I think we can all agree here that we all love and support Man United. I guess we just express that support differently.

However, on the issue of Berbatov, I have to say I agree with Air_Mood. I've seen many criticisms of Berbatov. Some fair, some not so fair.
It's so easy to demand from others without having to put up with the same demands yourself.

1) Berbatov isn't really as shit as everyone thinks. If you look at the stats, he actually performed better than Tevez last season and he actually improved, this season. The problem is he missed more shots on goal this season and fans only see the obvious - those missed shots. So they come to the conclusion he sucks.

2) As a fan of Man United, I'd like to be able to see that Man United fans show some class. What does this mean? It means one word - RESPECT. It would be very nice if we can see an end to the constant insults and name calling of a Man United player. So long as the man wears Man United colors, I'd be loathed to see him trashed and stepped on by a Man United fan.

3) It is the job of the player to play. The job of the manager to manage. Guess what's the job a supporter?

Don't get me wrong. It is not my intention to condemn and I hope Berbatov can score more goals as well. I just hope that people can show their own team's players some respect.

Until SAF says so, I will keep my faith with the players and the manager.

Berbatov’s decision to end his involvement with Bulgaria ensures he will not face England in the opening Euro 2012 qualifier at Wembley in September.

Whether the £30.75 million forward is still a United player by that stage is open to debate, however, with the 29 year-old’s position at Old Trafford under threat following his failure to produce his best form at the club since his arrival from Tottenham in September 2008.

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal is keen to take Berbatov to the Allianz Arena and the German champions could tempt United with a bid in the region of £15 million for the player.

But Berbatov insists he remains determined to succeed at United after scoring just 12 goals in all competitions this season.

He said: “I’m sure United will buy a new striker, but I am there and that’s important. I will try to fulfil my contract because where would I go after United? I have reached the top with them.

“I do not know about interest from other clubs and I have had no meetings because I am a Manchester United player.

“In my two years, things could have been better, but they could have been worse too. I have had my moments.

“I have won the championship and the Carling Cup, but people had great expectations for the money it cost to sign me. We do not know what will happen in the third year.

“I might not seem happy, but I can’t grin like an idiot on the field. I do not show any emotions, but I’m really happy because I am with the biggest team in the world.” N

asko Sirakov, the director of Bulgaria’s national team, confirmed that Berbatov informed him of his decision to retire from international football in March.

But Berbatov, who has been plagued by a persistent knee problem since the autumn, insists he was not pressurised into making the decision by United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Berbatov said: “I didn’t discuss my decision with Sir Alex, but you know when to say 'enough’ and I have had ailments for several months. I feel tired.

"I took this decision on my own and I started thinking about my future with the national team more than a month ago.”

“I’m sure United will buy a new striker, but I am there and that’s important. I will try to fulfil my contract because where would I go after United? I have reached the top with them. - Berbatov

He's no Tevez ain't he? That Argie keep on whining even playing first eleven for City. Which one you would rather keep?

Nani has delighted and surprised fans with his resurgent form in 2010, and team-mate Rio Ferdinand it's all rooted in hard work.

The Portuguese winger struggled for form and a place in the side in the first-half of the campaign, but Reds assistant Mike Phelan acknowledged this year that “the penny dropped”. Since then he's been one of United’s best players, scoring several eye-catching goals.

"Nani's really come on since Christmas,” says Rio. “He’s a young player learning the game and he’s got his head down and worked, really knuckled down. He’s seen the benefits of that by becoming an effective part of the team. The important thing is he’s producing an end product – scoring goals and setting up chances. Because of that he’s getting a consistent run in the team and any player benefits from that.”

If he continues his club form, Nani could be one of the World Cup's stars, and Ferdinand believes the sky is the limit for the 23-year-old. “Nani’s got the potential to do what he wants,” he adds. “He’s one of the sharpest players around, has a great strike with both feet - he’s got the potential to be a top, top player. If he continues the way he’s going he’ll be a great weapon for next season.”

Voted player of the year by peers, team-mates, supporters and scribes, Wayne Rooney was the undoubted sensation of United’s 2009/10 campaign.

From master craftsman to crafty marksman, the 24-year-old has flourished as the focal point for United’s attack. With 34 goals in 40 starts to date, Rooney has enjoyed the most prolific season of his career so far, evolving into a proven predator with an insatiable appetite for goals.

For all the questions posed by Cristiano Ronaldo’s summer departure to Real Madrid, Rooney has had the answer, and provided the in-house solution to the gaping hole left by the Portuguese in Sir Alex Ferguson’s attack. A formational reversion to 4-4-2 accommodated his deployment as the more advanced member of a strike partnership, and as a lone front man in a 4-5-1 setup in bigger games. The results have been breathtaking.

"I have been in the box a lot more and working on my timing and finishing," says Wayne. "I have played up front in every game I have played and that has helped me score a lot of goals. When you are the lone striker you have to play up the pitch because you are the focal point of your team. I didn't get that many goals from inside the six-yard box in previous seasons. But I've worked on my movement to create space and it's paying off."

And how. A sobering assessment of Rooney’s value to club and country came last month. ‘Pray’ urged The Sun, quaking at scaremongering suggestions that the striker could miss months of action after he tweaked ankle ligaments against Bayern Munich.

The weight of England's World Cup lies on Rooney’s broad shoulders, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He’s chief goal-getter under Capello and Ferguson, having previously been a victim of his own vim and versatility.

"We probably didn't use him properly last season,” admitted Sir Alex. “We probably exploited his eagerness and enthusiasm to play anywhere. But we know his strengths, we know where he's best and that's where we're using him.”

It’s a switch which has ensured a torrent of goals for United and a steady flow of personal accolades for the striker. Named last month as the PFA Player of the Year, and earlier this week as the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, United’s number 10 has distinguished himself as the Premier League’s finest striker this term. Not that he believes the hype, mind.

"Don't look on us as a one-man team or see it as a great burden on me: it's nonsense,” says Rooney. "If I don't get the service, I can't score. If I don't, I expect others to. We've shared the goals out well and it's certainly not just about me. We expect to win as a team, not as individuals."

That team ethic has been ratified by peers across the Premier League – Rooney was joined by Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher and Valencia in the PFA Team of the Year, giving the Reds twice as many representatives as any other team.

This season has boasted the Reds’ highest goals-per-game ratio since the mid-1960s. It’s been a throwback to the traditional United ethos of wingplay, a trait slightly diluted last season by the ability to deploy Ronaldo’s threat centrally. New signing Antonio Valencia quickly assimilated to life at Old Trafford, Nani’s brimming potential spilled over into results, Ji-sung Park established himself as an invaluable attacking weapon and Ryan Giggs continued to roll back the years on the left flank. The supply line of dangerous crosses for Rooney, his fellow strikers and onrushing central midfielders has been a fruitful one.

On the other side of the touchline, United’s management and coaching staff have had to manage change more than ever this season. Summer transfers and subsequent tactical tinkering notwithstanding, a crippling spate of injuries has been overcome to keep the Reds motoring along throughout the term, and right in the shake up during silverware season. The backroom boys’ hard graft rarely warrants a mention, but Edwin van der Sar insisted on saluting them during a post-match interview at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium in March.

Dragging fitness coach Tony Strudwick into the camera’s eye, the Dutchman said: "Tony and his team work hard to prepare the players in the best way possible. A lot of the progress we are making on the pitch is down to them. With their help and the tactics of Rene [Meulensteen], Mick [Phelan] and the boss [Sir Alex Ferguson], it’s great to be here."

Manchester United has had, and continues to hold, some of the brightest stars around. However blinding they are, however, it is the club’s enduring sense of oneness and family which burns brightest.

Patrice Evra joins up with the France World Cup squad this weekend as they begin preparations for the tournament in South Africa, and the Reds left-back says he’s ready to give his all for les bleus despite a demanding club campaign.

The United no.3 made 51 appearances in a red shirt last season and started all but one of the Reds’ 38 league games – a statistic made all the more impressive when you consider how frequently he bombs up and down the left flank, as a defensive rock and attacking outlet.

Evra lifted the Carling Cup as captain at Wembley, but the campaign ended on a downbeat note as the Reds missed out on a good chance to make the Champions League final and lost out in the title race to Chelsea on the final day of the season.

“The World Cup is the only thing that keeps me smiling,” says the Frenchman. “But I won’t have a rest because I meet up with the French squad on 15 May.

“I will only have had six days’ rest. But I will give my best for my country, just as I did for Man United, and I hope to win the World Cup. I also hope to play England in the final – and to beat them, definitely!”

Despite becoming England captain, Rio Ferdinand endured a frustrating 2009/10...

Story of the season: "The day after a game I would waddle into the club like a duck, bent over like an old hunchback,” Rio admitted when describing the back injury which ravaged his campaign. The manner with which Fernando Torres brushed aside the defender's attentions at Anfield in October prompted a moment of clarity: "We made a decision to rest it completely before I could return to the team." In his first game back, Rio’s off-the-ball clash with Hull's Craig Fagan yielded a three-game ban, subsequently extended to four for what the FA deemed a frivolous appeal. Finally back for March’s hard-fought win at Wolves, Rio reprised his partnership with Nemanja Vidic and turned in a string of typically unflustered performances as the season wound to a close. There was another late injury scare when he tweaked a groin muscle and dislocated a finger in the goalless draw at Blackburn, but Rio’s determination to play on demonstrated his unerring commitment to the cause.

Finest moment: Ferdinand and Vidic shouldered plenty of flak after three successive defeats to Liverpool between 2008 and 2009. Although Fernando Torres escaped the entire defence’s attentions to open the scoring at Old Trafford in March, the manner with which Rio snuffed out the visitors’ threat throughout the game exorcised some lingering demons. Sadly no goals for the lofty defender to celebrate, although he did come close with a superb hooked volley at home to Fulham.

What’s in store? Rio will be intent on attaining and retaining full fitness ahead of next season, especially with the ever-improving Jonny Evans pushing for further involvement and new signing Chris Smalling arriving from Fulham.

May 14, 2010

Wayne Rooney revealed last night that he plans to become a manager when he hangs up his boots. The Manchester United forward admitted for the first time that he began working towards his coaching badges last season.

“I would like to [step into management],” Rooney said, after picking up his award for the Football Writers’ Association player of the year. “I joined Everton when I was nine years old and football has been a massive part of my life. When I do stop playing, I want to be involved in football. I started doing my coaching badges this year, and probably did not do as many classes as I would have liked. Hopefully I can continue them next year. I love football and enjoy football — I can’t see myself running a restaurant, I want to be in football.”

Rooney also said that Fabio Capello, the England manager, and Sir Alex Ferguson, his manager at United, could be “fearsome” if their team did not win.

However, the forward is unlikely to incur their wrath, saying that he would play in any position if needed. “I am only 24,” he said. “Hopefully I can progress and the best years are still ahead of me. I am always learning every day, and take things in from all my team-mates. As a player you are never the finished article. I want to keep learning and getting better.”

Time when we have had enough of the team??? What the feck?? It's supporters like those which the club doesn't need. They're welcome at those flavour of the season clubs though i.e. the winning ones.

With statements like that you wonder why people normally associate fans outside the place where the club is from as glory hunters ehh?? Because only glory hunters gets tired of supporting a team that they are supposedly fans of and then shift teams. A fan supports his team thru thick and thim.

Seriously, ffs.

But you also have to look from his perspective. Yes, we're all supporting the same club but we all have different vision on how the club can be more successful ( eg . Selling Berba and get a real goal scorer )

Please name me one.

But you also have to look from his perspective. Yes, we're all supporting the same club but we all have different vision on how the club can be more successful ( eg . Selling Berba and get a real goal scorer )

Higuain? Villa?

Please dont make me laugh.

Both of them are proven in La Liga.

Berba is proven in BPL.

Berba are having problems with his price tag.

I reckoned that either of them(Higuan/Villa) would cost at least 25m pounds.

What makes you think that they won't have any problems adapting to BPL?

What makes you think that they won't be facing confidence issues as Berba facing currently?

Have your heard of a certain Andriy Shevchenko? What was he like in Serie A before moving to Chelsea?

   

wow.... chill man, why get so hype up!!! we are all man utd fans, and we want wats best for the club. calm down..