Archive for July 2006

Who Got Lucky – Aston Villa or David O’Leary?

One of the highlights of last season was seeing Aston Villa fans put up this banner: David O’Leary – the man who taken them to a 6th placed finish in his first season at the club, was now the most hated person at the club. The fans didnt like him, Doug Ellis wasn’t fond of…

Barcelona To Hold Presidential Elections On A Stupid Technicality?

Power corrupts, but the greed for power drives men to do absolutely anything and everything to bring down the opposition. For Barcelona it may not be that dramatic, but reading about how, on the appeal of 3 club members, a Spanish judge had decided that the club should hold immediate elections because thanks to a…

Jol Sucks Up To Defoe as Tottenham try to ward off Manchester United and Newcastle

Jermaine Defoe is very naive if he thinks Martin Jol is sincere when he talks him up. Defoe turned from being guaranteed a starting birth at Tottehnham to coming off the bench for most of last season, a situation which not only cost him his form towards the end season but may have cost him…

Manchester United New Kit – A Slight Modification

Last Friday Manchester United unveiled their new kit for the 2006/2007 season. Like all kits, this one is bound to grow on you after a while. The colors are fine as well – although the images show off the kit as being a slight orange, clips from Manchester United’s pre-season matches in South Africa show…

Who Will Chelsea Buy (and Sell) Next?

Jose Mourinho’s statement yesterday (that Chelsea will be bringing in just one more player this summer) will inevitably lead to a lot of speculation on who will be Chelsea’s next left-back (as that is the one place in which the club need strengthening the most). However, for me there’s another matter to be considered –…

Manchester United Get Ballsy

For all the flak Manchester United and Alex Ferguson have received from the media, you would have been surprised to wake up today and read that Manchester United had rejected the initial bid from Real Madrid for Ruud van Nistelrooy. Why? Because Ferguson and United have decided, albeit a bit late in the summer, that…

Saviola – from Barcelona to Manchester United, via Arsenal?

Do you think that Saviola would fancy a move to Manchester United?

Conflicting News About Duff From Chelsea and Tottenham

There have been conflicting news reports coming out of Stamford Bridge and White Hart Lane regarding Tottenham’s bid for the Chelsea winger. Here’s what I know for sure:

Manchester United vs Orlando Pirates – Video Clips

This is a bit late (the match happened on Saturday 15th), but below I’ve linked to two clips from the Manchester United vs Orlando Pirates game from our pre-season South Africa tour.

Nistelrooy Moves Today From Manchester United To Real Madrid For 10-12 mil

Manchester United had set a 16 million price tag on Ruud van Nistelrooy’s head but their desperation to sell him in order to secure transfer funds along with Ruud’s desire to leave as quickly as possible has meant that in a couple of days, one of Manchester United’s best strikers will be joining Real Madrid…