By Tom Pattison Why this is a great team. I believe that our current side is on the cusp of greatness despite being criminally under-appreciated by the majority of the football media. I must confess that the view I am…
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By Tom Pattison 1) Prioritise the League. This might not meet with universal approval but I believe this season our principle focus has to be the League title. I don’t believe for one moment that we are the best team…
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…
By Tom Pattison. If like me you enjoy reading about Manchester United it has been a great week. My levels of smugness have gone sky high as the press has been packed full of moving, respectful reminisces about the career…
By Tom Pattison. When I was asked to write about my favourite Manchester United game a myriad of possibilities swirled around my head; away in Turin perhaps, or the miracle of Moscow, or maybe the spectacle of extra time at…
By Tom Pattison Earlier this season in the midst of speculation surrounding his future I wrote a blog on Michael Carrick’s position at Manchester United. This coincided with a joyful upsurge in Carrick’s form which happily made my article appear…
By Tom Pattison Tommy’s 2010 Awards: In a characteristically unimaginative offering I present my Manchester United awards for the calendar year 2010: Player of 2010 1 Luis Carlos Almelda da Cunha (Nani) – A year ago I was prepared to throw in…
by Tom Pattison Last weekend I made the trek up to Manchester to watch the home game against Wigan. In many ways the performance and result encapsulated our season so far. We won comfortably but it felt somehow hollow. It…