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…
1. Shorten the rotation in Premier League games. Some of the football in the early weeks was breath taking – when United stuck to the same 12-13 players in regular positions. This was disrupted by injury and game load. United should completely de-prioritize all other competitions – and drill a consistent first team nucleus. 2. Go…
Written on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players, Rivals
Since arriving in England, Mario Balotelli has received plenty of attention for his actions both on and off the pitch. Ryan Giggs made a few comments regarding the 21-year-old, speaking at the 2011 Golden Foot Award which he won. “He is very good, but also a little strange,” Giggs said at the event. “In England…
Written on Saturday, October 15, 2011 by Nathan Thomas in Match Reports
On the face of it a draw may have not been exactly what we had been hoping before prior to kick off on Saturday at 12.45. It has been almost four years since we registered a win at the home of our greatest foe and that is something that doesn’t sit well with the 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…
Written on Monday, June 6, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in 2010-11 season review, Year Book
This is part two of Stretty News’ review of the United season. Part One can be found here. Wayne Rooney was back in the fold after a brief flirtation with alternative career options but the goals didn’t come immediately. United fans, who had been put through the wringer by the Scouser’s shenanigans, were unhappy not…
Written on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in 2010/11 season, Year Book
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…
This silence appears constant but for a faint rattling of a newspaper as every man becomes an agent or football manager vying for his team to sign one of football’s megastars. The last few years have seen a departure from every man and his dog being linked with United – it’s a much more readable…
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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