Old Trafford Trip 2010

Valeview Shankill SBFC visited Old Trafford on the 21st of November to see Man Utd beat Everton 3 - 0 (sorry Eamon).

Match Report by Adam Bostock

United are back on Chelsea’s shoulder after midfielders Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia engineered an easy 3-0 win over Everton.

It was the perfect response to two results at Stamford Bridge – the champions’ unjust defeat there a fortnight ago and Chelsea’s comprehensive home win over Wolves earlier in the day. The bonus of Arsenal’s loss at Steve Bruce’s Sunderland enabled the Reds to regain second place in the title race.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s line-up showed several changes to the side which dominated in West London. At the back, Rafael replaced John O’Shea on the right and fit-again Nemanja Vidic returned to the centre in place of the now-injured Jonny Evans. Further forward, the boss deployed an extra forward – Michael Owen, a boyhood Evertonian – at the expense of midfielder Anderson.

The Reds took the game by the scruff of the neck and pitched camp in Everton’s half, albeit without fashioning anything for ex-United goalkeeper Tim Howard to save until Ryan Giggs’ tame strike curled towards the bottom corner in the 15th minute.

Opposing full-backs on the South Stand flank caught the eye early on, with Rafael tucking into his tussles with Louis Saha and Marouane Fellaini and delivering a low ball into Everton’s six-yard box that just failed to find Wayne Rooney. Meanwhile, Toffees left-back Leighton Baines thwarted Antonio Valencia with a sturdy tackle at one end, and a cross at the other that resulted in van der Sar’s first save from Saha.

The trip was a great success and below you can read a review of the trip written by Sean Mulhall who went on the trip for his 8th birthday.



My first trip to Old Trafford by Sean Mulhall

Valeview were going on trip to see Man U, My dad brought me for my 8th birthday present. On Saturday morning I got up at half five and went down to Brady’s to get on a bus. I was the smallest apart from Neil Langan from the U7’s. The bus ride was half an hour long .Then I got on a boat .The boat was really big there was a cinema an arcade and a shop .The boat was really wobbly and I felt sick but after the boat ride I was fine.

We went straight to Old Trafford to see Man United play Everton .The view was amazing. Man United won 3-0. Fletcher scored a cracking goal. Then Carrick scored and Valencia got no.3. Rooney was brilliant. Everybody was singing glory glory Man United and the reds go marching on on and loads of other songs. After we went to the hotel and we all had chicken and chips for dinner. Then we ran around the hotel. I went to bed at half one in the morning. I didn’t get much sleep because we had to get up early to go back on the bus to go on the tour around old Trafford.

We all went on the tour around Old Trafford, we sat in the stands and the man told us about the Busby babes and loads of other stuff. I sat in Alex Fergusson big red seat that you see on the telly. We went in the players dressing rooms I sat under Rooney’s and Giggs Jerseys, We then ran down the Tunnel like the players and you could hear the crowd shouting it was amazing. Then I went to Megastore and got the new black Man U away gear for my birthday. Then we had to get back on the bus to go to the boat, it was even rockier this time. We got home at quarter past seven I was very tired but can’t wait to go back again.