Media discussion - 2024/25

[bluwes]

Met Nobby a few times at old Trafford cricket ground and a few brief chats came across as a nice fella same also for kiddo.

Organised a sportmans dinner for a catholic kids football team I helped run. Nobby was the main speaker. The parish priest was in attendance so we asked the comedian to tone it down a bit, which he agreed.
Nobby did his spot and effed and geffed for 30 minutes……He went down a storm :). Before you ask the priest loved it

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Did some work on Andersons house and he was an absolute top bloke got his personal chef to cook us all breakfast and lunch every day! Also did Van Persies and he was a total fucking wanker who had a snooker table with a massive picture of himself printed on the baize. His missus was nice though.

 

[Elbow beards]

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And he's supposed to be a serious journalist. Unbelievable.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Schmeichel is a two faced twat. That year he was at City - he did nothing but slag the Rags off - then following his departure he’s back to sucking up to the Rags and resorts to slagging us off. No guts or character.

Same with Andy Cole, did well for us and slagged us big time ever since he left

 

[freshie]

 

[hammocity]

I've tried racking my brains but I cannot think of one ex rag player who comes across as a decent human being.

One for the Super Senior FOC's:

Not someone who many will know but Henry Cockburn from Ashton who played for the Rags was an old bowling mate of my Dad's going back a good few years. My Dad said he was a lovely fella, played cricket for Ashton as well.

He used to go in the Navigation at Dob Cross, the Landlord Ian Gibson said they were going to a footballing Sportsman's dinner in Leeds (probably mid to late 80's from memory) and Henry asked if he could bring a mate along, no problem said Ian saying he'd pay for them both as Cockburn wasn't a wealthy man despite playing pro football including appearances for England. They were meeting at the Navi and getting a coach to the venue. Henry turned up with his mate, Stanley Matthews, the locals were just gobsmacked.

Ian said when they got there, Matthews, Cockburn, Mortenson and others were hugging each other like long lost family, he said it was one of the most emotion things he'd ever seen.

 

[cheekybids]

Awww isn't that nice of Atalanta supporters
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That’s hilarious…

I actually thought to myself I didn’t even know there was words….

Anyway there’s 2 versions.

City’s
Booooooooooooooooo!

Atlantas
Ce sont les meilleures équipes

Es sind die allerbesten Mannschaften

The main event

Die Meister

Die Besten

Les grandes équipes

The champions


Une grande réunion

Eine grosse sportliche Veranstaltung

The main event

Die Meister

Die Besten

Les grandes équipes

The champions

Ils sont les meilleurs

Sie sind die Besten

These are the champions

Die Meister

Die Besten

Les grandes équipes

The champions

 

[Blue Mist]

I met Solksear in Sports Direct in Broadheath years ago ...I would haven't usually engaged in conversation only he commented to me i the que that were were both buying the same sandles ( they were for the holiday I was going on..I'm not a hippy) ...he was a sound enough guy ..for a rag

No offence @El Gringo but if you had been stood behind Stalin in Sports Direct*, who then turned to you and said 'oh i see we are buying the same sandals', would you have also said he was a sound guy :-)
Sorry but it just made me laugh.

*The author of this post cannot verify whether Stalin does indeed shop at Sports Direct or that he buys sandals. Other shops are available, T&C's apply, please read the small print.

 

[Stephen230]

Solskjær did the prize giving at one of my lad’s end of year assembly at school.

I’m guessing they might be contractually obliged to do a couple of that sort of thing each year. But even so, I have to admit he came across as pretty likeable kind of bloke.

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

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He sounds like a bit of a dick on radio with lacking any meaningful information being spouted but looking at that photo he looks a bit of a dick too.