Manchester United v Aston Villa Official Match Thread

[Red Tribe Leader]

v

Kick off 15:00 BST
Old Trafford

Fergie is wanting goals, we are wanting goals, the players are wanting goals, with any luck Villa aswell,lol.
Last time I did a match thread we won so let's hope this is a good sign.

Let the discussions start: 3 hours to go!!

 

[Neil Thomson]

Oh feck, I forgot the time difference! D'oh!

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

Where is everyone? 1,5 hours to go

 

[WeasteDevil]

What's the team, anybody know yet?

 

[arnie sidebottom]

From BBC site :

Rio Ferdinand is fit but top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy (hamstring) and Nicky Butt (ankle) are again absent.

Villa's Ronny Johnsen hopes to shrug off a thigh strain to face his former club.

My guess :

Barthez
G Neville
Ferdinand
O'Shea
Silvestre
Beckham
Scholes
P Neville
Giggs
Solsjkaer
Forlan

Then a week off for 70% of them.

We usually struggle against Villa, so watch out for banana skins today.

 

[Neil Thomson]

Apparently the squad is:
Squad: Barthez, Ricardo, G Neville, P Neville, Blanc, Ferdinand, O'Shea, May, Silvestre, Beckham, Veron, Scholes, Giggs, Solskjaer, Forlan, Fortune, Richardson, Chadwick, Roche

No idea whether we'll see a similar side to the one that played against Olympiakos, or a 4-5-1 again. Rio's back though, but I'm not sure if he'll start, more likely to be a sub imo.

 

[Neil Thomson]

Arnie, Ruud isn't in the squad for this game mate.

 

[great_se7en]

This seems probable:

Barthez
G. Neville Rio Blanc Silvestre
Becks P. Neville Veron Giggs
Scholes
Ole

Although I'm not sure it's what any of us would choose! <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

 

[oscar74]

BBC radio says Forlan and OGS upfront

 

[Raoul]

Did the clocks go back last night ? What time GMT is it right now ??

 

[WeasteDevil]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Did the clocks go back last night ? What time GMT is it right now ??</strong><hr></blockquote>

Clocks go back tonight. It's 13:22 GMT right now.

 

[oscar74]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Did the clocks go back last night ? What time GMT is it right now ??</strong><hr></blockquote>

It's still BST over there - and it's 2.22 pm

 

[pigface]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>Did the clocks go back last night ? What time GMT is it right now ??</strong><hr></blockquote>

they go back tonight..

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

clocks go back at 3 am in the night of saturday on sunday

 

[WeasteDevil]

14:22 BST

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

Forlan and OGS upfront I heard, not bad who knows maybe some goals from Diego!!

 

[Raoul]

thanks.

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

Originally posted by WeasteDevil:
<strong>14:22 BST</strong><hr></blockquote>

14:23 BST <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />

 

[WeasteDevil]

So 4-2-2:

--------------------- Barthez --------------------

--- GNev ----- O'Shea ------- Blanc ---- Silv ----

--- Beckham --- Scholes ---- Verón ----- Giggs ---

---------- Forlan ------------- Solskjaer --------

Interesting.

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

I could see Beckham moving around the pitch with Veron doing the same

 

[WeasteDevil]

Come on Diego lad, bang a few in for us. <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />

 

[Raoul]

Diego won't score today.

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

the nerve of people not trusting him

 

[corelive]

Giggs is on the bench being rested
ferdinand starts in place of o,shea

 

[WeasteDevil]

Originally posted by corelive:
<strong>Giggs is on the bench being rested
ferdinand starts</strong><hr></blockquote>

That's rather unexpected. I thought that it would be the other way round, with Rio getting a last 25 min runout.

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

So Fortune in for Giggs?

BTW Wasn't it strange when Fergie was in South Africa for some PR stuff, He decided to give Fortune a new contract

 

[Raoul]

So who is replacing Giggsy then ? Fortune ? Richardson ?

 

[Neil Thomson]

Glad to see Forlan getting a go up front in a 4-4-2 in the league. He's bound to score soon.

Raoul, my remarks about the time difference was cos I'm two hours ahead right now!

 

[corelive]

My probable team would now be
Barthez
g.nev
Rio
Blanc
Silvestre
Becks
Veron
Scholes
Fortune
Ole
Diego

 

[giggzy]

i'd love to see Richardson get a start.

 

[corelive]

Originally posted by Raoul:
<strong>So who is replacing Giggsy then ? Fortune ? Richardson ?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Sky sports news are saying Forlan in for Giggs

 

[Neil Thomson]

Originally posted by corelive:
<strong>My probable team would now be
Barthez
g.nev
Rio
Blanc
Silvestre
Becks
Veron
Scholes
Fortune
Ole
Diego</strong><hr></blockquote>
Seems likely - and it'll kick their ass. <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />

 

[Amir]

Phil's the extra midfielder, not fortune.

 

[arnie sidebottom]

Originally posted by Amir:
<strong>Phil's the extra midfielder....</strong><hr></blockquote>

If at first it doesn't succeed, try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try try.......

 

[Red Tribe Leader]

for godsake not Phill damn

 

[Neil Thomson]

So is Forlan up front or on the wing? If phil is playing then is Scholes on the wing?

 

[Tomo]

4-4-2! <img src="graemlins/devil.gif" border="0" alt="[Devil]" />

 

[oscar74]

Man Utd radio say giggs not on the bench and that maybe injured hamstring in warm up

 

[Tomo]

Originally posted by Neil Thomson:
<strong>So is Forlan up front or on the wing? If phil is playing then is Scholes on the wing?</strong><hr></blockquote>

I guess it's

Beckham Scholes Veron Phil
......Forlan Ole........

but if Fergie is having one of those days it would be

Forlan Becks Veron Phil
.........Scholes........
..........Ole...........