All players miss sitters, and his " silly run " led to quite a few goals for us ...Fuck him.
Always thought he was a twat with his silly run and missing sitters.
He's a professional footballer. He won't give a shit about who he's previously played for. We've signed plenty of ex-rags in the past including some of their legends Peter Schmeichel, Andy Cole, Kanchelskis come to mind. They don't see the rivalry in the way we do.
Its nice to see them signing pne of our has-beens as a pose to the other way around.
Not sure if that's right tbhThat's a good question. I was only 16 but bacj then we didn't have the same hatred. The simple fact was the GPC brought hatred into it.
Summerbee owned a shop with Best, everyone knew Busby started as a Blue etc etc. Yes Mike Doyle wound the fuckers up rotten the week before the Derby, yes we fought on the terraces as hooliganism was just starting but hatred of players, nah. That is all down to a piss stinking bully.
I have always respected Raheem. He is not naturally gifted like some players but was always a grafter. He had a tough childhood but has had a brilliant career. City got the best out of him. He reminds me a bit of Kevin Keegan. What he lacked in skill he made up with determination. I wish him well.I've mentioned this before, but no apologies for doing so again ;
I have the up most respect for Raheem Sterling for the way he conducted himself a few seasons ago when we beat Spurs 4-1 at home.
For those who don't know..or have conveniently forgot..our player was attacked outside the ground ,only 2 hours before kick off, by a racist utd fan who assaulted him and verbally abused him and his family. The attack was premeditated, and the players right foot was targeted,just before a crucial league game....
Fittingly the utd scum was sentenced to a term of imprisonment.
Rather than let this unsavoury incident, which must have shook him up,put him off his game , he went out and scored two goals,was man of the match , and didn't react ,after violent tackles from Kane and Walkeranother player I can't remember .. Both players must have known about Sterling being the victim of an assault before kick off,yet they still sought to carry out two dangerous challenges.
Sterling didn't react.
Man of the match.
For me, that is one of the greatest examples of a footballer just getting on with his job,in the face of extreme provocation.
I doubt many other pros past or present would have shaken off being assaulted before kick off and proceeded to be man of the match thereafter.
Sterling biggest " crime" is leaving Liverpool for another challenge,
A move that didn't bring Kevin Keegan, to name just a single example ,any spiteful and venomous comments.
Some players never ever get the atrocious barrage of abuse that Sterling has had to endure throughout some of his career,but to balance that, most players will not have seen his earning capacity or the medals / trophies too.
Certainly a character who divides opinion.
I’m with @Blue Mist & @Mike N about Ferguson. He was/is a bully and a nasty person.
I have never hated anyone, life is too short but he comes very, very, very close to being hated by me.
Disrespectful, horrible, there are so many words but the two gentlemen I have just named summed it up much better than me.
I worked just up the road from the place that Best and Summerbee owned and at lunch time you would see all the fans gathering but having a laugh together.
The antagonism started with the little Scottish turd. IMHO
@dennishasdoneit very good points. Thinking back, yes I remember those so called tackles and yes you are right. Then, I felt all 3 (you've missed one and annoyingly I can't remember it) were nasty. Done to injure rather than badly timed. I still believe that today, so yes, you are right. The hatred was there but made far worse by that bastard.Not sure if that's right tbh
. When City beat utd 4-1 at old Trafford December 1970 George Best broke Glynn Pardoes leg with a tackle that was so bad, doctors , at one point feared that the limb would have to be amputated...
I know it's a long time ago , but do you not recall any hatred ?
Similarly when Martin Buchan smashed Colin Bells knee to pieces in front of The Main Stand in the league cup tie at Maine rd was there not any hatred for Mr Buchan.?
I'd argue GPC took it up a level ,but the 70s ,as I understand it was full of hate for utd from City fans.
" Shall lal lal lal Summerbee
Who the Fuck is Matt Busby ?
Georgia best has got VD !
Utd 2 and City 3"
Still pisses me off that someone made that arse licking Fergie banner saying get well soon after we’d beaten West Ham in 2014. The guy absolutely hates City and has never said one good word about us. **** of the highest order.Absolutely true. I’ve written a few times over the last 20 years or so on here that Baconface did more to turn up the hatred than any other in Manchester football. For every fan, red or blue, who were kicked unconscious or ended up worse in hospital, he had blood on his hands.
An utter bully who did it completely to get a reaction from his team and his supporters. Compare that to Busby, Book or Sven.
I hope he has sleepless nights and continues to enjoy us being the top dog until he’s 100, the disgusting creature.
Boulders wouldn't be impressed.Such language, EB, such language!
Agree with every word, mind. Ferguson was pretty much hated throughout the country, but absolutely adored sycophantically by the media. He bullied his own players, he did his best to bully other clubs (Newcastle, the “little club”!), he bullied linesmen and referees from the touchline, and no-one in official circles had the balls to stand up and say “This man is obnoxious”. He got a complete pass, because, well, everybody loves a winner, don't they? I have a great deal more respect for genuine legends of the game like Paisley, Shankly and Busby. Not to mention our own Joe Mercer.
He already showed he didn’t give a shit when he left Liverpool for us. He is shit now, nearly 30 and on big wages. I can only see this being in United’s interests if they can shift Sancho the other way. Their transfer policy is again looking very odd.He's a professional footballer. He won't give a shit about who he's previously played for. We've signed plenty of ex-rags in the past including some of their legends Peter Schmeichel, Andy Cole, Kanchelskis come to mind. They don't see the rivalry in the way we do.
It’s nice to see them signing pne of our has-beens as a pose to the other way around.
As a kid, growing up in Cornwall, I was aware of the rivalry, and I hated the rags.I’m with @Blue Mist & @Mike N about Ferguson. He was/is a bully and a nasty person.
I have never hated anyone, life is too short but he comes very, very, very close to being hated by me.
Disrespectful, horrible, there are so many words but the two gentlemen I have just named summed it up much better than me.
I worked just up the road from the place that Best and Summerbee owned and at lunch time you would see all the fans gathering but having a laugh together.
The antagonism started with the little Scottish turd. IMHO