RIP Denis Law

01282 said:
Did the back heel count for anything in the end?
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Well it gave City a win at Old Trafford.

One thing about the match was that it was never actually finished. After the Law goal the United fans repeatedly invaded the pitch and eventually the referee gave up and took the teams off.

It was the sixth league win there in seven seasons. The first was the Colin Bell inspired win in 1968. United did get one league draw at home to City over that period.
 
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Not a single thing about this sad news on City’s website or social media channels.
 
RIP Denis. Really sad news, one of the greats and a good man by all accounts. There is a special group of players respected by both us and united and he is certainly one.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
In 2000 I was at Manchester airport and Denis, along with Peter Barnes, were walking ahead of me into security. I kept back from them and just watched the airport workers simply stop what they were doing and stood in awe of the great man in front of them.
RIP Denis
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Barnes was on radio this morning- Law used to live with Barnes
 
JGL07 said:
Well it gave City a win at Old Trafford.

One thing about the match was that it was never actually finished. After the Law goal the United fans repeatedly invaded the pitch and eventually the referee gave up and took the teams off.

It was the sixth league win there in seven seasons. The first was the Colin Bell inspired win in 1968. United did get one league draw at home to City over that period.
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I don't believe we lost to them in the league at all between us coming up from 2nd division to them going down
 
johnnytapia said:
Barnes was on radio this morning- Law used to live with Barnes
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When I did the Teenage Kicks book, Peter’s sister got in touch (gave me a little info on their dad) and I relayed the airport story to her and she said they were flying to Malaysia where she lived as that’s where the Ken Barnes Soccer School had been set up
 
Reading about Denis he played for Torino with another Scot Joe Baker, who actually played 8 games for England.
This guy scored 93 goals in 144 games for Arsenal from 62 to 66.
 
jim tolmies perm said:
I was there right behind the back heel in 74... Never to be forgotten
RIP Denis
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I was there in the scoreboard end with my Dad and cousin as 13 year old……I can’t remember how many times the Stretford End invaded the pitch running the full length of the pitch with their Bay City Roller tartans etc and scarves tied to their wrists and jumping into the scoreboard end where the City fans were.

By Half time there were many rag fans mixed in with the City fans and I remember cheering at Half Time when the scores were given out and the results were going against United and getting a slap from a United fan.

Surreal at the end after ‘Denis had done it’ and as somebody mentioned the game never actually officially finished.

Oh and Mike Doyle stood on the pitch as the Rags fans ran past him…..no one went near him.

Pity we didn’t win the League Cup final against Wolves with Denis in the team that season….although we should have done.

What a forward line

Summerbee, Bell , Lee , Law and Marsh.
 
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