BobBev Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 Cheers Spav The Manchester Evening News November 3rd, 2006 Whitely Joins United Earlier today Man United announced the signing of Northern Irish international midfielder Jeff Whitely from Brentford for a fee of £500K. This is the third British player brought into the United squad this season, fuelling further speculation of a plan to rid the team of its’ foreign stars. The Guardian November 5th, 2006 Veron Runs The Show An imperious midfield display by Saba Veron was the key to Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat of Spurs at White Hart Lane yesterday. The Argentinean controlled the centre of midfield, picking out his colleagues time and again with precision passes and creating both of his team’s goals. Ryan Giggs was the first to benefit from Veron’s vision, a threaded pass freeing the Welshman for the first goal. After the break it was Paul Scholes who took advantage of another slide rule pass, beating the offside trap with a perfectly timed run and slipping the ball into the net. If United boss Tick Jones is indeed planning to dispose of his overseas players he may find it very difficult to find an adequate replacement for Veron. Still only 31, he recently gained his 100th cap for his country and has been playing some of the best football of his career this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacemaker7 Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Spav: Yet another top story from you, Bob. I must admit that I've had to skim the Celtic part of the story, </div></BLOCKQUOTE> TBF thats understandable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 I'll ignore that last comment PM - typical Politician's waffle The Manchester Evening News November 9th, 2006 United Lose In Bordeaux Having already qualified for the next phase of the Champions League, Manchester United were only playing for pride at Bordeaux. The French side however needed a win to take the runners-up place in the group and they duly achieved their objective, inflicting United’s first defeat of the season in the process. Bordeaux’s 2-0 win ensured that they would join their opponents in the second group stage of the competition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 The Guardian November 11th, 2006 United Motor On A 1-0 win at home to Southampton maintained Man United’s 100% record in the league. The only goal of the game came in the 69th minute when Saints keeper Jim Provett could only parry a fierce shot from Danny Webber and Ruud van Nistelrooy was first to react to prod home the rebound. It was tough on the young stopper as up until then he had put in a flawless display, making a number of fine saves to keep the game scoreless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 The Manchester Evening News November 22nd, 2006 Ten-Man United Hold Out In Rome Manchester United started the second group phase of the Champions League with a 2-2 draw against Roma, coming back from a goal down and a man down to gain a valuable point. Ruud van Nistelrooy got them off to a great start with a goal inside 20 minutes but Roma struck back shortly afterwards when central defender Jens Nowotny scored his first goal for the club. Argentinean striker Marin Palermo then put the home side in front near the interval with a powerful header. When United defender John O’Shea picked up a second yellow card in first-half stoppage time things looked grim for his team. But Tick Jones reorganised, bringing off Danny Webber to allow Ferdinand to come off the bench. And it was the substitute who scored the crucial equaliser with less than ten minutes remaining, converting a Giggs corner to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 Ooops - the above should finish with snatch a very useful draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 The Guardian November 27th, 2006 Blackburn Hold Their Own Yesterday Blackburn Rovers became the first team this season to deny Manchester United maximum points in a league game. Despite rarely threatening to find the net during their visit to Old Trafford, they defended manfully and managed to reach the 80th minute with their goal still intact. Then Danny Webber scored what looked to be the winning goal for United but the visitors had the temerity to go straight back up the pitch after the restart and get an equaliser through former Newcastle youngster Michael Chopra. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 The Manchester Evening News November 30th, 2006 United Progress In League Cup Man United came through a potentially difficult League Cup tie at Second Division Bradford City, winning 2-1 with first-half goals from Neil Mellor and the excellent Luke Chadwick. These came either side of a Bradford penalty that briefly restored parity before United made their dominance tell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 The Guardian December 3rd, 2006 Boro Brushed Aside Manchester United’s charge towards the league title continued with a vengeance when they came back from the Riverside with a 3-0 defeat of Middlesborough under their belt. Another terrific display by Luke Chadwick saw him open the scoring towards the end of the first period with young striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake celebration his first senior appearance with a debut goal minutes later. Fabien Brandy rounded off the scoring in the second half as United eased their way to another three points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 7th, 2006 Nil Points For Nantes Man United gave the Old Trafford faithful a superb display of attacking football in their Champions League encounter with Nantes, winning by a comfortable 4-0 margin. Van Nistelrooy scored once in each half, with Giggs and Scholes providing the other goals. United could even afford the luxury of a late penalty miss by Scholes, who put in probably his best performance of the season so far. The visitors were at times overwhelmed by the power and pace of this United team and when they really hit full flow they are virtually unstoppable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 18, 2005 Author Share Posted February 18, 2005 The Guardian December 11th, 2006 Arsenal Misery Continues Another poor season for Arsenal shows no sign of improving and they suffered yet another league defeat, beaten 2-0 by visiting Man United. Goals from Phil Neville and Ruud van Nistelrooy inside the first 15 minutes were more than enough for the win with the home side never looking like mounting a serious comeback. Sitting in 14th place, just three points above the relegation places, the Highbury fans must be wondering what had happened to their team over the past couple of seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 19, 2005 Author Share Posted February 19, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 13th, 2006 United Get New Midfield Duo Manchester United announced earlier today that they will be having two new midfield players coming to the club in the summer. David Dunn of Blackburn and Mark Kerr of Celtic will both be coming to Old Trafford when their current contracts expire in June. United boss Tick Jones has made no secret of his desire to bring the 24-year-old Kerr to Manchester following his dynamic midfield displays for Celtic. Both are regulars in their respective national teams and many observers expect their arrival to herald the departure of Saba Veron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 14th, 2006 United Move Closer To Final Man United have booked their place in the Semi Finals of the League Cup with a 3-1 defeat of Leicester. The visitors produced a shock when they caught United cold and scored virtually straight from the kick off but two goals from van Nistelrooy put United in front before half time. Danny Webber secured the win with a well-taken goal 20 minutes from time and United move on to face Birmingham in the Semi Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 The Guardian December 17th, 2006 Magpies Come Close Newcastle came very close to inflicting Man United’s first league defeat of the season as a pulsating encounter at Old Trafford ended all square at 3-3. Van Nistelrooy opened the scoring for United after ten minutes but Newcastle got back on terms midway through the half with a Jason Roberts goal. Saba Veron fired United ahead on 38 minutes but two minutes later it was all square again as the excellent Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored. The Swedish international gave the visitors the lead just five minutes into the second period and United knew they had a game on their hands. They worked hard to find an equaliser and finally got back on terms through Phil Neville, although only he will know if his scoring effort was a cross or a shot. Whatever his intentions, he totally deceived Shay Given in the Newcastle goal and the ball went over his head and into the top corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 18th, 2006 Neville In Shock Move Man United fans were shocked to the core by yesterday’s announcement that Old Trafford stalwart Gary Neville has agreed a £6.5M move to Rangers. The 31-year-old, who has 98 caps for his country, has spent his entire career at United since coming through the youth system but he has not commanded a regular place in the first team this season. The Manchester Evening News December 21st, 2006 Van Nistelrooy Hat Trick Kills Off Millwall Man United began their demanding Christmas and New Year schedule with a 5-1 demolition of Millwall at The New Den. A superb hat trick from top scorer van Nistelrooy was the highlight of an excellent attacking display. Luke Chadwick and Danny Webber adder the other goals as United shrugged off the challenge of the hard-working Londoners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 22nd, 2006 Carroll Comes Back Former Man United keeper Roy Carroll has returned to Old Trafford after completing a £1.5M move from Wigan. The 29-year-old Northern Ireland international was allowed to leave two seasons ago to return to his former club but he was recently made available for transfer at his own request. With Fabien Barthez due to be out of contract in the summer this may well herald the departure of the highly experienced French keeper. The Manchester Evening News December 24th, 2006 It’s Déjà Vu At Stoke Stoke City suffered the same fate as Millwall at the hands of Man United – a 5-1 defeat at home with a United hat trick. This time it was Danny Webber who scored the treble with Veron and Giggs providing the other two. The visitors raced into a 4-1 lead after just 20 minutes to record a very comfortable win and extend their lead in the Premiership to 11 points over Fulham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 27th, 2006 Brandy Just The Ticket Fabien Brandy supplied the Christmas cheer to Man United when his late equaliser at Stamford Bridge maintained his team’s unbeaten record in the Premiership. Jason Koumas had given Chelsea the lead on the stroke of half time in their Boxing Day encounter and for much of the second period it looked like the Blues would hold on to gain the win. But the young United forward came up trumps with a late strike to tie the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 The Guardian December 31st, 2006 Nasty Nistey Off But Reds Still Win Despite having Ruud van Nistelrooy dismissed following a tussle with Everton keeper Richard Wright, Man United still managed to pull off a 1-0 win at Old Trafford courtesy of a last minute goal by Saba Veron. The United striker was given a straight red when he appeared to raise his hand to the Everton stopper but the incident was the only unsavoury event in an otherwise even-tempered game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 The Manchester Evening News January 2nd, 2007 Leeds Take Unbeaten Record Man United lost their unbeaten Premiership record with a 2-0 defeat at Leeds yesterday. After a very congested fixture list Tick Jones rested most of his key players and unfortunately for him their replacements didn’t quite do him justice. Stephen McPhail gave Leeds the lead in the first half and Mark Viduka made sure of the points with a last minute strike. In between times the visitors showed no little endeavour, forcing home keeper Matthew Glennon into action on several occasions. But for once luck was not with them and their proud unbeaten record slipped away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 The Manchester Evening News January 6th, 2007 Another New Keeper For United England’s first choice stopper, Richard Wright, will be moving to Old Trafford in the summer when his current contract with Everton expires. The 29-year-old, capped 50 times for his country, is in his 6th season on Merseyside and is said to be very excited about his future at Man United. The Guardian January 7th, 2007 Pompey Hold United Manchester United’s 3rd round FA Cup tie at Portsmouth did not go according to the script and the South Cost team were just 10 minutes away from a famous upset before being pegged back. United looked sluggish and out of sorts and the first half ended scoreless. The home side took the lead through Ousman Nyan with an hour played and with an upset on the cards United stepped up the pace. They saw a lot of the ball but some poor finishing meant that they were not really threatening the Portsmouth goal. But with ten minutes remaining they found an equaliser when a shot from van Nistelrooy took a wicked deflection off Pompey defender Jeffrey van As to deceive the home keeper. With no further scoring the two will replay in 10 days time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 The Guardian January 14th, 2007 United Squeeze Past Hammers A goal right at the start of the second half from Neil Mellor was enough to give Man United full points against visiting West Ham. With Ruud van Nistelrooy missing through suspension, the former Liverpool player was an excellent deputy, causing the visiting defence no end of problems all afternoon. But for several fine saves from Hammers keeper Matteo Sereni the margin of victory would have been higher as the home side created a number of good scoring opportunities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 The Manchester Evening News January 18th, 2007 Giggs Takes United Through A superbly struck free kick from Ryan Giggs was enough to settle the FA Cup replay between Man United and Portsmouth last night. The Welsh Wizard worked his magic right at the end of the first half after United had spent the previous 40-odd minutes subjecting the Pompey defence to a real battering. The pattern continued for the remainder of the game but the home side were unable to add to their tally. The bad news for United was an injury to influential defender Wes Brown who suffered strained ankle ligaments and will be out of action for a month or so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 The Guardian January 21st, 2007 Nistey Hat Trick Sees Off Bolton Bolton Wanderers had the temerity to open the scoring in their home match against near-neighbours Man United when Tommy Smith scored a fine goal after just 2 minutes. This seemed to spur United into action and two goals from Ruud van Nistelrooy gave them the lead going into the break. There followed a 3rd from Luke Chadwick before van Nistelrooy completed his hat trick to round off a convincing win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 The Manchester Evening News January 25th, 2007 United With One Foot In The Final Man United took a giant step towards the League Cup Final when they outplayed a poor Birmingham team to win the first leg of their Semi Final 4-0. John O’Shea opened the scoring early on with Sebastian Kehl doubling their advantage on the half hour. The Division One outfit were reduced to 10 men when Stefan Postma was sent off after bringing down van Nistelrooy as the Dutch striker was bearing down on goal. Ruud picked himself up to put away the spot kick and doubly punish the Midlanders. Danny Webber added the 4th shortly after the restart and the visitors were fortunate to get to the end of the game with no further damage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 4, 2005 Author Share Posted March 4, 2005 The Guardian January 28th, 2007 Battling Terriers Push United Second Division Huddersfield put in a battling performance at Old Trafford in their FA Cup 4th round tie against Manchester United but finally fell to a 3-1 scoreline. A packed defence made hard for United throughout the game and the visitors reached the break just one goal behind, Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring after 34 minutes. Darren Fletcher doubled United’s advantage on 51 but Huddersfield pulled a goal back through Kieran Gallagher with 10 minutes remaining when he converted a spot kick. However substitute Paul Scholes tied things up five minutes later to send United into the draw for the 5th round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 6, 2005 Author Share Posted March 6, 2005 The Guardian February 4th, 2007 Sheffield Put To The Sword Manchester United kept up their remorseless march towards the Premiership title with a 2-0 defeat of visiting Sheffield United. The home side were rarely troubled and first-half goals from Fletcher and van Nistelrooy gave them a victory that was more comfortable than the scoreline suggests. The Red Devils have now established a 16-point margin over their nearest rivals, Liverpool and Fulham, with Spurs a further point behind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 8, 2005 Author Share Posted March 8, 2005 The Manchester Evening News February 8th, 2007 Van The Man Gets Late Winner Two goals from the brilliant Ruud van Nistelrooy, the second in the 89th minute, gave Man United a narrow 2-1 win at Sunderland. Despite dominating possession and creating mist of the chances, United went into the break a goal down after a breakaway strike from Tore Andre Flo on the half hour. After the break United kept pushing forward and their Dutch striker tied the scores on 51 minutes before netting the late winner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 The Guardian February 11th, 2007 Kehl Hat Trick Does For Leicester An impressive hat trick by German midfielder Sebastian Kehl was the centre point of Manchester United’s clinical 5-0 demolition of bottom club Leicester. The hapless visitors were ripped apart by United’s vibrant attacking play and such is the quality of Tick Jones’s squad that he could afford to rest the likes of Veron and van Nistelrooy in preparation for Wednesday’s Champions League tussle with Dortmund. Central defender Philip Bardsley and the evergreen Ryan Giggs were the other names on the scoresheet for United and the 33-year-old Welshman is playing as well as ever this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 The Manchester Evening News February 14th, 2007 Van Nistelrooy Double Destroys Dortmund Two goals from the inspirational Ruud van Nistelrooy sent Man United into the break with a comfortable 2-0 lead over visiting Dortmund in their Champions League encounter last night. United put in another performance filled with attacking verve and on the few occasions that the Germans threatened they found Rio Ferdinand marshalling the defence superbly. Ryan Giggs added a third late in the game to put the icing on the cake as United powered to the top of their group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 The Guardian February 18th, 2007 Ten-Man United Go Through Despite being reduced to ten men when John O’Shea was re-carded after an hour, Man United were still too strong for First Division Watford in their FA Cup tie at Vicarage Road. Some stubborn defending from the home side saw then reach the break unscathed and their supporters must have hoped for an upset when O’Shea got his marching orders. But goals from Paul Tierney and Paul Scholes in the last 15 minutes put paid to their hopes and United take their place in the Quarter Finals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 16, 2005 Author Share Posted March 16, 2005 The Manchester Evening News February 21st, 2007 Another Van Nistelrooy Double Destroys Dortmund A below-par first half performance from Man United saw them go into the break a goal down at Dortmund in their Champions League group match. But manager Tick Jones must have had a few choice words for his players during the interval as they were a team transformed in the second period. They laid siege to the Dortmund goal in search of an equaliser but were kept at bay until midway through the half. Then the tables turned in favour of the visitors when Dortmund defender Benjamin Knoch was sent off for a second bookable offence when he tripped Ruud van Nistelrooy. Within a minute United were level as their Dutch goal machine squared the game. Then deep in stoppage time he found the net again to claim his 40th goal of an extraordinary season and put United in pole position to go through to the knockout stages. The only concern for United is an injury to Ryan Giggs that will sideline the midfielder for several weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 17, 2005 Author Share Posted March 17, 2005 The Guardian February 25th, 2007 United Stay On Track Man United kept up their remorseless march towards the Premiership title with a 3-1 win at Bristol City. All of the games came in the first 35 minutes – Danny Webber firing United ahead then van Nistelrooy making it two, City pulling one back through Lee Matthews before Webber wrapped up the points with his second of the game and 14th of the season. The Reds now hold a 16-point lead over Liverpool and it would take a collapse of dramatic proportions to spoil things now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 The Manchester Evening News February 29th, 2007 It’s An All-Red Final The League Cup Final will be contested between rivals Man United and Liverpool after they both triumphed in their respective Semi Finals. United went to Birmingham four goals to the good and two strikes from the extraordinary Ruud van Nistelrooy completed an easy 6-0 aggregate win. It was harder for Liverpool as they travelled to Leeds with a two-goal cushion. The Yorkshire side scored early on through Matthew Christensen but were unable to find another goal so the ‘Pool ran out 2-1 winners. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 20, 2005 Author Share Posted March 20, 2005 The Guardian March 4th, 2007 United Get Their Spurs Another imperious display of attacking power saw Man United record a comfortable 4-0 victory over Tottenham at Old Trafford yesterday. As a contest the game was over inside 15 minutes - Saba Veron opened the scoring after just two minutes with van Nistelrooy adding two more, the second from the penalty spot. Danny Webber completed the rout ten minutes after the restart as United stretch their lead at the top of the table after Liverpool’s defeat at Blackburn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 21, 2005 Author Share Posted March 21, 2005 The Manchester Evening News March 8th, 2007 Roma Steal It Despite having no less than six players booked and playing almost all of the second half with ten men after Martin Palermo was sent off, Roma came away from their Champions League group match at Old Trafford with a 1-0 win. Captain Francesco Totti scored their winner in stoppage time at the end of the game to ensure that his team go through to the Quarter Finals. In truth it was a fairly dull encounter as the Italians strangled the life out of the game with a stream of niggling fouls, disrupting United’s rhythm whenever possible. United failed to raise their game and overcome their opponents but a point at struggling Nantes in a week’s time will ensure their qualification too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 22, 2005 Author Share Posted March 22, 2005 The Guardian March 11th, 2007 Ten-Man United Hang On Despite playing the last 30 minutes of their FA Cup Quarter Final at Blackburn with ten men after Wes Brown received a second yellow card, Man United were able to hold on to their two-goal lead. United shrugged off the loss of Paul Scholes to injury early in the game to dominate play and Darren Fletcher gave them the lead on the stroke of half time. When Ruud van Nistelrooy doubled their advantage five minutes after the restart it looked all over for the home side. The loss of Brown gave Rovers some hope of getting back into the game but they were unable to make an impression on a determined United defence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 The Manchester Evening News March 14th, 2007 United Into CL Knockout Stage Man United visited Nantes last night knowing that a point would be good enough to take them through their Champions League group and into the Quarter Finals. Despite a vintage display by the veteran Zinedine Zidane, the French side were no match for their visitors, going down to a comprehensive 4-0 defeat. The first half ended goalless with United keeper Roy Carroll leaving the field injured shortly before the break. But an exhilarating second 45 minutes saw the visitors romp home with van Nistelrooy, Chadwick, Whitely and Veron all on target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 24, 2005 Author Share Posted March 24, 2005 The Guardian March 18th, 2007 Giggs Back With A Bang Ryan Giggs returned from injury to play a crucial role in Manchester United’s 2-1 win at Southampton. The Welsh winger was on target on the hour mark to nullify a goal from fellow Welsh international and former Celtic star John Hartson that put Saints ahead in the first half. With Wes Brown injured early on United struggled in the first period and were grateful for the intervention of Giggs to square the game. The three points were secured by van Nistelrooy with 20 minutes remaining as the visitors were rewarded for their constant pressure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 The Guardian April 2nd, 2007 United Lift League Cup A goal from Ryan Giggs was enough to provide Manchester United with a slender victory over Liverpool in the League Cup Final. The 33-year-old Welshman has been in the form of his life this season and has been a key figure in United’s push for success. The goal came in the 17th minute when captain Roy Keane, recently returned from injury, picked out the winger with a pinpoint pass. The game was far from a classic as both teams looked somewhat laboured, but that will matter little to the Old Trafford faithful as they watch new boss Tick Jones lead their team to yet more domestic success, lifting this trophy for the 4th time in 6 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 The Manchester Evening News April 5th, 2007 Brandy The Toast Of Old Trafford Former Man United star David Beckham was given a rousing welcome when he ran out onto the pitch at Old Trafford but it was 19-year-old Englishman Fabien Brandy who was cheered to the rafters at the end of the game. His two-goal haul gave United a solid 2-0 lead to take to Barcelona for the second leg of their Champions League Quarter Final encounter. United were always in control of this game and Barca failed to register a shot on target during the 90 minutes. With the visitors reduced to ten men when Roberto Ayala was sent off with 20 minutes remaining, United will possibly feel that they should have put the tie out of reach but will no doubt still be happy taking a two-goal lead to the Nou Camp. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 28, 2005 Author Share Posted March 28, 2005 The Manchester Evening News April 6th, 2007 Nistey Scoops Big Prize Man United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was yesterday voted the English Players Player of the Year by his fellow professionals after his extraordinary goalscoring feats. The 30-year-old Dutchman is averaging a goal a game, having found the net 48 times so far this season. The man himself paid tribute to manager Tick Jones, explaining that the new United boss was a key figure in his remarkable success. The Guardian April 9th, 2007 Another Cup Final For United Manchester United booked their place in the FA Cup Final with a comfortable 3-0 defeat of West Ham. Danny Webber and Ruud van Nistelrooy put United two-up inside quarter of an hour and from then on the game was effectively over. Darren Fletcher added the 3rd early in the second half and the Londoners had no response to the power of the United attack. Bolton will stand in the way of a domestic cup double for United as they gained a narrow 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the other Semi Final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 The Manchester Evening News April 12th, 2007 United Closing In On Title Man United’s 27th league victory of the season took them a step closer to retaining the Premiership title as the beat an enterprising Fulham side 2-1 at Loftus Road. After a scoreless first 45 minutes Luke Chadwick and Danny Webber struck within a few minutes of the restart. The home side pulled a goal back shortly afterwards through former Aston Villa star Juan Pablo Angel but some solid defensive work by the visitors kept their lead intact. United now head Liverpool by 21 points with just 7 league games remaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian of Nazareth Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 looks like Ruud's on to eclipse McCutcheon's records and a possible quadruple still on the cards! Good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Cheers BoN - Nisty will be sorely missed when he leaves us, that's for sure. The Guardian April 15th, 2007 Van Nistelrooy Hat Trick Brings Title To Old Trafford A brilliant hat trick by Dutch super striker Ruud van Nistelrooy gave Manchester United a 3-0 victory over Millwall and gained the three points that secured the Premiership title into the bargain. Van the Man has now passes the 50-goal mark for the season and if the rumours regarding Tick Jones’s intentions to build an all-British side are to be believed then the departure of the Dutch maestro would leave a big gap to fill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 The Manchester Evening News April 19th, 2007 Barcelona Brushed Aside Man United progressed to the Semi Finals of the Champions League with a 2-1 win in Barcelona to give them a 4-1 aggregate victory over the reigning champions of Spain. Van Nistelrooy got United on their way, scoring after quarter of an hour. Javier Saviola briefly revived Spanish hopes with an equaliser on the half hour but within a minute van Nistelrooy struck again to regain a three-goal margin. The home side saw more of the ball and created some very presentable chances but United held firm. The Reds will face Roma in the Semi Finals, with underdogs FC Copenhagen drawn against Milan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 The Guardian April 22nd, 2007 Brown Sees Red But United Still Good Enough Despite having defender Wes Brown dismissed after just 20 minutes of their home game against Middlesborough, Manchester United were still able to claim a 1-0 win thanks to a late goal from the excellent Ryan Giggs. Brown got his marching orders for a fairly innocuous looking push on Jason Euell and it is understood that United will be appealing against this decision, and any subsequent ban placed on the player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 2, 2005 Author Share Posted April 2, 2005 The Guardian April 29th, 2007 Another Win For Unstoppable United Even though Manchester United have already secured the Premiership title they show no sign of letting up and they rattled off another league win, beating Stoke 3-1 in a display of attacking power. Paul Scholes scored the opener after just 5 minutes and young striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake scored twice. The Manchester Evening News May 3rd, 2007 Stalemate At Old Trafford Manchester United and Roma played out a frankly dull and uneventful goalless draw in the first leg of the Champions League Semi Final tie. The Italians had clearly come to defend and for once United’s much-vaunted attacking power was not in evidence as the game bogged down into a scrappy impasse in midfield. It was much the same story in Denmark where FC Copenhagen and Milan suffered the same fate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 3, 2005 Author Share Posted April 3, 2005 The Guardian May 6th, 2007 United “Second String†Dispose Of Magpies With most of his first choice players rested for the forthcoming trip to Rome, Manchester United manager Tick Jones demonstrated the strength in depth of his squad when his team had a comfortable 3-0 win at Newcastle. Jeff Whitley, Paul Scholes and Luke Chadwick got the goals as the visitors dominated play, restricting the home side to a few long-range scoring efforts. United’s 96 points is a new Premiership record and with three games still to play the 100-point barrier will surely be broken. The Manchester Evening News May 7th, 2007 Waters On The Move Manchester United keeper Emil Waters will be making a move to Chelsea in the summer as the two clubs have agreed a fee of some £2.8M for the 23-year-old Norwegian international. Having moved from Rosenborg last season he was seen as a long-term replacement for Fabien Barthez but the new regime at United now seems set on unloading their foreign players and he appears to have been usurped by Irishman Roy Carroll. With England number one Richard Wright due to arrive at Old Trafford in the summer the Norwegian stopper has clearly seen the writing on the wall and is said to be delighted with his move to Stamford Bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 4, 2005 Author Share Posted April 4, 2005 The Manchester Evening News May 10th, 2007 United Down And Out In Rome Manchester United failed by the narrowest of margins in their bid for European glory, losing 1-0 to Roma in the second leg of their Champions League Semi Final. Argentinean international Martin Palermo scored the crucial goal on the stroke of half time as United laboured to get their attacking game going. It was a disappointing performance by United as they really failed to do themselves justice, creating little in the way of scoring opportunities. Captain Roy Keane, one of the few United players to put in a decent performance, was said to be furious with his teammates. At 35 and with his contract shortly to expire, this was probably his last tilt at a European trophy to bring his career to a fitting end. It will be an all-Italian final as Milan triumphed 3-2 at home to FC Copenhagen and the two will face off later in the month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 The Guardian May 13th, 2007 Bolton In Cup Final Shock Bolton Wanderers put an indifferent league season behind them to pull off a shock defeat of Manchester United in the FA Cup Final yesterday. With United still looking out of sorts after their elimination from the Champions League, Bolton took full advantage of their opponent’s poor form by scoring three times in a ten-minute period either side of half time. Journeyman forward Luke Beckett enjoyed his day in the limelight, scoring twice, and Paul Ifill provided the other goal. Roy Carroll looked uncertain in the United goal and Ryan Giggs had an uncharacteristically quiet game as the pre-match favourites failed to live up to expectations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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