Tag: Manchester United

  • FA Cup Fifth Round Draw

    FA Cup Fifth Round Draw

    Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhinnney could possibly be foisting their Welsh football revolution on one of the supposedly biggest clubs in England, on foot of last night’s FA Cup Fifth Round draw. Now read on… Should football’s most unlikely owners see their side advance past Sheffield United in next Wednesday’s replay at Bramall…

  • Boys of summer shortening the winter

    Boys of summer shortening the winter

    Manchester United… 3 Reading… 1 One night what is a scarily long time ago, yours truly was making his way home from the one and only house party I’ve ever been at. It was the time of the night/next morning that my main concern was trying not to bump into my brother on his way…

  • I suppose I better take Arsenal seriously!!

    I suppose I better take Arsenal seriously!!

    The most venerated and senior bastion of the local press pack ground a particular axe for so long there must be nothing but the handle left. Now read on… It related to the wholly devoted adoration people in this country have to soccer teams across the water. Which mostly means England or Glasgow Celtic. Though…

  • The glass is still half full

    The glass is still half full

    Manchester Utd… 1 Crystal Palace… 1 If you’d told Erik ten Hag or anybody connected to or interested in Manchester United they’d take four points from their two games this week, chances are they’d have taken your hand off for it. Albeit expectation most likely would’ve been that they would have taken three points tonight…

  • Statements in Manchester and Munster, now it’s over to Meath

    Statements in Manchester and Munster, now it’s over to Meath

    Before the cat jumps all the way out of the bag of its own accord, let’s provide the last nudge. I have returned to meaningful involvement with my local GAA club after a 15-year-hiatus. Part of which was enforced, another element thereof is old ground which doesn’t need to be ploughed up again. There may…

  • Losing the plot over Potter misses the point

    Losing the plot over Potter misses the point

    When Andy Cole took what felt like an eternity to score his first goal for Manchester United, you can be sure there were plenty wondering had Fergie lost his marbles shelling out what was a whopping £7M on the then Newcastle United striker. The wily old Scot seldom got decisions wrong. And, eventually, Cole would…

  • Carabao Cup semi final draw

    Carabao Cup semi final draw

    Manchester United will come up against their former midfielder Jesse Lingard at the penultimate hurdle in the Carabao Cup after being drawn against Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest. Which of course means that the transformed Newcastle United will take on Southampton in the other last four encounter. The struggling men from the south coast of England…

  • Gunners pull the short straw

    Gunners pull the short straw

    Arsenal and their supporters will be well and truly sick of the sight of Manchester City sooner rather than later after Mikel Arteta’s men got the short straw of having to face off against Pep Guardiola’s side three times in a fairly rapid space of time. One of the forthcoming fixtures was originally slated to…

  • Hopefully ten Hag has learned his lesson

    Hopefully ten Hag has learned his lesson

    Nearly all of the gags so brilliantly delivered by the late, great Brendan Grace were relatable to everyday life. Certainly from the viewpoint of an Irish person. Sure we were all told to “Shut your mouth and eat your dinner” or” Stop running and get over here immediately” or, my personal favourite, “There are millions…

  • Freezing safely is better than dodgy double Glazing

    Freezing safely is better than dodgy double Glazing

    Some people seemingly just can’t help themselves. If you thought the Glazers’ days of screwing and/or destroying Manchester United were over, think again. Just when it appeared the asinine Americans or their underlings couldn’t do any further damage to the club, they’ve only gone and outdone themselves. Not content with diverting money away from Old…