Jack Fletcher

Defensive Midfielder - Manchester United
29 Jul 2030
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208 Edition

The Manchester United Chronicle

22 Jul 2030
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad22 Jul 2030

Mateus Mané says Manchester United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market22 Jul 2030

Borna Sosa is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Manchester United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad22 Jul 2030

Mateus Mané stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Mateus Mané and Manchester United agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Market22 Jul 2030

Reading expected to open talks for Matteo Palma

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Manchester United will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad22 Jul 2030

Marcus Rashford asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market22 Jul 2030

Michael Keane is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Manchester United has been clear about where Michael Keane stands, which is more than many ever get.

In brief

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207 Edition

The Manchester United Chronicle

15 Jul 2030
From our football correspondent Steady

Market15 Jul 2030

Jack Fletcher hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Manchester United can pretend not to have heard.

Market15 Jul 2030

Cameron Byrne-Hughes’s move to Sheffield falls through

The deal that would have taken Cameron Byrne-Hughes to Sheffield has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Manchester United with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.

Boardroom15 Jul 2030

Manchester United still without a manager

14 days since the seat came open, a list of names doing the rounds, and nobody has signed anything. Every week this drags on the shortlist gets shorter.

Market15 Jul 2030

Rotherham United watching Shea Lacey

The interest is real enough to have reached print. Manchester United have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Loan watch15 Jul 2030

Louie Bradbury wants to come home

“I did not go to Newcastle United to sit and watch. I want to come back to Manchester United and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.

Squad15 Jul 2030

Kleis Bozhanaj gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market15 Jul 2030

The Amad talk will not go away

Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Manchester United know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.

Squad15 Jul 2030

Luke Shaw knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Manchester United, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Boardroom15 Jul 2030

Manchester United keep producing them

28 graduates from an academy now rated 15 out of 20. A club this size does not survive any other way, and every name on that list is known in the town.

In brief

187 Edition

The Manchester United Chronicle

25 Feb 2030
From our football correspondent Steady

Match25 Feb 2030

Manchester United are in real trouble now

Position 16, 31 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.

Squad25 Feb 2030

A one-man rearguard from André Onana

There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad25 Feb 2030

Manchester United lose Luke Shaw

92 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Match23 Feb 2030

A bad afternoon for Manchester United against Arsenal

2-3 to Arsenal, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad25 Feb 2030

Mason Mount is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.50 with 5 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Squad25 Feb 2030

The manager makes an example of Anthony Elanga

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

134 Edition

The Manchester United Chronicle

19 Feb 2029
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match14 Feb 2029

Manchester United through in the cup

A 3-2 win over West Ham United, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.

Squad19 Feb 2029

André Onana keeps Manchester United in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Squad19 Feb 2029

Mason Mount is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.87 with 10 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Market19 Feb 2029

Noussair Mazraoui is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Manchester United is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Match17 Feb 2029

Manchester United see off Brentford

Three points for Manchester United, 2-1 the final word against Brentford in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad19 Feb 2029

The manager makes an example of Kobbie Mainoo

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market19 Feb 2029

Benjamin Šeško linked with a move away

The name of Benjamin Šeško keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Manchester United say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad19 Feb 2029

Somebody is after Marcus Rashford’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Marcus Rashford suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Manchester United have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

The terraces19 Feb 2029

The spotlight tightens on Liam Delap

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

In brief

109 Edition

The Manchester United Chronicle

28 Aug 2028
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market28 Aug 2028

Harry Maguire hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Manchester United can pretend not to have heard.

Squad28 Aug 2028

Senne Lammens keeps Manchester United in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match26 Aug 2028

Manchester United find a way past Aston Villa

Aston Villa made Manchester United work for it, but the scoreboard read 3-2 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad28 Aug 2028

Senne Lammens gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Market28 Aug 2028

Bolton Wanderers are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. Manchester United will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad28 Aug 2028

Jack Fletcher signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jack Fletcher commits to Manchester United for another 4 years.

The terraces28 Aug 2028

The spotlight tightens on Senne Lammens

Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.

Squad28 Aug 2028

Bryan Mbeumo is off the mark for Manchester United

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Market28 Aug 2028

Amad linked with a move away

The name of Amad keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Manchester United say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief