Sir Alex Ferguson would have celebrated 25 years in charge on Sunday

Posted on November 05, 2011  by Stretford-end  in Fun, Man United, Managers   13 Comments »

Sir Alex Ferguson

Author: Stretford End

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Picture it now. May 2002. United’s last game resulted in a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal and the recently dethroned champs host Charlton Athletic. Today, is the final Manchester United fixture for a legend of the game, Sir Alex Ferguson, who has won an amazing seven League titles and European Cup in his time at the club – a superb achievement that no one will match again.

United end a disappointing season with a 0-0 draw, however many Reds are looking forward to new manager Sven Goran Ericksson taking over after the World Cup finals and injecting some new ideas. He has a lot to live upto, but a manager of his calibre should be able to pick up where the previous manager left off.

Thankfully, this didn’t happen and here we look at ‘the butterfly effect’ of what would have happened had Sir Alex not be persuade by his wife to stay at the Old Trafford helm. We, as always, welcome your feedback and suggestions

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The whimsical transfer window and bitter disappointment

Posted on July 12, 2011  by Stretford-end  in Fun, Man United, Pre Season, Transfer Speculation   15 Comments »

Sneijder

AUTHOR: – Stretford_End

“Wesley Sneijder’s mum has been spotted in Marks and Spencers buying Manchester United underpants!” or “Luka Modric was seen eating a pickled egg walking down Didsbury” are just two of the things you may well hear (well maybe not exactly hear) in this loopy time known as the summer transfer window. Yes, it is the time clubs up and down the country throw out their old players onto the scrap heap, whilst dreams of a shiny new player (usually foreign) is seen galloping towards you on the horizon. What isn’t there to love about the transfer window? Speculation! Gossip! But most of all – utter bollocks!

The rise of social networking sites has seen the rise of the ITK trend. You know, the guy that knows a guy that knows someone who knows another person who once delivered a chicken tikka masala to the cleaning lady of Ryan Giggs’ mums friend – who has a source close to the club. How dare the agents of today command a fee when those good ITK folk are doing all of the negotiating for you! Here we address the highs and lows of the transfer window and look at some of the players that ‘got away’ over the years.

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United v Barca 98/99 – Fight Night

Posted on May 27, 2011  by Bricki  in Bricki, Champions League, Fun, Man United   1 Comment »

AUTHOR: – Bricki

With all the stress, nervousness and seriousness in the build up to the Champions League Final Saturday between United and Barca, it seemed like a little light relief was needed to lighten the mood. Here is an alternative look at the classic group games between the teams in the 98/99 campaign in a true heavyweight boxing style.

I hope you enjoy…

98/99 saw a slugfest of clashes between United and Barca in the ‘Group of Death’ which also contained Bayern Munich and Brondby.

In a truly ‘Heavyweight’ group it was the clashes between United (Rocky Balboa), Barca (Apollo Creed) and Bayern (Ivan Drago) that defined the group whilst Brondby (Spider Rico) offered the chance for a couple of easier bouts. The games between United and Barca however produced possibly the games of the group stages.

True to the Rocky theme tune that United walk out to, the opening game at Old Trafford set the tone for what would be two epic encounters that swung one way then the other.

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Manchester United 2010 Goal Statistics

Posted on January 02, 2011  by Stretford-end  in Champions League, Fun, Man United, Premier League, Statistics   2 Comments »

ITV
I seem to recall a programme on ITV that was hilariously entitled “Andy Townsend’s Tactics Truck”. Now, I don’t know what is more funny – the inclusion of a big clunky machine associated with the intricate details of the beautiful game or indeed a big truck included within the title. You may or not be aware that we have statistics section on the website that aims to records all important stats from the current season. Now, i’m no brand expert but I doubt I can find anything as witty and innovative as the Tactics Truck – so lets just label it up Stretty Stats shall we?

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The quick MUFC best of 2010…

Posted on December 31, 2010  by nameonthetrophy  in Awards, Doron, Fun, KDill_MUFC, Man United, Players   No Comments »

Evra

As the calendar year comes to an end, The Gaffer, Kyle, Yolkie and I sat round a log fire sipping mulled wine and eating leftover mince pies to share our best player, goal and match of 2010…

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Looking back, looking forward.. 2010 in review

Posted on December 30, 2010  by Yolkie  in Fun, Old Posts   1 Comment »

Stretford-End.com takes a look back at 2010. It would be easy to spend all our time patting ourselves on the back after a fantastic year for the site but we have never been ones to stand still. In this piece we’ll have a slight moment of reflection to acknowledge all that we achieved in the last 12 months, and our look back at the best of 2010, before having a look at our pre-season predictions and how we’re faring up and concluding with a look at what’s to come in 2011.

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Stretford-End XI

Posted on December 23, 2010  by KDill_MUFC  in Fun, KDill_MUFC, Man United, Players, Stretford-End XI   No Comments »
Football Fans Know Better

Stretford-End XI: Peter Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Denis Irwin, George Best, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, Ruud van Nistelrooy

Subs: Edwin van der Sar, Patrice Evra, Jaap Stam, Sir Bobby Charlton, Cristiano Ronaldo, Denis Law, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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Stretford-End XI: Strikers

Posted on December 21, 2010  by KDill_MUFC  in Fun, KDill_MUFC, Man United, Players, Stretford-End XI   7 Comments »

Cantona
Today is the final poll for the Stretford-End XI. To complete our 4-4-2 we of course need to select two strikers. As with the recent polls, there will be two votes per person. The striker candidates are Jack Rowley, Dennis Viollet, Denis Law, Mark Hughes, Eric Cantona, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and Wayne Rooney.

While this is the final poll, we will continue to accept votes until 24 December 00:00 GMT. You may vote for any of the position until then. The previous positions are Goalkeeper, Right Back, Left Back, Centre Backs, Centre Midfielders, and Wingers. If you haven’t voted for these positions yet, be sure to do so before the voting ends.

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Stretford-End XI: Wingers

Posted on December 20, 2010  by KDill_MUFC  in Fun, KDill_MUFC, Man United, Players, Stretford-End XI   2 Comments »

Giggs and Ronaldo
This is likely to be the most hotly contested position in our Stretford-End XI. Yesterday we launched our poll for two centre midfielders, and today our focus is on selecting two wingers. The contenders include two European Player of the Year winners, the longest-serving player in Manchester United history, and arguably the biggest name in football history. So without further ado, the choices for the two wingers are Joe Spence, George Best, Andrei Kanchelskis, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Ryan Giggs.

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Stretty Rant Vodcast Episode 7: Christmas Special

Posted on December 19, 2010  by KDill_MUFC  in Doron, Fun, KDill_MUFC, Man United   1 Comment »

Doron, Kyle and Yolkie discuss United matters – their memories of 2010, their memories of working together on Stretford-End.com, their players of the season so far and indulge in a bit of banter.

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