Manchester United vs West Brom Match Thread. k/o 3pm Setanta.

Blatter

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Not sure about Welbeck leading the line on his own. Other than that happy with that team

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

Relying on Welbeck to score our goals ? Don't see the point in resting RVP today, he's going to have to come on and bail us out

Putting money on a united comeback with Van Persie scoring

We won plenty of games with Welbeck leading the line last season in fairness.

Pj!

TheDoc wrote: »

I'll never understand when a manager wants to rest a start player, he leaves him on the bench possibly coming to a rescue, instead of starting him and subbing him off when the job is done.

Or just win without him and let him have a much needed rest and avoid that 5th yellow card...

Pj!

Not forgetting he was nearly killed recently.

IvySlayer

Everyone who captained him is crying

Paul Tergat

TheDoc wrote: »

Not suprised at RVP on the bench, can come on if things arnt going well, but considering West Brom have been a bit of a suprised package this year, I'd prefer having RVP starting then subbed off.

I'll never understand when a manager wants to rest a start player, he leaves him on the bench possibly coming to a rescue, instead of starting him and subbing him off when the job is done.

Cause he might not need him at all and so he gets a complete rest rather than a guaranteed 60mins+

Pudsy33

Delighted to see Shinji back

Paul Tergat

Blatter wrote: »

We won plenty of games with Welbeck leading the line last season in fairness.

I doubt many of those were with someone playing off him who is far from fully fit?

double GG

I have a feeling Welbeck will do well today, he's well rested and should be chomping at the bit after seeing RVP and Chica scoring the last game. I can see him scoring today. Kagawa will feed him all day.

Great to see Cleverley and Carrick in the middle.

I think it's Ridgewell at LB? If so Valencia should destroy him for pace everytime. No Jonas Olsson for them is a plus also.

Should be an interesting game.

Mars Bar

Interesting line up...

Liam O

KAGAWA!!!

TheDoc

Paul Tergat wrote: »

Cause he might not need him at all and so he gets a complete rest rather than a guaranteed 60mins+

Very, Very risky.

And its where we have thrown away points in the past.

Dropping Rooney last season for a game we lost, and plenty more in seasons gone by. These decisions can bite you in the arse and looking back can be the reason titles are thrown away.

WEllbeck up front against an inform team this year is worrying....

Paul Tergat

double GG wrote: »

I think it's Ridgewell at LB? If so Valencia should destroy him for pace everytime. No Jonas Olsson for them is a plus also.

Val is well overdue a good game going forward. Smalling being a less offensive RB may help him as he will be looking to use the overlap a lot less.

Paul Tergat

TheDoc wrote: »

Very, Very risky.

And its where we have thrown away points in the past.

Dropping Rooney last season for a game we lost, and plenty more in seasons gone by. These decisions can bite you in the arse and looking back can be the reason titles are thrown away.

WEllbeck up front against an inform team this year is worrying....

Yeah I can see what you are saying, but then with RVP and Chicho playing its not like we have been putting teams away with ease.

Rooney being out is the biggest loss for us

MagicMarker

Really excited to see Kagawa back but I hope we're not rushing him, last thing we want is him getting injured again.

Welbeck is due a big performance.

Liam O

Welbeck and Cleverly work well together, with Kags in there we should be seeing some good quick passing and movement, I'm optimistic.

Paul Tergat

Liam O wrote: »

Welbeck and Cleverly work well together, with Kags in there we should be seeing some good quick passing and movement, I'm optimistic.

Yeah thats what im hopeful for. However, the pitch maybe a bit of a mess and be a bit too slick.

Nuri Sahin

Should just sell him back to Dortmund. Only a token asian advertising midfielder.

Fergie really, really hates FF on another note!

Rayne Wooney

Delighted to see Kagawa back. Hopefully tactics have been changed a bit to suit his style of play today, instead of the game passing him by and our wingers doing nothing again

Paul Tergat

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

Should just sell him back to Dortmund. Only a token asian advertising midfielder.

Fergie really, really hates FF on another note!

Paul Tergat

Off to the pub to watch the match. Enjoy it people!

Cmon United!

parc

is anyone's eircom link not working?

Lord TSC

Stoked to see Kagawa back in the starting line up

OctavarIan

Goddamn, now that's a fast and fluid attacking team, on paper anyway. Hopefully Kagawa is the one tasked with bailing Valencia out and Welbeck stays in the box :P

OctavarIan

On another note, BIG game for Welbeck today.

MagicMarker

Come to think of it, when was the last time Welbeck actually played as a striker?

Nuri Sahin

**** me, I just been messaged and told to cop the **** on for my racist post above it seems. I give up.

monkey9

Pj! wrote: »

Not forgetting he was nearly killed recently.

Well that's why he's on the bench, i'd say. With the rain and all the water on the pitch, Van Persie could have drowned

Pj!

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

**** me, I just been messaged and told to cop the **** on for my racist post above it seems. I give up.

double GG

And we're off. Let the rollercoaster of emotions begin.

double GG

Pitch looks in a bad enough way.

Pudsy33

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

**** me, I just been messaged and told to cop the **** on for my racist post above it seems. I give up.

By a mod or someone random?

double GG

Vidic bossed by Long?

Liam O

Always said Ade was a racist bastard.

Pj!

City off to a flyer. 2-0

Please don't fu*k up Utd

Hank Scorpio

Possible penalty there?

noodler

I know Long was leaning into it but....

Rayne Wooney

Was a peno. No need to dive in there Smalling

double GG

Love how confident and comfortable Kagawa is when he's on the ball.

double GG

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

LostBoy101

Well played Young!

MagicMarker

OG is back!

IvySlayer

WE SCORED FIRST!!

Kess73

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

**** me, I just been messaged and told to cop the **** on for my racist post above it seems. I give up.

Best change your username to something more appropriate then.

If it is any consolation I still have a pm saved from when a total idiot messaged me about being racist in the nature & birdwatching forum. My racist act was to recommend niger/nyjer seed as a method of attracting goldfinch and redpoll to a feeder.

Best thing is to just ignore the idiots who try to paint a comment as something it is not.

kmart6

Fecking hell....

City 2-0 up already

Lord TSC

Weeee!

noodler

Pathetic defending.

Professey Chin

OG on the sheet!

RikkFlair

Welcome back OG!

kmart6

Who needs January signings when we have OG....

Lord TSC

MagicMarker wrote: »

OG is back!

Form is temporary, class is forever. And Own is one of the classiest of them all!