United

• RightBallSmaller

  1 Nov 04, 23:58

  Why does newspapers refer manchester united as united? There is also newcastle united and leeds united mah.
• extremex

  2 Nov 04, 01:00

  Originally posted by RightBallSmaller:

  Why does newspapers refer manchester united as united? There is also newcastle united and leeds united mah.

  they're the biggest united lor..
  
  otherwise.. when they talking abt 2 uniteds, they will say red devils and magpies lor.. but if other club and 1 of the united, then they'll say
  United" lor
• kopiosatu

  2 Nov 04, 08:20

  i don't know why they call liverpool, Pool...
  
  I've grown up listening to them referred to as the Reds.
• Redz

  2 Nov 04, 09:30

  Originally posted by kopiosatu:

  i don't know why they call liverpool, Pool...
  
  I've grown up listening to them referred to as the Reds.

  Must be Pool-man lah
  
  Eh, those lazy reporters oso like to call them Reds leh... altho it shd rightly be Red Devils - they neber fail 2 live up to their names mah!
• Redz

  2 Nov 04, 09:34

  Originally posted by extremex:

  they're the biggest united lor..
  
  

  Hmmmm....tink United Airlines are bigger leh; how abt UAE?!
  
  
• kopiosatu

  2 Nov 04, 10:18

  Originally posted by Redz:

  Must be Pool-man lah
  
  Eh, those lazy reporters oso like to call them Reds leh... altho it shd rightly be Red Devils - they neber fail 2 live up to their names mah!

  Man Utd were never called the Reds, not even in England. They have always been known as the Red Devils.
  
  I have no idea why the local reporters call Liverpool, Pool. And Man Utd, the Reds.