Month: August 2006

My my, what a day…. While Liverpool vs Sheffield United took the honours for the most unexpected result of the day, watching Bolton put 2 past Tottenham and then shut…

New season, same old diving debates… The penalty was not a penalty. Gerrard was not fouled, not even touched. The ref got it horribly wrong, and for what it’s worth…

Manchester United vs Fulham (20 Aug 2006) – Match Report

Three stories that deserve being highlighted today – the Chelsea vs Ken Bates saga, Manchester United vs the FA (again) and Ashley Cole trying to get back into Arsenal’s squad.

Honestly, I really don’t care.

Answering Critics Enough has been said already about Manchester United’s supposed problems – how are confidence is shot, how Alex Ferguson is losing it, how we lack depth in the…

Roundup of today’s news…

Soccerlens reader Dennis Wang from Down Under thinks that Manchester United fans are too quick to blame Sir Alex Ferguson… So much emphasis has been laid upon Sir Alex Ferguson’s…

Since the game against Charlton (when Ruud was told to fk off), I’ve been in two minds about Sir Alex Ferguson. On one hand, he is the best manager (judging…

This started as a review of Sir Alex Ferguson’s performance in the transfer market since 2002/2003, when Manchester United last won the Premiership. I’ll be posting the review later, but…

A quick update on the transfer news tonight:

Dirk Kuyt and Owen Hargreaves could be headed to the Premiership, while Newcastle are moving for Collins John instead of Obafemi Martins.

For all the talks of a crisis, analysing the Manchester Uniteds squad shows that we’re not due for a massive clearout or overhaul – just some tinkering now and then,…

Yesterday we looked at Manchester United’s old guard – the players that will have to be replaced in the next 2 seasons. Today we look at the 5 players that…

A quick review of the latest news this morning surrounding Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and the rest.

Steve McClaren names England line-up for Wednesday’s friendly against Greece; where are the surprises?

Yesterday we looked at Manchester United’s future – a group of exciting young players that are expected to take their places in the Manchester United first team in the next…

A round-up of today’s news.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been saying for a couple of years that he is rebuilding the team and trying to bring together a group of very talented players that can…

Three years without a title and everybody is painting Manchester United in a crisis. No doubt, we have slipped up, but unlike 2004 when Arsenal went unbeaten, 2005 and 2006…

The subject of football humour is very sensitive – football fans clash on the slightest of insults, and as a result most football jokes turn into senseless arguments.

Steve McClaren’s move to axe David Beckham from the England squad was an inevitable decision on two fronts.

Just when you thought that the pain of reading shallow, tasteless autobiographies of football stars was over…

With Manchester United stalling Senna’s expected transfer, rumours are rife that the club is eyeing other midfield targets. SkySports claimed a couple of days ago that Manchester United had made…

A lot of controversy from yesterday’s posts – the angry comments are still coming in. I *should* put up a disclaimer, but first, a quick look at today’s news.

The following post contains heavy doses of sarcasm and leg-pulling. Take it on the chin folks, after all, it’s all true 🙂 Ya know, once in a while, some realism…