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Why Manchester United Fans Should Remain Optimistic!

By Chris Linnell on May 2nd, 2012. 13 Comments

In the previous week, I suggested that huge investment will be needed in summer for United to stand a chance at competing with top clubs next season. This feeling will have certainly intensified for all United fans as they witnessed the 1-0 defeat to City on Monday evening. Perhaps this match has highlighted that bigger…

Manchester United’s Summer 2012 Transfer Targets

By Chris Linnell on May 2nd, 2012. 45 Comments

Manchester United may miss out on the title this year, but there are many things to look forward to next season. United’s 1-0 loss to City puts them in a tie with their arch-rivals at the top of the table, but City’s goal difference is eight points better than United’s. This is a lot of ground to make…

Footballers and the continued connection to horse racing

By garethmcknight on May 2nd, 2012.

Ownership of a horse is a sign of wealth and affluence, with modern day footballers some of the richest people in sporting circles both in the United Kingdom and further afield. With the money attached to horse racing and betting, leading figures in football stand to make more money than their already inflated wages. The…

Flashback: Fergie’s battle over the Rock of Gibraltar

By garethmcknight on May 2nd, 2012. 1 Comment

After 25 years in charge of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson will go down in history as one of the best and most successful managers in the club’s history. However, Ferguson was involved in a legal battle in the 2000′s over the ownership of prize-winning horse Rock of Gibraltar, in the one main blotch in…

City within Touching Distance of Title Glory after Manchester Derby Win

By Chris Linnell on May 1st, 2012.

Manchester City 1-0 Manchester United Kompany 45 +1 Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Lescott, Kompany, Clichy, Barry, Toure Yaya, Silva, Tevez, Nasri, Aguero. Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Milner, Dzeko, Kolarov, De Jong, Balotelli. Manchester United: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Park, Giggs, Rooney. Subs: Amos, Berbatov, Hernandez, Young, Welbeck, Rafael Da Silva, Valencia. Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)…

Derby Day: Manchester City v Manchester United

By Chris Linnell on April 30th, 2012. 2 Comments

A week ago, I spoke of the significance of Manchester United’s draw with Everton and how much the title race had been affected. The impact has been huge; this has been made clear throughout the footballing world for the last 7 days. Roberto Mancini might still be trying to convince himself that the title is…

10 Most Overpriced Footballers

By Eddie Griffin on April 30th, 2012.

There are many, especially those who don’t have very much of an interest in sport, who think that top athletes are overpaid to do nothing more than ‘play a game’. However, there are many like Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, Derrick Rose, and others who are the best or among the best in their respective sports…

The Loan Debate: Is it good for the parent club?

By garethmcknight on April 29th, 2012.

With Fifa Financial Fair Play coming into effect and extortionate transfer fees blighting some clubs’ efforts to reinforce, the tried-and-tested loan system is an option can make or break a team’s season. One only has to look at the track record of young players evolving into top-class athletes whilst on loan deals, or a club…

Some times the beautiful game is, well, quite ugly

By garethmcknight on April 29th, 2012. 1 Comment

Footballers have it all – fame, fortune and the chance to play the game that they, and we, love. Many prospective talents never make the grade, and the chosen few who play in the Premier League must be regarded as some of the luckiest people on the planet. However, some things can’t be changed; we…

Pep Guardiola: Past, Present and his Future?

By Chris Linnell on April 28th, 2012.

Pep Guardiola has sensationally called time on his Barcelona career following a difficult season in which the Catalans relinquished their grip on La Liga to rivals Real Madrid and were knocked out of the Champions League Roberto Di Matteo’s Chelsea. The 41-year-old, who was appointed in 2008 and has led the Catalan club to 13…