Rooney not flown

Originally Posted by toseeunited

glad those players are nowhere near that plastic pitch!

Which, according to ferguson isn't an issue and he actually mentioned that we have a good record and quoted qpr! I think he has somewhat underestimated the impact this could have

Originally Posted by Redhod99

Which, according to ferguson isn't an issue and he actually mentioned that we have a good record and quoted qpr! I think he has somewhat underestimated the impact this could have

QPR had a completely different sort of surface. Night and day. Probably all the same to Fergie tho.

Exactly, if he is using that as a comparison we are £#%&!ed! What's the betting he complains about it if we lose!

Originally Posted by Redhod99

Exactly, if he is using that as a comparison we are £#%&!ed! What's the betting he complains about it if we lose!

shut up you tart

Originally Posted by Grimson

QPR had a completely different sort of surface. Night and day. Probably all the same to Fergie tho.

"I have no issues with the pitch in Moscow," said Ferguson. "When Luton and QPR had them all those years ago we always played well on them.

"We had a great record at those grounds and that was when the artificial pitches weren't as good. The one in Moscow has a far better covering on it."

http://www.people.co.uk/sport/footba...name_page.html

I didn't mean Fergie thinks they're exactly the same, he would of course know all about new generation sport turf. I meant he probably just doesn't think about pitches much in general when approaching a match. Same for both teams and all that.

Originally Posted by elephantstone

we should get a result with the players available. Is Mick Harford available for the plastic pitch?

Woulda left Vidic and Rio back home aswell tbh.

Looking forward to this and I get to see Krasic too. Top winger.

Originally Posted by Whalefish

Looking forward to this and I get to see Krasic too. Top winger.

Fantastic player , if Valencia continues to grow out of his shell and starts valuing playing for us as much as his country(compare his goal celebrations for us and Ecuardor and generally more commanding displays)....then we won't be saying 'If only we bought Krasic instead of Valencia'

The Serb would probably have cost £20m+.

Originally Posted by dodger

Ricky Holden

Earl Barrett

Is it true that the Moscow games are played early because they have no floodlights or have i totally imagine that?

Probably to do with the three (?) hour time difference.

Wouldn't that logic apply to Greece and Turkey.....

Originally Posted by Grimson

It must be only me that thinks those surfaces are excellent, and don't have any added potential for injury. I play on them all the time. But in any case, the game's not important enough, regardless of surface, to risk too many first teamers.

I did 3 days a week for about 6 months on the 3g stuff and my lower legs were £#%&!ed. Felt like i had shin splints. After two weeks or so i got used to it and the pain went. Then i had a little break from it, then went back and had the same problem again. It has no where near as much give as grass.

It would be a potential deathtrap for someone like hargreaves

Originally Posted by Sambuca

Is it true that the Moscow games are played early because they have no floodlights or have i totally imagine that?

Yes you have.

Originally Posted by Sambuca

Wouldn't that logic apply to Greece and Turkey.....

Yeah hadn't thought of that. I don't have a notion why they kick off at 5.30 but the stadium definitely has floodlights, you can't play in Europe without them at all!.

This one's got me curious now!!
Maybe it's the temperature in the evening then...

Originally Posted by Sambuca

This one's got me curious now!!
Maybe it's the temperature in the evening then...

According to the Mail online it's because the games are shown at that time accommodate russian TV.

Originally Posted by History

I did 3 days a week for about 6 months on the 3g stuff and my lower legs were £#%&!ed. Felt like i had shin splints. After two weeks or so i got used to it and the pain went. Then i had a little break from it, then went back and had the same problem again. It has no where near as much give as grass.

It would be a potential deathtrap for someone like hargreaves

Depends on the pitch I suppose. The more rubber crumb base it has, the softer it is. The ones I play on are quite gentle on my 43 year old bones.