Fergie believes Woy is the wight man for England



Written on Thursday, May 3, 2012 by   in InternationalNews

Woy Hodgson

Sir Alex Ferguson believes the newly appointed England manager has the experience needed to manage his homeland while praising the FA for not bowing to unnecessary pressure from the press. Our friend ‘Woy’ was appointed England boss on Tuesday, although the reaction has been flooded with mixed emotions because Spurs manager Harry Redknapp was seen…
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Smalling has no intention of leaving Old Trafford



Written on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 by   in News

Chris Smalling

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling claims he wants to spend his entire playing career at Old Trafford. The 21-year-old, who joined United from Fulham last year, has established himself as a key player in Ferguson’s starting eleven. When Rio Ferdinand struggled with a few injuries last season, Chris stepped up and played an important role…
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Chapter 3: 2010-11 Review of United’s season



Written on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by   in News

This is the third of Stretty News’ three part series on the United Season. Part One can be found here and Part Two here. In February, Gary Neville, who hadn’t been able to fully recover from nagging injuries sufficiently to make an impact with the club, called it a career. The former captain had only…
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Chapter 1: 2010-11 Review of United’s season



Written on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by   in News

If Sir Alex Ferguson were a boy scout, he would have earned his firefighting badge several times over in the 2010-11 season. The FA doesn’t keep stats for such things but I’d be willing to wager a few bob that Fergie spent more time attempting to put out fires than he did preparing the Red…
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Ban him! (from an England game, you hypocrite time wasters)



Written on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by   in News

Oh dear, Wayne Rooney cursed. After completing his Upton Park hat-trick. Who could have ever imagined he even had curse words in his vocabulary? Shocking. Such behavior is just not cricket. ‘Fuckin’ What? What?! Fuckin’ Hell!’ Fortunately, the football fan has the FA on guard. Protecting him and his family from creatures like Rooney. Who…
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I’d take a disliked captain any day



Written on Friday, March 25, 2011 by   in News

I read a column on the London underground this morning. It was about the John Terry and the England captaincy affair. The writer, Gavin Brown, avoided taking a moral stand on the applicability of the 7th and 10th commandment to professional football. Just pointed out that Terry is universally disliked. Some things bemuse me about…
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Smalling Gets England Call



Written on Monday, November 15, 2010 by   in News

Fantastic news broke last weekend that Chris Smalling was getting his chance in Capello’s England squad for their international friendly against France. Smalling has already made 8 appearances for Manchester United and he’s obviously doing something to impress Fabio Capello. When your a defender your job is to guard the goal but Smalling has more…
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Capello: Rooney Needs Time



Written on Sunday, August 15, 2010 by   in News

English manager Fabio Capello reckons that striker Wayne Rooney will find his goal scoring form again but maybe not till the beginning of September. Rooney didn’t score for Manchester United since they took on Bayern Munich last March but you have to remember he was out for some time with an injury. I don’t understand…
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Scholes Needed More Time



Written on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by   in News

Manchester United midfield master mind Paul Scholes was only given two hours notice to decide whether to come out of international retirement and play for England in the 2010 World Cup which was held in South Africa. Scholes quit international football in 2004 and has been asked a number of times by a different managers…
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Ferguson Backs Wazza To Become A Complete Footballer



Written on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by   in News

Manchester United gaffer Sir Alex Ferguson believes that last seasons club top goal scorer Wayne Rooney will mature into “the complete footballer” in the next few years. After a super season with Manchester United scoring 34 goals he then walked into a disappointing World Cup with the English squad you failed to beat Germany in…
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