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09:04 » tribalfootball.comFans say they are not downhearted at being relegated from Premier League, promising: 'We'll be back' They like a good party in Wigan, and the small matter of their beloved football team, the Latics, being relegated from the Premier League was never going to make them downhearted. Never mind the…
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14 May » GuardianCity swells with fans – including 20,000 who crammed into Sir Matt Busby Way – despite the bad weather • View the best images from the victory parade here There was wind, there was hail, there was thunder and lightning and sideways rain. But a bit of bad weather failed to deter…
13 May » GuardianManchester United's manager ended his reign with an emotional Old Trafford speech as thousands flocked to pay homage Even for the Theatre of Dreams, it was a momentous farewell. The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, took a single, deep breath of air in the tunnel before propelling…
12 May » GuardianManchester has always had a place for outsiders, from Friedrich Engels to Alan Turing. And this one has left his indelible mark on the city's own myths and culture I can easily generate a Man City fan's revulsion about Sir Alex Ferguson's surly shtick, strategic trickery, his bloody, battering…
12 May » GuardianWhen Sir Alex Ferguson arrived at Old Trafford, fans paid £3 to watch their heroes. Today it is a global money machine owned by corporate America To look back now at Sir Alex Ferguson's first brief television interview as Manchester United's new manager in November 1986 is to be struck by…
12 May » GuardianThe United manager can now relax at home in an area that's full of working-class families made good run by tough women. Much like the Ferguson household "Alderley Edge resident Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement." The Macclesfield Express knows a splash, and Fergie stepping down as United…
12 May » GuardianOutside Old Trafford, memorabilia is selling well – but there's a sense of trepidation about what happens after the end of an era "Alex Ferguson commemorative scarves, 10 pounddds!" yelled Paul, a 49-year-old hawker stationed outside the Manchester United Megastore at Old Trafford. It was a…
11 May » Guardian| FC United of Manchester Information | |
| Country |  England |
| League | English Northern Premier (3rd) |
| Formed | 2005 |
| Stadium | Gigg Lane (share Bury) |
| Capacity | 11,669 |
| Nickname | FC |
