Owen Hargreaves

I'm a little worried about his fitness.

I assumed he would be fine for the weekend at least because he failed a late test on Saturday. But the fact that he's been ruled out of tomorrow's game two days before the match perhaps implies that it's a little more serious?

If he's struggling to get fit now he must be a major doubt for an early Saturday K.O.

Considering Everton's form and the individual form form of Osman, Arteta and co - Hargreaves is going to be very important for us at the weekend.

Yeah, plays when we don't need him, i.e Sunderland at home but the games we need him he isn't fit.

no worries

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

Yeah, plays when we don't need him, i.e Sunderland at home but the games we need him he isn't fit.

Really? He isn't fit for Everton you say? Are we playing Satdee or tomorrow?

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Really? He isn't fit for Everton you say? Are we playing Satdee or tomorrow?

I was speaking broadly. I can't see him playing Saturday dinner time if he has been sent home from England now.

tendonitis isn't something that gets better either apparently. Lets hope he's taking his cod liver oil capsules.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

I was speaking broadly. I can't see him playing Saturday dinner time if he has been sent home from England now.

Ah I see, so you're either psychic or you are having a pop at Hargreaves for missing a game he hasn't missed yet? Gloomy.

You have to admit it's a bit concerning for Saturday if he's been ruled out of the last two games.

Fergus would have pulled the plug. I reckon he'll start on Sat.

Even if he doesn't we've still got Carrick and Scholes.

Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop

You have to admit it's a bit concerning for Saturday if he's been ruled out of the last two games.

A bit yes. Still he failed the fitness test yesterday, Monday, who's to say he can't get fit by Satdee. Oh and I'm not sure what the mid-day kick off matters? Would he be much more likely to be fit 3 hours later?

It's less time to prepare and a different routine etc.

I'm a big fan of Hargreaves. I just think he's going to miss quite a few games we need him in then be fit for games where he will be doing side ways passes when there is 5 of them at the back marking 1 striker at O.T.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

It's less time to prepare and a different routine etc.

I'm a big fan of Hargreaves. I just think he's going to miss quite a few games we need him in then be fit for games where he will be doing side ways passes when there is 5 of them at the back marking 1 striker at O.T.

It's 3 hours less to prepare. He has to get up earlier than normal. I don't think that's gonna have a big influence.

I'm gonna wait and see how many games he misses rather than have a pop about him missing games he is yet to miss.

OK Bedders.

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

OK Bedders.

Great response to a perfectly valid response to your dummy spitting at Hargreaves missing a game he's yet to miss.

"Yeah, plays when we don't need him, i.e Sunderland at home but the games we need him he isn't fit."

Chill out Bedders it's only a forum. All I said was the way it's going he isn't going to be fit when we need him. For the price it could be a bit of a gamble. It pissed me off against Sunderland don't even know why he was playing that role, why didn't we play him at right back instead so we have some width?

Originally Posted by MUFC One Love

Chill out Bedders it's only a forum. All I said was the way it's going he isn't going to be fit when we need him. For the price it could be a bit of a gamble. It pissed me off against Sunderland don't even know why he was playing that role, why didn't we play him at right back instead so we have some width?

I'm perfectly chilled and I know it's a forum. That's why I'm responding in pefectly reasonable fashion to your post, I can't help it if you only want favourable responses and react poorly if you don't get 'em. As to what you've just said, I think you should chill out, the game is days away and he may or may not be fit. Oh and i'd iomagine he didn't play right back 'cos he's a central midfielder and Fergie probbly prefers him to play there

I've heard Fergie say a few times about preparation a few times for early kick offs. I didn't even fully mean that, I meant with it being a early kick off it might play on the minds of the medical team and Fergie not to play him.

Hargreaves has played at right back before and would have been more useful there, Brown is woeful at right back these days and Hargreaves was just wasted sat in front of back 4 again Kenywen £#%&!ing Jones.

how many times do players pull out of internationals omly to play saturday

Originally Posted by puressence

how many times do players pull out of internationals omly to play saturday

I'd agree, but to pull out of 2 games. I get the feeling that he's gonna be playing with a lot of niggles for us basically which is no good. Seems very injury prone.

Is this the Owen Hargreaves who played less games in the last 2 seasons that Saha played in the last one?