Month: December 2010

Manchester United travels to The Hawthorns to play West Bromwich Albion in the Barclays Premier League, as they look to reverse their luck on the road in the Midlands. Disappointingly, United threw away another valuable two Premier League points conceding a late goal in their 1-1 draw with Birmingham City, so the Reds desperately need to reverse their terrible away form against a struggling West Brom team.

Nigel Clough usually comes across as calm and composed. There are few emotions on show in his post-match interviews. After the 5-2 defeat against Forest, however, he held nothing back…

Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright…

At most other clubs, players are more focused on their individual honors rather than the club’s, but certainly does not hold true at Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson has squashed Nani’s aspirations of winning the Ballon d’Or anytime soon, by telling him to focus on winning team trophies at Old Trafford first.

Make sure you tune in to the last 3 Up Front podcast of 2010! Adrian Clarke is joined for this entertaining end of year special by Iain Spragg and Iain Macintosh…

Manchester United has pulled the curtains down on yet another year, and even though 2010 did not bear the fruits that it normally does, it was still successful. Although, United is at the top of Barclays Premier League standings at the turn of the year for the first time for seasons, they captured the Carling Cup title, and had a fantastic overall record, the year will be forever-remembered for the Reds losing out on last season’s title by such a slim margin.

Alas, ’tis that time of year again when thoughts invariably turn to the ‘new’ and stock is taken of the twelve months that played out hence – and we forthright…

Most teams are cautious when playing the teams near the top of the division. They are respectful. They get men back in numbers. Watford, on the other hand, just go for…

When choosing a captain, a manager looks for a cool head, a player who will keep his composure and set an example for the rest. He looks for experience, someone…

Manchester United was left scratching their head as to how the referee, Lee Mason, was able to award Lee Bowyer’s equalizing goal in their 1-1 draw against Birmingham City. There were at least three infractions on that particular play that could have been called to award United a free-kick, which would have rule out the Blues’ goal, but, instead, the referee gave it, and the Reds dropped two more crucial away points on the season.

There’s a particular line of thinking which suggests that ‘everybody likes a dust-up’ once in a while, no more so than this decuplet of scrappers, snarlers, biters, scratchers and degenerate…

Manchester United continued their awful away form, as they dropped another two points in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City at St. Andrew’s. Dimitar Berbatov scored his eighth goal in three games, but it was cancelled out by a very controversial, late equalizer by Lee Bowyer, which saw Birmingham steal a point against United.

Soccerlens bring to you: The Cheaters XI – which is basically just the England squad of the last five or so years (plus a few peripherals) which, you can’t help…

Former Manchester United goalkeeper, Ben Foster, has immaturely grabbed all of the headlines before the match with his new club, Birmingham City, because he sounded off with unqualified bitterness. Foster has insisted that he has absolutely no regrets over swapping the Theatre of Dreams for St. Andrew’s this summer, but some of his comments clearly show his resentment about how his brief United career unfolded.

Write The Arsenal off at your peril after a great performance against Chelsea!

With just two days rest, Manchester United travel to St. Andrew’s to take on Birmingham City in another festive period encounter in the Barclays Premier League. United triumphed to a 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford, but Birmingham’s match against Everton was postponed due to frozen pipes at Goodison Park, so the hosts should be well-rested.

In their first match in nearly two weeks, Manchester United earned a well-deserved 2-0 win over Sunderland at Old Trafford in the Barclays Premier League. Dimitar Berbatov proved to Sir Alex Ferguson that he must be in contention for all future matches as the Bulgarian forward scored two goals – one albeit a massive deflection – to earn all three points for United.

QPR v Swansea Two sides having great seasons but going through bad patches; both have won just 2 of their last 6. The meanest defence in the division looked frankly…

2010 brought a lot of ups and downs for a football fan with Spain seeing World Cup glory, Wayne Rooney going from a special bloke from the streets to a…

The final club being examined in this series is the struggling West Ham United. This surely is not one of the finest years in Avram Grant’s managerial career. He experienced…

The penultimate club to be considered in this series is Fulham. Last season, the Cottagers were reaching for the stars. A fairytale run that led them to the Europa League…

It’s that time of year when thoughts should ineffably turn to those less fortunate than ourselves, ’tis the season of ‘goodwill to all men’ and all that jazz. However, me…

Sir Alex Ferguson finally gave in to give a press conference ahead of Manchester United’s match with Sunderland at Old Trafford, but some journalists wish that he was still protesting. The reporters who were in attendance at Carrington witnessed first-hand that the United manager is still very willing and able to unleash one his famous hairdryer lectures as he directed his disappointment towards all of them.

Just in time for Christmas holiday, The United Religion gives you the Manchester United version of Clemens Moore’s “Twas The Night Before The Christmas.” Twas the night before the season, when all through the stadium not a worker was stirring, not even Ferguson.

After playing only one match for the best part of the last month, Manchester United will hopefully be able to proceed with their Barclays Premier League season as they match up against Sunderland on Boxing Day at Old Trafford. Due to the adverse weather conditions in England, and some very poor sportsmanship by Chelsea, United has only had the chance to play Arsenal, which, despite the scoreline, they won quite decisively, since their 7-1 annihilation of the Blackburn Rovers on November 27.

Arsenal patriarch Arsene Wenger looks set to re-open the dormant schism that exists between himself and the Football Association (FA) by attempting to levy 18-year-old midfield tyro Jack Wilshere‘s inclusion…

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