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Scapegoats For When Man Utd Don’t Win – Fashionable?

The victim of scapegoatism?

It seems the common trend nowadays for a large number of Manchester United fans on social networking sites (ie twitter) is to criticise players when we fail to win or fail to win by at least a 3 goal margin.  And the blame always falls on the few individuals who had once upon a time hit a bad patch of form which lives in the memory long term and suddenly makes them the worst player in Manchester United history and unfit to wear the shirt ever again.  Read more of this post

Is This The Strongest Ever Manchester United Squad?

A squad player?

Football is a squad game now. It is what every team with a realistic chance of winning anything throughout the course of a whole season needs in order to compete. So is this current Manchester United squad the strongest ever?

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Manchester United v Barcelona – US Tour Match Preview

Could he be key tonight?

Two months, two days, two hours and 30 minutes after Manchester United’s last meeting with Barcelona in the Champions League final, they meet again, but this time in a pre-season friendly. So what has changed in that time?  Read more of this post

Michael Carrick – The England Player That Never Was

He looks good in white

With England failing time and time again at an international stage, could Michael Carrick have held the key to success? He has never really been able to nail down a place in the England team, often being overlooked and shunted aside to make way for Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry; a decision which continues to baffle me even today.  Read more of this post

How To Fill A Void As Big As Paul Scholes

The ginger prince will be missed

Paul Scholes, “one of the top four players in the world,” retired from football at the end of last season to join the Manchester United’s coaching staff. He is the best midfielder that the premiership has ever seen and his departure has left a massive void in the centre of the park. So how do you fill a void as big as Paul Scholes? Read more of this post