The Official Manchester United Thread

[The King]

How did James play yesterday?

[Hernandez Balcazar]

[Agony]

Video of the full match:

http://www.101greatg...p-april-4-2012/

[Yoshie]

39 passes

[WhiteTT]

rahh boy

[Kompressor]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-fans-demand-ticket-price-cuts-7636892.html

A Manchester United fans' group has demanded a reduction in season ticket prices next term.

Two years ago, United pegged prices and only raised them this year due to an increase in VAT.

It is anticipated the club will announce next season's prices later this month.

However, it seems unlikely the Manchester United Supporters' Trust will get their wish for a cut.

With the Red Devils steamrollering their way towards a 20th league title - and a fifth in six seasons - demand at Old Trafford remains high, with 52,000 season ticket holders.

In addition, while the commercial department are having to work hard to sell their executive seats, the club have managed to reach 8,000 capacity for the first time.

Under such circumstances, and with revenue falling in the second half of this season due to an early exit from Europe, it is hard to see why the Glazer family would feel it necessary to cut prices, even if MUST chief executive Duncan Drasdo believes that is what should happen.

"We are throwing down a challenge to (joint-chairman) Joel Glazer to cut United fans' season ticket prices next season," said Drasdo.

"Given the lack of squad investment while huge revenues are coming in and the Glazers' constantly dipping into the club's bank account, it is long overdue that the loyal supporters received a cut in their ticket prices."

The amount of money spent on players in recent seasons has been the subject of intense scrutiny by some sections of the United support.

It is undeniable rivals clubs have spent more, but the Red Devils hierarchy counter this claim by pointing to Chelsea's purchase of Fernando Torres for a British record £50million and Andy Carroll's arrival at Liverpool for £35million as proof money does not necessarily buy success.

Indeed, two of the more notable purchases of Sir Alex Ferguson's time in charge, £28million for Juan Sebastian Veron and a club record £30.75million on Dimitar Berbatov, have been qualified successes at best and, to some, a complete waste of money.

In addition, United's stunning recent successes - a direct response to Jose Mourinho "raising the bar" at Chelsea and the massive influx of Abu Dhabi-backed cash at Manchester City - suggest Ferguson's preference to invest in youth is working, even if this season's group stage exit from the Champions League was a significant setback.

"The Glazers have been responsible for more than £500million flowing out of Manchester United in fees, charges and other payments relating to their hostile takeover of our club," claimed Drasdo.

"Meanwhile the club has actually spent less in net transfer fees than not only our main rivals in Europe and the Premier League (City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs) but also had a lower net spend since 2006 than Villa, Sunderland and Stoke.

"It's worse than that though, in the last three years United's net transfer spend has been less than Hull, Blackpool and Burnley.

"Only the incredible efforts of Sir Alex Ferguson have allowed us to remain competitive in the Premier League - at times it feels like he is dragging the team towards a 20th League title by sheer willpower alone.

"However even Sir Alex's magical touch couldn't bridge that gap in Europe and despite his incredible feats it comes as a huge slap in the face for fans that for all the immense revenues flowing into the club there have been huge ticket price hikes for loyal fans since the Glazers' 2005 takeover."

PA

[Agony]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPfMHGTW8R0

[Kompressor]

Nobody watching the Youth cup semi?

Winning 1-0 at H-T

[JOHN DOE]

LYNK

[Young £]

http://www.flashwebtown.com/mediaplayer/mediaplayer.swf?backcolor=0x000000&frontcolor=0xFFFFFF&file=rtmp://cp96798.live.edgefcs.net/live/&id=ChelTV_Ch01_1000k@26291&autostart=true

[JOHN DOE]

OH ITS LIKE DAT YH

[Young £]

finished 1-1

we went out on agg

but played very well, Blackett is a beast, and we have very good footballers in this team, better than last year who would of thought, couple with the facts that the majority of this team were 1st years and tired towards the end as they came back from the Future cup last week

[Mame Biram Diouf]

better than last year

too early for this sort of comment

[Young £]

No its not, i watched last years team and i have watched this years team

this year has better technical footballers than the last one, from the CB's to the LW to the GK

[WhiteTT]

Happy about the result, peak about young tho he's gonna be watched so much next game + if he goes down the ref will have to think twice, don't like when players dive even if i do love united..

Hopefully next season can see more of pogba.. he looks very interesting and would be a f*ck*ng joke if he doesn't play more..

20th coming our way.

[Kompressor]

won the reserve league tonight, after beating Newcastle 6-3

if that doesn't convince Pogba to stay then nothing will.

[Mame Biram Diouf]

No its not, i watched last years team and i have watched this years team

this year has better technical footballers than the last one, from the CB's to the LW to the GK

So did I

Have seen both teams live

Last years team at the moment is better

[Young £]

alright mate

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Johnstone

M.Keane

Thorpe

Fryers

Blackett

Pogba

Tunnicliffe

Morrison

Cole

W.Keane

Lingard

klkl

[Mame Biram Diouf]

Portuguese giants Benfica are interested in signing Manchester United full-back Fabio, his agent has confirmed.

The 21-year-old, who joined United in 2008 alongside his twin Rafael, has struggled to command a regular place at Old Trafford.

He has started just eight league games for the club, in comparison to his brother who has over 40 starts to his name.

Fabio, who usually plays on the opposite flank to his brother despite also being right-footed, is set to spend next season out on loan.

Talked

Reports suggest that United are locked in talks to sign Benfica midfield star Nicolas Gaitan and as part of that will send a couple of players in the opposite direction, one of whom looks to be Fabio.

And his agent Cassiano Pereira has confirmed that there have already been discussions with Sir Alex Ferguson.

"There is a high possibility that Fabio will go to Benfica," he told O Jogo.

"Alex Ferguson has talked with me and Fabio about this possibility and the next two to three weeks we should know our position."

Loan move

[Kompressor]

if he goes there, plays regularly and stays injury free, it'll be a excellent move for him,

[Yoshie]

if he goes there, plays regularly and stays injury free, it'll be a excellent move for him,

Strong CS

[Horatio Caine]

i dont like when players go overseas for a loan (kiko) , id rather see him go wigan or bolton,gets to learn the english game a lot better

[Kompressor]

yh, goes without saying, but business is business and if it oils the wheels of another move then its seen as "the best place for the lad to be" regardless of any common sense that should be utilised,

(saying all that, its a decent enough level, he speaks the language, unlike Macheda he's ready for top flight action and wont be fight relegation, so i think it could be alrite, if i remember rightly he is also the married twin, so he'll have company out there at least so he wont go all Possebon ish and get really homesick)

is Jorge Mendez Gaitan's agent by any chance?

[Horatio Caine]

true that, benfica are a very good side, i donno tho,splitting the twins up,hmmmmm, i thought SAF would try n convert fabio into a LM