Posts Tagged ‘Old Trafford’

Will £30m Berbatov become Manchester United’s Shevchenko?

by jakepjohnson on October 1st, 2008 | 373 words | 8 comments

Think back a few years. The Premiership champions have just made a £30 million signing of an eastern European striker. He starts slowly. “Things will get better” everyone says. “He just needs one, then he’ll explode” they carry on. He starts to look sad, unhappy. He tries things that used to be successful at his […]

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Man United legend: “Ronaldo would be stupid to leave”

by jakepjohnson on July 29th, 2008 | 269 words | 1 comment

One of United’s modern greats has spoken out about the protracted saga that is Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid, stating Ronaldo would be “stupid” to ditch Old Trafford for the Santiago Bernabéu.

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Manchester United legend: “I’ve got two years left”

by jakepjohnson on July 24th, 2008 | 365 words | 1 comment

One of Manchester United’s greatest living players has given a rare interview and revealed he has thought ahead about the end of his career.

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Living Legends #1: Paul Scholes - Manchester United

by jakepjohnson on July 16th, 2008 | 593 words | 10 comments

In the first of my new Living Legends series, I take a look at the softly-spoken, mistimed tackling Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes.

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Who is going to fill the Queiroz-sized hole at Manchester United? Here’s the shortlist….

by Dexter on July 11th, 2008 | 243 words | 2 comments

The Times today has come out with a reasonable guestimate as to the names bouncing around inside the Lord of the Ferg’s head for the assistant manager position at Old Trafford. And being lazy good for nothing guttersnipe blogsters, adept and cutting and pasting and garnishing articles with snide remarks, we have this list […]

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Sneijder: I won’t go to Man United as Ronaldo bait

by jakepjohnson on June 25th, 2008 | 307 words | 2 comments

As the United-Real tug-of-war for Cristiano Ronaldo continues, a member of Real’s Dutch contingent has felt the need to speak out at rumours he may be heading to Old Trafford as part of an exchange agreement to assist the transfer.
Wesley Sneijder released a statement on his personal site, rejecting claims he was on his way […]

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Man United defender won’t reunite with Bordeaux’s Blanc

by jakepjohnson on June 24th, 2008 | 203 words | 1 comment

Bordeaux manager, and ex-Manchester United centre-back, Laurent Blanc has been told there is no chance of him reuniting with his first-choice transfer target and ex-Old Trafford teammate.

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Real refuse to pay £80m for Man United star - Zidane says otherwise

by jakepjohnson on June 24th, 2008 | 313 words | 9 comments

Real Madrid have quite publicly been chasing Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo all summer, with many people bounding figures like £60million or £80million about. However, Real have made a move to distance themselves from their “best talent at all costs” image in the press.

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