Leaving The World

Given that we should wave Gabriel Obertan off and given a certain, "business as usual" attitude, and also given that the forecast days of rain (of course the sun comes out as I say that...) will hopefully deter any repeat of yesterday's disruption, I figured I might as well do the paper round.  That, and the fact that I'm sure everyone else is sick of their twitter timelines being filled up with reactionary sentiments and the same 3 tweets being retweeted constantly by everyone, so I can hopefully bring some respite from all that.

Though not much, given the lack of news around - Sneidjer rumours?  Really?

First up is the exit of Gabriel Obertan to Newcastle.  A player who never really fulfilled his potential with us, never really grasped the rare opportunity to impress that he was given.  Anyway, he's off to Newcastle, with a few words to say on his departure:

"I spent two good years in Manchester, but it was a bit difficult with the competition and I really needed a club where I could play more games.

"It won't be easy to play each game here, because there's a good group, but I want a fresh start. I've heard a lot about the fans, the atmosphere, the passion around the club and the way the city is behind the club 100 per cent. So I think I'm going to love it."

Wesley Sneidjer now "wants to join Man Utd," apparently:

Asked if he would like to move to Old Trafford in a video interview on a Dutch website, Sneijder said: “Yes, but Manchester United have not made an official approach yet. There have been unofficial talks, there have been contacts, but I have contacts with everybody.”

The Sun have quite a few words from Roy Keane who thinks we'll win the title "easily," and has harsh words for, everyone actually, but I'll pick out what he says about Chelsea: 

 "Everybody is on about this new young manager — but I don't think the manager will be the problem.

"It's always the players down there, they all seem to self-destruct. They're big pals one minute and the next you hear they're all bickering with each other and players aren't happy if someone else scores."

The whole interview is worth a read, Keane not one to mince his words.