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[Ayunda]

Originally Posted by darryldevils

satu-satunya yang gak pernah ia rasakan hanya 1, yaitu tidak pernah berlaga di piala dunia

yasudah ga papa kok giggs santai aja

Nggak pernah maen di PD jadi keuntungan buat United. Giggs jadi total ngeluarin semua kemampuannya buat kebahagiaan kita sebagai fans.

[rondwisan]

wah bad memory nih ....
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20/10/1996



Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle United defeat Manchester United 5-0. United had won the Premier League and FA Cup double the previous season and hadn’t lost 5-0 since October 1984, while United keeper Peter Schmeichel had gone over nine hours without conceding a goal.

That was all to change in dramatic fashion. Darren Peacock opens the scoring the thirteenth minute and David Ginola adds a second before half-time. After the break, Les Ferdinand adds a third, Shearer a fourth but the best is saved until the last.

Defender Phillipe Albert, gliding through United's half, climaxes his progress with the deftest of left-footed chips over the Big Dane from 25 yards, sending the 36,500 St James’ fans into seventh heaven!

Toon manager Kevin Keegan says afterwards: “Undoubtedly, the most enjoyable day I have had as a manager.”

[ronysnaja]

Gw inget nih, kekalahan menyesakkan. Golnya Phillipe Albert keren abis, dapet bola dari tengah drible dikit trus di cop lewatin Schmeichel. Menyesakkan lah nonton pertandingannya. Tapi kalo gak salah dibales di kandang dengan skor yang sama. Hmm CMIIW..

[rondwisan]

November 06, 1986



Sir Alex Ferguson is appointed manager of Manchester United, who are second from bottom in the First Division and were last night eliminated from the League Cup via a 4-1 defeat at Southampton in the Third Round.

Alex declares that it’s his life's mission to ‘knock the Liver bird off its perch’. In fact, United’s only away win in the league in his first season in charge is a 1-0 victory over the Reds at Anfield - Liverpool's only home defeat of the season.

As United drew level with Liverpool last season, notching up an 18th league title, Ferguson, with 21 major trophies to his credit, is affirmed as the most successful club manager in the history of the British game.

Ominously, he then went on to talk about the ‘special moment’ when United managed one more league title than Liverpool!

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23 'n still counting ...

[sir_otz]

17 December 2001



Michael named Europe's greatest
2001 - Michael Owen was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or ahead of Real Madrid's Raúl and Bayern München keeper Oliver Khan.

Liverpool striker Michael Owen became the first Englishman to be named European Footballer of the Year since Kevin Keegan in 1979.
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Sayangnya masih membela pool hehehehe.... but now he's in the right direction Red Devil.. United Rules

[arief_oct]

On This Day: 19 February 1910

One hundred years ago today, Old Trafford opened its gates for the first time as United faced Liverpool in the top flight of English football. And although fortunes on the field may have favoured the visitors, there were still celebrations in Manchester at the birth of an impressive new stadium...

The background: United chairman John Henry Davies stumped up £60,000 of his own money for the construction of a new ground in 1909, enlisting Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, the mastermind behind Hampden Park, to design it. After months of construction by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester, Old Trafford was ready to host its first game.

The occasion: A crowd of circa 45,000 witnessed a seven-goal thriller on a pitch "as spick and span, as smooth, and as green as a billiard table" (The Manchester Guardian). United roared into a 3-0 lead through Sandy Turnbull's diving header plus strikes from Tom Homer and George Wall. However, Liverpool hit back through Arthur Goddard (2) and James Stewart (2) to win 4-3.

The team: United's first-ever line-up at Old Trafford was as follows - Harry Moger; George Stacey, Vince Hayes; Dick Duckworth, Charlie Roberts, Sam Blott; Billy Meredith, Harold Halse, Tom Homer, Sandy Turnbull, George Wall.

The aftermath: The inaugural defeat to Liverpool was the Reds' only setback at Old Trafford during 1909/10. Ernest Mangnall's men won their last seven home games and finished fifth in the First Division - eight places higher than the previous season. The Theatre of Dreams was already starting to work its magic on Manchester United...

[zeavhere]

Originally Posted by sir_otz

17 December 2001



Michael named Europe's greatest
2001 - Michael Owen was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or ahead of Real Madrid's Raúl and Bayern München keeper Oliver Khan.

Liverpool striker Michael Owen became the first Englishman to be named European Footballer of the Year since Kevin Keegan in 1979.
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Sayangnya masih membela pool hehehehe.... but now he's in the right direction Red Devil.. United Rules

tapi kasihan banged jarang dimainin, padahal kayaknya kalau dikasih kesempatan bisa main bagus ini. semoga lekas di kasih ksempatan ama opa, biar bisa main di piala dunia ntar

[Andi Istiabudi]

Originally Posted by zeavhere

tapi kasihan banged jarang dimainin, padahal kayaknya kalau dikasih kesempatan bisa main bagus ini. semoga lekas di kasih ksempatan ama opa, biar bisa main di piala dunia ntar

Iya.. kasihan Michael Owen jarang dimainkan dalam tim utama. Bahkan konon ada kemungkinan musim depan Michael Owen bakal dilepas Sir Alex Ferguson. Sebenarnya terkesan tidak adil buat Owen, karena dia jarang dimainkan tentu saja peluangnya membuat gol pun semakin sedikit. Ini tidak bisa dijadikan alasan untuk menjualnya.

Seharusnya Sir Alex jangan melepasnya begitu saja, minimal memberikan kesempatan untuk bermain di Carling Cup dan FA Cup. Kasusnya mungkin berbeda jika Owen sering cidera atau bermasalah dalam kehidupan pribadinya. Poor Owen ...

[Redsbusby]

Newton Heath berganti nama menjadi Manchester United setelah menyisihkan nama manchester Celtic dan manchester Central karena dianggap terlalu Irlandia!! Terjadi antara awal hingga pertengahan bulan Mei tahun 1902(belum ketemu tgl pastinya ).

Besok, flashback ke tgl 16 Mei 2005, Glazers (Our Enemy) menguasai 75.7% saham United, menjadikannya memiliki kontrol penuh terhadap manajemen klub.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4550141.stm

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[rondwisan]

History makers
Johnny Giles and Albert Quixall both scored in OT's first League Cup tie.



Wednesday 26 October 1960
League Cup First Round
United 4 Exeter City 1

David Gaskell
Tony Dunne
Joe Carolan
Nobby Stiles
Ronnie Cope
Jimmy Nicholson
Alex Dawson
Johnny Giles (1)
Albert Quixall (2)
Mark Pearson (1)
Albert Scanlon

26/10/2010 00:01 - ManUtd.com, Adam Bostock
Fifty years ago...



Old Trafford hosted its first-ever League Cup tie on Wednesday 26 October 1960…

The Football League Cup - then a brand new competition - failed to capture the imagination of the Manchester public in 1960.

Only 15,662 turned up to Old Trafford to see the Reds play Exeter City, paltry compared to the 33,695 crowd for the previous midweek match, United’s 6-1 thrashing of West Ham in the league.

Negative press for the League Cup might have explained the poor turn-out. The Times complained, "Our game is now further to be saddled by a pointless, prosaic, parochial new tournament" while the chairman of Wolves declared its introduction "not in the best interests of the game."

Or perhaps the Mancunian punters were privy to United's team sheet – in a move that would be mirrored by Alex Ferguson three decades later, Matt Busby used the League Cup to give his fringe players a run-out and rested some of the stars of his 1960/61 side.

His gamble paid off – even though Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Harry Gregg and Dennis Viollet all had their feet up, United still strode into the second round with a convincing 4-1 win over the visitors. It was at the second time of asking, mind you – the Reds had been held 1-1 in the original tie, down in Devon, when Alex Dawson claimed the distinction of scoring the club's first-ever goal in the League Cup.

Dawson stayed in the side for the replay but this was to be Albert Quixall’s night. A record British buy in September 1958, the £45,000 forward netted twice for only the second time in his United career. He was joined on the scoresheet by two players several years his junior – 19 year-old Johnny Giles and 20 year-old Mark Pearson.

However, any hopes of Busby's men winning the inaugural League Cup were dashed in the next round, even though goalkeeper Gregg and centre-back Foulkes returned to bolster the ranks. The Reds lost 2-1 at Bradford City, and didn’t play again in the competition for five seasons – in fact, United only became annual entrants from 1969/70 onwards.