Oli Winton's View - a fair one I think

[alad]

Still struggling to think if more than 3 shots on target though. Please help.

I expected better from you. Your arguement is flawed. If a team dominates a game and has 10 shots go wide by an inch, yet the other team has 1 shot on target which team would you consider to have looked more threatening?

*The above stats are an example and do not reflect the game Saturday*

Correct alad, but you have to admit that many of the shots from Ronaldo (in particular) were speculative at best, particularly when flying high and wide over the bar - the weakest part of his game on Saturday I thought, in an otherwise very good performance from him

I agree, he had 3 poor shots that went either high or wide. That's the nature of shooting from 30 yards, players could get every shot on target if they were all tamely hit, but none would go in. He tested 'USA' in the first half with a stinging shot, and also from the free kick. He played well, but he's like that in every game. He was far from his best and didn't attack the full backs enough.

[topfuller]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

Why oh why don't you all just ignore this child ? Why would a ManU fan popoulate this board? How sad, Why would a Reading fan post on a ManU board .. regularly ?.. They wouldn't

Let me guess, Alads over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life.. so let post on an opposition board and act cocky as hell.. grow up boy.. but the saddest thing is you enjoy it .. you'll be telling us next that you live in Woodley.. Go back to AE where you belong.

[Sam Tubber]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

Why oh why don't you all just ignore this child ? Why would a ManU fan popoulate this board? How sad, Why would a Reading fan post on a ManU board .. regularly ?.. They wouldn't

Let me guess, Alads over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life.. so let post on an opposition board and act cocky as hell.. grow up boy.. but the saddest thing is you enjoy it .. you'll be telling us next that you live in Woodley.. Go back to AE where you belong.

Top FuLOLLOLer

[topfuller]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

Why oh why don't you all just ignore this child ? Why would a ManU fan popoulate this board? How sad, Why would a Reading fan post on a ManU board .. regularly ?.. They wouldn't

Let me guess, Alads over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life.. so let post on an opposition board and act cocky as hell.. grow up boy.. but the saddest thing is you enjoy it .. you'll be telling us next that you live in Woodley.. Go back to AE where you belong.

Top FuLOLLOLer

Sorry are you his boyfriend ?

[alad]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life..

Personal experience talking?

[topfuller]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life..

Personal experience talking?

Got a nerve didnt I saddo

[Big Ern]

By Oli Winton - UO Reporter
Reading 1 - 1 United
United went to Reading expecting to win. Despite their very good home record United would not have felt threatened by the Premiership new-boys, and probably had a bit of a shock. Reading are a good team. Not good enough to take points off us, but good enough to with us not being at full strength and not performing to full capability. United had enough chances to win the match but ultimately the performance was not remotely satisfactory.

Going to a new stadium is always more exciting than just another trip to the same old places year after year. However, Reading might as well have been Boro, Sunderland, Derby, Southampton, Leicester or any other generic new stadium. Four stands, one tier, built near a motorway in fields with nothing else about, fans full of replica shirts, PA announcer getting far too excited, music when they score a goal and small time supporters.

Anyway, back to the match itself, the home support bored us with the same old ‘we support our local team’ and booing Ronaldo nonsense. Ronaldo, incidentally, was superb. His powerful free kick, mazy runs, sense of urgency, tricks that came off and low wipped in balls across the box provided United’s greatest threat. Every time he was booed he looked better, and the United fans gave him the usual defensive reaction, cheering him on and winding up the home Ingerlund fans with Portugal chants.

A special mention must go to Darren Fletcher, so often the recipient of unwarranted abuse. He ran his heart out today and made a tackle in the first half in the opposition box that was simply sensational. He worked tirelessly all day doing a role that went unnoticed but was of huge importance. Other players did not perform so well though, his midfield partner Michael Carrick being one of them.

The second half started badly. A penalty given to Reading a minute from kick off, for alleged handball by Gary Neville in the box. It was never intentional and his arm was by his side; a crazy decision. Doyle, a boyhood United fan, stepped up and just squeezed the ball in. Lucky lucky lucky.

United suddenly woke up. It is almost comical and disgraceful that it takes going a goal down to add some urgency and fight. Almost at will United were spurred into action and it only took a few moments between Richardson missed an absolute sitter. Fortunately ego boy was taken off straight after. The only saving grace of Richardon’s miss was that Rooney made it. It signalled a change to the boy wonder and gave him confidence to take men on and produce chances again. He was fantastic for the last 25 minutes and played a role in the Scholes deflected shot that somehow did not go in. Ronaldo again played a great role is this chance too with his sheer persistence.

Finally the equaliser came; a solo effort from, of course, Ronaldo. For the remaining period of the game United camped in the opposition box, but no goal came. Reading will look back at a game in which they had no efforts on goal and only scored from a dubious penalty. United can look back at missed chances, the return to form of Rooney and the fitness of Heinze and Vidic. However, on a day when all United’s rivals and title challengers won, this was just not good enough.

Very subjective in his view points, and demonstartes the usual arrogant Man Utd views of 'we have a bigger stadium and more history so the 3 points are rightfully ours' . Also, this entire thread is just another of RA's tedious fishing trips.

[alad]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life..

Personal experience talking?

Got a nerve didnt I saddo

If you say so, seeing as I know H&P personally we can have a little laugh at your bitter comments

[topfuller]

Have you been relegated to assistant fisherman?

over weight, single, can't get a girl, and been pushed around all his life..

Personal experience talking?

Got a nerve didnt I saddo

If you say so, seeing as I know H&P personally we can have a little laugh at your bitter comments

That took some time to dream up

[topfuller]

Pm'ing me with 'Bitter old man' just doesnt work ..saddo

[alad]

Pm'ing me with 'Bitter old man' just doesnt work ..saddo

I'm off to attempt suicide with a sandwich bag, back in abit (if I bottle it)

[topfuller]

Pm'ing me with 'Bitter old man' just doesnt work ..saddo

Go back to your pies

[Boston Royal]

The report is crap and biased, but why do we care? He's a MU fan writing for MU fans, not a broadsheet journalist supposed to be impartial. It's natural to see things in the best light for your team. The HNA reports are probably not completely impartial either, but I don't care, as a Reading fan I like reading them.

[TheLawnMowerMan]

Oli Winton is SDR

Can I have my £5 now?

[Para Handy]

By Oli Winton - UO Reporter
Reading 1 - 1 United
[....]Reading are a good team. Not good enough to take points off us, [...]

Oops, got that one wrong then Oli..

[Royalee]

By Oli Winton - UO Reporter
Reading 1 - 1 United
United went to Reading expecting to win. Despite their very good home record United would not have felt threatened by the Premiership new-boys, and probably had a bit of a shock. Reading are a good team. Not good enough to take points off us, but good enough to with us not being at full strength and not performing to full capability. United had enough chances to win the match but ultimately the performance was not remotely satisfactory.

Going to a new stadium is always more exciting than just another trip to the same old places year after year. However, Reading might as well have been Boro, Sunderland, Derby, Southampton, Leicester or any other generic new stadium. Four stands, one tier, built near a motorway in fields with nothing else about, fans full of replica shirts, PA announcer getting far too excited, music when they score a goal and small time supporters.

Anyway, back to the match itself, the home support bored us with the same old ‘we support our local team’ and booing Ronaldo nonsense. Ronaldo, incidentally, was superb. His powerful free kick, mazy runs, sense of urgency, tricks that came off and low wipped in balls across the box provided United’s greatest threat. Every time he was booed he looked better, and the United fans gave him the usual defensive reaction, cheering him on and winding up the home Ingerlund fans with Portugal chants.

A special mention must go to Darren Fletcher, so often the recipient of unwarranted abuse. He ran his heart out today and made a tackle in the first half in the opposition box that was simply sensational. He worked tirelessly all day doing a role that went unnoticed but was of huge importance. Other players did not perform so well though, his midfield partner Michael Carrick being one of them.

The second half started badly. A penalty given to Reading a minute from kick off, for alleged handball by Gary Neville in the box. It was never intentional and his arm was by his side; a crazy decision. Doyle, a boyhood United fan, stepped up and just squeezed the ball in. Lucky lucky lucky.

United suddenly woke up. It is almost comical and disgraceful that it takes going a goal down to add some urgency and fight. Almost at will United were spurred into action and it only took a few moments between Richardson missed an absolute sitter. Fortunately ego boy was taken off straight after. The only saving grace of Richardon’s miss was that Rooney made it. It signalled a change to the boy wonder and gave him confidence to take men on and produce chances again. He was fantastic for the last 25 minutes and played a role in the Scholes deflected shot that somehow did not go in. Ronaldo again played a great role is this chance too with his sheer persistence.

Finally the equaliser came; a solo effort from, of course, Ronaldo. For the remaining period of the game United camped in the opposition box, but no goal came. Reading will look back at a game in which they had no efforts on goal and only scored from a dubious penalty. United can look back at missed chances, the return to form of Rooney and the fitness of Heinze and Vidic. However, on a day when all United’s rivals and title challengers won, this was just not good enough.

Sounds like a right arrogant c*nt to me.

[Skin]

Oli Winton is bitter. Oli Winton thought it would be clever to wear his Man U shirt in the East Stand.

[Tilehurst Mike]

Oli Winton is bitter. Oli Winton thought it would be clever to wear his Man U shirt in the East Stand.

or was it Alad??

[wehateoxford]

[quote="Oli Winton"]By Oli Winton - UO Reporter
Reading 1 - 1 United
Im a man Utd fan in Surrey, i like prawn sandwiches, Man Utd cannot do wrong, how we drew is beneath us, we will wipe Reading off the face of the earth when they come to our gaff, but i can't get tickets. We've seen everything, and beaten everyone, when we sing "Portugal" we're really clever by slandering our home nation
quote]

[working class hero]

Frankly I don't see what folk are cribbing at. Our stadium is - as he says - a generic 'off the peg' model set in an area near the M4. It is of course also superb with great views.

Our support was good [not as impressive as against City imho] - but yes lots wore shirts with hoops [I did]. So what? Our chants were not original - but theirs were hardly better.

MU did have more possession - and lots more shots. However, I felt that having gone up it was a case of 2 points lost rather than 1 point won....
Sadly for them several stars played like idiots and the shooting was abysmal. It is also fair that the penalty was soft. I reckon that after the ball passed our man it was a case of ball to arm and no chance to get out of the way.
I think in all fairness we would have all been raging if it had been given the other way! The bloke behind conveniently forgot all this as he screamed about the ref being an MU fan! He may like to ruminate on this as he mucks out his pigs [ooooo arrrhhhh]

Why get het up about a report from an opposition fan? It had a degree of bias and some fairness [booing Ronaldo is daft - it seems to gee him up and it is better to ignore a spoiled child]. I look forward to the report when we go one step better and get our first win at Old Trafford later this season.

Don't be defensive - we are playing well and we need to boast about the lads' attitude and skill.