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He's at it again..
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/footbal...&in_page_id=43
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Chelsea, not Liverpool, will provide the main threat to Manchester United's hopes of a fourth consecutive Premier League title.
The United boss has a difficult relationship with Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez and his latest comments will do nothing to ease tensions between the pair.
Liverpool finished second to United last season but Ferguson claims Chelsea, with Carlo Ancelotti now at the helm, will be the stronger force this time.
'Liverpool had probably their best season for 20 years and still finished four points adrift,' said the Scot.
'It will be hard for them to match last season, let alone improve on it.
Other teams will know more about them, so it has to be Chelsea as the main threat.'
The arrival of Ancelotti brings an unknown dimension to the Stamford Bridge club, although Ferguson claims he knows what to expect from the former AC Milan coach.
'Ancelotti will play the Milan way,' he added.
'It brought him two European Cups - it should have been three because they should never have lost to Liverpool [in 2005], so why should he change?'
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he is a ****ing nobhead this fella - i really hope that the media ****ing man up and he gets some kinda backlash - for the last 3-4 months this ****er has just been spouting his mouth off whenever he wants, saying what he wants, with no mud being slung back at him - rafa is the only manager to have stood up to him and had one..........ONE....press conference were he talked about united/ferguson - since then I can think off about 5 or 6 press conference we this prick has jus been tearing into liverpool and on top of that he has also had a go at other clubs.
We are slowly starting to see hte odd article popping up now and then kinda touching the subject that he is a prick but nothing having a real in your face go at him....all the mainstream media seem **** scared. The sooner this ****er retires the ****ing better.i own everton fans on the internet....that's what i doComment
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Just seen the other thread...
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Guys why read what he says? You're all going to see red each time he utters his big mouth?
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the same reason i read what you say - to see why everyone is kicking off and arguing all the time
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Originally posted by PTP View Postthe same reason i read what you say - to see why everyone is kicking off and arguing all the time In fact it's exactly the same thing. 
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He is ****ting his pants big time, trust me, and he is not driving on a motorway this time either.
It is bloody typical of the senile old cunt to spout this **** when he is feeling threatened.
Guys (and gals), they have a very mediocre team this season, honestly. An absolutely beatable line-up with ageing players, lacking the cutting edge Ronaldo and Tevez gave them. I honestly think we will repeat our 4-1 win over them this season, perhaps more emphatically."Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob PaisleyComment
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Ok.... Now this was to be expected. He has written us off. Funny that
He mentions we had our best season for 20 years. Technically he is wrong as we know it is 19 years.
He mentions we'll find it hard to match last season. So his word is of course gospel...
He is not Moses! He is just a very worried old man. The best thing Rafa can do is bat this away! Whisky Nose doesn't mention that we were without the Torres Gerrard partnership for a good part of the season...
I suggest Mr Ferguson picks up a copy of Paul Tomkins new book as it makes very interesting reading. We played many a settled side week in week out... we should have battered Stoke Away - and Hull at Home.
He has said what he said to try and rattle us. Those of you who want to give him a smack - I can totally understand that.
We will do our talking on the pitch. Average age of their side vs ours... Star players in their side over ours ???
Why do you think he's desperate to sign a Villa, Silva or Aguero.
He has Rooney - who is a class player but can lose his temper and focus... he has the laziest forward in the World in Berbatov. He knows full well we will be a threat. And what he has said today is the total opposite of what he said last week when he was speaking - or rather, slagging off Man Citeh.
He had a pop at them, he's now had a pop at us. We were so close last season and he knows it. He has lost his 26 goal a season player... Owen will get crocked, Valencia is ok (not world class though).
Fletcher ? Carrick ?? Anderson ?? - All okay players. But I dont think theyre world class... you don't read about Barca wanting Anderson, or Kaka talking about wanting to play with Carrick as he's so good...
We have nothing to fear going into this season. After the end of season performance I am not concerned.
I think though the expectation will be our biggest situation to deal with - and only through positivity on and off the field will the team progress to win the title...
I believe we are in the best position for over 20 years to win the title this coming season. And I think Ferguson knows this.
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July 9th 2009:
FERGUSON DISMISSES CITY CHALLENGE
By Simon Stone, Press Association Chief Football Writer, Kuala Lumpur
Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed Manchester City as a major threat to Manchester United's Premier League title.
Ferguson has watched agog like the rest of a startled football world this summer as City have splashed out millions in the pursuit of glory.
Emmanuel Adebayor is the latest £25million addition to a cast list that also includes Gareth Barry, Roque Santa Cruz and former United favourite Carlos Tevez, with the prospect of more to come.
As someone who has become accustomed to City's famous inconsistencies during his 23 years at the Old Trafford helm, it must feel strange to know a challenge to United's dominance may come from much nearer home than usual this term.
Yet, relaxed and healthy at the start of another punishing season, Ferguson let his thoughts wander from United's current base in Kuala Lumpur to the city they share with a team now in a very big hurry.
"Given all that has happened in the transfer market this summer, it is a different type of challenge we are facing," he reflected.
"We are being challenged for the back pages.
"Manchester City are getting all the back page stories and they will hold that position for the rest of the season because there is a lot of interest in what they have done and a lot of speculation about whether it is going to work.
"But I cannot look at Manchester City as our main competitors. Liverpool and Chelsea are our main competitors. There is no doubt about that."
And that means no third championship-winning campaign for Carlos Tevez, who has irritated Ferguson with the way he has reacted to his own departure from Old Trafford, bringing the obvious assumption that he really was not worth the hassle of the extra £25million it would have cost to make his "lease" period permanent.
"It won't be easy for them to win anything, even with all the players they have bought," said Ferguson, moving onto the whole City project.
"They have bought a lot of high profile players but they have 10 strikers. That is a hell of a lot.
"I have not spoken to all the managers but the one or two I have are saying 'Who are they going to leave out'?"
"How do you tell players they are not even going to be travelling to London? How does he pick a team? We are all interested."
It was bad enough for Ferguson to inform senior stars like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo they would not be going to Wembley for an FA Cup semi-final with Everton.
At least he could offer the Champions League as an alternative. Hughes can't, which just makes handling the expanding collection of talent gathered at Eastlands all the more problematic.
Problematic for United too as, together with Real Madrid, City have managed to bloat the transfer market to such an extent £50million price-tags are being placed on players who have no background.
No wonder he has withdrawn from action.
"Real Madrid are different to Manchester City," said Ferguson.
"They have an unusual culture of not really bothering about money because they can use their name to write off debt. No Spanish bank will ever close them down.
"Manchester City's culture is about cash. It is about having money and using it."
United have benefited of course. But Ferguson has opted to use only a fraction of the incredible £80million pot Madrid presented him with for Cristiano Ronaldo, bringing in Michael Owen, Antonio Valencia and Gabriel Obertan to a squad expected to challenge for an unprecedented fourth consecutive title; challenging with, he thinks, Chelsea, Liverpool and, maybe, Arsenal.
"I see Chelsea and Liverpool as the main threats because they have the experience and they are consistent," he said.
"They are hard to beat. That won't change. But I can't make up my mind about who is the better team. There is not much between them.
"Arsenal have the biggest job to do because they have sold Adebayor and don't seem to have the money the rest have got.
"How Arsene develops his team will be his biggest test.
"The one thing we know about Arsenal is that they will play some of the best football you will see and they will create chances. They could easily re-establish themselves and challenge for the league again."
And with that, Ferguson is done, ready to embark on another rollercoaster year, knowing one more title will bring immortality for a team aiming to achieve something not done in the previous 130 years.
"We have won the title for the last three years and in the history of the English game no-one has ever won four," he said. "That tells you what a competitive league it is.
"Lyon won their league seven times in a row. Dynamo Kiev won nine, as have Celtic and Rangers. Dinamo Berlin 11 in the old East Germany. You will never get that in the English game.
"I am in charge of a football club that has the right philosophy. I have had fantastic moments here. I have 76,000 watching my team in every home game. I shouldn't really concern myself about another team in the same city, no matter what they do."
5th August 2009:
His age is playing tricks on him.
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Chelsea, not Liverpool, will provide the main threat to Manchester United's hopes of a fourth consecutive Premier League title.
The United boss has a difficult relationship with Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez and his latest comments will do nothing to ease tensions between the pair.
Liverpool finished second to United last season but Ferguson claims Chelsea, with Carlo Ancelotti now at the helm, will be the stronger force this time.
'Liverpool had probably their best season for 20 years and still finished four points adrift,' said the Scot.
'It will be hard for them to match last season, let alone improve on it.
Other teams will know more about them, so it has to be Chelsea as the main threat.'
The arrival of Ancelotti brings an unknown dimension to the Stamford Bridge club, although Ferguson claims he knows what to expect from the former AC Milan coach.
'Ancelotti will play the Milan way,' he added.
'It brought him two European Cups - it should have been three because they should never have lost to Liverpool [in 2005], so why should he change?'
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Here is another classic from Demento
And, while Ferguson has already admitted Ronaldo will be a "massive loss", he denies the argument that United cannot prosper without the world player of the year.
"We were never a one-man team," he said.
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Really. we can dismiss your view from future discussions.Originally posted by Tee View PostAlways borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. Oscar WildeComment
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twice in one thread. oh for hindsight.Originally posted by Tee View PostAlways borrow money from a pessimist. He won’t expect it back. Oscar WildeComment
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