Martin Palazzotto is the former editor of the now defunct World Football Columns. He also has written for other deceased football blogs, including the Equaliser, the Gib Football Show, Man and Ball, and strange bOUnce. Hopefully, that trail of carnage does not bode ill for Stretty News. His Twitter feed is @PickettPocketPr.
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The Premier League’s Manhattan Project
If it ever was, it’s been a long time since the Premier League–or the First Division–was the epitome of technical football. La...
Blind Man’s Bluff: A Manchester United flash fiction
“Good evening, and welcome to North West Tonight. I’m Roger Johnson .” “And I’m Annabel Tiffin .” “Leading off the news in...
United & Pogba needs to be the best deal Ed Woodward never made
So, I’m at the local supermarket this morning, and a burnt orange Lamborghini muscles into the spot beside me. The hydraulic doors rise slowly. From...
Musical Chairs–A Manchester United fiction
You will forgive my English, s’il vous plait ? But I must tell you about this, how do you say ?–strange ?–oui,...
Redemption the hard way, or How CR7 spent his weekend
When my uncle told me I should be grateful I was alive, I politely agreed. It went without saying. I knew he was trying to...
Euros not a sunny forecast for United’s immediate future
A very disturbing trend has emerged at the Euros. I’m not talking about England leaving earlier than expected. That’s more tradition than...
The Year of the Ferret, or How is a Man United fan supposed to weasel out of this mess?
I don’t like ferrets, and with good reason. They’re bloody thieves, the lot of them . Once upon a time, I had a...
And how was your morning? Too much information regarding Man United’s confirming José Mourinho as manager
I awoke in my dreams last night to a wonderful realization the past six months–reviling Louis van Gaal, then making my peace with...
When the Devil asks you to dance–Thoughts on the [alleged] transition to José Mourinho
“I’m ready to admit to some mistakes, but Mourinho’s hiring is an opportunity that M—– could not miss .” The first half...
Manchester United [allegedly] push the panic button
It’s said a woman has the prerogative to change her mind. With that in mind, I stood naked before the mirror Sunday morning to conduct...
Marie Antoinette was a Man United fan
Louis XV’s haughty wife is alleged to have said of starving citizens begging for bread, “Let them eat cake .” Whether or not...
Louis van Gaal hasn’t been bad for Manchester United
Yes, you read the headline correctly, and no, I haven’t lost my mind. In no way, shape, or form do I think...