Well there we are. My first full season on here wittering on about United. Been another strange one that’s left me feeling like we’ve been here before, so reticent to look too far ahead. Onwards to better things next season. Taking a little break from here for now. Well done Bruno! Well done Reds!

And I agree with this. Is Anderson in the same bracket as the £100m Rice and Caicedo at the time of their moves? I’d argue probably yes. I think we will eventually need a player in that bracket as our lynchpin, but I think this window has just come too early. Consistent CL qualification - then move.

Friends over. BBQ. And this to look forward to. What a day ahead!

Oh don’t you worry! It’s been seen by the Kirklees constituents…and the rest!

The Pep/SAF arguments are silly, but I’m going to join in. There’d be case if Fergie had say managed Rangers, Juventus & Chelsea. Clubs of relative stature to Pep’s Barca, Bayern and City. But he didn’t. He broke the Old Firm stranglehold & masterminded English football’s greatest dynasty. End.

Assembling a BBQ tonight. Mixed reviews ranging from “it’s a nightmare to put together” to “pretty straightforward, maybe 2-3 hours, if you follow the instructions”. Will report back.

I mean…they’re going to click, right? Right?

Anyone else find the build up to another team winning the league far worse than them actually winning it? I mean, I’m not too fussed about Arsenal, but even when it was Liverpool, the worry, dread & realisation in the build up to them winning it far outweighed the sense of 🤷🏻‍♂️ once they had.

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Yesterday was fun wasn’t it! A proper end of season game between teams with little to play for bar personal milestones. Great to see Bruno reach 20 - hopefully he surpasses it on Sunday. Glad the build up to Casemiro’s goodbye was actually bigger than the goodbye itself - handled well in the end.

Sorry lads. The Michael Cox Requisite Standard hasn’t been met this season so there’ll be no awards being handed out. Better luck next year!

Bit late on this, but my god, what a take! 😂

Bournemouth qualifying for the Champions League would be an even more remarkable story and just as big a miracle as when Leicester defied their odds of 5000-1 to win that Premier League title… …would be a ridiculous opinion to have, let alone share it on the radio. Alex Crook everyone.

I’m seeing a lot of ‘we don’t really know what Carrick’s philosophy is’ & ‘he’s just put players in their positions’ when there are numerous articles out there, written by those keen on tactics, that explain his style at Middlesbrough pretty clearly. Can’t imagine he’ll stray too far from that.

And now on BBC One, Chris Mason’s Ten O Clock News.

Slightly increase a band: Grandmaster Flash and the Apoplectic Six

Chris ‘Political editor, in the room’ Mason thinking Starmer’s use of autocue earlier rendered his address as less ‘from the heart’ tells you everything you need to know about him. A gossip merchant, desperate to stir the pot rather than provide any sort of reason, balance or analysis.

Not quite sure ‘forcing’ is the right word here what with Mosquera and Hincapie remaining on the bench.

Ashley Williams with an interesting take on the push on Schade on MOTD “In real time I thought it was a penalty, definitely, but as we see the replay Schade actually trips himself up, his own foot against his own heel, and as he’s running at such pace he goes down.” Because he was pushed, Ashley 🙄

Won’t profess to be too clued up on boxing, but this is some fight. What is Wardley’s chin made of!?

Morning all! After bemoaning our lack of Saturday 3pm KOs all season, we’ve finally got one…and I’m missing it! Putting the body through it once again to launch a leather ball at 3 pieces of wood 22 yards away. League cricket is back and the sun is shining. 🔴⚪️⚫️ 🏏☀️

Modern Britain is basically the worst people from school discovering politics. The bullies. The loud idiots. Those who thought being thick was funny. Now they vote on things they barely understand, with the same confidence they once used to shout across class and the rest of us have to live with it.

I didn’t have the energy to post properly last night but I despair at the number of anti-Arsenal posts that filled my timeline. The energy wasted on pointing out their shortcomings after they’ve literally just reached the final of the competition we’ve all been desperate to merely get back into 😂.

The silly thing about assists now being a ‘thing’ (I presume largely in down to the popularity of Fantasy Football) is that Bruno’s nod down to Sesko yesterday probably doesn’t count due to the keeper getting a touch, but his tap to Mason Mount at Selhurst Park does.

Remember when Neville was desperate for Fernandes to get sent off today. Sounded genuinely annoyed when he saw the ref only had a yellow in his hand. Odd ball.

Two very uncharacteristic clangers turned today’s game. We know where the gaps are and they were once again exposed when we began to chase the game. A disciplined midfielder that can get around the pitch for 90 minutes and bring an element of control makes a huge difference to this side. #MUFC

The analysis can wait. The ifs. The buts. We’re back in Europe and we’ve done it by doing the double over that lot. Enjoy it reds!

That’s a ridiculous penalty decision 😂

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Saw the penultimate frame of Wu vs Allen last night. Went to bed, checked what was happening in the decider to see Allen among the balls, and have woken up to see Wu in the final! What a match!

I mean, not beating United might have been a sackable offence 6-12 months ago, but we’ve been alright of late!

Definitely didn’t just read that as Keith Andrews sacked and thinking to myself ‘what hope do any of us have?’

Not quite the same but shades of Rooney in 2010.

So… Arms behind back = natural position Hand out to the side = unnatural position 🤷🏻‍♂️

Watching Bayern is a joy at times.

Watching PSG is a joy at times.

Tonight’s game once again proving that 2-0 is the worst score in football. Excellent 3 points. Fun first half. Disjointed second. Relief!

I know he’s had his injury issues, but I didn’t realise Pogba had been in a coma…

Patrick Davidson on Sky is a bit of weirdo isn’t he. Think he’s asked everyone he’s interviewed so far if this afternoon’s game was a ‘top, top, high quality football match’.

Reminder to any conflicted United fans out there… Enjoying a title race doesn’t make you a City fan. Arsenal cocking it up is interesting, but after more than a decade of it, City’s success barely registers anymore. It’s hollow. It’s meaningless. I’m far more concerned when Liverpool are up there.

Interesting that Martinelli, Trossard and White are all preferred off the bench ahead of Viktor “the final piece in the puzzle” Gyokeres with a goal needed in the biggest game of the season. (He’s not injured is he?)

The little skip about 14 seconds in is giving ‘Dad in the garden come and get it off me’ energy.

They only went and did it the bloody brilliant bastards! Chuffed!

Call me nostalgic, wistful, hopeful etc but it would be very ‘Man United’ of Man United to get a win at a place they’ve only won twice in 24 years with only one recognised fit centre back. FWIW I’d probably go with: LB: Mazraoui CB: Shaw CB: Heaven RB: Dalot Up the reds!

Gerrard defending Neuer on comms there claiming Guler’s free kick was ‘right in the postage stamp’. I don’t think Steven Gerrard knows what ‘the postage stamp’ means.

Yoro and Heaven it is! Good luck lads! You’ve got this!

That save, made to look regulation by the PSG keeper moments before Dembele’s goal, was huge! Not quite sure he was in full control of it, and it appeared as though it could have slipped from his grasp just as easily to be honest, but fair play! Different game if that went in.