A Tribute To Busby Babe, David Gaskell
David Gaskell, born on October 5, 1940, in Orrell, Lancashire, holds a unique place in Manchester United’s storied history. His journey from a local youth player to becoming the club’s youngest-ever debutant is a testament to his talent and the trust placed in him by the legendary manager…
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…
United Confirm Zirkee Signing; Dutchman Can Be Sound Investment
Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Dutch striker Joshua Zirkee from Bologna. Zirkee, who started his career at Bayern Munich, was confirmed by the Old Trafford club as their first summer signing on Sunday at 4pm. The forward was pictured having medical tests following Holland’s exit to…
Manchester United’s 2023 A-Z
2023 is coming to an end, and it’s time to have a look at what the year has provided in terms of Manchester United. Let’s do it in alphabetical order. A: Anniversary: With 30 years passed since the first Premier League title, it feels a bit odd to…
Stand By Ten Hag
Two wins, three losses, negative goal difference, and 13th in the league. That was the state of Erik Ten Hag’s work as of 16th September 2023. A worsening of Lisandro Martínez adding to the already crowded injury list was no consolation, and the Dutchman even risked following his…
Exclusive : Ratcliffe Sees Himself As ‘Custodian’ Of Manchester United’s ‘Best Interests’
Sir Jim Ratcliffe sees himself as a ‘custodian’ of Manchester United, and intends to use his influence ‘in the best interests’ of the club. That is the opinion of the legendary football writer Patrick Barclay, who interviewed Ratcliffe and several members of his team in for the book…
Remembering Fabien Barthez and The Gamble of Possession Play in Goalkeeping
David De Gea said farewell to Old Trafford this weekend after twelve years at the club.…
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,…
Collecting Manchester United autographs
Just before Christmas we moved house, moving into my Mum’s house, as she moved into a retirement flat. Whilst moving my Mum was having a look through some boxes and found my old autograph book from 1987. I had not seen this autograph book since the early 1990s…
Exclusive : Weghorst could provide ‘missing’ ingredient to Ten Hag’s United attack, says club legend
Manchester United legend Paul Parker has backed the speculated move for striker Wout Weghorst, saying the Dutchman can provide something Erik ten Hag’s team are currently ‘missing’. Ten Hag is said to be keen to bring in a striker in the January window but the difficulty of the…