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Jelly and Ice Cream When Glazer Dies

FC United is a concept I understand, but not something I could follow. I understand the frustration life long fans will have felt over the Glazers taking over at our club. All the talk of United losing its soul, and of the club not being the same anymore (as followers of the old failing Labour [...]

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Chelsea Were Better Really, Honestly, They Were

There are some things which you can now guarantee will happen in the Premiership season. Ronaldo will get booed wherever he plays, Mourinho will make a fool out of himself in the papers, Liverpool will claim that this is their season, City will only sell out their ground on derby day, and Newcastle will have [...]

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Win Some, Lose Some

On the way to Wembley yesterday, the train stopped at Birmingham train station, and we were there for a while. We started to get pretty restless, checking our watches, working out how long we had until kick off. It was still a few hours off at this point, but with no word from the driver, [...]

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Champions: Best Moments and Goals

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Why United Won The League

1. Buying the right players
Last season Chelsea cruised to the title, and whilst our side was crippled with injuries and the hole Keane had left, we just didn’t have the squad capable of plugging all the gaps. O’Shea was certainly not a replacement for the departed Keane, Fletcher certainly was not a replacement for the [...]

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We Did It

Hopefully last Sunday will be the first and last time I jump out of my seat, grab anyone within arms length and scream like a girl, when Arsenal score a goal. Although the Gooners seemed to try very hard to throw all their points against 10 men Chelsea away, it was the moment that United [...]

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A Team In Transition Or A Club In Decline?

“A team in transition or a club in decline? Brick by brick, the fall of the United empire gathers pace.”
Nov 2nd 2005
“Sir Alex Ferguson has been let down and he has been let down disgracefully by players who earn vast amounts of money and who should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. The cracks are so [...]

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Unless you’re playing Man United, the council house is never full

City have a habit of surprising us, and pulling results out of the bag which you’d never expect. Last season there was the crushing 3-1 at their place, and the 1-1 at Old Trafford, which we easily could have lost with minutes to go when Andy Cole almost buried the ball in the back of [...]

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