Ronaldo Causing More Trouble

 

Cristiano Ronaldo is causing more trouble for Manchester United as we approach the summer, but this time it is no fault of his own. Real Madrid and Barcelona are still sniffing round and trying to lure him to Spain, which is closer to his native Portugal than Manchester! This week, Sir Bobby Charlton has come out and slammed the clubs for unsettling the Manchester United squad ahead of their Champions League tie against Roma this week. 

It is undeniable that Ronaldo has been in awesome form this season, having scored 18 goals since kick off last August. He is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world at the moment and I have a feeling that these rumours will not go away. It will make for an interesting situation when the transfer window reopens in May. 

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The Darkest Day In Football

                                               

February 6th, 1958 was to be the darkest day in football, but the people that boarded flight BEA Elizabethan were not to know that as the Busby Babes sang about their victory in Yugoslavia on a snow-filled winter’s day.

The Munich air disaster has gone some way to making Manchester United into the club it is today. The crash, in which 23 people died, saw the desecration of a football team. Matt Busby, the only member of the coaching staff to survive, had to build the team up from nothing and turn it into a force. Fellow survivor Bobby Charlton was integral to the team duing that spell and fought to help Busby succeed  for those who perished, of which duncan Edwards, one of the true United greats, was one. As we watch the team every week, we should be proud. We should be thankful that the club survived and we should cheer on every player that wears the red.

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Giggs nears Appearances Landmark

When Ryan Giggs steps onto the field today against Manchester City tomorrow, he will be making his 588th appearance for this great club! Nevertheless, an amazing feat in itself … but more importantly, he will be replacing Bill Foulkes as United’s second-highest servant ever! The first one is ofcourse none other than the great Sir Bobby Charlton himself.

Fergie, for one, believes Giggs can go on and break even the great Charlton’s record for the highest number of attendances for United. Personally, I can’t see why judging by the manner he has maintained his fitness after having endless recurrences of his famous hamstring injuries. So, there is absolutely no reason why he couldn’t go on playing for 2 or 3 more years for United and become our longest serving player ever. No disrespect to the great Bobby, but I think he epitomises the club in recent times. His performances have been crucial to United’s successes of the 1990’s and they continue to provide United with the sort of skill and shrewdness required to win things. 

Fergie, said, on Giggsy:

“Ryan is 71 games behind Sir Bobby and it is definitely a realistic target to reach that figure,” said Ferguson.

“Maybe he will have to tailor his game and play infield sometimes because for the last 15 years he has been up and down that touchline, which is incredible.

“I don’t think anyone else is capable of doing that for so long in the Premier League. I have seen a lot of wide players come and go during that time but he is still there.”

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Manchester United Desktop Wallpaper

It’s been a while since I posted some United desktop wallpaper over here. So here I am bringing you the best of the Red boys on the web.

We start off with a free desktop wallpaper web site called wallpapers.diq.ru. No points for guessing it’s Russian, but the fact that it contains two neat wallpapers of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo is all I care aboot.

 

Following up on that, we move on to some classic Man United wallpaper collection over at 10thHussar.co.uk. They have an extremely good collection of United wallpaper over at their website which includes the following two pictures. I particularly like the one of the famous ‘Busby Babes’ of the 1960s.

United Legends

Busby Babes

Till the next time, have fun! 

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Manchester United Legends : Sir Bobby Charlton

Sir Bobby Charlton is without doubt one of the most famous English players of all time. His name is synonymous with some of the greatest moments in the English game. A long-time server of Manchester United, Charlton was known for his extraordinary bursts through midfield and a thunderous shot.

Born in Ashington, Northumberland, the Charlton family had football in its blood. Three of his uncles played for Leeds United and his mother’s cousin was the Newcastle United legend, Jackie Milburn. In 1953 he was signed by Manchester United aged just 17 and would go on to spend the next 17 years at Old Trafford.

As one of the “Busby Babes” to survive the Munich Air Disaster he was in the great United side of the 1950s alongside Duncan Edwards, Roger Byrne and Tommy Taylor, as well as the team of the 1960s featuring Denis Law and George Best that produced some of United’s greatest ever football.

Initially a striker, he switched to outside-left with England and finally became a deep-lying centre forward renowned for his powerful shooting. To say that Bobby Charlton could hit a ball is the understatement of the century. Some of his famous long-range torpedoes have gone down as all time classic goals for both England and United.

In the 1966 World Cup he fired in two long range belters that sunk Portugal in England’s 2-1 win in the semi-final. While his 106 caps were eventually surpassed his total of 49 goals for England still remains a record to this day and is unlikely ever to be topped.

Alongside his pulverising shot, he had an ability for accurate long range passing, was excellent in the air and had a devastating body swerve. The man with the famous comb-over hairstyle had the game of football running through his veins, a natural born footballer. Before Munich, he played up front but in his first full season found it hard to get in the team whilst up against talents like Taylor and Viollet.

After 1958 he continued as a centre-forward, however in the early 1960’s Matt Busby switched Bobby to left-wing were he was devastating. Then in the mid 60’s he took on the role of a a deep-lying play-maker. It was the position he became most known for and really highlighted his skills to the full. Charlton has the unique record of scoring on his debuts for England schoolboys, United’s first team (twice vs Charlton Athletic) and the full international team (vs Scotland).

The Sixties saw a glorious era when British football was in awe of Charlton, Law and Best, three world class players who together helped make Manchester United an integral part of popular culture in that decade. Bobby scored 199 goals in 606 League games for United and was a vital element in the club winning the 1st Division Championship in 1957, 1965 and 1967.

There was also the FA Cup in 1963 and famously the European Cup in 1968, in which he scored twice to sink Benfica at Wembley. The first goal was unusual for him with as it came from a header, the second - a sublime shot for a tight angle, sealed a 4-1 win and an emotional victory for the man who survived Munich. In contrast to the quiet Bobby, his footballing brother and captain of Leeds United, Jack, was an outgoing larger-than-life personality. The disaster at Munich and death of his team mates affected Bobby deeply. He became a more serious and subdued person after the tragedy and may well have suffered “survivors guilt”.

The Charlton brother’s greatest moment was in the 1966 World Cup when centre-half Jack played alongside Bobby all the way to the victorious Final. 66 was a great year for Bobby as he won both European and PFA Player of the Year awards for playing a pivotal role in that World Cup campaign that saw him score three times. His total of 106 caps (1958-1970) was an England record until passed by Bobby Moore in 1973.

Having finished his career with United in 1973 he became manager of Preston North End, but unlike his brother, introvert Bobby was not suited to management and resigned after the club were relegated in 1975. He later worked as director of Wigan Athletic, and in 1984 was appointed as a director of Manchester United. Bobby was awarded a CBE in 1974 and a knighthood in 1994.

Today he works as an ambassador for football in his role as a director at United. A true role model for any aspiring footballer, a modest man of great integrity, Bobby Charlton is respected throughout the world as one of England’s greatest ever sportsmen and a Manchester United legend.

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