A very strange and unusual build up to tonights match. I have never in my time of watching United viewed the visit of Stoke City to Old Trafford with any worry or trepidation. Over the last 24/36 hours an already depleted United have suffered injuries to senior goalkeepers David de Gea & Anders Lindergaard meaning [...]
For the third season in succesion, United have been knocked out of the FA cup by loathed rivals. The previous two defeats against Leeds in January 2010 and City in April 2011 were deserved. This loss at the home of the once mighty, once proud, Liverpool FC was not. United controlled this game almost throughout [...]
I spent Saturday night with Peter G, being served by David Bellamy lookalikes, all kinds of beer at a CAMRA festival in Miles Platting. The beer was going down my grid with an ease that past experience should’ve made me wary of but I carried on supping happily. Only on the way to Chorlton Street [...]
Another erratic performance today from United against a poor Bolton side that hopefully, will go down at the end of this season and take their three eyed, six fingured inbred fans with them back to where they belong. Before last weekend, I watched United play poorly against Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United and I genuinely feared [...]
The Police were having a quiet day yesterday in town, obviously disapointed that there was virtually no trouble so they did what they’re the best in the world at and tried creating trouble to give justification for their heavy presence in town. All the baloney pre-match from the GMP about every copper near the Etihad stadium “being [...]