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Category Archives: Manchester United
The Recent Highs & Lows of Manchester United fandom
For the last decade, the greatest benefit to being a Manchester United fan has been the license to perpetually wear a smug grin of satisfaction. Liverpool only qualified for the UEFA league again? Poor King Kenny. At least Andy Carroll … Continue reading
The Manchester Derby & a Heavy Dose of Trite Sportswriting
Manchester City beat Manchester United at Old Trafford by 6-1. The win was deserved, even if a late deluge of goals made the scoreline slightly more embarrassing than warranted. Still, bloodbaths of this magnitude tend to fray the senses, melt … Continue reading
Rorschach Tactical Anaysis: Manchester United v. Liverpool
I still remember the days of the anti-intellectual era, so I’m pretty happy to see tactics-speak take a place in our collective chit-chat about soccer. But, at some point, tactics-speak must go beyond tactics-speak. Eventually, all discourses can become a … Continue reading
Soccerverse Justice: Paper Tigers that Should Have Been….
So, a few weeks ago, the Portuguese federation banned Ricardo Carvahlo for a year because he skipped out on a national team practice. A pretty harsh punishment, right? If Allen Iverson, the former NBA player, had been dealt with accordingly, … Continue reading
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Possible Permutations of United’s Partial Flotation in Singapore
After our last post on club ownership, some curious readers and tweeters have asked – what exactly is a “partial flotation” on a stock market? What does Manchester United plan to do? Generally, the Red Devils want to go public, … Continue reading
Paul Scholes: the Brilliance of Lightning Sans Thunder
There’s only one Paul Scholes. And after his testimonial game, we probably will never see him don a red jersey ever again. To categorize Scholes is to do him cosmic injustice. To describe a talent beyond words is a fool’s … Continue reading
A Wicked Animated Version of the Rooney Bicycle Kick
Wicked cool stuff from Mr. Swarbrick of Gareth Bale also-cool-animation fame. (Via AFR)
Michael Owen Repectfully Draws your Attention to the Fact…
“I’m Still Here” by Tom Waits