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Confessions of a London Red

The text message arrived from Paddy at 5:44pm on Friday the 26th of April 2013. “You busy at 4pm on Sunday?” “Was planning to watch football down the pub, you?” I replied. “Was planning on watching football at the stadium. Fancy joining?” Did I fancy joining!…It was a good thing there was no-one else nearby [...]

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Cleverley: I’m buzzing!

Cleverley: I’m buzzing!

Tom Cleverley joined Manchester United when he was 12-years-old but this title is the first he’s won at the club, so it obviously means a great deal to him. “It is one of the best feelings ever; this is what you work for as a player and it feels unbelievable to have the trophy in [...]

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Van Persie: I haven’t taken my medal off!

Van Persie: I haven’t taken my medal off!

Robin van Persie looked absolutely delighted to win the Premier League and so he should, after spending eight years at Arsenal and winning just one trophy, the FA Cup in 2005. Last night thousands upon thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester to welcome our trophy back. Van Persie was made up to be [...]

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PICTURE: Manchester United fans celebrating during trophy parade

PICTURE: Manchester United fans celebrating during trophy parade

Manchester is red.

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VIDEO: Two Zaha goals put Palace in play-off final

Wilf Zaha scored two goals for Crystal Palace tonight in their 2-0 win over Brighton. Zaha’s parting gift to his club is to give them the opportunity to win promotion by putting them in the play-off final at Wembley.

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PICTURE: United’s parade bus

PICTURE: United’s parade bus

You can watch the parade at the official site.

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Rio: I dreamt of just one PL medal

Rio: I dreamt of just one PL medal

Rio Ferdinand scored United’s winning goal yesterday to ensure that Sir Alex Ferguson’s last game at Old Trafford finished with a victory. Rio has now won the Premier League six times but claims he would have been happy with just one winners’ medal when he first joined the club. “I dreamt of getting one when [...]

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TRANSCRIPT: Paul Scholes retirement interview

TRANSCRIPT: Paul Scholes retirement interview

Gary Neville: Wednesday morning, you’re driving to training, can you explain how the news was broken to you that Sir Alex Ferguson was retiring? Paul Scholes: He came in to the dressing room on Wednesday morning. He called a meeting, just the players only, and he just broke the news to us that it was [...]

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Vote for RoM

The Republik of Mancunia has been nominated as the ‘Best Club blog’ in this season’s EPL Talk awards. Vote for us here and spread the word. The voting ends at midnight ET on Monday, May 20th. You can also vote for our players and manager.

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What to make of Wayne Rooney’s transfer request

What to make of Wayne Rooney’s transfer request

When Wayne Rooney released a statement last week denying the story that he had changed his Twitter bio to omit “Manchester United player”, you knew he wanted to leave. That week the press had also  reported that Rooney had met with Sir Alex a fortnight ago to tell him he wanted to leave, but Rooney [...]

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The Impossible Dream

The impossible dream, made possible. That pretty much sums up Sir Alex Ferguson’s tenure at Old Trafford. We had gone twenty years without a title when he got the job and just seeing our team win the league once would have been enough for most reds. But he didn’t just win it once, or twice, [...]

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VIDEO: Sir Alex Ferguson lifts the Premier League trophy

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VIDEO: Sir Alex Ferguson’s farewell speech

Alex Ferguson's farewell speech at Old Trafford by footballdaily1

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PICTURE: We sign Phil Jones, you sign Kun Aguero

PICTURE: We sign Phil Jones, you sign Kun Aguero
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VIDEO: Carrick dances to fans singing his chant

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