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a cheap dig at one of the players who always gives 100% effort.

I beieve if we had played our RESERVE team from last year including Bertrand ,, Tore and Borini they would have have beaten yesterdays opposition. Perhaps even our Youth team might have.

the bashing of Torres is pure idiocy ..So much of our chance of success depends on him ,,,so FFS get behind him and hope the midfield start to deliver a decent service ,,,I saw very little of that in the two games so far.

normally i am very optimistic but this close season I have found it impossible to view the forthcoming season with anything but fear. It started with the delay in appointing the new manager, We all thought it would be Hiddink and his transfer targets had been set in advance. I am not against Andre but the lack of urgency in bringing in what the squad patently needs is worrying. Signing expensive young players then sending them out on long loans will not do anything for this season. As each day passes our rivals are strenghtening their squads. We are playing wait and see and HOPE for the best. this is the least optimistic Ive been at the start of a season for over 10 years

you have all the luck ...blink and you will miss the highlights

the headline read "Continuing to grow" did they miss out "OLD"

hope our Malaysian fans werent as disappointed as we were. We just didn't look a team with any creative ideas.

a good post ,,,dont wait so long before the next one

we bought a winger in Zhirkov ..I think we have played him there for about 3 full games

OK some positives our back up keepers look to have improved Bertrand is class ,,can step in for Ashley Terry still a great leader. Zhirkov can dribble could fill the left wing berth Yossi used the ball well Drogba can still hit a great free kick Kalou showed enterprise WE CAN ONLY GET BETTER AVB MUST now realise we DO need new players

AVB noticed United get a lot of ogs so we have been practising them ..its cheaper than buying new players

not getting full screen ...getting that annoying chat box ,,when i close it ..get blank white box

thanks

been said a number of times is with French u 20 squad

which of our two teams will score most???

I was trying to get a job with the NEWS OF THE WORLD ....I guess I can give up on that ...Well theres always the Mirror

it will be interesting to see if AVB introduces more flexibilty into our tactics . Jose introduced the holding midfielder with Maka ..everyone followed suit. it did make us defensively the strongest side in the PL ,,, Jose was also very pro active in the use of substitutions often changing the shape of the team. One of my criticisms of Carlo was that subs were so predictable ,,,first after 60mins and usually like for like. Sometimes when we are playing weaker sides who played with one up and parked the bus I failed to see the need for a holding midfielder . These are two of the things i hope AVB might change

always good to get information from members who see more of our targets even if the message isnt one we would like to hear ,,because we do need a RB if Bos doesnt recover his old form

I like his final line about failing to prepare .. but would also remember Jose and omelettes. I have a food one as well . that favourite English afternoon tea ,,,,not enjoyable if the food is stale . sandwiches curled at the edges with bread that was left out too long. milk that has soured,, cake that is dry ......(recognise any of this in our team??) the greatest chef cannot produce a meal if the vital ingredients are missing Bouef Wellington without the Beef ,,,Salmon en croute without the pastry Crepe Suzette without any Grand Marniere.. (recognise any missing ingredients in our team ....we have been talking about them for months) BON APPETIT

I find it hard to believe ANY coach would play Lukaku and Drogba together

that is the most specious reason Ive heard ...Buy Lukaku and play him with Drogba (a similar types of player) because Drogba is his idol .. I know you call yourself a Devil's Advocate ..but please a little more intelligent case.

this is the least optimistic ive felt at the start of a season for over 10 years ...I predicted we would finish 3rd in PL after the Manchester clubs ... now i fear we might not make 3rd ...as far as CL we will need luck in the draw to reach the semis

when this thread started Citeh were still poor

I do enjoy these transfer threads that go on for years ...this one is over 3 years old now ,,,do we post birthday cards for them?

all this shit about Lukaku being a fan ..I dont buy it . Possibly he has modelled himself on Drogba that is all . He is playing in a crap league .. Kezman was a star striker there ..Babayaro was their player of the year when he was 16 ,,Get real