Articles tagged with "man-utd"
Six Possible Reasons Why Didier Drogba Was Booked After Jonny Evans Kicked Him in the Chest
By Daryl | November 9th, 2009First thing's first, I'm not sure Jonny Evans did this intentionally. So I don't want this post to be all about him. But there's no ...
What Will You Watch This Weekend? El Súper Clásico, Superclásico, or Whatever We're Calling the Liverpool vs Man Utd Derby?
By Daryl | October 23rd, 2009We have three big derbies happening this weekend: We have El Súper Clásico in Mexico, the Superclásico in Argentina and what I'd consider the equivalent ...
Soundoff: Nominate Your Underrated Footballers
By Daryl | September 23rd, 2009The Manchester derby post-match talk was dominated by debates about time-keeping. So much so, no one seemed to notice that Darren Fletcher scored twice. Which is ...
Should Soccer Have a Visible Game Clock?
By Daryl | September 21st, 2009Plenty of controversy following Sunday's Manchester derby and Michael Owen's late late winner for Man Utd. I don't want to get into the question of ...
Weekend Watch and Predictions: La Liga, English Prem, Bundesliga, Serie A
By Daryl | August 28th, 2009No shortage of big games to choose from this weekend. La Liga is finally go, which means we'll see the new look Madrid in action. ...
Man City, Barcelona, and Defining the Soul of a Football Club
By Daryl | August 22nd, 2009I bring you highlights of Man City's 1-0 win over Barcelona in the The Joan Gamper Trophy this. Not because it really means anything (eg ...
The Most Useless Tricks in Soccer
By Daryl | August 19th, 2009This might be a personal issue, but I hate when footballers try unnecessary tricks. Skills designed to show off their skills, rather than skills designed ...
Poll: La Liga or Prem - Which Title Race Looks More Interesting?
By Daryl | August 10th, 2009The obvious answer would seem to be La Liga. You've got the best team in Europe (and that's official, by the way) Barcelona, who've added ...
Welcome Back English Football. We've Missed the Controversy and Complaining
By Daryl | August 10th, 2009English football is back. How do we know? Well, there was the Community Shield yesterday, where Chelsea beat Man Utd on penalties after drawing 2-2 ...
Should Football Clubs Have to Tell the Truth About Their Transfer Plans?
By Daryl | August 4th, 2009Honesty is not the best policy. Not in the secretive world of the football transfer market. In that world something more like poker is the ...
Why Jose Mourinho is the Only Man Capable of Replacing Alex Ferguson at Man Utd
By Daryl | July 28th, 2009"I would consider going to Manchester United. but United have to consider if they want me to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson. If they do, then ...
Offside Rewind: Family Values
By Daryl | July 17th, 2009Seven Offside and WCB posts you might have missed this week: A very early bath in Brazil Iraq finally gets a proper home game Your European football kickoff ...
Is Alex Ferguson About to Get Left Behind?
By Daryl | July 14th, 2009Not so long ago I suggested that everyone just relax and stop worrying about the hyper-inflation of transfer fees. They're only numbers I said, nothing ...
Michael Owen Style Brochures For Everyone!
By Daryl | July 9th, 2009The infamous Michael Owen brochure has already provided much fun this summer. First there was the brochure itself, which was undeniably hilarious. The fact that ...
Daily Dose: June 30th, 2009
By Daryl | June 30th, 2009Something to read while you watch Kaka arrive in Madrid... The real reason Americans don't like soccer... (East Coast Bias) ...and why it doesn't matter anyway (MouthPieceSports) Beginners ...
Daily Dose: June 19th, 2009
By Daryl | June 19th, 2009Something to read while you enjoy a Fatih Terim teamtalk (I don't think it's really him though)... Setanta loses next season's Premier League UK TV rights ...
Real Madrid and Man Utd: A Tale of Two Transfer Policies
By Daryl | June 17th, 2009Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon told BBC Radio Five Live last week that his successor Florentino Pérez could afford to sign Cristiano Ronaldo and ...
Man Utd Accept £80million Offer for Cristiano Ronaldo (that was probably arranged last summer)
By Daryl | June 11th, 2009You've surely already heard by now, but Cristiano Ronaldo is officially talking to Real Madrid today after Man Utd accepted an £80m bid. Here's the ...
Time Travel is Dangerous
By Daryl | June 3rd, 2009Apologies for the delay. But I have a good excuse. I've been travelling through time. It was the strangest thing. I sent the team out to ...
Talking Tactics Before a Trip to Old Trafford
By Daryl | May 29th, 2009The first game under the new regime went very smoothly. But that was away to Watford in the FA Cup Third Round. Our next game ...
Daily Dose: May 27th, 2009
By Daryl | May 27th, 2009Something to read while you watch Barcelona lift that big trophy... And then tomorrow we'll talk about something else. Promise. Hadjuk Split = Kenny (Dinamo Zagreb Offside) Hanham ...
Your 2009 UEFA Champions League Winners Are... Barcelona
By Daryl | May 27th, 2009(CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images) I know we've done our fair share of lauding Barcelona on The Offside recently, and I know that has annoyed a couple ...
Champions League Final 2009: Barcelona vs Man Utd LiveBlog
By Daryl | May 27th, 2009After all the (justified) hype, it's finally here: Barcelona vs Man Utd in the Champions League Final. Rob, Chris, and myself will be LiveBlogging along ...
Interview - A Barca Fan's View
By Wayne Farry | May 27th, 2009As you have probably seen, or may not have, Taylor and I did a mammoth preview yesterday. If that hasn't whetted your appetite for tonight's ...
Two Views: Man Utd or Barcelona to Win the Champions League?
By Daryl | May 27th, 2009Seems no one can split Man Utd and Barcelona ahead of the Champions League Final. Even the bookies apparently gave up and gave the two ...
Daily Dose: May 26th 2009 (Champions League Final Preview Special)
By Daryl | May 26th, 2009Something to read while you wonder if perhaps Henry and Giggs spend too much time online... An exclusive interview with Leo Messi (SoccerLens) Gabriele Marcotti breaks the ...
Barcelona vs Man Utd Champions League Final Betting Odds
By Daryl | May 26th, 2009We know Barca vs Man Utd is going to be a tight game. And the odds from PaddyPower (below) pretty much confirm that... To win the ...
10 Reasons to Be Excited About Barcelona vs Man Utd
By Daryl | May 26th, 2009I'm very very very excited about tomorrow's Barcelona vs Man Utd UEFA Champions League Final. And rightly so. There, I said it. I know bloggers ...
Poll: Which Team is Most Likely to Retain Their Title in 2010 - Barça, Inter, or Man Utd ?
By Daryl | May 17th, 2009Barcelona and Inter won their respective league titles without kicking a ball yesterday. Real Madrid lost 3-2 at Villarreal on Saturday, thereby giftwrapping and delivering the ...
Man Utd 18-18 Liverpool
By Daryl | May 16th, 2009With today's 0-0 draw at home to Arsenal, Man Utd won their third Premier League title in a row, and Alex Ferguson's 25th trophy in ...
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