The Redemption of Eric Cantona: The Double Double of 1995-96 Part III
The day after Manchester United clinched the Premier League title at Middlesbrough's Riverside stadium it was a Bank Holiday. I spent it strolling nonc…
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The Redemption of Eric Cantona: The Double Double of 1995-96 Part II
Cheer Up , Kevin Keegan On course, for United to now go on to win the Double, having secured their place at Wembley, much depended on how Newcastle …
The Redemption of Eric Cantona: The Double Double of 1995-96 Part I
I love it when Manchester United players show an interest in the club's history. I want my idols to understand what it means and why it's important, ju…
Actually, Manchester United have been playing ‘socker’ since at least 1902
It's sometimes easy to laugh at Yanks. I remember watching a pulsating FA Cup tie at Stamford Bridge in 1995 when Manchester United roared into a mirac…
Forever Young – 1993
1993. The year the youngest of United’s squad breathed their first. Paul Pogba, Sam Johnstone and Ravel Morrison are all younger than Dumb and Dumber (…
Looking Back – The Rooney Saga
Being a Manchester United fan has obvious benefits. There’s the trophies, the youth system, the stadium, the nice kit, the fact that you’ll never strug…
Football Support and Misplaced Schadenfreude
Football and schadenfreude are frequent bedfellows. The ability to derive pleasure from the misery of others is a genuine component of supporting a foo…
What If There Isn’t A New Midfielder?
Sir Alex Ferguson has always been tough to predict in the transfer market, he’s capable of securing transfer deals that seemed incredibly unlikely, une…
The jealousy of victory causes more pain
It's not defeat that hurts most. The jealousy of victory causes more pain. Longing for what could have been is more poignant than loss. Seeing the j…
Why football fans should feel sorry for Imogen Thomas and grateful to John Hemmings MP
An MP in our fine and morally superior House of Commons this week revealed it's Ryan Giggs at the centre of the Twitter saga. Well, I was shocked, I…
Remembering George Best
There was a tiny, insignificant incident in one of the first matches I saw George Best play for Manchester United that has always haunted me, in some w…
View From The Stands: United Fan On Victory Over Schalke
The Veltins-Arena (The Auf Schalke Arena for UEFA’s sponsorship purposes), Gelsenkirchen, host of the 2004 Champions League final, where Ronaldo winked…
View From The Stands: United Fan On Victory Over Chelsea
Milan, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, just four great names that spring to mind when United fans think of European away trips. Nearly 100,000 in the Camp N…
When Bobby Charlton silenced the Kop in the FA Cup
Liverpool 1 Man United 3, January 30, 1960 You've got to love the Scousers. When Liverpool were drawn at home to Manchester United in the 4th round …
‘Twas the night before Christmas: Chelsea v United
'Twas the night before Christmas: Chelsea v Manchester United, 24 December 1960 I think I must have had a very deprived childhood. Unlike more privi…