Category Archives: Manchester United

Not so boring Jose Mourinho

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I find myself in a strange place with the rumored hire of José Mourinho on the horizon. I have the utmost respect for his coaching record but I must admit that I am not a fan of the man. The simple fact is he is a former Chelsea manager (2 times over as a matter of fact). This is a… Read more »

Manchester United lose again! 4 takeaways after the defeat

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Louis Van Gaal is on the brink of an exit from Old Trafford after Manchester United lose again at the Britannia Stadium. It was a must win game for Manchester United having lost 3 consecutive and winless in their last 6 games. Manchester United’s play did not reflect the manager’s predicament. With the manager under pressure they produced one of… Read more »

Manchester United eliminated from the champions league

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Manchester United began the evening knowing that they needed a favorable result to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions league. Either one of these results would have done it: A Manchester United win A Manchester United draw and PSV draw or loss A Manchester United loss and PSV loss It would not happen on this night in Germany…. Read more »

What Manchester United need in the transfer window

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Attack/Forward Centre-Forward/Goal scorer Pace, pace, more pace and GOALS. On paper Manchester United have a formidable attack but last season’s goal returns showed the reason why they spent in the region of £6m (in addition to his wages during the season) to secure Radamel Falcao on loan from Monaco. Falcao turned out to be a disappointment scoring only 4 goals… Read more »

Manchester United summer transfer window 2015

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Manchester United summer transfer window 2015 The summer transfer window for the English Premier League opened on July 1st and will close at 11pm BST (6pm EST) on September 1st 2015. Manchester United will be keen to bring in some impact players in the summer transfer window as they try to build off the a fourth place finish last season…. Read more »

The van Gaal Project: Year 1 Review

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The premier league season is officially over and Manchester United have finished the season in fourth place ensuring that they will play Champions League football next term. The goal of making it to back to Europe was achieved. Truth be told, 4th place is definitely a disappointment given the amount of money that was spent in the transfer window. Their most expensive signing… Read more »

Red is the New Orange for Louis van Gaal

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World Cup 2014 Brazil is over! Manchester United fans can now look forward to Louis van Gaal officially taking the reigns at the club. Winning the trophy would have been the perfect segue into his managerial post at Manchester United, but van Gaal has shown enough with Dutch team to have fans dreaming of a return to Europe. It’s very… Read more »

2014 Manchester United Summer Transfer Window

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The summer transfer window for the English Premier League closes at 11pm BST (6pm EST) on September 1st 2014. IN Ander Herrera (Athletic Bilbao) Undisclosed Fee Luke Shaw (Southampton) Undisclosed Fee Vanja Milinkovic (FK Vojvodina) Undisclosed Fee Marcos Rojo (Sporting Lisbon) Angel Di Maria (Real Madrid) £59.7m Daley Blind (Ajax) £14m Radamel Falcao (Monaco) Loan OUT Federico Macheda (Cardiff City)… Read more »

Van Gaal replaces David Moyes at Old Trafford

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Van Gaal replaces David Moyes at Old Trafford Now that the dust has settled on the introduction of Louis Van Gaal as the successor to David Moyes, I feel a familiar dread overcoming me once again. I am definitely more confident in Van Gaal than I was in Moyes. I liked Moyes at Everton but his dealings in the media… Read more »