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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Will Mourinho spend the Memphis and Schneiderlin proceeds on new blood before the window shuts?
Ah, Memphis and Schneiderlin. Good times. Well, not really. There were only two goals from Memphis Depay in his season-and-a-half at Old Trafford....
Greener grass on either side of a Lancastrian fence
In the Premier League, this week, there are two main stories. In one, French set-piece specialist Dmitri Payet has announced his desire...
United do a Walter Mosley on Reading, scoring four easy pieces
There was no mystery to the FA Cup Third Round encounter between Manchester United and Reading. The gunplay was completely one-sided as...
Manchester United move clear of the ‘unlucky’ table’s relegation zone against Hammers
Manchester United managed to snatch three points from Middlesbrough on New Year’s Eve Day when it seemed the entire world was against...
Man United supporters trade ten years of their lives for late win over Boro
On some days it seems as though the world is conspiring against you. On this New Year’s Eve day for Man United,...
Ibra: the gift who keeps on giving
In the run-up to the National Hockey League’s 24-26 December three-day break for Christmas and, this year at least, beginning of Hanukkah, Florida...
Three thoughts on Man United bagging West Brom at The Hawthorns
For two hours on a brisk Saturday evening at The Hawthorns, Man United supporters couldn’t be faulted for imagining they’d gone back in time....
Premier League seeks new water bottle sponsor
from the Fake News Wire, 15/12/2016–In conjunction with today’s statement from the Football Association that Manchester United manager José Mourinho’s one-match ban...
Three thoughts on United’s victory over Crystal Palace and Craig Pawson
1. Really, Howard, a toe ? To honor Sir Alex Ferguson’s favorite referee, I’m starting this “Three Thoughts” edition without an introduction,...
Owen Hargreaves can’t count
So, I’m watching the Zorya Luhansk/Manchester United feed on Thursday night. The players are freezing their assets off in the early Ukrainian...
Cold comforts from a Manchester United victory in chilly Odessa
Having grown up in Canada, I can attest to the simple pleasure inherent in seeing one’s breath when exhaling on a crisp...
Fellaini’s felony furthers fan frustration
It began at Vicarage Road when United conceded late to Juan Zúñiga and Troy Deeney in a loss to Watford. Then Joe Allen...