Hate Man Utd

John O’Shea  Claims Chelsea are more hated than Man Utd and that they play boring football.

The Sun recently reported Leeds are the most hated team, Man Utd second and Chelsea third. Manchester United, not surprizingly did not appear in the top 20 most loved clubs.

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Patrice Evra has been charged with improper conduct for his role in the “battle of the bridge”. The Manchester United defender was involved in an altercation with Chelsea groundstaff after the April 26 clash. charge. He now faces an FA ban or could be fined if found guilty. I hope it is a ban because on his salary a fine will likely to be meaningless.

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Man Utd win the cup all but for the width of a post, a potentially phychologically scared England penalty taker, no England in Euro 2008 which is now looming……

 Can anyone cheer up this blog? May be we could debate how to spell the word begining with “ph” above…..

Well the day has arrived for “the biggest game in domestic English football”. This game is the first all English final, which is to be played in Moscow. The match will last until Thursday due to the local time kick off! The English have taken the weather with them as it is currently raining! This of course may help the newly laid grass pitch which is subject to some scrutiny.

As a consequence of the “Rangers Riot” in the centre of Manchester during and after the other recent European Final there will be no public event for the fans to watch the game or even for a timely victory parade through the streets for either set of fans (note: is this still true and would anyone care to comment on this?). Of course the victory parade could be planned for London as this would be the most convenient location for both sets of fans.

For the travelling fans there is the treat of harsh treatment for public drinking / drunkenness. This is apparently so “English yobs” will not spoil Russia’s biggest sporting event since the Moscow Olympics!

The specially commissioned Man Utd kit and the latest design of football boots are said to be a popular line of merchandise with the fans.

Good luck to Chelsea.

Carlos Tevez claims Man Utd have got Chelsea beaten before the Champoins League final kicks off in this article in The Sun.

 Tevez said: “We are a better side than Chelsea and that is a psychological problem for them. ”

“We are favourites and everyone knows it. We are not worried by Chelsea. ” He also said.

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Is Tevez a dummy?

Let’s see…….

Avram Grant the Chelsea manager has suggested referees are biased towards Man Utd in this article on the BBC Sport Website. He draws reference to the sending off of Jon Mikel Obi before Man Utd went on to beat Chelsea 2-0 and a decission not to send Paul Scholes off in the title decider on the final day of the season at Wigan.

“I do not think the world is against Chelsea, or English football, but in this case there were some coincidences for Manchester United.”  Said Grant

A view not frequently seen by Man Utd players?

A quick blog post today to draw attention to the potential of Man Utd winning nothing this season, a topic I’ve seen no mention of in the media. Wigan draw at home with Man utd on the last day of the season and Chelsea win against Bolton. Then Chelsea beat Man Utd in the Euro Cup final.

Nicky Butt (American for ar*ehole) and his team could not stop Chelsea winning by 2 goals to nil. This means it is all square on points between Man Utd and Chelsea at the top of the table with one game to go of the 07/08 season. Man Utd have the benefit of goal difference. Chelsea play at home v Bolton next and Man Utd travel to Wigan next.

Well there will be no surprize which team this blog site is supporting!

I cannot help feeling that an all English final somehow devalues the competition. It doesn’t feel “European”. This stems back to 2 things. The money spinning side of the competition where several teams from the same country are allowed to enter (not like the good old days of “champions only”). And secondly Man Utd not doing the decent thing and loosing to Barcelona!

I would really like to see posts from fans of either Man Utd or Chelsea regarding any of the above or their views on travelling to Moscow to play a “domestic” fixture, issues with getting there (visa problems?) or the influence of the battle of the bridge on the fixture.

A great result to coincide with the launch of this blog!  Lets hope Man Utd don’t win the title!