Eddie

Doesn't look too bad in my opinion, but maybe they'll slightly modify their logo for the purpose of being put on the shirt anyway.

I heard that too but it just made me think that he was worried about his match fitness.

I don't think this is great for us, he was doing a poor job and that was wonderful. This season they are too far behind us to catch us really, but it was nice if things had stayed how they are and we wouldn't have to worry.

A nice little report

Usually in the morning at 8:30 I think. Not sure if it is the same on this one though.

1-1 (Saha)

Great preview Colin and a real coup.

Thompson just scored an own goal for Wigan.

Didn't we then have to pay a similar figure to the Welsh FA?

Is there really any point in asking? The more important question is will we be wearing this shirt before the world cup in South Africa. Like the new shirts and I will certainly buy both if the red away shirt wins. I'll be really interested to see what they end up looking like in real life.

I think you've already done it...you'll probably get quite a bit of change as well...maybe as much as £40.

Second one for home and red away...look good to me.

Mishit...fine line between genius and fluke a lot of the time...that was a fluke. Friedel would have had a better chance of saving it had he hit it cleanly.

My dad is a lifelong united fan and he very rarely has any sympathy, but after he had watched the game in Paris and I'd watched it over here in Guildford this morning he told me on the phone that "there was no way you could have won that game with that ref"...says it all really.

I don't think the Ferdinand handball was a penalty. However, if what Zurab did was a penatly then Ferdidnand's certainly was, that's my problem with it. Neither should have been given.

Must add that Bentley impressed me, needed someone alongside him to help out though. Kuqi simply can't be effective without someone like Bellamy, if there's pace and movement around him then he can do a job, if he doesn't have that then he can't, simple as really. Also must say that Emerton really looked good when he came on. He was positive and ran at United, perhaps he should have been on earlier. Good to see.

We really didn't create much, Friedel was in great form and saved us. Unlucky bounce for Gray for the first goal and Tugay should have passed the ball earlier for the second, but even so the boys did us proud. I didn't feel like we were outclassed and thought we could get back into it. Well done boys, unlucky in a way but we didn't deserve to go through. Now let's get on with climbing the league and I'll be hoping United stuff Wigan in the final.

I'm just saying if the emphasis is on a British manager I think it is really an emphasis on an English manager. If they don't care about him being English then I don't think Hughes is the best man for the job, Hiddink is.

Can you really see them appointing a Welshman?

You know he's French right? I don't think you can have too much of a go at Arsenal for resting their players for the first leg and even to a certain extent they did in the second. Even though they are in the semi-finals this is the least important competition that they are in and it doesn't bring that many rewards for them if they win it. I know it's always good to win something but they would probably like to think they have a great chance of winning the FA Cup and a chance in Europe so it isn't as if it is all over for them after last night. They have a decent squad and the risk of injuries to key players at a key time in the season in a game that isn't that important was probably too much. The side they put out both last night and a fortnight ago would still have been good enough for most Premiership teams. Wigan played well, don't take that away from them by saying they were playing against a second string Arsenal, even if they were.

Neekoy, there is a point where you have to look beyond history. Rooney hasn't achieved that much at international level, but then again, how much could he have done by now? He's only played in one tournament, in which he was probably the star of the show and was unfortunate to get injured. In qualification he hasn't done that much, but then again England didn't need to do that much in order to qualify. He's an electrifying talent and in my opinion has all the makings of the best player in the world (yes I think he'll be better than people like Ronaldinho because I think Rooney is more effective, puts in more effort and overall is more beneficial to the team without the 1000 step overs and balancing a ball on his shoulder for a minute). There is no way I'd pick a current Shearer over Rooney, there's no comparison. Would you pick the current Hurst over Rooney? He has achieved far more afterall. Young players by definition haven't achieved as much as their older counterparts, it isn't there fault that they are young. Now the point I made for why Walcott shouldn't go isn't based on the fact that he hasn't achieved anything, but more the fact that he hasn't even had much of a chance to show us that raw talent that is a must, I'm sure he has it, but you need more than a few games to show everyone what you can really do.

That's why I'm not really sure exactly why a lot of the pundits I hear talking are making a big deal out of the away goal united have. Let's face it, if it goes to extra time and it is 0-0 we'll be putting in such an effort to score that a goal will go in at one of the ends, so it is very unlikely that they will win on the away goals rule, much more likely that we do after a 2-2 draw or something like that though.

I wouldn't be surprised if Rooney drops back into the midfield as well.

Well Wigan just knocked Arsenal out...so either way you're wrong!

Hopefully we'll be playing Arsenal you mean.