Written on Thursday, December 1, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Carling Cup, Players
In the same competition he made his debut (vs Coventry) in, Jonny Evans appeared as captain marking his 100th appearance for United. Unfortunately, the result didn’t go our way but Jonny made it clear afterwards that the team as a whole is more important that one individual. This is something you’d like to hear from every…
Written on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players, Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed in his press conference Tuesday that Rio Ferdinand will replace suspended Nemanja Vidic at center back for the Champions League group fixture against Otelul Galati. After being dropped for United’s game against Everton last weekend, a lot of journalists jumped to conclusions saying Fergie no longer regards Rio Ferdinand in his first-choice…
Written on Saturday, October 1, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Match Reports
1. A definite contender for the least enjoyable game of the season. Based on the performance, we can count ourselves lucky. We granted the Canaries enough chances to cause an upset but thanks to poor finishing, particularly from Steve Morison, that wasn’t the case. We found it difficult to create real chances in the first…
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 Monday, September 26, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Players, Sir Alex Ferguson
Earlier today, Sir Alex Ferguson sat his press conference ahead of the group stage clash against FC Basel. When asked whether Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans would feature, he confirmed they will be left out due to injuries. He also said the club appreciate Manchester City’s actions in Munich, showing respect for the…
Written on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players
Manchester United defender Jonny Evans fears his place in Ferguson’s squad may be put into question, if he doesn’t up his game this season. Despite performing poorly throughout 2010/11, Evans started the majority of our games this season due to Rio Ferdinand’s injury. However, the Northern Ireland international is aware of those disappointments last season…
Written on Sunday, May 8, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Match Reports
Hernandez’ prayers were answered Manchester United moved to within a point of a record nineteenth title after a deserved win against second-place Chelsea at Old Trafford – officially knocking (the dippers) Liverpool of their fucking perch! Since losing away to Arsenal last Sunday, I have suffered sleepless nights all week thinking about this fixture against…
Written on Thursday, March 17, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Injuries
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that there is a possibility that Rio Ferdiand won’t play again for the remainder of the season after picking up a calf injury in a warm-up before Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat at Wolves in early February. Poor Rio might never get the chance to play with Van Der Sar again……
Written on Thursday, January 6, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Manchester United Latest News
Sir Alex Ferguson is now happier with the form of defender Jonny Evans, who I feel has been harshly treated by some fans and quite a few journalists during the past few months where he hasn’t lived up to what was expected from him. A lot of our players haven’t been playing up to their…
Written on Saturday, July 24, 2010 by Dale O'Donnell in Manchester United Latest News, Stretty's News
Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has decided to re-new a long-term contract with Manchester United, according to club chief executive David Gill. The deal that the defender is currently under is up in two years time, but the long-term extension to his contract has been agreed by United and Vidic. Nemanja was linked with a…
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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