Project Fear was the name given by the ‘Leave’ campaign and its supporters in the recent United Kingdom Referendum on membership of the European Union to ‘Remainers’ who predicted economic strife and a return to […]
I’ve been a little distracted this week, what with the most significant event in my country’s post-war history taking place and its government descending into absolute chaos. Manchester United are unlikely to be chuffed by […]
With many of the continent’s best footballers currently in France at the Euros and with Jose Mourinho quietly beavering away at whatever a manager needs to beaver away at at this time of year it’s […]
These are halcyon days at Manchester United and we continue to bathe in the glorious afterglow of the appointment, as manager, of Jose Mourinho, three interminable years too late. But still, he’s here now. Yay. […]
One thing you could never accuse Roy Hodgson of is being exciting, in fact it’s safe to say the England boss is probably the least charismatic manager the national side’s had since Steve McClaren. Credit […]
What a difference a couple of weeks make. There we were, incensed at Louis Van Gaal’s continuing ‘leadership’ of the club and fearful at what the summer would bring, both in terms of arrivals and […]
When I was a kid I had a computer game called Emlyn Hughes’ International Soccer for my Commodore 64. I thought it was great and would lose hours playing convoluted league campaigns, even when I […]
Several months ago a group of United fans discussing the team’s defence would have gone something like this: “Blind’s a liability, we need Shaw back and God knows where we’d be without Smalling.” Fast forward […]
If Carlsberg made Saturdays. I’ve written ad nauseum about Louis Van Gaal’s multitude of mistakes and about an attitude to his own and his team’s under-performance that insulted the intelligence of the fans. As unedifying […]
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