Premier League Preview #20 - Manchester United
Aug 15, 2008 | 7:50AM | jstlouis
Last Season – Finished 1st in the Premier League – 87ptsManager: Sir Alex FergusonOdds of Winning Title – 7-to-4
INS:ST Davide Petrucci – Free
OUTS:CMF Kieran LeeCDF Gerard PiqueRW Chris EaglesRB Danny Simpson – LoanWG Michael Barnes
Possibles:ST Dimitar Berbatov – TottenhamST Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – AjaxST Radamel Falcao – River PlateMF Bastian Schweinstieger – Bayern MunichST Roque Santa Cruz – BlackburnST Alexis Sanchez – UdineseST David Silva – ValenciaMF Wesley Sneijder – Real MadridST Thierry Henry – Barcelona
What’s Left in the Kitty – 120m US
What Lies Ahead:Aug 16 Newcastle (H)Aug 23 Portsmouth (A)Aug 30 Fulham (H)Sep 13 Liverpool (A)Sep 20 Chelsea (A)Sep 27 Bolton (H)Oct 4 Blackburn (A)
Possible Starting XI:GK Edwin van der SarRB Gary Neville/Wes BrownCB Rio FerdinandCB Nemanja VidicLB Patrice EvraRMF Nani/Cristiano RonaldoCMF Michael Carrick/Owen HargreavesCMF Paul Scholes/AndersonLMF Ryan GiggsFW Wayne RooneyFW Carlos Tevez
How They’ll Stack Up:Without so much as a signing this summer, Manchester United look set to start the season with almost the same personnel as they ended it last term – almost. The absence of one Cristiano Ronaldo makes United look vulnerable – more vulnerable than the ... Read More
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Moscow
May 21, 2008 | 9:51AM | trampletheweakhurdlethed
Big happenings today in the world of soccer with the Champions League final being fought out in Moscow between Chelsea and Manchester United later this afternoon. The mind games have commenced, particularly between rival forwards Wayne Rooney and Didier Dr... Read More
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Champions League Final
May 21, 2008 | 7:22AM | BobbyMcMahon
Not surprisingly Monday’s furour about the Luzhniki Stadium pitch appears to have died away as we now hear that it is going to be just fine. From the equivalent of a neglected public park pitch to no problem in 48 hours – a miracle indeed. ... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #81 Responses
Apr 22, 2008 | 4:43PM | BobbyMcMahon
Craigy_f – 1. Many see the CL in the last few years as a tale of PL dominance. It's hardly that in the UEFA Cup. ... Read More
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ENGLAND FLUFF CHANCE TO QUALIFY FOR THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS; A 2-1 LOSS TO RUSSIA IS CALAMITOUS
Oct 17, 2007 | 7:41PM | craigy_f
England miss a sitter, fall apart at the back and Robinson drops
another monumental clanger as Spartak Moscow’s Pavlyuchenko scores twice to
give Russia a vital win, good England first half and a better Russian second;
2-1 home win.
A cold; but not desperately so;
night in Moscow
sees huge crowds amidst tight... Read More
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ROONEY STRIKE SEALS A TIGHT ONE FOR MANCHESTER; 1-0 HOME WIN OVER ROMA
Oct 02, 2007 | 3:47PM | craigy_f
Giallorossi eschew their chances; Rooney buries one; a tight 1-0 home
win.
A Group F game with some real
meat on its bones. Last season Roma got
t... Read More
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MIKE DEAN KILLS THE GAME WITH POOR REFEREEING; UNITED BEAT CHELSEA 2-0
Sep 23, 2007 | 7:08PM | craigy_f
Referee decides encounter with some cack refereeing. It doesn’t just happen to Liverpool you know; 2-0 home wins.
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Speakers' Corner #46 Responses
Aug 07, 2007 | 5:53PM | BobbyMcMahon
Footie fan - Do you think Tevez and Rooney combo will work upfront?
Bobby – We discussed this topic on Monday’s show and I don’t see how these two can’t play together. Both attract multiple defenders when they get the ball so I can see lots of opportunities being cre... Read More
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