Rowlesy's Ramblings

Paul Rowles columns for Stretty News.
Operation Hazard: Mourinho delivers a masterclass well worth the wait
A Manchester United home victory in the Premier League against Chelsea was long overdue. Hell, scratch that… A Manchester United home victory...
How United’s season should never have hinged on Europa League success.
Manchester United’s trials and tribulations at home, what was once the lion’s den for petrified opponents, can almost be scripted presently: Teams...
Boro's survival hopes slipped along with Vicotr Valdes' right boot.
From makeshift to benchmark – Antonio Valencia’s transformation has been sensational.
There was a time when people thought Antonio Valencia slotting into the right-back berth signified an end to his days as a...
FA Cup exit is always hard to stomach, but United have the right pair of hands in ‘Judas’.
Before I dissect the quarter-final defeat to Chelsea, I want to make it abundantly clear that the decision making of Michael Oliver...
Like Van Persie, should United be looking to sign Arsenal’s unsettled prized asset Sanchez?
When Manchester United needed a spark to give them the extra edge over their rivals on the eve of the 2012-13 campaign,...
Paul Pogba- Why the £90 million problem tag is fair.
‘Quietly effective’ and ‘will never meet the expectations of him’ were hardly verdicts my esteemed fellow Stretty News writers were anticipating to conjure...
Zlatan’s Final can lead United to a new era of success.
Many thought Manchester United were taking a desperate last roll of the dice when they acquired the proven services of Zlatan Ibrahimovic...
Aren’t you fed up of Zlatan Ibrahimovic being washed up too?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already started to etch his name into the pantheon of great Manchester United strikers. There were initial doubts whether...
Why Marcus Rashford must be patient on his inevitable road to United stardom.
For those feeling deprived of juicy transfer gossip, a mere fourteen days after the winter window slammed shut, there was some rather...
There’s no more Mkhi taking about United’s star Armenian
With every growing performance, Henrikh Mkhitaryan is bowling over United fans with the quality that has seen his reputation climb over the...
United suffer from infuriating brilliance
There is so much about Arsenal somehow escaping from Old Trafford with a thoroughly undeserved point that I want to rage about: United’s...
Injury-Gate leaves more questions than answers.
Just as United’s garden appeared rosier after a convincing victory over an abject Swansea City, their efforts were overshadowed by Mourinho’s scathing...