Written on Thursday, May 17, 2012 by Guest Writer in Glazers, News, Ownership, Rant
For anyone who’s followed the Glazers reign at the club and United’s financial results over the years, you’ll know some of the shocking figures they have created. Most of what is about to looked at can also be found on Andy Green’s blog. The money spent on interest and buying back debt is more shocking than…
Written on Thursday, May 17, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in News, Players
Michael Owen has announced that Manchester United will not be offering him a new contact when his current deal expires this summer. This means his last appearance for the Reds probably came in Harry Gregg’s testimonial against Irish League Select XI in Belfast on Tuesday night. If Owen didn’t speak out about how he intents…
Written on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in News, Players, Rivals
Patrice Evra has described this season as the most difficult of his entire career. The French international also spoke out about the emotions he felt when Luis Suarez snubbed his pre-match handshake at Old Trafford. Evra kept quiet throughout the entire race row after he first raised allegations of racism against Suarez at Anfield in October….
Written on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Friendlies, Manchester United History, News, Players
Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg witnessed his very own testimonial at Windsor Park tonight as the Reds traveled to Belfast where they beat the Irish Premier League Select XI 4-1. Patrice Evra, Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young all got their names on the scoresheet for United with Chris Scannell scoring the…
Written on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in News, Premier League
Manchester United may have lost out of the title this season but their domination of the Premier League was reflected when seven Reds were named in a fantasy team from the competitions 20th anniversary. Only three current United payers made the side and they were Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs. They were joined by…
Written on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Opinion, Premier League
Manchester City are the newly crowned champions of the Premier League. But as much as it hurts, they deserve it. After being beaten at the Etihad, I knew our season was over but there was still hope within me. False hope, that is, which made it even more difficult to swallow. We had days like…
Written on Monday, May 14, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in News, Rivals
Carlos Tevez has reached new levels of immaturity tonight after holding up a sign which read “R.I.P Fergie” during the Manchester City victory parade. There is no hiding the fact Manchester United fans hate the Judas cunt but this is nothing short of disgusting. The smile on Tevez’ face shows that the Argentine probably doesn’t see…
Written on Monday, May 14, 2012 by adamsupra_MUFC in Match Reports, Premier League
Despite cruelly being denied a 20th league title yesterday, Manchester United bowed out of this years campaign in winning ways. A single Wayne Rooney was enough to seal victory…and so nearly the most unlikely of Premier League titles. In the unlikely scenario that Sunderland would be totally there for the taking and United would indeed…
Written on Friday, May 11, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Memorabilia, News
Manchester United’s new home strip for next season may look like a picnic blanket or tablecloth but the club tell us the design was inspired by our rich history and the heritage of Manchester. Of course, most people weren’t aware that gingham was actually a Manchester pattern. Whilst the majority of us are complaining about…
“I can take the despair. It’s the hope I can’t stand” has recently become to most quoted line from John Cleese in Clockwise, much repeated in recent weeks and it resonates with me so much. On the last day of the 2009/10 season I sat with my boys in the lounge, lego sprawled out in front of us…
Stretty News – Manchester United blog was launched in the summer of 2010; on the back of coming second in the league just a point behind Chelsea. As you can imagine, we had a lot to say at the time but don’t get us wrong, we still do. Read more..
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