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‘You’ll never walk alone… unless someone offers me shedloads of cash’

A couple of months ago, I wrote effusively of my admiration for Jordan Henderson as a footballer, a captain and a man https://rorywrites.uk/2023/04/15/and-heres-to-you-jordan-henderson/ .I still admire him as a footballer and captain. But it’s impossible to see his decision to move to Saudi Arabian team Al-Ettifaq as anything other than a betrayal of the principlesContinue reading “‘You’ll never walk alone… unless someone offers me shedloads of cash’”

Does Gary Neville want a state-backed Manchester United?

Gary Neville’s impotent fury at Manchester United’s latest humiliation may be a delight to some (go on, that includes me), but it highlights once again his inconsistency when it comes to the role of big money in modern football. In his rant at the affable Jamie Redknapp – who you felt was rather enjoying himselfContinue reading “Does Gary Neville want a state-backed Manchester United?”