Born a 10 minute drive away from Old Trafford, there was no other option for Paul, it was and always will be United. He has been blessed to see United at their most successful - from the treble and Barcelona in 99, Moscow in 2008 and being at Wembley to soak in our last FA Cup final win, it has been some journey and hopefully we can get back to those heights one day. Held a season ticket until 2017 before work commitments made the trips to Manchester all the more challenging.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the stranger United fans want to know
There was a fanfare at Old Trafford surrounding the capture of one of Europe’s most sought-after playmakers when Henrikh Mkhitaryan arrived from...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – A derby performance to be proud of
With the media’s gaze firmly fixed on Jose Mourinho’s mauling back at Stamford Bridge and his reluctance to raid his hotel mini...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – Mourinho’s meltdown back on old turf
Manchester United’s season is already reaching a critical juncture. The view largely held was that, if they came away from Stamford Bridge...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – Paul Pogba stars as United banish boring tag
For those more accustomed to farthings and, more recently, 5p Freddos, the bottomless amounts of oil-driven, foreign backed money being thrown into...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings- Mourinho revels in being the Scouse villain
Sky Sports’ overly lavish billing of ‘Red Monday’ was, for all intents and purposes, meant to demonstrate how Mourinho’s supposed suffocating and...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings- A missed opportunity in every sense.
Still stewing ? Yep, thought so. In my last rambling, I pleaded with United to emerge from the countless false dawns encountered...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings- Entertaining and Devastating, Mourinho finds the right formula.
There have been countless false dawns in the post-Ferguson era at Manchester United. Even the latest incumbent of the United hot-seat has...
How does Mourinho solve his United midfield conundrum?
Jose Mourinho’s mid-September travails were given some much needed respite with their lose-lose EFL Cup victory against Northampton ending a grim spell...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – A shambolic week leaves more questions than answers
It was looking all so rosy for Jose Mourinho and his evolving United side as August broke into September. His side had...
Three United youngsters that can shine in Northampton League Cup tie
The League Cup has historically been viewed in a rather unflattering light for many United fans. A ‘Mickey Mouse’ tournament would be...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – Outplayed and outfought, but nothing decided yet
Having to conjure up some painful musings after a limp derby defeat is about as much fun as a tooth extraction at...
Eric Bailly’s tremendous start rewarded with player of the month award.
At the start of August, you would have received looks of pure aghast had your average football fan or United follower foreseen that...