Ruud van Nistelrooy

Originally Posted by toseeunited

YouTube- Aston Villa vs Manchester United FA Cup 01/02

Villa fans still get all worked about it if you mention it. Thick brummy @#%&!s

"And now you'll believe us,
We're going on the pitch!"

Beautifully viscous studded rake down Ashley Cole's knee against Arsenal at OT a few years ago too.

Loved Ruud. Still do

Originally Posted by withapacketofsweets

Watch it approx 2min 40secs in, what a £#%&!in goal

the weight of veron's ball back to beckham. lovely.

Great player but for some reason he's one of my least loved Utd centre forwards.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Villa fans still get all worked about it if you mention it. Thick brummy @#%&!s

"And now you'll believe us,
We're going on the pitch!"

ruud's 1st

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Class against Deportivo.

The idea that our football was shit while Ruud was here is revisionist bullshit. From 01/02 to 03/04 our football was good and at times great - 01/02 when we had to score 4 every game just to guarantee a draw because the defence was shit, 02/03 when we chased down Arsenal. He was absolute World Class in that time. Then he got injured during 04/05 and was our for quite a while, rushed back for the second leg in Milan. He was never the same player after the injury, lost a yard or two of pace, less mobile and flat footed at times. That's when the football deteriorated - but it was just as much down to having crap like Smith or Miller in midfield.

Fergie was right to let him go when he did, but I wish it'd been on better terms. Still leaves a bad taste imo and a Legend like Ruud deserved better. I hope he gets to play at OT one more time before he retires and I'd have him over Owen tomorrow given the chance.

Class post, Watcher. I agree with every word - especially re the revisionist "Top Red" shite

loved the guy - he used to get the crowd so fired up when he scored. His '£#%&!ing love it' reaction used to piss off my abu mates no end as well.

Originally Posted by Stickman

loved the guy - he used to get the crowd so fired up when he scored. His '£#%&!ing love it' reaction used to piss off my abu mates no end as well.

vermin used to hate him

horseface

ps bird's rents here from oz for a month. old man is coming to the vermin game with me and the crew

Originally Posted by Part 36 Offer

vermin used to hate him

horseface

ps bird's rents here from oz for a month. old man is coming to the vermin game with me and the crew

Lukcy bastard

im just sorting fox this week with the Everton and Liverpool games coming up.

Originally Posted by Stickman

Lukcy bastard

im just sorting fox this week with the Everton and Liverpool games coming up.

mate no wum ill be hooking up with you when i move there

shit's official

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9EnxwiWrYI&feature=related

Parters Is having a Biggie night

For me, it's not revisionist 'Top Red' stuff. I was saying for about a year before he left to get rid.

I really liked him when he first came. He scored goals, we were still playing with the freedom from the 3 league titles on the bounce. He scored some great goals, we played some great games, but overall, we began to play better stuff WITHOUT him in the team rather than with him.
He slowed play down, dived, bitched and was detrimental to the team. Sorry if that's revisionist shit. I must be a Top Red me.

PS. Parters - Cantona, Hughes, Cole, Yorke are among my favourite United players. Don't hate forwards, just got high standards

best goalscorer ive seen in my lifetime. legend.

this goal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9bnZ7UQwfw

Loved the fella,moody(like me),wore his heart on his sleeve and loved Utd,yeah he could be cheap at times but with a touch like he had in front of goal who gives a flying fook.

Watched him drag Utd to our 2002/03 Premiership when we where struggling as a team.

His hat-trick against Fulham in 03 especially goal number two epitomised him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqFd7_hmxoE

He was brilliant, always seemed to have more time in the box than anyone else.

I would say Ruud is the best finisher i've ever seen at United.

But then i've seen Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well.

Originally Posted by withapacketofsweets

Watch it approx 2min 40secs in, what a £#%&!in goal

Becks with the greatest accidental pass of all time.

Ruud was brilliant. My favourite ever United striker.

He knew what United was all about as well. I'd have him back in a heartbeat.

I always remember Ruuds goal against bolton one time, think he missed a penalty and was pretty pissed off, later on he ended up about 4 yards out he couldnt miss but he put the most power on he could and it flew into the top of the net Remember laughing about it at the time.

Veron

Originally Posted by toseeunited

YouTube- Ruud van Nistelrooy-Top 10 Strikers of Man United

Weird seeing VDS playing for Fulham