Next Season!

[Red Devil]

This present championship is the sweetest, it was the hardest won and I am delighted.

Next season is going to be even tougher. The odds on 3 in a row are quite high I would imagine.

Those of you with a gambling bent should get off to the bookies and find some odds and maybe splash some notes?

Fergie will have his work cut out next season, teams will be on to us with a vengeance. Liverpool do not want to to equalise their record with our own treble championship win. Arsenal were humiliated by us last season and will want to exact revenge. Chelski are all fired up to do us in next year. If they have another failure next season it could prove the straw that broke the donkey's back.

Ronaldo is already a marked man, it will be worse next year. Some players have to prove themselves all over again like possibly Saha, and Nani has a point to prove. Lets hope we have many less injuries than we did this season, which makes our win all the more remarkable.

Man City will want to be top Manchester dogs again, no doubt about that and newbie teams will try and prove something against us. Bogey teams like Bolton, West Ham and boro should be put to the sword as clinically as we can.

Fergie will already have his mind on next season - you can count on it. He wants the next one like nothing else. It will almost certainly be his priority next season.

[ADAM_85]

We did three in a row between 99, 2000, and 2001.

I think we'll be stronger next season. I want to write Arsenal off, but I fell for that mistake this time a year ago. Chelsea will hit us hard next year. Unless theres a change of manager at Anfield, they are no threat, and City only play two games per season, both against us,

[carlyluvsunited]

1999 ... 2000 ... 2001 ... :confused:

Three in a row ... :p

http://manutd.soccer24-7.com/honours.html

[ADAM_85]

Huddersfield, Arsenal, and Liverpool have also done three in a row.

[Maze187]

Yeah we've already done it once, 4 in a row though.....


Nani doesn't have a point to prove, people need to get off his back already, he's young and has had one season, and he hasn't exactly been a huge failure, I'm just not sure what people were expecting, him to be like Ronaldo straight away? Kinda laughable.

[Red Devil]

Adam, made a slight amendment to the first post.

Huddersfield, Arsenal, and Liverpool have also done three in a row. not in the Prem they haven't ;)

[ADAM_85]

I think he's been better than Ronaldo was in his first year. Nani is too imature at the moment though (predicitable) and this is where he should improve, also on his shooting, he rarely does, but when he does its either spectacular, or ends up somewhere near KFC on Chester Road.

Maze, we haven't won four in a row. No-one has, as far as I am aware. Not in England anyway.

[ADAM_85]

Adam, made a slight amendment to the first post.

not in the Prem they haven't ;)

Correctomundos. Huddersfield never played in the Prem, and thats their only three league titles, ever.

[Maze187]

I think he's been better than Ronaldo was in his first year. Nani is too imature at the moment though (predicitable) and this is where he should improve, also on his shooting, he rarely does, but when he does its either spectacular, or ends up somewhere near KFC on Chester Road.

Maze, we haven't won four in a row. No-one has, as far as I am aware. Not in England anyway.

I'm fully aware of that, I said it as in 'we've won it 3 times, 4 on the other hand....'. Maybe I should have been clearer, but I thought people would understand. :o

[ADAM_85]

Fair doo's.

Anyway; gotta win the third first. Which I can see being this season coming. Chelsea will spend big this summer, and they'll hope they can retain their top players. Roumors of Drogba wanting to go are circulating the net. Lamps has signed a new contract, and JT won't leave. Thats their core. Cech will stay too, no matter what his bored agent says. Thats who they build around. We will still be the entertainers. Arsenal may spend this summer, I think they will, and need too. Espeically if Hleb leaves too. Flamini is a great loss to them, but as I said above, only a fool would write them off (me a year ago) and they were storming through the league until Fletcher silenced them in the league cup, and they;ve not been the same since.

Main threats then:
Chelsea & Arsenal. Liverpool are also rans. I enjoy saying that, even if I don't truely beleive it. Torres has just taken over Ruud's record, and can only get better, a great shame he didn't choose a club where he could win things a year ago, and was whisked away by the "Culture" of Liverpool.

[Maze187]

Wouldn't shock me if Torres didn't have as good a second season, in the past he'd score many one season, and then be rather patchy the next.

[ADAM_85]

From what I've seen of him, he doesn't do that badly in the scoring charts, his totals may be lower in his past two seasons that those before that, but thats mainly due to his lack of European games.

The guys been excellent. However, like Ronaldo, and Ruud before that, and many other strikers, he is now a 'marked' man, and the second season is alot tougher than the first, as Reading have just found out. I doubt this will phase him, and I expect to see him near the top of the charts again.

[yangch0000]

i would be surprised if we have a champion below 80 pts next season. it is getting tough to land that trophy.....

[scott 4 evra]

it's gonna be us or chelsea, I don't think there is a prayer that either Arsenal or Liverpool will be there. If pool got 2 class wingers they may have a go but us and chelsea have the best squads by far.

[nigelchin]

i wouldnt be suprised. yes, its getting tough, but no only at the top of the table, but the mid and bottom as well. look at the relegation battle. it was decided oin goal difference. plus, newcastle and tottenham are sure to improve alot next season, dont forget you have everton, aston villa, and blackburn.

also, we lost 5 games this season. mancity(2), bolton, westham and chelsea. and if sven stays at mancity, i reckon mancity will be a force too.

[RedForceRising]

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_3555917,00.html


Sir Alex Ferguson believes his vibrant young side are on the brink of becoming Old Trafford legends.

The Manchester United manager has his sights set on completing a glorious double after winning his 10th Premier League title.

He is now looking forward to the challenge of facing Chelsea in the Champions League final in Moscow on May 21.

After 22 years in charge, Ferguson remains energised and wants his side to emulate the class of 1999 when they achieved an astonishing last-gasp victory against Bayern Munich in Barcelona to win the treble.

He said: "If we win the European Cup I think you would have to put this group of players right at the very top of those I have worked with.

"It is an emerging team. Normally, the average age of teams who win the European Cup is about 29.

"We have a lot of young players. (Wayne) Rooney, (Cristiano) Ronaldo, (Carlos) Tevez, Anderson, Nani, (Darren) Fletcher.

"Anderson could play in front of a million people and not be bothered one bit. It is that Brazil mentality.

"They are all young players and are getting better.

"But you also need experienced players like Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Edwin van der Sar.

"That kind of experience allows young players to develop. The future is bright and we are all looking forward to Moscow."

United finished the campaign two points ahead of Chelsea, who had to settle for a draw against Bolton.

However Ferguson expects a stronger challenge next season and dismissed as "stupid" the notion that United could again dominate English football the way they did in the 1990s.

During that glorious era they won the title five times in 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999.

He said: "I expect Arsenal to be very strong and Liverpool to buy a lot of players.

"I do not know what Chelsea will do as they already have a strong squad.

"Everton are continuing to progress under David Moyes and Tottenham will have a much bigger say, I am sure.

"I cannot say we are going to dominate again as it would be stupid to do that."

United sealed the title thanks to a 2-0 victory at Wigan with Ronaldo (penalty) and Giggs, on a record-equalling 758th appearance for the club, getting the goals.

Ferguson then got a message from Gary Megson following his mischievous remark that Bolton were out celebrating during the week after securing their top-flight status.

"I had a little nibble at them to keep their mind alert," Ferguson told MUTV.

"I had a text from Gary Megson saying 'well done, your team talk was brilliant!'

"I also have to give great credit to Wigan. They gave us a real tough game.

"But I think we have proved we are the best team in the country.

"We have expressed ourselves in an entertaining way, we try to play in an exciting way."

[haggler]

next year will be loaded with anticipation because we all want the title that ties with the dippers so badly it hurts .

chelsea will have to take more risks in the next year and i see arse being bigger threat . if eduardo injury hadnt happened they would have won it comfortably this year imho . flamini and hleb going is not the blow pires and bergkamp was and i see walcott having a stunning season .

what made me so proud of our team this year is that they stuck to utd principles of attacking football . who could watch chelsea week in week out playing anti football ?

[sweet fa]

with 2 quality signings in the summer {striker and right back} i reckon we could get 4 in a row,this team is very much in its infancy and there will be 2 or 3 years further improvment before it peaks thats in my assessment .
i enjoy a gamble but only twice have i bet utd to win the league first was 07 because we were 6/1 and i made £4oo profit and this year and i got £135 profit,if we get a decent striker i will lump it on us for next season and get another profit.

[Red Devil]

The time to bet is before we land that striker who is going to shorten the odds.

[sweet fa]

The time to bet is before we land that striker who is going to shorten the odds.


yes its true the odds will shorten slightly {it will be around the evens mark anyway} but i will be much more confident if i can see we actually get a clinical finisher that this team needs to become a legendary utd team .

[reddwarf]

Equalling Liverpool's league record has to be the priority but I'd really like us to win the FA Cup next season.

Since Rooney joined us we've been in 2 finals and lost them both and I'm absolutely convinced that we would have won it this season if we'd beaten Pompey. If we win the Champions League Final on Wednesday week then the only medal Roon will be missing is an FA Cup winners medal.

[Nemanjaaa]

Yeah you never know if we add a world class striker and a solid right back to the side who says it cant go on for another year!

[RedAlexSmith]

3 in a row
4 in a row
5 in a row

just got to raise the the bar a bit :)

[Red Devil]

Priority has always got to be the league title; its the hardest to win, and easiest to lose. Anything else is icing on the cake.

[Brian of Nazareth]

Priority has always got to be the league title; its the hardest to win, and easiest to lose. Anything else is icing on the cake.


Spot on, great post!

I agree the Prem is top of the list every season, not to sure about next season, im to busy enjoying this win to think about the next, it's going to be harder thats for sure, can Ronnie match this season? can Rooney step it up? can nani become a big player for us.....can Anderson SCORE?? LOL :rolleyes:

[Paper]

It'll be no different than any other season
People will be just as determined as ever to beat us and we will be just as determined to beat them.

I also think we will be favourites to win it next year (at the start of the season at least)

[manutd004]

I always look forward to the summer to see what we get up to, e.g signings, sales, new kits etc.

And then after the summer, I always get excited for the new season as all that time without football is a bare spell of the year. ;)

But why is everyone focusing on the new season now? This season hasn't finished yet. We've still got one massive game left. :p

I'll focus on next season when this one if truly and completely finished!

[ManUtd08]

next season! i want man utd win all match no lose or draw

[TheManc]

I think next season could be a mojor one for us.
firstly tevez, altough he has been good this season, has not shown half of what he is capable of. I've seen a few of his games for Boca Juniors and obviously for West ham and he was so much sharper then. I watched the Everton - Manutd match from earlier in the season on MUTV the other day and i could see he looked very quick. Considering the fact that he plays like he has been after having no rest for a few years due to the WC and the Copa America after a break he could be immense.

secondly, the likes of Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves will be used to playing in our style. Particularly Anderson who gets knackered very quickly in games because he has never played so much in his life and because he recently came off a broken leg.

We will also most likely get a new striker to 'lead the line'. We saw in the matches vs Lyon, City(x2) and a few other times that a bigger striker could really help us.

We will also have Manucho. I've seen quite a few of his games for Angola and Panathanikos and he looks quite good, obviously he's in an inferior league but the fact that he is scoring goals shows he can finish. He is an absolute beaste in the air aswell. With nani's crossing he could really be a big threat for us coming off the bench.

Of course the return of Garry Neville will be a boost aswell. Brown has done well but his delivery from crosses isn't the best. He proved vs Barca that CB is his best position.

Plus we will have Ben foster - who i rate MUCH better than kutzczack, and with VDS getting injured more often recently he could really make an impact. We saw vs Derby what he can do.

I will also be intrested in seeing how Fraizer Campbell, Danny Wellbeck and Rodrigo do next season. I would like to see Campbell go on loan to a Premiership club next season and Wellbeck is improving all the time so i feel he could go out on loan in January - Rodrogo aswell.

[Jazz 16]

I think next season could be a mojor one for us.
firstly tevez, altough he has been good this season, has not shown half of what he is capable of. I've seen a few of his games for Boca Juniors and obviously for West ham and he was so much sharper then. I watched the Everton - Manutd match from earlier in the season on MUTV the other day and i could see he looked very quick. Considering the fact that he plays like he has been after having no rest for a few years due to the WC and the Copa America after a break he could be immense.

secondly, the likes of Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves will be used to playing in our style. Particularly Anderson who gets knackered very quickly in games because he has never played so much in his life and because he recently came off a broken leg.

We will also most likely get a new striker to 'lead the line'. We saw in the matches vs Lyon, City(x2) and a few other times that a bigger striker could really help us.

We will also have Manucho. I've seen quite a few of his games for Angola and Panathanikos and he looks quite good, obviously he's in an inferior league but the fact that he is scoring goals shows he can finish. He is an absolute beaste in the air aswell. With nani's crossing he could really be a big threat for us coming off the bench.

Of course the return of Garry Neville will be a boost aswell. Brown has done well but his delivery from crosses isn't the best. He proved vs Barca that CB is his best position.

Plus we will have Ben foster - who i rate MUCH better than kutzczack, and with VDS getting injured more often recently he could really make an impact. We saw vs Derby what he can do.

I will also be intrested in seeing how Fraizer Campbell, Danny Wellbeck and Rodrigo do next season. I would like to see Campbell go on loan to a Premiership club next season and Wellbeck is improving all the time so i feel he could go out on loan in January - Rodrogo aswell.

Im pretty happy tonight as Im reading through lots of quality posts from
members old and new :)
Great post mate, I agree with everything you wrote 100%

[scott 4 evra]

next year will be loaded with anticipation because we all want the title that ties with the dippers so badly it hurts .

chelsea will have to take more risks in the next year and i see arse being bigger threat . if eduardo injury hadnt happened they would have won it comfortably this year imho . flamini and hleb going is not the blow pires and bergkamp was and i see walcott having a stunning season .

what made me so proud of our team this year is that they stuck to utd principles of attacking football . who could watch chelsea week in week out playing anti football ?

I totally disagree that Arsenal would have won the Prem comfortably if Eduardo didn't get injured. The size and quality of their squad was never going to see them through imo.

[manutd004]

I think next season could be a mojor one for us.
firstly tevez, altough he has been good this season, has not shown half of what he is capable of. I've seen a few of his games for Boca Juniors and obviously for West ham and he was so much sharper then. I watched the Everton - Manutd match from earlier in the season on MUTV the other day and i could see he looked very quick. Considering the fact that he plays like he has been after having no rest for a few years due to the WC and the Copa America after a break he could be immense.

secondly, the likes of Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves will be used to playing in our style. Particularly Anderson who gets knackered very quickly in games because he has never played so much in his life and because he recently came off a broken leg.

We will also have Manucho. I've seen quite a few of his games for Angola and Panathanikos and he looks quite good, obviously he's in an inferior league but the fact that he is scoring goals shows he can finish. He is an absolute beaste in the air aswell. With nani's crossing he could really be a big threat for us coming off the bench.

I will also be intrested in seeing how Fraizer Campbell, Danny Wellbeck and Rodrigo do next season. I would like to see Campbell go on loan to a Premiership club next season

I agree with those points in particular.

I'm actually more excited about seeing Manucho in a United shirt than any potential new signing.

I think he'll be incredible for us.

But imo, Manucho is a tall striker and able to lead the line.

I would love to see Samuel Eto'o here. He has said recently he wants to come to the Premier League and their is no doubting he is an absolutely quality striker. I think the alarm bells should be ringing for Sir Alex.

[TheManc]

Im pretty happy tonight as Im reading through lots of quality posts from
members old and new :)
Great post mate, I agree with everything you wrote 100%
cheers:) lets just hope I'm right!

[Red Devil]

next season! i want man utd win all match no lose or draw

We all want that, but then again, most of us are based in reality.

[dckyfoxes]

Are we capable??? Yes we are... So why not 2009/2010... If Arsene Wenger is not willing to spent, I see that the BPL will be a 3 horse race... Chelsea and Scoucer with us in contention for the title... It's really down to who grab the best buys in the summer... With so many top players in La Liga wanting to leave... It's really difficult to judge, what we need now it's to gel the players well and to tidy up our finishing... We miss alot of sitters last season... Next season we have to take every game to the fullest to retain it...

Many will want to see us falter...
Manchester United will march through...

[TheManc]

Are we capable??? Yes we are... So why not 2009/2010... If Arsene Wenger is not willing to spent, I see that the BPL will be a 3 horse race... Chelsea and Scoucer with us in contention for the title... It's really down to who grab the best buys in the summer... With so many top players in La Liga wanting to leave... It's really difficult to judge, what we need now it's to gel the players well and to tidy up our finishing... We miss alot of sitters last season... Next season we have to take every game to the fullest to retain it...

Many will want to see us falter...
Manchester United will march through...
arsenal don't need to spen big - they just need more back ups to increase the squad depth. maybe replace flamini though.

liverpool need to spend but we don't need to spend that much. all we NEED is a good striker who can run behind the defence and will except that rooney and tevez is the number 1 pairing as things stand.

we'd all love a benzema but lets face it, he's a guy who wantd to play every game and won't accept any less so that would mean we'd have to drop rooney/tevez.

[Red Devil]

Liverpool only manage to achieve 4th due to the poor standard below them; they are not a good Premiership team, they are the best of the worst.