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1. 11. Tycoons hold keys to 'Gold Trafford'

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 07 February 2005 MALCOLM Glazer's '800m bid for Gold Trafford will depend on whether he can persuade Irish horse-racing tycoons JP McManus and John Magnier to sell him their 28.9 per cent stake in the club.

2. 12. Glazer closing on United

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 12 May 2005 MALCOLM Glazer is within touching distance of completing his '790million buy-out of Manchester United after capturing the key 28.9% stake of Irish racing tycoons John Magnier and JP McManus.

3. 13. Reds fans call off Gold Cup protest

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 29 February 2004 MANCHESTER United fans have called off their protest on Cheltenham Gold Cup day on March 18. The announcement came less than 48 hours after Sir Alex Ferguson's plea for supporters not to disrupt horse racing's "equivalent of the FA Cup".

4. 14. Video: Manchester United hitmen may be surplus to requirements

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 25 January 2012 Manchester United's fringe hitmen are at the centre of January transfer window interest with Michael Owen and Mame Biram Diouf linked with moves away from Old Trafford.

5. 15. Fab's saving grace

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 August 2003 FABIEN Barthez's escape from his Manchester United downfall has virtually been blocked by the season-long departure of Ricardo to Racing Santander.

6. 16. Ricardo's Red aim

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 December 2003 RICARDO Lopez is enjoying his loan stint with Racing Santander but still dreams of making Manchester United's number one shirt his own.

7. 17. 'Irish millionaires can only be good for United'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 March 2003 UNITED'S rank-and-file supporters should be jumping with glee at the prospect of Irish racing millionaires JP McManus and John Magnier buying up shares, says Paul Hince.

8. 18. Business as usual

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 22 November 2003 Reds supporters have expressed a concern that Ferguson will be distracted from his job at Old Trafford while he fights out a battle in the courts with his club's largest single investor over the fees earned at stud by wonder-horse Rock of Gibraltar. Irishman Magnier, one of the top racehorse breeders in the world, gifted Fergie a half-share of the champion miler, which earned millions in prize money during his fabulous racing career. <BR>But the two former friends fell out when Magnier refused the Reds boss the right to claim 50 per cent of the estimated £150m which "The Rock" is expected to earn while at stud over the next few years.

9. 19. Becks and Rio ready to return

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 10 December 2002 DAVID Beckham and Rio Ferdinand are racing towards comebacks against West Ham United this weekend.

10. 20. Comment: Criticism of Reds board 'unfair'

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 March 2003 MANCHESTER UNITED'S plc directors, it's fair to say, were less than impressed by my comments in last Friday's column when I encouraged the Old Trafford supporters to back any future takeover bid for their club by the Irish horse-racing millionaires JP McManus and John Magnier.

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