Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Rants

Ronaldo Makes A Prat Out Of Himself

2008-11-21T09:23:09+00:00

There will always be moments when one of our players do something or say something which you know they deserve to get laughed at for. When Rio Ferdinand's 'You Got Merked' programme was broadcast, I was cringing (until I saw Gary Neville tell that scouse copper where to go, at least). When the stories about [.

Tuesday Thoughts

2008-11-04T17:28:18+00:00

Today is a day of rest for the Gunners, and with the injury list beginning to read more and more like a first XI, it's a welcome sight for a team that is already looking weary. All you can do is shake your head and wonder why the boss was so stubborn as to not bolster the squad. I'm not going to squabble about Hleb, Flamini or Gilberto, but the likes of Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs providing depth ahead of the latest CL fixture, it's a growing concern.

United Need To Show Up For Longer Than 45 Minutes

2008-10-27T10:17:08+00:00

Things just aren't going our way at the moment. Whatever the reason, our players haven't quite clicked yet. Has the inclusion of Dimitar Berbatov upset the rhythm? Is Ronaldo's form following months of no football effecting the team? Just how badly is the absence of our three first choice midfielders hindering us?

FC United, Ticket Prices and How We Compare To Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool…

2008-10-10T10:30:02+00:00

I've made no secret of my feelings towards FC United of Manchester. I don't like them. I don't like this idea of fans who used to come to Old Trafford every week deciding to turn their back on the club. Had FC United formed in 1999, with those fans turning their backs on the most successful [...]

United Disrespected The FA Cup? That’s What The Media Would Have You Believe!

2008-10-06T12:30:11+00:00

Every now and again when United are playing an FA Cup game, the commentators will remind us how we chose to withdraw from the competition in 2000, following our historic Treble winning season. Instead of taking part in one of the most prestigious cup competitions in the World, United instead took part in the World [.

Dippers Reclaim “Murderers” Tag… and We’re Immoral For Singing About It?

2008-10-06T11:00:08+00:00

As our players paraded the European Cup around the Luzhniki Stadium, our fans sang song after song about our success. With another trophy to our name, one of our chants was updated. "We've won it three times, we've won it three tiiiiiiimes, without killing anyone, we've won it three times." This is a chant I've seen [.

Getting Silly Now… Evra’s Chelsea Racism Case Delayed

2008-10-03T10:00:26+00:00

"There are three sides to every story. Yours, Mine and the cold, hard truth." It wasn't long after the publication of the pictures of Patrice's Evra's bust up with Chelsea groundsman, Sam Bethell, that stories emerged explaining the incident to be one of a racist nature. Whilst Bethell insisted it was "handbags", both Carlos Tevez and Gerard [.

PICTURES: Middlesbrough Thug Pogatetz Strikes Again… This Time It’s Possebon

2008-09-23T20:57:44+00:00

Whilst playing for Spartak Moscow, Emanuel Pogatetz was banned for 6 months following a leg breaking tackle. The player known as "Mad Dog", for reasons which have become all too clear this evening, saw his ban reduced to just 2 months on appeal. In United's match against Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup this evening, Pogatetz, aged [.

Platini’s outrageous attack should be given short shrift

2008-09-23T15:34:51+00:00

There is little down that at the top of world football there are some complete idiots. At the very peak you have Sepp Blatter, a man with more faux pas than Boris Johnson, and whose ideas are often the ridicule of the media and blogs everywhere. On the European stage, you have Michel Platini, who is a [.

Not The First Time For Card Happy Ref

2008-09-23T12:00:02+00:00

Manchester United have been fined for the 7 yellow cards the players picked up in Sunday's 1-1 draw away to Chelsea. The number of cards would suggest there was some kind of bloodbath on show, which certainly wasn't the case at all. United committed 22 fouls whilst Chelsea committed 18. In the midlands derby between West [.

VIDEO: Chelsea’s Joe Cole Handball Which The Press Missed

2008-09-21T22:21:41+00:00

There has been one thing that has surprised me in reading the match reports of today's match between United and Chelsea. Not Park being given a '6′ by most player ratings, when for me, he was probably our best, most determined player (and it seems I'm not alone, with the fan vote on MEN suggesting [.

It's RBI People!!!

2008-09-20T18:46:00+00:00

I am really tired of sportscasters saying that a batter had two (or more) RBIs in a single game. RBI stands for Run Batted In. If a player doubles two runners home, they had two runs batted in. Thus they had two RBI -- NOT two RBIs. They did not have two Runs Batted Ins.

I realize this is a weird plural, like geese or radii, but it's your *@^# job people!

What’s Pally Been Smoking?

2008-09-19T11:30:28+00:00

We've heard quite a lot from our former defender, Gary Pallister, over recent weeks. It was only the other day he was praising United and insisting this wasn't going to be Liverpool's year. However, following our 0-0 draw with Villarreal, he's come out with some rather odd comments, suggesting maybe he hasn't been paying as much [.

What A Surprise… Chelsea Groundsman Found Guilty Of Racism

2008-09-11T10:35:26+00:00

As was said on RoM, there was little doubt that Sam Bethell, the Chelsea groundsman who fought with Patrice Evra following our defeat at Stamford Bridge last season, had been guilty of a racist attack. Whilst Chelsea pleaded innocence, not much was made of the fact by claiming Bethell had done no wrong, the blues were [.

Season Ticket Holder Ranting

2008-09-10T16:50:50+00:00

The Galaxy has recently reorganized their customer service teams to create a new team dedicated just to serving season ticket holders, of which I am one. My new rep has taken the time to introduce himself to me and this got me thinking about whether or not I'd be willing to shell out a serious (for me) amount of cash for next year, given the recent history of this team.

USA Reaction Addendum - For Every Action . . .

2008-09-09T01:58:00+00:00

How's it going? In the wake of my whining about Bob and Co. after Saturday's narrow 1-0 win in Cuba, an excellent set of reactions to my reaction found its way into the FBF mailbag. You can read the full text of Mr. Anonymous' commentary here, but I'm going to break out my reaction to his reaction to my reaction (dizzy yet?

Are The FA Having A Laugh? Rio vs Barton

2008-09-05T16:04:25+00:00

I am no stranger to starting rants targeted at the FA, for what I find to be increasingly unacceptable behaviour and rulings. They are bloody clueless and seem to delight on really digging the knife in to our club and players. They have been guilty countless times of punishing one player a certain way, yet when [.

Poking the Bear

2008-09-04T14:14:00+00:00

You know, as much as the Open Cup has been marginalized, I'm still a bit in the afterglow--most likely as a result of the excellent images and video coming out of Behind the Badge. I suppose it also helps that Charleston put up what was, by most accounts, a stirring fight--taking the game to United in spells, rather than relying on the bunker-and-counter.

Kevin Keegan is bang out of order!!!.....

2008-08-31T17:43:00+00:00

Let me start by saying that I admire Kevin Keegan because he likes his football teams to play decent football. He gets them to play attacking attractive stuff and he is a great guy.

I like the Geordie public, they are great people and are starved of success in a football sense. This is not a direct pop at them.

United-Rapids Recaps

2008-08-24T16:08:11+00:00

I filled in for Charlie Boehm at MLSNet last night. Here is my recap and wrap.

Let’s Get Whiny!

2008-08-24T04:37:25+00:00

Because that's what inevitably happens whenever Arsenal lose.

And let's not mess around- that was an awful performance today. Last week's game against West Brom was better, even if just for the goal (I actually thought it wasn't a terrible performance last week, just one lacking some sharpness).

More Goals Please? Embarrassing

2008-08-18T13:54:13+00:00

I got to Old Trafford earlier than usual yesterday, hoping that there might be some sort of ceremony to celebrate the wonderful season we've just enjoyed. Whilst the friendly against Juve was billed as the trophy celebration, I was sure they'd let the home crowd on the first day of the season share in the [.

Chelsea’s Cole: More To United Than Just Ronaldo

2008-08-12T15:41:32+00:00

Manchester United faced criticism of being a 'one man team' throughout the season, which although it might be taken seriously by some, anyone who watched United play on a regular basis could see what a load of bollocks it was. Ronaldo had a case of the Midas touch last season, pulling off incredible tricks and finishing [.

United Will Finish 2nd, Chelsea Will Finish 1st

2008-08-12T14:06:33+00:00

Last season, United were some way short of what I'd expect of a team filled with the ability it has. Despite adding Owen Hargreaves, Carlos Tevez, Anderson and Nani to what was already a Championship winning side, we finished 2 points behind our total from the season before. Even with all the goals Ronaldo scored, [.

Interview with Rob Smyth

2008-08-12T09:00:18+00:00

Red Rants welcomes Rob Smyth, formerly of the Guardian, who is currently a freelancer. He is also a Manchester United fan, so I took the chance to catch up with him and thank him for taking out time from his busy schedule. This interview was done a week ago so some of the answers may [...]

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Do Portsmouth Pay Off The Refs Against Us Or What?

2008-08-11T14:30:11+00:00

It could have been another Treble. After knocking out Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, a victory against Portsmouth would have seen us needing to beat West Brom in the semi-finals and Cardiff in the final to be awarded the FA Cup. But a referee, who apparently deserves our respect, denied us a stonewall penalty.

What Do We Expect From Ron? Would You Leave Real For United?

2008-08-11T12:36:47+00:00

We finally got the clarification we were looking for on Ronaldo's future last week, following a summer of comments of intent from Real Madrid and Manchester United, as well as vague messages from the player. He is staying. Now, there's plenty of time to reflect on our opinions of Ronaldo over the coming season.

Respect The Ref? Someone Should Tell The FA That Respect Is Earned, Not Given

2008-08-06T13:30:24+00:00

"Love and respect do not automatically accompany a position of leadership. They must be earned." Roy Keane was the worst of the lot, wearing the captains arm band, chasing Andy D'Urso around the pitch. Jaap Stam, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham all followed. So what was the big deal? Why did one man warrant the [.

Had John Terry Not Slipped, United Wouldn’t Have Won The European Cup

2008-08-06T12:00:21+00:00

If I got a pound for every time I read rival fans on this blog write, "United only won the European Cup because John Terry slipped", I'd be a very rich man indeed. As is part and parcel of football support in this country, your success will always be undermined by your rivals. I remember distinctly [.

United At Their Peak? Is Chelsea’s Terry Really That Thick?

2008-08-05T12:29:14+00:00

Whatever happens in the future, whether we end up like Leeds or simply can't hack it at the top once Sir Alex Ferguson leaves, whether Roman Abramovich hires all the best coaches in the World or spends £100s of millions on the greatest players to ensure superiority in England and Europe, John Terry will always [.