Football – 1930 / 1931 season – Manchester United team group Back (left to right): William Dale, Samuel Ray Bennion, Alfred Steward, John Mellor, John Wilson, George Lydon. Front: Charles Ramsden, Stanley Gallimore, Thomas Reid, Henry ‘Harry’ Rowley, George McLachlan and Clarence Hilditch. Manchester United fans have every right to be angry and frustrated about […]
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Sir Bobby Charlton
It is so sad to hear that Sir Bobby Charlton’s health is deteriorating and that he has been diagnosed with Dementia. It is a horrible disease that can affect anyone and can be very frightening for all concerned. Sir Bobby was always going to feature in the ‘Far Post Header Hall of Fame’ and I […]
On This Day – 31st October
Former Republic of Ireland international full back Denis Irwin was born on this day back in 1965.Irwin was best known for his time at Manchester United, where he won an incredible 19 trophies between 1990 and 2002. This included seven Premier League titles, one Champions League, one European Cup Winners Cup, two FA Cups, one […]
Nobby Stiles – An Obituary
“But I still see that tackle by Moore, and when Lineker scored, and Nobby dancing…” This line from ‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel gave me my first insight into who Nobby Stiles was. I knew his name and that he was in the 1966 World Cup winning side as […]
On This Day – 25th October
Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov is mobbed by teammates as he celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Carling Cup, Fourth Round match at The EBB Stadium, Aldershot. It was on this day nine years ago that my club Aldershot Town played the biggest match in their history.After beating West Ham United away before home […]
On This Day – 22nd October
Mario Balotelli showed the world that he had a care-free attitude in the hours leading up to a Manchester Derby on this day back in 2011, creating carnage at a house party by setting off fireworks in his bathroom! Whilst City fans nervously anticipated their team’s visit to their biggest rivals Manchester United later that […]
On This Day – 20th October
Referee Keith Hackett (centre) tries to break up a fight between Arsenal and Manchester United players. (l-r) Alan Smith, Nigel WInterburn (on floor) Denis Irwin, Paul Ince, Gary Pallister, Referee Keith Hackett, Mark Hughes, David Rocastle, Anders Limpar, Mark Walters, Tony Adams and Brian McClair. A 21-man brawl marred the First Division match between Manchester […]
Alternative Football History Part IX – Only Liverpool banned from Europe! 1988/89
Luton Town’s Mick Harford, who singled out Napoli’s Diego Maradona in the semi final of the UEFA Cup Following on from the three earlier articles in this series, I am writing a fictional piece on what would have happened if only Liverpool were banned from European football in the 1980’s.Many English teams missed out on […]
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On This Day – 13th October
Former Manchester United defender Wes Brown on this day back in in 1979.Brown also played for Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers and Kerala Blasters of the Indian Premier League in a career that lasted 22 years. In his thirteen years at Manchester United, Brown won five Premier League titles, and the Champions League, FA Cup and League […]
Heroes & Villains – Manchester United
Hero – Ole Gunnar SolskjaerThere are some obvious names that could easily put in ahead of Solskjaer as Manchester United’s hero for this article, but none of them have scored a last-minute winner in the Champions League Final and gone on to manage the club.Solskjaer’s winning goal in the dying seconds of the 1999 Champions […]