Friday, July 03, 2009

Panic? Nope.

Old Trafford...one of the most astonishing places to visit in the UK.


Let us not panic; let us not get frustrated either...

The departure of Tevez and the imminent farewell to Ronaldo have made many ManUtd fans hit the panic button too soon. Football forums are filled with suggestions on whom to sign, at what price and there are quite a few with expressions bordering on total frustration at the seemingly cool official response to the situation and the apparent inactivity of the club in the transfer market. I think we should take a closer look and appreciate the bigger picture which will help us put the perspective properly in place.

This is a well travelled road

We have travelled this road many times in the past.Recently on the newspaper main page we saw how the present situation is similar to that of 1995, when Mark Hughes and Paul Ince departed us. Closer still, when David Beckham moved, the same question was raised in huge banners, who will wear the #7 shirt now? Perhaps much more impact was when Roy Keane left us, nobody expected that gap will get filled and perhaps it is true that even now we miss him in the midfield. Anybody privileged to watch the Juventus game would have sincerely wished to have his presence at Rome (yes we lost to Barca, but nobody died) this year. But then, the team is much more than the individuals and it moves on. To the question debated by one of the leading London newspapers, where does Manchester United go from here, there is only one answer. To the same place where it went when all the previous big names departed, to the top of the Premier League table and the finals of the Champions League, where else? Despite the departure of the high profile players, did we not emerge form the shadows of the invisibles at Arsenal and the money power at Chelsea to become Champions of England, Champions of Europe and Champions of the world?

Believe in Sir Alex

If at all there is somebody in this whole world on whom we can blindly keep our faith, it is Sir Alex. It is utterly futile to imagine that the situation we are in today surprised him and would not have been anticipated by him. He certainly can not go public with his ideas, not even to the fans, till what ever being planned is finalised and are in place. Years of extremely productive experience and being one of the most successful serving football managers, the situation demands that we believe and keep our faith in him. Let us not for a moment forget that a teenager with white streaks of hair, holding his mother's hand crossing the street in Manchester, was also brought to this club by him, groomed by him and show cased to the whole world as the best in the world by him. There is a process, an efficiently working time tested system, by which, not just during the transfer window but during the full season, probable targets are assessed, evaluated and valued. The results will appear in time. May be it is even better to avoid the currently inflated market situation caused by the return of the Galactico era.

Take a re look at our team

It will do a world of good if we remember the team which played the FA Cup Semi, the team which could not be beaten by the full strength Everton during the 120 minutes. It is also worthwhile to remember that match in which we recorded one of our strongest performances of the season, against Stoke City in November, there was Evans, Darren Gibson, Daniel Welbeck and towards the end even Manucho on the pitch. All these players along with Rafael, Fabio, Possebon, and that promising star Macheda are all going to improve with every match they play. The future is as bright as it could be. The midfield which got us four trophies last year and took us to the finals of Champions League and Semis of the FA Cup, just can not become bad just in one game. The awesome defense which piloted our success journey and attacking options of Rooney, Barbatov, Macheda and Welbeck are still in tact along with Park and Nani on the wings. With every departure, the club has managed to alter the playing styles, formation etc, if necessary, to suit the capabilities of the players we have, resulting in our continued success.

There are no instant and ready made solutions

Ronaldo is a very rare package. There is no body else like him. So debates of a direct replacement is out of place. When Ronaldo played, he scored. When he is not there somebody else will step in. We have quality players in all positions and goals can come from all over the pitch. This club has never found it difficult to field a team that produced goals.

The policy to catch them young

The policy of getting the players in their formative years and grooming them to become world class professionals is our established policy for quite some time now. From the class of '92 to the Rooneys and Ronaldos, the system has worked perfectly and it will not be a great surprise if this summer's arrival is also similar to the earlier seasons when we got the D'Silva twins or the Andersons and Nanis.

There is no reason to panic; there is absolutely no need to be frustrated. I have been a Manchester United fan all my life, with United in my veins...Glory Glory Man Utd.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

RM1 juta tiada nilai di Eropah...abah kau

...makcik kayo!!!

Aku google & tejumpa satu artikel pasal ni:-

"Kerajaan hari ini membuat pengakuan telah memperuntukkan RM1 juta untuk bekas pengurus Formula 1 Ferrari, Datuk Seri Jean Todt sebagai duta Tourism Malaysia selama dua tahun. Demikian dinyatakan oleh menteri Pelancungan Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen di Dewan Rakyat hari ini menjawab soalan Ahli Parlimen Gombak yang juga Naib Presiden PKR, Azmin Ali. Azmin telah meminta kerajaan menjelaskan urusjanji kerajaan mengenai perundingan dengan Todt bersama tunangnya Datuk Michelle Yeoh, seorang aktres Malaysia dengan mendakwa RM1 juta telah dibelanjakan untuk rakyat Perancis itu. Menteri berkenaan berkata RM1 juta di Eropah tidak mempunyai apa-apa nilai sekarang tatkala mempertahankan perlantikan Todt."


Wallauu
Aku tanak komen pasal Kerajaan-Todt-RM 1 juta
Tapi aku rasa tebakar ngan menteri tuu
Kot ye pun toksah la berlagak sangat
"RM1 juta tiada nilai di Eropah"
Kaver-kaver la sket.

Kecik atie dowh
Maybe pada dia sejuta tu sikit
Tapi cuba kasek kat aku
Macam-macam leyh wat ngan duit tu
Macam:-

1-Kawen. Aku tak perlu stick kat plan asal aku nak wat majlis kawen pas asar & kasik jamuan biskut tawar cicah teh o...ngan duit tu aku leyh la upgrade sket hidang Nasi Briyani Kambing ngan Air Lecekang. Pastu door gift aku kasik eskrem magnolia sorang satu. Deymm menteri ni, abah kau sejuta takde nilai.

2-Beli designer handbag, pastu kasik kat kawan-kawan. Datuk tau tak ramai membe saya pakai bag LV, Coach & Burberry? Tapi diorang tepaksa beli kat Bandung datuk. Mana nak cekau duit dowh kalo satu LV ori sama rege ngan sebijik motor. Kasik la sejuta tu kat saya bleyh saya pegi butik LV kat Starhill, rembat dalam 20-30 bijik.

3-Beli deodoren dalam 6-kotak pastu kasik free kat abang-abang Bangla Indon Vietnam (read: ketiak bau cam cakoi). Mesti datuk tak penah nek komuter pagi-pagi. Try la nek komuter, nak best kat stesen Bangi/Kajang/Petaling. Tapi datuk takyah mandi kalo nak nek komuter tue. Sebab pelancong-pelancong tu pun memang bau cam cakoi. Haram jadah sia-sia je sembur perfume. Try la tanya akak-akak yang nek komuter pepagi, mesti dia cakap membazir je dia beli CK For Her, tapi last-last dalam komuter bediri bawak ketiak abang bangla.

4-Ternak lembu & kambing. Walaupun saya takde padang ragut, tapi bleyh je bawak lembu kambing tu makan rumput kat stadium bukit jalil. Cam mana la muka Sir Alex Ferguson time Man Utd lawan Malaysia ujung bulan ni. Padang cam tempat ternak burung kasuari je. Marah la Uncle Alex. Dulu time Brazil, Arsenal & Chelsea datang Malaysia, takde plak diorang komen pasal mende len (cam sebab apa orang benci KaiJay etc), tapi pasal PADANG. Kalo public bising, mula-la engage consultant & contractor, lay surface baru, besar tu blanje...tapi pastu mende sama gak brulang.


Okla datuk
Saya sebenarnya merapu je ni
Tapi memang saya kecik ati bila datuk cakap
"Sejuta tiada nilai"
...Abah kau!!!