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Images coming in from Man Utd  

Breaking News!   Apparently, Robin Van Persie has failed a medical at Manchester United. He has a severely damaged back after carrying a full squad last season.

Yey.   Beer and snacks ready  

In today's complicated and ridiculous football news:

 

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson faces furure over Rio Ferdinand's T-shirt controversy. Sir Alex Ferguson is facing a backlash following his criticism of Rio Ferdinand’s refusal to wear the Kick It Out anti-racism T-shirt. Ferdinand is also facing backlashes from other people for not wearing the t-shirt in the first place. The first of those backlashes from Sir Alex Ferguson. Fergie, however is not only getting a backlash from Ferdinand but also now from someone else. The Professional Footballers’ Association has defended Ferdinand’s stance, so backlash there, but Ferguson’s hardline approach is at odds with the Football Association’s view on whether all players should publicly support the campaign. So there's furore and backlash there, though Fergie is apparently launching a reverse backlash back on the PFA.

 

John 'Scumbag' Terry was not available for comment (and will likely face a backlash for that).

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What a great buy van Persie was.

What a class player he is.

Sure am glad we have him in the team.

 

Totally unconvinced about Welbeck.

Him scoring kind of masks the fact that lots of the time he looks rubbish and makes quite a lot of really bad shots (strectching the meaning of the word "shot" there!)

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TV coverage this weekend

 

Saturday 11pm

Arsenal vs QPR

 

Satuday 11pm

Wigan vs West Ham

 

Saturday 1:30am (Sunday)

Man City vs Swansea

 

Sunday 11:30pm

Everton vs Liverpool

 

Sunday 1am (Monday)

Chelsea vs Man Utd

 

Sunday 1am (Monday)

Southampton vs Spurs

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Oh the controversy.

I hear "missiles were thrown"

 

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United should thank a grandma from Rochdale

 

OK, stop sniggering. We are talking about the MUTV-watching Margaret, who called the channel during the week to tell Ferguson to stop using the "stupid diamond", as it was in danger of giving her a heart attack. Ferguson name-checked Margaret at his pre-match press conference, said that he had better listen to her and he did make a tactical change, starting with three central midfielders – Michael Carrick was the deepest – and two wingers. Wayne Rooney was to the right of the central trio and the role was a far cry from that in which he has built his reputation. He played it beautifully in the first half, ever available for the ball, showing a range of passing and mucking in defensively. T he blot was significant: the foul, for which he was booked, on Eden Hazard, that led to Juan Mata's peach of a free-kick. After Ivanovic's red card and Ferguson's attacking substitution, Rooney played alongside Carrick in a central pair. He emerged with honours until his withdrawal.

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