jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Sir Alex Steps down. Shockwaves coming out of Old Trafford that Legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has decided to step down as manager of the club with immediate affect. After over 20 years at the club and many trophies. The man who made Manchester United the club it is today will be taking a more back seat role at the club. The Clubs owners have released the following statement. David Gill: "Its a sad day today for everyone associated with Manchester United Football Club and its fans as we regret to announce the immediate retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson who has given so much to the club. He will now concentrate on a more back room role at the club and will foresee our decision who we should bring in to replace such a legendary figure not only at Manchester United but in World Football. Myself and The Glazers would like to take this opportunity to assure Manchester United supporters that we will make the right choice with our next appointment and will freeze all transfer dealings until we have a manager. Also, we would like to assure you that the morale among the players is very high." Sir Alex leaves the club after losing out to the title by one point behind Chelsea. He has also tasted lots of success domestically and of course in Europe leading the club to the champions League title twice. He will forever be remembered as a true great at the club. Bookies are suggesting Frank Rijkaard, Marco Van Basten and Jose Mourinho as possible replacements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Tributes to United's greatest manager With the news recently that Sir Alex has stepped down the tributes came flowing straight in with many of the worlds best players and managers all praising the Scot. Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger who didnt always see eye to eye stated " Sir alex is a true great and no one will go onto acheive what he has in modern day football. he will be missed" Possible Replacement Jose Mourinho said "Mr Ferguson is a very good freind of mine what he has done for the club of Manchester is remarkable and i wish him well and will miss sharing a glass of Red, He is the Special one" Players from around the world also contributed. David Beckham was qouted as saying "He was like a father figure not only to me but to the rest of the lads like Giggs, Neville's and Scholesy. We had our ups and downs but he is world class and his winners medals back that up" Zinedine Zidane in a recent interview also spoke on the matter "Even though my career was a brilliant one my only regret was that i never had the chance to work with Sir Alex. A legend for sure" Many more tributes were flowing in on such a great man............................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 United Announce new Manager!!! With the dust settling at Old Trafford Manchester United have appointed there new manager. Former Welsh International Jack Ripper a suprise choice has been given the almighty task of taking the club forward and stepping into the most impossible job in football by replacing Sir Alex. Fans have given mixed emotions to the appointment to the former Welsh International who won 35 caps for Wales scoring 2 goals. Outside Old Trafford many fans gathered as the news broke. "This guy has no managerial experience yet he has been appointed before the likes of mourinho. Its a farce" Said one Others stated they were happy with the appointment "Im glad united went with the youthful appointment of Jack Ripper. Even though he lacks experience he has played at the top level. Cant wait for the season to start now love United" David Gill released this statement to the world "We are delighted we have found the perfect replacement for Sir Alex. Jack was the first choice and the man we felt would bring continued success at the club, We know the fans will be delighted as we are with the appointment. We are looking towards a long partnership with Jack and are confident he will succeed in continuing with the success the club has acheieved in the last 10 years" New manager Jack Ripper was qouted stating " Its a dream to be given such an opportunity and i promise fans attacking football for which the club is famed will continue." He also stated he would be looking to bring in more youthful players at the club but Centre back Rafeal toliol is not one of these players, Despite reports in the media of late. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Transfer Rumours With the arrival of Ashley Young, David De Gea and Phil jones already at the club we look at other signings that new Manchester United manager Jack Ripper will possibly look to add at the club. United have around £14million left in the kitty with players told they can move on. Reports stating that Berbatov, Gibson and Ji Sung Park have been told they are allowed to leave. reports are stating that Ripper will be looking to sign some youthful players to compliment the squad and not the star players the fans are crying out for. The midfeild area seems to be key for Manchester United with disgruntled fans not happy with the likes of Carrick, Fletcher and Anderson. We take a look at possible signings for the Red Devils: Wesley sneider is currently the name that is circulating in the press with Man United ready to break the bank to bring in the playmaker from Inter. Reports are surfacing that a stumbling block could be the wage demand by Wesley, A fee in the region of £35mil is being reported. The fans choice also especially as he is one of the worlds best players. Pricey but possible. Luka Modric the Spurs playmaker is another player heavily linked with United and prices ranging around the same as sneijder but wages wouldnt be a problem, Has EPL experience and has come on leaps and bounds at Spurs. Major Stumbling block would be Spurs reluctant to sell to a rival club but could be forced if they miss out on champs League football next season. Chelsea and Man City also monitoring. With that being said with the £50million already spent by the club by Fergie bringing in David, Phil and Ashley it remains to be seen wether or not Jack ripper will part with more cash from the club who are still trying to reduce the debt at the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Sunderland Bag United Duo Sunderland football Club today announced they have agreed a fee of around £10.5million for Manchester United Duo Ji Sung Park and Micheal Carrick. The two headed to sunderland where they both agreed personal terms with the Club and later passed medicals. The new Regime at Old Trafford has certianly started for manager Jack Ripper as he looks to bring in more funds to add to his current squad. With both being told they could leave sunderland approached the club straight away and managed to sign both before other clubs become interested. Also leaving the club will be loyal player Wes Brown who signed for Newcastle for around £4.3million, Darron Gibson signs for Porto for £4.5million and Tomasz kzuscak signed for Stuggart for around £3.3million. Micheal Carrick told Sunderlandforum.net "When Sunderland came in with an offer i knew straight away this was the club for me. I had many succesful years at Man United and now im hoping tohelp sunderland acheive European Football." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Gillinham 0-2 Manchester United Two own goals from Gillingham saw Manchester uniteds new manager Jack Ripper start his pre season off with a win in his first game at the club. In front of just under 12000 fans at Preistfield the League 2 side held there own against last seasons runners up. Manchester United got there pre season off with a comfortable victory over Gillingham but both goals coming from Gills players as United rarely stepped up a gear. All eyes would be on Jack Rippers team selection and well there wasnt much to show as Ryan Giggs, Fabio and John O shea were the only senior players. Others selected were young prospects like Ravel Morrison and Sean Mcginty. Most fans came hoping to see the likes of Rooney, Vidic and Ferdinand were disapointed as they didnt take to the field but with Ryan giggs running down the left wing that alone was worth the admision fee. Uniteds goals came from own goals both in the first half as United went into cruise control to start with a win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 United Reportedly bid for German Wonderkid Reports in the German press today are suggesting that Manchester United have tabled a bid for German Sensation Mario Goetze. The bid rumoured to be around £12.5million. United are reportedly offering a 5 year contract worth around £30000 p/w to sign for the Red Devils. Dortmund arent keen to sell but the lure of the theatre of dreams could be to much. Some of the most exciting prospects in recent years have derived from Germany’s youth systems.Thomas Muller, Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira have all electrified audiences throughout the world. But now there’s a new kid on the block wanting to emulate their success and make a lasting impression.Mario Goetze is considered to be the most intriguing up-and-coming star Germany has seen in years. Manchester United have been linked with the 18-year-old Borussia Dortmund player and seem desperate to bring him over the water. Borussia Dortmund’s long-term development plan was implemented at the turn of the millennium, and although it has been a long wait they are now reaping the rewards. Not only are they producing stars like Goetze, but they are on course to qualify for next year’s Champions League and qualify as the winners of the Bundesliga. A string of bamboozling performances from Goetze have spearheaded that title charge. He has proved an integral part of the squad throughout the season with his undeniable creativity and his blistering speed. The attacking midfielder has represented Germany at every level. He was part of the squad that won the 2009 Under 17 European Championship on home soil.He made his senior debut against Sweden in November 2010 and since then has gone on to be a regular in Joachim Low’s selections. With such a hype surrounding Goetze it would be too easy to get carried away, but this lad seems in no danger of doing that.His only weakness, his physical and aerial ability, have been only minor in this seasons campaign. His first senior goal was a header, proving he is no pushover in that department. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Scholes sees red as United Dominate Manchester United legend Paul Scholes saw red in there pre season freindly against Mexican club Chivas. United managed to win the game 3-0 as Jack Ripper got his taste of the Theatre of Dreams. In front of 62000 fans at Old Trafford. United took an attacking formation and a stronger team that had faced Gillingham. Van Der Sar returned in goal. Fabio and Rafaeal took the full backs while new boy Phil Jones started alongside Scott Wooton in the back. Scholes and Carrick held the midfield while Giggs and Nani took the wings with anderson behind Rooney. It was the young Brazilian full back Rafeal that opened the scoring when bursting into the box and cooly slotting the ball under the on rushing goalkeeper in the 19th minute. More chances soon followed as United looked to build on there 1-0 lead and there attacking threat paid off when Nani broke through and hit a right foot piledriver into the back of the net to double the lead on 28mins. the second half was 10 minutes old when Paul Scholes hacked down Ponce with a two footed challenge, Before Scholes could get back to his feet he was shown a straight red for his typical Paul Scholes tackle. How ever this didnt deter United and with a few changes made with Brady replacing giggs. Berbatov replacing Anderson and Cofie replacing Rooney for his debut. It was the debut he must of dreamt about when a bit of magic from his left foot saw him score a nice half volley on the 90th minute to seal a 3-0 win. Paul Scholes was unavailable to comment after the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Ripper makes first signing Manchester united Football club have confirmed they have completed the signing of 18 year old Mario Goetze from Dortmund. A fee of around £12.5million as earlier reported was the one agreed by both clubs. A 5 year contract has been handed to the German youngster beleived to be around £29000 p/w. A statement has been released by Jack Ripper. " I am delighted to announce that Manchester United have agreed the transfer of Mario Goetze from Dortmund. We will be looking to help Mario fulfil his potential and ambition at the club and hope for many years at Old Trafford together. He was a player that we felt fitted our criteria we are looking at. he is only 18 and can play anywhere in midfield which is an added bonus. Im looking for him to step straight into the first team squad." Goetze will team up with the squad to continue pre season straight away. Some people think he will become the possible replacement for Ryan Giggs. He is expected to make his debut in the upcoming friendly against Beskitas. more to follow................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Turkish delight for Ripper Manchester United 2-0 Besiktas All eyes were on United new boys Ashely Young and new signing Mario Goetze as they took to the Old Trafford pitch. Ripper decided to show the fans his new players against Turkish side Besiktas. Hernandez, Valencia and Smalling also started. With the new signings on the pitch there was a little excitment in the air and an attacking formation by United would see them dominate but lack the killer touch but this is still pre season so it will come in due time. Tonights opponents are Besiktas who come from Turkey. This would be a sterner test than Chivas and it showed as United struggled to finish there flowing moves. The deadline was broke when Carrick flicked the ball on through to Hernandez who shook of his defenders to slot the ball home within side the penatly spot. A debut goal for the Striker signed from Chivas. A striker who relies on playing on the shoulder and was recorded as the fastest player at the previous World Cup so hes always going to be dangerous. Mario goetze had a quite first half and was replaced at Half time by Ryan Giggs. Ashley young still continued on the left and showed some glimpses of what he can add to this manchester United squad. however it was Valencia on the other wing that bagged the second goal when he was released by Smalling and left one on one with the goalkeeper. Only one outcome here as Valencia scores to put the game to bed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 United bid rejected for Witsel It has been confirmed that Belgian Club Standard have rejected an offer believed to be around £3million by Manchester United. The 21 year old who is currently valued around £1million is said to be flattered by the interest shown in him. On 17 September 2006 a 17-year-old Witsel made his debut in a competitive game against FC Brussels when he replaced Steven Defour in the 89th minute. Eleven days later he made his European debut as a substitute. During the 2007–08 season, at 18 years of age, he was a key member in the team that won the Belgian League title. During this year, he formed a very young midfield together with other Belgian talents Marouane Fellaini and Steven Defour. In the following season he scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in a two-legged playoff to decide the Championship. According to reports Standard want double the amount to what United have reportdly offered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 United Sign Carrick replacement Manchester united have agreed terms with French Club Toulouse for the £18.5million signing of hardman Moussa Sissokho on a 4 year contract worth just under £48000 pw reported. The second signing of Jack Ripper sees the next Makelele as the perfect replacement for the recently departed Carrick. In what has come as a shock with recent reports linking United to a bid of Belgian Midfielder Alex witsel its come as a suprise that United didnt go back with another bid and instead decided to splash the cash on the French Midfielder. Moussa Sissoko (born 16 August 1989) is a French football player of Malian descent who recently played for French club Toulouse in Ligue 1. He plays as a box-to-box midfielder capable of playing in either the holding role or as an attacker. Sissoko is described as a "well-rounded central midfielder" who is "tall, rangy, and strong in the tackle". His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons with the Malian international Mahamadou Diarra and former French international Patrick Vieira. On signing for United he told MUTV he was delighted to have signed for the club of his dreams "I am absolutly delighted to have signed for such a famous club. Every young player dreams of playing for Manchester United and when they came in for me i knew right away where my future lay. I thank Toulouse for everything and wish them well. As for United its going to be strange meeting up with the likes of Scholes and Giggs who have been two of the best midfielders the last 15 years. Im honoured and privileged and thank Jack Ripper for making my dream come true" United have also been linked with Luka Modric and Gareth Bale but nothing concrete as of yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 A full house at Wembley as Champions Chelsea take on Manchester United in the seasons curtian opener. Both clubs will be looking to win the game and build some momentum going into the new season. Team news now as United have no fitness worrys going into the game. De Gea, Jones and Sissoko all scheduled to make there full debuts at the club. Evra and Rafeal will start at full backs with Fabio also pushing for a place. Ferdinand is replaced by Phil Jones alongside Vidic. Sisso and Anderson will start in the middle ahead of Scholes and Fletcher. Nani out left was picked ahead of Young with Valencia out right. Goetze will be in the role just behind Rooney who plays as the lone striker. Hernandez and Fletcher amongst the subs. The game started as expected for the Community sheild with both teams cancelling each other out and only few chances created there wasnt really much to talk about apart from two bookings each with rooney and Rafeal for United. Essien and cole for chelsea. United made two changes at half time with Hernandez replacing Rooney and Young coming on for Valencia who looked ineffective. Hopefully more pace to the front line would trouble the chelsea reagaurd as United continued to push more than there counterparts. Hernandez coming closest to scoring on 76th minutes when a shot from nothing hit the post and bounced out. We would settle this on a penalty shootout So Moscow all over again but with less at stake. Lampard missed his pen after Anderson missed, Drogba and Nani made no mistake, Cole then scored as did Chicha. Malouda then scored before new signing Ashley Young missed his chance from12 yards. Vidic also missed as chelsea won 3-2 United manager stated after the game It was always going to be a tough game out there today and we played some good football and after a good pre season we head into the new season optomistic about our chances and look forward to it, I dont blame my players for the defeat and beleive Ashley will shake it off and wont hesistate to step up if needed" So United lose the Community shield will they bounce back in time for when they open there Premier League campaign against West Ham at Old Trafford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Berbatov shown exit at Old Trafford Juventus have ended the exile of Man United striker Berbatov after completing his signed for under £6million. A loss of around £24million for the club. United misfit Berbatov has finally ended his Manchester United hell after being frozen out of the club by the suprise improvement in striking sensation Javier Hernandez. Berbatov has recently become unsettled at United when he was told by Ripper his future lay else where. A source close to Berbatov told us "Once the new manager stepped in Berbatov was told straight away he would be surplus to requirements as Ripper saw a more lone striker approach in his tactics. Berbatov was unsettled for a while now and is glad he has the chance to move on" Berbatov was United's most expensive signing when he joined for around £30million. With Rooney Hernandez and Owen all fighting for the 1 spot in the line up it was only the right choice for the striker to leave Manchester United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 United start on fire Manchester United 3-0 West Ham A Drizzly day in Manchester as United host West Ham in the seasons opener. United manager keeps the same eleven that had featured in the Community Shield to take on the Hammers. West Ham have Scott Parker available after 2 weeks out with an ankle injury. Carlton Cole starts alongside Demba Ba in attack, Hoping to break down Uniteds defence. West Ham showed there intention straight away when Barrera went through but dragged his shot wide of the goal. Goetze then set up Anderson who hit a left foot volley that shook the bar early in the first half. United looked to build and were duly awarded when Patrice Evra managed to score when a loose ball fell into the box from a corner. Nani then hit the bar before Parker saw a 25 yard shot tipped over by De Gea in the Utd goal. Uniteds second goal came when Sissoko drove through the middle before putting it out wide to Valencia, Valencia then squared the ball which Upson totally missed before Nani rifling a volley to double the lead. west ham changed formation and brought on Robbie Keane. This however didnt stop United totally dominating the game. West Ham rarely had a chance at goal and were virtually kept in there own half for most of the game. A brilliant run down the left by Nani then saw him set up Rooney for a half volley to put the game to bed with the final goal. A typical thunderous goal in that. It was superb stuff by Nani to set up the goal. the stuffing was completely knocked out of the Hammers as United cruised to the final whistle. Managers Comments Jack Ripper "A brilliant performance by the lads today saw us start the new season in goal scoring mood. We had a good pre season and it showed that all that hard work paid off. We arent the finished article yet but considering this was the first game of the season im more than happy" Avram Grant "We were well beaten by a very good United team today but we played some good football at times and im sure we wont be the only team this season coming away from Old Trafford this season. We got a lot of work to do but we are confident in staying up" United travel to Arsenal next.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Sneijder to stay put??? Wesley Sneijder has publicly announced that he has no intention of moving to Manchester United this summer. The Dutch playmaker has been heavily linked with a possible move to Manchester United but Sneijder,26 has declared his intention to stay at Inter.However the 26-year-old acknowledges that he may be forced out of the door if Inter accept a bid for his services, but insists he will not be pushing for a move. "If the club decide to sell me, I'll go where they tell me to go," Sneijder told Vanity Fair. "If that happens I would be very sorry. My wife and I are happy in Milan and I would miss the city and Inter. "But anything can happen in football. "When I was sold from Real Madrid to Inter, I had hoped to stay in Spain. In a few minutes our life changed completely." Inter boss Leanardo has no intention of selling Sneijder and is confident the Holland international will remain with the Nerazzurri. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Wenger critical of Ripper With days to go before Arsenal host Manchester United. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has opened the mind games up with new boss Jack Ripper by calling him inexperienced. Arsene in his pre match press conference stated Ripper was to inexperienced for Manchester United. "Its true i think that Manchester made a mistake in appointing a man with no managerial experience what so ever. They could have chosen anyone else. the likes of Mourinho and Rijkaard also to take over from Sir Alex. However they appointed an unknown. I think its fair to say that i doubt we will see them picking up any silverware this season. Im unsure how someone so inexperienced got such a big job already" Ripper refused to be drawn into the argument or was a lack of response more mind games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Schoolboy beats Master Arsenal 0-2 Manchester United A brace from Uniteds winger Nani took all 3 points here at the Emirates as United move top of the League following there 2nd victory in 2 games. After the dust had settled from the press conference it was now down to this as both teams headed towards the pitch. United made one change with Goetze being replaced by Ashley Young as the man behind Rooney. Arsenal suprise was Wilshere on the bench with Rosicky prefered to play next to Fabregas. No Van Persie saw Chamakgh start upfront alone. With Nasri and Walcott out wide supporting. Clichy was benched for Gibbs while Almunia started in goal. The game started at a frantic pace and when Jones rose to head a corner in Nasri was there to hack it off the line. It was Arsenals turn now as they put the ball into the net but Chamakh was ruled offside. the 15th minute saw Rafeal place a ball into Nani who tapped home at the back post to open the scoring. Arshavin had a chance to pull it level around the half hour mark but after a neat run hi finish let him down. Half time saw United make a change when Valencia was pulled off for Goetze to try and run at Sagna. Arsenal then started to control the game with there typical short pass and move but as always they lacked in the final 3rd. A problem for Arsenal over recent years. United soaked up the pressure looking to hit Arsenal on the break. Ashley Young who was supporting Rooney played a delicious ball to Nani who got free of any defenders. he bore down on goal and drove the ball in low as it hits the back of the net. Nani shows he has the ability to smash it home as it goes in via the frame of the goal. His second of the game. Arsenal then spurred a few chances later on with Nasri, Fabregas and Chamakh all resposible for poor finishing. United held on to take 3 points back to Old Trafford. Managers Comments Arsene Wenger "We started well but the first goal came as a shock and we never really recovered. We passed the ball around well and made some good runs but the choices were the wrong ones today unfortunatly". Jack Ripper "To come here and take all 3 points is great for us and regardless of what Mr Wenger said prior to the game they dont matter as my boys did the talking out there today. We take 3 massive points and move on" United host West Brom next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 United swoop for Brazil sensation United have made a swoop for Brazil sensation Lucas after meeting min fee clause of £6.25milion Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva known as Lucas (born August 13, 1992 in São Paulo), is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder. He signs from São Paulo and is in the Brazilian national team. Lucas is in the list of FIFA's players to watch in 2011. United announce the playmaker has signed a 5 year contract worth £11500 pw and has passed his medical and been granted a work permit. United moved swiftly with clubs like Barcelona and Man VCity also keen but its United who sign him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Champions League Draw live We are live in Zurich for the draw of this seasons Champions League. Some of Europes best teams are here today as we announce the draw for the Group stages of the champions League draw. The draw has brought us once again the Battle of Britian with Manchester United being placed with Scottish giants Celtic, Shakthar and CFR cluj also make Group F. Chelsea will face Anderlecht, Benfica and Spartak moscow. Arsenal have a tricky group with Marseille, Schalke and Rubin. While Champions League debutants Spurs face Zenit, Kobenhaven and Italian giants AC Milan in what should produce a mouth watering tie. Games to be shown live will be announced shortly.... Group A Anderlecht Benfica Chelsea S. Moscow Group B Spurs Kobenhaven Zenit Milan Group C Panatahaniakos Barcelona W. Bremen Bursapor Group D Roma Twente Rangers Lyon Group E Salzburg Inter Valencia Basel Group F MANCHESTER UNITED Celtic CFR Cruj Shaktar Group G Schalke Arsenal Rubin Marsielle Group H Dinamo Real Mardid Ajax Bayern. Barcelona have been made favourites for this years Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Carling Cup 3rd round Draw live Carling cup 3rd round draw took place today and holders Manchester United face a tricky start to the defence of there title when they travel to Goodison to face Everton. Chelsea will face Liverpool in another corker of a tie. Hull travel to the Emirates while Bournemouth and Charlton will fight it out to be the only league 1 team in the next round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Manchester United 5-1 West Brom An attacking display of football saw Manchester united overcome a solid West Brom at Old Trafford which saw 3 goals in the first 15 minutes. In what started in frantic pace the game lived up to its billing as we saw 6 goals. however the opening goal came from the unlikely team as West Brom striker Odemwinge skipped past the challenge of midfeilder jones and ran through to put West Brom ahead on 4 minutes. This brought a response and seemed to have woken Man United as they pushed to equalise. they did just that when Jones scored his first ever United goal when he rose back post and placed a header into the bottom corner. This was only 2 minutes after West Brom took the lead. We were entering the 15th minute when the 2nd goal came this time from Rooney who executed a smart finish into the top corner. 3 goals in the opening 15 minutes would tell us we would see lots of goals. the game seemed to die down a bit but a bit of bad luck from Odemwingie saw him slice the ball past his own goalkeeper to give United a 3-1 lead. West Brom still tried to play football the right way and made few chances with Sandrinhio missing a sitter just before half time. United made changes at half time with the game effectivly over. Rooney was replaced by Hernandez and Young who was looking tired was replaced by goetze. With West Brom now searching for a goal to bring the game back for them they were caught undone when a Nani pile driver was parried by Carson in the West Brom goal and Jones was there to tap in his second of the game. 4-1 United and another 3 points. A cross from Rafeal in the 89th minute saw Nani head the 5th and final goal of the game as United march on comfortably with this demolition of West Brom. Managers Comments Jack Ripper "Another solid performance today and was pleased to see Jones open his Manchester United account. He has the potnetial to become one of the worlds best players. Im looking to mould him into a more midfield player but he is capable of playing at the back aswell. Deserved his Man of the match." Roy hodgson "When you come to places like Old Trafford you tend to play more defensive but we stuck to our game plan of the way we play and unfortunatly it didnt pay off today. im proud of my players for sticking with what were trying to achieve here at West Brom" United travel to new boys Blackpool next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Transfer Window round up with the transfer window now shut we saw Manchester City as the biggest spenders with £41million spent on new players such as Farfan, Vidal and Rafeal tolio signing for the club. United signed lucas, Sissokho and Goetze. Liverpool brought in Steven Davis from Rangers for £6mill. Arsenal stuck with signing a few youngsters and the strings seemed to have tightened at Chelsea as they didnt sign anyone which has shocked some Chelsea fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Really good story so far, well done so far haven't lost yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Phil Jones interview After opening his goalscoring account for the Red Devils. MUTV caught up with United signing Phil Jones. Reporter: So Phil nice to see you here finally. What was your thoughts when you heard that Manchester United were in to sign you? Phil: "Once i heard that United had a bid accepted i knew my future lay at the club. It happened so quickly i was on my way to Anfield to have a chat with Kenny Daglish but on my way i was notified that Blackburn accepted a bid for me and once i heard that i knew i wanted to join the club and so it was arranged that instead of going to anfield i would head straight to Old Trafford for talks" Reporter: How close was you signing for Liverpool and is it true you held talks with Arsenal and Arsene Wenger the previous night? Phil Jones: "I did meet with Arsenal representatives and although the talks were positive as soon as United came in my mind was already made up. Reporter: People say you play better at centre back but at United you have been playing the midfield role what do you prefer? Phil Jones: "I dont mind either and where ever the gaffer wants me to play then i will be more than happy to play there. wether thats centre back, Midfield or even Left wing. To just be part of the first team squad is truly special and i hope to be here for the rest of my career." Reporter: How did you feel when you scored two goals in front of the Stretford End recently? Phil jones: "Overjoyed to open my account for the club and even though its my job to break up the play its always nice to score and to score two goals at home in front of 76000 fans its an amazing feeling one i will cherish for ever" Reporter: With Sir Alex now retired how do you compare him with your new manager Jack Ripper? Phil Jones: "Well i did have the chance to meet Sir Alex before i signed and he is the greatest manager in world football without a shadow of a doubt but with the gaffer now you can see he has similarites in him that hes a natural winner. He preaches the same as Sir Alex in what his vision is at the club". Reporter: Finally to wrap things up what is the atmosphere like in the dressing room considering your already top of the league entering September? Phil jones: "Its just like a family here everyone gets on well with eachother, You got Wazza and Patrice the main jokers of the club which is all fun and games but when it comes down to it if we need to be serious and you need that little bit of encouragement, you know the likes of Ryan, Scholesy and Rio will always be there to give you that advice. Learning off these great players every day willmake me a much better player and hopefully the United fans will see me as they see these legends." Reporter: thanks Phil for your time and good luck with your career here at the theatre of Dreams Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Really good story so far, well done so far haven't lost yet thanks and im sure it wont be this rosy all the way... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 thanks and im sure it wont be this rosy all the way... how many seasons d'you plan to play? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 how many seasons d'you plan to play? Hopefully as many as possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 United squash Oranges Blackpool 1-3 Manchester United United travelled to Blackpool with out Wayne Rooney who was injured in training and is looking at 1 week out so leading the United attack will be Hernandez in which will be his first start this season. Elsewhere the team stays the same. With Rooney out the goal scoring burden was passed onto young mexican striker Chicharito and the decision paid off as he escaped the offside trap and neatly finished to put United ahead on 34 minutes. Blackpool didnt create much as an attacking threat and there defending let them down when on 41 minutes anderson popped up to double Uniteds lead. With the interval now over it was Blackpool who started the brighter after some stern words from Manager Ian Holloway. Varney coming closest when he hit the bar from 12 yards. They kept on pushing and should of equalised but DJ Campbells shot was saved by De Gea. With the kick downfield anderson flicked the ball on and young broke free. The onrushing keeper tried to close the player down but managed to clip youngs trailing leg and United were awarded a penalty which Anderson stepped up and converted. with the visitors 3-0 up they seemed to take there foot of the gas and some sloppy play the back by Evra saw the ball stolen by campbell who broke into the box and square the ball to David Vaughn to send the Blackpool crowd wild in the 67th minute. Blackpool pushed and kept on trying to bring the game back but United are perfect at killing games when they have played poor and the final whistle went as United march on 3-1 winners. Managers comments Ian Holloway "We stuck to our principles and tried to attack United but they were just to good. You could see the difference in class out there today and this was with out Wayne. Maybe we could ask for a loan so he can regain his match sharpness back after his long term injury of 1 week" Jack Ripper " Blackpool gave it there all today and really impressed me. Even when they went 3-0 down they still attacked and were rewarded when they scored. We held on at the end to win but i am sure Blackpool will not be relegated come the end of May" United Travel to ulkraine next with champions league action where they face Shaktar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 good win jack good luck vs shaktar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 United Crash in Ulkraine Shaktar 2-1 Manchester United Champions League football is here and United manager Jack Ripper was looking to get the campaign off to a flying start in the Ulkriane. However that didnt go as planned. United took to the field with De Gea in goal. Evra and Fabio full back with Vidic and Jones starting as centre backs. Sissoko and Anderson in the middle with Lucas out left for his first start. Valencia out right with Hernandez supported by Goetze. The game started brightly with both teams looking to attack at every opportunity and it was the visitors that took the lead when a shot from out wide by Valencia flew passed the un suspecting keeper and sailed into the bottom corner to give United the lead on 11 minutes. However the lead was short lived when 7 minutes later Attacking midfielder broke through the United defence and used his pace to race clear. With De Gea rushing out the ball was slid cooly underneath him to bring the game level. Game on! Shaktar's new summer signings Landon Donavon went close shortly after and should of scored when he went through but he fluffed it wide. United to shouldve scored when Hernandez shot hit the post. A chance he usually puts away with his eyes closed. The 2nd half seemed to see the ball being played mostly in the middle of the park with both teams trying to break each other down. chances where few and far between and when that chance came along it was former Arsenal striker to rub more salt into the wound when he dispatched a shot past the United goalkeeper to give Shaktar the lead after 65 miniutes. Utd continued to push but lacked the killer instinct without Rooney who was still recovering from his recent injury. The final whistle blew as Shaktar win the opening game of the Group stages. Next up Liverpool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 United out of Steam Liverpool 2 -1 Manchester United After returning from a daunting trip from Ulkraine United had to pick them selves up to face rivals Liverpool at Anfield. All the news was about wether Rooney would be fit or not. It was announced just before kick off that United would be facing Liverpool with out there star man Rooney who still hasnt shaken off the knock he picked up. United went with Hernandez upfront. The game started slowly for both teams and it showed that United had just returned from a long trip when Liverpools Lucas scored a pile driver from 20 yards half way through the first half. United just seemed to struggle to get any atatcking build up play into there game and it was Liverpool who doubled there lead with the next goal when Kuyt rose back post after a corner to head the ball in past de Gea who stood no chance. United went into the half time looking very tired. changes were made when Ryan Giggs, Scholes and Rio all came on to see if they could lead the team to a fight back. The fight back was seemingly on when legend Ryan Giggs scored in the 67th minute when a neat one two with Scholes set the United winger away and he used his experience to bring the game within touching distance. However that was the end of that revival when the final whistle went and it was if Liverpool just won the League which hurt Uniteds players. Managers Comments Jack Ripper " Im not using the trip to Ulkraine as an excuse but how they can justify giving us an early morning kick off on the Saturday after we played a gruelling match and flight back is beyond beleif. My players looked tired today and it showed." League Cup action against Everton next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 Bayern looking at double swoop Reports circulating all over the press that FC Bayern manager Louis Van Gaal was in the stands of Old Trafford to scout Nani and Patrice Evra who he seems keen to sign A reported fee of £30mil is whats reported that Bayern will use to tempt the services of Evra and Nani in a double swoop. Wether United accept the offer still remains to be seen. Nani's great start to the season has caught the eye of Europes elite this season and its reported that United would want around £30million just for Nani. 6 goals in 9 games for the winger has seemed to step out of Cristianos shadow of late and has left even the United management purring. The fans wouldnt want to lose Nani after the depature of Ronaldo to Real Madrid. Patrice Evra who after a mixed season last year has shown the kind of form recently to suggest hes finally getting back to his best in recent weeks. With Fabio pushing through the ranks it seems United are looking to cash in on the left back. A source told us "With Fabio pushing for a first team place it seems United are willing to part with Patrice, However Nani seems to be staying with United reportdly looking to reject the offer for both players.United though seem to be happy enough to negotiate a deal with Evra to Bayern" Reports stating the offer will be rejected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMtillidie Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 gone abit downhill since i said you havent lost yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 gone abit downhill since i said you havent lost yet yup you cursedme lol. were back to winning ways now tho lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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