In The Pulpit: Manchester United need a sporting director

I was listening to a radio show on a local station here in Bury which featured ex-United midfielder, Mickey Thomas. He and the guest representing City were talking about United’s future transfer business this summer. Both agreed that United needed, at the very least, four or five new signings to compete with Manchester City next … Read more

Time to look to the summer

Opinion

United’s season is almost run. A City victory in the derby will see them crowned champions, leaving Jose Mourinho’s men to try to secure second place, which they now should following Spurs’ victory at Stamford Bridge. A big FA cup semi-final awaits to keep any hope of silverware alive and for a lot of the … Read more

Jose and United’s luck finally running out

Opinion

It was always a matter of time but finally Jose Mourinho and United’s luck ran out on last Tuesday night. A season that started so brightly is slowly fizzing out to a possible FA Cup success, although the semi final draw have done them few favours. United could have been handed a much harder tie … Read more

Zlatan: The Lion who conquered Old Trafford

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

This past week brought news that had been quietly expected for a while. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Manchester United’s mercurial, larger-than-life Swede superstar striker had been released from his contract, about three months early, to join the Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy. Zlatan then announced the move in his typical, bombastic style, taking out a full … Read more

In The Pulpit: The end is nigh for Mourinho at United

So it’s come to this. What a terrible week it has been for Manchester United. After so much optimism in the wake of the Liverpool win, it’s already come crashing down. Should we have a look at how everything’s unravelled? Let’s start at the end of last season (don’t worry, I’ll have a few time-skips). … Read more