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It wasn’t long ago that Martin O’Neill was regularly touted for the eventual vacancy at Manchester United. Every time the scenario was mentioned he was almost always in the top three candidates. But since spells with Aston Villa and Sunderland,...read more »

Paul Dickov was given a stay of execution by the Oldham Athletic board just a couple of days after their fantastic win against England’s most successful club in the shape of Liverpool in the FA Cup. But he is far...read more »

I wrote an article last November when there was speculation that Nigel Adkins would be sacked very soon with his Southampton side lying bottom of the Premiership about why, in the week of Alex Ferguson’s 26th anniversary as manager of...read more »

It’s been two months since the demise of Mark Hughes as Queens Park Rangers boss, and there has been no reliable rumours yet of a return to football. One might have thought that Southampton may have come in for the...read more »

At a first glance Manchester United’s possible capture of Robert Lewandowski seems like a great buy, but with Robin van Persie, Rooney and Hernandez already firing in the frontline does Fergie really need him? Sir Alex whose team are leading goal...read more »

I am not a Manchester United fan. No, far from it. Growing up in the late eighties and throughout the nineties (some would stay still growing up now...), I witnessed first hand Man Utd's rise to dominance as it coincided with...read more »

This week, Alex Ferguson celebrated 26 years in charge of Manchester United. But early on in his tenure with the club, it looked as though he wouldn’t last two to six years let alone 26! And counting. As manager of...read more »

It almost sounds like the name of a new film. A verb followed by a name; ‘Saving Private Ryan’, ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’, ‘Finding Nemo’ and of course, ‘Looking for Eric’. Yet this isn’t a movie, but in fact the words...read more »

Having witnessed many heated matches of significance between both sides over the years, never have I seen such an emotionally charged game where a competent referee was required, as many decisions go towards United. Many have called Howard Webb, Alex...read more »

Prior to this Sunday’s game between Liverpool and Manchester United, the build-up was quite naturally centred on the quite shocking revelations from the Hillsborough Independent Panel Report and the coming together of two sets of supporters with a history of...read more »