When the manager of the year award is handed out in May it’s a pretty safe bet that Tony Pulis won’t need to hire a tuxedo.  With Stoke currently occupying 11th place in the Premier League it hardly seems realistic to predict any prizes heading their manager’s way.…

It’s been a long time since Sir Alex made the trip down from Aberdeen to take over from Big Ron Atkinson at Old Trafford. In the past 24 years the United boss has had seven assistants, several of whom have departed Old Trafford in search of pastures new.…

Last night’s Manchester United victory in the San Siro proved several things that many in the football world already knew. Wayne Rooney is world-class and beginning to make more and more people just that little bit more confident of England’s chances of lifting the World Cup. United are the absolute…

There was a time long, long ago in a league not too far away, when the most spoke about person on the pitch was undoubtedly the team’s top player.  Men such as Cantona, Shearer and Henry were the stars of the show with others grappling to compete for…

I am not an Arsenal fan and I do not like Arsene Wenger, however, I never thought I’d say this but I think he deserves a break. Up until last night’s victory over Liverpool the Gunners boss had been the subject of a ridiculous amount of criticism of…

When the world cup kicks off in 4 months time-well in 124 days but who’s counting -with the match between South Africa and Mexico there’s no doubt it will be enough to get us all excited regardless of the result. However there’s little chance that for drama, excitement,…

Ever since he guided his un-fancied Porto team to Champions League glory Jose Mourinho has been a man who while not universally loved is at least respected as one of the game’s top managers. A UEFA Cup victory followed by a Champions League triumph cemented his credentials as…

As he did with Michael Owen, every so often Sir Alex Ferguson will shock many in the footballing world by signing a striker, no one ever expected. Whether it’s a rivals leading scorer, a costly teenager, an experienced loan signing, or an unheard of Norwegian, Fergie can be…

Michael Owen was probably as shocked as anyone when he got the call from his agent telling him Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to speak to him. After a poor season at now relegated Newcastle, the ‘glossy brochure’ debacle and interest from no one apart from “Karaoke King” Phil…

Following United’s epic victory over noisy neighbours City on Wednesday, Wayne Rooney’s brilliance was once again hailed by all and rightly so. Rooney though, your ever-typical humble scouser was quick to divert the attention to ‘Super’  Darren Fletcher, exclaiming, rather romantically that he wouldn’t swap him for anyone in the world. …