uh oh here we go again , mind you i must admit ferguson does have more than a few excuses :spin:

yeah I noticed watching the game that it was in good shape.

heheheh gawd the night a united thread starts and im away at the game and it takes me longer to get home than the stoke fans coz i dont live in manchester and i had to stop for some prawns on the way home.
yeh the b team lost to stoke who played better
barthez is crap and we have replaced him
the grass may be perfect to stoke fans but at united we have real mowers to keep the pitch the best in the uk instead of billy goats munching away at it in an attempt to trim it but most of us can take a loss in a friendly game without crying.

"bring on the prawn sandwiches"

lol - Your tone suggests your embarressed ;)

Stoke had the pitch replaced last season, and re-seeded during Pre Season, The only difference to Man Utd's pitch is the dimensions ;)

barthez
o'shea
silvestre
forlan
djembe
bellion
butt

:rolleyes:

Im pretty damn sure they play in Manu's First team :sleep:

PS - Stoke played a reserve/trialist team, It even lacked shape, and didnt have a specific formation.

bellion = no
barthez = no more
djemba = 4th friendly no real game yet
forlan = reserve
we still lost tho but friendlys are nothing to cry about

"bring on the prawn sandwiches"

Until you play Bolton at the weekend ;) never really play well against them at your place do you, the odd lucky result but i think they will beat you :p :D

yeh whatever
we may or may not lose against bolton but we will win the league again this year.
bolton killed off arsenal for us last season and on a good day they can beat anyone but......one win does not a championship winning team make
thats why boro fans cant remember any game they played since boxing day

"bring on the prawn sandwiches"

Nah we never do, Bolton always beat us it seems lol! They really are our bogey team.
In case anyones interested the stats are...
Man Utd Wins 37 Draws 23 Bolton Wins 40

Anyway it looks like it may be Keane in defense with Djemba make his premiership debut.

lol...is that a fact :rolleyes:

Saying I'm in a fact mood..

Man Utd Wins 30 Draws 31 Stoke Wins 26

Highest Man Utd Win
English Division 1 Manchester United 5-0 Stoke City 06-05-1985
Highest Stoke Win
English Division 1 Stoke City 7-1 Manchester United 07-01-1893

Last time teams met competively
1993/1994
English League Cup Manchester United 2-0 Stoke City 06-10-1993
English League Cup Stoke City 2-1 Manchester United 22-09-1993

hmmmm howard is good and djemba looks quite good and kleberson and ronaldo also seem good......maybe alex has bought us some decent squad players this year to make up for donkey veron and "here you are thierry mate if i roll you the ball have a free goal" barthez

"bring on the prawn sandwiches"

Of course you could also say that Barthez kept us in the hunt for the league last season with a couple of amazing saves.

Thast the problem though.. He does some wicked saves, yet he isnt consitent, and takes too many chances..

I was well impressed by chelsea yesterday.. Duff :eek::D

Didn't see the chelsea match, was watching Man U.
How did Veron play?

Mixed really, He started out at right wing, and he wasnt effective at all, lacked width. He then moved central and showed how commanding a figure he can be :)