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Overwhelming Relief
Well then. That was something, now wasn't it? If you're looking for high-octane end-to-end
stuff, this was the place to be. If you're looking for lots of shots, this was the venue. If you
were looking for improvement, this was certainly a good place to start.
As a United fan, I must say life has been pretty dull of late. I don't remember the last time we
scored more than one goal in a game (of course I remember the 8-2. Shameless Plug
alert) or winning a game when we did go ahead and score 2 or 3. Not winning is definitely
a bummer, especially when it closely follows home-ground hammerings at the hands of the rich, evil
super-villain (also note lack of plug here).
Junior forward Ashley Botts (Beloit) converted the decisive penalty kick as two-time
defending national champion Grand Valley State (Mich.) ousted Chico State (Calif.) 3-2 following a
1-1 tie in an NCAA Division II semifinal Thursday in Pensacola, Fla.
The top-ranked Lakers (20-0-4) will face No.
Ashley Botts (Beloit) has perfectly combined success in athletics and academics.
The Grand Valley State (Mich.) junior forward was named the Capital One Academic All-America of
the Year for NCAA Division II women's soccer.
Botts, a biology major, has a 3.64 grade-point average and is the leading scorer for the
top-ranked Lakers (20-0-4), who will play St.
They obviously can't be bothered, so neither can I. It was a positive line-up, but Utd never
needed to get out of 1st gear. McLeish must be giving out his instructions in Russian or something
because he's managed to make some very capable players look like they haven't the first clue what
they're doing.
Ashley Young has reflected on his move to Manchester United, following the 1-0 win against his
former club Aston Villa at the weekend.
"They don't come much bigger than Manchester United," said Young. "I have always
had confidence in my own ability and the club had enough confidence to sign me.
1. Well that was just the kind of performance we needed following the devastating result in
Basel this week. We passed the ball around well and at long last put away a good number of the
chances we created. Only Swansea have a worse away record than Wolves though and after playing
them, it is obvious why.
When asked about interest from Manchester City this summer, Ashley Young has admitted they
wanted to sign him, although he had no interest in joining them once Manchester United made a move
for him.
"That's true, but as soon as I heard about Manchester United there was no other club for
me," said Young.
Not the president of Kramerica Enterprises....
This time the chalkboards do tell the tale.
Fulham played a 4-2-4 defense and engaged Manchester United's "back-six" with their "front-six."
It was a good strategy despite the ending scoreline of 5-0. Sir Alex Ferguson recognized it as
such, pulling off a woozy Phil Jones (from an early Clint Dempsey elbow) and adding in another
attacker in Ashley Young to provide central linking while moving Antonio Valencia to rightback.
Ashley Young is set for a spell on the sidelines, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are both out, and
Phil Jones could join them as well, but Manchester United are still humming along after a 5-0 win
yesterday at Craven ... Continue reading →
Despite picking up three points following a 5-0 win at Craven Cottage, United fans were left
disappointed by the news that Phil Jones had probably broken his cheekbone and would be out for six
weeks. He has been brilliant in the centre of our midfield and the idea of having to go a month or
more without him in the team was gutting, particularly in light of all the other injuries we
currently have.
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(Atieno '34)SWINDON TOWN 0 Torquay United:Bobby Olejnik; Joe Oastler, Chris Robertson, Mark Ellis,
Kevin Nicholson; Eunan O'Kane, Lathrope Damon, Ian Morris, Danny Stevens (Rowe-Turner '80), Lee
Mansell, Taiwo Atieno (McPhee '80)In panchina: Martin Rice , Tom Aldred, Ashley Yeoman Swindon
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Cassius Barton and the weirdest football players' baby names
Joey Barton has caused eye-rolling at the registrar's office by naming his baby son Cassius.
It's a tribute from the boxing fan to legend Muhammad Ali, who was born Cassius Clay, and hey it's
better than calling him Ashley, Nietschze, Cigar or McDonald.
Wayne Rooney started United's Champions League quarter-finals against Chelsea
with a bang, putting us 1-0 up with less than 25 minutes played. A great spot from Carrick to find
Giggs, a wonderful first touch from Giggs to beat his man, before Rooney opened his body up
perfectly to slot the ball past Cech.
Wayne Rooney started United's Champions League quarter-finals against Chelsea
with a bang, putting us 1-0 up with less than 25 minutes played. A great spot from Carrick to find
Giggs, a wonderful first touch from Giggs to beat his man, before Rooney opened his body up
perfectly to slot the ball past Cech.
