manurejournal (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} manurejournal) wrote,@ 2005-10-26 22:59:00 |
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30 - United 4 Barnet 1 / Saha / Ballack / More midfielders
Tonight's entry is astonished at Jamie Oliver's lifetime achievement award at the National Television Awards. For achieving what, exactly? Being a sloppy-gobbed twat?
A few years ago, back when Skinner and Baddiel were funny (they were, kids, honest!) and were doing Fantasy Football League on BBC2, they did a great sketch where Alex Ferguson was sat on the bench at a match and constantly being bothered by little kids.
"Who are all these kids, Brian?"
"Oh, those are the substitutes, boss!"
This was around the era when the team full of kids that weren't going to win anything were around, and in some ways it was spot on. So after last season's assault on the Carling Cup mainly involved fringe players instead of youngsters, the youngsters were reverted to in a move that was altogether more refreshing.
So out came Adam Eckersley, Lee Martin, Ritchie Jones, Gerard Pique, Giuseppe Rossi and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, as well as Darren Gibson as a substitute, shoving aside their Duplo playsets to attempt to provide some cheer after a depressing start to the season, and very well they did too. Rossi has already signalled his intentions in the Premiership, but Pique and Ebanks-Blake will be next into the proper United line-up, I think.
Also, congratulations to the referee for spoiling the game in practically the first minute by sending off Barnet's keeper for handling outside the box whilst under no pressure. I hope you're proud of yourself, you stupid jobsworth cunt. Jeff Winter will be proud, I'm sure.
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I know it's probably somewhat cruel to criticise someone for constantly suffering injuries, but really, can Louis Saha even get out of bed without getting injured?
Now, I'm sorry, but when a player becomes consistently injured like this then there has got to be a problem somewhere. Either Saha himself is pushing himself before he is ready and not fully revealing his true condition, or he's being pushed back too quickly by United's staff. I don't want to believe either, but I just can't remember a player who has suffered injury after injury after injury like this with seemingly no gap in-between. It's completely ridiculous. He's like the bizarro Cal Ripken Jr.
He might as well do something useful whilst he's in that treatment room and do what Norman Whiteside did - become a physiotherapist. Make some use of your time, Louis.
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A load of Ballacks. That's what's knocking around today.
Firstly, there's this where Karl-Heinz Rummenigge gets das knickers in von twist (multi-lingual genius, I am) about Ballack's unlikely move to United. Now whilst I'm as downbeat as anyone about United's transfer market dealings, I rather object to this arse making these comments. Bayern Munich have hardly ever attracted world-class signings to their team, so he can stick his comments up his Khyber.
Secondly, this pretty good article has a good old think about the possibility of Ballack coming to United, which I still rate as 'highly unlikely'. I can't see him going to Barcelona if they're only priming him up for Mark van Bommel's spot on the sub's bench, so I would imagine Inter and Real Madrid are the strong favourites here. I guess Chelsea could sign him as well to fill one of the empty seats in their stands.
Thirdly, Franz Beckenbauer is practically shoving him out of the door and towards Real Madrid already. Nice to know you're wanted, eh Michael?
Finally, Ballack himself is making Dave from The Fast Show look decisive. It's a tough decision. On the one hand, Bayern Munich have Owen Hargreaves. On the other hand, United have Mikael Silvestre. Tough one, Michael, I don't envy you!
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More midfielders linked. Yawn. And if we sign a player called Yaya then I'm emigrating to Pluto.
I'm off to watch this programme about The Omen. Argh, the dogs!
Tonight's entry is astonished at Jamie Oliver's lifetime achievement award at the National Television Awards. For achieving what, exactly? Being a sloppy-gobbed twat?
A few years ago, back when Skinner and Baddiel were funny (they were, kids, honest!) and were doing Fantasy Football League on BBC2, they did a great sketch where Alex Ferguson was sat on the bench at a match and constantly being bothered by little kids.
"Who are all these kids, Brian?"
"Oh, those are the substitutes, boss!"
This was around the era when the team full of kids that weren't going to win anything were around, and in some ways it was spot on. So after last season's assault on the Carling Cup mainly involved fringe players instead of youngsters, the youngsters were reverted to in a move that was altogether more refreshing.
So out came Adam Eckersley, Lee Martin, Ritchie Jones, Gerard Pique, Giuseppe Rossi and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, as well as Darren Gibson as a substitute, shoving aside their Duplo playsets to attempt to provide some cheer after a depressing start to the season, and very well they did too. Rossi has already signalled his intentions in the Premiership, but Pique and Ebanks-Blake will be next into the proper United line-up, I think.
Also, congratulations to the referee for spoiling the game in practically the first minute by sending off Barnet's keeper for handling outside the box whilst under no pressure. I hope you're proud of yourself, you stupid jobsworth cunt. Jeff Winter will be proud, I'm sure.
I know it's probably somewhat cruel to criticise someone for constantly suffering injuries, but really, can Louis Saha even get out of bed without getting injured?
Now, I'm sorry, but when a player becomes consistently injured like this then there has got to be a problem somewhere. Either Saha himself is pushing himself before he is ready and not fully revealing his true condition, or he's being pushed back too quickly by United's staff. I don't want to believe either, but I just can't remember a player who has suffered injury after injury after injury like this with seemingly no gap in-between. It's completely ridiculous. He's like the bizarro Cal Ripken Jr.
He might as well do something useful whilst he's in that treatment room and do what Norman Whiteside did - become a physiotherapist. Make some use of your time, Louis.
A load of Ballacks. That's what's knocking around today.
Firstly, there's this where Karl-Heinz Rummenigge gets das knickers in von twist (multi-lingual genius, I am) about Ballack's unlikely move to United. Now whilst I'm as downbeat as anyone about United's transfer market dealings, I rather object to this arse making these comments. Bayern Munich have hardly ever attracted world-class signings to their team, so he can stick his comments up his Khyber.
Secondly, this pretty good article has a good old think about the possibility of Ballack coming to United, which I still rate as 'highly unlikely'. I can't see him going to Barcelona if they're only priming him up for Mark van Bommel's spot on the sub's bench, so I would imagine Inter and Real Madrid are the strong favourites here. I guess Chelsea could sign him as well to fill one of the empty seats in their stands.
Thirdly, Franz Beckenbauer is practically shoving him out of the door and towards Real Madrid already. Nice to know you're wanted, eh Michael?
Finally, Ballack himself is making Dave from The Fast Show look decisive. It's a tough decision. On the one hand, Bayern Munich have Owen Hargreaves. On the other hand, United have Mikael Silvestre. Tough one, Michael, I don't envy you!
More midfielders linked. Yawn. And if we sign a player called Yaya then I'm emigrating to Pluto.
I'm off to watch this programme about The Omen. Argh, the dogs!
