yea i agree ....they have been doing terrible with that loss against chelsea.......and then 2day they lost against blackburn damn!!!!!!!!!!!!
i say its bcuz they have had many games lately and now they are playing reading at home and then they also play against psv......
yea i agree ....they have been doing terrible with that loss against chelsea.......and then 2day they lost against blackburn damn!!!!!!!!!!!!
i say its bcuz they have had many games lately and now they are playing reading at home and then they also play against psv......
Reading move for Sheffield Wednesday's Whelan
tribalfooball.com - July 28, 2007
Reading are reportedly lining up a £1.2million bid for Sheffield Wednesday's former Republic of Ireland Under-21 midfielder Glenn Whelan. The 23-year-old Dubliner has spent three seasons with the Owls after making a free transfer move from Manchester City in summer 2004.
Whelan has earned rave reviews in the Championship, and was named Wednesday's Player of the Season for 2006/7.
Portsmouth's Davis forced to shelve exit plans
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Sean Davis' plans to leave Portsmouth have been hit due to injury. Midfielder Davis, 27, faces a month out after picking up the knock in Tuesday's Asia Cup win over Fulham. He had attracted interest from Middlesbrough, Reading and Manchester City.
Portsmouth's Davis forced to shelve exit plans
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Sean Davis' plans to leave Portsmouth have been hit due to injury. Midfielder Davis, 27, faces a month out after picking up the knock in Tuesday's Asia Cup win over Fulham. He had attracted interest from Middlesbrough, Reading and Manchester City.
Columbus Crew star Szetela hopes for second Everton chance
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela would love a move to Everton. The USA Under-20 international rejected a move to Goodison Park as a 16-year-old.
Agent Shep Messing told BBC Sport: "Everton are probably his preferred destination, while Middlesbrough and Reading are also interested.
"But there's more interest from Serie A and we're closer to doing something in Italy, possibly in the next two weeks."
Lazio, Parma, Roma and Siena have all been in touch about a player who would be available for a small compensation fee of about £25,000 as his contract ends in December.
Portsmouth's Davis forced to shelve exit plans
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Sean Davis' plans to leave Portsmouth have been hit due to injury. Midfielder Davis, 27, faces a month out after picking up the knock in Tuesday's Asia Cup win over Fulham. He had attracted interest from Middlesbrough, Reading and Manchester City.
Portsmouth's Davis forced to shelve exit plans
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Sean Davis' plans to leave Portsmouth have been hit due to injury. Midfielder Davis, 27, faces a month out after picking up the knock in Tuesday's Asia Cup win over Fulham. He had attracted interest from Middlesbrough, Reading and Manchester City.
Columbus Crew star Szetela hopes for second Everton chance
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela would love a move to Everton. The USA Under-20 international rejected a move to Goodison Park as a 16-year-old.
Agent Shep Messing told BBC Sport: "Everton are probably his preferred destination, while Middlesbrough and Reading are also interested.
"But there's more interest from Serie A and we're closer to doing something in Italy, possibly in the next two weeks."
Lazio, Parma, Roma and Siena have all been in touch about a player who would be available for a small compensation fee of about £25,000 as his contract ends in December.
Columbus Crew star Szetela hopes for second Everton chance
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela would love a move to Everton. The USA Under-20 international rejected a move to Goodison Park as a 16-year-old.
Agent Shep Messing told BBC Sport: "Everton are probably his preferred destination, while Middlesbrough and Reading are also interested.
"But there's more interest from Serie A and we're closer to doing something in Italy, possibly in the next two weeks."
Lazio, Parma, Roma and Siena have all been in touch about a player who would be available for a small compensation fee of about £25,000 as his contract ends in December.
Reading move for Sheffield Wednesday's Whelan
tribalfooball.com - July 28, 2007
Reading are reportedly lining up a £1.2million bid for Sheffield Wednesday's former Republic of Ireland Under-21 midfielder Glenn Whelan. The 23-year-old Dubliner has spent three seasons with the Owls after making a free transfer move from Manchester City in summer 2004.
Whelan has earned rave reviews in the Championship, and was named Wednesday's Player of the Season for 2006/7.
Reading move for Sheffield Wednesday's Whelan
tribalfooball.com - July 28, 2007
Reading are reportedly lining up a £1.2million bid for Sheffield Wednesday's former Republic of Ireland Under-21 midfielder Glenn Whelan. The 23-year-old Dubliner has spent three seasons with the Owls after making a free transfer move from Manchester City in summer 2004.
Whelan has earned rave reviews in the Championship, and was named Wednesday's Player of the Season for 2006/7.
Columbus Crew star Szetela hopes for second Everton chance
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela would love a move to Everton. The USA Under-20 international rejected a move to Goodison Park as a 16-year-old.
Agent Shep Messing told BBC Sport: "Everton are probably his preferred destination, while Middlesbrough and Reading are also interested.
"But there's more interest from Serie A and we're closer to doing something in Italy, possibly in the next two weeks."
Lazio, Parma, Roma and Siena have all been in touch about a player who would be available for a small compensation fee of about £25,000 as his contract ends in December.
Columbus Crew star Szetela hopes for second Everton chance
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela would love a move to Everton. The USA Under-20 international rejected a move to Goodison Park as a 16-year-old.
Agent Shep Messing told BBC Sport: "Everton are probably his preferred destination, while Middlesbrough and Reading are also interested.
"But there's more interest from Serie A and we're closer to doing something in Italy, possibly in the next two weeks."
Lazio, Parma, Roma and Siena have all been in touch about a player who would be available for a small compensation fee of about £25,000 as his contract ends in December.
Portsmouth's Davis forced to shelve exit plans
tribalfooball.com - July 27, 2007
Sean Davis' plans to leave Portsmouth have been hit due to injury. Midfielder Davis, 27, faces a month out after picking up the knock in Tuesday's Asia Cup win over Fulham. He had attracted interest from Middlesbrough, Reading and Manchester City.
Tottenham, and then Reading
Tottenham, and then Reading
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Sidwell keen to make Chelsea markSidwell keen to make Chelsea mark
Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell says he is determined to use the side's injury plight to help prove his worth.
Sidwell, 24, came on as a substitute in the Community Shield loss to Manchester United and insists he is ready to step up to the plate if needed.
"Of course," he told BBC Sport. "Not just me but everyone that steps into other players' boots.
"The boss has to have faith in us to do a job and once called upon we've got to take that opportunity with both hands."
He added: "If you do that you never know where that can take you."
Former Arsenal trainee Sidwell joined on a free transfer from Reading during the summer after his fine form helped the Royals to eighth in their first season in the English top-flight.
Sidwell has now moved into a house with his family and says he has now settled in at the Stamford Bridge club and is not worried at taking the step up to Chelsea.
"No, not at all," he said. "That's the challenge that I've come here for.
"If I'm pushing people for their places that's obviously going to make them play better and that's going to make the team play better so we'll have a good chance of winning things this year.
"It'll be disappointing if we don't."
The camaraderie and team spirit that we have is top drawer
Steve Sidwell
Chelsea had their Premier League crown taken off them by Manchester United last season and will start the new campaign against Birmingham on Sunday.
Manager Jose Mourinho has captain John Terry and striker Didier Drogba out, while several others are extremely doubtful.
Mourinho has brought in Sidwell, central defender Tal Ben Haim, left midfielder Florent Malouda and striker Claudio Pizarro to cope with the injuries which proved so costly last season.
And Sidwell, speaking at the launch of the Premier League Creating Chances community-based project launch, has been impressed by Mourinho in his short time at the club.
"The manager is fantastic," he said. "I can see now why there is a lot of hype about him being one of the best in business.
"From what I've seen of him just in this pre-season and the sessions he puts on is fantastic.
"The camaraderie and team spirit that we have is top drawer."
BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Chelsea | Sidwell keen to make Chelsea markSidwell keen to make Chelsea mark
Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell says he is determined to use the side's injury plight to help prove his worth.
Sidwell, 24, came on as a substitute in the Community Shield loss to Manchester United and insists he is ready to step up to the plate if needed.
"Of course," he told BBC Sport. "Not just me but everyone that steps into other players' boots.
"The boss has to have faith in us to do a job and once called upon we've got to take that opportunity with both hands."
He added: "If you do that you never know where that can take you."
Former Arsenal trainee Sidwell joined on a free transfer from Reading during the summer after his fine form helped the Royals to eighth in their first season in the English top-flight.
Sidwell has now moved into a house with his family and says he has now settled in at the Stamford Bridge club and is not worried at taking the step up to Chelsea.
"No, not at all," he said. "That's the challenge that I've come here for.
"If I'm pushing people for their places that's obviously going to make them play better and that's going to make the team play better so we'll have a good chance of winning things this year.
"It'll be disappointing if we don't."
The camaraderie and team spirit that we have is top drawer
Steve Sidwell
Chelsea had their Premier League crown taken off them by Manchester United last season and will start the new campaign against Birmingham on Sunday.
Manager Jose Mourinho has captain John Terry and striker Didier Drogba out, while several others are extremely doubtful.
Mourinho has brought in Sidwell, central defender Tal Ben Haim, left midfielder Florent Malouda and striker Claudio Pizarro to cope with the injuries which proved so costly last season.
And Sidwell, speaking at the launch of the Premier League Creating Chances community-based project launch, has been impressed by Mourinho in his short time at the club.
"The manager is fantastic," he said. "I can see now why there is a lot of hype about him being one of the best in business.
"From what I've seen of him just in this pre-season and the sessions he puts on is fantastic.
"The camaraderie and team spirit that we have is top drawer."
Brentford sign Hamer & Pettigrew
Brentford have signed Reading goalkeeper Ben Hamer and Chelsea defender Adrian Pettigrew on month-long loan deals. Hamer, 19, has progressed through the Royals academy and signed professional terms last summer.
Reading manager Steve Coppell sent him out on loan to Crawley Town for most of last season.
Pettigrew, 20, is no stranger to Griffin Park having played there in the pre-season game last week.
Brentford sign Hamer & Pettigrew
Brentford have signed Reading goalkeeper Ben Hamer and Chelsea defender Adrian Pettigrew on month-long loan deals. Hamer, 19, has progressed through the Royals academy and signed professional terms last summer.
Reading manager Steve Coppell sent him out on loan to Crawley Town for most of last season.
Pettigrew, 20, is no stranger to Griffin Park having played there in the pre-season game last week.
Man Utd v Reading
Old Trafford
Sunday, 12 August
Kick-off: 1600 BST
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day
New signings Carlos Tevez, Nani, Owen Hargreaves and Anderson are set to be on the bench as Manchester United begin their Premier League title defence.
Tevez is eligible but boss Sir Alex Fergsuson will not play him - while Gary Neville and Louis Saha are out.
Reading will be without striker Leroy Lita, wingers Glen Little and Bobby Convey and defender Ibrahima Sonko.
Goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann is expected to play despite not having fully recovered from a broken hand.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, Simpson, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, Evra, O'Shea, Carrick, Hargreaves, Eagles, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney, Nani, Anderson, Tevez.
Reading (from): Hahnemann, Federici, Murty, De la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Duberry, Shorey, Seol, Oster, Harper, Gunnarsson, Cisse, Hunt, Doyle, Kitson, Long.
Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson:
"What you want to see in a team that has won the league is more authority, consistency and continuity in their game.
"We have noticed that in the training sessions in the Far East. There is a far more stable situation now.
"We expect the young players to improve a lot, not just Rooney and Ronaldo but Nani and Anderson as well, and we expect more from Darren Fletcher, John O'Shea, Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic.
"We also have the right people to call on in terms of experience, so overall I am happy with the mix."
Reading skipper Graeme Murty:
"We showed last season we can give anyone a game.
"We know that with United's array of attacking talent we will need to be full out.
"We gave them a real fright in the FA Cup, coming from 3-0 down and I think if we'd have got an equaliser we'd have gone on and won the game.
"They will want to beat us. We want to get off to a good start as well."
BIG-MATCH FACTS
Manchester United set out in pursuit of their 10th Premier League title, which would see them being crowned champions of England for the 17th time, just one behind Liverpool's all time record.
In finishing eighth last May, Reading achieved the highest place by any club in their first Premier League season after promotion since Ipswich managed fifth in 2000-01.
Of the 20 clubs competing in the Premier League, Reading are the oldest but the least experienced in terms of top-flight football; this is their second season at the highest level in 136 years existence.
The Royals hold the English League record for the longest winning sequence at the start of a season of 13 victories in Division Three at the beginning of the 1985-86 season.
CLUB FORM
MANCHESTER UNITED
Club stats
Fixtures
Last season: 1st 89 points 1. Won the Premier League title for the first time in four seasons. They had picked up the trophy eight times in the first 11 seasons since the inception of the league.
2. Attempting to win back-to-back titles for the sixth time, having achieved it in 1956-57, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1999-2000 and in 2000-2001 (when the hat-trick of titles was also achieved).
3. The most successful club in Premier League history, having won 367 matches, scored 1,140 goals and gained 1,232 points; that's 59 more victories, 166 more goals and 151 more points that their closest rival, Arsenal.
4. This is their 33rd consecutive season in the top-flight; only Arsenal (82 seasons), Everton (54) and Liverpool (46) have been in the highest league longer.
5. Sir Alex Ferguson begins his 21st full season in charge. He is the longest serving manager of all 92 English League clubs. He is also the most successful with 27 major titles from his time in charge of both Aberdeen and United.
6. Won the title last season with 28 victories and 83 goals, in which they built the longest home winning sequence in the Premier League of 10 matches.
7. Attracted the highest average Premier League attendance of 75,821.
8. Lost the opening match of a Premier League season only three times in 15 attempts, and once in the last 11 (1-0 at Chelsea on 15 August 2004).
9. Kicking off the league campaign at Old Trafford for the third season running and bidding for a third win after defeating Everton 2-0 on 13 August 2005 and Fulham 5-1 on 20 August 2006. They went on to build a four-match winning sequence from the outset of last season's title-winning campaign.
10. Ended the last campaign with defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup final, but have already avenged that to a degree, by beating Jose Mourinho's team in last Sunday's Community Shield.
READING
Club stats
Fixtures
Last season: 8th 55 points 1. The 40th different club to play Premier League football became the 23rd side in the 15 seasons of the league to have survived their first campaign after promotion.
2. They became the ninth of 15 clubs to have survived after being promoted as champions of the second tier.
3. Achieved the highest placing of a promoted club experiencing a first taste of Premier League soccer since Newcastle finished third in 1993-94.
4. One of eight clubs to have survived their rookie season in the Premier League after promotion; the others are Bradford City, Derby, Fulham, Newcastle, Portsmouth, West Ham and Wigan.
5. Recorded the biggest margin of victory of any club in the Premier League last season; 6-0, home to West Ham on New Years Day 2007.
6. Picked up the fewest number of yellow cards in the Premier League last term (42).
7. Began life at the highest level with victory; 3-2, home to Middlesbrough on 19 August 2006, having been 0-2 behind.
KEY PLAYER NOTES
MANCHESTER UNITED
Ins and Outs
Wayne ROONEY and Cristiano RONALDO were Manchester United's joint top scorers with 23 goals each.
RONALDO was the club's leading marksman in the Premiership with 17. The Portugal World Cup star finished three behind Chelsea's Didier Drogba, who won the Barclays Golden Boot.
Paul SCHOLES is one goal short of holding the record outright as Manchester United's highest scorer of Premier League goals. He has netted 95 and equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's total. Ryan GIGGS has scored 93 times in the Premiership.
GIGGS is a double short of 100 career League goals.
If he plays:-
Goalkeeper Edwin VAN DER SAR will be making his 100th appearance for Manchester United.
Rio FERDINAND will be making his 150th Premier League appearance in a United shirt.
Darren FLETCHER will be making his 150th club career appearance - all for United.
If he's on the field from the outset:-
Gary NEVILLE will be making his 350th Premier League start - all for the Red Devils.
John O'SHEA will be making his 200th start for Manchester United.
READING
Ins and Outs
Leroy LITA was Reading's top scorer last season with 14 goals.
LITA needs to score one to total 50 career League goals (Bristol City and Reading).
Kevin DOYLE was the club's top Premier League marksman last term with 13.
Ivar INGIMARSSON was one of four outfield players to have been involved in every minute of every one of his clubs' Premier League matches last season. The others were Richard DUNNE (Manchester City), Phil Jagielka (Sheffield United, now Everton) and Yobo (Everton).
HEAD TO HEAD
These clubs met four times last season with Manchester United recording a win and a draw in the Premier League, and victory in the FA Cup courtesy of a replay at the Madejski Stadium.
Reading line-up for the 15th time against Manchester United in all competitions. Their only victory over them was 2-1 in the FA Cup on 17 January 1927, in a third round second replay at Villa Park.
Home and away
League (inc PL): Man United 1 win, Reading 0, Draws 1
Prem: Man United 1 win, Reading 0, Draws 0
at Man United only
League (inc PL): Man United 1 win, Reading 0, Draws 0
Prem: Man United 1 win, Reading 0, Draws 0
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Manchester United 3-2 Reading
30 December 2006 - Ref: Mike Dean
Man United scorers: Solskjaer 33, Ronaldo 59, 77
Reading scorers: Sonko 38, Lita 90
Sent Off: Sodje (Reading) 69
REFEREE
Rob Styles (Waterlooville, Hampshire)
Rob Styles's 2006-07 Premiership card count
FT Manchester U. [0 - 0] Reading
22'
K. Seol
73'
D. Kitson
The way Reading played vs United makes me wonder how they will do vs Chelsea
Essien in trouble with injuriesChelsea midfielder Michael Essien has sustained a knee ligament injury in the 3-2 English Premier League win over Birmingham City, and is a doubt for Thursday's (AEST) trip to Reading.
After a pre-season scarred by injuries to a host of key players, including captain John Terry, coach Jose Mourinho must have thought things were looking up as Didier Drogba made a quicker than expected return to fitness against Steve Bruce's side.
Instead, he could be facing a spell without his most versatile player.
Essien's value was underlined against Birmingham. He capped a dynamic display with the winner that ensured Chelsea extended its unbeaten run in league matches at Stamford Bridge to 64, beating Liverpool's previous top-flight record.
"It was something in the knee ligament," said Mourinho.
"He (Essien) was limping and the doctor was saying he was in pain.
"I had two midfielders on the bench so I made the change immediately. If you ask me if he is ready for Wednesday I don't know."
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