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Man United begin the winter charge, hopefully
These last few months have been very sobering for me as a United fan. A lot of dark emotions, not felt since the days when David Bellion was our great white hope and we were actually playing a midfield...
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United scrape by Hull to make it three wins in a row
At the outset, I would like to clarify that yes, I could have gone with some phrase involving Hull and ‘steadying the ship’ or ‘steering United in the right direction’ for the title of this post. But...
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United are now a one (bad) trick horse
That’s it then, the third defeat in a row and there is officially enough evidence to realize that something isn’t working. Now, we have already been chided for having dared to suggest that we actually...
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The shoulder-slump is now a Man United trademark
That finally, surely, went and did it. There is now no chance of United retaining the league, and a Top 4 finish can also be fairly certainly ruled out. There is not a shred of creativity running...
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Six Positives from the United-Sunderland game
That’s right. The negatives are out there for everyone to see, and it is frankly getting repetitive. So what does a second viewing of the highlights package lead you to look for? The positives! 1. We...
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It’s another day of hope at Man United
Let’s begin with the positives. We finally moved above freezing in Chicago for the first time in 35 days, so I am going to live, thank you all for your concern. The other positive is of course that we...
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The Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants
This should actually be called non-traveling pants to be factually correct, given that United are apparently topping the league’s away table, while being absolute pants at home. But I took poetic...
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England, Spain and the Club vs Country Debate
Sepp Blatter is apparently all sorts of evil, this is common knowledge. His reputation has now spread far enough that American television, which is generally more familiar with the Monona High School...
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‘Best World Cup Ever’ almost done now
Watching this ‘FIFA Soccer World Series’ in the US has been quite the novel experience. In a country where some guy going back to some city to play some sport occupied 98% of the airwaves for two whole...
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Looking Forward to the LvG Era a Little Less Now
Seeing as I’m presently sat in London Heathrow reading the back pages pronouncing in bold red headlines how LVG’s reign has been off to a disastrous start, it is only appropriate that I also get caught...
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Mike Smalling is LvG’s signing of the season
Few things are worth waking up for at 9AM on a Sunday morning. Derby Day is one of those few, all day everyday and twice on… oh. It was definitely worth it 6 months ago, as we gloriously put 4 past...
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Palace 0 – 0 United: The pair is becoming all too familiar
While there is a lot said and done about the ‘range of emotions’ that come from following football, for United in the Fergie era, the range of emotions was pretty binary. It basically consisted of...
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Watford 1 – 2 United: Look who’s back to scoring late!
Indian cricket of the Nineties was fairly predictable. If we batted first, we watched till Sachin Tendulkar got a century (hyperlink provided in case you are either Maria Sharapova or British Airways)...
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Somewhere in Spain, David Moyes is smiling to himself
It’s the only likely reaction from a man who was so unceremoniously sacked as he watches a manager who will not play an available centerback and a more experienced fullback in the middle of an injury...
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Liverpool 0 – 1 United: Most undeserving win ever
For all its global marketing nous and claims of potentially being the most watched sporting even in the world on a per-week basis (ok, Superbowl, it’s time we told you the truth), the Premier League...
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United 0 – 1 Southampton: It’s not you LvG, it’s us
We’re only 2 minutes out of the 5 added on as I begin writing this, but it’s a safe bet these days that nothing is going to change in that time. Ok, Januzaj just got himself a shot somewhere around the...
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Customary job-saving win… well, saves LvG’s job
Louis van Gaal is a very frustrating man. One time he seems like he is well aware of how much he is out of his depth – when he acknowledges how the fans were right to boo him after the Southampton...
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United are now a solid mid-table team
As stoppage time winds down at the Stadium of Light, I feel an uneasy sense of calm descending upon me as United head into a now-familiar limp defeat against a team worse than them by a mile and a...
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Can United get into Europe with the kids?
It’s a gloriously sunny Saturday morning and I’m fresh off watching the highlights from United’s amazing, clinical, jogo bonito style wins over the mighty Shrewsbury Town and FC Midtjylland. It is fair...
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Wembely confused why Americans find ‘soccer’ boring
Fans at Wembley stadium were left confused by all the fuss about British sports being boring after NFL teams Washington Redskins and Cincinatti Bengals played out a boring 27-27 draw after a 60-minute...
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