Manchester United have officially launched their Stone Roses collection in collaboration with current kit manufacturer Adidas and it is pure 90s-fuelled nostalgia.
The new range of Man United and Adidas Originals fashion revolves all around The Stone Roses not only as one of Manchester’s most iconic bands but intrinsically linked with the club through their walk-out song at Old Trafford for the past two decades.
Consisting of a classic-looking Adidas track jacket with the Stone Roses lemons in place of footballs on the United crest, pre-match tops, buckets hats and reversible jackets all inspired by the pattern on the backdrop of their iconic debut album and more, they’re sure to become collector’s items.
‘Madchester’ vibes through and through.
The song might have been picked in the mid-200s but it couldn’t be more vintage 90s United.
As explained by club legend Gary Neville in the full unveiling, who first teased the track jacket and white long-sleeve t-shirt on a recent episode of his ‘Stick to Football’ show on The Overlap, the bond with The Stone Roses truly became a thing after he was given the honour of changing the walk-out music.
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“We were listening to Rocky. I love Rocky, don’t get me wrong, but he’s from Philadelphia… we have to have something here that’s authentic”.
With other players past and present going on to explain why the two are a “match made in heaven”, as well as Manc music icons like Liam Fray and Rowetta, matchday announced and the voice of Old Trafford himself, Alan Keegan, sums it up perfectly but insisting “it’s far more than just a song.”
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But it’s the fan sentiment as they walk around the ground and push a giant lemon through the street of the Northern Quarter that rings home the most: “It encapsulates the Mancunian attitude”; The tune, it’s everything. It’s the club, the city, music, fashion, culture — it’s all in one.”
Just a few items from the new United x Stone Roses collection. (Credit: Manchester United x Adidas)
Available to purchase from today via the United Store and the club shop over at Old Trafford, you can expect to see a fair few of these around town over the coming weeks and months, not to mention plenty in and around Theatre of Dreams.
In other Stone Roses news, in case you somehow hadn’t heard, former lead guitarist John Squire has teamed up with one of the biggest Blues on the planet as his joint album with the only and only Liam Gallagher is soon to release.
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Tickets for their Manchester shows and UK tour as a whole sold out in the blink of an eye but let’s just say we’re very excited for this record to drop.
Details released of Andy Burnham’s meetings with Manchester City owners while Mayor
Emily Sergeant
Details of Andy Burnham’s meetings with Manchester City owners during his tenure as Mayor of Greater Manchester have been released.
In case you need bringing up to speed on the situation a little first, Manchester City was found guilty back in September all of its charges related to the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and on top of that, was also found guilty of the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.
According to the Premier League, the independent Commission found that Manchester City had arranged so-called ‘sham’ commercial deals with a number of its sponsors.
These were part of a disguised funding scheme – with those sponsors only required to pay a portion of the relevant sponsorship fees.
The remainder was then funded by Abu Dhabi United Group Investment & Development Ltd (ADUG), which owned the club.
The Commission also concluded, as quoted by the Premier League, that the club had ‘made concerted efforts to stop and frustrate the Premier League investigation’.
Within the past week or so, it has since come to light that now-Prime Minister Andy Burnham had dealings with Manchester City during his tenure as Greater Manchester Mayor, and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has now issued a public statement, giving details on the matter and what these ‘dealings’ entailed.
A spokesperson for GMCA confirmed that Burnham had a ‘formal meeting’ with Man City Chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, back in October 2021.
The statement reads in full: “In October 2021, Andy Burnham, in his role as Mayor of Greater Manchester, had a formal meeting with Khaldoon Al Mubarak at the UK Government’s Global Investment Summit arranged by the Department for International Trade.
“In his capacity as Mayor, he was a guest of Manchester City FC at home matches on a small number of occasions, including attending Vincent Kompany’s testimonial match in September 2019, where he met the Chairman informally in the stands. These have been declared in the usual way.
“Also during his time as Mayor, representatives of Greater Manchester sporting clubs would routinely join business delegations as part of Mayoral international visits.
“This included representatives from Manchester United travelling to Austin and Dublin, Lancashire Cricket Club joining a delegation to India, and Manchester City FC staff supporting visits to China and Japan.”
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Multiple arrests made for ‘tragedy chanting’ and police officer assault as Man City defeated Liverpool
Emily Sergeant
Multiple people were arrested over the weekend as Manchester City defeated Liverpool in a Premier League clash.
Merseyside Police have confirmed that a total of 10 people were arrested during the policing operation at Liverpool’s home ground of Anfield as they hosted Manchester City on Sunday 11 October.
One man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police constable, five were on suspicion of tragedy chanting, one on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly, two for affray, and one on suspicion of throwing items onto the pitch.
Police are now appealing to the public, and are particularly looking to speak to witnesses of the assault of the officer.
At around 6:35pm, as fans left the stadium, a police officer sustained a ‘serious facial injury’ during the arrest of a man on Anfield Road, and was subsequently taken to hospital for treatment but is now recovering at home.
Investigating officers are now conducting enquiries, speaking to witnesses, and analysing CCTV and camera phone footage.
Chief Inspector Leanne Hobin said it’s ‘extremely disappointing’ that an officer has sustained a serious injury while carrying out their duty.
“I hope the arrests send a clear message and act as a deterrent to others,” Chief Inspector Hobin continued. “Anyone who engages in this abhorrent behaviour risks ending up in custody and getting a criminal record.
“Despite the actions of a few, the overwhelming majority of the 60,000 fans in attendance behaved well and I want to thank them for their co-operation.”
Manchester City ended up defeated Liverpool 3-0 during the Premier League clash at Anfield.
Danny Jones -
8th February 2024 
