Written on Thursday, April 11, 2013 by Paul Rowles in Players, Rant
It is one thing to come out in the press and bemoan a lack of playing time when churning out decent performances (we dropped Tevez despite scoring 4 in a game once); but to have the audacity and cheek to criticise the selection policy of our greatest ever manager when he has been sub-par all…
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 Friday, March 29, 2013 by Paul Rowles in Premier League, Rant, Rivals
In normal circumstances, a club from the North East would not be circled on the calendar when the fixtures are announced. However, this season was not a normal circumstance. As is customary, the bigger fish to fry were the fixtures that immediately caught the United eye- the City’s, the Liverpool’s, Chelsea’s. So how did Sunderland…
Written on Thursday, March 14, 2013 by Kyle Diller in Rant
When Bloomberg published a bizarrely titled Glazer loving article last night they sparked a debate. Kyle Diller, representing One United USA, the official Manchester United supporters club for the United States of America was among many American fans outraged. Let’s just dive right in. I’m a Manchester United supporter. Have been since I was a…
Written on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Rant
Last night’s referee, Cuneyt Cakir, played a major role in granting Real Madrid a place in the quarter-final of the Champions League. Old Trafford, as a whole, was in disbelief when the Turkish referee sent Nani off for what I would describe as dangerous play that warranted a caution only. The argument is the fact…
Written on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 by Guest Writer in Rant, Rivals
“Always the victims, it’s never your fault” is a chant you hear United fans bellow week in week out from the terraces and the origins stem from a variety of sources, Hillsborough not included. However a few journalists who write for some one the UK’s larges publications seem unable to note this, instead lazily linking…
Written on Saturday, August 4, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Glazers, News, Rant
Manchester United Supporters Trust have come up with a simple online system to convince bankers about the IPO of Manchester United Football Club basically being a rip off. The plan to list United on the New York Stock Exchange came with a dramatic U-turn because the leeches changed their mind about using it mainly for debt repayments…
Written on Saturday, July 21, 2012 by Paul Rowles in Opinion, Rant, Youths
I recently delved into the archives from generations back and found a particular apt quote taken from a Manchester United official matchday programme from 1937. It read the following: “As for United, they stand for something more than any other person, any player, any supporter. They are the soul of a sporting organisation which goes…
Definition: Investing the yearly profits of a very famous football club on interest and debt repayments rather than the very famous football club. At other big European football clubs Bayern, Madrid and at a club called Manchester United before 2005, the club profits were invested in stadia and players. Since then its been proven many…
Written on Thursday, May 17, 2012 by Guest Writer in Glazers, News, 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…
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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