Fletch: Roy Made Me Who I Am
February 27, 2010 215 Comments
Following our humiliating 4-1 defeat at Middlesbrough in 2005, Roy Keane had a massive rant on MUTV, ripping apart so many of our players for their attitude and performance.
Darren Fletcher was one of those players and the opinions of Keane were reflected by most of our fan base. Fletcher wasn’t good enough, and as far [...]
Fletch: I’m United For Life
February 23, 2010 18 Comments
Darren Fletcher has revealed that before signing his latest contract at the club, he was tempted to move away from Manchester United after getting limited time on the pitch.
Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been a big fan of the midfielder long before the rest of us caught on, convinced him to stay after promising him [...]
Fergie: Wenger Let Himself Down With Fletch Comments
January 30, 2010 69 Comments
After Manchester United robbed Arsenal earlier in the season, thanks to poor judgement from Almunia and an own goal from Diaby, Arsene Wenger took his frustrations out on Darren Fletcher.
This season, Fletcher has committed fewer fouls than Song and Diaby, despite playing in more games, yet Wenger took the childish move of branding Fletch “anti-football”. [...]
Fletch: We Weren’t Even Worried When Tevez Scored
January 28, 2010 14 Comments
Darren Fletcher claimed after our 3-1 win over Manchester City that the lads were always confident of getting to the final, even when Carlos Tevez scored to mean extra time was looming.
Fletch: If It’s A Man’s Game, Why Did I Get Second Yellow?
January 12, 2010 41 Comments
Mark Clattenburg hasn’t come across terribly well this week, between his justification of sending Darren Fletcher off to failing to understand the offside rule.
Today, Darren Fletcher has revealed that Clattenburg, the referee who once sent someone off because Steven Gerrard told him to, told our midfielder it was ‘a man’s game’ when he complained about [...]
Were United Captains More Honest Than Chelsea’s With FIFA Vote?
December 22, 2009 108 Comments
Lionel Messi was rightly named the FIFA World Player of the Year this week with a record breaking number of votes. Cristiano Ronaldo was voted second, Xavi third, Kaka fourth and Andrés Iniesta fifth.
The coaches and captains of international teams are given the opportunity for this prestigious award, with the first round of voting taking [...]
Fletch: Keane and Scholes Tore Me To Shreds – Not Lampard, Fabregas or Gerrard
November 24, 2009 59 Comments
Darren Fletcher has been receiving praise from all over recently as he goes on to prove himself as one of Manchester United’s most important players.
Long hailed as a ‘big game player’ by our fans, the 25-year-old has now raised his game for every match, and topped that off with a blinding goal against Everton at [...]
VIDEO: Fletcher, Carrick and Valencia’s Goals Against Everton
November 21, 2009 36 Comments
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Fletch: Hopefully My Luck With Cards Changes!
November 4, 2009 33 Comments
Manchester United showed great spirit last night in coming back from being 3-1 down to collect a point at 3-3.
With Igor Akinfeev putting in another superb performance, United were left to wait until the dying minutes before sealing their place in the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
A big talking point of the match came [...]
Fergie: Time For A Rule Change
November 4, 2009 10 Comments
Manchester United have just won an appeal to the FA after the wrong Da Silva twin was booked during our 2-0 victory over Barnsley in the League Cup.
Whilst yellow cards are usually exempt from appeal, Sir Alex Ferguson believes this is a rule that should change in the Champions League, given there are only 13 [...]
Fergie: Fans Know How Important Fletcher Is
November 3, 2009 47 Comments
Darren Fletcher will make his return to the first team today after missing our last five games through injury.
With the United game coming up this weekend, the manager recognises Fletcher’s return as a big boost.
