Jakob Stam, best known as Jaap Stam was born in Kampen, Overijssel in the Netherlands on the 17th July 1972. The Dutch international signed for Manchester United back in 1998 for £10.6 million, from PSV Eindhoven, a club United have done a lot of business with in the past, the most recent signing to come from the club was Memphis Depay in the summer of 2015. During his time playing for PSV in his native Holland, Stam had tasted glory by winning the Eredivisie, the KNVB Cup and the Johan Cryuff Shield twice. Moving to United was only going to continue his glory. Stam signed for United during the summer of 1998, the season United went on to win that illustrious treble, S… Read more
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Where Are They Now? Federico Macheda – his start at Manchester United soon stuttered
First Team, History, Managers, News, Opinion, Where Are They Now? 0Manchester United signed 16-year-old Federico Macheda back in 2007 with the club then being allowed to sign players of that age and his family relocated to the Mancheste… Read more
Manchester United Idols: Denis Irwin – a magnificent left-back to be proud of
Feature, First Team, History, Idols, Managers, Opinion 0Denis Irwin signed for Manchester United on the 8 June 1990, nearly 30 years ago, signing for a fee of just £625,000 from Oldham Athletic. Just 24 at the time he was si… Read more
Manchester United Idols: Paul Scholes – precision and ability; an underrated player
Feature, First Team, History, Idols, Managers, Opinion 0Manchester United has an outstanding midfielder in Paul Scholes, who came though the famous Class of 92 alongside the likes of Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Nicky Butt and … Read more
Manchester United Idols: Edwin van der Sar – world class and a welcome addition
Feature, First Team, History, Idols, Managers, Opinion 0When you ask any Manchester United supporter who their idol is, you will get a different response from each; George Best, Sir Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Sir Alex Ferguso… Read more
Manchester United Idols: Roy Keane – what a captain he was
Feature, First Team, History, Idols, Managers, Opinion 0Manchester United miss having a midfielder like Roy Keane at the club, something that has pained me over the years. I have thought about what could have happened if the … Read more
Manchester United Idols: Eric Cantona – Le Magnifique
Feature, First Team, History, Idols, Managers, Opinion 0Manchester United have had some great players over the years with children idolising players throughout the club’s history. From the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton, D… Read more
Jaap Stam on his bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson which ended his Manchester United career
First Team, History, Managers, News, Opinion 0Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has opened up on his exit from the Old Trafford club, which was a shock at the time. We all knew the story about the Dutchman… Read more
Paul Pogba could have been signed in 2013 but David Moyes opted for failed Cesc Fabregas approach instead
First Team, History, Managers, News, Opinion 0Former Manchester United manager David Moyes could have signed Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba in the summer of 2013, instead the replacement for Sir Alex Ferguson opted … Read more
Chicharito describes the pressure playing for Real Madrid was much more than at Manchester United
First Team, History, Managers, News, Opinion 0Former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez spent six years at the Old Trafford club, signing for Sir Alex Ferguson’s side in 2010 and leaving in 2016, then … Read more
Louis van Gaal launches tirade at Manchester United for poor standard of players recruited – he has a point
First Team, History, Managers, News, Opinion 0Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has launched a tirade at the Old Trafford club regarding the broken transfer promises during his time as manager of the c… Read more
