It might be close to 30 years ago, but Mickey Walsh remembers the goal like it was yesterday.

There is one simple reason why David Moyes should never have got the manager’s job at Manchester United.

Manchester United will be welcoming the man Brian Greenhoff believes should succeed Alex Ferguson when Real Madrid head to Old Trafford on March 5.

Ever since an April night in 1966 when Tommy Docherty was accused of flooding the Stamford Bridge pitch to get a semi-final postponed, Barcelona-Chelsea has for some reason been a fixture with an edge to it.

Hello? Excuse me? Sorry to butt in but …WILL YOU ALL STOP BANGING ON ABOUT BLOODY CRICKET FOR A MINUTE?!

DID you hear the one about the manager who got the Christmas sack with his team sixth in the table, in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup, beaten only twice all season and just coming off the back of having scored four goals at home to secure three Premier League points?

TOMMY DOCHERTY believes Manchester United should ‘cut Real Madrid’s hands off’ after the club confirmed they had accepted a world-record €94m offer for Cristiano Ronaldo.

ONE of Sir Alex’s favourite deflection-mode gripes, which he tends to wheel out when we have just lost, is that the fixture list is somehow mysteriously nobbled against us every year.

Manchester United’s treble dream is over. Now Ryan Giggs is targeting double glory for the Red Devils.

Alex Ferguson has revealed he was taking a long-term view when he left Rio Ferdinand out of the Champions League semi-final defeat to AC Milan last night.

Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty has labelled Alex Ferguson’s decision to pick Nemanja Vidic against AC Milan “a disaster”.

THE ashes of Peter Osgood — the king of Stamford Bridge — were buried beneath the penalty spot in front of The Shed yesterday.

SCOUSE poet Roger McGough once expressed the dilemma of the football fan who couldn’t decide where his loyalties lay on Merseyside: “I’d be bisexual if I had time for sex/‘cos it’s Goodison one week and Anfield the next.”

Former Aston Villa boss Tommy Docherty described Doug Ellis’ impending departure as club chairman as the “end of an era“.

Martin O’Neill has vowed to bring the glory days back to Aston Villa after being mobbed by supporters on his appointment as David O’Leary’s successor.

Chelsea officials could consider a permanent tribute to Peter Osgood following the death of the player nicknamed ‘the King of Stamford Bridge’.

THERE’S always been a good Old Trafford indicator of how much a player is loved: music. Naturally, George was honoured by plenty of terrace songs - still is, in fact.

THE story that epitomises George Best’s rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle relates to the day he was found in a hotel suite with a naked Miss World and £15,000 in cash strewn across his bed.

ALEX FERGUSON was yesterday charged with improper conduct by the FA.

HISTORY, they say, has a funny way of repeating itself. The Chelsea class of 2005 will be hoping this old adage doesn’t ring true this week.

Former Scotland manager Tommy Docherty has urged Walter Smith to call him if he needs any help assessing new talent.

Berti Vogts tonight resigned as Scotland national coach.

Ken Bates declared he still has “another challenge” left in him after stepping down as chairman of Chelsea.

The GAA’s season of Sundays turned into a closed season of sackings and resignations. How comethe manager giving seven days a week for nothing ends up with the same amount of thanks, asks Mark Gallagher.

Drinks giant Guinness today defended an advertising campaign featuring cricketer Ian Botham, who has reportedly claimed it breaches his image rights.

RIO FERDINAND is expected to sign for Manchester United in the next 24 hours, after Leeds finally agreed to sell him.

Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty has said current boss Alex Ferguson should quit following "a series of questionable decisions".

Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty feels the solution to the Reds’ problems may be for Sir Alex Ferguson to go now.