Written on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by Paul Rowles in History, Opinion
Monday night at Old Trafford was the venue for the crowning of the new Champions for the 20th time. The fat lady was able to loosen her vocal chords thanks to a breathtaking hat-trick from the man who has been the seismic factor in us regaining our title. Robin Van Persie’s opening 30 minute blitzkreig…
Written on Monday, April 8, 2013 by Guest Writer in History, Rant
Fairy-tale is often used in football as an expression of a story so perfect it could easily have been crafted by a classic writer. It’s defined as a fanciful story with heroic deeds, magical events and mystical characters. Using this definition it is easy to see how so many of Manchester United’s triumphs have been…
Written on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 by Guest Writer in History, Legends
Despite holding a tiny population of just 1.7 million, Northern Ireland has a strong and proud tradition of providing the world with some excellent footballers. George Best is perhaps the most iconic footballer of all time and others like Sammy McIlroy, Norman Whiteside, Jackie Blanchflower and Harry Gregg are the finest to grace Manchester United….
Written on Saturday, March 23, 2013 by Dale O'Donnell in History
What are your top 5 Manchester United moments of all time? Last week I was asked to describe my favourite highlights from following United, so here they are. Full Time Devils are a new group set up on YouTube. Like, comment and subscribe. I will be featuring on their channel more often in the near…
Written on Sunday, March 17, 2013 by Paul Rowles in History
“15 clear and we’re having a Guinness” doesn’t have as good a ring to it as “15 clear and we’re having a beer”. But after all but regaining our Premier League crown by extending the gap to 15 points yesterday, it’d be rude to not indulge with a taste of the black stuff on St….
Written on Thursday, February 28, 2013 by Dale O'Donnell in History, Legends
David Beckham made 394 (356 starts + 38 subs) appearances for Manchester United in the space of 10 years. During that period he scored 85 goals. Looking back at each goal you would forget how many were scored in his early years. Last week, however, Beckham made his debut for PSG in a 2-1 win…
Written on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 by Paul Rowles in Champions League, History, Opinion
To look back at the unprecedentedly magical 1998/99 campaign with anything other than pure fondness and proudness is a distinct impossibility. Beating Arsenal to the title in such a nail-biting manner was majorly satisfying. To beat that ‘wee club from the North East’ in the FA Cup Final was the second leg of the impossible…
Written on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 by Paul Rowles in Champions League, History
The day of reckoning is almost upon us. We are not hiding it from anyone, there is a lot of nervous energy and excited apprehension emanating from Manchester- fans, players and ex-players are absolutely buzzing to be involved in Europe’s top competition again (this time last year, we were making our bows in the Europa…
Written on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 by Kyle Diller in History, Legends
In memory of the Busby Babes, we asked director of social media at One United USA Kyle Diller to explain what the disaster means from an American perspective. He recently featured in an interview on the club’s official website. The Munich air disaster is something that runs deep in the heart of every Manchester United…
When football recommenced across the land after the war effort in 1945, little did people know that one particular football manager would strive to create a footballing utopia that could exert dominance for a sustained period and oversee a period of unmatchable hegemony. Enter Matt Busby. His philosophy was to launch a visionary concept that…
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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