Players First-team squad <dl><dd>As of 24 January 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference">[131]</sup></dd></dl> <small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small> <table border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="48%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#AAD0FF"> <th width="1%">No.</th> <th width="1%"> </th> <th width="1%">Position</th> <th width="75%">Player</th> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">1</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">GK</td> <td>David de Gea</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">2</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Rafael</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">3</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Patrice Evra (vice-captain)</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">4</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Phil Jones</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">5</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Rio Ferdinand</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">6</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Jonny Evans</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">7</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Antonio Valencia</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">8</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Anderson</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">10</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Wayne Rooney</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">11</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Ryan Giggs</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">12</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Chris Smalling</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">13</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">GK</td> <td>Anders Lindegaard</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">14</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Javier Hernández</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="48%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#AAD0FF"> <th width="1%">No.</th> <th width="1%"> </th> <th width="1%">Position</th> <th width="75%">Player</th> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">15</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Nemanja Vidić (captain)</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">16</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Michael Carrick</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">17</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Nani</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">18</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Ashley Young</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">19</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Danny Welbeck</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">20</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Robin van Persie</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">22</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Paul Scholes</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">23</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Tom Cleverley</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">24</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Darren Fletcher</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">25</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Nick Powell</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">26</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">MF</td> <td>Shinji Kagawa</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">28</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Alexander Büttner</td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">40</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">GK</td> <td>Ben Amos</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> On loan <small>Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.</small> <table border="0"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="48%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#AAD0FF"> <th width="1%">No.</th> <th width="1%"> </th> <th width="1%">Position</th> <th width="75%">Player</th> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">21</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Ángelo Henríquez (at Wigan Athletic until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference">[132]</sup></td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">27</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Federico Macheda (at VfB Stuttgart until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference">[133]</sup></td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">33</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Bébé (at Rio Ave until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference">[134]</sup></td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">38</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Michael Keane (at Leicester City until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference">[135]</sup></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" width="48%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#AAD0FF"> <th width="1%">No.</th> <th width="1%"> </th> <th width="1%">Position</th> <th width="75%">Player</th> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">50</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">GK</td> <td>Sam Johnstone (at Walsall until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference">[136]</sup></td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">DF</td> <td>Fábio (at Queens Park Rangers until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference">[137]</sup></td> </tr> <tr class="vcard agent"> <td style="text-align: right;">—</td> <td style="text-align: right;"></td> <td style="text-align: center;">FW</td> <td>Wilfried Zaha (at Crystal Palace until 30 June 2013)<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference">[138]</sup></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
Heh expected it on the first couple of pages. That's what success does. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...raining-kit-and-training-ground.aspx?pageNo=1 Anyway, the club have signed a new training kit + Carrington sponsorship deal with AON for 8 years. Worth 180 million pounds apparently.
Success is the only reason why 98% people support United. It's not the only reason why people hate united.
The first one is a direct result of success and bandwagon fans are going to occur no matter the club. The second is an opinion about personal characteristics of a person. Not a club. Fair enougg if this as a bout SAF, but not as a sweeping statement for the whole club imo The third i'm not sure what you mean tbh Still not really
So you wouldn't associate someone who's been in charge of the club from before most of us were born as part of the identity of the club? And the 3rd, other Clubs fans hate Man U due to rivalries, Leeds ,Liverpool, Man City etc. They probably hate them anyway but it intensifies it.
if you are just gonna abuse united, do it in another thread. the liverpool thread is 95% about liverpool and their fans posting about it, so this should be too. if you are coming in here to post shit about united because you are jealous of their success or whatever gagf and post somewhere else.
Good post. At the risk of incurring the wrath of the United fans, I'm fairly sure that United do have a vast number more bandwagoners than any other club. Not that that's a reason to dislike the club, though.