‘Ron Atkinson’ Archives
When Man Utd were crap: Man Utd 3 – 5 West Brom (1978)
For most West Brom fans, their team’s epic 5-3 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford just over 30 years ago is particularly memorable. For then coach Ron Atkinson, it represented one of the most bizarre half-time team talks he ever delivered. ‘I went in and told them that they didn’t deserve to be losing 3-2 and that there was no [...]
Should Wembley be for finals only?
Ok, stupidest bloody question ever. The FA Cup started to lose its allure round about the time that all a team had to do was fart loudly and they'd get to play at Wembley (just to make it clear, when the league playoff finals started being played there). As soon as any supporter of any team can expect to get a trip to Wembley every decade, [...]
