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Some time in 2005 I’m sitting at home in England. Sky Sports is running it’s lead story: the Corporate Takeover of Manchester United FC. The Prevailing images are of protests outside Old Trafford. To my dismay, there seems to be much made of the nationality of the new owner, American …
Well, I missed the Premiership prediction season. Trust me, I wanted to do one, but blogger’s block, widespread moaning and groaning over “predictability” and not having the time to assess every team in the League put me off. Plus I’ve been far too busy. I missed the back end of …
Traversing the Transfer Season
We have entered the transfer season. The window officially opens on July 1st, but negotiations and deals are already being made. The rumour mill is turning. We are already starting to see the steady flow of transfer stories and speculation. It can be an exciting time as our teams are …
I just want to go back to pre-season. The discussion among my fellow Manchester United supporters obviously centered around our hopes for the coming season. A show of hands around that time would probably have a majority seeing a domestic title challenge as the most realistic expectation. With most of …
MLS 2011 Season Countdown (Pt 3): Real Salt Lake – Neither Royal, Nor Spanish
Real Salt Lake In: Arturo Alvarez Cody Arnoux Out: Robbie Findley David Horst Alex Nimo As a man with an active football blog, a selection of footy shirts so varied I can actually use them to manipulate the mood of the public* and the annoying ability to crowbar references to …
In less than 24 hours, Manchester United head to Bloomfield Road to finally play the Blackpool game that was called off in early December. This postponement has inadvertently made this fixture somewhat more relevant to the title chase. This is the “game in had” that has hovered like a big …
As a fan, spectator and observer of football, David Beckham seems to have been a consistent theme of my adult life. Back in my mid-to-late teens, when Lee Chapman and Jason Wilcox were key players for title contenders, John Warke was enjoying his 87th consecutive year as a professional player …
Open Letter to all Man Utd Fans
Manchester United Fans, Today, I’ve read a lot of press and debate about a certain Manchester United FC forward. I don’t need to say who. We all know. There has been a lot of emotion. Confusion, anger, disbelief and disappointment all abound. Questions; so many questions. Is it for Money? …
Disclaimer: The following entry is a parody piece and contains a couple of mild references to the negative Liverpudlian stereotype regarding unemployment and income support. I present this in the knowledge that the population of the City of Liverpool is as industrious and hardworking as any other. It is not …
Manchester United vs Valencia: Sky TV’s Birtles with a New Kind of Miss
We’ve all been there: the activity or event that turns out to be far more tedious and a lot less fun than we expected. I’d be willing to wager that most of us have also seen a situation made infinitely more intolerable by an individual who whined, bitched and moaned …
