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 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…
Written on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Opinion, Transfer News
In the aftermath of the defeat to City, it looks like Manchester United will end the season without a trophy for the first time since 2004. Newcastle failed to do the Reds a favour last weekend, so we’re relying on Sparky’s QPR to take something away from the Etihad on Sunday. But when pundits and former…
Written on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Memorabilia, News
Manchester United’s official Facebook page released a sneak preview of next season’s home shirt at around 4pm today. Over the last couple of months we have seen drafts of what now seems to be the confirmed choice for England’s most successful club in the 2012-13 season. The club say the tartan design is a mark of…
Written on Thursday, May 3, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in News, Players, Premier League
Wayne Rooney’s overhead kick in the Manchester derby in February 2011 has officially been voted as the greatest Premier League goal. The England international acrobatically volleyed home a beautiful cross from Nani before the 80th-minute to help Manchester United win their historic 19th league title. The award itself is the first in a series to commemorate 20 seasons…
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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