“Better late than never as Gerrard gets his MBE” reads the headline in The Times today. The article gets better, if you can imagine that, as you read on. “At last, one of Liverpool’s great quests for a significant honour has been realised. Nineteen months after their thrilling victory in the Champions League, Steven Gerrard, [...]
Review of 2006
“The cracks are so wide that not even a manager with Ferguson’s motivational skills can paper over them. If Fergie can arrest this shocking and alarming slump it will rank with anything he’s achieved in all his years at the club.” – Paul Hince, Chief sports writer, Manchester Evening News. November 4th 2005
That’s how last [...]
Wigan, Ronaldo and "strength in depth"
Mourinho Are You Listening?
“That’s why they’re champions” you’ll hear Andy Gray harp on, when Chelsea grind out a result after a dull game of football. What? Champions play controlled boring football? As the Premiership title has gone between Highbury and Old Trafford over goneby seasons, the phrase “that’s why they’re champions” probably will have been heard, but when [...]
He scores goals, Paul Scholes, he scores goals…
They Think It’s All Over…It Is Now?
And Now You’re Gonna Believe Us
This year’s derby day was different from recent ones I’ve experienced. Of course there was lots of hype about it, with United desperately wanting to extend their lead, and with City taking four points from derby matches last season, but on entering the ground, all I could think about was the points, rather than the [...]
Not Much Special, But Very Much Needed
Following defeats to Celtic and Copenhagen in the Champions League, United were left with the task of getting at least one point from Benfica to qualify. Memories of last season are still very raw, with United taking the lead against Benfica away, only to go on to lose 2-1, and get knocked out of the [...]















