Can Manchester united survive the ordel until this season cause afew of  the player injured ???
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My guess is that they'll end up in either 2nd or 3rd again this year, but I'd love to see them lose the rest of their matches for the season. I'm rooting for Wigan in the Carling Cup!
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did you say half fit or half wit??\n\nif they have two strikers up front of course it will make a difference.\n\nAs long as he is over the psychological worry of hurting himself again,\nIf he is not over it he will be next to useless
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wish he does.....sumtimes i do wonder how deadly the English team could be if they play thr full strength side.... but thts not to be.........u'll find at least 3 of thr key players outta d team with "injuries"(dunno if its made up) at any given time of a year........
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THEY HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO KEEP THEM FIT.\nI DONT THINK QUITE MANY MATCHES WILL AFFECT PLAYERS..\nMOST OF THE TIME..THE INJURY OCCURS UN-EXPECTEDLY.\nBUT ONETHING..\nPLAYERS SHOULD NOT TRY TO OPERATE OR DISPLAY THEIR SKILLS BEYOND THEIR ABILITY TO IMPRESS ANYBODY.
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A team will only lose if they have less than 7 players. That means 5 red cards (or 4 red cards and a player injured leaving the pitch - that has happened)
439019
i don't believe you can replace him, this is just coming from the back of my head. Injury related things can't be replaced although there are other excuses that will allow replacement past the deadline
590643
Hearts are making inroads to improve on this year with buying new players but the key to any succes will be stability: something their campaign lacked this year, with different managers, unhappy players and many, many more things which in no way helped the players.\n\nNext season will be tough, with two qualifying rounds in the champions league means they will start their season early.  If Romanov decides to do what he did in January and sign unknown lithuanians (how many of the 11 players he signed in january are first team regulars?), if he decides to interfere with team selection and player purchases, they will go down the tubes this year, his input, with money the exception, held them back more than anything.\n\nHowever, if players like Hartley, Pressley and the rest of the scottish lads knuckle down as they did this season, with the addition of a couple of class players, they will be up there, however i dont see them breaking Rangers again with Paul Le Guen and his multi-million pund warchest, or Celtic unless they resolve a few issues.  One look at the cup final showed how far they have dropped since December: they struggled against 2nd division Gretna.
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no not for another 6 months because he has hurt  knee badly that he will not be ready for the start of the epl match and will not play for club until he thinks that he is ready to play
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i think next season willbe the tightest for many years. as we all know chelsea can go out and buy whoever they want  and they will be the team to beat, especially if they do land Michael Ballack.  They need to land a top class striker as crespo and drogba are not cut out for the premiership.\nman united need to get  replacement for roy keane and also need to get the van nilsterooy situation sorted.  if they can buy someone who will strengthen the midfield and have a better combination up front with rooney then they will be hard to stop.  i don't know if they will sell van nilsterooy or just get him more settled.\nliverpool have improved a lot this season. getting over 70points in the premiership has been a long way off recently but this season rafa has the team playing well. if it had not been for that non scoring spell at the start of the season we would be up there now chasing chelsea and united.  obviously the defence is fantastic, it would be even better if we could find someone to take traore.  we need a winger, but then mark gonazalez has been doing fantastic in spain this season so hopefully his visa will be cleared this year.  and of course we need a prolific striker. fowler should stay but his days of scoring 25 goals a season are gone.  we need someone young and who has proven their talent already. darren bent maybe, or andy johnson if palace aren't promoted. \narsenal's young players really came to fruition in the second half of the season and they will have to dratically improve their away form next season if they are going to be up theree. if they manage ot hold on to henry then they will still need to bolster their midfield, especially as it appears pires is leaving. if henry leaves however, they will have a large sum of money to improve the squad. note i didn't say replace him, because a player of his skill and importance will never be replaced.\nso for next season it will be a close run thing. liverpool improved this year in having less stupid results against the minnows butin games against chelsea they suffered. that is the stumbling block for all the big teams, taking points off eachother but then taking nothing off chelsea. \nso to conclude........i think next season will depend on liverpool getting a top class striker. if they do then i think they will be the strongest contender to chelsea's title. bnt i expect chelsea to buy the title again.
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No.  He's with Newcastle and out with a serious knee injury.  He's expected back in mid-April, so basically, out for the season.\n\nAnd boy do we miss 'im.\n\nGo Toon!!
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Too many of them that's for sure...  \n\nThis article claims it is Rio Ferdinand:\n\nManchester United enter their first season under the Glazer clan, following American tycoon Malcolm Glazer's hugely unpopular takeover of the richest club in the world of football. So, this campaign could be crucial for Sir Alex Ferguson and his future at the Old Trafford, but the manager has not invested much during the off-season. Sir Alex had been looking for a first-choice goalkeeper and he hopes the signing of Edwin van der Sar ends the hunt. Korean forward Ji-Sung Park, who arrived from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, also looks a promising addition, but Ferguson has failed to strengthen the rest of the squad. However, Manchester United start the new season boosted by the news that Rio Ferdinand is staying at Old Trafford. The 26-year-old defender ended speculation about his future by penning an improved new four-year contract. English media reports said Ferdinand wanted more than €170,000 a week, almost certainly making him England's highest-paid player, but the terms of the new deal were not disclosed. However, Manchester United need to avoid yet another bad start in order to finish higher than last season.\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\nAlthough he is captain of the national English team, David Beckham lives in Spain and plays for Real Madrid.
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Not a chance!\nPompey had many injuries and do not have the squad the bigger names have, they are picking their battles.\nChelsea and Arsenal were beaten, Chelsea by a team that played better and Arsenal by a team that played rougher.\nMan.Utd have started the season brilliantly but will stumble before the finish.\nCongratulations and utmost respect to Fergie, twenty years at the very top deserves every true soccer fans admiration.
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He is historically a reasonably quick healer. He has tremendous fitness levels, so as soon as his foot his healed, he'll be able to play. I imagine he'll come on as sub versus Sweden then start in the next round. Unless Peter Crouch scores a het-trick in each game....
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Absolutely right. He already has not play for more than 15 games for the season and has several surgeries. Plus he is close to 40.
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Went to a sports forum recently where Martin O Neil was answering fans questions. When asked which players he would be targeting in the transfer window he declined to be drawn. He did say the players he may want to bring into the club may not be available in the transfer window. My gut feeling is he will bolster the squad in January as a short term measure, the main business will be done in the summer. The local papers have run pieces on all the players mentioned. Any decent unsettled player will know be linked to Villa because of Mr Lerner's millions we just have to wait and see. Come on Villa!
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NO!!He will not be available only  for the group matches and as per the doctors he should be fit once the knock out phase starts..He will be travelling with the Eng team during the group matches..
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Hold up, don't listen to some of these guys.\n\nAt the beginning of the season Gary Sheffield was on the "no cut" list and he's been plagued with injuries this year. Just recently (last week or so) he was removed from the "no cut" list.\n\nKeep looking back every couple of days, see if you can't drop him.