Manchester United documentary ’99 is an excellent nostalgia hit to distract from the club’s current woes

Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes celebrate Man Utd’s Premier League victory in 1999. (Reuters) There was a time when television executives of historical dramas rushed to use the writings of Jane Austen, not the musings of Phil Neville. Although that was the 1990s, a decade that spawned a growth industry in Manchester United nostalgia. That, … Read more

Ben White and a feud between club and country that has reared its ugly head again

I was there in 1993 for Manchester United’s ‘Welcome to Hell’

When Manchester United arrive in Istanbul this week ahead of their crucial Champions League clash with Galatasaray, one thing is certain: the greeting will not be the same as the one they received 30 years ago. At the time, members of the media shared a charter plane with the United players. I was there and … Read more