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Tag: Manchester United

  • The Humble Caretaker

    The Humble Caretaker

    The caretaker manager deserves more respect, that much is clear. We as football fans should never underestimate their sacrifice to the sport we love and the clubs we hold dear, as Simon Toye argues.

  • Mason Greenwood Rape Allegations: Prison FC jokes aren’t ‘banter’

    Mason Greenwood Rape Allegations: Prison FC jokes aren’t ‘banter’

    Mason Greenwood has been arrested for alleged rape against his former girlfriend Harriet Robson, but social media is flooded with Prison FC “banter” – the flippancy is disgusting, argues Jack Wills.

  • Denis Irwin: Manchester United & Sir Alex Ferguson’s Mr Reliable

    Denis Irwin: Manchester United & Sir Alex Ferguson’s Mr Reliable

    This May sees the 30th anniversary of Manchester United’s 1989/90 FA Cup victory, a campaign which began in the 3rd round against Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest. The only goal scored by Mark Robins gave the Red Devils a 1-0 victory widely believed to have saved Sir Alex Ferguson from the sack. After a thrilling 3-3…

  • Interview: John Ludden, author of Matt & Jimmy

    Interview: John Ludden, author of Matt & Jimmy

    In 1958, Manchester United could almost touch the top of the world. The culmination of over a decade of cultivating the most authentic, hungry and talented footballers was spine-tingling; before setting off to Belgrade to take on Red Star in the European Cup quarter final they had mesmerised Highbury with a swashbuckling 5-4 thriller. A…