January 2017

We’re inviting some of our Twitter friends to share some of their ‘Pre and Post Match’ thoughts with us from now on. You can still enjoy my nonsensical, confusing punctuation buffets below their proper good ones… Iwan (@IwanLehnert): Hate’s a strong word. I don’t really hate Oasis, I just really dislike them. I never really […]

I did not have a clue that that was Cleverley’s first ever goal for the club … how rubbish is he? Just messin’ wid yer. But seriously. Never. Scored. For. Us. Before. Sort it out ClevZ. Was very impressed with our yoof, okay VERY is a bit of an exaggeration in the context of the […]

United fan and Bifurcated friend Tricia (@Tr16ia) was scouring YouTube for old clips of Roy, when she was suddenly disturbed by a screeching of steam engine wheels. The Bifurcated Train doesn’t run on steam – it was just a cheap sound effect – nonetheless it had arrived! The conductor tossed Tricia a £1 coin and beckoned […]

On an emotionally charged day for many the game thankfully played out relatively trouble free. Suarez shook hands. Fergie’s letter was well received. Calls for calm from all quarters were respected. Let’s hope those responsible for such an appalling injustice can be held to account. The game itself said much about the form of the […]

I’m going to the pub to watch this game, hence my prediction of an exciting 3-2 thriller. Having said that, I still can’t see us keeping a clean sheet – even though we have kept one – ever (at the moment). AND I can’t see Newcastle competing on all fronts – so fielding an especially […]

I don’t watch much football *SHOCK – HORROR – ORF WITH MY OWN HEAD*, so when I found myself on holiday in Spain, in a Spanish bar, with El Clasico about to start, I didn’t really know what to do with myself. To say my eyes were glued to the small telly in the corner would over romanticize the […]

I’ve made a bold prediction based on copying. Rob, a Liverpool fan – who writes the Bi-focal posts – assures me there is no way in the world we will not win this game. He’s so sure Liverpool will lose he’s locking himself in his house and refusing to watch the game with me – […]

The best thing – BEST THING – to come out of our Champions League opener, for me, was the appearance of Fletch. Now, I’ve learned not to get too excited by these moments from what happened with Hargo … but damn it, I’m excited. I forget he was playing through it last year, so he’s […]

*Spoiler Alert* If you don’t want to know how the story ends, avert your eyes from the title of this book now. Phew – that was a close one! Many people claim this to be one of the finest football novels ever written. If that’s true (I haven’t read many), then it might be that such a […]

So, we welcome back the “Hell-dwellers”!! I don’t really tend to actually dislike other teams -like I’m supposed to – but I definitely don’t actually like Galatasaray.  The more pressing issue tonight though is putting last year’s exit behind us. I personally don’t like being a Champions League punching bag. Defence aside, although things are improving […]