Nicky Butt is joining Newcastle after 13 years of service to Manchester United. I suppose it was no surprise he would move on considering the difficulties he had breaking into the first eleven last season and the signing of Liam Miller, another midfielder, could have been the final straw for him.
United fans will be sad to see him go. He wasn’t the most spectacular of players and the importance of his spoiler role often went unappreciated but he could always be counted on to give his all for the club he joined as a 14-year-old.
In other news, Astro Super Sports will be screening matches from the Vodafone Cup. The pre-season tournament will see Urawa Reds and PSV Eindhoven take on United at Old Trafford and this is a great opportunity to check out United at full strength (or close to it) because the teams have been contractually obligated to field their best players.
