Chelsea-Man Utd game moved to May

iceFatboy SG · 2007-03-30T13:09:32+00:00

i certainly dun know hw much the glazers are budgeting.... and i doubt either of them will come.... but thats just man utd... always being associated with...

iceFatboy SG

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/6472715.stm

Manchester United's potentially crucial Premiership trip to Chelsea has been re-arranged for Wednesday 9 May.

Chelsea were due to host United on 14 April, but with both sides reaching the FA Cup semi-finals, it was automatically postponed.

It means the match will now be the second-last game of the campaign for both teams.

United currently lead Chelsea by six points with both teams having eight Premiership matches remaining.

If United continue to maintain their current six-point lead by the time they play Chelsea, the title is likely to be secure because of their vastly superior goal difference.

The Old Trafford club have also confirmed the home clash with Sheffield United, which was due to be played on 10 April but was called off because of the Champions League quarter-final with AS Roma, has been put back to Tuesday, 17 April.

R3SsH|n SG

sh!t.
in that case, it might not be the title decider everyone was hoping for.

Spica SG

In a way it's also good. If we still hv the 6 point (or more) lead by the time Utd play Chelsea, then it's just going there for a leisure cruise Very Happy

Chelsea will then need to play hard to keep their ego.

zocoss SG

It could actually turn out to be the match to decide the title. Had the original schedule been April 15 i doubt very much it will have that effect. But May 9 could be tho…

red_amoeba SG

yah...it could be the case. between now and then, Man U / Chelsea culd have slipped and lose points.

if Man U slip, then that is a crunch match whereby the winner takes all. If chelsea slip, then it would be a walk in park. but for all you know, there is going to be more than one chelsea v man u - this scenerio could repeat for FA cup final or even CL final....

sand king SG

Man Utd Need To Keep Some Fresh Players For That Match.

LifeIsWonderful SG

ok lah, from the way things are going, man utd are faves to clinch the title.

imprezaWRXSTi22B SG

moved back is good news... cos if its 6 pts all the way man utd could field a reserve team and concentrate on FA cup and CL. Mr. Green

used SG

this is good news but winning the title at stamford bridge will be sweet! Mr. Green

SBS9828X SG

but but… United are playing too much game ready… must save some legs for other mathces too

iceFatboy SG

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_united/c/1002459_chelsea_trip_put_back.html

read one of the comments ->

"It pleases me that we play Chavski in the middle of a nightmare fixture pile-up.

What doesn't please me, in fact, what makes me geuinely concerned about my mental health is the fact that we could possibly play them 3 times in the space of a month and, if they win all three games, watch them win a treble, right in our faces.

Of course, the opposite is also possible, but either way I would be a shell of a man by the end of it all.
Mick, Dublin
21/03/2007 at 10:32 "

I think he was referring to the FA Cup, European cup and the League Title...

What a nightmare!!!

SumOne SG

It depends, if for some reason, the point diff was only 3 by that stage, considering Man U's FA Cup and European committments, it might just prove even more of a nail biter.

imprezaWRXSTi22B SG

meeting them thrice for treble…. exciting

sand king SG

Must we wait that long Exclamation Question

iceFatboy SG

i don't think so.

to be fair, Chelsea is also good, and I am not that confident that we can beat them 3 out of 3.

gigabyte14 SG

unless man u pumps up their midfilders, chelsea's gonna win easily.

man u needs strikers too...

ronaldo looked abit slack liao

SumOne SG

Did you even watch the last match? I'm sure it's not because you were watching Chelsea match because they weren't played at the same timing. I watched both matches. I'm no Ronaldo fan but he definitely was not slacking off. Gosh, and you claim to know soccer.

4getmenot SG

they dun need a striker, smith is already back and saha and Ole would also be back by then, y need a striker when just bout any one of their players can score..? Mr. Green

iceFatboy SG

one thing with the three you mentioned above..

Ole - how many times can you overhaul?? He is on his last legs.

Smith - like owen, I don't think he will ever regain that speed and goal scoring form. I would love him to prove me wrong.

Saha - is injury-prone. Imagine without Larsson, and saha out, it would be tragedy.

Can a big club like MUFC challenging on 3 fronts have a frontline like the above mentioned? I think not.

I am not saying that they are not good, but in terms of insurance, just too risky.

If I am SAF, I would change that equation and bring in some youths or at least one proven goalscorer, maybe someone in RVN's mould in terms of production and durability.

iceFatboy SG

one more thing, I believe Gunners and Chelsea's relationship has really hit rock bottom..

I am hearing so many gunners players saying that they would prefer MUFC to be champions...