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United Injury Update

2008-11-27T14:16:00+00:00

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Neville's days numbered?

2008-11-11T12:59:00+00:00

Manchester United captain Gary Neville is in his final year of his contract and hasn't been offered a new one, this has resulted in many Manchester United fans thinking that maybe this will be the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Should Brown Start?

2008-10-13T10:39:21+00:00

Wes Brown filled the right-back position beautifully since March of 2007 when Gary Neville suffered an ankle injury against Bolton. But the 29-year-old has not given up hope on playing his more natural, central defensive position. "I wouldn't have thought I was settled at right back for good," he said.

Man Falls Over at Old Trafford - United 2, Bolton 0

2008-09-28T17:05:27+00:00

The headlines wrote themselves this morning for all the wrong reasons. Rob Styles' itchy whistle finger contrived to invent a new type of offence for awarding a penalty of which he is yet to explain to the media.

It was pretty clear to everyone that it wasn't a penalty and Styles was spooked by the OT faithful and immediately blew.

An Unnecessary Dilemma for Sir Alex

2008-09-18T20:55:05+00:00

Sir Alex says he has a difficult decision to make for this Sundays match against Chelsea. "I have got a decision to make about centre-back, whether I go with Evans and his ability but lack of experience or whether I opt for Wes Brown's experience,"Ferguson told reporters. Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United shouldn't have this problem!

Everton v Standard (pregame)

2008-09-18T18:23:00+00:00

We'll be underway at the top of the next hour, here are your line-ups: Howard; Baines, Yobo, Lescott, Neville, Castillo, Arteta, Cahill, Anichebe, Yakubu Bench: Nash; Valente, Kissock, Wallace, Agard, Gosling, Rodwell, Vaughan, Baxter Espinoza; Camozzato, Onyewu, Sarr, Dante, Dalmat, Defour, Nicaise, Witsel, De Camargo, Mbokani Bench: De Vriendt; Goreux, Mikulic, Ingrao, Toama, Jovanovic,

Manchester United vs Villarreal Match Review

2008-09-17T20:48:09+00:00

United started their Champions League campaign against La Liga runners-up Villarreal. United's starting eleven was: Van der Sar Neville, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Park, Fletcher, Hargreaves, Nani Rooney, Tevez Suprisingly, no Vidic, Brown or Giggs United had a great opportunity in the 9th minute from the first corner kick in the match.

Everton 2-3 Blackburn. Argh!

2008-08-18T21:51:00+00:00

Everton 2-3 Blackburn

Absolutely gutted about that but I can't really comment about the game 'cause I was down south at a family do...look at that midfield though. Arteta plus two defenders and a kid. Not strengthening the side during the close-season is little short of dereliction of duty.

A Startling Tale of Two Benches…

2008-08-18T20:15:39+00:00

A quick check of sub's bench for Newcastle, versus the options last May in Moscow, show just how much the squad is being stretched at the moment:

Saturday

Kuszczak, Neville, Evans, Gibson, Possebon, Da Silva, O'Shea

Moscow

Kuszczak, Silvestre, O'Shea, Fletcher, Anderson, Nani, Giggs

*Gulp*

The Baines Gamble

2008-08-15T08:41:00+00:00

David Moyes has stated publically that Leighton Baines is considered the best left back at Everton. However competition for starting spots in the Everton backline is fierce, and the things have been shaping up that Baines may not have gained a starting role. His smaller size seems to have counted against him as Lescott and Yobo are more robustly built, and these players seemed to be the favorites of the gaffer.

2008 Community Shield: Portsmouth vs. Manchester United

2008-08-08T12:47:00+00:00

The Community Shield is the annual pre-season event that pits the winner of the FA Cup against the winner of the Premier League. It's an exhibition match for charity but can often provide some tense action since it's usually contested between fierce rivals. For the first time in God knows how long (mid-90s?

United loan Simpson

2008-08-04T20:04:43+00:00

Blackburn confirms they have signed Manchester United right-back Danny Simpson on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old made 8 appearances last season, but with Grandpa Neville back in good form the likely hood of Simpson seeing the pitch this upcoming season was very slim. So he opted for a move to Blackburn.

More Injured Defenders

2008-07-28T09:05:00+00:00

Nothing like playing in a friendly to get yourself injured... This week saw two popular defenders injure themselves: Bosingwa of Chelsea and Bouma of Villa. Both are likely to miss the start of the season.

Bouma sustained the worst injury, dislocating an ankle in Villa's Intertoto Cup third round victory over Danish side Odense.

The Red Exodus | Rio Sure of Ron | Neville v Brown and Other Tales

2008-06-28T09:39:15+00:00

Yesterday it came to everyone's knowledge that 5 players from the United academy were released. A club statement was issued: Midfielders Michael Barnes, Sean Evans and Ritchie Jones and defenders Kieran Lee and Michael Lea are all free to leave Old Trafford as of 30 June. Academy striker Chris Fagan and fellow scholar Conor McCormack have [.

Sell Louis Saha, Please!

2008-06-27T21:54:21+00:00

Louis Saha has trained all summer long, attempting to regain fitness lost after a series of injuries which saw the French striker start only 5 Premier League matches last season. Come on United, get rid of these charity cases: Neville, Giggs, Saha, and Silvestre have played their fare share of games and their best years are [.

Phil Neville mistakes Bolton for Savannah, Georgia.

2008-06-17T20:11:00+00:00

Footballer Phil Neville has applied for planning permission to build a multi-million pound mansion in the Bolton area. The design, complete with a Southern Gothic pillared facade, will include a swimming pool, cinema, games room and gym.

The house, which is to be built in High Bank Lane, Lostock, is just 10 minutes away from his brother Gary Neville's home.

Man United captain ’sure’ that superstar will stick around

2008-06-09T22:38:43+00:00

The month of June in the year 2008 will be remembered for the endless stream of speculation surrounding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo. Especially if the boy wonder helps Portugal win Euro 2008, which looks a distinct possibility after a hot-to-trot display against Turkey. Despite the forward not wanting to talk about where he'll be playing [.

Daniel Alves wants to leave Sevilla

2008-05-14T20:27:15+00:00

It's no secret United have been searching for Gary Neville's long-term replacement. United had been linked with Porto right back, Bosingwa, up until Chelsea sealed a £16.2million deal earlier this week. Having sealed Bosingwa, its only obvious Chelsea have dropped out of the race for Sevilla right-back Daniel Alves.

Chelsea pip Manchester United to Bosingwa - and boost the Porto coffers again!

2008-05-12T14:16:56+00:00

The official club website reports that the next Chelsea spending spree has started already. Rather than continue to get the very best out of the existing squad, it's all about throwing money at the cause to ensure that the Blues wrest the Premier League title back from the hands of Manchester United.

Blood, sweat and smears after Chelsea beat Manchester United

2008-04-27T12:43:27+00:00

Goodness me, what a catalogue of incidents to report both during and after the big match on Saturday. There was the usual 'controversial' refereeing decisions made, including the award of a penalty to Chelsea for an apparent 'ball-to-hand', the non-award of a penalty at the other end of the pitch after Michael Ballack got up [.

Rooney - The Heartbeat of United

2008-03-17T20:47:00+00:00

Whilst Cristiano Ronaldo revelled in the limelight of his decisive goal against Derby on Saturday afternoon, celebrating in dramatic fashion by signaling each of his five missed chances on the fingers of his hand, the player who provided the telling cross, Wayne Rooney, lept in the air as if he'd scored the winner himself, as his team finally got the goal they were searching for.

Manchester United's right-back dilemma

2008-03-02T23:55:00+00:00

With Wes Brown's Manchester United future still in severe jeopardy and club captain Gary Neville's seemingly endless struggle to regain match fitness, the Red Devils could well be in danger of starting next season without a right-back. So what options will Ferguson be looking to consider if worse comes to worse?

Everton captain: All the pressure is on Liverpool

2008-02-01T14:18:00+00:00

The Daily Mail reports that Everton captain Phil Neville, whilst conceding that the battle for fourth place will be as tight as a ducks butt, claims that all the pressure is on Liverpool - that they have everything to prove while Everton remain underdogs. Neville said: "There is still so much for us [.

Manchester United duo on comeback trail

2008-01-04T13:58:11+00:00

The Guardian reports that Manchester United are set to receive a boost in the coming weeks, akin to signing two new quality players. Gary Neville has not featured for the champions since last March, while Paul Scholes has been out for three months. Could their return to action help the Red Devils overcome Arsenal and [.

Today's Banter: Sissoko wants out?, Chasing another wonderkid, & Everton match backlash

2007-10-22T17:20:00+00:00

- Reading this, I wonder if it was purposely taken out of context. Was Sissoko asked if he regrets not to flat out leave Liverpool to go to Juventus or was he asked if he thought he would have more playing opportunities at Juventus? I sort of doubt Sissoko wants to leave. I'm sure he has told friends at times that he would like to, but who doesn't at times bitch about their life and wishing for change to their closest acquaintances?