SRL88 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Nice start for Gomes . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Nice start for Gomes . Indeed he's picked up where he left off at the end of last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Champions League Group Stage Draw 2024/25 We were of course amongst the top seeds again for this years Champions League. Once again we didn't get an easy draw, but it is a fair bit simpler than the group we were handed last season. Can't believe we drew Lyon yet again though. By the end of of the group fixtures we will have met them six times in just over a year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Not a bad draw. Lyon should provide the only stern test. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Not a bad draw. Lyon should provide the only stern test. Would agree really. Our opening in game is infact away to Lyon, so we get the toughest one out he way first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 A draw you should easily qualify from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 A draw you should easily qualify from. I do agree really. Maybe just a couple of tricky away games to negotiate though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 CSKA and Twente may not be completely easy, but should still expect to beat them without too much trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 CSKA and Twente may not be completely easy, but should still expect to beat them without too much trouble. Oh definitely. I only think the away games against them could be tricky. The home games should provide little trouble at all, unless I rotate too much! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Thomas Lewis' Career - September 2024 - Manchester United Premier League Delighted with the fact that we won all four of our games, three of them against mighty tough opposition. However, we defended dreadfully throughout the month, and that really needs to be improved upon. We were wonderful in the opening game of the month against Liverpool at Anfield, and if truth be told should have won by more than the 3-1 scoreline. After the international break we squeezed past Wolves, with veteran Javier Hernandez coming from the bench to score the winner with less than twenty minutes to go. Away to Arsenal we were excellent, as despite trainling at the break we roared back in the second half to win 2-1. The mnth finished away aggainst Chelsea, and lord knows what happened againt them. Despite my annoyance at the team this month, I still managed to win the Manager Of The Month award. League Cup - 3rd Round Very good performance against the Londoners with what was a bit of a changed side. In the 4th round we face rivals Leeds United at Old Trafford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 September 2024 Continued Champions League A frankly brilliant start to this seasons Champions League campaign. We took the lead just after the break through Gomes, but in the 52nd minute Lyon equalised. However, three minutes later Marc Attenborrow scored with a towering header to make it 2-1, and despite being put under a lot of pressure that's the way it finished. A superb start, which we'll hope to follow up in our next game at home to FC Twente. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchesterUnited- Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Great start to the season. All wins! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Great start to the season. All wins! I'm glad someone's happy about it, because I'm not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 The expanison is complete......... And for the first game played in it, every seat was taken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Thomas Lewis' Career - October 2024 - Manchester United Premier League Happy with the month really as Newcastle have been going along decently, so a draw at their place isn't too bad. We started with a comfortable win over Ipswich before that draw at Newcastle. The month finished with a 4-0 win at home to Bolton, with Amido Nhasse stepping up in the absence of Gomes. Our next game is away to Crystal Palace. League Cup - 4th Round A good performance againt our rivals from Yorkshire. The team was changed about with more experienced players like Sigurdsson and Hernandez coming in, but they got the job done and sent us through to the next round. In the next round, the quarter final, we are at home to Swansea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 October 2024 Continued Champions League Three wins from three and we're all but thrugh to the 1st knockout round. We were superb at home to Twente, and inparticular Javier Hernandez as he scored an excellent hattrick. If that wasn't good enough, then in Moscow we were simply sensational. After seeing off their early pressure, we took the lead from a corner thanks to Marc Attenborrow tapping in after the goalkeeper spilled. After that we dominated completely, and Eder Morales rounded off an excellent performance with a brace. We face CSKA next at Old Trafford, and can book our place in the next round with just a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Already got a strong lead in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Already got a strong lead in the league. Yes, although Swansea, with two games in hand, cannot be ignored. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilderos Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Assuming you do complete your goal of winning the Champion's League, what are your plans after that? Thinking of going abroad? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Assuming you do complete your goal of winning the Champion's League, what are your plans after that? Thinking of going abroad? Well with United the idea is to build a bit of a dynasty, not just win the Champions League. I'll be here until the end of my 5 year contract atleast. After that i'm not sure at the minute. It's the club i support, so the temptation is to stay for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchesterUnited- Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 How about staying until the transfer budget over 1 billion? Now that would be an achievement! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 How about staying until the transfer budget over 1 billion? Now that would be an achievement! But for what reason? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Brilliant start to the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchesterUnited- Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 But for what reason? Just for the fun of the challenge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Brilliant start to the season Cheers. Would expect us to push on and get a good lead by January. Just for the fun of the challenge! But it's pointless. I think youre on a very different wave length to me as to what the point of the save is. Staying at a club long enough to "achieve" that seems like a massive waste of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernGooner Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Great start to the season Tom! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Great start to the season Tom! Thank alot dude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thomas Lewis' Career - November 2024 - Manchester United Premier League Four wins out of five represents a good month, but losing to Tottenham who could potentially be a title rival isn't ideal. The month started well enough as we got comfortable, if not spectacular, wins over Crystal Palace, West Ham and Cardiff. We then really cut loose against West Brom, scoring six when in truth it could have been double figures. The game at Spurs at the end of the month was frustrating. It was an even game, but we perhaps had the better chances. Having equalised late on it was then hugely disappointing to concede an even later winner. Still, we're in a good position, even if Swansea are a concern. Next up is a home game against Fulham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 November 2024 Continued Champions League Victory over CSKA ensured our place in the next round, and then againt Lyon our back-up and young players were fantastic as we smacked four past Lyon to seal top spot in the group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northernpilgrim Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I guess the point of 'achieving' a £1bn transfer budget is that you must have won an awful lot, and been financially responsible about doing it. You would then be in a position to strengthen to such an extent that no team should be able to live with you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 I guess the point of 'achieving' a £1bn transfer budget is that you must have won an awful lot, and been financially responsible about doing it. You would then be in a position to strengthen to such an extent that no team should be able to live with you. I just don't see the point. It's not meaningful in anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 As a Spurs fans, I'm happy that they're doing well to be a title contender. However, I think you will be more than enough competition for them Good job in the group stage of the Champions League too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 As a Spurs fans, I'm happy that they're doing well to be a title contender. However, I think you will be more than enough competition for them Good job in the group stage of the Champions League too! Well as i have said a few times, Spurs are consistantly doing well under Laudrup. It's no surprise they are doing so well at this stage - they just have to maintain it for the whole campaign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Thomas Lewis' Career - December 2024 - Manchester United Premier League A good month, although we have let Spurs get a point closer to us. We started with a scrappy win at home to Fulham, in which we were poor infront of goal and in the end lucky that they only managed a late consolation as they probably deserved a point. Following that we got a very lucky draw in the derby at the Etihad. And own goal saved us, and we needed it - we had just five shots all match! Swansea came to Old Trafford at the start of a busy Christmas period, and we did all but score. Their goalkeeper, Jack Butland, was rightly given the man of the match award. The rest of the Christmas period saw us win three game out of thee, and all by the same 3-0 scoreline. What was most pleasing was Gomes returning to form after injury. On New Years Day we face Leicester away, before Liverpool visit Old Trafford. League Cup - Quarter Final We may have needed extra time, but we got the win in the end. Young Argentine Leonel Colace got the winner deep into the secod period of extra time to set up a semi final with Sheffield Wednesday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 December 2024 Continued Champions League A good performance away in the Netherlands in the final group game as a few of our bigger players were rested. Keith Ellis kept up his excellent European form with another goal here to take his tally to four goals in three grup games. In the next round we have been drawn against Barcelona, who came second in Group G behind Porto after winning three and losing three of their games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Still a lot of season to go. Staying above Tottenham should be doable. You've now played them both times this season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Share Posted August 10, 2012 Still a lot of season to go. Staying above Tottenham should be doable. You've now played them both times this season? No, they come to Old Trafford in April. After going through January, (update should be later today), the team to watch out for are Swansea...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernGooner Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Nice going in the CL group stage Swansea are looking good with 2 games in hand though, going to be a close run-in towards the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Looking good so far,excellent performance so far in the CL,a 100% record is no easy feat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Excellent start to the season Tom . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Nice going in the CL group stage Swansea are looking good with 2 games in hand though, going to be a close run-in towards the end of the season. Cheers dude. Got to be honest, I'm very proud of Swansea. On the forums you constantly see people moaning about how a club gets ruined by the AI when you leave, but that hasn't happened with the Swans. Yes they haven't being winning trophies all the time like when I was there, but they have maintained their position towards the top of the league. Now under Mike Phelan after Quique Flores left after last seasons Champions League win for the Spain job, they are now making a real challenge for the title. Looking good so far,excellent performance so far in the CL,a 100% record is no easy feat Thanks alot. Got to say I'm very pleased with how we did in our group. Excellent start to the season Tom . Thank you kind sir. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Going good so far, Keep up the victories Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Going good so far, Keep up the victories Thanks alot dude. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeadHunta x Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 No problem mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Thomas Lewis' Career - January 2025 - Manchester United Premier League Two good away wins and two great home wins makes January a terrific month. We started on New Years Day by seeing off Leicester who put in a very spirited display. A few days later we thumped Liverpool in the North-West Derby. We fell behind early on but were 2-1 up by halftime. In the second half we went crazy and put three past them without reply. Again we fell behind in our next game against Wolves, but we roared back to win 3-1. Our final league game of the month was at home to Arsenal, and after taking the lead from the spot on the troke of halftime, we cruised home to a 3-0 victory in the second half. Four wins from four mean I won the Manager Of The Month award for January, my econd of the season. Our next league game is away against Chelsea. FA Cup - 3rd Round Superb performance at Hillsborough with Brazilian star Gomes in crackig form once again. He won't play in the fourth round though, as we have been drawn against Tamworth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 January 2025 Continued League Cup - Semi Final Well we are through to the League Cup Final once again, but blimey it was tough. We only won the first leg with two goals in the last ten minutes after what was a sloppy performance. We lost 1-0 in normal time in the second leg, but fortunately away goals don't count until after extra time in the League Cup, so we had thirty minutes to get a goal. We did better that as Leonel Colace grabbed two goals to give us a 2-1 win and a 4-2 win on aggregate. The draw for the final is a cracker. Transfers Just one deal this month, and it's a player that some of you who have followed my career all the way might recall; Aaron Parle He was a very good performer as 19/20 year old in my last season at Manchester City, but since then he has been messed about, getting loaned out here and there. He finally lost patience and requested a transfer, and we snapped him up for £14.25million. A bit of a coup I think, but the only problem is that he can't play in the League Cup or in the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Another cracking month. You certainly enjoyed your games against Sheffield Wednesday in January . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted August 11, 2012 Author Share Posted August 11, 2012 Another cracking month. You certainly enjoyed your games against Sheffield Wednesday in January . Still getting revenge for them trying to halt our title charge last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Interesting final in prospect, not really a 'draw' though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Guessing that segregation will be in play for that final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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