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  Melanie-Jaclyn Hill 10:55 on June 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply
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  Manchester United – More Than Just A Football Club 

  

  Going to Old Trafford isn’t like going to any other stadium in the world. You can feel the history almost oozing out of the walls, and as you walk down Matt Busby Way, eventually getting to the statue of the man himself, you know you’re somewhere special, especially when looking to the right, to see another statue standing, of an additional three United greats – George Best, Dennis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton.

  I’ve travelled across the nation with United, from Glasgow’s Ibrox, down to London’s White Hart Lane, but none of them feel like Old Trafford. I take my seat in the North Stand, and I know – this is home. (More …)

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    kiNGS 12:38 on June 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    you are really a true born united and am so proud of u as much as my one and united….love my man U n will like to be burried wearing a united jersey when am dead

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    Philip Gatt 13:48 on June 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    Very good and passionate post. I feel the same way every time I’m in my seat at OT (North stand as well), though unfortunately can’t afford to make it too often.

    Unfortunately a few (maybe a lot), have been spoilt by success in the past 20 years, and see last season as a total failure, even though it was a transitional one.

    I for one, enjoyed my time watching United when I was lucky enough to be there, and will continue to do so, even if we stop winning trophies.

    Well done on an article that should make people see how most of us that are lucky enough to be at Old Trafford feel whenever we’re there.

    COME ON UNITED!!!

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    Naveen Varshan 19:13 on June 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    Nice one !

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    Pam Nash 21:49 on June 12, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    Great post – it sums up the club beautifully.

    Ive’s supported Utd since the early 60s – my dad wasn’t a football fan, but my friend’s dad was a Utd fan, & used to take us both. We were, I think, about 9 years old the first time we went and I remember the men around us shouting, cheering, groaning – but, above all, being very kind to 2 little girls.

    So – the first club I supported & the only club I’ll ever support!

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  Sarah 10:43 on June 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: David Beckham ( 6 ), England ( 4 ), England fans, Gary Neville ( 9 ), Manchester United   

  United > England or United > Lack of Success? 

  

  ‘The Faithful’ would like to welcome one of our new writers @Caddies to our site. Here is his first article for us.

  Euro 2012 starts in a week and England’s first match is a week on Monday against France. I’m looking forward to the full tournament as a football fan but I’m also looking forward to England’s campaign as an England fan. They’ve been drawn in what looks like a very difficult group but other than Group A, I wouldn’t fancy any of the other groups either. It’s a tough tournament that should serve up some great football. (More …)

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    Pujan 18:23 on June 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    • god have u read my mind… i think u have…. jst wat i was thinkin’
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    Paul King 19:11 on June 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    Great Article

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  Sarah 13:32 on June 1, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Eden Hazard ( 2 ), Jesse Lingard, Joey Barton, Manchester United, Paul Pogba ( 11 ), Ravel Morrison ( 9 ), Rio Ferdinand ( 40 ), social media, social networks, Tom Cleverley ( 20 ), Twitter ( 4 ), Wayne Rooney ( 67 )   

  Tweet off! Footballers and the new age of social media 

  

  Today’s article comes from @bricki. You can catch more of his writings at stretford-end.com

  Manchester United has always been a side that pushed youth development and looked to get local or club developed players into the side where possible. The two most successful eras in the clubs history (60s and 90s/2000s) have been built around a solid number of youth players making the grade. It’s fair to say that other than the hardcore reserve and youth team followers of Manchester United, few fans will have known about these players until the manager felt they were ready to make the step up. (More …)
   
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  TomPattison 12:04 on May 19, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Manchester City ( 15 ), Manchester United   

  Reasons to be Cheerful for MUFC 

  

  John Lennon once said that ‘life is what happens when you’re making other plans.’ He had a point. Fretting about the future comes naturally to me and my reaction to the events of Sunday was no different. Manchester really was blue; both the colour of the celebrating champions or the mood of distraught Reds. The fear that this was as close as we would be to glory for the foreseeable future felt unshakeable. ‘What if City dominate England? Europe? The world?!’ The foreboding sense was that the garish spectacle of trophies being paraded on the streets of Manchester by a glittering array of mercenaries was the shape of things to come. The future of Manchester United looked bleak. (More …)

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    A J Khan 16:41 on May 19, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    A very interesting article and a different way of looking at the present United plight. I have been supporting United long enough to fully understand your point of view and the value of United history not only to United fans but to English football as a whole. Only this week, David Gill was talking about United history when a player is choosing between United and another team. The commitment of the Neville brothers, Butt, Beckham, Scholes etc to United cause has been unbelievable throughout their United career and it is interesting that foreign players joining United are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the club history. However, it will never replace the local player who has supported the club since childhood. I listen to Evra both on English and French media and he is always on about the history of the club and expectations from United players. Unfortunately, he’s an exception to the rule. Pogba is a typical case and I’m of the view that if a young player hasn’t got United in his soul after spending three years at the academy he’d better leave. Liverpool is suffering the same fate and only Carragher would give his life on the pitch for the club. Having said that, I don’t think we can linger on the past. Football has changed dramatically and unless a club brings in foreign internationals it would be very difficult to compete and it is part of the package that the foreign players will never have the same sense of belonging as the local lads. As Fergie once said about Ronaldo: If you can get six good years from a foreign player then it’s not bad. At the end of the day a combination of local and foreign players is a good compromise to maintain players commitment and a winning side. What should never be done is what Arsenal did recently when they didn’t have a single English player in their team. I think United have had some good foreign acquisitions in Park, Evra and Chicharito ( just to name these three ) both in terms of ability and club commitment but players like Tevez typifies exactly the opposite. It’s a matter of choosing the right ones.

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    Govan Red 13:25 on June 7, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    Tom, great article, and spot on. We have some great youngsters coming through the Reserves and Academy. Hopefully a few will follow in Danny’s footsteps.

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  Sarah 11:57 on May 18, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Belfast, Busby Babes ( 2 ), Harry Gregg, Manchester United, Munich ( 2 ), Old Trafford ( 12 ), Old Trafford tour, testimonial, Windsor Park   

  TF Chronicles: From Old Trafford to Belfast 

  

  Today at TF Towers I’ve asked Kay to write for you all, she like us all is totally and utterly obsessed by those 11 men in United’s colours. I “met” her through twitter and have had the pure delight to meet her in person and be there with her as she took her first glances and then step inside Old Trafford. Here she tells us of her love for United and her first Manchester United match.

  I’m just a baby when it comes to supporting Manchester United. Discovered I’d been sucked into the void that is football in 96′. I hadn’t meant to. In fact had fought against it. Was on in the background as my Man Utd loving husband and his mates watched all the matches at ours. But it got under my skin. Hooked. (More …)
   
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  janmetcalf 10:04 on May 15, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Antonio Valencia ( 37 ), Ashley Young ( 31 ), David De Gea ( 42 ), Jonny Evans ( 34 ), Luis Nani ( 31 ), Manchester United, Michael Carrick ( 42 ), Patrice Evra ( 41 ), Paul Scholes ( 40 ), Phil Jones ( 40 ), Rio Ferdinand ( 40 ), Stadium of Light ( 3 ), Sunderland ( 4 ), Wayne Rooney ( 67 )   

  United win, but suffer title heart break; Sunderland 0 Manchester United 1 

  

  United went into the final day of the season knowing that even a result against Sunderland was unlikely to see them retain their premier league title, with leaders Manchester City needing only to beat QPR at home to win their first in over 40 years. In some ways, this made United’s job simple, beat Sunderland and hope that things elsewhere fell into place to secure a remarkable 20^th league title. Having won the title on the final day 3 previous times, Fergie went for experience in the form of a Carrick Scholes and Giggs trio in midfield, as United opted for their somewhat unflavoured 4-5-1 formation against a Sunderland side newly transformed by Martin O Neil. What transpired was arguably the most dramatic, and heart-breaking final day in premier league history. (More …)

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    iDon 11:07 on May 15, 2012 Permalink | Reply

    i want to see Hazard, Modric and RVP

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  janmetcalf 10:16 on May 2, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Anton, Ashley Young ( 31 ), Chris Smalling ( 28 ), Danny Welbeck ( 38 ), David De Gea ( 42 ), Luis Nani ( 31 ), Manchester United, Michael Carrick ( 42 ), park ji sung ( 16 ), Patrice Evra ( 41 ), Paul Scholes ( 40 ), Phil Jones ( 40 ), Rio Ferdinand ( 40 ), Ryan Giggs ( 37 ), Wayne Rooney ( 67 )   

  United surrender title lead; Manchester City 1 Manchester United 0 

  

  With the destination of the premier league trophy hanging in the balance, United faced their toughest test of the season with a trip to the Etihad stadium to play Manchester City, in what looked to be an effective title decider. Having endured the indignity of suffering a 6-1 reverse defeat earlier in the season, United were looking to respond and in turn seal a 20^th league title on their neighbours back yard. With a draw also likely to prove enough for United, Fergie reflected this in his team selection, handing Park his first start since January, and re introducing Ryan Giggs to a 5 man midfield, with the intention of stifling City’s midfield trio of Yaya Toure, David Silva and Gareth Barry. (More …)
   
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  janmetcalf 22:39 on April 24, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Antonio Valencia ( 37 ), Danny Welbeck ( 38 ), David De Gea ( 42 ), Everton ( 4 ), Javier Hernández ( 42 ), Jonny Evans ( 34 ), Luis Nani ( 31 ), Manchester United, Michael Carrick ( 42 ), Patrice Evra ( 41 ), Paul Scholes ( 40 ), Phil Jones ( 40 ), Rafael Da Silva ( 19 ), Rio Ferdinand ( 40 ), Wayne Rooney ( 67 )   

  United’s title hopes take huge dent in 8 goal thriller; Manchester United 4 Everton 4 

  

  United continued the defence of their title with the visit of Everton to Old Trafford, the first of a run of four games which will ultimately decide the destination of the Premier league trophy. A win was imperative in order for the reds to go into next weeks Manchester derby safe in the knowledge that even defeat would still leave the title in their hands. Everton , despite defeat to Liverpool in the FA cup semi final the week prior, came into the game on the back of good form, and were keen to make amends for their poor recent record at Old Trafford. Nani was recalled to the starting line up in favour of Ashley Young, as United fielded what has now become a very familiar team in this title run in. (More …)
   
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  Sarah 09:58 on April 23, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Dimitar Berbatov ( 36 ), Manchester United   

  TF Chronicles: The Berbatov Emotions – Is it time for a BERBAGASM? 

  

  Dimitar Berbatov, I’ve not written about you in a while. My history with Berbatov (not like that, dirty bunch!) is much like his United career I have been as much in awe as I have been in frustration. A twitter search of his name brings up a mixture of responses from the “never wanted him at my club anyway” to the hashtag BERBALOVE. His time at United has been mixed and really the only thing really that has never been mixed has been his professionalism.

  I don’t think I would have coped with being dropped for that Champions League Final. It is the biggest football stage of modern times and he must have wondered then – what do I have to do to play? I remember my twitter timeline when the CL final team was announced and even Berbatov’s sceptics were surprised. But did he go off for most of the next season on a golfing holiday? No. Of course he didn’t. He stayed. He still expresses his admiration for Sir Alex and the club. (More …)
   
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  janmetcalf 08:34 on April 17, 2012 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Antonio Valencia ( 37 ), Aston Villa F.C. ( 3 ), Danny Welbeck ( 38 ), David De Gea ( 42 ), Dimitar Berbatov ( 36 ), Jonny Evans ( 34 ), Luis Nani ( 31 ), Manchester United, Michael Carrick ( 42 ), Patrice Evra ( 41 ), Paul Scholes ( 40 ), Rafael Da Silva ( 19 ), Rio Ferdinand ( 40 ), Tom Cleverley ( 20 ), Wayne Rooney ( 67 )   

  Reds restore 5 point lead; Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 0 

  

  With the title race back in the balance after a surprise defeat to Wigan, United returned to the sanctuary of Old Trafford to face Aston Villa, with the reds now just 2 points clear of Manchester City. Having inflicted a 1-0 victory over Villa in December, and with the Birmingham club languishing near the relegation zone, there was a quiet confidence around Old Trafford that United would respond to City’s comprehensive 6-1 thrashing of Norwich. Having sat out the fixture versus Wigan, Paul Scholes returned to the United midfield, looking to continue his impressive record since returning to the side in January. Rafael and Danny Welbeck were also recalled to add the extra tempo which was severely lacking on Wednesday night. (More …)