Praise from The Mirror

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Oliver Holt in the Mirror sings the praises of United’s makeshift side


THE BIT-PART players were given a sip of the limelight against Arsenal on Saturday and they liked the taste.

Nobody seems to have told Phil Neville, Wes Brown and John O'Shea that understudies are supposed to command centre stage for a strictly limited run only.

Because last night, the upstart band of Manchester United bench-warmers and fillers-in took their hit show into Europe and served notice the matinee idols will have to wait their turn in the wings.

Ruud van Nistelrooy might have applied the finishing touches with two clinical efforts - one in each half - that cemented his place in European legend at United.

But it was Phil Neville, Brown and O'Shea and their version of a harder, tougher, hungrier United that laid the foundations for a convincing win over a classy Deportivo La Coruna.

United won last night because of van Nistelrooy and because of the runs of Ryan Giggs and the vision of Paul Scholes. But most of all, they won because they stopped these Spanish artists painting their pretty pictures and weaving the passing, moving magic that has already embarrassed AC Milan at the San Siro this season.

In some ways this is a Frankenstein's Monster of a United team, a side with players stuck on in the wrong positions.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the right wing, Phil Neville in the centre of midfield, Scholes taken out of midfield, O'Shea at left-back, Silvestre in the centre of defence.

But somehow it is working. And working so smoothly that Sir Alex Ferguson's Monster has turned into a beautiful apparition that is fast turning around United's season
 
Originally posted by Vinay:
<strong>Fitting tribute to our team.</strong><hr></blockquote>

That's all well and good,but Oliver Holt is a slimey little twat with an annoying nasal whine and for him praise united like that must have been excruciating.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the right wing, Phil Neville in the centre of midfield, Scholes taken out of midfield, O'Shea at left-back, Silvestre in the centre of defence. <hr></blockquote>

... and Giggs at left back.... and John O'Shae on Left Wing :D
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I beg to differ.

Oliver Holt is one of the few tabloid journo's who wrote positive Keane and Fergie stories when the knives were out for both this year.

I think he is a United fan.

He also wrote something after the City defeat condemning the use of 'munich's' and aeroplane arm gestures from the city fans. AND defended Gary Neville for his rare mistake in that game.

He has written negatively about Veron once or twice, but then so have many United fans on here.

I find the majority of his United related articles to be objective in the main.

And no, we are not related. ;)
 
Originally posted by GaryLifo:
<strong>I beg to differ.

Oliver Holt is one of the few tabloid journo's who wrote positive Keane and Fergie stories when the knives were out for both this year.

I think he is a United fan.

He also wrote something after the City defeat condemning the use of 'munich's' and aeroplane arm gestures from the city fans. AND defended Gary Neville for his rare mistake in that game.

He has written negatively about Veron once or twice, but then so have many United fans on here.

I find the majority of his United related articles to be objective in the main.

And no, we are not related. ;) </strong><hr></blockquote>

You are right except I'm not sure about the United fan bit
I've always enjoyed his articles and found them to be very objective as far as United is concerned.
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Originally posted by MancFanFromManc:
<strong>The peeps at the Mirror have suddenly realised where the end of season Champions party is gonna be held and panicked ...

:D </strong><hr></blockquote>


i heard he was an united fan and he used to write for the Times.
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Originally posted by Julian Denny:
<strong>

You are right except I'm not sure about the United fan bit
I've always enjoyed his articles and found them to be very objective as far as United is concerned.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I agree.Most journalists try to be unbiased when reporting,though ,from recent remarks on here,many of you are incapable of accepting objective criticism from them wothout assuming they are rabid ABU's.I find Oliver Holt pretty objective,as are Henry Winter ,Paul Hayward,Matt Dickenson and Martin Lipton.These are probably the best of the current crop.

Those journalists who are clearly less objective tend to be closely associated with a club.

Amy Lawrence is a Gooner.

Harry Harris is a Spurs fan and rabidly anti-Arsenal.

Rob Shepherd is a happy Hammer.

Steve Curry is a Man Utd fan.(despite his bias,I actually think he's ok)

So,does anyone know what the other journalists/media football types club loyalties are ?

ps Talksport's Gabriel Marchotti is an Inter fan,I believe and Guillem 'wotshisname?' is an Espanyol fan.
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Originally posted by GaryLifo:
<strong>I beg to differ.

Oliver Holt is one of the few tabloid journo's who wrote positive Keane and Fergie stories when the knives were out for both this year.

I think he is a United fan.

He also wrote something after the City defeat condemning the use of 'munich's' and aeroplane arm gestures from the city fans. AND defended Gary Neville for his rare mistake in that game.

He has written negatively about Veron once or twice, but then so have many United fans on here.

I find the majority of his United related articles to be objective in the main.

And no, we are not related. ;) </strong><hr></blockquote>


and he is also the man who damned uniteds chances and said fergie had gone too far, bet hes <img src="graemlins/annoyed.gif" border="0" alt="[Annoyed]" /> now!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
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I have some sympathy for Hoult as his employers are so anti United , partly because fergie has banned them several times (much touher than the mods on this forum incidentally who should consider banning a few 0
Paul Hayward is a fan , he wrote some articles in the prog as is Jim white of the Guardian but he has gone off the rails a bit and is now fashionably cynical an less interesting as a result . Thenew kid o the block in The Guardian, Kevin Mc Carra is shaping up well , but need to as their other main united writer ,,,Denis Taylor ...was very happily putting the boot in in the early part of the season ...he has had a row with Keano too which doesnt help .....Brodkin in the Guardian too is usually a good sensible read ......Then there is BIG RON of course !!!
 
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