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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Chelsea Fan On Channel 5, Modric and Flops

VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Chelsea Fan On Channel 5, Modric and Flops

Over the years, RoM has had many a chat with Chelsea Den from The Chelsea Blog in the lead up to match days and season. This year, we get to hear about the hopes for the latest Chelsea manager, what went wrong last season and United’s best players. Scott the Red: So, after spending periods [...]

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Bolton Fan On Sturridge, Holden’s Injury and Cleverley

VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Bolton Fan On Sturridge, Holden’s Injury and Cleverley

Continuing on with our View From The Enemy series, Chris Mann from Bolton blog Burnden Aces has spoken to us about Scott the Red: Were you happy with your team’s performance last season? Chris Mann: Up until the end of March, we had spent the whole season inside the top eight and then, all of [...]

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Blackburn Fan On Phil Jones, Sankys and Kean

VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Blackburn Fan On Phil Jones, Sankys and Kean

We won our record breaking 19th title at Ewood Park last season, thanks to a penalty scored by Wayne Rooney. Blackburn manager Steve Kean came under some criticism for allowing his team to watch United pass the ball around our half for the last five minutes or more. Joe Ainscough, who writes for Vital Blackburn [...]

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Blackpool Fan On Adam Badge Kissing And Staying Up

VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Blackpool Fan On Adam Badge Kissing And Staying Up

Manchester United approach the final day of the season with the title in the bag and a European Cup final to prepare for. Blackpool will struggle to avoid relegation and have the worst possible fixture to save their season: away at the Champions. John, from the excellent statistical Blackpool FC blog, Tangerine Dreaming, has taken [...]

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Chelsea Fan On Torres, Meltdown and Webb

VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Chelsea Fan On Torres, Meltdown and Webb

The biggest game of the season is upon us, so it only seems right that I get Den from The Chelsea Blog to answer some questions for us. Scott the Red: Six months ago, Chelsea were six points clear of United. Are you proud of your current position after spending some time 5th in the [...]

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THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Terry Christian On Jealousy, Blue Excuses

THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Terry Christian On Jealousy, Blue Excuses

RoM has published the thoughts of Andy Mitten, Pete Boyle, Pete Shaw and Paddy Crerand ahead of the derby tomorrow and is today pleased to share Terry Christian’s opinion on the rivalry. Scott the Red: Where do you think our rivalry with City ranks amongst that with Liverpool and Leeds? Terry Christian: The rivalry with [...]

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THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Pete Shaw on The Lopsided Relationship, Cityitis and Eusebio

On Monday we had an interview with Andy Mitten, yesterday it was with Pete Boyle and today we have Pete Shaw who writes for Red News. A great account of the truth about blues. Scott the Red: Where do you think our rivalry with City ranks amongst that with Liverpool and Leeds? Pete Shaw: Well, [...]

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THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Pete Boyle On His Black Eye At Maine Road, Tevez and Forgiving Rooney

THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Pete Boyle On His Black Eye At Maine Road, Tevez and Forgiving Rooney

Following on from Andy Mitten’s interview, today we’ve got the thoughts of Pete Boyle on our rivalry with City, his favourite derbies and trusting the manager. Scott the Red: Where do you think our rivalry with City ranks amongst that with Liverpool and Leeds? Pete Boyle: Liverpool is still way out in front, with Leeds [...]

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THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Andy Mitten On Maine Road ’93, Empty Seats and Team Spirit

THE DERBY INTERVIEWS: Andy Mitten On Maine Road ’93, Empty Seats and Team Spirit

Leading up to the FA Cup semi-final against City, RoM will be running a series of interviews with United fans. Our first is with Andy Mitten, Editor of United We Stand, who will be talking us through his favourite derby day memories, City’s fanbase and our greatest rivalries. Scott the Red: Where do you think [...]

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INTERVIEW: Oliver Holt On Eating His Words, Nani Criticism, Fergie Press Conferences and Modric

INTERVIEW: Oliver Holt On Eating His Words, Nani Criticism, Fergie Press Conferences and Modric

In March 2006, The Republik of Mancunia blog was born. Having become tired of reading dross like this and this, I felt like something had to be written to counter act the doom and gloom that surrounded Manchester United in the press. Martin Samuel, then at The Times, compared United’s situation to that of the [...]

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VIDEO: Individual Chicharito Highlights vs Paraguay

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Chelsea Fan On Roman’s World Cup, Tevez and Paying Off Officials

Chelsea Den from the very impressive site, The Chelsea Blog, has taken a few minutes to have a chat with us about the two clubs ahead of Sunday’s game. Scott the Red: So, the most obvious question has to be about Chelsea’s form. What the fuck is going on? Chelsea Den: Swine flu? Delirium? Sabotage? [...]

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: City Fan On Rooney Shirt, Kinkladze and Crisis

VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: City Fan On Rooney Shirt, Kinkladze and Crisis

So, tonight brings one of the biggest games of the season and the GMP’s busiest night of year, as Manchester City host United at Wastelands. No derby is complete with a bit of rival banter though, so Danny Pugsley from the popular City blog, Bitter and Blue, has taken some time out to have a [...]

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VIEW FROM THE ENEMY: Spurs Fan On Signing Bale and Notverybrightitis

Harry Hotspur has taken a few minutes to answer some questions for RoM ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s trip to Old Trafford. Scott the Red: Where does Spurs finishing top 4 rank with your club’s all time achievements? Harry Hotspur: I wish people wouldn’t keep bringing that up. We’ll only look hopeless when we never do [...]

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Conversation With Daniel Harris On The Berb, Ownership And The Anderson Song

Daniel Harris has taken time out to answer some questions about RoM. After reading his excellent book, On the Road: A Journey Through a Season, we thought we’d get to know a little bit more about the author. Scott the Red: What are your earliest memories of following United? Daniel Harris: Though there are pictures [...]

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