Rowlesy's Ramblings

Paul Rowles columns for Stretty News.
The return of Bastian Schweinsteiger should be celebrated
Jose Mourinho’s treatment of exiled German legend Bastian Schweinsteiger should have landed him a custodial sentence for supposed bullying, according to a...
Gutless and leaderless – Just another United European trip
United’s previous ventures to Turkey have been notorious for hostility and having to cope with a cauldron of toxic noise. Galatasaray’s famous...
No need to panic, Burnley was one of those days.
The frustration after United’s inexplicable goalless draw with Burnley was exacerbated by title hopefuls Arsenal, City and Liverpool all winning at the...
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...
José Mourinho has to be concerned after three successive defeats
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...
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...
Why Marcus Rashford deserves to be unleashed in the derby.
The Manchester derby has historically been a titanic fixture. A city divided- heroes and villains created, a clash where any telling contribution...