Van Persie

Looks like none of us can do it. Promises to be the best one yet.    Today’s Match Pack: UNITED vs PALLIS 2mins: Dave’s kept us in it there. 4mins: Great tackle by Chris Smalling. 12 mins: Someone’s going to get on the end of one those Valencia crosses any year soon. 16 mins: Dave’s […]

Benno (@Benglorious): The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.  More than 14,000 exhibitors from around the world gathered in the Palace’s 990,000 square feet of exhibition space to display examples of the latest technology developed in the Industrial Revolution.  Designed by Sir […]

On an emotionally charged day for many the game thankfully played out relatively trouble free. Suarez shook hands. Fergie’s letter was well received. Calls for calm from all quarters were respected. Let’s hope those responsible for such an appalling injustice can be held to account. The game itself said much about the form of the […]

I’ve made a bold prediction based on copying. Rob, a Liverpool fan – who writes the Bi-focal posts – assures me there is no way in the world we will not win this game. He’s so sure Liverpool will lose he’s locking himself in his house and refusing to watch the game with me – […]

So, we welcome back the “Hell-dwellers”!! I don’t really tend to actually dislike other teams -like I’m supposed to – but I definitely don’t actually like Galatasaray.  The more pressing issue tonight though is putting last year’s exit behind us. I personally don’t like being a Champions League punching bag. Defence aside, although things are improving […]

As I was sunning myself in Northern Spain I missed this game entirely. Here is the transcript of my text conversation with David the other Bifurcater… D: “1-1 HT. van persie” D: “2-3 united comeback! RVP misses penalty but scores hat trick anyway! Scenes! x” Me: “Wow! X” That’s it. I have nothing else to […]

I’ve always had a soft spot for Southampton, probably brought on by Matt Le-Tissier (as a player). I’m really glad they’ve got back in the Premiership. I also have a little bit of a soft spot for Ricky Lambert, having seen him in the flesh when he played for Bristol Rovers, he always looked like he […]

First things first … what a way to open your United account! RvP’s goal was a thing of beauty! Now, I didn’t see the whole match, but it’s overtly apparent that the concerns over our defence have not abated. As I wrote in the Everton prediction and reaction, it’s just the way it is for now.  It was a […]

When within 90 minutes of the start of the campaign we’re having “SHOCK OF THE SEASON” shoved down our throats, the depressing inevitability of Football eventually eating itself crowns on the horizon. Oh Sky! With your patronising repetitive dirge ridden attempts to ingeniously trick us into chucking more money at you, you really spoil us. Aaaanyway … […]

I have the benefit of writing this after the teams have already come in for once, and unsurprisingly the team looks a little patched up with our recent rake of injuries. It’s a shame, but hey ho, thems the breaks (I don’t usually say stuff like that, sorry). I can’t help but be excited for […]