Written on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends, News
Former Manchester United and England star Brian Greenhoff passed away in his Rochdale home this morning at the age of 60. Brian, who was born in Barnsley, joined United in 1968 after representing Yorkshire Schoolboys. He made 271 appearances for the Reds and played in the same team as his brother, Jimmy, who the club…
Written on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 by Robert Moore in Legends
The most decorated English footballer in history capped off another season with Manchester United – with his 13th Premier League medal around his neck. The star-studded career continues onwards as Ryan Giggs signed a new one-year contract with United on March 1st, 2013 which extends his stay with the Reds until June 2014. As his…
Written on Sunday, May 19, 2013 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends, News
Following Manchester United’s 5-5 draw against West Brom, Sir Alex Ferguson walked towards the away support to pay tribute after their 26 years of support. Throughout the game the United faithful sang about David Moyes just a week after Ferguson warned them about getting behind their new manager. “So come on David Moyes, play like…
Written on Friday, May 17, 2013 by Andrew Kirby in Legends, Opinion
Makes you feel a tad old doesn’t it? The class of ’92 – who United fans will always remember as fresh-faced and dodgy haircutted – are slipping, one by one, into that good night of retirement. Nicky Butt went years ago. There were some observers said his moves to Newcastle and Birmingham were retirements in…
Written on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by Andrew Kirby in Legends, Opinion
Are you Fergie’d out yet? After nearly a week of wall-to-wall coverage of the great man, you could be forgiven, just a little bit, for maybe shying away from yet another article about the man from Govan. After all, he’s got a knighthood, a stand named after him, and it’s not as though he’s died,…
Written on Sunday, May 12, 2013 by Kyle Diller in Legends, Opinion
Every boy grows up with an assortment of heroes. Maybe one is a superhero. I was always a Batman kid, myself. Maybe one is your father. He was and is my greatest inspiration. For many, a sporting hero takes up the mantle as one of your greatest heroes. In one of the most emotional weeks…
This week saw the greatest football manager of all time retire after spending 26 and a half years at Manchester United. The internet has been full of excellent tributes in response, so here are our top five. Stretford-End dive into the youth, legacy and attacking football we saw under Ferguson. Sons of United co-author Tony…
Written on Saturday, May 11, 2013 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends, News
Paul Scholes has announced his retirement for the second time. The Salford lad has made 40 appearances and scored 5 times since he first ended his career at the of the 2010-11 season but returned in January after admitting he missed playing. Scholes signed a one-year contract last year with expectation that this would be…
Before I go into explaining who is in my Sir Alex Ferguson XI and why, I just want to express my feelings on Sir Alex reign at Manchester United coming to an end at the end of the season. My feelings the morning of the decision were of shock, confusion and not knowing where to…
Possibly the greatest video tribute you will see this week was created by Anton Alfy, a young red living in Kazakhstan. Frank Sinatra’s My Way is a perfect choice of song for Sir Alex Ferguson this week. The greatest manager of all time will see his last game as boss at Old Trafford on Sunday….
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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