Going Retro Are We?

So, the new home kit for the 2010-11 season was unveiled today. And as most of us will agree, well me personally thinks, looks a bit....hmmmm. With the 70's and early 80's as the sumber inspirasi, the retro look is back.

Don't get me wrong. I like the retro look. It's always good to remember the history and look good and cool at the same time. But this one...I just don't know. Those white coloured collars...this is a football kit, not a polo shirt. And if you really nak jugak the collars, same colour boleh? Why have to stand out like a sore thumb?

Some more shots of the new kit...and seriously, what's with the V motive at the back of the jersey? Kalau dah letak nama and numbers, would it be just a waste of time having it in the 1st place? I don't know lah....

Some might say, takpe lah...the away kit might look better. Well, if the leaked photo below is true, just choose which one you rather waste your money on. A simple white kit with another V motive in black and white, this time on the sleeves. Another retro look...and no, not the retro look I would want to bring back. Nike really screw us..."It looks cheap" said the missus. Luckily we only have to wear this for 1 season, right?

Walaupun kit ni tak lawa, it is still the kit of Manchester United...my team. I will still wear it with pride walau di mana pun...cehhh. I'm sure we are gonna win trophies with this kit and considering what Everton have to wear in their away games, our kit looks like an Armani suit. You can call it "Lightning Pink" to make is sounds cool and macho...dude, it's still freaking womanly pink!!!

I know only 2 Spurs fan...my bro in-law and a futsal buddy. But for anyone else who support Spurs (sorry guys...seriously, I'm sorry for your team choice..hehehehe), the new kit will be unveiled tomorrow but below is the leak photo. Not bad...no more ugly fluorescent yellow lines.This one pun looks like is going for the retro look too...but good retro.

Can't wait for the season to start cos damn it....I miss live footie!!!

p/s : The pictures are not the property of this blog...

Same Old Story....Another Cup Win

Well...two down, 3 more to go!!! Glory Glory Man United!!!






And I think Stevie G sums it all up for the Scousers..."We are not a worthy challenger, we are just not good enough. We bow for your mercy. We bow for the best team in the world!!!"

It hurts....really hurts

1 point from a possible 9 in away games to our rivals....and almost a draw to HULL CITY?? Hmmm...and what was Gary thinking during the Arsenal game? I love him for the services he had given us and I am happy he recovered from the injury but I am still trying to figure out what was wrong with him in that match against the Gooners? Did he just choked? Was he trying to hard to impress the gaffer?

The only positive....all three teams will be coming to OT and I wish we will show them....beat them stupid when they come.

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!!

Young Devils Did Good

Unlike last season horror show when were beaten by Conventry City at the same round, United did much better this time arond. I may had only watched the 1st half of last night League Cup match against Boro but I was impressed with the young Devils on show. 3 that stand out were:

Rafael Da Silva - Watching him play assure me there is life after Neville and I'm thankful it is not Brown. He defended superbly at the back and was always eager to join the attack. He is one fast Brazillian and being one made sure he is blessed with impressive skills. The best example was his backheel pass to Welbeck that could had been Ronaldo's 2nd goal. We might see him sooner than later as our regular right back.

Rodrigo Possebon - He was as cool as cucumber in the middle of the field. He covered the back four while letting the likes of Anderson and Nani joined the attack. He was confident with the ball and his passing vision was superb. The only blip was his injury from a bad tackle by Boro's captain, Pogatetz, who deservedly got a red card. Carrick might want to look back and work hard cos Possebon is knocking on the door.

Danny Welbeck - At only 17, Welbeck was impressive in his full start for United. He was a constant threat infront of goal and only 2 saves from the Boro keeper denied him a goal. His link up play with the other forwards was excellent and he is not one to give up on a chase. If Berba think he can slide his way into the first eleven, he might want to think again as this young lad might have something to say. Manucho who came in the last 7 minutes might want to knock Berba's head and wake him up a bit.

I JUST WISH THE WEEK WAS BETTER

Hmmmm.....I guess during the Holy month of Ramadhan, all Devils kena ikat. That's why the Red Devils are not firing all cylinders right now. 15th in the league with 4 points(from 4 games) says it all. Another away lead squandered this time at the Bridge, another conference like defending at the back, another 7 yellow cards, another dissapointing end to the week.

Well, at least we got 2 tough away games against our main rivals out of the way and Ronaldo is back. We just need Rooney and Berba to find their way now and hopefully we can see what damage the Awesome Foursome can really do....hopefully.

Welcome to the Red Familia.....Berba!!!

The missing link we needed upfront....Our new no 9.

I'M BACK FOR A REASON

Need I say more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wohoooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! 10th title in 16 years...so sweet!!!



Now....proving the best in England is the easy part....now to Moscow. Full speed ahead you Red Devils!!!

The Cup, The Blues and The Break

Finally the other team from London have got something to celebrate. After 9 seasons of re-arranging their trophy cabinet to make it less boring, Spurs can now add the 2008 Mickey Mouse…ehh silap…Carling Cup into their collection. People like Shebby and my brother-in-law can smile a bit now…..hmmmm… and maybe sports outlets will finally sell Spurs jersey now. I should talk to my supplier about bringing it in too.

But to be fair, Spurs does look like a different team under Ramos. Spurs is playing attractive football and there is a sense of believe in the players that was lost under Jol before. Now they are chasing the UEFA Cup which Ramos had won 2 seasons in a row with Seville. The main thing for everyone connected with Spurs is to be patient and give Ramos time to develop. We might see Spurs in the fold in a couple of seasons. But bila fikir balik, didn’t they say Jol might be the saviour and make Spurs great again about 2-3 seasons ago and we know apa dah jadi ngan En Jol kan?

While Spurs is bathing in their glory and looking to brighter days ahead, the team they beat that day seems to be in trouble pulak. Off the pitch problems are appearing all over the papers….Kapitan Terry nak balun Ten Cate sampai orang kaya Chelski En Roman buat emergency meetings to clear straighten things up, Chelsea seems to be giving up on keeping 2 of their most important player in the shape of Lampard and Drogba (who I think may join Mourinho kat Barca…hmmmm) and their coach ponteng kelas and might not be their manager next season. Apparently, Rijkaard is rumoured tengah dipancing to be the new manager..Interesting. Aiyoo…. Apa dah jadi? Well...kena tunggu lah how do they react in this weekend game against West Ham. Yang pasti, Grant is very unhappy with the bad media reports surrounding his team for the past week.

But I think the talk of the week was the sickening Eduardo’s leg break. Masa game tu I was out with the missus and only watch the 2nd half of the game while we had our dinner kat Chilli’s 1U. I only knew about the leg break when I was already at home and checking the net for the game summary. It makes me cringe when I youtube the tackle. It reminds me of that Smith’s leg break a couple of seasons ago. For the faint hearted, mintak tolong jangan tengok the pix below.

What's the deal with Gallas when Birmingham was awarded the penalty. Cam budak kecik je...he was sulking and running all the way down the field. I mean, if you are upset pun, you have to be professional lah kan...no matter how passionate you are or maybe it was the emotion seeing your team mate suffered a horrible injury..but don't lah sulk cam a 3 year old.


Well ok…now for my predictions for this week matches. Last week I got the Birmingham-Arsenal result spot on. Yang lain tu..well, at least I got some of the winners’ right…..So, my prediction this week:

Arsenal 3 Aston Villa 1
Birmingham City 1 Tottenham Hotspurs 1
Derby County 1 Sunderland 2
Fulham 0 Manchester Utd 3
Middlesbrough 2 Reading 0
Newcastle Utd 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
West Ham Utd 1 Chelsea 1
Manchester City 2 Wigan Athletic 0
Bolton Wanderers 2 Liverpool 2
Everton 2 Portsmouth 1


Last week result:

Birmingham City 2 (McFadden 28’,90’) Arsenal 2 ( Walcott 50’,55’)

Fulham 0 West Ham 1 (Solano 87’)



Liverpool 3 (Torres 28’,29’,61’) Middlesbrough 2 (Tuncay 9’; Downing 83’)



Portsmouth 1 (Defoe 69’-pen) Sunderland 0



Wigan Athletic 2 (Schaner 61’; Valencia ’85) Derby County 0



Newcastle Utd 1 (Faye 79’) Manchester Utd 5 (Rooney 25’,81’; Ronaldo 45’,56’; Saha 90’)



Reading 1 (Shorey 90’) Aston Villa 2 (Young 45’; Harewood 84')



Blackburn Rovers 4 (McCarty 25’-p,67’-p; Bentley ’71; Pedersen 90’) Bolton Wanderers 1 (Davies 50’)



Manchester City 0 Everton 2 (Yakubu 30’; Lescott 38’)