Tag Archives: Iain McCartney

Denis Law: No Mere Mortal

By Iain McCartney There are footballers and there are footballers. Many are simply team members, others have an ability which sets them above the rest, while there are some, with ability or otherwise who possess a defining characteristic which enables them to stand out in the crowd. Some have both of the latter two mentioned, [...]

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My Favourite Game: Manchester United vs. Sheffield Wednesday, April 10th 1993

By Iain McCartney. I was severely tempted to write strip poker or even better strip scrabble – ever tried it? But when suggesting the topic I was about to write about, I was informed that it was to be a Manchester United game, so no luck there readers! So, a United game and not simply [...]

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Memories Of A Northern Soul

By Iain McCartney, the author of Duncan Edwards: The Full Report The thump of leather against leather produced an echoing wall of sound, vibrating around a packed Stretford End, as the merlinic magic of Best and Law concocted another Manchester United goal and what was to be another victory on the march to glory. Some [...]

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Duncan Edwards by Iain McCartney

By Iain McCartney, the author of Duncan Edwards: The Full Report As he pedalled down Warwick Road he acknowledged those who spoke or shouted out to him. Turning onto the Old Trafford forecourt, he free-wheeled down towards his usual spot, a short pass from where the Munich clock stands today. Fumbling in his jacket pocket, [...]

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