GGMU!!!

United's soul is never sold, so proudly wear that Green & Gold.

We'll never wear our famous Red, till Glazer's gone or dead.

So set that ancient standard high, by Green & Gold we'll live or die.

That day will come for sure, when we can wear our Red once more...

GLORY GLORY MANCHESTER UNITED!!!

Lucky to be living in an era of Legends...

I feel privileged to have been born in an era that has witnessed some grand sporting spectacles. I’ll just list a few of them below…mostly events that I’ve seen actually and about sports that I’m passionate about.

1. Sachin go past 194:

I remember watching Saeed Anwar bludgeon India in Chennai…since then I’ve only wanted one man to break that record. And he did it today.

The 200 was merely a by-product…for me and millions of Indians, it was imperative he pass 194.

RESPECT!!

2. Sir Alex knocking Liverpool off their fucking perch:

When Sir Alex joined United, his first job was to “knock Liverpool of their fucking perch”. The Scousers were then the ultimate team in England…and United were the underdogs. Fast forward to today and we are level on 18 league titles though lagging in European Cups.

But we’ll get there too…soon enough.

3. Manchester United do the Treble:

We beat everyone that came in our way…in England and Europe. We played some champagne football (8-1 Nottingham) and some horrible stuff as well (3-0 to the Arsenal).

And we always scored in the dying minutes…always.

4. Ryan Giggs breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s record for United:

When he walked out on that rain-soaked pitch in Moscow, he became United’s most capped player. And no one has deserved to break Sir Bobby’s record more than Giggs.

Pure class…pure passion…pure professionalism.

Ryan Giggs for Knighthood!!

5. Leander Paes winning the Bronze at the Atlanta Olympics:

For a nation of 1 billion, our performance at the Olympics has been dismal. Until Leander came along and showed how it was done. I don’t remember much about this match except that I saw a young man play with pride and passion for his nation. And he’s been the same till now.

Sania Mirza should learn a few things from him.

6. Zinedine Zidane’s headers:

Three bullet headers separated by 8 years in time. Two hit the back of the net and one hit the front of the chest. All had one hallmark…Zidane’s class and power.

7. Roger Federer go past Pete Sampras:

I honestly feel they should simply put Federer into the final of every Grand Slam. And then make the rest play to decide who should play him in the final.

8. Michael Schumacher win 5 straight Championships:

The ultimate driving machine. The Rain Master. One of the finest exponents of wet race driving. A true symbol of German efficiency.

And now he’s back at the age of 41…

9. India beating Australia in Australia:

When India went Down Under in 2003-04, everyone predicted a white-wash. I was sure of an absolute rout. But we bucked the trend. We refused to lie down and let them roll over us.

10. Liverpool vs. AC Milan 2005 UCL Final:

AC Milan were 3 goals to nil at half time. Liverpool were down and out. It seemed a matter of how many more...

And then came 6 minutes of madness…

Honestly speaking it was quite a predictable game. Stoke had 5 across their midfield with one up front. The attempt to stiffle our play worked quite well until Giggs came on. As always we are going to meet teams like this. But always we are not going to leave with all 3 points.

Defence was decent today. Stoke never really posed any problems.

1. But I feel Rio has lost some of his calmness. He was a little jittery today..hesitated a few times. At times, he simply kicked the ball out of play.

2. Vidic and Evra were solid as always.

3. Oshea played it simple and got a good goal.

Midfield was a not really spectacular. We had lots of possession but lacked the killer ball.

1. Scholes was his usual..spraying passes all around but he still cant tackle. Might have been sent off even.

2. Fletcher was steady.

3. Valencia should have finished well when clean through. He has pace and does cross well but needs to be more consistent. And hopefully he should realize that his game is very predictable. He needs to add to his game.

4. Nani was a disappointment..totally. He has to take these chances.

5. Giggs = God

Attack looked a little jaded.

1. Rooney worked his socks off.

2. But Berbatov was again a disappointment. He hardly was in the game..never linked up with Rooney..hopefully he has scored and goes on to score some more.

3. I would really like to see Owen start with Rooney.

A decent outing and a good win against a tough side but we need to score more. Goal difference may be very vital this season.

Glory Glory Manchester United!!!

Anderson to leave OT

Anderson statistics for the last two seasons:

1) 2007-08: 37 games played...2 assists and no goals

2) 2008-09: 36 games played...5 assists and no goals

The only thing I remember about his 2 seasons are his dominance of Gerrard and Fabregas and his wonderful penalty in the Moscow final. Time and again, most of us remember his "no senior team goals", games where he has been completely ineffective. It was widely rumoured that with the arrival of Anderson, Fletcher would probably leave. Now, look where Fletcher is and what has Ando achieved in these two seasons.

There is no doubt he has potential to be world class and OT is the ideal stage to achieve that. But will he achieve that potential? Does he have the temperament? As fas, I dont think we can comment on this. He has the potential...the rest will be taken care by SAF and the coaching team.

Now, the main question. Should he leave the club? In my opinion, no. But if he has had a bust-up with SAF then best would be to release him and get another good midfielder. We have a good midfielder in Darren Gibson and Ljajic shows promise as well. But that leaves us short of midfielders because even Hargreaves is out.

If Anderson leaves, then we can get maybe £15 million. A creative midfielder should be our priority. I really want us to go for Sneijder. Van der vaart would be good but my pick would be Sneijder.

All said and done..I really wish Ando does not leave and goes on to realise his potential at OT.

Glory Glory Manchester United!!!

A flattering result for us. Frankly, not a commanding performance..we have to really pull up our game if we have to get something out of the Arsenal game next week.

Star performers were Rooney, Vidic and Fletcher. Vidic was strong and robust as always. Fletcher was there all around the park and could have got us a goal as well. Rooney was simply amazing and always looked likely to be our scorer. I like his first goal..it was a true strikers goal. Hope he maintains this streak.

Michael Owen took his goal really well. If he remains fit then he can surely hit 15-20 for us this season. But the point is will he get the service.

Nani and Valencia were aweful in the first half..Valencia hardly saw anything of the ball. Nani as always dribbles a shade too much. Berbatov was good..had some good chances..some few good touches as well and if he performs like this every week, then nothing like it.

Honestly, if Berbatov, Nani and Valencia play the way they played in the 2nd half today, then Michael Owen could win his first English league title after 13 years in top-flight football..

Glory Glory Manchester United!!!

FA Community Shield: Manchester United vs. Chelsea

It was a game of two halves...United was the better team in the first and Chelsea was simply too good in the second. Defensively we were good just that Oshea allowed Malouda a lot of freedom. Foster was nervous at times but made a couple of good saves.

In the midfield, Fletcher was good while Carrick was decent. Nani scored a good goal but otherwise was pretty much ineffective. Park was again his industrious self. Valencia was a disappointment but he will slowly get better.

Berbatov showed some good touches but otherwise I think he does slow down the game a lot. I hope SAF plays him purely as a centre-forward. Rooney was our best player. Kept running all through and took his goal well. Owen made a few good runs as well.

Penalties...well as always they are a lottery. But Giggs should have taken it better. Evra was harrowed I think but still not an excuse for such a sloppy penalty. I dont understand why Rooney, Owen and Scholes dont take penalties.

On the whole, I think we will have to really step up our game if we have to retain the EPL and win the UCL.

Glory Glory Manchester United!!!

Step-by-step Algorithm to apply for Library Deposit and Caution Money Deposit

The following algorithm should help students of MMS 2009 batch to apply for Library Deposit and Caution Money Deposit refunds.

Step 1: Carry Library Deposit and Caution Money receipts. Library Deposit receipt is green and Caution Money receipt is yellow in color. This is a very essential step; else, you feel like a fool and have to make one more trip. Also, carry your library cards (there are two in number).

Step 2: Go to college (pretty much an obvious step).

Step 3: Go to college office on the ground floor. Wait for the clerks to take notice of you (speaking in Marathi helps). Avoid the time between 1 pm and 2 pm as it is lunch time.

Step 4: The fat man behind the desk will ask you to make an application in the name of Director requesting for a refund of the Caution Money. Form for Library Deposit refund is available in the library.

Step 5: Prepare an application in the name of the Director. It should mention your name, course details, receipt number and date, address and contact details.

Step 6: Attach the Caution Money deposit receipt to this application and submit to the fat man.

Step 7: Go to the library on the 1st floor. Again avoid the lunch time. (The lift does not go to the 1st floor.)

Step 8: Ask for the deposit refund form. Fill up the form and attach the receipt to it alongwith the library cards. If there are any fines outstanding, then you will have to pay them (you can negotiate).

Step 9: Taking a Xerox of the receipts and applications is advisable.