John McNicoll 
Football began over 150 years ago. For myself, personally, it began in 1990. At the age of ten, I fell in love with the sport and of course Manchester United. Watching the FA Cup Final with my father and his mates, followed by Italia ’90. It really did capture my imagination, which got me thinking, … Read more
Football began over 150 years ago. For myself, personally, it began in 1990. At the age of ten, I fell in love with the sport and of course Manchester United. Watching the FA Cup Final with my father and his mates, followed by Italia ’90. It really did capture my imagination, which got me thinking, … Read more
While players, coaches and even football supporters, have the summer time to recharge the batteries after a long season, Manchester United’s vice chairman, Ed Woodward, is working his way through till August, hunting down new talent for the coming season. Jose Mourinho has said that he had given Woodward his transfer targets back before the … Read more
Football began over 150 years ago. For myself, personally, it began in 1990. At the age of ten, I fell in love with the sport and of course Manchester United. Watching the FA Cup Final with my father and his mates, followed by Italia ’90. It really did capture my imagination, which got me thinking, … Read more
The transfer window is yet to open and already the fans of Manchester United are being put through the wringer. It appears that every summer, United fans have to endure some sort of long drawn out transfer saga. National papers, particularly red tops, clearly don’t have much to report on and as Manchester United are … Read more
Football began over 150 years ago. For myself, personally, it began in 1990. At the age of ten, I fell in love with the sport and of course Manchester United. Watching the FA Cup Final with my father and his mates, followed by Italia ’90. It really did capture my imagination, which got me thinking, … Read more
Football began over 150 years ago. For myself, personally, it began in 1990. At the age of ten, I fell in love with the sport and of course Manchester United. Watching the FA Cup Final with my father and his mates, followed by Italia ’90. It really did capture my imagination, which got me thinking, … Read more
The Premier League season is winding down into its final week. Manchester United are still to go away to Southampton, who themselves have nothing to play for, and a home game against recently saved Crystal Palace. United’s performance in the 2-1 defeat to Spurs, was unacceptable on many levels. If ever there was the look … Read more
When Jim Leighton was caught flapping on two separate occasions, both of which led to goals during the 1990 FA Cup final, it was clear to Alex Ferguson that his faith in his long-serving keeper was finally up. Nearly ten seasons Leighton had served under Ferguson, firstly at Aberdeen, then following the Scot south of … Read more
Back to league business this weekend and a trip to old foes, Arsenal, awaits. Manchester United against Arsenal, in the Premier League era, had always been an epic battle. On the pitch, the players would do battle with crunching tackles, the treatment of Reyes from the Neville brothers was borderline assault, missed penalties, dodgy penalties, … Read more