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Richard Kurt

No joke as Fergie’s tough talk gets hammered

IT WAS a long, drawn-out footballing weekend, a rollercoaster ride spread over three days.

Wed, 20 Dec, 2006

United can’t be too smug despite week of pure joy

I’M on a hard-earned holiday this week, richly deserved of course, and the same applies to United, whose players can reflect on a week of almost pure joy.

Wed, 13 Dec, 2006

United’s form could question Blues’ bottle come May

THE Reds go marching on. United returned from the Riverside — scene of last season’s most humiliating low — with all three points, and in doing so extended the gap with Chelsea in our favour to its greatest since Mourinho turned up at Stamford Bridge.

Wed, 06 Dec, 2006

Prospect of Blues on fire sends alarm bells ringing

SO much for the effects on Chelsea of their unscheduled alarm call in the early hours of Sunday morning; by half-five in the afternoon, their stamina and energy were in danger of making our puffing lads look as crimson and decrepit as our manager’s nose.

Wed, 29 Nov, 2006

Rooney: beauty and the beast combined

GOD, I hate Sheffield. Even for Yorkshire, Satan’s own county, it’s grim. A relative used to live there so I stayed often and I can assure you the people are as hideous as the architecture of the city itself.

Wed, 22 Nov, 2006

Southend defeat exposes lack of strength in depth

IT already seems like a long time ago, thanks to the all-embracing afterglow of the fine performance at Blackburn, but we shouldn’t leave Roots Hall, scene of the League Cup humiliation last week, just yet.

Wed, 15 Nov, 2006

Injury-free and in-form we won’t slip up again

THERE is nothing a columnist of any kind likes better than having his most recent point instantly illustrated by subsequent events.

Wed, 08 Nov, 2006

All Fergie’s children, but he’ll never be our club’s true father

“He has spoken admiringly of the way Cantona timed and executed his departure; and one also recalls Alex himself speaking of the self knowledge he has, that he will know when he is no longer up to scratch.”

Mon, 06 Nov, 2006

Portsmouth display just like watching classic side of 90’s

CHILDISH though it is to snigger over pre-match comments rendered ridiculous by subsequent on-pitch events, no column is complete without a dig at John O’Pie; so this was his warning before Saturday: “I don’t see why Bolton cannot stay the course this season. We are going to have a difficult test there on Saturday.”

Wed, 01 Nov, 2006

Despite Fergie, young squad may win titles

IF I were to follow Fergie’s entreaties from Sunday’s match programme, I would now be offering a sympathetic cup of tea, some kind words and maybe a big yet manly hug to my opposite number Mr Kelly in the wake of his side’s embarrassingly miserable display at Old Trafford.

Wed, 25 Oct, 2006