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Harry Boulton
12 Nov 2007, 06:42 AM
As players I think Robson was always better, but he didn't have Keane's stamina
Keane is one of the physically fittest footballers I've ever seen. He was a running machine in his day and regularly covered between 12 and 14km in an average 90 minute game....
sdotsom
12 Nov 2007, 08:12 AM
Interesting quotes by the manager today.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=481433&campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5901
Fergie calls this his best group of players ever. I personally think that, while they aren't there now, they definitely could be if they all achieve their potential.
johno
12 Nov 2007, 10:59 AM
Great ideas and as always well written DS. Superb stuff... and lots of other good/useful info in this thread as well.
Twix
12 Nov 2007, 02:16 PM
Interesting quotes by the manager today.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=481433&campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5901
Fergie calls this his best group of players ever. I personally think that, while they aren't there now, they definitely could be if they all achieve their potential.
I don't mean to be a idiot or nothing but what do you mean by potential..? Do you mean in terms of trophies and accolades or in terms of playing the best football or something else...
JC7rox
12 Nov 2007, 07:05 PM
Awesome. Loved it. Can't wait for Deuce.
dan01
13 Nov 2007, 01:18 AM
A good read, thanks D.S.
There are also many interesting stories like how S.A.F. and his players conspired to inflict psychological distraction against the opponent.
Bex79
08 Jun 2008, 06:40 AM
Good read. :)
I remember that 87/88 season so clearly now. It's the first full season I really remember supporting United even though I'd been to a couple of games beforehand... when they won the league , i remember my eldest brother Mike telling me we'd never win the title in our lifetimes. I absolutely idolised Mike and took everything he said to be definitive, so i immediately burst into tears. heh heh. :D I also remember running around the house doing happy dances when Arsenal won the league next year, i'd grown so tired of the Scousers, even at only 9/10, that anybody else winning the league was something to celebrated.
I also remember now very clearly that 2-0 loss at Anfield in '92 that made it certain we wouldn't win the league, I wasn't there, i was at home with mam while my brothers and dad had gone... Mike wouldn't talk to anybody for a couple of days after that and I remembered what he'd said from 88 then and was convinced of the statement's truth... Needless to say after our start to the next season, I was even more pessimistic... the rest as they say is history. Silly me, What do I know!
I still remember being there for the game against Blackburn when we lifted the trophy and thinking to myself that if it was the only league we won, I'd still always love Fergie. I was talking about to hubby the other day and he said it was much the same for him and the other lads he went to United with...Great memories from that day, met Sir Matt for the only time that day. :)