Every Man United has this calling; to visit Old Trafford at least once in their lifetime. I had the privilege to be part of this pilgrimage last weekend. Frozen fingers and the cold couldn't contain my excitement; especially on the bus ride to where dreams are made and shaped into reality.
The moment the stadium came into view; it just made me shudder. I was so moved and awed by the sheer majestic sight of the stadium. I was there. And it was awesome. The hair on the back of my neck erect as I got off the bus. It was one of the best feeling I have ever had.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, September 21, 2009
magnificent 7
I was up till 6am this morning. Came home straight after 12.30am and watched the highlights of the United-City derby. At Uncle Chow's house, we all watched after 70th min. That time was 2-2. I was honestly not exactly happy. I really wanted to watch the whole game. But we had this family dinner. But I went nevertheless. At least I had the chance to congratulate LunYao for his graduation. Anyway, 2-2... I thought... man... I missed so much. And dinner wasn't even filling at all. I noticed during dinner, everyone at the 'kids' table were patiently waiting for another phantom dish. I also admittedly was still saving 2 scoops of my rice (only first bowl) in anticipation for something else... anything really. But then they started clearing our tables. So I gobbled down my plain rice before the waitresses could get their paws on my bowl and chopsticks. Damn... all of us... ShiVern, LunXiang, Uncle Sian, myself were praying for at least desserts. Lo and behold, when we summoned all our energy into our combined prayers (no holding hands), desserts came.
We left, our stomachs still growling. In the car, I asked my parents how was dinner. They said "good". I said I it wasn't enough. My sis ditto-ed that. My parents were shocked and then started lecturing about the cost of the dinner. Sighs... They said everyone at the 'adults' table were satiated. Anyway, at home after that during the highlights, I had some yam cake, albeit a bit heavy for a midnight snack. My grandma and mom made it.
So sitting at Uncle Chow's sofa, I silent wished the game to have more action. 10 minutes later, Giggs's cross was met by Fletcher. Everybody shouted!! I just punched the air. I was kinda in the silent mode... still. Uncle Khing also talked about the game at Old Trafford a few weeks back. He reminisced about the loud celebrations there at the Theater of Dreams. Anyway, the theater still had enough time for some more drama. Rio gave the ball away to Barry.. we were all like "no... No... NOOOO...". It was like an opera. The reverberating "No (s)" filled the air, each getting louder and louder, as the other grown-ups still chatter-away about something, something. As for us 'kids' around the tv, including Uncle Khing, we were all grumbling, cussing at Rio for his carelessness. At the moment when he had lunged forward, I rather he gave away a penalty. Anyway to preserved the 3-2 lead. But at 89:57, City were back leveled at 3-3. I felt like ripping my hair off. Ok probably we had brought Rio back from injury too soon. He didn't play against Besiktas in midweek. SO.. perhaps he wasn't sharp from his lack of games so far this season.
So, at the Stretford End, of TTDI, we were all silent. Uncle Fook Far came out from the toilet, and was like "WHAT HAPPENED??" Uncle Khing brought him up back up to level, just like the score. We were still all grumbling. Then my mom, 3 minutes late, "Har?? JooLian, 3-3 already ar???" *Grunts*... I went. The guys (LunYao, Xiang, ShiVern, Loong Sheng) were like out the door at 93rd min. They had planned to go Hartamas during dinner. They were talking gibberish to me about 'snake??' or was it 'snape??'... some foosball terms which I don't get. Anyway, my ass was still glued to the chair. I wanted to still stick with the team. Uncle Chow was like "Wei.. they calling you ar". At 94:30, I stood up. The fourth official had indicated 4 mins of injury time. So, I thought it was nearly over. This must be time added on to time added on, I thought. Then, a freekick at 95:00. I was near the door, still feeling upset about the scoreline.
All of them popped their head back in when they heard there was a freekick. But the ball was headed back out. Lousy freekick! Tevez (at City) came rushing out, but Rooney got to it first and launched the ball back into the penalty box. It came back out again, only to come to one man, Giggs. He sent the ball to the left of the penalty box, with a fine long pass, where he found OWEN, who somehow had found some space. Richards had left him there all alone. The second after that (95.28) seemed to be broken into flashes of a movie timeframe, like everything was going in slow motion. Frame by frame, each millisecond was played. I was suddenly looking at it from different points of view, different areas of the stadium itself. It was like the movie series '24'. My vision was broken down into 4 parts. Owen controlled the ball excellently. One of his only touches after coming on as a sub just before Fletcher scored his second. You could hear the beats of our hearts. It was nearly in our mouths. The fans all stood up in a superbly red wave-like fashion. Pupils dilate. Richards came lunging towards the ball. Given the City keeper closed the angle on Owen. Somehow the sun pierced through the clouds at that precise moment on the man with the ball. You could only focus on Owen's right boots. He lifted the ball over the diving keeper, just inches over the sliding tackle of Richards. Eyes of the world were all on the ball. With our pulse nearing 150 beats per second, with each gland in our body all pumping like crazy, with adrenaline coursing through our veins, with dopamine all over in our brain, we all shouted GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
We left, our stomachs still growling. In the car, I asked my parents how was dinner. They said "good". I said I it wasn't enough. My sis ditto-ed that. My parents were shocked and then started lecturing about the cost of the dinner. Sighs... They said everyone at the 'adults' table were satiated. Anyway, at home after that during the highlights, I had some yam cake, albeit a bit heavy for a midnight snack. My grandma and mom made it.
So sitting at Uncle Chow's sofa, I silent wished the game to have more action. 10 minutes later, Giggs's cross was met by Fletcher. Everybody shouted!! I just punched the air. I was kinda in the silent mode... still. Uncle Khing also talked about the game at Old Trafford a few weeks back. He reminisced about the loud celebrations there at the Theater of Dreams. Anyway, the theater still had enough time for some more drama. Rio gave the ball away to Barry.. we were all like "no... No... NOOOO...". It was like an opera. The reverberating "No (s)" filled the air, each getting louder and louder, as the other grown-ups still chatter-away about something, something. As for us 'kids' around the tv, including Uncle Khing, we were all grumbling, cussing at Rio for his carelessness. At the moment when he had lunged forward, I rather he gave away a penalty. Anyway to preserved the 3-2 lead. But at 89:57, City were back leveled at 3-3. I felt like ripping my hair off. Ok probably we had brought Rio back from injury too soon. He didn't play against Besiktas in midweek. SO.. perhaps he wasn't sharp from his lack of games so far this season.
So, at the Stretford End, of TTDI, we were all silent. Uncle Fook Far came out from the toilet, and was like "WHAT HAPPENED??" Uncle Khing brought him up back up to level, just like the score. We were still all grumbling. Then my mom, 3 minutes late, "Har?? JooLian, 3-3 already ar???" *Grunts*... I went. The guys (LunYao, Xiang, ShiVern, Loong Sheng) were like out the door at 93rd min. They had planned to go Hartamas during dinner. They were talking gibberish to me about 'snake??' or was it 'snape??'... some foosball terms which I don't get. Anyway, my ass was still glued to the chair. I wanted to still stick with the team. Uncle Chow was like "Wei.. they calling you ar". At 94:30, I stood up. The fourth official had indicated 4 mins of injury time. So, I thought it was nearly over. This must be time added on to time added on, I thought. Then, a freekick at 95:00. I was near the door, still feeling upset about the scoreline.
All of them popped their head back in when they heard there was a freekick. But the ball was headed back out. Lousy freekick! Tevez (at City) came rushing out, but Rooney got to it first and launched the ball back into the penalty box. It came back out again, only to come to one man, Giggs. He sent the ball to the left of the penalty box, with a fine long pass, where he found OWEN, who somehow had found some space. Richards had left him there all alone. The second after that (95.28) seemed to be broken into flashes of a movie timeframe, like everything was going in slow motion. Frame by frame, each millisecond was played. I was suddenly looking at it from different points of view, different areas of the stadium itself. It was like the movie series '24'. My vision was broken down into 4 parts. Owen controlled the ball excellently. One of his only touches after coming on as a sub just before Fletcher scored his second. You could hear the beats of our hearts. It was nearly in our mouths. The fans all stood up in a superbly red wave-like fashion. Pupils dilate. Richards came lunging towards the ball. Given the City keeper closed the angle on Owen. Somehow the sun pierced through the clouds at that precise moment on the man with the ball. You could only focus on Owen's right boots. He lifted the ball over the diving keeper, just inches over the sliding tackle of Richards. Eyes of the world were all on the ball. With our pulse nearing 150 beats per second, with each gland in our body all pumping like crazy, with adrenaline coursing through our veins, with dopamine all over in our brain, we all shouted GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
united
What is it about long lost friends and relatives, and old flames?
Somehow, they are always not forgotten, and sometimes, when you least expect, paths will collide, loved ones reconnected, and relationships rekindled. That's how things work... That's how good stories/movies are told/made...
Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid to fulfill his boyhood dream, but his heart will forever be with us... What are the chances of him coming home?
The new season will be starting this Saturday! Support your favourite Red Devils with me!
P/s: Have a box of tissues by your side before watching the video below...
Somehow, they are always not forgotten, and sometimes, when you least expect, paths will collide, loved ones reconnected, and relationships rekindled. That's how things work... That's how good stories/movies are told/made...
Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid to fulfill his boyhood dream, but his heart will forever be with us... What are the chances of him coming home?The new season will be starting this Saturday! Support your favourite Red Devils with me!
P/s: Have a box of tissues by your side before watching the video below...
Christian the Lion
Monday, July 20, 2009
weee~~~~~
When Manchester United were slated to come to Malaysia, I was ecstatic! All I could think was the magic they could conjure on the pitch. I would imagine each and every ManU player bamboozling their way through Malaysia's defense with their dazzling silky skills.
Last Friday, during the training of the teams... I came an hour before it was due to start. I had actually some trouble looking for someone to go with. I had asked no less than 8 friends (all of whom were too busy) before finally getting William to come along with me. It was a seriously long time since we last met up. And I was surprised that he didn't plan to go for the next day's match, considering he is a ManU fan.
Last Friday, during the training of the teams... I came an hour before it was due to start. I had actually some trouble looking for someone to go with. I had asked no less than 8 friends (all of whom were too busy) before finally getting William to come along with me. It was a seriously long time since we last met up. And I was surprised that he didn't plan to go for the next day's match, considering he is a ManU fan.
L->R: 1. Merchandises were sold at mark-up prices. 2. Mechanical bull-riding.
However, I had to wait as William was working that day. And so I went to the Sokker Safari, a carnival in conjunction with next year's world cup in South Africa. Hence, the bull above. =.=
Oh and because of the Safari, I decided to watch Lion King! Haha!
I found this very captivating. In fact, I was here for quite awhile. I even phoned Kishan to come and give his best. But he MIA. I was there for so long until the booth manager noticed that I had not given a go at it yet. The idea was for us to kick the ball as hard as we could and if the speed of the ball exceeded 50mph, we will be given a free United poster. When it was my turn, I considered toe-poking (which would cause the ball to travel at a greater speed) the ball, but I opted to side-foot the ball instead. 38mph also not bad whud... if you had seen what I was carrying and wearing. But I did not leave empty handed. They gave me some United players collectable cards. Old though... from the 1997/98 season.
By 5pm, there were about 30,000 people who were already slowly filing into the stadium. So I decided to head in first. After awhile, William showed up. We grabbed our seats behind the goal, and more often than not, spent time catching up after the years, whilst trying to identify the players from afar. (I decided to bring a pair of binoculars the next day.)
Doing the Mexican Wave.
After the training, we left at about 7pm after I had grabbed a RM3 Ramli. (DAMN inflated!)
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Oh and because of the Safari, I decided to watch Lion King! Haha!
I found this very captivating. In fact, I was here for quite awhile. I even phoned Kishan to come and give his best. But he MIA. I was there for so long until the booth manager noticed that I had not given a go at it yet. The idea was for us to kick the ball as hard as we could and if the speed of the ball exceeded 50mph, we will be given a free United poster. When it was my turn, I considered toe-poking (which would cause the ball to travel at a greater speed) the ball, but I opted to side-foot the ball instead. 38mph also not bad whud... if you had seen what I was carrying and wearing. But I did not leave empty handed. They gave me some United players collectable cards. Old though... from the 1997/98 season.
By 5pm, there were about 30,000 people who were already slowly filing into the stadium. So I decided to head in first. After awhile, William showed up. We grabbed our seats behind the goal, and more often than not, spent time catching up after the years, whilst trying to identify the players from afar. (I decided to bring a pair of binoculars the next day.)
Doing the Mexican Wave.
After the training, we left at about 7pm after I had grabbed a RM3 Ramli. (DAMN inflated!)
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On match day, it was like uber mad! People came out of the LRT station like it was a human factory of some sort. Soon the whole lot in front of the stadium was bulging! Thousands of people were there even before 3pm!
A glimpse of the red tide in the Bukit Jalil LRT station.
To give you an idea of the sheer scale amount of people who were there, imagine yourself as one of these crabs...
Christmas Island Red Crabs migration
... but clone yourself 8 times over.
A Chelsea fan I met outside the LRT station wearing a Malaysia Rambo headband! Oh and did I mention he's an African?
To give you an idea of the sheer scale amount of people who were there, imagine yourself as one of these crabs...
Christmas Island Red Crabs migration
... but clone yourself 8 times over.
A Chelsea fan I met outside the LRT station wearing a Malaysia Rambo headband! Oh and did I mention he's an African?
Anyway, I waited for two of my friends, both of whom I had agreed to sell my extra tickets to. I sat (wait, I stood) at the stairs with one of them (whom we had not meet up since last year). There were no seats anymore by the time we got in.
The game brought out the best in our Malaysian team. Amri Yahyah did all of us proud when he netted a brace to draw level at one point in the game. But with 6 minutes of normal time remaining, Michael Owen, broke Malaysian's heart with a well taken predator's goal. United 3, Malaysia 2. What a game and what a day! Had a blast especially with my company!
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The game brought out the best in our Malaysian team. Amri Yahyah did all of us proud when he netted a brace to draw level at one point in the game. But with 6 minutes of normal time remaining, Michael Owen, broke Malaysian's heart with a well taken predator's goal. United 3, Malaysia 2. What a game and what a day! Had a blast especially with my company!
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The second game which was held yesterday at the same place was the result of the Jakarta leg of United's Asia Tour being cancelled. Blessing? No comments. But we were there once again to witness a more straight forward match where the goals came early. Owen was on the scoresheet again in the 2-0 win.
The stadium was understandably less full than it was last Saturday, but the atmosphere was still there. There were a few Malaysian supporters playing the drums (or perhaps something more traditional... but what do I know?).
Mom and I decided to go only at the very last minute... seriously. She came home early, cooked and by 7.45pm, made up her mind to go. I agreed to follow her, and somehow we managed to reach just as both teams kicked off. But as soon as the match ended, we left and we got home by 12.15am. Phew... just in time before the LRT services ended.
The stadium was understandably less full than it was last Saturday, but the atmosphere was still there. There were a few Malaysian supporters playing the drums (or perhaps something more traditional... but what do I know?).
Mom and I decided to go only at the very last minute... seriously. She came home early, cooked and by 7.45pm, made up her mind to go. I agreed to follow her, and somehow we managed to reach just as both teams kicked off. But as soon as the match ended, we left and we got home by 12.15am. Phew... just in time before the LRT services ended.
Then I camwhored... Lol..
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
shout people!!
Cutting right to the chase... after Li Xia won something recently, I knew I had to one-up her! Hahahaha. I am just kidding... jangan marah =)
Anyway, I got two emails yesterday...
I won some stuffs ;)
Not the stadium!
Here's the deal, initially Uncle Khing got 3 tickets... all RM98. Skipping right till the end (lazy to tell the loooong story). Shi Vern and I got the RM58. I guess we could still see the game. Only thing, Shi Vern and I probably would have to switch to the opposite end of the stadium after half time, if we wanna watch more action ;P
BUT... wait.. back to the top...
I won some stuffs ;)
It's quite an amazing story, I think. I wasn't really thinking of joining this contest. But I did after coming back home on Monday (13/7). The dateline? Before midnight. So after watching House, which I was sad to find out... *Spoilers*
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... then I went online. It wasn't until 23.45pm which I decided I would have a go. I had to answer two long answer questions! So it wasn't like an under 20 words slogan. It was looong! But I did my best, and I managed to finish and send by 23.59:45pm. Not a moment to soon. So it came as a surprise when I got a MSN pop up from the organisers. I kinda knew. But my heart was beating. And then the line got disconnected. Potong stim to the very max...
2 minutes later, one word was all enough to make my day.
Anyway, I got two emails yesterday...
I won some stuffs ;)
Not the stadium!
Here's the deal, initially Uncle Khing got 3 tickets... all RM98. Skipping right till the end (lazy to tell the loooong story). Shi Vern and I got the RM58. I guess we could still see the game. Only thing, Shi Vern and I probably would have to switch to the opposite end of the stadium after half time, if we wanna watch more action ;P
BUT... wait.. back to the top...
I won some stuffs ;)
It's quite an amazing story, I think. I wasn't really thinking of joining this contest. But I did after coming back home on Monday (13/7). The dateline? Before midnight. So after watching House, which I was sad to find out... *Spoilers*
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SPOILERS START
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Kutner dies next in next week's episode!! WAHHH!!! WHY??
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SPOILERS END
... then I went online. It wasn't until 23.45pm which I decided I would have a go. I had to answer two long answer questions! So it wasn't like an under 20 words slogan. It was looong! But I did my best, and I managed to finish and send by 23.59:45pm. Not a moment to soon. So it came as a surprise when I got a MSN pop up from the organisers. I kinda knew. But my heart was beating. And then the line got disconnected. Potong stim to the very max...
2 minutes later, one word was all enough to make my day.
CONGRATULATIONS!
I won a pair of RM98 tickets :D
Hahhaa!! Finally, I am rewarded for being such a huge fan! And watching ESPN for years and years has finally paid off!!
But looking back at the mail in my sent folder, I noticed so many grammar mistakes in my answers!! ARRGH!! In one sentence, the word 'NOT' was also missing. And of course, that totally change (a 180 degrees) what I wanted to say! Maybe not many people entered the contest. Lol.
Now, should I try selling the tickets? Or should I bump Shi Vern and myself up, so that we can sit with the rest? That would be great!! But then it would be hard to sell two extra RM58. Kinda waste. I think it would be easier to sell the RM98s. Haha.
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OH.... and the second email I got 30 minutes later was to inform me I got 5 tickets to go the Shout! Awards. ZOMG. I have almost no clue what was this about. I wrote the slogan using the bits of info I heard on FlyFm. Not sure if I am gonna redeem it. I tried asking some of my friends, but the responds weren't that great.
But Sean Kingston would be there! He's gonna set the dancefloor on fire!! And I have his autographed CD. Wait... I have his autographed CD already. Oh wells...
Anyone interested?
Hahhaa!! Finally, I am rewarded for being such a huge fan! And watching ESPN for years and years has finally paid off!!
But looking back at the mail in my sent folder, I noticed so many grammar mistakes in my answers!! ARRGH!! In one sentence, the word 'NOT' was also missing. And of course, that totally change (a 180 degrees) what I wanted to say! Maybe not many people entered the contest. Lol.
Now, should I try selling the tickets? Or should I bump Shi Vern and myself up, so that we can sit with the rest? That would be great!! But then it would be hard to sell two extra RM58. Kinda waste. I think it would be easier to sell the RM98s. Haha.
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OH.... and the second email I got 30 minutes later was to inform me I got 5 tickets to go the Shout! Awards. ZOMG. I have almost no clue what was this about. I wrote the slogan using the bits of info I heard on FlyFm. Not sure if I am gonna redeem it. I tried asking some of my friends, but the responds weren't that great.
But Sean Kingston would be there! He's gonna set the dancefloor on fire!! And I have his autographed CD. Wait... I have his autographed CD already. Oh wells...
Anyone interested?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
red tide
Hope to see some of this...
and this...
save for Ronaldo and Tevez of course...
But hope to see some new faces!!
I just won a pair of tickets to their training session. Not what I had hope for, I mean I was targeting to win the match tickets. But oh well, better than nothing right?
Anybody wants to go with me?
and this...
save for Ronaldo and Tevez of course...
But hope to see some new faces!!
I just won a pair of tickets to their training session. Not what I had hope for, I mean I was targeting to win the match tickets. But oh well, better than nothing right?
Anybody wants to go with me?
Thursday, June 11, 2009
the winking virus is moving on
Manchester United have accepted an £80m offer from Real Madrid for Cristiano Ronaldo.
Monday, May 11, 2009
teehee
After ManU's victory over Arsenal in the semis, My friend's status on Facebook reads:
Time to Carpe Diem!
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Hahaha! This was done after ManU's championship coronation after our league game against Arsenal.
Hey Arsenal, bend over..
A lil comment which made my day. Although the way we booked our tickets to Rome was fabulous enough XDTime to Carpe Diem!
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Hahaha! This was done after ManU's championship coronation after our league game against Arsenal.
Glory, Glory Manchester United!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
glory~
| 2008/2009 English Premiership | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | W | D | L | GS | GA | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | P | ||||||
| 1 |  | Manchester United | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 47 | |||
| 2 | | Liverpool | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 47 | |||
| 3 | | Chelsea | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 45 | |||
| 4 | | Aston Villa | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 44 | |||
| 5 | | Arsenal | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 41 | |||
| 6 | | Everton | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 36 | |||
| 7 | | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 31 | |||
| 8 | | West Ham United | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 29 | |||
| 9 | | Hull City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | -13 | 27 | |||
| 10 | | Fulham | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 26 | |||
| 11 | | Manchester City | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 12 | | Portsmouth | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 24 | |||
| 13 | | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -8 | 23 | |||
| 14 | | Newcastle United | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 23 | |||
| 15 | | Sunderland | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 23 | |||
| 16 | | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 21 | |||
| 17 | | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 21 | |||
| 18 | | Middlesbrough | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 21 | |||
| 19 | | Stoke City | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -16 | 21 | |||
| 20 | | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 21 | |||
I dunno about everyone else. I kinda like the arrangement at the top of the table :D Manchester United are top! Liverpool dropped points this morning to remain second.
It has been long coming, but we are top for the first time this season. To me this is already Chinese New Year!
It's still a long way more, but I believe we will retain the title this year, which would annoy Liverpool fans even more ;)
Thursday, January 15, 2009
guess who's coming to town?
Need I say more? Mark your calendar - July 26! Hope no nonsense Malaysia Cup this year. Hmmph!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Man United sign Serbian duo
Zoran Tosic and Adem Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade
Check out the video of both players! Super talented! The difference in their hair style.
Check out the video of both players! Super talented! The difference in their hair style.
- This is could probably spell the end of Nani...
- I do hope we can still sign Tevez on a permanent deal.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
5-0 on his 50th
"I'm very happy for him, he's a young boy, a new talent, and he scored a fantastic goal - (but) not better than mine," - Ronaldo
(After ManU's 5-0 demolition of Stoke at home - referring to 17 years old Danny Welbeck's bending fierce strike into the top right hand corner from 25 metres out in the 84th for United's fourth)
You got to admire Ronaldo's 'modesty' XD
Ok. But who deserves more celebration? Ronaldo for scoring his 100th and 101st for the club (253 appearances)? Welbeck's first senior goal on his debut; plus he was born and bred in Manchester? I think it's Sir Alex Ferguson's 50th year in the game; and he ain't slowing down just yet! And to think he almost migrated to Canada to be a toolmaker when he was 21years old! Thankfully that didn't come to be!
Ferguson is adamant that he will stop managing at 70 - in December, 2011. Then who knows what will he do after that. Perhaps coach Great Britain for the 2012 Olympics? A perfect way to end his career! At the big stage! Though it will be very emotional to him and to us all. Sources say that Capello is very keen to be at the helm of United. He is the perfect, big personality to take over at Old Trafford, having won nine League titles in Italy and Spain, as well as the European Cup.
Anyway, Chelsea and Liverpool better watch out! Manchester United are hot on their heels!
(After ManU's 5-0 demolition of Stoke at home - referring to 17 years old Danny Welbeck's bending fierce strike into the top right hand corner from 25 metres out in the 84th for United's fourth)
You got to admire Ronaldo's 'modesty' XD
Ok. But who deserves more celebration? Ronaldo for scoring his 100th and 101st for the club (253 appearances)? Welbeck's first senior goal on his debut; plus he was born and bred in Manchester? I think it's Sir Alex Ferguson's 50th year in the game; and he ain't slowing down just yet! And to think he almost migrated to Canada to be a toolmaker when he was 21years old! Thankfully that didn't come to be!
Ferguson is adamant that he will stop managing at 70 - in December, 2011. Then who knows what will he do after that. Perhaps coach Great Britain for the 2012 Olympics? A perfect way to end his career! At the big stage! Though it will be very emotional to him and to us all. Sources say that Capello is very keen to be at the helm of United. He is the perfect, big personality to take over at Old Trafford, having won nine League titles in Italy and Spain, as well as the European Cup.
Anyway, Chelsea and Liverpool better watch out! Manchester United are hot on their heels!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
we want a turk!
His name? Sercan Yildirim! He is an under-21 international. Valued at £5m and only 18 years old and joint top-scorer of the Turkcell Super Lig with Galatasary striker Milan Baros having found the net four times in as many matches. Awesome-ness!
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