Short Changed? Why Do You Need An Autograph?

Posted on July 25, 2011  by Bricki  in Bricki, Man United, Pre Season   11 Comments »


AUTHOR: – Bricki

Manchester United have played to full houses again on their tour of the USA and the players look fresh and sharp as they go through the usual tough pre season.

Just like any other tour that a Premier League team undertakes, the players have been interacting with the fans and sponsors to show a positive face of what is now a global giant of a club.

It appears some fans in England though are none too pleased about this and are feeling short changed about the ‘access’ that the club allows players on these tours.

Do these people have a point when it comes to player access?

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Why Two May Go Into One Goal This Season

Posted on July 22, 2011  by Bricki  in Bricki, Goalkeepers, Man United, Players, Pre Season, Premier League   10 Comments »


AUTHOR: – Bricki
It’s a brave new era at Old Trafford this season, the loss of Van Der Sar as established number one has left as big a gap as when Roy Keane or Cristiano Ronaldo moved on.

The big money signing of David De Gea would suggest that he is the future for Manchester United between the sticks but this season could see a genuine battle for the starting spot at No. 1.

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Gabriel Obertan – It’s Now or Never

Posted on July 21, 2011  by Bricki  in Bricki, Man United, Players, Pre Season, Premier League   8 Comments »


AUTHOR: – Bricki

Is Gabriel Obertan good enough to be a Manchester United player?

In the words of Elvis ‘It’s now or never’ for the French wingman in what is approaching his third season as a Manchester United player.

Obertan has shown flashes of class and brilliance in his time since signing in July 2009 but after two full pre seasons he’s had time to adapt and develop to the Manchester United way.

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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 announce pre-season tour squad and shirt numbers

Posted on July 09, 2011  by nameonthetrophy  in Doron, Man United, Man United News, Players, Pre Season   46 Comments »

United on tour 2010/11

AUTHOR: – Doron

Man United travel to America on Monday to start their pre-season tour. New signing, Ashley Young will be part of the initial 21 man squad and will wear the number 18 shirt next season. Six other players will be joining the squad later but there are some notable absentees.

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Bebe Transfer: Manchester United sign Bebe for £7.4 Million

Posted on August 12, 2010  by Yolkie  in Man United, News, Players, Pre Season, Premier League, Transfer Targets   10 Comments »

Bebe
Last night Manchester United signed – subject to a medical – 20 year old Tiago Manual Dias Correia, or Bebe if you want it on a shirt, for a reported £7.4m from Portuguese club Vitoria de Guimaraes.

5 weeks ago, he was playing in the 3rd tier of Portuguese football, and he once represented Portgual in the homeless World Cup. Now he is set to play for the world’s most popular football club.

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Community Shield : Following the trend..

Posted on August 06, 2010  by Yolkie  in Chelsea, Community Shield, Man United, Pre Season   No Comments »

Manchester United vs Chelsea

As the curtain raises on the Premier League season, Stretford-End.com takes a quick look at the correlation between our performances in the Charity/Community Shield and our fortunes in the Premier League season that followed.

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Tactically speaking; previewing the 2010/11 season

Posted on July 28, 2010  by Yolkie  in Man United, Players, Pre Season, Premier League   5 Comments »

Sir Alex Ferguson

We’ve done the squad introspective; we’ve done the group prediction; one of us had to put our particulars on the line and really risk their reputation. It’ll be no surprise for regular readers to know it’s Yolkie analysing the tactical expectations and predictions for the 2010/11 season. There’s no Eric Cantona style heralding of a new formation I’ve created, but expect to find plenty of things to disagree with..

A tactical analysis for a full season turned out to be a far more complicated task to structure than I first imagined as I wanted to cover all bases. If you’re here for a light read I advise you look away now; if you’re wanting to have a meaty discussion to whet your appetite ahead of the season then fill your boots.

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Manchester United in Kansas City: Exclusive Pictures

Posted on July 26, 2010  by KDill_MUFC  in KDill_MUFC, Man United, Pre Season   No Comments »

I was fortunate to get to see Manchester United play the Kansas City Wizards last night, and now I’m excited to share my photos with you. It was a really fun trip and amazing to finally see all my heroes play in person rather than on a television or computer screen. Unfortunately they lost to the Wizards, but that’s hardly worrying to lose a preseason match. Matches like these are all about getting fitness and letting some of a fringe players get some minutes on the field. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and hope you’ll enjoy the pictures.

And yes, I will be back tomorrow for Stretty Stories.

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26/07/2010 Stretty Stories

Posted on July 26, 2010  by Stretford-end  in LUHG, Man United News, Pre Season, Premier League, Press   3 Comments »

With Kyle otherwise engaged, Yolkie leads you through the morning United stories – a friendly loss in Kansas, a nice change for Fergie, a former legend giving a current player advice, Nani playing with a broken toe, how to deal with your legends and also a reminder of our Green and Gold campaign and how our international readers can make a real difference to the future of our club.

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