Written on Thursday, February 2, 2012 by Guest Writer in Opinion, Players
We all know the story of ‘Fergie’s Fledglings’, those famous six, young, enthusiastic players that came through by ’94 and took league, and world, by storm. The story that also involved the decision for Sir Alex Ferguson to release some of his most senior of fighters, which, in doing so, placed an even heavier burden…
Written on Friday, January 20, 2012 by Guest Writer in Manchester United Youths, Other Football
Loyalty is something we don’t often see any more. The likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, and Javier Zanetti unfortunately look like the last of their kind. Football has been transformed from a game kids dream of turning professional in and playing because it brought them joy into nothing but a business where money is…
Written on Saturday, January 14, 2012 by Guest Writer in Match Reports
With thoughts of the previous Premier League match still lingering around, the 3-2 loss to Blackburn Rovers, there could be no complacency coming into today’s game against Bolton. With Wanders facing the reality of a relegation scrap a result at Old Trafford could change their season around. It was United, however, who kept the pressure…
Written on Saturday, January 14, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Goals, Highlights
Manchester United took on a Bolton side that were sitting fourteenth in the Premier League table. The Reds managed to take three points after winning 3-0 at Old Trafford with goals from Paul Scholes, Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick. Owen Coyle’s men went home with nothing.
Written on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by Guest Writer in Players
When The Sun ran a story in the lead up to the FA Cup 3rd round Manchester derby that Paul Scholes had sensationally answered a plea from United to come out of retirement and put on the Manchester United shirt again, the vast majority of us laughed it off dismissing it as a ridiculous non-story…
Written on Monday, October 3, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players
I grew up watching Paul Scholes, so I’ve heard everybody criticising his tackling. I’ve even done it myself. Anyway, it’s hard to defend him in this situation because he would swipe at shinbones while picking up yellow cards as if they were collective postal stamps. Since he retired, Scholes has sat down and told a…
Written on Saturday, August 6, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends, Manchester United
Written on Friday, August 5, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends, Manchester United, Stretty's News
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…
Written on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 by Busby88 in Stretty's News, Transfer News
Ask any Manchester United fan what the transfer priority is this summer, and most will reply with a resounding “Centre Midfield”. In fact, for the last two summers, the general consensus has been that we are in desperate need of a creative midfielder, one who can dictate play and add a creative dimension to the…
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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