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That can be a weakness to exploit - but you have to get the ball first." --------------------------------- [40] Mourinho on Final --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "This will be a big, big final, no question. 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With regard to today's game, we were limited to the number of venues which could potentially stage the game. We gave Chelsea and Blackburn a large allocation, around 30,000 each. We understand it is a very busy time for supporters, particularly those of clubs still involved in Europe, but we try to choose grounds which are suitable both in capacity and geographically in order to allow as many fans as possible to see the games, and we have tried to price the tickets sensibly. But it is a Catch-22 situation: on the one hand, you have Manchester United fans who could not get tickets for yesterday's game, and then we have made a lot of tickets available for today's game and now we are being criticised for having empty seats at the stadium because we have chosen a largest capacity stadium available to us." (simple solution is to always reward loyalty and give United fans the bigger allocations) --------------------------------- [38] More Rooney --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "I'm doing well at the minute, I'm scoring a few goals and the team is doing well. I hope I don't get a rest. We've got real confidence and belief in ourselves, we're playing some brilliant attacking football and opening teams up. I'm delighted to be a part of that." --------------------------------- [37] Milan Day Trip --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Day Stop - Milan Departing Manchester Returning after the game All transfers included £249 Champion Sports Travel Office: 2a Sir Matt Busby Way Tel: 0161 282 - 1966 --------------------------------- [36] Fergie on support at Villa Park --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Our fans today, what do you make of them? They were absolutely out of this world. Sometimes I couldnt even hear my bench when they were trying to pass me messages. It was unbelievable. --------------------------------- [35] More Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: I thought it was a fantastic team display. I'm really proud of them because in terms of losing Rio Ferdinand and having to reshape the team, it was a marvellous performance. Our courage was excellent and when you see the way the lads were in the dressing room after the match, it tells you we have got a special bunch of players. The courage was excellent. Wes Brown and Gaby Heinze stuck their heads on every cross that came into our box. But we had so many outstanding players. Wayne Rooney was fantastic, that was his best performance this season. The goal threat from him and Cristiano Ronaldo will take us far. We scored four but we could have scored more. Alan Smith has breathed new life into us. He has brought something different to the party. His enthusiasm is fectious, and defenders hate playing against him. I actually feel sorry for them sometimes because he is such a strong and determined lad. He is leading the line so well and running his guts out. Hes made a difference to us, Im telling you. 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Then, all of a sudden, the shape of the team gets better and they have developed into a really good young side." If it gets anywhere near the Arsenal game it will be a fantastic contest. We never get an easy game at Anfield, whether it is the youth team, the first-team or the ground staff. We know it will be hard but hopefully we will get the right result." --------------------------------- [33] Rooney on trophies --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "That's what you play for, to be in cup finals and to win trophies. "We're delighted we're into one cup final. Hopefully we can go far in the other competitions. We're scoring freely at the minute and we're looking to continue that." --------------------------------- [32] United confirm pre-season dates --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: 17 July v Urawa Red Diamonds, Japan 20 July v FC Seoul, Korea 23 July v Shenzhen FC, Macau 27 July v Malaysian XI, Kuala Lumpur David Gill "The Club has a large and very loyal fanbase in the region and the players always enjoy their trips to see them and play in front of their passionate support. Everyone is looking forward to it." --------------------------------- [31] More Watford boss --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "I asked for them to come off the pitch letting them know Manchester United had been in a game and we did that. We had them rattled at 2-1 but the way they play you are at your most vulnerable when you have got the ball. I am disappointed to go out but they were too strong. They can counter attack very quickly and have some wonderful players. We had a game plan to frustrate and upset them and that proved to be the case." --------------------------------- [31] Rio on FA Cup --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "Once we knew the final was going to be played at Wembley, we wanted to get there even more. It has a great history. To be the first to play there will be phenomenal. Hopefully, we can go there and win. All that was important today was winning. The performance was secondary." --------------------------------- [30] Giggs on FA Cups and Treble talk --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "With the momentum we are building this team are capable of winning the treble. We need to carry on winning and that will build the confidence even more. The history books show they won it. This team has the ability but we still have to go out and win the trophies. It's a hell of a month coming up. The games are coming thick and fast. But we can put the FA Cup to bed until the Final and concentrate on the Premiership and Champions League. The defeat against Arsenal still haunts me. It was hard to take. To dominate the game and lose was dreadful. It's brilliant to think we are going to the new Wembley. I remember going to the old one as a young boy. Like any other kid I dreamed of playing in an FA Cup Final at Wembley and now that dream is going to become reality for me. I'm feeling good, doing well and scoring a few goals which is pleasing." 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The Reds' defender aggravated the knock he picked up against AS Roma last week, but Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that he is in with a chance of facing Neil Warnock's men. Ferdinand was replaced in the 40th minute by Darren Fletcher against Watford, who made the unlikely move to right back. With Fletcher's introduction, Evra switched to his favoured left back position, while Gabriel Heinze moved into the centre to partner Wes Brown. Ferdinand joins fellow defenders Gary Neville (ankle), Mikael Silvestre (shoulder), John O'Shea (calf) and Nemanja Vidic (shoulder) on the treatment table, although O'Shea and Neville are both expected to return soon. The boss does have youngster Craig Cathcart available, who was recently given the No.32 squad number. The 18-year-old is likely to keep his place on the bench against Neil Warnock's side.' --------------------------------- [28] Rooney on Watford --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "It was a big game today and Watford made it tough for us. We were looking to have a quick start and we managed that with the early goal. I scored a few goals playing from out wide so I'm sure that's where I'll probably play in the next game. They're a physical team and we knew at some point in the game we'd have to defend. I think up until 1-1 and just after half-time we had to battle and we did that well. Watford put us under pressure with some long balls and long throw-ins, so we were delighted to get the second goal and go into half-time 2-1 up. My second goal killed the game off. Alan Smith played a great ball into me and I couldn't miss from there. That's what you play for, to be in cup finals and to win. We're delighted we're into one cup final. Hopefully we can go far in the other competitions. We're scoring freely at the minute and we're looking to continue that." --------------------------------- [27] Official site on Milan --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: 'AC Milan moved up to fourth in the Serie A after a 3-1 win over struggling Messina on Sunday. United's Champions League semi-final opponents were 2-0 up by half-time thanks to goals from Kaka and Giuseppe Favalli. Brazilian striker Ronaldo sealed victory on 85 minutes with Milan's third, before Stefano Masiello grabbed a consolation for the visitors in stoppage time. Elsewhere, Roma responded to their 7-1 hammering at Old Trafford with a 4-0 win over Sampdoria. Francesco Totti fired them in front on 21 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico and added a second six minutes after the hour. Matteo Ferrari struck the third on 72 minutes, before Christian Panucci completed the rout three minutes from time. The win keeps Roma nine points ahead of third placed Lazio. The first leg of the Reds' semi-final with Carlo Ancelotti's men takes place at Old Trafford on Tuesday 24 April. The second leg is eight days later on Wednesday 2 May at the San Siro.' --------------------------------- [26] Fergie happy for Smith --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "Smith has breathed fresh life into the side. He's been incredible. I've had to organise the team to suit the talents. Ryan is definitely suited to playing the role he played. Wayne has no problem with that. We know his best position is through the middle but he scored two good goals today because he was constantly running inside people. Watford ask questions of you. They are honest, aggressive, brave players. They ask the question 'Are you going to stick your head in, because I am?' We passed that test and I was pleased with that. It was a blow when Ferdinand went off because we feared the worse at that stage. We are down to the bare bones defensively at the moment but we had the courage of Heinze and Brown. It's been a great tournament for me. That dressing room tonight, the atmosphere is special. It's fantastic. I've been telling Heinze and Evra and the others all about it and when they go they'll realise why everyone talks about Wembley. We've had to endure two replays and some scary moments this season. But we've played all Premiership opposition and not had any easy ties. We can take credit for that." --------------------------------- [25] Fergie happy to be back at new Wembley --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "We're all delighted. I think it's appropriate with our history of winning the FA Cup more than any other club. We're all pleased at that. I've never seen the place, but they tell me it's spectacular. It's always been a special place the times we've been there and we've really enjoyed it." http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2051413-5590780 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2051413-8829216 Argos Latest offers and price drops! Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [24] Fergie on Milan --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "I am sure it will be a fantastic game but one thing is for certain, we are not going to be afraid of it. There were one or two moments in the last game two years ago when there was a little bit of nervousness and caution about us. There is no need for that. We are playing a great side with a lot of experience. But we have a lot of attributes too. The last time we played them, we missed six or seven chances. We know that cannot happen again, so the experience of our last games against them is going to be a big help. In terms of our experiences in Milan, the last time there were no problems and hopefully it will be the same again. I didn't think there would be any problem before our game on Tuesday but there was a short spell of trouble. Unfortunately, it kept being repeated on TV so it made you think there was bedlam for an hour, which gave a bad impression. Overall, the police dealt with the situation absolutely brilliantly and hopefully the Milan police will have enough consideration to deal with anything that comes along over there." --------------------------------- [23] Smith --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "Do I want to make my name as a centre-forward with United now? Yeah, definitely. There aren't many bigger games than a Champions League quarter-final. And so the biggest thing, the most pleasing thing for me before the Roma game, was that the manager had the faith to put me out there as a centre-forward in a game we needed to win. That was a very big thing for me and the goal was massive. I scored 10 in my first 12 games at United and I scored eight goals in the Champions League in one season for Leeds, so there's no doubt in my mind that I can do it." --------------------------------- [22] Get something off YOUR chest --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Want to get something off your chest? Then write a letter for the mag? Ideally a maximum of 250 words, send your thoughts on an issue bothering you to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- [21] Giggs --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "With the momentum we are building this team are capable of winning the treble. We need to carry on winning and that will build the confidence even more. The history books show they won it. This team has the ability but we still have to go out and win the trophies. It's a hell of a month coming up. The games are coming thick and fast. But we can put the FA Cup to bed until the Final and concentrate on the Premiership and Champions League." --------------------------------- [20] Sunday tabloids link us with Owen --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: >From News of the World (People linked us too) 'Manchester United are ready to make a sensational summer move for Michael Owen. Sir Alex Ferguson has focused his search for a striker on Newcastle's 27-year-old England star, who has a £12million release clause in his contract. Owen has been out with a serious knee injury since last summer's World Cup finals but scored in a friendly game against Gretna last week. He has been pleading with Toon boss Glenn Roeder for a chance in the first-team and could make his comeback against Chelsea next week. Ferguson will only launch a bid if he is fully satisfied Owen has recovered from the knee operation. A well-placed United source told us: "It is no secret that Sir Alex wants another striker and he is bound to be attracted by someone of Owen's pedigree at such a competitive price. Naturally we would have to be certain he has recovered from his injury and that is why his return will be closely monitored. "Ideally we want to see him in action for several games between now and the end of the season." http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2051413-10356806 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2051413-10367483 City breaks from £99 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [19] Rooney excited --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "I have never experienced an end of season like this one before but I don't need a rest. I love to play. I feel fit and strong and a match every three or four days is fine by me. That is what you come to a big club for. We have not played as well as this during my time at United. Some of our attacking football has been brilliant and I am delighted to be a part of it. People were writing us off not that long ago but we knew we had a lot of young players coming through and the situation would change. Now we have made a bit of history by reaching the first FA Cup final at Wembley and hopefully we can go on and win it. We lost to Arsenal in 2005, which was very hard to take given the way we dominated the game. We are determined to put that right this year. I always try to match or do better than my previous goal tally and to equal now with so many games left to go is very pleasing. Hopefully I can get more. I am doing quite well at the minute and long may that continue." --------------------------------- [18] Rio --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "I find it hard to talk to people I am against in football. When we go away with England, I might talk to Frank about other stuff, but I would never talk to him about what we are doing at United or ask him what Chelsea are doing. It just doesn't work like that. I think there is a mutual respect between players from rival clubs and we just let our football do the talking, rather than having a wind-up with each other. I said to Smudger, 'we're back in the semi-final, let's make sure that we don't have a repeat of the last time we were there.' I remember the time and place of the second leg, every minute of the game, almost every kick and, most importantly, how I felt at the end. It's not a feeling I want to ever have again. At times, it was kind of breathtaking against Roma and it is difficult to say who was the star player. Giggsy was unbelievable, Cristiano was unplayable, Wazza [Wayne Rooney] was great, so was Darren Fletcher and the amount of running Smudger did for someone who hadn't played for so long was incredible. It was just another step in the right direction for Cristiano and Wazza. They're gaining experience every season and you can see the difference in their displays and their maturity even from last season. They are both players who can hang on to the ball for long periods, which gives us a chance for a breather at the back." --------------------------------- [17] BBC match stats --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Watford: Lee, Mariappa (Doyley 88), Carlisle, Stewart, DeMerit, Chambers (Kabba 70), Smith, Mahon, Francis, Bouazza, Priskin (King 78). Subs Not Used: Loach, Bangura. Booked: DeMerit. Goals: Bouazza 26. Man Utd: Van der Sar, Evra, Ferdinand (Fletcher 40), Brown, Heinze, Ronaldo (Richardson 77), Scholes, Carrick, Giggs (Solskjaer 83), Smith, Rooney. Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Cathcart. Booked: Rooney, Carrick. Goals: Rooney 7, Ronaldo 28, Rooney 66, Richardson 82. Att: 37,425. 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It wasn't as one-sided as the scoreline suggests." http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2051413-5042808 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2051413-10387791 Hotels in Manchester Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [14] Denis Law on Ronaldo --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "The way he's playing he could go on to become United's greatest player. He's so exciting. And when you have Rooney with him as well, that's a formidable duo. They could go on and win everything. It's very difficult to compare Ronaldo and George Best, but if Bestie played in this team, they'd be on a par. This team has got everything. There's a great chance they can do the Treble. They're in the final of the FA Cup, I think they're a certainty to win the league so it's a matter of if they play well in the Champions League semi-final against Milan." --------------------------------- [13] Fergie delighted after Villa Park win --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "It was a fantastic performance. It was as good as Tuesday in terms of the endurance, the courage, accepting the disappointment with Ferdinand when we had to change the team. It was absolutely magnificent, I was so proud. Wayne Rooney had his best game of the season, he was absolutely fantastic. Alan Smith has brought a breath of fresh life to the team. He is doing fantastically for us. It was Cristiano's 21st goal and he could go on to score 25, the form he is in." --------------------------------- [12] BBC with early team news --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: 'Rio Ferdinand may feature for Manchester United after initial examinations showed his groin injury is not a long-term problem. But a Saturday return for him and John O'Shea (calf) are more likely, so Darren Fletcher may be at right-back, while Craig Cathcart, 18, eyes a debut.' --------------------------------- [11] Squad for tomorrow --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Fletcher, Cathcart, Ferdinand, Brown, Heinze, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Smith, Solskjaer, Dong --------------------------------- [10] Rio on injury --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "I don't know about Tuesday (against Sheffield United) but think I should be all right for Saturday. It was the semi-final of the FA Cup, so I was disappointed to come off. I will speak to the physios about the injury, and I will obviously know more next week, but hopefully it is not too bad. Once we knew the final was going to be played at Wembley, we wanted to get there even more. It has a great history. To be the first to play there will be phenomenal. Hopefully, we can go there and win. All that was important today was winning. The performance was secondary. We were disappointed to concede a goal but the response we are getting at the moment to conceding goals is more important than anything." When you plan to have a bet - use Sporting Odds through us http://www.sportingodds.com/index.asp?tpid=2983 http://www.sportingodds.com/index.asp?tpid=2983 --------------------------------- [9] Rio on fringe players --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: "The fringe players are very important. Look at Darren Fletcher. He was magnificent against Roma in central midfield and then he has been asked to play at right-back and looked as though he has been there all his life. He is a fantastic all-round footballer, who is now starting to get the credit his footballing talent deserves. The manager has said all along the players who weren't necessarily playing at the start of the season are the ones who have to come to the fore. They have done that." --------------------------------- [8] More details of the debt§ --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: from the FT 'The Glazer family's takeover of Manchester United resulted in a pre-tax loss of £137.7m in the club's holding company, figures filed at Companies House reveal. The accounts for Red Football, set up by Malcolm Glazer for the deal, also show for the first time that the actual amount paid by the Glazers was £809.1m. According to the accounts, after a net asset valuation of £286.8m, the goodwill generated from the deal comes to £522.4m, depreciating by £39.2m a year over 15 years. Interest payments on debt of £598m totalled about £85.2m in the 14 months between May 1 2005 and June 30 2006, divided between £27.2m from cash flow and £57.9m in high-yielding payment-in-kind notes. The accounts are the first declaration by the Glazer family, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL team, of the scale of the club's indebtedness needed to secure the takeover. The family waged a protracted battle with the board before securing the takeover. However, the club's success on the pitch - it leads the Premier League and is in the semi-finals of the Champions League and the FA Cup - has eased pressure. Manchester United reported in January that the club had made a £31m profit in the 12 months to June 30, with earnings at £46.3m. Red Football's earnings were £10m lower, the result of costs borne in the last two months of the accounting period. People connected to the Glazer family said the accounting losses were expected and reflected the cost of financing the old capital structure of the club, the depre- ciation of goodwill and exceptional one-off takeover costs.' --------------------------------- [7] Gary not back until Milan? --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Fergie "Gary has a slight chance for the Middlesbrough game but a good chance for the AC Milan game." --------------------------------- [6] 20 years of Red News. a grand offer for just £20 --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: 20 years of Red News. A grand offer for just £20 to celebrate our 20th anniversary this month. Get 1 classy t-shirt, the latest 20th anniversary mag (RN135) with Gary Nev interview, one book, 10 back issues... all for just £20 inc p&p in the UK (£26.50 ROW) £17.50 off the rrp! Your choice of t-shirt. 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"It was important to set ticket prices at a sensible and affordable level," said FA chief executive Brain Barwick. "We believe these are very competitive for what will be a historic match." Football in general is rapidly pricing itself out of the reach of a lot of ordinary supporters Football Supporters' Federation chairman Malcolm Clarke Manchester United beat Watford 4-1 to reach the final, while Chelsea booked their Wembley place with a 2-1 extra-time win over Blackburn. Chelsea were the last winners of the FA Cup when the final was played at the old Wembley. They beat Aston Villa 1-0 in 2000. Both clubs will decide on their allocations after meetings this week and tickets will then be sold via Chelsea and Manchester United ticket offices only, with no general sale. However, the Football Supporters' Federation believe the lowest ticket price should be between £15-20, not £35. Chairman Malcolm Clarke said: "That would have been quite reasonable. The two clubs could certainly afford it. "Football in general is rapidly pricing itself out of the reach of a lot of ordinary supporters. "Across the board football, is too highly priced and this is just the latest example." --------------------------------- [3] A Red Perspective - Part 2 --------------------------------- Posted Monday, April 16, 2007 by ed: Shame on us all for doubting the wizard. Shame on all of you who claimed the Great Man had lost the plot. Those of us in the know, well, we knew Fergie knew and that's all that matters. Fergie knows. In Fergie we trust. Or do we? While this season has seen a long overdue return to our attacking principles (a few exceptions away in Europe aside), and a first genuine Title challenge for 3 years it appears some of us are ready to just sweep the last 3 years under the carpet and file under "Transitional period". The harsh truth is that we could & should have challenged for the Title in the last 3 seasons and made life a little more difficult for Arsenal and Chelsea who enjoyed processions to 3 successive League Title's between them while United embarrassingly threw in the towel before Easter. It is important to remember this period of transition (for want of a better word) was actually brought on by the man himself. Fergie dismantled the Title winning side of 2002-03 far too quickly. The sale of Becks and Veron, both who could still have contributed for a few more seasons in the shirt, robbed us of vital creativity. The lone deployment of Van Nistelrooy with little or no service began a deterioration in relationship between Manager and the most ruthless Centre Forward we have had at our club since the original 'King', Denis Law. When Roman Abramovich arrived in West London with his tainted roubles to rescue the Circus Act that Ken Bates had created, while desperately trying to make Chelsea the 'Manchester United of the South', United were in terms of Playing personnel at least 3 seasons ahead of Chelsea. Despite Chelseas new found wealth, in one summer, Fergie's transfer policy ensured they not only caught us up but overtook us as we dropped to an embarrassing 3rd having led the title race going into 2004. Sure, I hear some of you point to Rio's stupidity in getting banned for the rest of the season but why did Fergie not move to get an adequate replacement? Instead relying on the injury prone Brown to plug the gap. The Rio situation was just the start of events that highlighted how weak our squad had suddenly become. We watched in horror as Bellion ran off the pitch with the ball time and time again apparently having no grasp of the rules of Association Football to match his lack of ability. Beckham and Veron had been ejected, the latter after an excellent pre-season which prompted Ferguson to tell the world that Veron was ready to dominate English Football. A week later, he was a Chelsea player. While these two left, we saw the hapless Bellion, the confused Kleberson and the quite atrocious Eric Djemba-Djemba come in to strengthen our squad. Only the promise of a young 18-year-old from Madeira lifted our hopes. "It's our strongest squad in my time here" said Fergie. I think we all thought different. 3 points were surrendered with alarming regularity to relegation fodder as our new signings were found out week in week out and the side, re-shaped to protect the aging legs of Roy Keane, began to record an increasing amount of "zero's" in the Goals For column. Throughout this dark period the most concerning part was in the pubs, concourses and stands the team picked by each and every one of us for each game came nothing close to what Ferguson would pick. Whilst I admit that Fergie has forgotten more about Football than any of us could care to remember, it still caused gasps of astonishment around OT as we lined up for vital League games at home playing 4 5 1 usually accommodating an extra midfielder or 2 to anchor the midfield and the emerging Fletcher preferred more often on the right wing to the exciting Ronaldo. I cannot remember a single match other than the FA Cup Semi Final against Arsenal where we actually played what most fans & pundits alike would call our best starting 11. Often, the chance to get a winning run in the League together was sabotaged by outrageous selection policies. The worst of which was the decision to leave out Scholes, Keane and Giggs against Fulham who duly despatched us 3 - 1 on our own turf. There was not even the excuse of resting players ahead of a European match. Our next game was a League Cup game at Leeds, a match none of the aforementioned senior players would have featured in anyway. The return match at Fulham was almost as bad as we missed chance after chance after chance while Ruud warmed up for about half an hour on the touchline. This was not a Team in transition. This was just bad judgement and we saw it repeated so often over the next 18 months. Defeat at Norwich, 2 points thrown away at relegated Crystal Palace just as we began to put some pressure on Chelsea in 2004-05, Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Portsmouth. All these matches highlighted not only the weak squad Fergie had brought together despite his misguided belief in it's apparent strength and also Fergie's continually baffling transfer policy. We have only dared to whisper it but we all knew in our hearts that should we get any sort of injury crisis we would be relying on the weak links in our squad to see us over the line. Well, now this crisis has duly arrived we are seeing more of Fletcher, O'Shea and Richardson. Whilst to be fair, Fletcher and O'Shea have not let United down this season Richardson continues to be more of a concern and a weak link whenever he is selected. His lack of effort in trying to win the ball back after he has usually given it away is perhaps his most disheartening trait. Again this comes down to Fergie's judgement. Richardson has featured 18 times this season (9 starts). With each passing minute on the pitch he proves he is nowhere near a united player. Yet he is still here. Surely there must be someone in the Championship or the lower reaches of the Premiership who would take him? Given some of his alleged off field posing it is hard to believe the Ferguson of old would have tolerated this [EMAIL PROTECTED] this long. But it remains Ferguson's faith in his fringe players that has seen us falter a little in recent weeks. We saw the Fergie of 2004 to 2005 re-appear at Portsmouth where he failed to start with his strongest side ahead of the Roma game in midweek. Some may quite rightly say "look at the Roma result" and in particular the performance of Giggs who didn't play 90 minutes at Fratton Park justify Fergie's decision to start with Richardson and Fletcher against Portsmouth. I would counter that by saying that surely at this point in the season we have to start with our strongest side, carry a minimum of passengers and remove our most important players once the game is safe - ironically exactly what Fergie did against Roma on Tuesday night. Perhaps the most frustrating thing is that I know and we all know what Fergie is capable of. That is why it has ranked so much with me as we effectively threw away the chance to win League Titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005 on Fergie's whims. Why did he re-shape the team to accommodate an aging Keane and then sack him half way through the season? We will never know for sure but maybe Fergie finally realised that we would never challenge again with the team shaped and playing this way. He more than anyone knows what it takes to win the League Title. The players he purchased between 2002 and 2004, bar Ronaldo were never good enough to wear the shirt. The dealings with his son and the accusations of nepotism regarding his son and brother left a nasty taste in the mouth as did the embarrassing 'Rock of Gibraltar' incident which highlighted clearly that here was a man that may no longer have his mind fully on managing Manchester United. The delegation of most of the Team selection and tactics to the much-maligned Carlos showed a man happy to pick up his wages and put his feet up. Or did it? Maybe it was a man trying to delegate authority when his whole make up and persona would consider that completely alien to the way he has lived and breathed football throughout his life. If this is the case then maybe what we have seen this season is Fergie take back that control. So here we are in with a shout of another Treble and I have had the temerity to question our Manager's judgement. Well we will see if the great man really has got it back in the next few weeks and despite the doubts myself and many others have about him there is no-one I would like to see more turn this around and certainly no better man for the mind games and the pressure of "squeaky bum time". Sir Alex Ferguson's legacy will never be in doubt and he will never be matched in terms of what he has achieved. I only ask these questions because there had been a definite dip in Ferguson's performance - something that, if it had continued for another 2 or 3 seasons, the club would, however unlikely it seems, have to address. His judgement in the Transfer market along with the nepotism and the "Sextonesque" football on offer at OT had the most red tinted of all Red's questioning whether maybe Fergie's time was up. Maybe we all just expect too much of a man who has given us too much. Maybe his decision not to retire in 2002 having "wound down" and allowed things to slip a bit whilst chasing the dream of a Glasgow farewell was the wrong decision. The next few weeks will tell us whether it was or wasn't. I believe the biggest obstacle Fergie faces is Fergie himself. The next few weeks will see a battle between the cavalier instincts of old which have surfaced often in the League this season (and finally in Europe on Tuesday against Roma) and the more cautious Fergie of the last few seasons who may want to keep it tight and try to keep what we've got. It will be a fascinating battle and one that will shape our destiny. If Fergie delivers who can possibly even contemplate that he isn't the right man for the job? If he fails to deliver then we will have gone 4 years without a League title and 8 years without a European Cup. Would any other top club in Europe accept this as success? The next few weeks may just be the biggest of Sir Alex Fergusons career. 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The stories are the same, only the names will change. This year whilst the gossip and rumour of pre-season will fills your back pages and runs across the bottom of your Sky Sports news screen, spare a thought for Alan Smith. If ever a player could be summed up by name alone its Smith. Simple, to the point, English. Smith doesnt do fancy, he does honesty. He does hard work, determination and strength too. We shouldnt forget he can play too. His finish against Roma proved that. Few could argue as Smith finished off a beautiful one touch passing move from United to score the second in the destruction of Roma that anyone deserved it more. Watching the emotion pour out of him during his celebration was like watching the demons of Smiths broken leg at Anfield finally being exercised. United saw Smith the striker against Roma. Tirelessly closing down defenders, holding the ball up, giving it simple, allowing Rooney, Giggs and Ronaldo to do what they best. Destroy teams. Sacrifice for the greater good of the team is what Smith is all about. When Alex Ferguson asked him to switch to the holding midfield role, Smith did so without complaint. His determination to make the move a success saw him turn down the opportunity to play for England, choosing instead to play for the reserves and work on his new position. The switch didnt really solve the midfield problems in the way Ferguson has hoped, but it wasnt for Smiths lack of effort. Even in breaking his leg we saw an example of Smith the footballer. Racing out of the wall to throw himself in front of a rocket of a shot from John Arne Riise. Ferguson described the injury as the worst hed ever seen. It couldve ended Smiths career. Quietly, he went his road to full fitness. A year after the injury the offer of going out on loan to complete the final stages of his comeback was turned down by Smith, not wanting to under perform for the club he went to due to his lack of sharpness. Instead he stayed at United and worked on a specially designed fitness programme. His desire to play for the club again shown. Smiths performance against Roma was a great example of his quality. It was also full of promise. Promise of seeing a player who once might never play again, play to the level he is capable of. Promise of a player who has sacrificed his own gain for that of United, finally be given a run in the side in the position he was bought for. His goal against Roma showed the potential we saw in his first few months at Old Trafford, when he was doing what he does best, leading the line and making life difficult for opposition defences, and scoring the odd volley from the edge of the area. 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