Manchester United’s Young Veteran
August 31, 2010 by Chris Marker · 1 Comment
Sammy McIlroy
Born in East Belfast, Sammy McIlroy hails from a district that has produced numerous Manchester United players up through the years including names such as George Best, David McCreery and Norman Whiteside. McIlroy was spotted by legendary talent scout Bob Bishop while still a schoolboy player and was adviced to seek his football fortune in the calmer climes of England as Northern Ireland was tottering on the brink of Civil War.
Wayne Rooney Back On Scoring Trail
August 30, 2010 by Chris Marker · 1 Comment
Wayne Rooney
Manchester United moved into third place in the Barclays Premier League table thanks to a well earned 3–0 triumph against Avram Grant’s West Ham United at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon. In a somewhat one sided encounter, the East Londoners were denied their first points of the season as a first half penalty from England player Wayne Rooney set Manchester United on their way to a highly convincing home victory.
Wayne Rooney to Bounce Back
August 27, 2010 by Chris Marker · 2 Comments
Wayne Rooney
Manchester United take on West Ham United at Old Trafford on Saturday, having the edge over their visitors in previous meetings. Manchester United have taken four points from their opening two league matches, beating Newcastle United 3–0 at home before drawing 2–2 to Fulham at Craven Cottage last Sunday. Having fallen to heavy defeats at Aston Villa and at home to Bolton in their opening two matches, West Ham are still without a single point so far. Although Rio Ferdinand is still out, Wayne Rooney will return for Manchester United after recovering from stomach pains.
Sir Alex Ferguson Calls for Unity
August 26, 2010 by Chris Marker · 1 Comment
Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson has warned the Manchester United supporters he doesn’t want the protest against the club owners to affect his players. The Scot has called for unity as he fears the ongoing campaign against the Glazers could wreck United’s bid for a record breaking 19th league title. The Glazers were never welcomed by the fans and came under heavy fire from the protest movement last season. Manchester United being the most prominent global brand in football, the Glazer family have always maintained that the club is not for sale and that they will not be pressurised into selling.
New Deal for Manchester United
August 24, 2010 by Chris Marker · Leave a Comment
David Gill
Smirnoff now becomes official spirits sponsor of Manchester United. Chief Executive of Manchester United David Gill is most delighted to welcome Smirnoff as one of the club´s partners and looks forward to promote the popular vodka brand as he strongly supports the use of the sponsorship as a platform for responsible drinking which is a very important aspect of the partnership with both parties committed to communicating this message.
Manchester United Draw At Fulham
August 23, 2010 by Chris Marker · 2 Comments
Paul Scholes
Although most people expected Manchester United to take the three points against Fulham on Sunday afternoon, the visiting team could only manage a 2–2 draw in a highly dramatic match at Craven Cottage. Manchester United went ahead after eleven minutes, however, when the irrepressible Dimitar Berbatov laid the ball back for evergreen midfield workhorse Paul Scholes to finish past Fulham´s deputy goalkeeper David Stockdale.
Manchester United Face Fulham
August 20, 2010 by Chris Marker · 14 Comments
Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United travel to the banks of the River Thames on Sunday in what promises to be an exciting Premier League encounter against Fulham at Craven Cottage. Managed by former Manchester United marksman Mark Hughes, the West London outfit made an encouraging start to the season with a 0–0 draw against Bolton at Reebok Stadium last Saturday. Despite the fact Fulham recorded a surprise result when they beat Manchester United 3–0 at home last season, the Mancunians are favourites to beat the Cottagers following their convincing win against Newcastle.
The Prolific Henrik Larsson
August 19, 2010 by Chris Marker · 3 Comments
Henrik Larsson
Born and brought up in Helsingborg, Henrik Larsson made his breakthrough with local club Helsingborg where he managed to score 50 goals in 56 appearances. The lavishly gifted youngster was subsequently transferred to Feyenoord where he spent four memorable years before he eventually was brought to the helter skelter of Scottish football by Celtic manager Wim Jansen for a bargain fee of £650,000 at the start of the 1997–98 season.
Sir Alex Ferguson Slams Spending
August 18, 2010 by Chris Marker · 1 Comment
Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester City taking their summer spending close to the £130 million mark has left Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson absolutely stunned and he has now launched an attack at the neighbourring club by condemning their spending habits. In their bid to propel the Blues towards the top end of the top four, the Abu Dhabi United Group have spent almost £350 million since they acquired the club in 2008. By comparison, Ferguson has invested a modest £25 million this summer as he knows splashing out huge sums of cash is not the only way to ensure future success.
Manchester United Thump Newcastle
August 17, 2010 by Chris Marker · 1 Comment
Dimitar Berbatov
Manchester United started the new Premier League campaign in grand style on Monday night as Sir Alex Ferguson’s players beat newly promoted Newcastle United 3–0 thanks to goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Fletcher, and Ryan Giggs. Although it took half an hour for Manchester United to find the back of the net the confident hosts completely dominated yesterday’s encounter at Old Trafford. Despite the new foreign contigent at Manchester United, it was former England international Paul Scholes who grabbed the headlines with a most impressive performance.
