the penalty was never a pen he dived tom c never touch him
I think the problem is that the fear factor has gone.
A few years ago, the Sunderlands, Swanseas and Evertons of this world would have shat themselves before the first whistle and just rolled over exactly like Mike Tyson's early opponents used to. These days the world can see that United aren't invincible and teams feel more relaxed and so play better against them.
Charlton always looks miserable. It still amazes me a club as big as Utd let a retiring manager choose the clubs new manager.Interesting to see the response of Sir Bobby Charlton on the news after the final whistle, he seemed to be shaking his head and muttering to Fergie something like " well I'm not renewing my season ticket to watch this crap "
Interesting to see the response of Sir Bobby Charlton on the news after the final whistle, he seemed to be shaking his head and muttering to Fergie something like " well I'm not renewing my season ticket to watch this crap "
Charlton always looks miserable. It still amazes me a club as big as Utd let a retiring manager choose the clubs new manager.
No I don't agree, are you trying to tell me the board looked all over Europe for a replacement and the best they could come up with is Moyes? 15 years at Everton winning nothing, a manager the couldn't with home advantage beat a not very good Wigan side in the quarters of the FA cup please. Mourinho was available and should of been appointed.Ferguson recommended Moyes, but it's not like they just asked him when he retired who they should appoint. David Gill, Bobby Charlton and their other board members would have been consulted too and those discussions would have happened 2-3 years before Ferguson retired. The situation of a manager resigning/retiring after over 20 years in charge is so rare so it is not something that often crops up, but I'd imagine on a lower level, Dario Gradi would've been instrumental in who took over from him at Crewe. Kenwright will have consulted Moyes about who followed him at Everton too. Hell, even at Palace, Holloway put in a good word for Pulis and he was only at Selhurst Park for a year.
United need Van Persie and Rooney back and fast. It will only be a sticking plaster in the short term but if they are back in the team, they should at least be able to overturn the slender advantage that Sunderland have. When they last won the League Cup in 2010, they were 2-1 down after the 1st leg against Man City but Rooney ran the show in the 2nd leg and they won 3-1. They'd never get him because of the selling to a rival club thing, but Juan Mata would reinvigorate this United team creatively and be a more reliable outlet in a wide position than any of Nani, Young or Valencia have been this season.
Charlton always looks miserable. It still amazes me a club as big as Utd let a retiring manager choose the clubs new manager.
No I don't agree, are you trying to tell me the board looked all over Europe for a replacement and the best they could come up with is Moyes? 15 years at Everton winning nothing, a manager the couldn't with home advantage beat a not very good Wigan side in the quarters of the FA cup please. Mourinho was available and should of been appointed.
As much as anything, David Gill leaving as CEO and Edward Woodward coming in to replace him at the same time as David Moyes, with neither of them officially starting their job until July didn't help. They lost valuable time planning and preparing to make signings in the summer. They usually conduct their transfer business early. Instead, they ended up making botched efforts to sign players at the end of the window which were as much Woodward's fault as they were Moyes'. Factor in what other posters have mentioned about Ferguson having allowed good young players to go towards the end of his tenure, especially Paul Pogba, and that explains their current state of flux.
Blimey they called "The Equaliser" they must be worried.
Not sure "problem" is the right word.
Well they have called in their share of equalisers over the years.
It would be a worry if they called that particular Edward Woodward though as he died 4 years ago!