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Why Young is a good move for United

Contribution by James Johnson With the rumours surrounding Ashley Young’s possible move to Manchester United, it seems as good a time as any to discuss the benefits of the potential transfer. With only a year left on his contract at Aston Villa it’s believed that any transfer fee would be around the 10-12m mark, which fits well [...]

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Where Do The Weaknesses Lie?

Contribution by Barry McEvoy So far it has been a great season for supporters of Manchester United. Top of the Premier League, Quarter-Final stage of the Champions League and a mouth watering Semi-Final clash against Manchester City in the FA Cup. Sounds good doesn’t it? Despite that, there is a large rebuilding job to be [...]

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Edwin van der Sar – Finally, We Found our No.1

By Ryan Cargill. Upon picking up his UEFA Champions League winners medal on a historic night in May 1999, Peter Schmeichel had decided to find a new challenge in football, having achieved everything possible at Old Trafford.  This would leave a void at Manchester United, but nobody could have guessed how long it would take [...]

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Costa Confusion

By Adam Hicks. Manchester United have renewed their interest in Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Douglas Costa, although reports claiming the Brazilian was at Old Trafford for Saturday’s game against Bolton have been proven false. Man United had previously tried to sign Costa for around £7m in the summer of 2009 but were told they must fork [...]

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Summer Dreams?

By Tom Pattison It might seem odd to be looking ahead to the summer as we approach what pundits fondly call the ‘business end’ of the season but there are a number of reasons to do so. Primarily, it is gloomy and wet outside and the annual seeds of hope for a warm, joyous summer [...]

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Thoughts on Bébé Signing

Manchester United have announced the signing of Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (also known as Bébé) from Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães for a reported £7.4 million. Bébé was apparently recommended to Sir Alex Ferguson by his former assistant coach Carlos Queiroz. The 20-year-old only moved to Guimarães five weeks ago from Portuguese third division club [...]

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Paper Talk: Big Bad Retires, Berbatov To Shine and Ozil…

Brown Retires From International Football ManUtd.com article: Wes explains England decision After being selected in Fabio Capello’s latest England squad Wes Brown has announced his International retirement. The announcement has come as a surprise, but his decision is understandable when you consider his injury record and his omission from the World Cup squad in favour [...]

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Luka Modric To Manchester United?

BBC Sport Transfer gossip column has reported Manchester United are willing to exchange one of three players plus cash to entice Harry Redknapp in to selling Luka Modric. Considering Luka Modric has recently signed a contract extension with Tottenham Hotspur, this transfer is an absolute no go in my opinion (regardless of money). Has there [...]

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Joe Cole to Manchester United?

On Friday, talkSPORT reported Joe Cole will sign for Manchester United on a free transfer after the World Cup. Some will be delighted while others will be disappointed. Signing a creative midfielder with the ability Cole possesses on a free transfer is a good piece of business. Cole has Premier League experience which is an [...]

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Suarez to Manchester United?

There has been a lot of talk recently regarding Manchester United’s interest in signing Luis Alberto Suarez from Dutch club AFC Ajax. All of a sudden the transfer hungry amongst us are crying out for the signing of Suarez. I’ll be honest; I’ve never seen Suarez play a single minute. However, Suarez has a sensational [...]

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