United fan from Belfast. I have red blood pumping through my veins. I'm very decisive and often wrong. I have a love of writing nonsense with some football sprinkled throughout. Counting down the days until my toddlers are old enough to take to Old Trafford and pretending it's for their benefit. I worship at the church of Michael Carrick
Frank Lampard’s Chelsea came to Old Trafford for this curtain-raising fixture for the 2019/20 Premier League season. With both clubs in a state of flux, it was difficult to predict who would gain the upper hand. Even the most optimistic…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. Injuries Changed the Game On a day where it wasn’t only this game that the players dictated the changes their manager would be allowed to make, Manchester United sustained three injuries in the first half of…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. Football can be fun It could be easy to draw too much inference from a single game of football. Ultimately, Manchester United achieved a comfortable victory against a poor Cardiff City side who occupy 17th position…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. There is a gulf between the sides The debate about who is the biggest club in Manchester is a simple one given the fan base, self-generated resources and history of sustained success at Manchester United. However,…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. A Good Point Feels Like a Defeat With one win from their last 17 visits to Stamford Bridge, a point represents a decent outing for a struggling Manchester United. In context, however, to surrender the lead…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard Manchester United fell to a limp and, sadly, deserved defeat on Sunday afternoon at the Amex Stadium. Here are five things we learned: 1. The Players Lacked Desire Captain for the day Paul Pogba summed it up…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard This was a final between two great clubs battling to salvage a measure of success from their respective sub-par seasons. Manchester United finished second, yet a distant second which falls far short of pre-season expectations. Reigning Premier…
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard Coming from a goal down to beat a widely-fancied and much-vaunted Tottenham Hotspur at their adopted home of Wembley has booked an FA Cup Final date for Jose Mourinho’s men. Here are five things we learned: 1.…