Theoffside - manu.theoffside.com - Manchester United
General Information:
Latest News:
Swansea vs Man Utd Match Report (Utd swan to victory in fantastically upbeat first game) 18 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Well, faithful legions of admirers, ladies, gentlemen, denizens of the Internet deep, the situation here at The Offside remains as ever it was: something akin to a loyal customer who can never get thr...
Man Utd vs Wigan Community Shield 2013 (First trophy for Moyes as RVP fires up for a new season) 12 Aug 2013 | 02:59 pm
I said it in the Sevilla report that as far as I was concerned, I would start judging Utd from the community shield onwards. Utd got just two wins on tour against opposition that could hardly be descr...
Utd vs Sevilla (Ferdinand’s testimonial cast in shadow by sublime Spanish) 10 Aug 2013 | 01:47 pm
In themselves, testimonials are not taken seriously. They are just a nice way of showing respect for a certain player’s loyalty and longevity, and the opponent and result are largely irrelevant. Howev...
AIK vs Man Utd (Latest tour report and transfer discussion) 7 Aug 2013 | 01:22 pm
First off, let me just say, as we plod along here, that I’ve not really enjoyed following this Tour 2013. In my view, and comments from all managers seem to back this up, pre-season is the opportunity...
Tour 2013: Kitchee vs Utd (A rare win for Utd on tour as youngsters shine brightly) 30 Jul 2013 | 04:24 pm
Yes, you read that right, Utd won on Tour. And that means….absolutely nothing. I’d never heard of Kitchee, but they play in the Hong Kong league, which I think excuses me that lack of awareness. Havin...
Cerezo Osaka vs Man Utd: Draw salvaged by Zaha 27 Jul 2013 | 02:18 pm
The latest tour opposition arrived in the form of Cerezo Osaka, a perfectly capable team from the J-League. It’s rather warm over in Japan at the moment and the heat must certainly be helping Utd’s fi...
Yokohama F-Marinos vs Utd: Utd fall again to Tour opposition 24 Jul 2013 | 01:41 pm
If anyone paid any attention to the recent Lions tour, they will be familiar with the setup. The Lions play a bunch of ‘warm-up’ provincial sides before the main feature. That’s kind of what Utd’s tou...
A-League All-Stars – Moyes’ first win 22 Jul 2013 | 01:00 pm
Picture the scene. A pub. 2025. The final round of the Tuesday night quiz. The survivors of the brutal preliminaries: two elite outfits of pub quiz legend. With the scores tied in a dramatic finale, t...
Great change at Utd as Moyes makes first appointments 5 Jul 2013 | 08:46 pm
Breaking news….Sir Alex Ferguson retired. I know, I missed that little newsbite too. I bet it was in one of those really tiny sections; you know, the ones where they say Gary Smith has transferred to ...
Manchester United Squad Review 2012-13 Part IV: Strikers 20 Jun 2013 | 07:22 pm
STRIKERS Name: Javier Hernandez Position: Striker Age: 25 Summary: For some reason, Hernandez entered the season with possibly a few question marks over his head. I certainly didn’t place them ther...
