Before I begin I want to say although they’re not my cup of tea I don’t have any real problem with tattoo’s – I don’t have any myself, I have to say! I felt compelled to write something about that ridiculous nonsense I saw about the former Newcastle trainee, Nile Ranger, having his surname tattooed…
I just thought I’d share a short video with you – at the present time I’m having a busy week back in the United Kingdom where I’m leading a tour with some of the young players I coached in Cleveland, Ohio. On Wednesday I went back to Old Trafford and it was really nice to…
I’m happy to share that I’ll be working with the TalkOfTheDevils.com website to produce podcasts for the forthcoming football season, to talk about the weekly events at Manchester United. My good friend Brian Greenhoff was a regular on the podcast last season, and the show – run by passionate United supporters – has been going…
So, Stuart Pearce is set to leave his post as England’s Under-21 manager after the team’s abysmal showing in this summer’s tournament where they didn’t collect a single point. I have to say I couldn’t help but agree with Stuart and think he did and said the right thing when he publicly held the players…
It’s been a few weeks now since the appointment of David Moyes as the new Manchester United manager with everyone watching the developments at Old Trafford. I’ve made a few comments on Twitter but I haven’t had the opportunity to really sit down and put some thoughts about it all going forward – before I…
I read with bemusement, the story that Manchester City had announced a partnership with New York Yankees with the intention of creating an all new franchise, a “New York City Football Club”, to compete in the MLS. I’ve been involved in the North American game for quite some time and I must say I’m very…
“Then there’s Brian Greenhoff, he’s got loads of skill, and he really needs it to play with Gordon Hill”… I was absolutely, totally floored to hear the news about my good friend Brian Greenhoff passing away yesterday. Brian was one of the first people to welcome me when I arrived in Manchester – well, he…
As the Premier League season ended, it was only the fourth and final Champions League spot being contested, and that was decided by Arsenal’s comfortable win over Newcastle. My thoughts on the weeks Premier League action will feature in my column for Setanta Sports so I wanted to share my thoughts on the future of…
As you’ll be aware if you’ve read my website often, I’m hugely involved with the development of younger players in North America, running a series of camps throughout the year specialising in different age groups and all areas of the game. As a player I loved nothing more than putting the ball in the net;…