I get a lot of stick on the blog, from our own fans and rivals unlike, because of my unwavering optimism. If we have a dreadful game, I will take it on board, but try and find the silver lining, however difficult that may be. There are optimists and pessimists (or realists as they would [...]

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This time last year, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney had scored 14 Premiership goals between them, Ronaldo with 8, Rooney with 6.
This season, Rooney has 19 Premiership goals to himself.
This time last year, we had scored 34 Premiership goals.
This season, we we have scored 53 goals.

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There is plenty of talk about our debt issues at the moment, where just like in 2005, the less than satisfying performances have come at a time of more doom and gloom about the Glazers.

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Yesterday, Manchester City still hadn’t sold all their tickets for the League Cup semi-final which was due to be played the following day. On the Monday, it was announced that any season ticket holder or membership holder could purchase an additional two tickets.
Given that City haven’t played in the semi-final for 28 years I thought [...]

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Following our best and worst goals of the past decade, as well as our best and worst signings, the final review is of the best and worst matches from the noughties.

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Following RoM’s best and worst signings of the decade, we will now take a look at some of the best goals we’ve scored over the past ten years, as well as some of the most painful goals scored against us.

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As another decade draws to a close, the Republik of Mancunia will be looking at the best and worst of United over the past ten years.

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I had a heated discussion with one of my mates last week after he was fuming over Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to play a weakened side against Besiktas. Not known for my Fergie bashing, it was fairly obvious which side of the fence I was going to stand.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not for one [...]

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“There is a massive difference in money but we have better fans than United.”
I don’t know whether I’d describe the difference as ‘massive’, but yes, Rafael Benitez has spent more money than Sir Alex Ferguson.

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Gary Neville has been issued with a warning for running down the touchline after Michael Owen scored an injury time winner. How bizarre. No, not Neville celebrating a winning goal scored by Owen, I know that still takes some getting used to, but for Neville to be warned for celebrating a goal. Again, not because [...]

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After defending Craig Bellamy for punching a restrained pitch invader, Mark Hughes went on to have a complaint about the amount of injury time added. He said he would love someone to explain to him where it came from. Ok, deal.

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In this modern era of football we so often see the word ’saga’ follow any talk of transfers, with money playing such an important role in our game and complicating so many situations.
The first transfer saga that really got under my skin involved us, Chelsea and John Obi Mikel, and with hindsight, the timing of [...]

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Last season we were written off because Cristiano Ronaldo was injured at the start of the season, we’d have to make a trip to the other side of the world during the busiest period of the season, and quite frankly, it just wasn’t possible to repeat the success of 07/08.
Ronaldo scored 16 fewer goals for [...]

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Giles Oakley has offered us some more insight to United of days gone by, looking at the best ’street-fighters’ at United, in two parts.

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