Lakenheath Old Boys

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

United vs. Arsenal Live!

I'm a bit goal starved after yesterday's CL semi-final, so I'm looking for a good old fashioned Premiership goalfest today.

Join me from 2:45 EST for the big one!

144 Comments:

Blogger United We Stand said...

I am here and very nervous!!

2:30 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Arsenal team: Almunia, Sagna, Toure, Silvestre, Gibbs, Song Billong, Diaby, Walcott, Fabregas, Nasri, Adebayor. Subs: Fabianski, Eduardo, Denilson, Ramsey, Djourou, Bendtner, Eboue.

Man Utd team: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Ronaldo, Tevez, Rooney. Subs: Foster, Berbatov, Giggs, Park, Scholes, Rafael Da Silva, Evans.

2:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Afternoon, Dave! What did you do? Leave the kids with a sub?

2:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Tevez and Roon up front, Berba on the bench. Your thoughts?

2:31 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

23 games unbeaten in the Champions League
United have that record. Long may it continue

2:37 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Hey Bob, glad to see Tevez on the field. We looked might dangerous with all three of them on
Giggs not on the field to make appearance number 800

2:39 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

that would be MIGHTY dangerous

2:40 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I've got a MyP2P Ustream of ESPN2 up and looking good. I think I'll stick with that one since you're probably watching the same coverage.

2:41 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

1932: Players who can miss the second leg if they get booked tonight: Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra, Samir Nasri, Alex Song, Abou Diaby.


OR

could miss the Final if booked next time

2:41 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Here comes the teams!

2:41 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Teams coming out!!!

COME ON UNITED!!

2:42 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Believe!!!!

2:42 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Roon is the key figure in that group. Should he sacrifice a yellow tonight if things are going well?

2:42 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

FIVE English starters

2:43 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Even better - I found a Sky Sports stream. Hope it continues to work. I'm sick of Tommy.

2:45 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Fergie's working over time on the gum tonight. And we're off!

2:46 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

We're off

2:46 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oooh, a looping header from Roon nearly creeps into the far corner.

2:47 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Rooney almost scores after 90 seconds!!

What are you watching?

I have the TV on and a Sky on atdhe


OOOH, a slip and Ron cracks it a across the box

Great start!

2:48 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What was Gibbs playing at there! Ronaldo in but wastes the opportunity.

2:48 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Actually, on the replay it was a great save from Almunia from a Sagna header rather than off Roon. Would have been an o.g. Great save!

2:48 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

All United so far. Song hacks Ronaldo. And Nasri has kicked out. Bollocking from the ref.

2:49 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Nasri will have to watch himself now. A yellow would put him out of the second leg.

2:49 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I've got Sky on one of the JustinTV streams. It's pretty good.

2:50 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Almost a great pass by Roon

2:50 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

My stream just gave out. Famous last words. Any ideas?

2:52 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United have slowed down a little
Have the Arse weathered the storm?

2:53 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What's happening?

2:53 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Ron sets up Tevez
Weak shot
He could have gone back to Tev

2:56 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I've got a Spanish language stream up with bad sound on Atdhe. Best I can do right now. I don't want to miss too much of the match.

2:56 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Walcott got round the back there but couldn't find anyone with his ball in.

2:57 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Arsenal get the ball in the box for the first time but a naff cross by Theo

2:57 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

These teams know each other far too well. That's one of the weaknesses of this tourney. The players must be thinking - "Bah, not you lot again!"

2:58 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

O'Shea's got the close control of a backyard shed.

2:59 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Michael Carrick - ugliest man in football today?

3:00 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I want goals! I want goals! I want goals!

3:01 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Are you in the bog, Dave?

3:01 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

atdhe's third link is ESPN


What a save by Almunia off of Tev

BUGGER

3:02 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Ooh, point blank save by Almunia from Tevez there! The Spaniard's keeping the Arse in this one.

3:02 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

YES!!!

JOHN O'SHEA??!!!!?????

3:02 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

GOAL! O'Shea knocks it in from the corner!

United 1-0 up!

3:02 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

What a finish!!

Great play by Carrick. He is back on track!

3:03 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

It says it only supports IE or Firefox in Windows when I pop it on.

3:03 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

THat's the fourth one
the third one is ESPN

3:05 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

BBC Radio 5 Live's Graham Taylor: "The Arsenal players, unless I'm seeing things, look a bit unhappy in their roles and with the way they are playing."

3:06 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I've lost the stream again. Grrrr.

3:06 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

http://www.iraqgoals.net/ch1.html

3:08 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Third stream on Atdhe. Not broadcasting. Grrrr.

3:08 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Half way through the first half. United are all over them

I hope they rue their lack of goals for the amount of possession

3:09 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Roon tries a pile driver from half way hit wide.
I wish it was on target... that was hammered

3:10 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

That was Roon back there putting off Fabregas on the shot. Great work ethic from the lad.

3:11 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Fab has a chance and whiffs and goes for a throw-in

3:11 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Fab hits the target but saved and covered up by VDS

Arsenal starting to have a little offensive possession
KNOCK IT OFF

3:12 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

These commentators sound like they're living down a well. At least I'm getting to practice my Spanish.

3:14 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Tommy Smith is an idiot!!

3:14 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Another fabulous save from Almunia from a Ronaldo header!

3:14 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What's tommy saying?

3:15 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Great cross for Ronaldo but his header is brilliantly saved again by Alm
Saved again!

3:15 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

How do you say, "O'Shea bulges the old onion bag" in Spanish anyway?

3:15 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United could be away and hiding!!

3:15 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Arsenal scare me every time they go forward

STOP IT

3:16 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Tevez went in on Almunia there and both of them are down writing now.

3:17 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Away goals don't matter in the game!!
Smith is an idiot

Tevez almost in. Saved by Aluminum

3:18 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Tevez shouldn't have gotten a yellow there!

3:18 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Great run by Anderson


Roon seems to have moved into the center from the left wing

3:21 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Anderson has been bossing the midfield

3:22 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

So what result would make you happy? 2-0? 3-0? 4-0?

3:24 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Really happy with the performance so far
Not pleased with the score

3:24 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Right now this deserves at least 3-0

3:25 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Finally! I've got the ESPN2 coverage up on Atdhe stream #3. Nearly half time now.

3:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Did Tommy really say that? What a berk!

3:27 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

What's Anderson doing in the center forward channel?

3:28 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I think Anderson was on-side

3:28 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

We need another goal!

3:28 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

He just thinks both sides can score away from home

3:29 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Great move from United. Just cut out by Silvestre.

3:30 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Anderson tries to put Carrick through
Why didn't he go himself

Why does Smiffy mean by 'what people say about United' They pass the ball brilliantly!

3:30 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Agreed. I think Arsene would take this result right now.

3:30 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Walcott almost through!

3:31 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I have no idea. Did you read that article that the Gooner sent? It had comments about Tommy. One Irish bloke said that if Tommy ever set foot in Dublin again, he'd give him a right kicking.

3:31 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Half time

Great performance

Wish there were more goals to show for it!

Toward the Stretford End for the second half

3:32 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Half-time: 1-0 United courtesy of O'Shea's strike. Job done so far for the Red Devils. They'll want to add to that in the second half.

3:32 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'll say it again - do United ever lose the toss? Or do teams just let them attack the Stretford End? I can't remember their not attacking the Stretford in the second half - can you?

3:33 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Spurs sent them toward the Stretford End last week.
The commentators mentioned it

Of course, we scored FIVE attacking away from the SE

3:37 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United need to hammer home their advantage.
I hope it doesn't come back to bite them

3:41 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Why does ESPN have the white shirt of United and the red of Arsenal for today's match on the floor?
Couldn't they find out what shirts they were going to wear??

3:43 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Yeah, Rooney was irresistable on Sunday.

3:45 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

No, they couldn't. Any other questions?

3:45 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I hate how people say ArSENal!!
It is Arsnal really



Teams are out.... come on UNITED!!!

3:46 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Dear oh dear - I've lost the stream again, right before kick-off. I'm off to find the Spanish one again.

3:48 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United have not started like they did the first half

3:49 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

One goal from 135 minutes of Champions League semi final action. Not exactly value for money, is it? Good thing we're not paying anything!

3:50 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Wow - first time I've been able to get LiveVSS loaded all day and it comes up with Martin and Andy first try. Brilliant!

3:51 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Great work from Carrick

I don't think Tevez was off-side again!!

3:53 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Mine doesn't work

3:54 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Ron has a shot blocked


Anderson has been all over the park tonight

He was supposed to be marking Fab

Now Anderson wastes a corner

3:56 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

This match has gone off the boil.

3:56 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Song's getting close to a booking.

3:57 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Did you try the first United-Arsenal link?

3:57 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Web page doesn't open at all

3:58 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Wasted corner by Anderson. Straight over everyone.

3:58 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I know - that was the same for me for most of the afternoon. But suddenly it loaded for me and the first link brought up Martin and Andy on Sky Sports 2.

3:58 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Evra has been the weak link tonight not O'Shea

3:59 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Thirty five minutes left. Still 1-0.

4:00 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

A mistake by Fletch almost gets the Arse in
Rio to the rescue

4:00 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

We really need another goal or two

4:01 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Useless shot by Anderson...he'll never score!

4:02 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

How can a Brazilian not know how to score?

4:03 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Adebayor has a nice shot
Over the bar. I didn't have a good feeling when it bounced perfectly for him

4:05 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Oooh, Fabregas was nearly in there, but Rio knocked him off it.

4:05 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Anderson is an enigma. When you signed him, I remember looking at some YouTube clips of him and they all showed him doing these amazing runs and scoring great goals. Who knew that he would play as a holding mid?

4:06 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

My link has frozen - bye bye Martin and Andy. It was good while it lasted!

4:06 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

25 to go

Here comes Ryan Giggs making his 800th appearance for United

Mr. PFA Player of the Year
I think that is for the career not season

Tevez off for Berbatov

4:08 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Ronaldo with an absolute cracker!!

OFF THE CROSSBAR

4:10 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

I hope Arsenal don't score... they don't deserve to

Here come Bendtner

4:11 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Berbatov had no pace to get that ball.... he should have gotten that

Theo is the one coming off

4:12 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Great run by Roon into the box but his cross is cut out
Carrick hits a nice shot wide

4:14 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

I'm off to my class, mate. Best of luck!

4:14 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Another dangerous cross by United's best wide man... Rooney but cleared

4:16 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Take care

4:16 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Giggs crosses cleared by Silvestre

4:17 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

We REALLY need another goal

4:18 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

13 to go

4:19 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Giggs gets it in the net but called back

Says he is offside.... very close

Of course Tommy Smith says he was so he wasn't

4:20 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Commentators say that Berba hasn't scored in his last six games... he scored against Spurs you Plonker!

4:22 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Eduardo coming on with under 10 to go

4:23 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

He is coming on for Adebayor with 8 to go

4:24 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

The commentator just repeated himself about Berbatov


HE SCORED ON SATURDAY!!!

4:25 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

It is Derek and not Tommy!!!!

4:25 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

The Arse have free kick
Rio fouled Eduardo and got hit in the family jewels

VDS comes for it but doesn't get it but Bendtner hits it wide
Rio is down again.

4:27 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Rio is coming off for Evans

Rio is walking off holding his ribs

Please be okay Rio

4:29 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

2 to go plus added time

4:29 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Keep your head Roon

4:30 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

4 added minutes

4:32 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Ron has a chance but hits it widely wide

4:32 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

2 to go

4:33 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

United give the ball away twice

Throw in to the Arse

4:35 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Under one to go

4:35 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

Very close to the end

4:35 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

That's it!

Manchester United 1 Arsenal 0
just as I predicted JOHN O'SHEA was the game winner!

I guess that score is okay but we deserved much more! Alumunia was Arsenal's hero


On to the Emirates!!
I plan on doing a sicky on that day


Talk to you guys on the weekend.
United kick off against Boro at 7:45


Take care

4:38 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

BBC Radio 5 Live's Graham Taylor: "Will it be enough for Manchester United, that's the question? Though from an Arsenal point of view, they've got to beat United by two goals to go through, and not many teams do that."

I hope you're right Graham, I hope you're right!

4:42 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Well, it's all to play then for next week in both matches. Can't wait. I'll be there on Saturday morning with bells on, Dave.

By the way, on the Berba issues, are you sure that the goal was counted to him because it looked as if it might have been an own goal off Gomez. Maybe Derek is right?

6:58 PM  
Blogger United We Stand said...

No way Berba's goal
Manchester United 5 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
29' 0 - 1 Darren Bent
32' 0 - 2 Luka Modric
57' Cristiano Ronaldo (pen) 1 - 2
67' Wayne Rooney 2 - 2
68' Cristiano Ronaldo 3 - 2
71' Wayne Rooney 4 - 2
79' Dimitar Berbatov 5 - 2

9:25 PM  
Blogger The Blue Devil said...

Right, you are, mate. I was just trying to possibly justify Derek Rae's incompetence. Fair enough.

One more reason to celebrate the end of ESPN2's coverage of the CL.

3:49 PM  

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