Recent content by Coleyoscar

Agree. I saw Wayne Rooney's reaction to the goal on a TV panel. The presenter put it to him that his halfway line goal against West Ham was superior. Wayne disagreed saying that the technique required for Bruno's goal was more difficult and worthy of huge praise. Michael Owen, also on the panel...

True. This kind of decisive move is in stark contrast with the endless delays and prevarication which we've endured over nearly two decades. It's always been clear that the Glazers are awful at making decisions (among other things). They always lacked this key leadership skill. As much as...

Dave Brailsford's mantra is "marginal gains", small improvements in every area. Improvement in United's set pieces, both attacking and defending, would surely be an obvious place to start. Which of us has any confidence any more when we get a corner or when Bruno stands behind the ball to take a...

Completely agree. Banning journalists is not a sign of strength, quite the opposite. What if a journalist writes a critical article about the Glazers? Will they be banned because Joel and the corporate hierarchy don't like it?

Precisely. People on recruitment interview boards are often warned against unintentional bias. One of the potential risks is sometimes labelled "Just like me". There's a natural inclination to favour someone who comes from your hometown, went to the same school or university as you, worked in...

That may well be the case for some but I think it's often also more subtle than that. If United get the benefit of a decision the issue is highlighted, analysed and discussed in the media endlessly (Onana against Wolves for example). Referees are criticised, apologies are called for and even...

Exactly. How it is reported by journalists and pundits is interesting as well. When we were awarded a penalty in the FA Cup final it seemed obligatory that every mention of it in the media had the word "soft" as an adjective. If this recent one were a United penalty the media focus would...

A life story you could not have invented. He was a credit to his team and to his country and to his beloved United. One of the greatest players to ever play the game and a sportsman who won respect everywhere across the world. My generation was so lucky to have seen him play. RIP Bobby.

Despite what some people imagine, reputable professional journalists don't make up stories. They won't identify their sources but they usually indicate broadly where the stories originate. Samuel Lockhurst, writing about similar rumblings in the past quoted "sources close to first team...

It always seems to me that United players get booked quicker and more easily than other clubs' players. Wondering if this might just be my own unconscious bias I had a look at the stats. Last year United players received 78 yellow cards which is more than any of the top five teams (City 44...

I know what you mean but I think we should not be surprised, One of the characteristics of the Glazer regime has been their inability to make timely decisions. In almost every sphere the club takes an age to act and almost always chooses an option which postpones the tough choices. We have...

There's two: Manchester UTD and Manchester CXV

I'm not too fond of 'whataboutery' but... We have a player red carded on the basis of a single angle view that was repeated in slow motion so that the referee was left with no option. Alternative angles which showed a more benign interpretation were not shown to him. Images of a Palace player...

Agree with every word. Referees will make mistakes, they're fallible like all of us. Much better to live with that than have these interminable delays and examinations with what are often subjective calls in any case. - and often plain wrong. I hadn't considered it before, but I'm sure, as...

Completely agree with this. It's because it's United. If City had scored a goal like this the controversial element would be a footnote ("Them's the rules", etc., etc.) If Rashford had behaved like this for England it probably wouldn't warrant a mention.