The first real test......bring on Chelsea!

With United ( aside from the opening day 2-1 ) walking past opposition with style and flair these past few games its safe to say that this weekends visit of Chelsea will be the first real test of the season for Ferguson's new army.

But first up is tomorrow's match in the Champions League against Benfica. Will be interesting to see how Fergie lines up the team as in the past he has chosen to play one striker up front on his own, especially in away fixtures. But with the way the team is playing right now in a free flowing attacking system it would be hard to imagine he would want to change that, epecially against a team like Benfica who should not give us too much problem.

Rooney's form to start the season is something that simply can not be ignored, 8 goals in 4 league and not just the goals but his overall play has been sublime. If he can keep this going on a fairly consitant basis, and his partnership with Chicharito continues to grow.......well....we can only dream!

For all my fellow Reds in the Toronto area make sure you get yourself down to Main Event tomorrow at 2:45pm as well on Sunday for the big Chelsea clash ( get there early the place fills up fast ) at 11am, if your not in the Toronto area check out www.muscc.net to find a pub in your area.

Keep the red flag flying high......

Keep the red flag flying high...

On a weekend that started with the excitement and anticipation of the Champions League final ended tonight with tears and my heart filled with pride for a team I can only love no matter what. Tear?! I'm sure your all thinking that seems a bit on...shouldn't the tears been on Saturday with the loss of the final? The simple answer no! We were beaten by the better team on the day, Barcelona were brilliant! We had our moments and the goal by Rooney was pure class, but over 90 minutes its safe to say we were soundly beaten. And although I was gutted on the day, it was Sunday evening that brought the tears. Having nothing to do I decided to watch BBC's movie United. And over the course of the 1 hour 35 min movie most were spend in tears, some smiles, but mostly tears. Seeing the Munich air disaster and it's effects in a cinematic way really hit me, like the first time I walked down Munich tunnel at Old Trafford, but this time in a much more real way. It made the loss of the Champions League final very insignificant, in the big picture, and also reminded me that this club will never say die! Our club and our badge are more than just a football club, more than hobby, more that something we watch on the weekends. It is something that, as a true Manchester United supporter, you feel with every fibre of your being, every kick of the ball, every near chance, every missed opportunity, and every time the ball hits the back of the net. It is part of who we are.

Keep the red flag flying high.......cause Man United never die!!!

Never Say Die!!

The past few weeks have been full of surprises for Manchester United and it's supporters! Starting with tongue and cheek chants of " We're shit, and we're top of the league" and a 0-0 draw at Spurs to a 5-0 demolition of Birmingham and on to today's heroic comeback against Blackpool.

Being 2-0 down to the Seasiders away from home with 20 minutes on the clock you could forgive the neutral for rubbing their hands with glee, fully believing United had dropped all 3 points with their game in hand. But as an United supporters knows....you never leave until the final whistle is blown as our beloved reds are always up for a fight! A Berbatov brace and Chicharito's great run behind the defense and finish we rallied to take all 3 points in a very important game in hand, putting us firmly atop the table with a 5 point lead on the pretenders to our throne. On a sour note from what was an otherwise great day, Rafael suffered a head injury and went to hospital for scans, a concussion is what is believed to be the outcome, shame the boy is really coming along this season, hoping for a speedy recovery! Rooney did not have the best of matches, granted he was stuck out wide for most of the match, but even with that being said he just seems to be off his game still, perhaps lacking confidence.

This coming weekend we return to FA Cup football with a match against Southampton, I really hope we play a good side against them and get through to the next round with ease, this is a trophy I would like the boys to win this season and the 8 year drought is too long for United. Well until next time...Keep the red flag flying high, cause Man United Never Die!!!!

Cheers