For those who still do not know, Manchester United Supporters’ Trust organized a meeting before the Burnley game to discuss possible options on how to take the fight to the Glazers. A brief synopsis of what transpired at the meeting is provided here by Scott from the popular United blog Republik of Mancunia. All those who were not able to attend and those who are scattered all around the globe (like me) must go through the main points and think about the best way to hustle the Glazers away from Manchester United. [Keep Reading…]
United went back to winning ways (finally) with a 3-0 home win over Burnley that will definitely go some way towards numbing some of the pain that has been inflicted over United supporters over the past few weeks. However, if you think that this 3-0 win was one of those old fashioned cakewalks you need to think again. On any other day and against any other opposition we might have ended up conceding two before even registering our first goal. As it turned out, Burnley’s poor finishing handed us the impetus and we duly cashed in on it. [Keep Reading…]
If you have been a faithful reader of 11Reds you might have chanced upon an article earlier in the season that proclaimed the title-winning credentials of the current United side. That article was written by none other than yours truly. Those were the times of an air of expectation backed by the unquestioned prodigiousness of the unmatchable Sir Alex. If he says we can do it, then we can do it. As simple as that. The loss of Ronaldo (and to a lesser extent Carlos Tevez) seemed like minor obstacles to the inevitable attainment of #19. We had Rooney who would assume Ronaldo’s mantle. Nani would finally assume his rightful place on the wings. Berbatov would finally reproduce the kind of form that forced us to pay the kind of money that we did. The United defence would remain as unbreakable as ever. Owen Hargreaves would be back. The youngsters would finally start blossoming in the same way as the original Fergie’s Fledglings had done (a Fergie’s Fledglings 2.0 so to speak). Here we are at the mid-way point of what was supposed to be a memorable journey and what do we see? Each and every thing that was supposed to be has turned out to be a failed promise. With my heart drowned in pain and my mind clouded by doubts, I have been forced to turn back on the road of optimism and I can now freely admit that this season, we would not be winning anything. [Keep Reading…]
For years, ever since 2004 when Panaorma ran a series in which it tarnished Jason, Fergie Jr. with using his fathers reputation to get transfer deals, Sir Alex Ferguson has very cleverly boycotted BBC. He used to send Quieroz or Phelan lately to BBC while the juice would go to Sky which Fergie preferred. However, with the new set of Premier League it now becomes mandatory for Fergie to give his interview as the manager of the club to all the media rights holders and that means both BBC and Sky. While, it appears great news for media transparency and equal celebration of media rights, there is a bigger murkier picture that is getting painted alongwith. [Keep Reading…]
The Mail Online published a story yesterday which talked of Cristiano Ronaldo discussing a lot of things including possibilities of Wayne Rooney to come and play for Spanish Liga (Oh! in case you are interested, it is not happening), the possibilities of Manchester City posing a real threat to us and the future of Ronaldo and any chances of him joining the Eastlands. Yes, I actually expected the money sucking cunt to say a straight NO! and it really shook me for an instant to see that he did not rule this out.
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In case you have been living under a rock today and did have not yet heard the Poppy Flower Issue, well you will get to know all worth knowing about it after reading this article. To mark Remembrance week, Sportsmail (or, indeed, the Daily Mail) have led this campaign to get all Premier League clubs to have an embroidered poppy on club kits. While the idea is very noble and worthy of praise, however, if a Club is not interested in following suit, then any attempt to portray the club as non charitable or disrespectful towards the armed forces is not only pathetic but also spoils the very purpose of such a campaign. Manchester United and Liverpool, being the only two clubs who have refused to wear Poppy Embroidery are being cast in the same light. [Keep Reading…]
