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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
United get early Christmas gift in Carabao draw
The chances of Erik ten Hag guiding Manchester United to silverware in his first season in charge still look decent after the Old Trafford club were pitted against Charlton Athletic at the third last hurdle in the Caraboa Cup. Goals from Christian Erikssen and Marcus Rashford eased an experienced looking line up past Vincent Kompany's... Continue Reading →
If Beckham talk isn’t a ball hop it could be worth exploring
Manchester United could use some good news. After all, they've just pissed off the highest profile, arguably most important player at the club and let him walk away without as much as a whimper. Even with him, their hopes of getting top four football by the end of the season would've been slim enough but... Continue Reading →
Being around them doesn’t necessarily turn you into them
An opinion poll was recently encountered in one of the myriad Manchester United fan groups on Facebook posing the admittedly interesting question as to who has been the best manager of the Red Devils since Sir Alex Ferguson retired nearly a decade ago. Now read on... Perhaps being a little trigger-happy, this corner immediately plumped... Continue Reading →