July 31 – Meddling Politicians and Overpriced Midfielders at Old Trafford

No sarcy ‘Welcome to Manchester’ jokes here, as we head over to the Citizen’s poorer relations for today’s blast from the past.

1999 – Hoey Backtracks Over Man United FA Cup Absence

In the summer of 1999, as Manchester United were trying to bask in the glory of achieving an historic treble, a pesky row over their participation in the following season’s FA Cup kept niggling away at the club like an annoying yappy dog that won’t go away. Read on here…

2006 – Carrick Lands at Old Trafford

IN June 2006 Spurs manager Martin Jol was trying his best to make it plain that Michael Carrick would not be leaving the club.

“We are building something here and I can’t do without him,” he said.
“I told the chairman I want to keep him and the board don’t want to sell him. He’s got a contract for two years and that’s it.

“Spurs is a good club and Michael knows that. We will do a good job in the next couple of seasons and he will be happy at Spurs.”

Today in 2006, just a month after Jol’s words, Carrick signed for Manchester United. Click here for the whole story…