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
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…
Written on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 by Busby88 in 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…
“He’s almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play. You rarely come across the complete footballer, but Scholes is as close to it as you can get.” – Zinedine Zidane, 2010. When it comes to footballers, Paul Scholes is a rare breed. He is not only the most naturally gifted…
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 Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Sean in Other Clubs, Players, Transfer News
Now that International duty is on pause until July, it means that the summer rumors will begin to take shape. Players will no longer be able to hide behind answers of “I need to focus on playing for my country”, now is the time for top players from around the world to begin the decision…
Written on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Legends
For Ronen (a regular StrettyNews.com contributor) it was an October evening in 1997. Manchester United were playing Feyenoord in the Champions League at Old Trafford at a time when Dutch teams are very much part of the competition. Cantona had retired a few months earlier. Paul Scholes, a rotation striker in his early years, not…
This morning Paul Scholes announced his retirement after a twenty year association with Manchester United. I am nineteen years old and to some extent I feel like I have grown up with Paul Scholes, I have had the privilege of seeing him burst into the first team with youthful enthusiasm and enormous potential and watching…
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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