Nani Sounds Out Sir Alex’s Potential Replacement

Possibly one of the most worrying thoughts as a United fan is what will happen when Sir Alex retires. Whilst some have a ‘we will cross that bridge when we get to it attitude’, history has shown that these things are dealt with better when prepared for. Names have been offered up both domestically and [...]

Inter eclipse United and Liverpool for Brazilian starlet

Liverpool, and Manchester United are going to be outdone by Inter Milan as they are close to signing the young Brazilian Lucas. The 19-year-old Lucas is being predicted to be a future star, and had the two big Premiership sides interested in him. Italian Newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport says that Inters director of football Marco [...]

Welcome Back Thierry – we missed you so much!

The return of that smug prick Thierry Henry might be just what the doctor ordered to make Sunday’s game more like the fiery encounters we used to enjoy. Whilst the Arsenal official site claims this match will be “epic” and one of the biggest games on the clubs’ calendars, I can’t help but think they’re [...]

RoM Reads

ManUtd24 reflects on Roy Keane’s time at United… and his departure. The Daily Mail talks about Vidic’s claim that we’ll win the title without him. The Telegraph discusses the Bayern Munich president’s attack on the Glazers. United Rant looks to the returning players from injury ahead of crucial games. The Mirror reports on David de [...]

Manchester United and Arsenal Players Pledge to Make this Weekend Count

Players on both teams involved in this weekend’s Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester United and Arsenal have committed to Nike’s “Make It Count” campaign, pledging to make 2012 the year in which they give everything in pursuit of …

Anders Lindegaard confident that David de Gea will come good

Anders Lindegaard reckons David de Gea will fulfill his potential and become Manchester United’s first-choice goalkeeper, but made it clear that his team-mate may need to wait patiently for another opportunity. David de Gea, aged 21-years-old, signed for United from Athletico Madrid last summer in a deal estimated to have been worth £18million but has…

Photo: You Only Tweet When You’re Winning

Footballers have a huge presence on Twitter, none more so than Rio Ferdinand. The United center back is known for tweeting it up, providing commentary on your favourite shows as well as his insightful Q&As so Nike have decided to capitalise  on this by adding his Twitter moniker to their boots. With Manchester United taking [...]

Ravel Morrison Open To Roma Switch – Report

On a relatively quite day of transfer rumours, the chase for Ravel Morrison is hotting up with Roma the latest club linked with a move for the United youngster.

PICTURE: Rio’s new boots for Arsenal game

Rio Ferdinand will wear new boots for the game against Arsenal this weekend after commiting to Nike’s “Make It Count” campaign, pledging to make 2012 the year in which they give everything in pursuit of perfection. Wojciech Szczesny and Theo Walcott will also wear the boots that have “#makeitcount” embroidered on them. The active tweeters…

PICTURE: Rio’s Twitter Boots For Arsenal Game

For this weekend’s game, Nike have made special boots for Rio Ferdinand, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Wojciech Szczęsny as part of their #makeitcount campaign. These players have committed to “Make It Count”, pledging to make 2012 the year in which they give everything in pursuit of perfection. This campaign was launched via Twitter on [...]

Is Chicharito suffering from ‘second season syndrome’?

Did Chicharito set the expectations too high?

To Tweet Or Not To Tweet, That Is The Question

Back in July of 2006 the world was introduced to a new phenomenon, a new way of communicating – the world of Twitter.

Twitter has changed the world – for good or bad?
Since then it has become an invaluable tool for all ages and industries. From ma…

Retrospective #17: Roy Keane’s departure – ‘I’m sorry, son. He’s gone.’

Roy Keane’s departure – an anecdote iSimangaliso Wetlands Park. Formerly known as ‘Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park’. The destination for myself and the future Mrs Pattison on a scorching hot Sunday in November. It was the final stop on our whirlwind three day safari before returning to our Charity project in Kwa Zulu-Natal. Drifting in and out [...]

Why 2006/2007 Was The Best…

In the summer of 2006 Manchester United were written off. Chelsea had just won the league with ease and added one of the best players in the world for each position to their squad. Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko joined them, whilst in contrast we sold our top scorer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and [...]

The week that was(n’t): Week 21

The Berb relives last weeks happenings

I have some questions, and I’m scared that the answer is: GAME OVER.

The idea for this piece came from reading over an old one, the defeat against Swansea, and the fact that other clubs are bolstering their squads, unlike us. There are several questions going through my mind, the general thought being: what if we didn

STATS: How Do We Compare At This Stage To Other Seasons?

It’s interesting to see that, despite all our complaints, that we’ve only bettered our current points total on 21 games on just one occasion in recent years, back in 2006/2007. Even if you didn’t take in to account the fact our injury list has been far worse than our title rivals, Manchester City, to be [...]

Chelsea gain upper hand over Man Utd in race for Eden Hazard

Both Chelsea and Man United are in a bidding war for the Lille midfielder Eden Hazard, and there have been rumours that Alex Ferguson has already trumped Chelsea’s £25m bid with a £30m bid of their own. The Belgian wizard has already made it cl…

Why Ferguson Needs To Rethink Macheda’s Loan Deal

At the beginning of the January transfer window, Federico Macheda was loaned to Queens Park Rangers in attempt to get him more first-team football.

Macheda has only played 165 minutes in five games
However, the Manchester United striker has only s…

Injury News: Update on Henry, Arteta, Vermaelen & Sagna

Arsenal welcome Man Utd to the Emirates on Sunday, here is the latest injury news ahead of the game including updates for Henry, Sagna, Vermaelen and Arteta

Injury News: Update on Henry, Arteta, Vermaelen & Sagna

Arsenal welcome Man Utd to the Emirates on Sunday, here is the latest injury news ahead of the game including updates for Henry, Sagna, Vermaelen and Arteta

RoM Reads

The Telegraph talks about how Berbatov splits our fans. ManUtd24 reminisces about the Yorke and Cole partnership. The FCF looks at Wenger’s best misplaced rants. Ellzed’s Blog looks at the reaction to Giggsy’s birds. The Daily Mail ponders on whether Cristiano Ronaldo would return to United. Sports Witness sticks it to the press for their [...]

Book Review – The Big Book of United: Goalscorers and Champions

There are lots of books written about Manchester United on subjects like great players, the history, rivalries, classic matches and season reviews. There have been some really great books written on these subjects but also some really poor efforts as well. This Christmas, I was given one of the latest books to be written on [...]

The Real Reason For Paul Scholes’ Return To United

For the first time in numerous seasons, Manchester United had two different center midfielders score, as both Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes scored against Bolton.

Carrick and Scholes are clicking again
Speaking to MUTV after the 3-0 win, the fo…

UEFA ‘Team of the Year’ Revealed: Bale In, Van Persie & Vidic Miss Out

UEFA have revealed their 2011 ‘Users Team of the Year’ and Gareth Bale is the Premier Leagues only representative, as Barcelona and Real Madrid dominate.