Clean Sheets and Baggies Packed

MANCHESTER United maintained their seven point gap but they were made to work for victory against West Brom today. We’ll get to the how and why and whether Sir Alex bollocked another official or not, but here’s the facts as we go into 2013 and our esteemed manager’s birthday on New Year’s Day;

Nemanja Vidic was back, David de Gea kept a clean sheet (those two things are not exclusive), Shinji Kagawa returned and Robin Van Persie is making good on his promise to guide us to the twentieth league title.

United started brightly from kick off and before the ten minute mark they were ahead after a nice play involving Ashley Young and Shinji Kagawa; Young flicks the ball low and yard along the six yard box where it deflects off the unfortunate Gareth McAuley and into the West Brom net.

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F.E.R.G.I.E That fucking spells Boss to me!

THE  festive period always throws up a few issues, it’s a testing time for the men in the hot seats at football clubs up and down the country. For some, (Mark Hughes, Arsene Wenger) the challenge didn’t wait for Christmas to arrive but in the most part it’s this time of year that will show you where you are going, what you need to do to get there and what kind of character you have to see it through to the end in May. If you have seen the film ‘Looking for Eric’, this is the part where you should imagine Eric Cantona stood in front of them all.. From your balls!

I look at the challenges approaching Harry Redknapp, who was so very wanted at QPR, and Rafa Benitez, who was so very unwanted at Chelsea and I say thank FUCK we have Fergie.

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How Was it For You?

THE  Christmas turkey is gone, the sprout effort is gone for another year and you may even be back at work. You may have been left asking ‘Is that all there is?’ in real life, but in the football world, where things really count, there were enough events this week to keep you on your toes. Yes, friends, as the family board games came out, Manchester United’s own trivial pursuit of silverware stalled at Swansea, was back on track at the end of Boxing Day and received a charitable donation from the Stadium of Light. Our own wise man, Sir Alex will hope it leads to the title and you have to say it’s good to be top as we head to New Year.

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