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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Don’t become too excited over a wild night in Northampton Town
Getting drunk can be fun. Making decisions when you are can later turn out to be not so much. Think waking up...
How George Price explains Wayne Rooney
The three loud thunks you just heard were me banging my head against the wall. I’ve been doing that more and more...
The only bad thing about Johnny Kills is his name
For a while now, I’ve been trying to figure out what José Mourinho has against Johnny Kills, christened Juan Manuel Mata García, but...
Why is José Mourinho suddenly looking like Louis van Gaal?
In the run-up to Manchester United’s 2016-17 opening match, José Mourinho acknowledged winning the Premier League title was unrealistic. It would be...
Mourinho’s United travel to the Europa League in a Damp Squib Time Machine
Zero aggression, zero points. Manchester United fans saw disinterested football aplenty under Louis van Gaal, and had no desire to reminisce. Unfortunately,...
Was the Manchester Derby a sign of the apocalypse? Not so much
Just about every question running through my mind in the wake of United’s defeat in the Manchester Derby can be answered with those...
What’s Paul Scholes on about?
Dear Paul, Let’s get one thing out of the way before I start ripping into one of the best midfielders to ever...
Happily, a different set of problems for United
Rare is the carefree person in this world. A handful of young princes in Saudi Arabia and the Emirates who have a half-dozen...
Wayne Rooney vs the world
Paul Parker has pissed me off. Apparently he’s been out of the game so long he’s forgotten how difficult it is. He’s forgotten how...
Winning the Premier League may turn out to be much ado about the nothings
With no less than six clubs in with a credible shout for the Premier League title (United, City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, and...
Fallout from the Community Shield could be nuclear for United’s midfield
Steve McManaman and Darren Fletcher are not what I would consider indispensable or irrefutable sources of football analysis. Chronologically speaking, the latter...
The one with a screamer: An early peek at bad Mourinho
There’s a Friends episode which shares its title with this column. Well, the part before the colon, anyway. As for the part...