Written on Saturday, October 1, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players, Rant
In the year 2011, Manchester United have only started the same back 4 in the Premier League on 3 separate occasions, in 26 games. They were: February/March: Man City (h), Wigan Athletic (a) and Chelsea (a) – O’Shea, Smalling, Vidic, Evra April: Fulham (h) and Newcastle (a) – O’Shea, Smalling, Vidic, Evra August: Tottenham Hotspur…
Written on Friday, August 5, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends
For me, today will be one of the most emotional days of my life. Manchester United, our beloved club, will see a hero play his last ever match at Old Trafford, the Theatre of Dreams. The Ginger Prince wasn’t a member of the team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1992, but he still goes down…
Written on Saturday, July 9, 2011 by Busby88 in Manchester United History
Throughout the club’s revered history, we have had some of the finest players in the world pull on the famous jersey. Now, each fan has their own favourites, depending largely on how long you have been a fan and personal preference, and it would be interesting to see what my fellow fans’ favourite ever XI for Manchester…
Gary Neville was asked earlier this season if Alex Ferguson “retire at the top” if he would beat Barcelona in the Champions League final. He said Ferguson does not think this way. It is not about “goals”. If it was about goals he could have gone in 1993, 1996, 1999, 2008… take you pick. The…
Written on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell 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…
Written on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in News
A fantastic mosaic made by Stretford End Flags for Gary Neville’s testimonial. We would like to welcome Tom to StrettyNews.com. This is last first article for us – follow him on twitter if you want to read more from him. Last night Manchester United and Juventus battled it out in which I thought was a…
Written on Friday, April 15, 2011 by Guest Writer in Players
Growing up in India, it is a normal thing to find yourself crowded with cricket obsessed people, giving their expert views on each and every aspect of the game. I, being no exception, was growing up in the same circumstances. But the FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany attracted my attention towards football. Sitting…
Written on Friday, April 8, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends
It has been confirmed, Gary Neville will join Sky Sports as a football expert & co-commentator from the start of the 2011-2012 season. Gary Neville will be sharing his expert opinion live in HD during Barclays Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Carling Cup and international fixtures next season. This latest addition to the Sky Sports…
Written on Friday, April 8, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in News
Gary Neville will play his last game at Old Trafford next month after announcing his testimonial against Italian giants Juventus. The veteran full-back spent 18-years playing for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson and has been linked with a few jobs since retiring, but today he also announced that he will be joining Sky Sports…
Written on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players
In 1977 Pelé named his autobiography, My life and the Beautiful Game. Pelé said his book was dedicated to all those who make the game beautiful, but some of the worlds greatest players weren’t so ‘beautiful’, just look at Ronaldinho – won the European Footballer of the Year in 2005 but looks like he never…
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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