Stuttering and stuttering

This week, we can thank the weather gods and a sympathetic Brum player that we're still within touching distance of Chelski in the league and we're not out of the League Cup.

Shits me that Carlito is now bang on form with Citeh and we're struggling to hit the barn door.

It looks like the Glazers are going to bankrupt us anyway so why not go out with a bang and just buy! buy! buy!

This would be great!!!!

Is this the answer?

Our inability to ruthlessly finish has been highlighted this season by the absence of Ronaldo although it had been the case since RVNs departure. When Ronnie was around, his 30 to 40 goals a season masked over that problem but we no longer have him to weave his magic for us now.

Rooney and Wazza are not very effective in the box and we were hoping Owen would do us the job. But as this season drags on, the problem is more obvious then ever and guess this is why we are now linked with the HULK.

Have not seen much of the Hulk except for the CSL games against United and he looked quick and strong there. I do have my doubts as I don't feel that there is enough proof that he will be a sucess with us.

My personal preference would actually be either Luis Fabiano who has proved himself at all levels with Sevilla and Brazil or my personal favuorite, Edin Dzeko, the Wolfsberg hitman who was on fire last season and seems to have carried that form this year as well. He's a big lad that will probably strive on the robust nature of the EPL and is also deadly in the box.

Hope Sir can convince the Glazers to spend some of the Ronaldo money on one of these guys!

F@#$k! What the hell is going on!?

WTF!? Another defeat! And this time against our bitter rivals from 2 divisions down!

Was hoping that the thrashing of Wigan last week would spell the endof our poor form but then this happens.

There is no excuses for this defeat. Leeds are 2 divisions down and we weren't exactly playing the reserves either.

The main problem was probably the central midfield area. Gibson and Ando are NOT a good pairing. ando tried his best and was great and breaking up attacks but going forward, he was dire. He probably can't hit a barn door from 2 yards. Gibson was and is a waste of space. The onlt thing he offers is his long distance shooting and that wasn't on show last nite.

The guys on the flanks weren't much better either. Welbeck is a foward and was totally ineffective on the flanks. He also looked lightweight so maybe a loan a few divisions down might help him build some bulk. Obertan had his worse game with us so far. Giving the ball away cheaply and not going forward enough. I feel dirty for saying this but Nani may have been the better choice!

Upfront, we still need that out and out striker. Berba and Wazza are dropping too far back and LMO has just enough time on the pitch to fluff his lines.

Hope Sir is lying about not buying in Jan...

5th Defeat Of The Season

I think the Fulham game was the worst I have seen us play in many years. However, I guess it was just inventible that it was going to happen sooner rather than later. We’ve ridden our luck on many occasions this season and we’ve hardly struck any form at all.

Sure, the decimated backline was definitely a big factor for our poor run of results but that should sort itself out once we have everyone back. Having said that, I do feel that both Vida and Rio seems to have lost some edge this season and I’m hoping that it’s because of the lingering injuries.

Our main problem lies way upfront.

Ronnie’s departure only served to expose what was there for all to see the last few years, which is the fact that we need a proven goal scorer that we’ve been missing since the departure of RVN.

Rooney and Berba are great playing behind a main man and maybe Lil Mickey could have had been the answer but he seems to have lost his main weapon, that extra yard.

Can sir coax Ole back out from retirement?

Bye bye Sparky

Sparky had always been my favourite player of his era, eclipsing even the likes of King Eric. His lion hearted display always made me feel he gave a fuck about the club and his goals for us had always been memorable. If you thought Scholes could volley, you’ve never seen Hughes in action.

When he stepped into management, I only wished him all the best and when he was managing Blackburn, I always kept an eye on their results. Even after it was announced that he was going to manage Citeh, I still had no ill feelings towards him although I secretly knew he had just crossed himself from the list of future United managers.

But then things started to change. Sparky became more and more of an arse. He took whinging to new levels. He defended indefensible players and their indefensible actions with the most feeble excuses. And he thought that the damn Tevez poster was funny.

But most important of all, he also showed that 1) he cannot buy wisely even with all the money in the world 2) he cannot manage big egos 3) he’s tactically inept.

And he paid the price for it.

As for me, I am just glad that Citeh paid to find that out.

Not bad @ all....!

Playing a backline comprising of Carrick, Fletchron and Evra and running out 3-1 winners. Well done Sir! Masterclass.....!