Charlton
Wigan 1-1 Derby
Bolton 2-1 Reading
Man City 0-0 Portsmouth
Sunderland 1-1 Everton
West Ham 2-0 Blackburn
Aston Villa 3-0 Middlesboro
Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle
Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal

GUNNERS_MIKE · 22-03-2009, 12:57 PM

28 points gap...whoaaa

Miguel · 22-03-2009, 01:00 PM

Wow, big gap, and big win! Great job!

DannyB · 22-03-2009, 01:04 PM

Liverpool

Where are they in the league?

FC Shorty · 22-03-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GUNNERS_MIKE

28 points gap...whoaaa

It's a 31 point gap now, Liverpool are in 8th place

ManchesterRed · 22-03-2009, 02:39 PM

Great result and report Rory!

KingCantona07 · 22-03-2009, 02:41 PM

Nice win, bit of revenge for the real life result as well

FC Shorty · 22-03-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ManchesterRed

Great result and report Rory!

Quote:

Originally Posted by AsmodaiPlay

Nice win, bit of revenge for the real life result as well

Thanks, lads

Mariners!!!!!! · 23-03-2009, 06:19 AM

That's an exceelent result, you absolutely dominated them!

nzgangster · 23-03-2009, 06:27 AM

it was fixed.

FC Shorty · 23-03-2009, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mariners!!!!!!

That's an exceelent result, you absolutely dominated them!

Thanks when will the Arsenal preview be up?

Mariners!!!!!! · 25-03-2009, 06:15 AM

Carling Cup Semi Final - 2nd Leg Preview: Manchester United vs Arsenal

Form Guide: Manchester United turned it on in front their own fans at Old Trafford in the previous leg, a Giussepe Rossi hat-trick proving the difference as United ran out 5-2 winners. They then continued in their rich vein of form with a resounding 3-1 victory over eighth placed Liverpool, despite Rossi not featuring for the Red Devils. Arsenal have struggled of late, their humiliation at Old Trafford being compounded by a loss to fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent Premier League game. However a 5-3 victory over Fulham in the FA Cup will hopefully give them the confidence needed to overturn the 3-goal deficit to progress.

Arsenal Starting XI
Almunia
Sagna----Toure----Gallas----Taylor
Rosicky--Fabregas--Denilson--Diaby
Van Persie---Adebayor

The Gunners will have to prepare for a continual wave of attacks down the left flank which is significantly weaker without the pace of Clichy after he was sold to Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea to wipe away the clubs incurred debt from the failure of the Highbury redevelopment. However striker Robin van Persie has been in excellent form this season; putting the ball in the net 17 times so far this season. If anyone can get them out of trouble, it will be the Flying Dutchman.

Manchester United Starting XI:
Foster
Ramos----Evans---Vidic----O'Shea
Nani--Hargreaves--Anderson--Park
Rossi-----Berbatov

Despite fielding a ‘second string’ side, United showcase the incredible depth in their squad, naming Sergio Ramos, Dimitar Berbatov and Giuseppe Rossi as starters. Wingers Luis Nani and Ji-Sung Park will be expected to give trouble down the flanks whilst Hargreaves and Anderson will share the role of midfield anchor. Berbatov will use his strength up front to hopefully grab a goal or two from crosses, a tactic that proved effective in the previous leg. Rossi will be hoping to build on his hat-trick from the previous leg in his second game for the Red Devils since returning from Villareal.

Prediction: Arsene Wenger’s side have the home ground advantage, the raw brilliance of Manchester United should be enough to see them through. 3-0 United.

Mariners!!!!!! · 25-03-2009, 06:19 AM

Sorry it took so long, my internet was screwing up.

Zeelander · 25-03-2009, 07:49 AM

nice preview 3-1

21-03-2009, 07:28 PM	#701 (permalink)
superkiing_josh Rookie Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: in bed probably Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 85	good thread m8. keep it up. cheaky advertising: can you help me pick what team to be in my mm. thanks a lot everyone. new man utd? __________________ pompey 2-1 everton we are stayin' up!

22-03-2009, 01:37 AM	#702 (permalink)
Mariners!!!!!! Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Coast, Australia Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 4,445 Blog Entries: 1	The Poms Finally Win It! ZURICH, SWITZERLAND: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney has been crowned the Fifa World Player of the Year in Zurich, becoming the first Englishman to do so in the Award’s history. Rooney, 25, has had a formidable year for his club, winning the Premier League and the Champions League, scoring 54 goals in the process. This trophy also completes a long-awaited coming of age for the former Everton striker, who is looking to lead his side to back-to-back Champions League titles this season. "This is an incredible moment for me, a very treasured moment," he said in his emotional acceptance speech at Zurich's Opera House. "I would like to thank my friends, my family and my team-mates. This is one of the most important moments in my life. I hope I can play well enough in the next twelve months to be back here next year." This trophy completes a clean sweep of the major individual awards for Rooney, having already won the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award, the PFA Player of the Year award, the Golden Boot, the Ballon d’Or and the FifPro World Player of the Year award; emulating teammate Cristiano Ronaldo’s efforts of 2008. The award was decided by the votes of international captains and coaches, with Rooney beating Fernando Torres (who came second), Lionel Messi of Barcelona (last year’s winner), and teammates Rio Ferdinand and Cristiano Ronaldo (third place), to the title. No Englishman has won the award since its inception in 1991, when Lothar Matthaus, of Germany and Internazionale, won the trophy. In the 21 years it has been running Gary Lineker (1991), Alan Shearer (1996), David Beckham (1999 and 2001) and Frank Lampard (2005) have all finished in either second or third. Rooney’s win is not only a recognition of his individual skill but further confirmation that the Premier League is the most powerful domestic competition in Europe, becoming the fourth Premier League player in a row to win the award, succeeding Fernando Torres, Francesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo. Rooney dedicated the award to his family but was eager to acknowledge the influence Sir Alex Ferguson has had on him. “Sir Alex has had an important role to play in my life,” he said. “Last season was an excellent one for me, my club, and the boss was important for me because I learned a lot from him. "His immense experience, after so many years, is of paramount importance and for me it’s a privilege to be able to be a part of the history of such a big club as United. Without Sir Alex I wouldn’t be here today.” Rooney also claims that United are perfectly poised to repeat their double success of last season. “We are in a great position to win the Premier League and the Champions League again. We are one of the best clubs in the world and if we play to our very best, like we did against Arsenal, we will have no trouble winning everything again.” __________________ The Scientist and the Magician

22-03-2009, 01:51 AM	#703 (permalink)
nzgangster EA Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Zealand. Age: 17 Gender: Male Posts: 12,103 Blog Entries: 1	Fulham i mean rooney -------------- shorty, rooney is up for sale on my liverpool mm and i can afford to buy him but i dont know if i should should i? __________________ TXV was here “Sometimes football can be cruel, but you have to keep going, you have to keep belief" In Rafa We Trust RIP Debi

22-03-2009, 01:52 AM	#704 (permalink)
Mariners!!!!!! Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Coast, Australia Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 4,445 Blog Entries: 1	Depends how much they want. You could probably get two young strikers for the price of Rooney. __________________ The Scientist and the Magician

22-03-2009, 02:02 AM	#706 (permalink)
Mariners!!!!!! Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Coast, Australia Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 4,445 Blog Entries: 1	Then go for it if you need him. __________________ The Scientist and the Magician

22-03-2009, 11:57 AM	#707 (permalink)
FC Shorty Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford,Ireland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 8,317	If your trying to be realistic then no but if you are just doing it for fun then Rooney is a great choice __________________ Come on Man Utd!!!

22-03-2009, 11:59 AM	#708 (permalink)
GUNNERS_MIKE Forum Junkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hamburg,Germany Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 3,720	Wayne Rooney = Berba + Tevez = __________________

22-03-2009, 12:04 PM	#710 (permalink)
PNE-Adz Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Deepdale Gender: Male Posts: 10,608	That was a gr8 update by Mariners

22-03-2009, 12:11 PM	#711 (permalink)
AK0N Forum Junkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,604	Yep, great update, KIU lads __________________ "I don't understand how your number one, when it was just a fling before, now your the one."

22-03-2009, 12:56 PM	#712 (permalink)
FC Shorty Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford,Ireland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 8,317	Man Utd 3-1 Liverpool Liverwho?? ^Nani seals the win for Man United^ Man United came into this game with a 28 point gap between them and Liverpool. Man United hadn't lost to Liverpool since the 5th round of the FA Cup in 2006 and since then Man United have overtaken Liverpool on league titles and are on course to equal their record of 5 European Cups. Man United started very brighlty, and took the lead inside 2 minutes. Man United took the kick-off and Tevez got the ball. He used his pace to run past the Liverpool defenders on the wing and pulled the ball back into the path of Cristiano Ronaldo. He took one touch before smashing the ball into the net from 19 yards. Liverpool were shellshocked, they hadn't even got a touch of the ball yet! Man United didn't let up and continued to push forward for a second just as they had done against Arsenal in mid-week. Scholes had a great chance to double United's lead with 15 minuts gone. Tevez pulled the ball back for him but his low drive from the edge of the box was well saved. He didn't give up though because he stood in front of Reina and blocked his kick-out before tapping the ball into an empty net. Man United were 2-0 up after 16 minutes. It nearly went from bad to worse for Liverpool in the 30th minute. Reina rolled the ball out to Carragher but Agger tried to get the ball aswell and they knocked each other over. Rooney came in but his shot came back into play off the bar. Liverpool hadn't got started yet and were in their own half for much of the first half. Gerrard lifted Liverpool's hopes with 20 minutes left when he managed to grab a goal back with Liverpool's first shot on target. The ball was whipped into the box by Reira, Evra managed to get his head to it but the ball fell to Gerrard and he placed the ball into the bottom corner. With only 5 minutes left on the clock, Sir Alex Ferguson brought on Nani and Hargreaves for Giggs and Scholes. This turned out to be a very good move indeed. Liverpool continued to push forward to try and get the equaliser in the 90th minute but in doing this left no one in defence to mind the goal. Vidic managed to head the ball out of the box and United broke with both pace and numbers. The ball eventually found it's way to Nani and he passed the ball into an empty, Liverpool net. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Van Der Sar(4) Neville(6), Ferdinand(8, Vidic(4), Evra(6) Ronaldo(7), Carrick(8, Scholes(6), Giggs(6) Tevez(7), Rooney(9) Subs Nani(7) Hargreaves(6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Facts MU-LIV 18 - Shots - 3 16 - On Target - 1 53% - Possesion - 47% 10 - Tackles - 6 0 - Fouls - 1 0 - Yellows - 0 0 - Reds - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MOTM Rooney - 9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Results Fulham 4-3 Charlton Wigan 1-1 Derby Bolton 2-1 Reading Man City 0-0 Portsmouth Sunderland 1-1 Everton West Ham 2-0 Blackburn Aston Villa 3-0 Middlesboro Chelsea 2-0 Newcastle Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal __________________ Come on Man Utd!!!

22-03-2009, 12:57 PM	#713 (permalink)
GUNNERS_MIKE Forum Junkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hamburg,Germany Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 3,720	28 points gap...whoaaa __________________

22-03-2009, 01:00 PM	#714 (permalink)
Miguel EA Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: Múrcia, Spain Age: 17 Gender: Male Posts: 12,515	Wow, big gap, and big win! Great job! __________________

22-03-2009, 01:04 PM	#715 (permalink)
DannyB EA Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Burscough Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 23,307 Blog Entries: 9	Liverpool Where are they in the league? __________________ Someone save my football club.

22-03-2009, 02:39 PM	#717 (permalink)
ManchesterRed Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,957	Great result and report Rory! __________________

22-03-2009, 02:41 PM	#718 (permalink)
KingCantona07 Elite Join Date: Apr 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 6,782	Nice win, bit of revenge for the real life result as well __________________

23-03-2009, 06:19 AM	#720 (permalink)
Mariners!!!!!! Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Coast, Australia Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 4,445 Blog Entries: 1	That's an exceelent result, you absolutely dominated them! __________________ The Scientist and the Magician

23-03-2009, 06:27 AM	#721 (permalink)
nzgangster EA Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Zealand. Age: 17 Gender: Male Posts: 12,103 Blog Entries: 1	it was fixed. __________________ TXV was here “Sometimes football can be cruel, but you have to keep going, you have to keep belief" In Rafa We Trust RIP Debi

25-03-2009, 06:15 AM	#723 (permalink)
Mariners!!!!!! Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Coast, Australia Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 4,445 Blog Entries: 1	Carling Cup Semi Final - 2nd Leg Preview: Manchester United vs Arsenal Form Guide: Manchester United turned it on in front their own fans at Old Trafford in the previous leg, a Giussepe Rossi hat-trick proving the difference as United ran out 5-2 winners. They then continued in their rich vein of form with a resounding 3-1 victory over eighth placed Liverpool, despite Rossi not featuring for the Red Devils. Arsenal have struggled of late, their humiliation at Old Trafford being compounded by a loss to fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur in their most recent Premier League game. However a 5-3 victory over Fulham in the FA Cup will hopefully give them the confidence needed to overturn the 3-goal deficit to progress. Arsenal Starting XI Almunia Sagna----Toure----Gallas----Taylor Rosicky--Fabregas--Denilson--Diaby Van Persie---Adebayor The Gunners will have to prepare for a continual wave of attacks down the left flank which is significantly weaker without the pace of Clichy after he was sold to Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea to wipe away the clubs incurred debt from the failure of the Highbury redevelopment. However striker Robin van Persie has been in excellent form this season; putting the ball in the net 17 times so far this season. If anyone can get them out of trouble, it will be the Flying Dutchman. Manchester United Starting XI: Foster Ramos----Evans---Vidic----O'Shea Nani--Hargreaves--Anderson--Park Rossi-----Berbatov Despite fielding a ‘second string’ side, United showcase the incredible depth in their squad, naming Sergio Ramos, Dimitar Berbatov and Giuseppe Rossi as starters. Wingers Luis Nani and Ji-Sung Park will be expected to give trouble down the flanks whilst Hargreaves and Anderson will share the role of midfield anchor. Berbatov will use his strength up front to hopefully grab a goal or two from crosses, a tactic that proved effective in the previous leg. Rossi will be hoping to build on his hat-trick from the previous leg in his second game for the Red Devils since returning from Villareal. Prediction: Arsene Wenger’s side have the home ground advantage, the raw brilliance of Manchester United should be enough to see them through. 3-0 United. __________________ The Scientist and the Magician Last edited by Mariners!!!!!!; 25-03-2009 at 06:18 AM..

25-03-2009, 06:19 AM	#724 (permalink)
Mariners!!!!!! Forum Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Central Coast, Australia Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 4,445 Blog Entries: 1	Sorry it took so long, my internet was screwing up. __________________ The Scientist and the Magician

25-03-2009, 07:49 AM	#725 (permalink)
Zeelander Rookie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 29	nice preview 3-1