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The last time Manchester United came bottom of their Big Cup group was December 2005, when they ingeniously contrived to finish below a Lille team that scored one goal in six games. Old Trafford was a sad place to be back then. One of the United Trinity of the 1960s had recently died, an all-time great had just left the club under a cloud made entirely of their own nasal fumes (yes, yes, we know Cristiano Ronaldo left a year ago, but never let facts get in the way of a half-@rsed historical comparison) and an under-pressure manager looked like he’d happily extinguish half of the press pack with his bare hands. A club in crisis, just like today. In the next three seasons, Manchester United won three Premier League titles, a Big Cup and a Club World Cup. There you go, it’s all cyclical, let’s just chill out and enjoy the darts over Christmas. Que sera, sera everyone!
With a couple of Dion Dublin references in yesterday’s Football Daily (full email edition), plus a mention of losing the dressing room, it felt like the latest piece of art from Bryan’s Gunn would be particularly relevant” – Jim Hearson.
This summer I was in San Sebastian. The locals talk proudly of two things; their food and their football club. Real Sociedad is testimony to what local talent and passion can do. The sense of belonging is palpable. The same vibes you get from your friendly neighbourhood independent grocer compared to the TESCOs and ALDIs” – Krishna Moorthy (and no other Euro football correspondents).
Ahem, first of a different number of pedants here, but they were actually neither acronyms nor abbreviations (Football Daily letters passim). Those were initialisms” – James Yelland (and 1,056 others).