Tag Archives: manchester-united

Drop the Dead Donkey

Look no further than the list of comments on the BBC Blog Entry by Phil McNulty on the exclusion of Michael Owen from the England squad. At more than 375 comments you can’t disagree it is a contentious issue. But while many complain he is short of form and lacking match fitness, he is still [...]

What About Us?

Perhaps the biggest debate going on in the football world at the moment is ‘should there be a winter break?’. There are contributors from just about everyone to all sides of the story… that is, except for the fans.
I am in support of the winter break, and there is a simple reason. Supporters seem to [...]

Premiership Preview 2007-2008

This is my insightful prediction into the final table of this season’s Premier League campaign. Everyone will disagree, but I don’t care!

Manchester United
Although their summer signings, Hargreaves aside, were low-key but big-money signings, it will be last year’s outfit that will prove to be the winners again. They managed without Heinze during his injury last [...]

European Crap

I have quite an intense dislike for Liverpool Football Club. It’s not the manager or the players as such. It’s the fans. They’re not bad as people - they’re good for a laugh, as much as the Geordies - but as supporters of a football, they are nobheads in essence… I feel they are a [...]

Premiership Review

At the beginning of this season, I wrote my preview of how the Premiership the shape up by the end. Now that it’s finished, I have written a review.

Manchester United
I thought they’d finish 2nd
I said:
Much like last season, Manchester United will have been written off before the season has started. However, even despite a lack [...]

Beautiful Game

Before kick-off, as we had taken our seats, another man making his way up the steps towards his seat paused briefly. He bent down then straightened up. He turned to his friend and said, “Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day, you’ll have good luck.” We turned to him and said, “Let’s [...]

Premiership Preview

Wow! Only a week to go until the start of the Premiership season. So here are my predictions!

Chelsea
Over the summer, Chelsea have strengthened their team a lot in the weaker areas, particularly attacking wise. With Shevchenko, Kalou and Ballack, Chelsea will score more goals this season than last. My concern for Chelsea is that they [...]