On This Day : The Dramatic Story Of Manchester United’s Name, And Their Last-Ever Game as Newton Heath
On this day in 1902, the team that would become known as Manchester United played their last-ever game as Newton Heath. The story is packed with the sort of drama that the future club would becone synonymous with. In early 1902, after years of trying to win a…
Ruben Amorim : The Wrong Man, At The Wrong Time, For The Wrong Problems At Manchester United?
It’s a question, not a statement. But it’s worth asking, after yet another catastrophic defeat, if Ruben Amorim is the wrong man at the wrong time for Manchester United. There has been a catalogue of errors in management, from the football to the operational side of things, since…
Exclusive : Hear Eric Cantona’s First-Ever Interview As A Manchester United Player
I’m pleased to share details of ‘Manchester United : The Lost Tapes’ a limited podcast series which launches its debut episode today. Saturday sees the 30th anniversary of the infamous Selhurst Park incident in January 1995, where Eric Cantona was first sent off and then kung-fu kicked a…
The Boys Who Became The Busby Babes
In commemoration of the forthcoming 65th anniversary of the Munich air disaster, here is a look at the Busby Babes through a lens you may not have studied. The Babes were immortalised; everybody knows the names, most know their positions and what they brought to the first team,…
And They Danced Underneath The Lights – A Love Letter To Old Trafford
Matt Busby was known as a charmer; a man of charisma, who left people in his company spellbound by the sheer rhythm of his diction. Journalists would be captivated by his missives – his staff would elevate him as a demigod, and his players would treat him as…
Top 50 Manchester United Players Of All Time : 10-1
Finally, the last in our series, the top 10 Manchester United players of all time as ranked by United author Wayne Barton. For 50-41 click here, 40-31 click here, for 30-21, click here, and for 20-11 click here. After the announcement of number two, the different members of TalkOfTheDevils.co.uk…
Top 50 Manchester United Players Of All Time : 20-11
The fourth instalment of our Hall of Fame series.…
Top 50 Manchester United Players Of All Time : 30-21
The third instalment of our Hall of Fame series.…
Top 50 Manchester United Players Of All Time : 40-31
The second instalment of our Hall of Fame series.…
Top 50 Manchester United Players Of All Time : 50-41
Welcome to the first in a new series on TalkOfTheDevils.co.uk.…