Simply Red Podcast

Dale and Mike are back with another match review as Manchester United got back to winning ways against Crystal Palace on Thursday night. In what was a cagey encounter against Roy Hodgson's Eagles, United had to battle but not without some VAR controversy... We talk a bit about that but are mindful that VAR coverage is becoming tiresome. It is worth nothing that since recording, former Premier Leag...

Dale and Leah discuss Manchester United's disappointing 2-2 draw with Southampton. They take nothing away from Ralph Hasenhuttl's side. They pressed like a pack of wild dogs and make issues for Manchester United. Our midfield couldn't breathe. Nemanja Matic looked shattered, Paul Pogba became frustrated and Bruno Fernandes had an off-night despite providing an assist for another Anthony Martial go...

Dale and Mike go through Thursday night's 3-0 win over Aston Villa. The game saw a controversial penalty awarded in Manchester United's favour when Bruno Fernandes was brought down on the edge of the box before converting his spot kick. Mike has a look at the rule book and says Jon Moss made the right decision despite what the Premier League will have you think. Jack Grealish and Tyrone Mings hard...

A big panel on the Strettycast this week as Dale is joined by some of the blog's writers: Leah, Aaron, Philip and Matt. Matt decides to join us on Zoom from his local Tesco supermarket. This is what sheer excitement does to us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dale and Mike preview Manchester United's upcoming clash against Bournemouth in the Premier League. They also take some time out to review the 3-0 win over Brighton as United start to show a level of consistency against the lesser sides. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men had some extra relief during the week as West Ham beat Chelsea and Everton took three points from Leicester City. This weekend we could...

Reviewing the win over Norwich City, FA Cup semi-final draw and Angel Gomes’ imminent departure. All on this morning’s podcast! Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made eight changes for United’s FA Cup quarter-final tie against Norwich and we discuss whether this was the right call from the manager. Although we got across the line with a Harry Maguire winner in extra time, Solskjaer called upon his usual starte...

Dale and Mike run through Manchester United's recent games against Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side took four points from a possible six, and you can hear it in our voices that we are feeling optimistic about clinching a Champions League spot. A lot of eyes will be on Chelsea's league encounter with Manchester City on Thursday night. Should the Blues lose, they w...

We are delighted to welcome Ricky from the Last Word On Spurs podcast on this week to preview Tottenham vs Manchester United. Ricky doesn't usually find himself defending José Mourinho like this on his own podcast, so we appreciate the time and honesty he gave in episode 66 of the Strettycast. Follow action from the game on StrettyNews.com and we'll have a review show out Monday! Hosted on Acast....

Dale and Leah are joined by Kieran Maguire from The Price of Football on this week's Strettycast. In this episode you get the real story of the Glazers and how they aim to run Manchester United as a business. We also take a look at the lower leagues - League One & League Two -- which have been cancelled over the coronavirus. That has seen a lot of hardship at clubs like Tranmere, who have many...

Manchester United Foundation has committed £1m into the Greater Manchester community and beyond over the past few weeks to support the families and young people with whom it usually work on a daily basis, and global youth charities through our Supporters’ Clubs. This morning I caught up with the foundation's chief executive John Shiels to talk about the tremendous work done during these difficult...

The Red Room is a brand new museum dedicated to Manchester United founded by a die-hard Finnish fan from Helsinki. His name is Jere Virtanen and I am delighted to have him on the Strettycast. There is also some chat beforehand on Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek - following confirmed interest from Manchester United. More about The Red Room from CNN - https://edition.cnn.com/videos/sports/2020/05/...

This week Dale & Mike discuss Saul Niguez's bluff and Odion Ighalo's loan extension. The game we focus on turns out to be Mark Hughes' most important match ever, as Manchester United won the European Cup Winners Cup against Barcelona's 'Dream Team'. 1991 saw United represent English football clubs in the European CWC for the first time after a 5-year ban saw English clubs excluded from Europea...

We are delighted to have special guest Luke Chadwick on today's show. The former Manchester United academy graduate speaks about his time at Old Trafford, Roy Keane setting the highest of standards, being sent on loan to Belgium as a young lad, and the most expensive cup of soup he ever paid for after getting the hairdryer treatment from former manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

On this week's Strettycast with Mike, we discuss the triumphant 1977 FA Cup final when a 2-1 win ensured that the unprecedented treble would lie untouched for another 22 years. Liverpool had already won the league and they'd go onto win the European Cup too, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome. Manchester United won. All three goals came in a crazy five-minute period early in the second h...

This Monday I am joined by former ManUtd.com journalist Nathan Thomas to talk about his time at Old Trafford and what's he up to now. We chat about the responsibilities he had as a reporter whilst working at the club, how United managed themselves online, and a funny story about how he held two bags of clothing for a former United player in his briefs! It's quite interesting to hear Thomas' experi...

It's a special show this week as Dale and Mike chat with Phil Brown about mental health, Project Restart, COVID-19, Manchester United transfers and narrowly avoiding a terrifying takeover involving the Saudi Royal Family. Follow Phil @Malachians , Dale @ODonnellDale , Mike @Mikeroft_holmes . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

On this Monday's show we look back at some games in the Bundesliga from the weekend with a Manchester United perspective. I then chat about the hate Erling Haaland received after Borussia Dortmund's big win over rivals Schalke. There's also some discussion about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's long-term plans and why United are being linked with so many promising prospects such as Jadon Sancho and Jude Bel...

Dale and Mike run through their all-time Manchester United XI. Do you agree? Send us yours. Follow the @Strettycast . Become a member on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new week, still very much in lockdown. There's constant talk about the Premier League making a return and people are debating endlessly about whether it's safe or not. Some of it doesn't even make sense . Anyhow, we have something different on the podcast this week. Stretty News columnist Paul Rowles joins us to discuss his latest Ramblings . We discuss whether there is a need to sign a centre-b...

This week Dale and Mike discuss a lot of politics as well as Marcos Rojo breaking lockdown rules and enjoying a smoke with friends in Argentina. We also take a look at the United trinity or, as Mike says, Manchester United's very own Led Zeppelin. George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton in the same team was something special. The Strettycast wants your all-time Manchester United XI - but tak...

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This is an interview that we are very proud of, and we've had to do it using FaceTime rather than face-to-face due to the current situation in the world with COVID-19. However, it was an absolute pleasure to have a chat with former Manchester United goalkeeper Alex Stepney on Thursday morning. We talk about his introduction to football (being told he wouldn't make it) and becoming a European Cup w...

The BBC ran a poll asking readers to vote for the best British football manager. It comes as no surprise that Sir Alex Ferguson won it but how on earth did Sir Matt Busby only got 1% of the votes -- the same as Kenny Dalglish! A special thanks to Pete Molyneux for joining me for today's chat. He has been going to games in 1964 and is always interesting to listen to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

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A number of players have left Manchester United since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013. Dale and Mike look back at a few players who they would have kept using more than just hindsight. Follow the Strettycast on Twitter: @Strettycast Join us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/strettynews Check out the blog for daily United: http://strettynews.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...