Dave

Many congratulations on the launch of RSS cloud.

I understand that this means that you will get to read all posts on WordPress.com (including this one) in ‘real-time’ using a RSS reader you have developed called River2.

I am still pondering quite how this changes my life for the better but still.

Andy

Looking forward to receiving your comments in near ‘real-time’

United responded to Ferguson’s call to the strikers to take their chances and not be so frivolous in front of goal by squandering a load of first half chances at Wigan.

Darren Fletcher and Paul Scholes wasted chances and with the score goalless at half-time, thoughts turned back to Burnley.

Fortunately, Rooney scored his 100th goal for the club with a well-taken header from a Valencia cross after half-time which opened the flood-gates.

The languid, fluid Berbatov juggled the ball and netted the second and Rooney screwed in a shot at the near post.

Michael Owen came on for his third appearance and the media sighed as he scored the fourth with a well-taken finish from a great ball from Nani.

Nani then completed the rout with an injury time free-kick.

Foster
Neville, Evra, Vidic, Evans (O’Shea 72)
Nani, Scholes (Gibson 72), Fletcher, Valencia
Berbatov, Rooney (Owen 71)

Goals: Rooney (2), Berbatov, Owen, Nani

United are normally sluggish starters and give Chelsea a few points lead at the start of a season. It helps to make things interesting later on.

And so it proved at Turf  Moor where newly promoted Burnley won 1-0 with a spectacular volley from Robbie Blake.

United created enough chances but didn’t take them. Maybe it was just a bad day at the office.

It certainly was for Michael Carrick. He gave the ball away on the move leading up to their goal, he didn’t close down Blake to prevent his piledriver. To compound his misery, he then had a first half penalty saved.

Evra played well and Owen missed (another) couple of half-chances and looks a little rusty. Still, what do you expect after 4 years at Newcastle ?

Puzzled that Rooney didn’t take the penalty – doesn’t he want his 100th goal for United ? Mind you, recent penalties from United have been quite laughable (Berbatov in Carling Cup, Gigs and Evra in the Community Shield). Embarassing, in fact.

Rooney kept trying but, as always, when things don’t go his way, lost his temper and was lucky not to be sent off for a waist high ‘tackle’.

Burnley played football, didn’t try to kick us off the pitch and I hope they stay up.

Foster
Evra, Brown (Neville 71), O’Shea, Evans
Anderson (Valencia 59), Giggs, Park, Carrick
Owen (Berbatov 63), Rooney

Rooney played well and scored his 99th goal for United and Berbatov and Nani actually looked interested for a change.

Valencia did OK and it was quite refreshing to see a winger being a winger without all the posturing.

Owen came on and missed a one on one with the goalkeeper. It was truly weird seeing him in a United shirt. Not to mention – wearing No. 7.

Despite two months off, Vidic and Ferdinand (after his shaky performance for England midweek) are both injured (again) and didn’t play.

Ben Foster did much better after his shambolic showing in the Community Shield.

Foster
Evra, Da Silva, O’Shea, Evans (Brown 75)
Nani (Giggs 46), Scholes, Fletcher, Valencia
Berbatov (Owen 74), Rooney

Goals: Rooney (34)

…looks really good on an iTouch.

Perfectly readable without zooming.

Simple and uncluttered too.

I have seen the future and told the authorities everything.

I am that lady who has lots of nightmares in ‘Medium’.

Eh ? The tags aren’t clickable. WTF ?

You can tag posts easily enough. I haven’t stopped laughing about Chelsea’s exit from the Champions League yet

OK so the tweet/notice/text is the title. Fair enough.

Keyboard shortcuts are nice but no XMPP support (that I can see).