United We Stand magazine, Issue 136, December 2004: An Independent Voice of Manchester United – Pleased to Beat You... But We'll Settle for a Draw; John Squire, Brian McClair, Claudio Ranieri

United We Stand, issue 136, December 2004 (£2 cover price). The independent Manchester United fanzine, edited by Andy Mitten and published in Manchester. Cover: the 2004-05 first team – Tim Howard, Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane, Mikaël Silvestre, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Paul Scholes – under the headline "Pleased to Beat You... but we'll settle for a draw". Cover plugs: Charlton fan; John Squire speaks; Grafters; Utd paranoia; exclusive Brian McClair interview. Contents: Editorial – will 2004 be remembered as the year United slipped below the line between success and relative failure, the first season since 1991 that the bookmakers made another team title favourites? "Success occurs in cycles and we've been long due a dip in form." ManUvia (pp. 4-7); Letters (10-12); Claudio Ranieri – fifteen minutes with the former Chelsea boss (17); Choccy – interview with Brian McClair, reserve-team coach and former first-teamer (20-21); Grafters – the inside story of Europe's most prolific sneak thieves (24-25); Chubbed – how applying for tickets can take over your life (29); Arsenal protest – pictures of the 'Not for Sale' demonstration (33); Transmission (34-35); Meet Again – Charlton (40-41); Getting Away With It by Fubar (42) – the 'Theatre of Dreams' tag, the goalless derby at Old Trafford and the Stretford End Tier Two singing section. Contributors include Iain McCartney, Joyce Woolridge, Tony O'Neill, Derek Balment, Chris O'Neill, Conrad Murray, Mike Turton, Jim White, David Bergin, Eoin Donaghy, Robert Brady, Jill Pearson and Ian Bland; thanks to Brian McClair, Claudio Ranieri and John Squire (The Stone Roses). 42 pages, 24 x 16.5 cm. ISSN 1369-9202. Barcode 9771369920995 (issue add-on 12). United We Stand, PO Box 45, Manchester M41 1GQ; www.uwsonline.com.

Author: Andy Mitten

Publisher: United We Stand

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Used - Very Good