WAYNE CONFESSES

Have you been listening to Talksport today or have you been distracted? I have been at Far Lane, the Hepworth United home ground, where in front of our nearly finished Club House, the Junior club came together as one from 9 am through to 4 pm as part of our Club Day. This was sponsored by the McDonalds' Community Foundation and a jolly good time was had by all.

Towards the end of the afternoon when our Ladies XI was playing their first league match of the season, it occurred to me that today was an anniversary, the day that Manchester United played their first match in the Football League in 1892, under the name of Newton Heath FC. They played at Blackburn Rovers and lost 3-4, eventually finishing last in the division and as a result they played Small Heath (Birmingham City) who were Division 2 champions in a play off. "Manchester United" won and stayed in the division until 1893-4, when they came last again, lost to Liverpool in the play off and dropped into Div 2. "Manchester United" became Manchester United in 1902-3 in Division 2. In 1905-6 Manchester United rose to Division One.

Today, on such an auspicious anniversary! the club's historic player, Wayne Rooney, has spoken on Talksport about his attitudes to football, his future etc. assuming that he gets out of jail! Worth a listen?
https://talksport.com/wayne-rooney