Yeah and he also played against AIK in a friendly a few days later and got injured.
Manchester United vs. Wigan Athletic
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Rafael Vidic Evans Evra
Carrick Anderson/Cleverley
Zaha Kagawa Nani
RVP
Lindegaard, Smalling, Fabio, Anderson/Cleverley, Januzaj, Young, Welbeck
Rafael Vidic Evans Evra
Carrick Anderson/Cleverley
Zaha Kagawa Nani
RVP
Lindegaard, Smalling, Fabio, Anderson/Cleverley, Januzaj, Young, Welbeck
Zaha will be enough for them,, Let's get ready for Swansea already..
Nani, Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney will not be travelling to Wembley
Ah, no Nani is a bit of a bummer. He's looked in decent nick.
, he bossed the game in Sydney.Don't be dense. It's the curtain raiser to the new league season. He's not saying anything continues it is the maker to mark the new season is officially underway. This whole 'nothing but a glorified friendly' is a bit silly. It's an important fixture to the manager and the players in which the teams officially mark the season has started.
I am sure Moyes will be really wanting the lads to fire and start to click as they look to a tricky opening list of fixtures.
I agree counting it in trophy haul is silly, the prestige of the event to me is still the same as it has ever been despite every man and his dog climbing over each other to tell us all how shit it is. If it means feck all to them it doesn't necessarily mean feck all to the club.
This CS has some meaning for the coaches and players and even some fans. First trophy game for Moyes with a mixed pre season behind him he will want this for sure. The players will also be wanting it, they are still looking to impress the new manager. Wigan will want it because it would be great for them to knock over the reigning champions and win a trophy. Lots on this game despite its status.
Is that not what I stated in the post you quoted that you decided to cut?
Well he was.
I've never questioned the importance of the match, I just questioned the importance of the trophy which to me in the grand scheme of things, has zero status. That's why I refer to it as a 'glorified friendly.'
No, it is obviously part of the season to come in position, but come the end of the season no one cares. It counts as part of the Calendar year collection of trophies won.
It would be nice if it was a bit more important, but it isnt
I don't think the Calendar year collection of trophies won is a thing.
Fair fecks Psych. Just shits me when people talk shit about things like this and the COC and more about the Europa League being a waste of time and all that.
Armchair care factors are grating at times.
Armchair care factors are grating at times.
It is scrumpet. It's an important thing.
If you win the treble (plus League Cup) and add the Community Shield, Uefa Super Cup and Club World Cup and boom. You've won everything there is to win. Does it not count because you've won them in the wrong order. As you literally hold medals of all 7 competitions around your neck, as all 7 trophies sit in the stadium is someone going to say to you: "sorry, you've done them in the wrong order. You'll need to win the League Cup, Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League again to be the champions of everything."
No you are the Champion of everything the game offers.
If you win the treble (plus League Cup) and add the Community Shield, Uefa Super Cup and Club World Cup and boom. You've won everything there is to win. Does it not count because you've won them in the wrong order. As you literally hold medals of all 7 competitions around your neck, as all 7 trophies sit in the stadium is someone going to say to you: "sorry, you've done them in the wrong order. You'll need to win the League Cup, Champions League, FA Cup and Premier League again to be the champions of everything."
No you are the Champion of everything the game offers.
We will win this 4-0
I seem to remember that one of the new features on the xenforo site would be some sort of real time match day thread. Are we going to see that today?
No one gives a toss about trophies won in a calendar year. The footballing calendar year is August to May.
Thats genuinely not true in that, no one gives the toss about the Community Shield come May. In 2008, did we do the European Double, or the Treble?
The Community Shield counts for a strange brief period in August, September, or beyond depending. As you say, it is the "season opener," the "curtain raiser", the "cliche maker". But in terms of an actual trophy it doesn't count come the end of the season, it counts before the end of the calendar year only.
The basic question is, did Barcelona win everything there is in 2009?
Try telling Barcelona that, actually, they didnt win 6 trophies at the same time. What they did was win the European Treble one year, and then a lesser Quadruple the next. No, they won 6 trophies, the sextuple?. Everything there is to win. Champions of everything.
It all depends though. I am willing to concede anything. In my mind you have the big 3 trophies/big 4 trophies, and then the extra 3 you have to clean up to win everything. And thats it, you're done.
It's nice to win but matters not a jot if you lose. If the choice was win the Shield or have just 1 extra premiership point, every manager would take the point.
Suspensions / goals don't count towards anything, fans won't be in tears or dancing though the streets if you win or lose. It's a friendly.
Suspensions / goals don't count towards anything, fans won't be in tears or dancing though the streets if you win or lose. It's a friendly.
The performance matters. A big performance from the lads and goals galore will be a huge boost to the start of the season. A bit of a weight off in the media I think they will swim away after circling before this fixture.
I said earlier that a good performance, no injuries and a narrow defeat would be prefer than a limp win with a knock for a couple of players. I really do believe that.
Always a nice boost to win trophies.
I hope to see directness and improvement in the defence. Will be very happy if our forward going players can score 3 or more goals.
What UK TV channel is this on?
Indeed.
Last time Moyes played Wigan he lost 3-0.
ITV1
I'm glad I read this as I had no idea. Full intended on watching online!
I would like to see:
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Rafael.........Vidic..........Rio..............Evra
................Carrick....Anderson...............
Valencia...........Kagawa...............Zaha
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Rafael.........Vidic..........Rio..............Evra
................Carrick....Anderson...............
Valencia...........Kagawa...............Zaha
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Don't think this will be easy, Wigan will be up for this , and with our pre season preparation don't rule out a win for Wigan.
Oh no.
- Lose sound
- Lose picture
- Cut to ads during the game
- Garath Southgate
We'll have to put up with at least of these disasters then.
They are going to be fitter than us, that makes an enormous difference.
I'm in a naysaying mood. We'll lose 3-2
You can get 8/1 on Wigan (Skybet). Of course you are miles better but that looks pretty good for this sort of game.
I genuinely don't think a charity shield has ever meant more to me!
We've got it on ESPN in Aus. My crap SD cable is already crap but add on top of that US feed decoded and then recoded which means it's like watching an Atari Lynx.
Apart from Arouna Kone, Maynor Figueroa and Antolin Alcaraz, have they sold any more first team regulars so far? If not, it's basically the same Wigan team that played some great stuff at times last season, even though they're managed by Owen Coyle now.
Considering the fact that they're fitter than us at the moment, combined with our unconvinsing pre-season displays, this could be a closer contest than one would imagine.
Considering the fact that they're fitter than us at the moment, combined with our unconvinsing pre-season displays, this could be a closer contest than one would imagine.
It's worse watching ITV online. The times it loses connection so you get to view those oh-so-lucrative adverts again...and again. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.
Yeah I've got a tenner down on Wigan to win in 90, just to sweeten any pain should it happen.
Who travelled?
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