Manchester United Blog | The Stretty Rant

With the transfer window now closed and Manchester United news less abundant, Stretty Stories may now be posted less regularly. I’ll see if there is still enough news to keep posting as frequently, but as this is Stretty Stories’ first time outside of the transfer window it remains to be seen. With that said, we do have some United activity in the press today with Rio Ferdinand making his return to action with the Reserves yesterday, Vidic speaking of being handed the captain’s armband, and – my personal favorite – Bebe’s return to the homeless shelter.

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The month of August saw United kick off the season in decent fashion. 7 points out of 9, a convincing victory over champions Chelsea in the Community Shield, and some encouraging performances by some players who were all but written off prior to a ball being kicked. Come this way to see who we voted player of the month, goal of the month and see who’s heading our Fantasy Football League..

Continue reading Stretford-End.com August in Review

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With the new Premier League rules now in effect, Sir Alex has named his 25-man squad for the Premier League this season. United registered 24 players including long-term absentee Owen Hargreaves. The gaffer cannot make any changes to the squad until January when the winter transfer window opens. None of these should come as a surprise, but let’s introduce our squad…

Homegrown: Neville, Rio, Brown, Owen, Rooney, Giggs, Carrick, Scholes, O’Shea, Evans, Fletcher, Gibson, and De Laet

Other: Van der Sar, Evra, Hargreaves, Anderson, Berbatov, Park, Chicharito, Vidic, Nani, Valencia, and Kuszczak

U-21s: Smalling, Fabio, Rafael, Obertan, Macheda, Bebe, and Amos

Discuss the 25-man squad in the forum.

You can follow Kyle on Twitter at KDill_MUFC.

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The transfer window has finally closed! That should mean that news should slow down, but let’s recap all the news following deadline day. Van der Sar admits he has no intentions of retiring and The Daily Mail rates clubs’ transfers.

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First Sir Alex planned to send Tom Cleverley on loan to a Premier League team, but then backtracked saying that Cleverley could be valuable to the squad as a goalscoring midfielder. However, Fergie backtracked once more on deadline day, and Cleverley will now ply his trade at the DW Stadium for the remainder of the 2010/11 season.

Continue reading Tom Cleverley sent on season-long loan to Wigan

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When I joined Stretford-End.com I wanted to be able to add something that reflects one of my particular interests – the Reserves and Academy. Already on the forum our Reserves and Academy section has been busier but I wanted to take my passion to a wider audience. If you follow me on Twitter you will know I want to try to get as many Reds as possible interested in what goes on beyond the first team at our club. Regular visitors to Stretford-End.com will know that we’ve always championed development from within so I want to make it a regular habit to introduce some of our youngsters every few weeks, starting with the Reserve team captain, Magnus Eikrem…

Continue reading NEW: Reserves and Academy Player Profiles: Magnus Eikrem

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Former Manchester United defender David May took time out to have an indepth discussion with Yolkie for an exclusive interview for Stretford-End.com.  May, of course, was part of Sir Alex Ferguson’s “fledglings” team which won the 1996 league and Cup double, and has recently set up “United Nights”, an event that precedes the big games where supporters have a chance to meet their heroes. Read on for part one of our two part chat, to see Maysie’s views on his relationship with the supporters, his outspoken opinion of Selhurst Park and Eric’s Kung Fu kick, his toughest opponent, and his views on Stretford-End.com’s championing of cult heroes!

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Yolkie will be having a chat with Manchester United cult icon David May for the website. To find out how you could ask him a question – and how you can meet David and other legends from the club’s past, read on.

Continue reading Ask David May !

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After two days without Stretty Stories, I am back to bring you all of today’s United news and rumors. You’d think in the final week of the transfer window there would be rumors galore surrounding United, but it’s been surprisingly quiet. In today’s news the press is questioning Bebe’s ability, United is linked with Steven Defour once again, Rooney wants Scholes for England, Diouf is hoping to help United while on loan, and Michael Owen may play for Liverpool once more.

Continue reading 26 August 2010 | Stretty Stories

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It’s truly a slow day for Manchester United in the press, so I’ve decided to substitute today’s Stretty Stories with a piece I wrote awhile ago. This ran in my university’s newspaper last spring and is probably my favorite article I’ve ever written. It was originally written about sports in general, not just football, and how star athletes can have such a powerful impact on life. Two United legends – Cantona and Beckham – were the inspiration behind this, and that is why I’ve decided to share this with you.

Continue reading Legends’ impact felt in life beyond the game

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