Manchester

Manchester United’s plan to raise ticket prices could be a breach of the ‘social contract’ between club and fans

Manchester United’s plan to raise ticket prices could be a breach of the ‘social contract’ between club and fans: When billionaire Jim Ratcliffe took a 27.7% stake in Manchester United back in February 2024, he had big plans. He would, he said, take the club “back to the top of English, European and world football, …

Manchester United: three ways Ruben Amorim can rebuild the club’s identity and get back to winning ways

Manchester United: three ways Ruben Amorim can rebuild the club’s identity and get back to winning ways: United we stand? Simon Vayro/Shutterstock The last 11 years have been a pretty bleak period for Manchester United. Supporters seeking a return to the glory days of manager Sir Alex Ferguson have been left sorely disappointed by a …

Manchester Baccalaureate: how the proposed vocational GCSE route would work – and the pitfalls it must avoid

Manchester Baccalaureate: how the proposed vocational GCSE route would work – and the pitfalls it must avoid: Juice Flair/Shutterstock From September 2024, GCSE pupils in Greater Manchester may be able to embark on a educational pathway created specifically for them. Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, announced his plans to introduce a Manchester Baccalaureate …

Manchester City: how Pep Guardiola’s leadership style formed a squad of champions

Manchester City: how Pep Guardiola’s leadership style formed a squad of champions: As the final whistle blew in Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 win over Arsenal on May 20, celebrations erupted approximately 85 miles away in the city of Manchester. Thanks to the points Arsenal lost in their defeat, Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions for …

How the Manchester Arena attack showed that altruism is human instinct

How the Manchester Arena attack showed that altruism is human instinct: The May 2017 Manchester terrorist attack was a harrowing reminder of humanity’s capacity for destruction. However, there is another side to the incident that testifies to the best parts of human nature. On May 22 2017 an extremist suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb …

From the Manchester bee to the Pompey dot: the psychology of regional tattoos

From the Manchester bee to the Pompey dot: the psychology of regional tattoos: Few things divide us like tattoos. Tell someone you research tattoos, as one of us (Steph) does, and their eyes will often wander, searching for inked designs on your body before compulsively sharing their views. Steph’s research looks at the assumptions that …

Manchester United: the business tactics that could lead to a record multi-billion-pound sale

Manchester United: the business tactics that could lead to a record multi-billion-pound sale: Red Devils. iLongLoveKing/Shutterstock It seems that another item can now be added to the long list of things that are getting more expensive: football clubs. The bids coming in to buy Manchester United, reportedly in the region of £4.5bn (the owners are …

How an African church choir made a difference to care home life in Greater Manchester

How an African church choir made a difference to care home life in Greater Manchester: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Care homes are rarely a source of good news. The system is underfunded, understaffed and overextended, and homes are routinely found to be inadequate. Of the 2,934 homes the Care Quality Commission inspected in the year to …

Inquiries differ on why the 2017 Manchester bombing wasn’t prevented – here’s why

Inquiries differ on why the 2017 Manchester bombing wasn’t prevented – here’s why: How can you hold the intelligence and security services accountable, when what they do is secret? The third and final report from the public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester arena bombing is a useful guide. Sir John Saunders, the retired judge in …

The rise of corporate landlords: how they are swallowing city centres like Manchester one block of flats at a time

The rise of corporate landlords: how they are swallowing city centres like Manchester one block of flats at a time: The housing prospects for young people in the UK were completely changed by the global financial crisis of 2007-09. While the government largely succeeded in rescuing the banks and the housing market, it created an …

Ronaldo leaves Manchester United by ‘mutual agreement’ – here’s why he wasn’t sacked

Ronaldo leaves Manchester United by ‘mutual agreement’ – here’s why he wasn’t sacked: Ronaldo reacts after Manchester United's November Premier League match with Aston Villa. Peter Powell Cristiano Ronaldo’s televised interview with Piers Morgan, aired in November, drew the curtain on the player’s second coming at Manchester United. In the 90-minute interview, Ronaldo launched an …