[khoazany]

So Thorpe and McNair both CM's converted to CB's. Makes you wonder what LvG didnt like in Thorpe. Is Thorpe a lefty?

It were different cases.Thorpe was always a CB and only play CMs mostly in his first year for the U21s to develop his game and partially to save his career in case his height was too big of an issue to play CB.McNair was an attacking midfielder when he first come to us at 16 and played various positions in his first year with us (didn't play that much due to injuries from what I remember and he was really further behind the pecking order).He was converted to CB in his second year originally due to Ioannou's injury during the Milk Cup that year.

Thorpe is a right footer and LVG seem to regard him as a midfielder by some reasons.

 

[Reds-of-Ulster]

Complete and utter mad hatter bullshit. Behave yourself Nev ffs

And Michael O'Neill didnt select McNair I dont think

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/s...ter-united-new-boy-paddy-mcnair-30628093.html

So you are saying that them picking players based on the religion isn't sectarian? Aye alright chap.

And you don't think the IFA are trying to stop sectarianism? Aye okay.

And he was called up today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243

 

[Ramshock]

So you are saying that them picking players based on the religion isn't sectarian? Aye alright chap.

And you don't think the IFA are trying to stop sectarianism? Aye okay.

And he was called up today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243

Its the FAI not the IRA, sectarianism has feck all to do with it behave. They select kids who they deem to be talented and who they think would be interested in playing for the south. So that rules out about 99.99% of protestant kids doesnt it which therefore leaves the nationalist kids such as Darren Gibson and James McClean. What part of this is hard for you to understand?

 

[golden_blunder]

lads, take the discussion regarding North v South to the football forum. Keep it friendly

 

[Reds-of-Ulster]

Its the FAI not the IRA, sectarianism has feck all to do with it behave. They select kids who they deem to be talented and who they think would be interested in playing for the south. So that rules out about 99.99% of protestant kids doesnt it which therefore leaves the nationalist kids such as Darren Gibson and James McClean. What part of this is hard for you to understand?

Of course sectarianism has something to do with it, look at the players who they selected who aren't talented just because of their religious background. If you want to be naive and think what the FAI is doing is fine, then go ahead and live with your head in the clouds.

I see you never mentioned the other part mind.

 

[Moriarty]

Very impressed by young McNair. I think we've got a diamond there. He played very assuredly against a very physical West Ham forward line and he wasn't phased by Lukaku who has given merry hell to far more experienced central defenders that Paddy.

 

[sullydnl]

Of course sectarianism has something to do with it, look at the players who they selected who aren't talented just because of their religious background. If you want to be naive and think what the FAI is doing is fine, then go ahead and live with your head in the clouds.

I see you never mentioned the other part mind.

I'm confused.

Are you saying the FAI is being sectarian by not targeting protestant kids from NI too? Even though the vast, vast, vast majority of protestant kids from NI would have zero interest in playing for the Republic?

Or are you arguing that the FAI is being sectarian because they're picking crap Catholics from NI? In which case I'd point out that we have a lot of crap footballers from the republic too...

 

[kundalini]

Out for 3 weeks hamstring injury

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243

I thought I noticed him get injured towards the end of the game when Everton were creating chance after chance.

 

[Shark]

Unbelievable.

 

[khoazany]

You simply can't make it up with United.

 

[Reds-of-Ulster]

I'm confused.

Are you saying the FAI is being sectarian by not targeting protestant kids from NI too? Even though the vast, vast, vast majority of protestant kids from NI would have zero interest in playing for the Republic?

Or are you arguing that the FAI is being sectarian because they're picking crap Catholics from NI? In which case I'd point out that we have a lot of crap footballers from the republic too...

My final post on this issue within the thread, but the FAI target players from NI no matter how shit they are because they know they will turn Northern Ireland down.

Anyway, it seems the wait for his first Northern Ireland cap will go on a little bit longer with this recent development, and more joy in the injury front for United.

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

Out for 3 weeks hamstring injury

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243

I thought I noticed him get injured towards the end of the game when Everton were creating chance after chance.

I'm sorry but

 

[Getsme]

I'm sorry but

If you didn't you'd cry.

 

[Flamingo Purple]

What the feck?

 

[Moriarty]

Out for 3 weeks hamstring injury

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243

I thought I noticed him get injured towards the end of the game when Everton were creating chance after chance.

Bloody Norah, not another one. I did see him slide off the pitch in the 2nd half and clutch his knee, but he carried on. Someone has put a hex on us.

 

[khoazany]

Bloody Norah, not another one. I did see him slide off the pitch in the 2nd half and clutch his knee, but he carried on. Someone has put a hex on us.

Chill out mate we still have a lot of defenders in the U18s...

Now this is not even a joke

 

[Ramshock]

My final post on this issue within the thread, but the FAI target players from NI no matter how shit they are because they know they will turn Northern Ireland down.

Anyway, it seems the wait for his first Northern Ireland cap will go on a little bit longer with this recent development, and more joy in the injury front for United.

Oh Neviller I have missed you and your stubborn stupidity welcome back chum

 

[Flamingo Purple]

Thorpe to be given a chance?

 

[Ramshock]

Bloody Norah, not another one. I did see him slide off the pitch in the 2nd half and clutch his knee, but he carried on. Someone has put a hex on us.

Moyes quite obviously had gypsy blood

 

[Ramshock]

Thorpe to be given a chance?

Jones and Smalling should be back

 

[Moriarty]

Chill out mate we still have a lot of defenders in the U18s...

Now this is not even a joke

We might get Jones and Smalling back. I'm just sorry for McNair because he had a great chance to make his mark with a run of games.

 

[Moriarty]

Moyes quite obviously had gypsy blood

I heard he's been seen flogging clothes pegs around Ardwick.

 

[FlawlessThaw]

We might get Jones and Smalling back. I'm just sorry for McNair because he had a great chance to make his mark with a run of games.

Yep I think McNair will be gutted more than the overall team as it means Jones likely will come in and maintain his place. It will require another injury (which will happen quite soon) for Paddy to get back in the team.

 

[::sonny::]

 

[Ole's_toe_poke]

We might get Jones and Smalling back. I'm just sorry for McNair because he had a great chance to make his mark with a run of games.

Don't worry Jones and Smalling will injure themselves again soon.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

What kind of black magic is this shit?

 

[Speak]

Don't worry Jones and Smalling will injure themselves again soon.

 

[Iron Stove]

Unbelievable..

 

[charleysurf]

Congrats Paddy. You're a real United player now.

 

[iAm20Legend]

we are cursed. We really are. No other explanation.

 

[El-Manos]

No wait, he is not actually injured? Another defender surely not? You'd swear some scouse bastard is making use of the old Voodoo dolls when it comes to our players.

 

[Winrar]

Out for 3 weeks hamstring injury

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29487243

I thought I noticed him get injured towards the end of the game when Everton were creating chance after chance.

Just. wow.

Thank feck for international break, to be honest. But then it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Jones injures himself again before the West Brom game in a warm-up or something.

 

[Moonred]

Beyond ridiculous.

 

[PvsNP]

Just our luck.

 

[FromTheBench]

Just. wow.

Thank feck for international break, to be honest. But then it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Jones injures himself again before the West Brom game in a warm-up or something.

Wait till few of our players get injured for their countries too.

 

[thelemon]

Wow, that's a bit shit.

 

[Van Piorsing]

You can only laugh.

This club is a feckin meat grinder.

 

[shabadu84]

This is worse than Arsenal and they still have Diaby in their squad!

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

fecking hell. I usually loathe international breaks, but I find myself looking forward to the next one like it's some kind of checkpoint so we can hopefully get back on our feet.

Every season, we run out of centre backs at some stage. How does this keep happening? I can't remember any other teams around us having to pull unknown youngsters up, or playing midfielders in defence like we've done at least once per season for the past 4 or 5 years.

I'm pretty glad we're not in the Champions League. The squad would be on it's arse.

 

[#07]

WTF..?! What did he do between the time he left the pitch and this morning. Crazy.