Eighteen months ago, Chris Smalling was earning £5 an hour as a waiter while studying for his A-Levels. Now he plays for Fulham and has agreed a deal with Manchester United for next season.
The talented defender admits that he will be star-struck when he first joins the club but doesn’t feel nervous about playing for [...]
Smalling: I Will Be Star-Struck At United
Eckersley Fee Less Than We Hoped For
Richard Eckersley joined Burnley at the start of the season, following in the footsteps of another United youth product, Chris Eages. He made just four appearances for United and left with the hope of more first team action.
However, it hasn’t entirely gone to plan so far, with the 20-year-old finding himself sent off on his [...]
Smalling Chooses ‘Biggest Club In The World’ Over Arsenal
After having their first bid rejected and United having their offer accepted, Arsenal put in a second bid to Fulham which was accepted. Arsene Wenger was a big fan of the young Fulham defender and was doing all he could to lure him to Arsenal.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson met the player in London on Tuesday [...]
Fergie, Real Madrid and Rooney Put Transfer Rumours To Bed
United See Off Arsenal To Sign Chris Smalling
Manchester United have won the race to sign Fulham defender, Chris Smalling.
The 20-year-old defender is believed to be worth in the region on £7m and will move to United in the summer, seeing out the rest of the season in the capital.
A club spokesperson said: “Manchester United has agreed terms for the transfer of Chris [...]
Is Move Right For Welbeck, United or Ferguson Jnr?
Danny Welbeck has shown more promise than many of our youngsters for some time, scoring 2 goals in 3 League Cup games this season, having played a total of 24 games for the club in all competitions.
News broke this morning that Preston have signed Welbeck on loan until the end of the season, which is [...]
Diouf Pinches Welbeck’s Place… And Darren Reaps The Rewards
Like Danny Welbeck did last season, Mame Biram Diouf scored on his home debut for Manchester United, in last week’s 3-0 win over Burnley.
Sir Alex Ferguson has now decided to keep him in the squad, whilst Welbeck, whose last performance was his fairly dreadful outing against Leeds, which lead to him being subbed before an hour [...]
Would You Take Joe Cole On A Free?
Joe Cole grew up supporting Chelsea and got his dream move when just 22-years-old, with Claudio Ranieri signing him for £6.6m.
He has time and again stated that he wants to see out his career with the club, despite being looked over every manager he has played for at one point or another, and after coming [...]
Fergie: No January Signings
The Sol Rumour Has To Be A Wind Up…?
When we were first linked to Michael Owen in the summer, I laughed it off. Another bollocks transfer rumours with too many reasons for it to be impossible.
Then, when the pictures of him arriving at Carrington were all the net, we all had to face the strong possibility that the player that ranked fairly highly [...]
Ljajic Reveals Reason For Deal Collapse
News broke last week that Manchester United’s deal with Partizan Belgrade for up-and-coming star Adem Ljajic had collapsed.
The press quickly latched on to it and claim it was down to lack of funds at our club, thanks to the massive debt given to us by the Glazers.
However, Ljajic today claims the reason he won’t be [...]
















