Vieira and Pires both 50/50 (I'm sure they'll play personally) Keane and Giggs are both 50/50 (I'm confident that they will play) Now for the bad news - O'Shea could be out 2 weeks ************ing Alan Shearer!!!!
We are playing better right now than we have at any point in the season. The team has won its last two games combined 10-2, and against very good opposition. That said, this will not be an easy match at all, especially at Highbury. It would be great to get some revenge for the FA Cup game, and also to keep moving on the quest for the Premiership trophy.
The absolute horror of this fixture is that I eventually have to pick one side to favor so that the other virtually crashes out of contention for the league title.
Shearer and the ref both piss me off! Shearer should have had two yellow cards before the lame ref finally gave him one. If the ref had controlled the game like he should, O'Shea might be playing this week. ****!
Becks and Veron are also doubtful, although I think Becks has probably (hopefully?) a better chance of making the squad...
I think he'll hold Veron until the Real game. I also think that Keane, Giggs, Becks and Pires & Patrick Viera will all play, it's sounds like the usual precautionary stuff. could be a classic.
Good luck, you lot. It'll be a tough fight for ManUre, as we'll have all of our best middies in (hopefully Rayzor!!!) and it seems that a team that dominates the midfield has the best chance of beating United (see Madrid), and it'll be at The Home Of Football, which will be rocking the casbah, if you know what I mean. I fear for those intrepid United supporters that have the balls to attend. But I'm sure they'll be just fine. Here's to a well-played match! Vive le AFC! OPArsenal __________________ [size=0.75]The 2001-02 Arsenal:[/size] [size=0.75]Third League and Cup Double Most consecutive wins: 13 Most consecutive away wins: 8 (Premiership record) Unbeaten away record Arsene Wenger: Has the prettiest wife Scored in every match: 38 (Premiership record) Henry: Most goals: 24, most shots on target Bergkamp: Most God-like goal (vs. Newcastle...ask Dabizas!) Pires: PFA Player of the Year Most assists: 15 (Premiership record - and his season ended in March? Sick!) Ljungberg: Has Red hair Lee Dixon: Loyal Tony Adams: Legend.[/size]
>Third League and Cup Double Most consecutive wins: 13 Most consecutive away wins: 8 (Premiership record) Unbeaten away record Arsene Wenger: Has the prettiest wife Scored in every match: 38 (Premiership record) Henry: Most goals: 24, most shots on target Bergkamp: Most God-like goal (vs. Newcastle...ask Dabizas!) Pires: PFA Player of the Year Most assists: 15 (Premiership record - and his season ended in March? Sick!) Ljungberg: Has Red hair Lee Dixon: Loyal Tony Adams: Legend. < To add: Fan base: Local.
Err...umm... most United supporters tend to dislike the term "Man U" when referring to the club. Just a little FYI... Of course I could rip you a new a-hole like Matt Clark would prefer to handle things... but we're nice here.
So, who coined the term "Man Ure". This would an American (read: BIGSOCCER)expression, yes? What do the UK based Man U. non-supporters refer to the club as?
dunno where the Man Ure thing came from but I find it kinda funny. I have no idea what the ABU folk in the UK call Man Utd, but who cares anyway.
Glory hunters on coaches from places like Swindon etc. It's a well known fact that there are far more Man City fans in Manchester than their is United.