Comments on: In The Red Corner: Causes For Optimism? http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/ Football News, Views, Articles and Discussion Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Fox http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-7240 David Fox Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:54:20 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-7240 I'm not so sure Fergie was hesistant to spend in the transfer market because of our youth players, it seemed as if it was more because he didn't want to spend for the sake of it. If he couldn't get his top targets (i.e. Hargreaves) he didn't see much point in settling for 2nd best, which is fair enough. Although we have some promising youngsters (like Johnny Evans) it's hard to judge howgood they will be. After all, we were told to expect big things from Fletcher and Richardson (and Liam Miller when we signed him) and they turned out to be average players at best. I’m not so sure Fergie was hesistant to spend in the transfer market because of our youth players, it seemed as if it was more because he didn’t want to spend for the sake of it. If he couldn’t get his top targets (i.e. Hargreaves) he didn’t see much point in settling for 2nd best, which is fair enough. Although we have some promising youngsters (like Johnny Evans) it’s hard to judge howgood they will be. After all, we were told to expect big things from Fletcher and Richardson (and Liam Miller when we signed him) and they turned out to be average players at best.

]]> By: Ozzy Ozborn http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-7227 Ozzy Ozborn Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:16:55 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-7227 no i'm saying what you said has been said elsewhere 100 times over. BY the caption of the articvle i was hoping to be lured into a view of the youth structure at the moment and see why, despite our squad still in need of strengthening in some areas, wil still be making a challenge. The same reason as why Fergie is hesitant to divulge into the transfer market to complete our squad - because of the young boys who are looking to come through and complete it whilst becomeing the next crop of OT stars in the near future. INstead you concentrate on our transfer failures - as usual. Never mind, it's an article like many on the first team, but i still think it could have been more interesting by having a different emphasis on it. It could have told what many other articles dont, but it stayed ordinary and the same as almost every other article. never mind. I won't be as excited by the title next time :) no i’m saying what you said has been said elsewhere 100 times over. BY the caption of the articvle i was hoping to be lured into a view of the youth structure at the moment and see why, despite our squad still in need of strengthening in some areas, wil still be making a challenge. The same reason as why Fergie is hesitant to divulge into the transfer market to complete our squad – because of the young boys who are looking to come through and complete it whilst becomeing the next crop of OT stars in the near future. INstead you concentrate on our transfer failures – as usual.

Never mind, it’s an article like many on the first team, but i still think it could have been more interesting by having a different emphasis on it. It could have told what many other articles dont, but it stayed ordinary and the same as almost every other article. never mind. I won’t be as excited by the title next time :)

]]> By: David Fox http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-6825 David Fox Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:50:08 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-6825 So what you are saying is this article would have been better had it espoused your views, rather than my own? I stand by what I said, I believe that our squad - despite being rather weak in the central midfield area after the failure to bring in Hargreaves or Senna - is good enough to challenge for the title this year and even though Chelsea are still the favourites, we can't be discounted. I agree that we have plenty of promising youngsters coming through, but this article was about the first team, mentioning all the youngsters would have lengthened it considerably (and been a bit dull for non-Utd supporting readers who've never heard of these lads) So what you are saying is this article would have been better had it espoused your views, rather than my own? I stand by what I said, I believe that our squad – despite being rather weak in the central midfield area after the failure to bring in Hargreaves or Senna – is good enough to challenge for the title this year and even though Chelsea are still the favourites, we can’t be discounted.

I agree that we have plenty of promising youngsters coming through, but this article was about the first team, mentioning all the youngsters would have lengthened it considerably (and been a bit dull for non-Utd supporting readers who’ve never heard of these lads)

]]> By: Ozzy Ozborn http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-6812 Ozzy Ozborn Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:14:09 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-6812 What a boring and mundane article. It tells us nothing new from what other articles have gives us; the depth of analysis is very basic all in all a very poorly written article. I don't however blame the editor for this. The intrenet has made a plague of football reporting and every site says the same thing. Chelskum look strong, United need more but have potential and the other big teams have potential to do well. It would have been better Mr Fox were you to have written an article with a message of Man Utd's squad is strong in some departments and looking warilly thin in others. But fear not as we have some of the best youth talent coming through for a long time now. The likes of whom are all on loan for 6months and will be looking to make a breakthrough at Old Trafford during the 2nd half of the season. I would list them but it's too tedious. Sod it, i'll do it anyway. Defence. Bardsley will be taking over Gazzo. He just needs experience at Xi team level, as he currently gets at Rangers, to strengthen his involvement in the team. May be recalled to Ot this year but i doubt it as gazzo usually remains injury free. IMO may be the successor to Gaz in a couple of more years when the stalwart retires. Gerrard ique. sod this, i can't be botherd Dave Fox - do an article on the youth boys that united have sent out on loan to Rangers, Antwerp, NEC, Preston and Newcastle and elsewhere. strikers midfielders and defenders... more so midfielders esp. Darron Gibson Ritchie, and Dave Jones. IMO these are the boys who are likely to make the grade as well as Lee Martin who's at Haggis Country. What a boring and mundane article. It tells us nothing new from what other articles have gives us; the depth of analysis is very basic all in all a very poorly written article. I don’t however blame the editor for this. The intrenet has made a plague of football reporting and every site says the same thing. Chelskum look strong, United need more but have potential and the other big teams have potential to do well.

It would have been better Mr Fox were you to have written an article with a message of Man Utd’s squad is strong in some departments and looking warilly thin in others. But fear not as we have some of the best youth talent coming through for a long time now.

The likes of whom are all on loan for 6months and will be looking to make a breakthrough at Old Trafford during the 2nd half of the season. I would list them but it’s too tedious. Sod it, i’ll do it anyway.

Defence.
Bardsley will be taking over Gazzo. He just needs experience at Xi team level, as he currently gets at Rangers, to strengthen his involvement in the team. May be recalled to Ot this year but i doubt it as gazzo usually remains injury free. IMO may be the successor to Gaz in a couple of more years when the stalwart retires.

Gerrard ique.

sod this, i can’t be botherd

Dave Fox – do an article on the youth boys that united have sent out on loan to Rangers, Antwerp, NEC, Preston and Newcastle and elsewhere. strikers midfielders and defenders… more so midfielders esp. Darron Gibson Ritchie, and Dave Jones. IMO these are the boys who are likely to make the grade as well as Lee Martin who’s at Haggis Country.

]]> By: David Fox http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-5180 David Fox Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:05:05 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-5180 I never said he'd be bad, just that we don't need him, which is true I never said he’d be bad, just that we don’t need him, which is true

]]> By: tom http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-5178 tom Fri, 11 Aug 2006 12:36:22 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2006/08/11/in-the-red-corner-causes-for-optimism/#comment-5178 "At the time I questioned the need for his signing as we already have Heinze, Silvestre and O?Shea capable of playing left back and I felt the money could be better spent elsewhere." when will the lies end dave???? you thought he would be class (i mean just look at his football manager stats!) “At the time I questioned the need for his signing as we already have Heinze, Silvestre and O?Shea capable of playing left back and I felt the money could be better spent elsewhere.”

when will the lies end dave????
you thought he would be class
(i mean just look at his football manager stats!)

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