Terrace Talk: Man United - Something is amiss and has been for a while

United’s miserable defeat at Newcastle, yesterday, was perhaps in keeping with a dark-hued week. The extended Munich commemorations had cast a strange light over the club. Legions of older Reds went out to Munich for a sort of grand get-together, drink-up, and remembrance, which put many in a ruefully thoughtful mood as they came home.

And just as they were pondering the passing of time, and sudden loss, there was the terrible news about Liam Miller. Gone at thirty-six years old. What can you add to such a stark sentence?

I’m struggling to avoid a line that includes the words ‘putting into perspective’, but there they are.