Ok the title says it all, and you guys know what needs to be done.

I think we should win this; maybe another smash and grab Henke's last last every match (correct me if I’m wrong). Is the script written for a leaving brace and semi qualification?
Are going to two wonder goals from Rooney again, it Ronaldo going to get fouled in the box again

What do the rest of the forum think let me and the others know over to you guys.

I wonder what the odds are at the bookies for the amount of dives Ronaldo will make in this match.

I might bet 4 in the first half and 3 in the second with 1 in the box.

I tip Middlesborough to win this for some strange reason.

United are playing sh*t at the moment and there's only so long you can churn out wins like this before you come unstuck, like when Chelsea finally drew 2-2 after those 3-2 wins earlier in the season. United have a few injuries building up, and Scholes is suspended. Boro are in decent form and didn't play in midweek so they are fresher.

I expect a tightly contested affair at the very least. I'll go for 2-1 Boro.

i will give you 15-1. wanna bet?

As said in my massive rant in post 3 of this thread
http://forum.football.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=25220

Which is what leads me to say, BORO for an upset over Man Utd Tonight.
heard it here first.


Now why i think, it is because i think this is the banana skin Man Utd are going to slip on. Although, for sure id trade this in for a prem lost, i dont see Man Utd winning this.

Not saying i dont want them to as then they will just focus on prem, lol. naa jk.

My honest opinion boro to win, who im going for, well not sure, dont care too much - boro because i tipped them, then, and because of the aussies abroad involved.

It's not like putting a revelation out there, people aren't suddenly going to 'Oh my god, Dem got it right!!'. It's no secret that Boro are our banana skin, the last 10 matches head to head in all competitions between our 2 sides have result in 5-5 in wins. It's pretty obvious that it's always a tie that threatens to go either way so you're hardly making groundbreaking predictions here.

35 mins, and 1-0 to Man Utd. yakubu reckons middlesborough can win the FA cup. tbh i think he's the only one.

Dem is a Human Encyclopedia of football, you should know that Forev...

Oh yeah, forgot that one.

Well, a decent match for the neutral and it was on a knife edge for huge periods of the match with end to end stuff. Suppose it's not too bad as we've had a big match midweek and Middlesbrough had a rest, we'll take them at the replay at Old Trafford in my opinion.

The best team won.

Good game, United played a lot better than recently, but this time they didn't win. Funny how football works. Their defence looked a bit suspect at times, especially from crosses.

Well done to Boro for turning the match around. United very rarely let leads slip away so credit to them for that. People might say the penalty was harsh, but you see them given all the time, and Rooney was pushed over in the box a few minutes earlier so they deserved a spot kick, in my opinion. Either side could have nicked it in the end. Enthralling stuff.

Chelsea will be happy that United now have to replay this game. It's one extra fixture to fulfil, hence one extra problem for them. We're at "squeaky bum" time now in the season, and these "unnecessary" games can take their toll. Every little problem they have helps, from a Chelsea point of view.

Neither team won, they both matched eachother and nobody deserved the victory



You mean like the Tuesday night match against the Europe XI for instance? Absolute rubbish, whoever organised that needs their heads checked. I don't care if it's for charity, the club comes first.

Yeah I heard about that. Why couldn't they arrange this game when the season is over? Imagine if Ronaldo's running for the ball with Puyol, and the Spaniard takes him out? Or Ronaldo's hamstring goes? I don't think United would appreciate the charitable nature of this game too much!

This Europe XI friendly is a great idea

Crown Paints, bloody hell that takes me back.

Forget crown paints, those shorts......

And Tez, lay off it's for a good cause alright

I know, I was bored with the other avatar so I looked for a Steve Nicol picture.. I think that's him in the background.

What? the friendly? or the shorts?

That was a good one, I'll give you that.

Johaldo - I agree

Tez - remember that Stevie G and Carra are playing as well. Its just as easy for them to get injured as it is for us.

Is the game on the telly?

BBCThree, Tuesday night.

what time? And has the United team been announced yet?

Heard a rumour the other day that Nike have agreed to produce replicas of the 1956/1957 kits to wear first half, and special versions of this seasons kit for the second half. Not sure about the Europe XI though.

8pm lazyboy.

No, the team hasn't been announced. Only rumours for the Europe XI.

back on topic or this shall be locked

I thought the Europe squad had been announced. From Wikipedia

Europe XI
Marcello Lippi is set to manage the Europe XI side for a one off match at Old Trafford against Manchester United F.C. which commemorates the 50th anniversary of United's first competitive European fixture as well as the founding of the Common Market. The game will be played on 13 March. Currently included in the squad are;

Ronaldinho, Carles Puyol, Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram from FC Barcelona
Oliver Kahn from FC Bayern München
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marco Materazzi and Fabio Grosso from F.C. Internazionale Milano
Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher from Liverpool F.C.
Éric Abidal, Grégory Coupet, Juninho Pernambucano and Florent Malouda from Olympique Lyonnais
Henrik Larsson from Helsingborgs IF
Former United player David Beckham (Real Madrid) was forced to withdraw due to injury

i repeat