In The Driving Seat

United played very well in the CL Semi-final first leg last night winning the game 1-0. There is some frustration in the fact that there should have been three or four goals scored but... we will know next Tuesday if this was a good result or not. Nice goal by my player of the season Johnny Boy O'Shea. United 1-0 Arsenal

R-P-S Quarter Final Results

Games have now taken place and the results are as follows:
Sandy 6-4 Nev
Merv 5-4 Ruth
Colin 8-3 Geo
Carol 4-5 Lily

R-P-S Quarter Final Draw

The group stages have finished and the quarter final line up is:
Sandy v Nev
Merv v Ruth
Colin v Geo
Carol v Lily

Another heartstopper!

Two nil down at half time. Game over - no, not with Manchester United!! Bring on Tevez for Nani (The Clown) and the game is turned on its head! Simple formula - don't turn up for the first half and score five in the second. This however is not good for the heart. The performance after the break was excellent with everyone very much up for the task. Goals from Wazza (2), Ronnie (2) and Berba sent United back to the summit once again. United 5-2 Spurs.

Jeans Promotion

20% - 50% off all jeans in the casual department - Sonneti, Duck and Cover, Wrangler, Remus and Ben Sherman.

Long Trip From The South Coast

Good result for United last night - but it should have been 10-0! Portsmouth however didn't turn up and United made harder work of the win than it should have been. Great shift by Wazza and Giggsy. Goals by Rooney and Carrick late on sent United back to the summit of the Premier League. United 2-0 Pompey.

Breast Cancer Fundraiser

A very good friend of mine who lives in Australia has suffered in recent years with breast cancer. Sharon Holt has entered the 2009 Mother's Day Classic on Sunday 10th May to raise funds for breast cancer research.
By participating in the Mother's Day Classic, it allows Sharon to make a difference in the lives of those women who may be diagnosed with breast cancer both now and in the future, as all profits raised are donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, who fund research into the prevention, detection and treatment of the disease. Sharon is asking friends and relatives to consider sponsoring her participation in the 4km run by following the link to her online fundraising page and donating.

[www.mothersdayclassic.trickytix.com.au]

Hard To Know

It is hard to know what to think about today's game. We did in my opinion put out a weakened team. Everton had arguably their strongest line up (without Arteta) and we still had chances. The game was even enough over the 120 minutes but some of our play was very frustrating. We are continually wasting our opportunities from set pieces, especially corners and I think this will cost us in games coming up. Our defence was good yesterday and this was one plus point. Anderson, Gibson, Wellback and Park did not do enough. Their distribution could have been better and Tevez was wasteful too although he did work as hard as usual. Macheda will get much much better I think but the lad is still feeling his way and the service yesterday could have been better. As we all know the penalty lottery is fickle and we have tasted both outcomes now in recent tournaments. I just somehow knew yesterday it was going to go wrong for United. Good luck to Everton in the final but they will have to play a lot better than they did today to trouble Chelsea. United 0-0 Everton (2-4 Penalties).

Hynotised Hen

This is from the 'On The Air' animated series of telephone calls from Radio Ulster.

Good Solid Win In Portugal

Well done to the lads last night against FC Porto in the CL. After a magnificent goal (best strike of the season so far) by Ronnie there was a nervous 87 minutes to watch but all in all United limited their opponents to few clear cut chances. All round good team performance with Wazza exceptional on the right wing. FC Porto 0-1 United (2-3 Agg).

Mid Season Event

Our usual mid season discount event starts tomorrow (16th). There will be 20% off all mens, ladies and casualwear as well as bed linen and soft furnishings. There will be 15% off boys and girls clothing and luggage.

Paper Blocks Update

Managed to take a photo of some blocks made over the Easter weekend. I have now employed the cement mixer to help mix the ingredients! All in all, production is OK.

Easter Closing

The shop will be closed tomorrow, Easter Monday, and open again on Tuesday as normal.

United Holding Firm

Another dogged performance with another big contribution from Macheda. It is hard work at the minute but somehow the lads are answering every question the Dippers have asked. Well done to Scholsey and Federico for scoring the goals today. Sunderland 1-2 United.

Don't Forget Maddie

I will continue to post this message about this little girl periodically. Please keep Madeleine in your thoughts and prayers. And please – remain vigilant. [www.findmadeleine.com]

Advantage Thrown Away

Another iffy performance last night against FC Porto in the CL. While playing so poorly a 2-1 lead would have been brilliant for the return leg but we conceded with a couple of minutes to go - anyway all is not lost and a squeaky 2-1 win will do us in Portugal!! United 2-2 FC Porto.

Easter Three Day Event

We are having our usual three day discount event over the Easter weekend on 9th, 10th and 11th April.
There will be 20% off all mens, ladies and casualwear as well as bed linen and soft furnishings. There will be 15% off boys and girls clothing and luggage. We also have Communion dresses from £99.50 and many men's suits at £79.50.

8 Wins To Go

Boy what a watch today. United played rubbish for 75 minutes and then they bring on an Italian rookie called Federico Macheda - he turns the game on its head! A massive result for us but we need the likes of Berba, Wazza, Manja, Rio and Scholsey back to improve the performance. We simply cannot rely on playing just the last fifteen minutes of every game - but it was some feeling when we won. Come on United. United 3-2 Villa.

Special 1 TV

I don't have Setanta but there is a really funny cartoon thing called Special 1 TV about Jose. Here is one of the episodes...

Compare The Meerkat

Ever seen the advert on the telly for Compare the Market dot com. This website has been created to work with the ad. Very good.
[www.comparethemeerkat.com]