Liars Like You Live The Shortest Lives

I'm not sure why The Independent let Ian Herbert write about Man United, unless they have some sort of agenda against us... Anyway, today he is mainly using the word "dismay" wrongly, in an article on the Paul Scholes quotes that are doing the rounds:

The 35-year-old said yesterday that he was dismayed by his performances this season - raising fresh question marks over his future, despite Sir Alex Ferguson's hint that there will be a contract beyond this campaign. "You do think about it. I'm not too sure,” Scholes said. "I'll just carry on with the way it it's going at the moment and we'll see what happens come the end of the season."

"I wouldn't say I am playing some of my best football," he said. "I don't always feel I am making as much of a contribution as I'd like to."I always preferred it when I was playing regularly and scoring a lot more goals. Now, it's different. I play once every two or three weeks and I can only hope to do well when I get the chance. I don't have a choice.”

Here is the definition of dismay - where in Paul Scholes' words is there any dismay? The word Ian Herbert might have been looking for was "disappointed..."

A fuller version of quotes from Scholes is here in The Daily Star, including this on Giggs:

“The secret of Ryan’s success is his sheer professionalism,” Scholes said.

“I would have thought he’s probably the best player this club has ever had. He just keeps going stronger and stronger.

“Each time he plays he seems to create a goal or score one himself. He has just been fantastic to play with.

“I think when Ryan retires he won’t just be regarded as one of the greats, he’ll be the one and only.

“To be here 20 years and still going strong and playing as well as ever is ­incredible. I think that, when he retires, he will be THE one who stands out.”

Following on from the unfounded speculation on our finances following the breakdown of the Ljajic deal, The Times ups the ante with a speculative, possibly bordering on libellous, article on our finances, of which I shall just quote this stupid paragraph:

It is understood that United are operating well within the financial terms set by their lenders. However, Perry Capital and Citadel — the two US hedge funds that provided the Glazers with PIK loans — get a range of rights over the club in the event that their financial performance falls beneath a certain level, including the right to appoint their own directors to the board.

Ultimately, they could seize control of the club should revenues plummet.

To paraphrase - "It is understood everything is going fine, but if something went horribly wrong THIS could happen!!!!!" Idiots.