https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:52:22 +0000 MyBB https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=12045 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 17:34:18 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=12045 It's a curious story eh!! People in high places giving him special favours? For how long?]]> It's a curious story eh!! People in high places giving him special favours? For how long?]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11612 Sat, 13 Aug 2022 19:49:19 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11612 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/62412424

OR time to cast off the "dead wood" and find a team of vg players and guys who are "triers"/don't give up easily. The Brentford manager admitting this game should never be 4-0 based on the stats and what happened in "open play". However, it was 4-0 and this follows the simple fact that ten Hag has not been able to sign the targeted players who he wanted and leaning toward a number of Dutch signings. I still don't like de Gea (the guy "flogged" today's match v Brentford - two giveaway early goals 1 and 2 and he was a total car crash goalie AGAIN!!!) and was very surprised they never made a move for Casper Schmeichel before Nice "snapped him up"! As for Maguire? I can't be bothered debating his position any more, criticised him enough long before this season ever started!! Rashford and McTominay should both be moved on as well - not good enough, IMO Rashford couldn't turn the match v Brighton last week with goals he should've scored from great scoring positions!! In reality, ten Hag has no solid "spine" through his new Man U side and started their first match at OT with a "false number nine" up front - not impressive at all!! And then tried to make a move for Arnautovic who is currently playing in Israel?? This guy is never close to being a proper Man U CF IMO!! Looks like lotsa work coming up for the Dutch coach or the "red devils" could end up being relegated if they are not too careful. No doubt more protests coming against the Glazer brothers who never react to it, but still "suck out" huge amounts of money from the club.]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/62412424

OR time to cast off the "dead wood" and find a team of vg players and guys who are "triers"/don't give up easily. The Brentford manager admitting this game should never be 4-0 based on the stats and what happened in "open play". However, it was 4-0 and this follows the simple fact that ten Hag has not been able to sign the targeted players who he wanted and leaning toward a number of Dutch signings. I still don't like de Gea (the guy "flogged" today's match v Brentford - two giveaway early goals 1 and 2 and he was a total car crash goalie AGAIN!!!) and was very surprised they never made a move for Casper Schmeichel before Nice "snapped him up"! As for Maguire? I can't be bothered debating his position any more, criticised him enough long before this season ever started!! Rashford and McTominay should both be moved on as well - not good enough, IMO Rashford couldn't turn the match v Brighton last week with goals he should've scored from great scoring positions!! In reality, ten Hag has no solid "spine" through his new Man U side and started their first match at OT with a "false number nine" up front - not impressive at all!! And then tried to make a move for Arnautovic who is currently playing in Israel?? This guy is never close to being a proper Man U CF IMO!! Looks like lotsa work coming up for the Dutch coach or the "red devils" could end up being relegated if they are not too careful. No doubt more protests coming against the Glazer brothers who never react to it, but still "suck out" huge amounts of money from the club.]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11535 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:12:33 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11535 https://www.skysports.com/football/news/...t-assessed

Only a friendly match v Liverpool in Bangkok, but a decent 4-0 hammering of their biggest rivals aint a bad start to Erik ten Hag's managerial career with the "red devils". Intriguing times ahead for the club and their Dutch manager!!]]> https://www.skysports.com/football/news/...t-assessed

Only a friendly match v Liverpool in Bangkok, but a decent 4-0 hammering of their biggest rivals aint a bad start to Erik ten Hag's managerial career with the "red devils". Intriguing times ahead for the club and their Dutch manager!!]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11376 Tue, 24 May 2022 16:10:49 +0000 themaclad]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11376

Harsh but fair in my opinion

The BBC has apologised after a message appeared on the news channel saying "Manchester United are rubbish".

The text mistakenly popped up on the news ticker at the bottom of the screen during a tennis update just after 0930 on Tuesday.

Later in the morning, presenter Annita Mcveigh apologised to any Manchester United fans who may have been offended.

She said the mistake had occurred as someone was learning how to operate the ticker and was "writing random things".

Another message which appeared on the ticker read simply: "Weather rain everywhere."

Mcveigh told viewers: "A little earlier, some of you may have noticed something pretty unusual on the ticker that runs along the bottom of the screen with news making a comment about Manchester United, and I hope that Manchester United fans weren't offended by it.

"Let me just explain what was happening: behind the scenes, someone was training to learn how to use the ticker and to put text on the ticker, so they were just writing random things not in earnest and that comment appeared.

"So apologies if you saw that and you were offended and you're a fan of Manchester United.

"But certainly that was a mistake and it wasn't meant to appear on the screen. So that was what happened, we just thought we'd better explain that to you."




An official BBC statement added: "There was a technical glitch during training with our test ticker, which rolled over to live programming for a few seconds.

"We apologised for any offence caused on air."

BBC presenter and Manchester City fan Clive Myrie tweeted he "had nothing to do with this!!" with the hashtag MCFC, after City won the Premier League title on Sunday.

Manchester United have struggled by their standards in recent seasons and missed out on a Champions League spot, coming sixth in the table. Their new manager and former Ajax boss, Erik Ten Hag, is United's fifth permanent boss since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.]]>

Harsh but fair in my opinion

The BBC has apologised after a message appeared on the news channel saying "Manchester United are rubbish".

The text mistakenly popped up on the news ticker at the bottom of the screen during a tennis update just after 0930 on Tuesday.

Later in the morning, presenter Annita Mcveigh apologised to any Manchester United fans who may have been offended.

She said the mistake had occurred as someone was learning how to operate the ticker and was "writing random things".

Another message which appeared on the ticker read simply: "Weather rain everywhere."

Mcveigh told viewers: "A little earlier, some of you may have noticed something pretty unusual on the ticker that runs along the bottom of the screen with news making a comment about Manchester United, and I hope that Manchester United fans weren't offended by it.

"Let me just explain what was happening: behind the scenes, someone was training to learn how to use the ticker and to put text on the ticker, so they were just writing random things not in earnest and that comment appeared.

"So apologies if you saw that and you were offended and you're a fan of Manchester United.

"But certainly that was a mistake and it wasn't meant to appear on the screen. So that was what happened, we just thought we'd better explain that to you."




An official BBC statement added: "There was a technical glitch during training with our test ticker, which rolled over to live programming for a few seconds.

"We apologised for any offence caused on air."

BBC presenter and Manchester City fan Clive Myrie tweeted he "had nothing to do with this!!" with the hashtag MCFC, after City won the Premier League title on Sunday.

Manchester United have struggled by their standards in recent seasons and missed out on a Champions League spot, coming sixth in the table. Their new manager and former Ajax boss, Erik Ten Hag, is United's fifth permanent boss since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11199 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:37:30 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=11199 https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10745 Sat, 16 Oct 2021 23:01:50 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10745 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football...hp&pc=U531
I watched this game in disbelief re a Man U side facing the Foxes who haven't won a game in their last four fixtures. OGS has been around the club as manager for a good period and really should've "rubber-stamped" his own brand of footie on one of the top favourite footie clubs on the planet. Yet they look like they have lost their identity - well beaten by a team that showed more passion and commitment to winning a match. They were well set up and "geared to win" compared with a United side that showed none of these qualities. Man Utd should have a top quality pedigree manager who can deliver what the board and fans really want - proper success and much less of these "random accidents" that always appear to be "hovering on the horizon" for Solskjaer's team. Reading Pogba's "withering criticism" of OGS and I suspect a more reputable and tough manager would likely "ditch" him as I still think he is a problem to the proper functionality of the team. OGS has had lotsa time to change this whole team for the better, esp the defensively frail bits. He hasn't done that!! I think he must know that the "end of the road" is coming into sight as these duff results never seem to go away.]]> https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football...hp&pc=U531
I watched this game in disbelief re a Man U side facing the Foxes who haven't won a game in their last four fixtures. OGS has been around the club as manager for a good period and really should've "rubber-stamped" his own brand of footie on one of the top favourite footie clubs on the planet. Yet they look like they have lost their identity - well beaten by a team that showed more passion and commitment to winning a match. They were well set up and "geared to win" compared with a United side that showed none of these qualities. Man Utd should have a top quality pedigree manager who can deliver what the board and fans really want - proper success and much less of these "random accidents" that always appear to be "hovering on the horizon" for Solskjaer's team. Reading Pogba's "withering criticism" of OGS and I suspect a more reputable and tough manager would likely "ditch" him as I still think he is a problem to the proper functionality of the team. OGS has had lotsa time to change this whole team for the better, esp the defensively frail bits. He hasn't done that!! I think he must know that the "end of the road" is coming into sight as these duff results never seem to go away.]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10253 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:39:24 +0000 EuropeanSoccerFan]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10253 Darren Fletcher has been appointed Technical Director of Man Utd.
This a proud day for him and his family. To be technical director at a club as big as Man Utd is an important job. He should able to help Man Utd. The Man Utd and Scotland legend has a proud history with Manchester United. I hope he has the full support of the fans. He should help the Man Utd Manager do a good job.  ]]> Darren Fletcher has been appointed Technical Director of Man Utd.
This a proud day for him and his family. To be technical director at a club as big as Man Utd is an important job. He should able to help Man Utd. The Man Utd and Scotland legend has a proud history with Manchester United. I hope he has the full support of the fans. He should help the Man Utd Manager do a good job.  ]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10170 Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:45:48 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10170 https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10011 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 22:31:44 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10011 United defensively weak, the manager consistently making mistakes and the Pogba situ also needs to be resolved - a joke with a joke agent!!]]> United defensively weak, the manager consistently making mistakes and the Pogba situ also needs to be resolved - a joke with a joke agent!!]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9893 Sun, 01 Nov 2020 20:27:32 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9893
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football...d=msedgdhp]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9887 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 22:08:41 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9887 https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football...d=msedgntp

One of the great characters of United's first European Cup winning team of 1968 v Benfica at Wembley Stadium and of course played a big part in England's only World Cup win in 1966 at the same venue - a toothless terrier of a player who certainly "gave his all" for club and country. Well remembered! RIP.]]> https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football...d=msedgntp

One of the great characters of United's first European Cup winning team of 1968 v Benfica at Wembley Stadium and of course played a big part in England's only World Cup win in 1966 at the same venue - a toothless terrier of a player who certainly "gave his all" for club and country. Well remembered! RIP.]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9810 Sun, 04 Oct 2020 18:22:41 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9810 Ultimately OGS picked the team, OGS has a part to play in engendering team spirit, OGS has a part to play in ensuring fitness levels are "up to scratch". He picked the wrong team!! Team spirit looks non-existent!! There is still a good number of United players who are still unfit since that humiliating result v Crystal Palace at OT! Also the matter of fact attitudes from him and a good number of players is not good enough TBF - one can understand why United stalwarts like Keane and Evra are going apoplectic after watching this shit!! Therefore OGS really must move on!! I don't believe he is the man to manage United any more. One never likes to remove a manager so early in the season but I just think this is a final confirmation that United need somebody who can motivate and manage this team far more effectively than him.]]> Ultimately OGS picked the team, OGS has a part to play in engendering team spirit, OGS has a part to play in ensuring fitness levels are "up to scratch". He picked the wrong team!! Team spirit looks non-existent!! There is still a good number of United players who are still unfit since that humiliating result v Crystal Palace at OT! Also the matter of fact attitudes from him and a good number of players is not good enough TBF - one can understand why United stalwarts like Keane and Evra are going apoplectic after watching this shit!! Therefore OGS really must move on!! I don't believe he is the man to manage United any more. One never likes to remove a manager so early in the season but I just think this is a final confirmation that United need somebody who can motivate and manage this team far more effectively than him.]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9675 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:22:55 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9675 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/53257971

How United lost this 3rd semi-final in a row is absolutely beyond me and that will make this defeat even more sickening from the players' and fans' point of view. So many scoring chances and OK, the Sevilla goalie "played a blinder" but United should've still won this match with a bit to spare. And that winning goal? I finally concur that Maguire and Lindelöf are not good enough for United. Poss ditch one or other, or both, and buy some really good central defenders who do not lose these kinda soft goals.]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/53257971

How United lost this 3rd semi-final in a row is absolutely beyond me and that will make this defeat even more sickening from the players' and fans' point of view. So many scoring chances and OK, the Sevilla goalie "played a blinder" but United should've still won this match with a bit to spare. And that winning goal? I finally concur that Maguire and Lindelöf are not good enough for United. Poss ditch one or other, or both, and buy some really good central defenders who do not lose these kinda soft goals.]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9556 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:49:28 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9556 https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9330 Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:15:45 +0000 0762]]> https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=9330