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Manchester United chief laughs off bid claims

FFC Towers News Desk — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:30:12 +0100

Football FanCast brings you the days breaking stories

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has laughed off claims that City are willing to spend £135million on Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United succeed due to one man's insatiable determination

Rob Swan — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:26:24 +0100

Football FanCast columnist Rob Swan salutes Sir Alex Ferguson and his sheer determination in going that extra mile to secure his man.

The signing of Dimitar Berbatov may well have been one of the most drawn out transfer sagas of the summer, possibly overshadowed only by Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Barry's respective rumour facades, but eventually, at just after midnight on Tuesday morning, it was confirmed that the enigmatic Bulgarian had been sold to Manchester United.

Has Sir Alex Ferguson made the right call?

FFC Towers News Desk — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:22:14 +0100

Sir Alex Ferguson finally names the long awaited successor for Carlos Queiroz.

Manchester United have named former midfielder Mike Phelan as their new assistant manager. The 45-year-old replaces Carlos Queiroz, who left Old Trafford in the summer to manage the Portugal national team, while Rene Meulensteen succeeds Phelan as first-team coach.

Sir Alex Ferguson: Has he already set a retirement date?

Alex_Dimond — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:24:06 +0100

Football FanCast columnist Alex Dimond looks at Sir Alex's retirement plans and wonders whether eclipsing Liverpool would be the perfect finale to his glittering career.

As a manager, Sir Alex Ferguson has few peers. The Scot, who has managed St. Mirren, Aberdeen and Manchester United during a successful career, is widely accepted as one of the greatest managers world football has ever seen.

Manchester United starlet is very much a part of the masterplan

FFC Towers News Desk — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:08:36 +0100

David Gill insists that Fraizer Campbell is still a big part of United's plans, despite his loan move to Spurs and the reasoning behind both Saha and Silvestre moves away from Old Trafford.

Manchester United's chief executive David Gill says the club has no intention of letting promising striker Fraizer Campbell leave Old Trafford on a permanent basis.

The 20-year-old, who scored 15 goals in 37 appearances during a season-long loan switch to Hull City last term, sealed a loan switch to Tottenham for the rest of the campaign on Monday as part of the deal that saw Dimitar Berbatov move to United.

What does £30m buy Manchester United these days?

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:38:34 +0100

Football FanCast columnist Ian Wallace wonders what £30.75m buys you these days.

I'm sure I wasn't the only Manchester United fan that went through the full range of emotions yesterday. I awoke in the morning, expecting the formalities of the Berbatov transfer to go through and we would all be celebrating the arrival of the closest player we have seen in this country to Eric Cantona.

What does the future now hold for Manchester United?

Rob Facey — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:42:54 +0100

Football FanCast columnist Rob Facey looks at what the future holds for Manchester United after Sir Alex Ferguson finally got his man with just minutes to spare last night.

It was a day of rumour and counter rumour but the English and European Champions concluded things by completing the signing of one of the summer's most protracted affairs.

Man United set for a welcome boost

FFC Towers News Desk — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:50:57 +0100

Cristiano Ronaldo is set to give Manchester United a welcome boost by making a swift return, following his summer operation.

Injured Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo believes he could be back in action by the end of September.

The Portugal international has started the new campaign on the sidelines after being sent for surgery on a long-running ankle problem following Euro 2008.