Tag: Manchester United
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Bruno strikes knockout blow as ferris wheel goes up again
MANCHESTER UNITED… 2 RANGERS… 1 Only hours before production of what you are now reading commenced, from the same space emerged pertaining to the picking of Eoghan Frayne and Ciaran Caulfield as captain and vice captain respectively of the Meath senior football team. The point was made, and will be again, that while surprise at…
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The Late Denis Law
Manchester United’s Holy Trinity – George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law – are reunited on the pitch at the stadium in the great beyond after Denis (84) called ashore for the final time by the most important manager of them all earlier this evening. Best, Charlton and Law. From the first time I ever…
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FA Cup 4TH Round Draw
Following Sunday’s epic penalty shootout victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, Manchester United will face into a home tie against previous winners Leicester City in the 4th round of the world’s greatest football competition. A bookie would surely have offered you long odds on Ruben Amorim’s players progressing as, including extra time, the Red…
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God help the janitor with United like a toilet seat
I have little or no recollection of the 1991/’92 English soccer season, other than that it was the last in the format of the old First Division prior to the inception of the Premier League. That a Leeds United side managed by Howard Wilkinson and backboned by players such as Tony Dorigo, David Battie, Gary…
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Tuchel takes the poisoned chalice as United are cut further adrift
A Manchester City fan account on X posted a skit video on Tuesday night purporting to show Pep Guardiola celebrating Thomas Tuchel taking the England job. The inference being that the ex Chelsea boss now won’t be able to take the Manchester United job. Accompanied by a photo of Gareth Southgate, giving the current champions…
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Selected Europa League groupings
Ironically, with a dastardly international break commencing after the meeting of Manchester United and Liverpool on Sunday evening, the first sign of the new soccer season ratcheting up a gear or two arrived on Friday with the draws taking place for the Europa League and Europa Conference League group stages. Personally, it was the group…
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O’Shea ends up with the job seemingly nobody wanted
In an ideal world – whatever that is – the intention would have been to begin this piece by musing that at least the circus pertaining to the Republic Of Ireland manager job appeared to have the curtain drawn on it. But it appears it may still only be the interval therein as John O’Shea…
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If the mighty hadn’t fallen ten Hag would be unemployed by now
Throughout my lifetime to date, I have been fortunate to see some of the greatest managers to ever practice their trade across several sporting codes. From Sean Boylan, Mick O’Dwyer and Jim Gavin, to Brian Cody, Liam Sheedy and John Kiely in hurling, or Six Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho in soccer. Then…
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Shadow boxing standoff at The Emirates
Holders Manchester City will begin the defence of their FA Cup crown at home to Huddersfield Town while the red half of the city will tangle with Wigan Athletic. There can be absolutely no doubt about the tie of the round however, with table toppers Arsenal taking on those in closest pursuance of their lead…
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Carabao Cup Fourth Round Draw
Tonight’s fourth round draw in the English League Cup has thrown up a repeat of last season’s final as Manchester United will play host to Newcastle United. With the Toon Army having sensationally evicted Manchester City from the competition at St James’ Park. Elsewhere in the draw, Arsenal were handed a tricky assignment away to…