Man United – TMNET Tie up!…Scys

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The five-year agreement between Manchester United (MU) and Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is expected to boost sentiments for the TM’s upcoming maiden launch of high-speed broadband (HSBB) related services…..WTH…not enough with the glazier family debt?? and still able to cooperate with MY TM company??

Edit by Greentea: wth u writting there? lol whats wrong with the glazier family debt?  it should be the other way round, BECAUSE MAN UTD ARE SO POOR NOW, THEY GOT NO  CHOICE BUT TO COOPERATE WITH A COMPANY AS LOUSY AS TMNET…Well, in truth, i have mix feelings on the tie up. Would appreciate TM to upgrade their existing lousy Broadband service….

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Marvelous Leeds

Leeds drew 2-2 against the so – so Tottenham hotspur, in the showdown of David vs Goliath.

To sum it up:

True drama was served up at White Hart Lane where Leeds United followed their Third Round giantkilling of Manchester United with an injury-time rescue job against Tottenham Hotspur. Jermaine Beckford first won, and then took, a 96th minute penalty that dashed Spurs’ hopes of progress. Michael Dawson’s challenge on the striker, the man who scored the goal to knock out United earlier this month, was seen by referee Alan Wiley as a foul, though not by the player himself.

Beckford had seemed to make the most of the incident and further profited by slotting the spot-kick himself, to follow the earlier equaliser he had struck at the beginning of the second half. Spurs had dominated the first half and Peter Crouch‘s strike gave them a deserved lead, Casper Ankergren also having saved a Jermain Defoe penalty early on in proceedings. Source

Again Jermaine Beckford is the hero of the day.

‘He must have nerves of steel,’ said manager Grayson. ‘It took an eternity for the referee to give the decision and there was a pause before it got sorted.

‘He showed good mental strength to finish it because he has missed a few over the past 12 months or so.

‘It shows he has confidence in his ability and over the course of the game it was something we deserved.’ Source

Danish Casper Ankergren also deserve a praise on many of his heroic act especially in the first half, including the penalty saved against Defoe,

Leeds, on course for promotion to the Championship thanks to their revival under manager Simon Grayson, do not do dull this season.

Having seen off Manchester United in sensational style in the previous round, they will have another chance to do the same to Tottenham when the sides meet again on 2 February.

Every one of their players played their part – not least keeper Casper Ankergren, whose penalty save was just one of a string of fantastic stops in the opening 20 minutes that kept Leeds in it.

Twice early on the Danish keeper’s palms were warmed as Jermain Defoe and then Niko Kranjcar fired in good efforts from range, and Ankergren then produced his best save of the night when he flung himself low to his right to keep out Defoe’s spot-kick after the striker had been felled by Michael Doyle. Source

While Patrick Kisnorbo, the Aussie, proved again to be a great shot stopper, and difficult foe to deal with, by silencing Peter Crouch and Defoe most of the game (especially second half).

82:47 Shot by Jermaine Jenas from 20 yards. Blocked by Patrick Kisnorbo. Corner taken by Luka Modric played to the near post, Neil Kilkenny makes a clearance.

19:21 Jason Crowe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Peter Crouch. Strike on goal comes in from Niko Kranjcar from the free kick, save made by Casper Ankergren. Jermain Defoe takes a shot. Patrick Kisnorbo gets a block in.

10:45 Jermain Defoe takes a shot. Blocked by Patrick Kisnorbo. Corner taken by Gareth Bale from the right by-line, Peter Crouch produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

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Note: good display by Leeds, i am thoroughly thrill watching the game, the goals we (Leeds) score are not pretty, but it is vital and who knows, when the replay set at Elland road, we might be able to win it. It reminds me of the old game under David O’leary era, maybe under Simon Grayson, that Leeds finally resurrected – good defense, energetic and full of enthusiasm. There is no loser in Leeds, still the league / promotion would have been a priority, but.. how great it can be if we can maybe advance for another round.

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Greentea 19 January 2010

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Ok. Finally with some time to sit down and write something. Have been very busy lately in the past 2 weeks, as i mentioned before (do i?) i have been given a chance to take up another assignment at another unit at my organization. Work started well, with some hiccup here and there. But i do have to  admit, the handover process is least desirable and i have to learn alot of stuff myself, last but not least, many thank you to my new colleagues, new boss, who keen to help and patient with my many questions. (I am very very curious about stuffs).

Just finish work and reach home. Decided to skip dinner today, have an green apple prior to taking bath, hopefully i am able to resist those temptation of heavy food indulgence… zzz there’s a pizza in my fridge…

Today is world of warcraft maintenance day, had revived my wow account last Sunday, more than a week now, been very focus on gathering all the gears atm, i will talk about wow probably in the next post… haha

WARNING! The followings paragraph contain what u may seen as offensive, read with due care. Been waiting for FAKKU! to get online for the past few days, in case u do not know about FAKKU! yet, provided you’re interested in Hentai (Japan porno comic) you should give a try, it consists of many hentai comic with English translation.  In this very day, FAKKU!’s back!….

Plenty of Arsenal and a few Leeds united news in the past one week, and i will lump them all.. hmm maybe in another post…. From Sol Campbell, Fran Merida, Jermaine Beckford and Adebayor!!!

Still deciding on when and how long more should i wait until i finally buy my new car, financially speaking, the later i decided to spent the money, the more economy make sense….

Gaining wait, maintaining at 82kgs at the moment, need to bring it down. There’s a lose wait competition i the organization i work in past of the health campaign, winner will get a hefty sum of RM500, 6 months period….

Love life wise, i am still struggling, the girl in my mind, just broke up with his 7 years boyfriend, now, she seems to want to take her own sweet time in deciding her next move, with her boyfriend (now ex boyfriend) still lingering her around, with another of her childhood friend (waited her  for 5 years) and me (knew her for 6 months) in the picture… Only time will tell…

Woot! Woot! Bloody Head Kisnorbo!

He was part of one his club’s most famous victories, but Socceroos defender Patrick Kisnorbo will have only memories and not a souvenir to take away from Leeds United’s stunning 1-0 FA Cup upset over Manchester United. Kisnorbo was outstanding in defence, dealing with United stars Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Ryan Giggs and Michael Owen. After the match, Kisnorbo, who played with South Melbourne in the old NSL, tried to swap his blood-spattered Leeds shirt for a Red Devils shirt. ”It was a bit of a surreal moment. You dream about these opportunities – to actually fulfil something you’ve dreamt of as a little kid, it’s fantastic,” Kisnorbo told Sky Sports Radio. ”Today I fulfilled a dream. It was a fantastic moment in my career. Source

Leeds produced one of the biggest recent Cup upsets by knocking out 11-time winners United 1-0 with a Jermaine Beckford strike in their third-round clash at Old Trafford.

Kisnorbo was outstanding as he kept United stars Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen quiet, despite his side now playing in the third-tier of English football.

Aiding the central defender was fellow Australian Neil Kilkenny, who played the whole match against United’s star-studded midfield.

The 28-year-old Kisnorbo threw himself into everything and left the field bandaged, bleeding from the head, but surely a step closer to a place in the Socceroos’ World Cup squad.

While other fringe-dwelling Socceroos state their case in the Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait in Qatar on Thursday (AEDT), centre-back Kisnorbo can now claim to have proved himself against top international opposition.

He will also have another chance to do so when his side play Premier League side Tottenham in the next round.

Spurs boast England strikers Jermaine Defoe and Peter Crouch, as well as dangerous Irish star Robbie Keane.

Kisnorbo was quickly contacted by some of those involved in the Socceroos’ match in the Middle East, recognising his efforts.

“I got a few texts from the Australian set-up there congratulating me which is really nice of them to be following the game,” Kisnorbo told Sydney’s Sky Sports Radio.

“It’s a big year coming up, World Cup and all. But my main aim is to concentrate on (Leeds) and play as many games as I can, do the best I can in every game, and let the World Cup take care of itself.

“I don’t look too far ahead. If that opportunity comes to go to the World Cup, I’ll deal with it then.”

Kisnorbo has had an impressive season for Leeds in their march to the top of English League One.

He has also held his own in recent Socceroos appearances, helping erase memories of his horror 2007 Asian Cup. Source

Woot! Woot! Bloody Head!

Leeds legend Gray Totally Spot on, Predict the Future?

Found this article, originated from tribalfootball.com on 02.01.10, a day before the marvelous 1 nil win against Man Utd.

Former Leeds United coach Eddie Gray is backing Aussie Patrick Kisnorbo to handle Manchester United‘s star strikers in tomorrow’s FA Cup clash.

Leeds go to Old Trafford for the first time in six years and Kisnorbo will come face-to-face with United stars Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov.

But Leeds legend Gray insists:

“I actually think that Jermaine Beckford‘s pace will cause problems for whoever plays, and you’d also fancy Richard Naylor and Patrick Kisnorbo to put up a good fight at the back.

“They’re proper central defenders, the sort who strikers always know are on the pitch.

“The thing about Leeds is that they score goals and they defend well.

“That gives you a chance anywhere. It’s why I’m not expecting anything but hoping for something. Source

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Patrick Kisnorbo and skipper Richard Naylor epitomising with blood and guts

Leeds win against Manchester United echoed far beyond Old Trafford. A breathtaking taste of FA Cup vintage saw Leeds’ defence under the cosh for large portions of the game with a head-bandaged Patrick Kisnorbo and skipper and boyhood Leeds fan Richard Naylor epitomising the blood and guts of their side’s performance.

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Leeds United Craze!

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There are more than half dozen of Leeds United related news on their triumph against the almighty Man Utd.

The story mainly focus on the young, pacy and obviously talented but usually wasteful Jermaine Beckford, as well as the 40 years old, ex Blackpool manager, current gaffer of the whites – Simon Grayson…

Before all the craze go away, i decided to compile write something about it…

Jermaine Beckford

Leeds striker Jermaine Beckford used to be an RAC repair man before his move from Wealdstone to Elland Road nearly four years ago. Yesterday, he rammed United off the road to FA Cup glory and, for once, there was absolutely no-one to come to their assistance.

The rewards are sure to be more lucrative than ever for Jermaine Beckford as he basks in the glow of knocking Manchester United out of the FA Cup and weighs up his next move.

Leeds are desperate to tie him to a new long-term contract, while Newcastle are just as intent on offering him a short cut to the Barclays Premier League, as they look to bolster their promotion campaign.

Either way, he will be coining it after another stunning reminder of his finishing skills at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Wealdstone manager, an accomplished front-runner himself for Portsmouth and Denver Dynamos, can still picture an early sighting of Beckford’s eye for goal and knew instantly he had stumbled on a rare talent. The hard part was still to come, though.

‘I remember watching him for Middlesex Under 18s and being struck by his unbelievable ability,’ he said. ‘He failed to score that day, though I’m still not sure how.

‘He hit the woodwork with his right foot, then again with his left and finally had a header brilliantly saved. They were all absolutely outstanding efforts and I knew then we had found someone special.

‘I remember it all clicked into place after he returned from his second stint at Uxbridge.

‘By then he’d become a dad and started a job with the RAC, replacing windscreens, and it was apparent he had matured as a person and player.

‘That was the season it all started happening for him. Yeovil came on with an offer of £10,000, and by the time we accepted Leeds’s bid of £70,000, I’d taken no fewer than 20 calls about him inside a month.’

‘I had Les Ferdinand when I was at Southall but they have totally different qualities. There is no one to touch Jermaine for instinctive and often spectacular goalscoring.

‘He has a confidence that borders on arrogance in front of goal. It doesn’t bother him if he misses a chance, because he always backs himself to stick the next one away.

Newcastle boss Chris Hughton has stepped up his interest in Jermaine Beckford after the striker’s Old Trafford heroics.

Hughton is keen on bolstering his attacking options ahead of the club’s push for a Premier League return – and is eyeing a move of Beckford before his contract expires at the end of the season.

Leeds apparently have put a £2million price tag on FA Cup hero Jermaine Beckford.

Simon Grayson

Martin O’Neill is not surprised that his protege Simon Grayson masterminded Leeds’ shock win over Manchester United.

While Aston Villa boss O’Neill was Leicester manager, Grayson won the club’s player of the year award in 1997 – the season that they won the League Cup. After his playing career finished, Grayson quickly went into management at Blackpool before switching to Elland Road.

The 40-year-old former Blackpool boss has won 41 of his 60 games since taking charge in December 2008 and Leeds are sitting pretty on the summit of League One. Grayson described Sunday’s win as the proudest moment of his short management career, but for me it was also an emphatic mark of his ability and ambition.

Grayson believed he could win, and his players believed him. “We had stressed to all of them that somebody could be a hero today,” he said afterwards, but this win was down to more than just an inspiring team-talk. Tactically, Leeds were spot on too.

“We had a gameplan to come here today but we’ve had a plan that when we go away to any club – that we work hard, we have a good shape and organisation,” he explained. “We also know we have got people that can pick a pass and take any opportunities and that proved to be the case here. Jermaine will get the credit with the goal he scored but we’ve got our results this season as a group and a squad and hopefully that will continue. It was a fine example of what the players have been doing on a regular basis so far this season.”

With the managerial merry-go-round about to start spinning as Bolton wait to speak with Owen Coyle, minds are already beginning to turn to who Burnley might turn to if, as expected, their Scottish boss quits for the Reebok Stadium.

Grayson is bound to figure high on that list, having impressed at Blackpool before leaving for Leeds 12 months ago, since when he has patiently built a team that look certain to gain promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship this season.

His blossoming reputation was further enhanced yesterday when Leeds recorded their first win at Old Trafford since 1981, dumping Manchester United out of the FA Cup to book a fourth-round trip to Tottenham.

However, any thought Burnley might have of offering someone familiar with the area a chance to cut his managerial teeth in the Premier League can be dismissed immediately.

‘My commitment to Leeds United has never been in question,’ he said.

‘I left Blackpool a year ago to join the football club I supported. Leeds is a fantastic football club and I am not interested in going anywhere else.’

He has done fantastically well, really brilliantly. I am delighted for him because he is a genuinely great fellow and he has the potential. He went to Old Trafford without any great fear and they went on to win that game.’ said Martin O’Neill.

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i just copy paste alot of text from articles around the net!