Pre-season Football 2011/2012 Season

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:15

syke said:
You'll be blaming Fergie for not buying one if you don't win the league (or lose)

Ideally you want the top class players backed up by the promising youngsters.

Having top class players backed up by stagnant not so top class players serves no-one, especially as they'll still demand top wages.If we're to improve our team it should be by replacing the ones that aren't good enough, not keeping them and just adding players on top of them.

Ok I've lost track of what United players are left on, Jones, Smalling and Park definitely went.

syke · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:16

Who's Utd's GK?

5-2 :/

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:17

Nope, no United keepers there afaik.

Only United players were: Evra, Jones, Smalling, Park, Pobga, Cleverley, Welbeck

Haven't seen Pogba though.

And it's not United

Tom84 · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:19

Are there any actual United players still on the pitch?

EDIT: Just heard that Pogba is on so that's one

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:20

I'm not sure, think Cleverley is still on and maybe Welbeck. Did Evra come off?

Ah Pogba is on.

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:22

Ginola managed 20 mins

syke · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:22

Shamikebab said:
Haven't seen Pogba though.

And it's not United

Pft, easier to say Utd instead of anything else

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:22

Wait a French popstar just came on for us :confused:

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:23

Half expecting Remy Gaillard to come on in a sec and start knocking coke cans off the crossbar.

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:27

6-2

Would have been a better game with more balanced teams but really one of the top clubs in France against some United youngsters, a few unknowns and a couple of retired players is just silly.

Creature · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:29

What was the point of the match? Random friendly or some form of testomonial?

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:30

It's a charity match.

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:34

"we" only have ten on the pitch now because there are no subs left :eek:

Get Fergie on!

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:37

Nearly 6-3, Cleverley has been brilliant tonight, nearly set up Pogba.

Cleverley has everything I want in a footballer, in that he's easily spottable because he's a shortarse

Oh 7-2. If we had any defenders on I'd care

Shamikebab · 2 Aug 2011 at 21:47

8-2

Well we're not winning anything this year

Robert1986 · 3 Aug 2011 at 06:21

Clev and Welback's goals is the best thing that we got out of this match.

FrankJH · 3 Aug 2011 at 12:04

It must have been good for Welbeck and Cleverly's match fitness if nothing else (not that they were injured or anything)

Did laugh this morning with nearly all media outlets calling this a "Unitex XI" when only 7 made the trip - no gk, not a complete defence and majority of youngsters + Evra......ooohh and a former Utd gk who was never that reliable 1st time around (7 years ago or so?)......edit oh Park also

Im glad people are coming around to what Ive been saying all summer in that Cleverly really is a great youth product, and should hopefuly cope with a decent amount of games in the senior squad.

He really is worth a shot (in central midfield)

I do agree though that some top class quality experience is required in the AM role - from which Cleverly will learn a lot, while having less pressure on his shoulders while he grows his game with the Utd team

Weebull · 3 Aug 2011 at 12:19

Unitex XI sounds like a hygiene product.

Koom · 3 Aug 2011 at 12:23

Weebull said:
Unitex XI sounds like a hygiene product.

A female hygiene product at that.

Azza · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:17

Oh my... Marc Overmars, Patrick Kluivert, Egdar Davids, the de Boer brothers :eek: