And the RoM Match of the Season is… (close your eyes Arsenal fans)

In a season where your team wins the league and European Cup, it is incredibly difficult to decide on which games shines out from the rest, and is worthy of the “Best Match of the Season” title.
For me, the greatest game has to tick the boxes in several categories. The opposition has to be one […]

Queiroz Coy On Portugal Link

With Cristiano Ronaldo delaying the announcement of where he intends to spend his future, it appears as though this is a characteristic of the Portuguese.
Carlos Queiroz, who I back to take on the manager’s job after Sir Alex Ferguson retires, has been named favourite to take over from Scolari as Portugal boss.
He has today responded […]

Ronaldo Not So Bad Afterall?

Back in February, United fans were relieved to hear that Ferguson was coming down hard on players for using their mobiles in training. Our manager appeared to have tone down his ferociousness, so when The Sun reported that Cristiano Ronaldo had been fined £8k for using his mobile in training, it was a clear indication […]

What Has Petrucci Got To Do With Ronaldo?

Further statements emerged from the Real Madrid camp today in reference to their hope of signing Ronaldo this summer. FIFA turned away United’s complaint about the Spanish club, meaning it’s business as usual at Real Madrid, with them commenting about our player in the media on a daily basis.
“We’re waiting for Cristiano to make a […]

PICTURES: What Do You Think Of The New Manchester United Kit?

In May, The Republik of Mancunia revealed pictures of potential away kits for the 08/09 season.
It has today been announced that one of those shirts which had been leaked will officially be our away kit next season, as we defend our English and European titles.
I can only imagine what comments are going to be made in […]

Pictures Which Tell The Story Of Our Season - We Won The Double, Remember?

With the Euros and Ronaldo speculation dominating the press at the moment, I thought it was about time we got back to living in the moment and enjoying the success of our season.
Only on three occasions in United’s history have fans been able to say, “we are currently the Champions of Europe.” With the expectations […]

RoM Best Of The Season… Player, Moment, New Signing, Goal and Match

With the Euros keeping us ticking over with football action, the Republik of Mancunia forum is taking time to reflect on the wonderful 07/08 season.
What was our greatest moment of the season? Which new signing has proven to be the most effective? Which goal had you cheering the loudest? Which match had you on the […]

South Korea Do As They’re Told - No Olympics For Park

Sir Alex Ferguson strongly promotes a club over country attitude, which is usually adopted by the players in his team.
Gabriel Heinze was a player who always went against the grain in that sense, picking his national team, Argentina, over United. After spending the whole season out injured for United, he rushed himself back early to […]

The Best and Worst of United’s 08/09 Fixtures

United take on Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle at home on the opening day of the season and finish with newly promoted Hull City away.
September could prove to be a very important month for our title defence. We face Liverpool at Anfield then travel to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea the following weekend.
October gives us a bit […]

Robson, Cantona or Keane - Who Was Fergie’s Greatest?

In the 21+ years that Sir Alex Ferguson has been in charge of United, we’ve been blessed with some highly talented players. To pick a strongest United XI, even in just the Fergie era, is something that can never be agreed upon.
Beckham instead of Ronaldo? Pick two from Hughes, Nistelrooy, Cantona, Cole, Yorke and Rooney? […]

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