Scott the Red

Graham Poll was quick to speak about Howard Webb’s decision to award a penalty to Manchester United when the club was 2-0 down against Tottenham Hotspur. Of course Manchester United were fortunate to be awarded a penalty by Howard Webb …

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Sitting at the opposite end of the pitch, there was no way I could see Michael Carrick deserving that penalty. The direction of the ball changed, something all media commentaries have picked up on, meaning Gomes had made a save. …

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Chelsea were widely regarded as favourites to win the league this year after Luiz Felipe Scolari was appointed. The World Cup winning manager was surely a step up from the inexperienced Avram Grant, claimed those who were making the predictions, …

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Upon returning from Old Trafford on Sunday, walking on cloud nine following Federico Macheda’s late winner after we had been losing with just over ten minutes to go, the texts started pouring in. There were the celebratory messages from fellow …

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On Manchester United forums all over the internet, on any thread which discusses which man will replace Sir Alex Ferguson, at least one or two former United players will be mentioned. Until his melt-down at Sunderland, Roy Keane was a …

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I was sitting in the East stand the day Wayne Rooney scored that thunderbolt against Newcastle back in 2005. We were coming to the end of what had been our worst season for our while, winning nothing and finishing third, …

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There’s been this misconception amongst football fans in England that Cristiano Ronaldo ‘got Wayne Rooney sent off’ at the last World Cup. Whilst I’ll take Rooney’s word for it, that it was his lack of balance after being repeatedly fouled …

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Every team has at least one player who dives, or at least goes to ground too easily. They’re the player who has you cringing when the slow motion replay comes up on the screen and you see that whilst your …

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“Your support is f******g s**t!” the away end sing at Old Trafford every week. It doesn’t matter how many songs we’ve sung or how many songs they’ve sung, within the first ten minutes or so, it’ll do the rounds. You …

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“Football’s not like it was in the good ol’ days,” people grumble. “Back when men were men, when you were allowed to stand and smoke in the ground, sing your heart out for ninety minutes and pay two bob for …

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Peter Schmeichel had both hands on the European Cup in 1999, ending his Manchester United career with a historical Treble. The Great Dane, as he was affectionately known, had a fabulous career with United, winning a whole host of trophies …

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David Beckham, with his floppy hair and unassuming ways, was an instant success at Manchester United. A lifelong United fan, who had made the journey from the south with his dad to attend our games at Old Trafford, with an …

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