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The Neviller in Spain – A creditable failure
Embed from Getty Images To refer to something as a creditable failure seems a backhanded compliment. It’s a bit like referring to...
Giggsy, kingmaker?
Ryan Giggs: Manchester United Manager. Erm…No?
Embed from Getty Images Right now we’re witnessing what is probably the worst stage of Louis Van Gaal’s Manchester United tenure. A...
West Brom vs Manchester United: Back to normality…depressing normality
Embed from Getty Images There was a vague sense among United fans at 10pm Wednesday night, that a corner had been turned....
United vs FC Midtjylland – “We’re f***ing shit!”
Embed from Getty Images “We’re fucking shit !” That was the chant from travelling reds after another low point on a winter’s...
Fans leave the Kop in protest against high ticket pries
Time to take a lead from the Kop, because enough really is enough!
While Leicester were continuing to defy expectations, wiping out the championship favourites on their own patch to start running away with the...
Entertaining football? What Sorcery is this?!
It is ironic that in the midst of easily the most exciting season in English football since Manchester United and Arsenal engaged...
From ignominy to icon: Vida’s journey into Old Trafford Legend
  Embed from Getty Images It was a cold Wednesday evening at Ewood Park where Nemanja Vidic a .k .a The Hardest...
How the “Biggest Club in the World” became a bumbling high farce
Louis Van Gaal has taken his fair share of grief from fed up fans in recent months, some of it unedifyingly personal...
A really big stick and a whole lotta s**t
It was almost nine years ago now when Jorge Valdano decided to voice his displeasure at English football. The high drama that...
Depressing, dreary and damning: United are marching towards death in mediocrity.
It’s amazing to watch United these days, amazing by virtue of not having to watch them and accurately report on the game....
Goodbye Mr Ed and who’s next?
For anyone not familiar, Mr Ed was the name of a talking horse in a successful 1960’s US comedy show, guiding his...
No way, Jose
Imagine being a United fan unhappy with the current manager. Boring football, preening, stubborn arrogance, verbal attacks on the fans, self-destructive man...