Comments for The Red Devil - A Manchester United and Football Blog http://www.thereddevil.co.uk One fan's opinions and predictions of all things Manchester United and football Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on What’s Going On At Arsenal? by The Red Devil http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/whats-going-on-at-arsenal/2012/01/24/#comment-2534 The Red Devil Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:01:17 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3861#comment-2534 Hi agoon. Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment. I didn't consider the possibility that Wenger is under instructions from above but if his brief has been to "do just enough to qualify for CL every season" then that has always been a risky strategy. I believe that that is what Rafa Benitez was trying to do at Liverpool during his time there and that eventually backfired. Wenger just comes across as a highly principled man who wouldn't put up with that kind of thing. He was certainly all about winning when he first arrived at Arsenal and second place didn't seem to go down too well with him but... as you suggest... a nice million or two here and there can sway even the most principled men. Time will tell, I suppose. Good luck for the rest of the season. Hi agoon. Thanks for dropping by and leaving your comment. I didn’t consider the possibility that Wenger is under instructions from above but if his brief has been to “do just enough to qualify for CL every season” then that has always been a risky strategy. I believe that that is what Rafa Benitez was trying to do at Liverpool during his time there and that eventually backfired.

Wenger just comes across as a highly principled man who wouldn’t put up with that kind of thing. He was certainly all about winning when he first arrived at Arsenal and second place didn’t seem to go down too well with him but… as you suggest… a nice million or two here and there can sway even the most principled men.

Time will tell, I suppose. Good luck for the rest of the season.

]]> Comment on What’s Going On At Arsenal? by agoon http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/whats-going-on-at-arsenal/2012/01/24/#comment-2530 agoon Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:37:14 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3861#comment-2530 This is nice article. Hope wenger reads it. It is now his reputation at stake & if he is real football manager then he should change his policies or if board is the real culprit he quits. He has to realize that there are milions of fans who trust him & he ows something to them. In fact more than what he ows to Arsenal board.Otherwise he will be remembered as one of those greedy managers who served board for few milions of extra bonus.He can't just keep misleading people by inconsistent statements for years This is nice article. Hope wenger reads it. It is now his reputation at stake & if he is real football manager then he should change his policies or if board is the real culprit he quits. He has to realize that there are milions of fans who trust him & he ows something to them. In fact more than what he ows to Arsenal board.Otherwise he will be remembered as one of those greedy managers who served board for few milions of extra bonus.He can’t just keep misleading people by inconsistent statements for years

]]> Comment on Newcastle v Man Utd (Premier League) by The Red Devil http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/newcastle-v-man-utd-premier-league/2012/01/04/#comment-2477 The Red Devil Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:39:40 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3825#comment-2477 Yup. I deserve that. :) Yup. I deserve that. :)

]]> Comment on Newcastle v Man Utd (Premier League) by Abu http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/newcastle-v-man-utd-premier-league/2012/01/04/#comment-2476 Abu Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:34:05 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3825#comment-2476 HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

]]> Comment on A Sad Night Chez The Red Devil by The Red Devil http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/a-sad-night-chez-the-red-devil/2011/12/07/#comment-2388 The Red Devil Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:50:24 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3748#comment-2388 Hehe - I might just do that! :D Hehe – I might just do that! :D

]]> Comment on A Sad Night Chez The Red Devil by AndrewM http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/a-sad-night-chez-the-red-devil/2011/12/07/#comment-2387 AndrewM Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:52:19 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3748#comment-2387 Hose him down outside before you let him back in the house. Hose him down outside before you let him back in the house.

]]> Comment on Man Utd v Crystal Palace (Carling Cup) by The Red Devil http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/man-utd-v-crystal-palace-carling-cup/2011/11/30/#comment-2379 The Red Devil Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:18:57 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3734#comment-2379 OK. I'm happy to indulge an anonymous wum from time to time. You're right. I don't watch very much of Crystal Palace - not being a fan and them rarely being on tv, us up north don't get much chance to see them. I went largely off their recent performances in the Championship where they have been largely underwhelming for the last couple of seasons. The problem I had was that I knew even less about the Manchester United team because, as I said in the write-up, trying to guess a United line-up is difficult at the best of times - it is doubly difficult in Carling Cup games. I am presuming you're Palace fan so all the best in the semi-final and I hope you make it through to the final - hell I hope you win the damn thing now. I'll be cheering Palace on against City or Liverpool should you get there, anwyay. OK. I’m happy to indulge an anonymous wum from time to time. You’re right. I don’t watch very much of Crystal Palace – not being a fan and them rarely being on tv, us up north don’t get much chance to see them. I went largely off their recent performances in the Championship where they have been largely underwhelming for the last couple of seasons.

The problem I had was that I knew even less about the Manchester United team because, as I said in the write-up, trying to guess a United line-up is difficult at the best of times – it is doubly difficult in Carling Cup games.

I am presuming you’re Palace fan so all the best in the semi-final and I hope you make it through to the final – hell I hope you win the damn thing now. I’ll be cheering Palace on against City or Liverpool should you get there, anwyay.

]]> Comment on Man Utd v Crystal Palace (Carling Cup) by nomad http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/man-utd-v-crystal-palace-carling-cup/2011/11/30/#comment-2376 nomad Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:59:52 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3734#comment-2376 Haha... What a fool. Clearly you knew nothing about the Palace team to have wrote a load of toss like that. Final score on the night - Man U 1 Crystal Palace 2 Haha… What a fool. Clearly you knew nothing about the Palace team to have wrote a load of toss like that.

Final score on the night – Man U 1 Crystal Palace 2

]]> Comment on Man Utd v Crystal Palace (Carling Cup) by The Red Devil http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/man-utd-v-crystal-palace-carling-cup/2011/11/30/#comment-2374 The Red Devil Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:39:34 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3734#comment-2374 Quality comment there, pal. Quality comment there, pal.

]]> Comment on Man Utd v Crystal Palace (Carling Cup) by Dave http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/man-utd-v-crystal-palace-carling-cup/2011/11/30/#comment-2373 Dave Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:35:36 +0000 http://www.thereddevil.co.uk/?p=3734#comment-2373 PMSL...fool PMSL…fool

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