Posts Tagged ‘European Cup’

The Most Overused Word At Manchester United

Posted: September 10, 2026 in Football, Manchester United, Marcus Rashford, Opinion, Premier League, Wayne Rooney
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According to Manchester United ‘fans’, anybody who has ever played for the first team is a legend! This also appears to be the stance taken by the club itself often calling the most average of ex-players, (and some downright poor ones), by this vastly overused title.

To take the examples of two very good players in Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford, (very good but far from legendary), we here at WSA think there has been such a dearth of real legends that these two are as near to the ‘fans’ idea of legends as it is possible to get, (without actually being one).

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With Manchester United, Manchester City And Arsenal Involved In Europe, Does It Really Help The Likes Of Chelsea And Liverpool To Have Their Midweeks Virtually Game Free?

Posted: October 2, 2016 in Arsenal, Chelsea, European Football, Football, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Opinion, Premier League
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This is an argument that has been around for the last few years. Chelsea and Liverpool should have a better chance of challenging for the Premier League title because they are not involved in any form of European competition.

When Liverpool ruled Europe during the 1970’s and early 1980’s, not playing in Europe didn’t seem to be much of an advantage to the other clubs then, and there were more of them as European competition didn’t admit nearly as many teams as it does now! (more…)