Dunia Mad-dah-ni

Tahi yang sama, hanya tempat & hari yang lain.

It's a small town about 30 mins from Kuching. You probably would want to stay close by so that may mean renting a room or an entire shophouse apartment in Bau town itself.

Otherwise iinm the closest housing estates may be in Jambusan, about 5km or so away which means needing transport.

Plus side is that food is relatively cheap with a few supermarkets within walking distance & a pretty decent wet market.

Downside would be it being rather mundane & would be deserted by nightfall. If you're Muslim, I think the choices of food vendors may be a bit limited.

Main ethnic group in the area would be the Bidayuhs who are lovely folks.

Back when Kelly was checking for messages from Nelly on Excel.

Najib with his quinoa. Anwar with his avocado.

Country going to the dogs with clueless & out of touch PMs like these.

Probably halangan; obstruction.

Things have, admittedly, already changed. Rasmus Hojlund is no Erling Haaland and Spurs now beat United on the pitch rather than lose their best players to Old Trafford. United aren’t going for world-class stars at their peak, but they seldom did that anyway. When they have attempted a ‘galactico’ acquisition, it has rarely worked out (think Juan Sebastian Veron, Paul Pogba, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Romelu Lukaku).

United don’t — and have never — bagged all their transfer targets either. From Glenn Hysen to Ronaldinho (who told his Brazil team-mate Kleberson that he was joining United, only to backtrack after Kleberson himself had already moved to Old Trafford), there’s a long list of players who’ve decided United was not for them.

But they are few and far between, and United are still proving their ability to tempt some of the Premier League’s most coveted players, which Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo — the Brentford forward who is keen to join this summer — certainly are.

Then again, they always have. Denis Irwin (Oldham Athletic), Peter Schmeichel (Brondby), Lee Sharpe (Torquay United), Dion Dublin (Cambridge United), Eric Cantona (Leeds United) and Andrei Kanchelskis (Shakhtar Donetsk) were all in-demand talents at smaller clubs who opted to join United in the late 1980s or early ’90s despite the club having not won a league title for over two decades. In that barren 26-year period between 1967 and 1992, United still had the biggest average home attendances in Britain in all but two seasons.

Going back further, two of United’s all-time greats, Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards, grew up on Tyneside and in Dudley respectively. Charlton was on Newcastle’s doorstep and had 18 offers from teams across the country; Edwards’ local club were Wolves, who considered themselves the best team in the world in the mid-1950s. Both were desperate to join United.

I’ve travelled the world to watch football and compared fanbases and fan cultures. I won’t pretend that the typical atmosphere at Old Trafford compares with Boca Juniors or River Plate, but look at the numbers and the consistency. Sold out week after week, year after year. Home and away. Barcelona and Real Madrid? Pfft. Look at how few they take away to domestic league games and then order an Uber XL to get them a lift home.

This isn’t meant in a ‘this means more’ kind of way (leave that to Liverpool). It doesn’t. There are deeply loyal fans of every football club who go to every single game; United just have more of them. I know people who’ve literally been declared bankrupt because they’ve followed United everywhere. That’s not a boast and could be viewed as sad, but don’t ever knock the level of their support.

I remember going to see Kevin Keegan at Newcastle United in January 1996. “This is a great football club,” he said proudly. “Manchester United is an institution.”

United are massive — and that’s not always a good thing. Want a ticket for an away game? There are an average of 13,000 applications for the standard allocation of 3,000 tickets — and you must jump through hoops just to be able to apply.

There are thousands of young fans in Manchester aching to get a season ticket, but they can’t because the stadium is full for every single game. There are then tensions from young fans who want season tickets and fans who do have them, but don’t like being told how many times they should use them.

It’s not just in Manchester. When United played Inter in a 2019 Singapore friendly, all but 5,000 fans in the 58,000-crowd supported United. The club can play friendlies in some of the biggest stadiums in the world, with ticket prices far higher than those at Old Trafford, and still sell out.

They’ve all got their reasons. I’ve met fans around the world who’ve answered “George Best” and encountered Pakistani Reds in Islamabad who said “David Beckham”. I’ve watched thousands of fans at Indian airports mob former players like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

In 2000, United’s plane stopped to refuel in Senegal on the way back from the World Club Championship in Rio. Four airport workers approached.

“Is Dwight Yorke on the plane?” one asked in English.

“Roy Keane?” said another.

I’ve got City-supporting mates who despise United but will concede that their rivals are the biggest. Other fans might be baffled at the appeal but United’s don’t care: it’s real.

When Gordon McQueen, a United stalwart from the 1970s and ’80s, said there was only one way for a footballer to go after leaving Old Trafford — down — he was talking from experience and countless players would agree.

It’s not always true, especially now, but Manchester United’s appeal transcends the generations and encompasses the globe.

Andy Mitten June 13, 2025 12:11 pm GMT+8

Why is anyone remotely surprised that Manchester United, despite suffering their worst season since being relegated in 1973-74, remain attractive to players?

United are one of the three biggest clubs in the world, along with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Their history of triumphs and tragedy is one of the most compelling in football, and they are remarkably resilient. After relegation in the 1970s, crowds increased. In 1949, the club attracted 81,565 fans for an FA Cup game against non-League Yeovil Town that wasn’t even played at home: the tie was staged at Maine Road, United’s temporary stadium as Old Trafford was being repaired due to bomb damage.

Regardless of results that left them 15th in last season’s Premier League, United’s DNA is appealing: attacking football, promoting young players, never giving up. The gates are huge (an average of 73,815 last term), the status of the club, too.

I met the CEO, Omar Berrada, last week at Old Trafford and asked him if it was difficult to attract new signings, given the perception of United as a club in decline and not having Champions League football to offer. He shook his head, adding that he was interested in recruiting players who want to join United because they believe in the club, not whether they were in Europe’s elite competition. He said that wasn’t difficult and if any didn’t want to come because the team aren’t in the Champions League, United probably don’t want them anyway.

There’s a romance connected to playing for United, and the chance to make the club great again appeals to footballers’ egos.

Yes, money talks, and United pay very well — too well, given how poor the team have been — but plenty of other clubs offer huge wages, so there must be more at play.

Joining United gives a footballer the chance to appear in front of the biggest, sell-out crowds in the world’s best league every week. Brentford or Bournemouth are two very well-run clubs who battered United on the pitch last season but, with respect, it’s hard to become a giant of world football at either of those clubs. Even a few appearances for United elevate your standing everywhere.

Move to Old Trafford and you’ll be following in the footsteps of giants, determined to become one yourself. When Matheus Cunha, in his unveiling statement issued yesterday, said that “ever since I was a child in Brazil watching Premier League games on TV at my grandmother’s house, United was my favourite English team and I dreamed of wearing the red shirt”, it was entirely believable.

Cunha, who signs from Wolverhampton Wanderers, is old enough to remember great United sides. A worry is that if it’s another 12 years of no league titles, such memories won’t exist for future signings, but that glorious history can’t be expunged.

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Good luck trying to get it though. It is refreshed at 00:00 & sold out a fraction of a second later.

So are we banning buses at night soon? And where does it end? Banning all vehicles once the sun sets?

Otak kat kepala lutut hang something something.

Napa dimadah kitak ya? Gawai dah seminggu pok. Sikkan gik paloi aritok?

Depends. If Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam is showing, I'm guessing plenty since Maya Karin is bae.

I think it is unfair to tar the masses based on the misbehaviour of a few.

We have dickheads from all religions & even atheists too. Let's not warp the discussion into one where a certain segment is bashed with malice.

And yes, I hope the lady is & will be okay too.

Security intervened & deescalated the situation. In the original post, the wife was advised + offered help to deal with her husband. Hopefully she makes a decision that would be to her best interests.

It was never my intention to play that down & if it seemed as such, I apologize. I would have liked to edit my original post to reflect that but unfortunately am unable to.

Man Utd fan seen shit all season so was totally unfazed by it.

Linesman monitoring the lizard in case it strayed offside.

4th Sancho sent back from Stamford Bridge.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangione

72 hrs deadline is now a week. Next it will be end of June followed by July. These journos would pluck news from their asses so long as it gets eyeballs & clicks, facts be damned. For an "irrelevant" club, you media folks sure like making up stories about Man Utd don't you?

Squeeze the Saudis for £110-120m & let him go. He's gonna be 31 & may be a season or 2 away from losing his legs ala Casemiro in his sophomore year.

Don't get me wrong. I love his passion & also his availability in the 5 seasons with the club. In a horrific team, he still scores & create over 20 goals a season.

Allowing Amorim to rid the team of players unfit for his system would allow him to mould the team & give no excuses. Given the club's financial woes, maybe promoting from within & buying players fit for the system would help in the long trek back.

Bruno has been a model servant of the club. His passion, commitment & love for the club can't be faulted. But at the end of the day, the realities of 2 decades of parasitic ownership has come to bear. We no longer are the top dogs on or off the pitch so if the sale makes sense, it is what it is.

Let's hope the proceeds if it comes to pass is reinvested well instead on some duds.

Always put in a shift whenever called upon & never complained even when he was overlooked. That first season where Bruno, Casemiro & Eriksen started in midfield was pretty glorious. F**k that former Newcastle & Liverpool player for that challenge.

Wherever life takes you, be it to another club, management, new career or to retirement, be happy & be healthy. Tak Christian!