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.
Van Gaal has perfect setting in search of a new dawn
Functional, mechanical and rigid was replaced by adventure, excitement and entertainment on Tuesday night. The change in the much maligned philosophy, which...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings: ‘We’re Man United, we want to attack!’
A new chant is developing among increasingly disgruntled United supporters. A chant that is impassioned and real, a succinct message (almost a...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – The weird and not so wonderful Derby
With some justification, the pre-game prognostication for the 170th battle between red and blue proclaimed one of the most critical and significant derbies certainly...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings: Ander Herrera’s masterclass secures emphatic away win
There are a lot of reasons why Ander Herrera is proving to be a very popular figure in this Manchester United setup...
Will the real, angry Wayne Rooney please stand up?
“White Line Fever”: The radical change in a person’s behaviour when they start playing sports, AKA stepping over the ‘white line’. The radical...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – Return to old heights ahead of critical spell
Some may say we were spoiled, some may say blessed as we got accustomed over the years to the phrase ‘Manchester United...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings- Heroes new and old secure an impressive away win.
On countless occasions, United’s title rivals come a cropper offering United a window of opportunity to capitalise the next day, only for...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – A night to savour
Admit it, you walked into work this morning with a certain swagger and joie de vivre, with an air of invincibility that...
Match Preview: Manchester United vs Liverpool
There have been plenty of talking points, as is customary with the build-up to any United versus Liverpool fixture, as England’s most...
Chris Smalling: From derby despair to leading the defence.
If Mock The Week were deliberating over an ‘unlikely things to see as a headline’ round in November 2014, in the immediate aftermath of...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – Finished with a flourish, but time to kick on
Wednesday night’s second leg against Club Brugge was a lot more plain sailing than most of us would have anticipated or were...
Rowlesy’s Ramblings – Perfect start but more to come
For Louis Van Gaal’s United to progress this season, it was, and still is, imperative that the club banished those early away...