This past week has seen constant speculation about the future of Louis van Gaal as Manchester United manager and I have to say it’s brought out the worst of British football in my eyes. There has been non-stop speculation about the future of a few coaches – I’m sure you need to introduction to the…
As we head into the final international break of 2015 I found myself disturbed and appalled to read some statistics about the Premier League’s attitude to youth player development. If you’ve listened to me on the RetroUnited.com podcast, Talksport, or even visited this website as I wrote about this very subject last year, you’ll know…
I was contacted by a friend of mine Dave McCune a few days back who asked me if I could get a United shirt signed for a friend of his, and so I asked him what was it for. His friend has a 4 year old son Zakky who has stage 4 cancer and Dave…
Having suffered a bad knee injury in a game against Leicester City. And it was in the last moment of the game, which cast doubt on my playing career. I know what it feels like. I understand and can feel for Luke Shaw,. Only 20 years of age, great left foot, and the football world…
Even out here in Tampa having read and studied the David De Gea transfer situation and thought about it quite a lot, it seems to me that the whole point has been missed on the transfer of David De Gea. Real Madrid as it widely known is short of money. The TV rights in Spain…
The Gordon Hill Elite ID Camp comes to Annandale United Football Club, Virginia, USA. Gordon held a four day Elite ID Camp from Thursday August 13th to Sunday August 16th with over 100 players in attendance between our U9s and U18s Boys. “It was an unbelievable experience for all of these boys to see Gordon’s…
A new season is here already and I wanted to share a few thoughts on Man Utd’s summer. Bastian Schweinsteiger has been a great player and has been saying all of the right things about joining United. But talk is cheap. What happens if, all of a sudden, he gets injured, and struggles to perform…
Hi everyone, I just wanted to send a quick message to say a big ‘thank you’ for the kind birthday wishes I’ve read on the internet today. I returned back to the US after a few days back in the UK and I was happy to be interviewed by the Manchester Evening News, which you…
This week I was, as I usually am, on the RetroUnited.com podcast. We’ve had a bit of a change in recent weeks with more former players coming on as guests and this week it was the turn of my pal Gary Bailey. You can listen to us talk about United’s form and more here.