After John O’Shea’s four year deal with Sunderland was announced, Sir Alex Ferguson has sung his praises, claiming that allowing him more game time was the reason for him leaving. “John has been an outstanding servant to the club, since he broke into the first team almost a decade ago,” Sir Alex told the official [...]

A few months in to the season, after Rafael da Silva started playing regularly at right back, I was frustrated that the manager had started John O’Shea there for so much of the season. Rafael was great going forward and tenacious in defence, whilst O’Shea just seemed to bumble along, doing his job. That’s the [...]

Following on from our flashback of Darren Fletcher, let’s take a look at how things have changed for John O’Shea over the years. May 11th 2001: “We`ve had a dry spell for a couple of years,” said Ferguson. “At some stage you have to let the system unchoke and allow it to breathe again. Now [...]

It looks as though Will Young will be a very disappointed man, if rumours for the past decade are to be believed, with John O’Shea tying the knot with his long term girlfriend, Yvonne Manning. O’Shea’s sexuality has become an obsession for some rival fans, particularly Manchester City, who seem to sing about him every [...]