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10 Jan 2025 19:29:22
Noises off. Ethan Ennis to Doncaster Rovers on ;oan.
09 Aug 2024 12:08:18
Noises off. initial talks with Mario Hermoso from Atletico, available on a free. He's looking for a 6m p. a. salary and there are others interested.
1.) 09 Aug 2024 13:38:07
Decent signing for me.
Left-footed CB who can cover if needed at LB - similar wages to Lindelof, just for added perspective.
Additionally, his injury record is decent.
2.) 09 Aug 2024 13:41:38
Played 151 games over 5 seasons so if he wasn't injured he has been far from 1st choice.
That said if he played for Simione then at least he will know how to defend.
3.) 09 Aug 2024 15:02:47
He's left footed ken, get him in ?.
4.) 09 Aug 2024 16:47:09
Wouldn’t be against him signing. Don’t play 30 odd games a season for Simeone unless you’re fairly decent at defending.
Not a signing that’s going to win us a league, but he would be a good option, got to better than Maguire and Lindelof.
5.) 09 Aug 2024 22:15:13
This has legs and unrelated to de ligt. Its related to shaw and malacia and potentially a sale of Lindelof. He is a proper seasoned defender.
6.) 10 Aug 2024 10:18:17
I think he'd be a decent signing, in terms of injuries he's had a few niggles over the years but nothing particularly concerning.
In 2019/ 20 he missed 9 games, in 2020/ 21 he missed 3 games, in 2021/ 22 he missed 3 games and in 2023/ 24 he missed 3 games due to injuries.
18 games missed over the past 5 seasons is a pretty good record.
Last season he made 31 starts in La Liga, 9 in the UCL and 5 in domestic cups, so 45 appearances with 3802 minutes played.
Is he better than Martinez? Probably not, but he'd offer an experienced and quality back up who can also cover LB if Shaw and Malacia are out injured. That experience could be very important if he is covering for Martinez given that his CB partner will likely be the 18 year old Yoro.
Get him on a 2 year deal with a further 1 year option and he offers good squad coverage for little expense.
We need to make a few more sensible signings like this. Last season injuries wrecked us because the squad depth lacks in quality or suitability. Too many players in the squad who can't play the way the manager would like to play forcing changes in tactics when they have to play.
Maybe this summer is more about laying the foundations and starting to shape the squad to suit playing a specific way, with more quality additions being added next summer and beyond to raise the top level of the team.
We've seen in EtH's first season that he can get us playing reasonably well and get us to cup finals and a top four finish when the players who can play the way he wants are available.
It's when he has to use unsuitable squad players for most of the season is when the team struggles to get over the line.
05 Aug 2024 20:46:56
Looks like we've walked away from Ugarte.
1.) 05 Aug 2024 22:19:52
Another one of Romano’s could, might, maybe, almost certainly here we go predictions out of the window……….
2.) 06 Aug 2024 06:33:50
He would have been a brilliant signing.
3.) 06 Aug 2024 08:39:22
Keefy, it was never a here we go.
He said terms agreed with player but clubs need to find an agreement.
4.) 06 Aug 2024 09:29:08
I was just generalising. Sheesh!
5.) 06 Aug 2024 11:06:00
Generalising? What? ?.
6.) 06 Aug 2024 11:25:03
He is full of crap and being funded by gullible fools.
7.) 06 Aug 2024 12:37:43
His usual 1000 darts at a bullseye until one hits. Chill out. It’s a banter page.
29 Jul 2024 14:11:59
Looks like Shoretire is signing for PAOK today.
1.) 29 Jul 2024 16:34:29
Shame it never worked out for him. He was a shining light in the academy, was highly rated and had many top EPL clubs clamouring for his signature at various times during his youth career.
He shows that having the talent alone does not make you superstar player, you have the have the right mentality, maturity and resilience to step up to the men's game and be forced to take a backwards step, then reassess what you need to do and then do it to become successful.
Sometimes the most talented young players have never had a set back, or struggled at any point during their youth career. Which means they haven't learned how to pick themselves up off the floor and overcome that challenge.
Learning to overcome setbacks as an adult in your late teens/ early 20's when you've never had to do so before is really hard.
Hopefully he kicks on at his next club, yet it's unlikely that he'll be able to reach the full potential he had.
2.) 29 Jul 2024 18:31:26
Perhaps his mentality is spot on and his potential was overstated and over rated.
3.) 29 Jul 2024 19:48:16
Massive drop down for the lad to go to Greece but good luck to him and the only way is up.
4.) 29 Jul 2024 20:53:02
Not the worst move for the lad. Better weather in Thessaloniki than Manchester!
5.) 29 Jul 2024 21:47:08
Good opportunity. More English youngsters should move away imo.
6.) 30 Jul 2024 12:32:25
Maybe Ken, although having spoken with a couple of people who scout youth football and specifically scouted him as kid they said he was head and shoulders above everyone in his age group.
Typically there are two things that stop a young player reaching their potential.
The first is their attitude/ mentality. Do they have the resilience and discipline required to make the sacrifices and put in the work.
The second is opportunity. Do they get the chances to show what they can do and keep being pushed. Not allowed to stagnate. That could be finding the right loan move if there isn't space/ opportunity/ they aren't ready for the first team.
Historically over the past 10-15 years too many of our academy lads have stagnated by playing in the low level under 23's league. At best it's a tiny step up from under 18's and that step is mostly in terms of physicality rather than technical quality. I'd they have smashed it at under 18's then you don't want them spending more than half a season in the under 23's.
In terms of Shoretire maybe it was a lack of opportunities to keep progressing and being pushed. He did have a loan to Bolton that didn't work out well. Whether that was a poor loan choice or he didn't do what was needed to seize that chance I can't say though.
7.) 31 Jul 2024 20:06:37
I like the countries where the models are that the top teams have a second team in the 3rd or 4th tier of football to give these you gsters a chance at a higher level of football, against men, seasoned pros. Of course England has a system where we support double the number of professional clubs that anywhere else does, despite the daft that many of them make a loss.
I have often thought that our current system isn't sustainable and it only continues because politicians insist on applying pressure on the EPL to provide the funding to keep effectively failed businesses afloat.
I know the argument is that these clubs develop youngsters for the benefit of all, then again it seems enough other countries manage to develop players without anywhere near as many professional teams.
31 Aug 2023 16:48:58
Chelsea cuptied Cucurella by playing him last night so I'm guessing he's out of a move? Clickbait Meejah are now touting Reguilon on loan instead.
The last 24 hours of the window are always the best.
{Ed002's Note - Why?}
1.) 31 Aug 2023 17:14:00
If this is about the reguilon move ed I asked the same question.
Do you think we may still go for cucurella? I think he's a better option personally.
{Ed002's Note - There is no reason not to go for MC and SR has struggled rather.}
2.) 31 Aug 2023 17:15:05
Ed002
Its a expensive deal and the is cup tied now too. I see why we have moved on from the deal. He was my proffered choice out of the guys being mentioned.
{Ed002's Note - It is the League Cup only and is of noconsquence.}
3.) 31 Aug 2023 18:11:10
The consequence is that because he played last night if he went back in January they couldn’t loan him to anyone else.
{Ed002's Note - January?}
4.) 31 Aug 2023 18:00:09
Ed002
Then maybe just too expensive for us. Its the realities of being a united supporter atm.
5.) 31 Aug 2023 21:40:42
It is being reported United want a break clause in the contract so that it can be ended in January, apparently that is in the Reguilon deal, may be wrong but it’s what is being reported.
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30 Sep 2024 18:43:23
I meant to put it as "if he takes the United job" but omitted the speech captures.
1.) 02 Oct 2024 01:25:24
Personally I don’t care who comes in and who they drop as long as United get back to where they should be.
Old Trafford needs to be a fortress and United need to be a feared team. Currently we are a laughing stock and a good many idealists need to wake up and smell the roses.
30 Sep 2024 18:41:32
In tonight's press there's a bit of noise about Klopp replacing Inzhagi if he takes the United job after ETH takes the OT Taxi.
1.) 30 Sep 2024 20:18:21
Simeone not Filippo I’d hope?
2.) 30 Sep 2024 21:20:22
Its never going to happen. If it happens its someone who is out of work and available and not great options out there.
30 Aug 2024 13:04:06
Our pot for the Europa League.
Rangers, Porto, PAOK, Fenerbahce, Bodo Glimt, Viktoria Plzn, FC Twente and FCSB.
What does everybody think?
If I open my office window, I can hear Jose rubbing his hands together from here.
1.) 30 Aug 2024 13:20:42
Rangers the biggest match there. Will nice to see Fred back at OT.
2.) 30 Aug 2024 13:29:31
away to fenerbache.
3.) 30 Aug 2024 14:22:59
Flak jackets on for the youngsters when they go there Ahmad. That really will be a baptism for them. The South Americans in the team will thrive on it.
4.) 30 Aug 2024 14:28:44
Sorry Ahmad, I went to edit 'will' with 'should' but hit the wrong button. Age thing. I come from the land of Dubbin, 3/ 4 boots and leather studs (hello Redman), only just caught up with Stereo Sound as a concept.
I think I'm supposed to say LOL there, whatever that means.
5.) 30 Aug 2024 14:35:12
Hope Fred doesn’t turn up at OT for any of the games.
Some good games there, some tricky ones but we should comfortably get the 14/ 15 points we need to finish top 8.
6.) 30 Aug 2024 14:48:39
If we play in Europe like last year we would be capable of losing to anyone, however I suspect we will be made of sterner stuff this year and will progress comfortably. This is a tournament we should be going all out to win particularly because doing so guarantees a place in next year's ECL. A decent showing in the league with an improvement in points and goals scored, a 3rd trophy in 3 years, and ECL football next season, will save ETH. The extra income and participation in the prime European tournament will help ease PSR and make the club far more attractive to top players.
7.) 30 Aug 2024 15:58:15
GDS2, Fred scored a hat-trick last weekend, first of his career, Jose has turned him into the new Kaka!
8.) 30 Aug 2024 16:02:51
i suspect pl will get a 5th spot in cl next season. villa. pool, city, arsenal should make the quarters or at worst 3 will imo.
Europa I think united will get deep into the latter stages and then its about team health and many other factors. spurs should also advance, although not convinced at all by ange.
Chelsea should walk conference league, after all 1.4 billion I think spend should be able to win against 6th/ 7th place teams of other European leagues. even though they want to get rid of players they still have about 300/ 400 mill pounds of players sitting in their bomb squad that can fill in so injuries not a concern for them.
going away to romania and cech side are not as straight forward fixtures as most might believe. porto and turkey away looks like the toughest fixture.
9.) 30 Aug 2024 16:36:16
Isee Villa tanking in Europe this season until they find their feet.
10.) 30 Aug 2024 17:36:49
Spenno
Unai Emery is a pro at playing European football. They will do very well and have invested properly into their squad. arsenal loss was a bs result. they should have been home and dry but missed huge chances and in this league you get punished if you are wasteful.
Spurs having a mare much more plausible imo.
11.) 30 Aug 2024 18:13:14
Agree spenno I see a tough year ahead for villa.
28 Jul 2024 16:18:05
Looks like we have another breakthrough talent in young Collyer. Very composed last night. Rashford also showed his previous self, even after losing another Range Rover.
1.) 28 Jul 2024 16:52:38
I can see him being the first this season followed by Amass and Oyedele to break into the first team squad by end of the season.
2.) 28 Jul 2024 17:53:26
I doubt they will amass 100 mins between them all season for the 1st team.
3.) 28 Jul 2024 18:35:43
Why do you doubt Tumble?
4.) 28 Jul 2024 23:16:41
Because they are miles off epl standard imo. They look like good prospects particularly amass who is well regarded a long time.
5.) 29 Jul 2024 11:26:10
What is Collyer lacking Tumble?
6.) 29 Jul 2024 12:39:33
From what I've seen so far I'd say Collyer and Fish look ready to get minutes in the senior team. They have played their pre-season minutes with a confidence that they know they can play this level and that competing with grown men isn't a problem.
Amass, Oyedele and Wheatley all look like they can/ will struggle at times with the pace/ strength of men's football. They need to learn how to use their bodies better. While they also look too keen to impress, it's like they are trying to force it rather than just playing the game.
They all look like a good loan where they play regularly at either Championship or even league one level would be ideal experience for them. Get them physically competing with men every week, learn to relax into a game and how to use their body to withstand a more physically competitive level of football.
I think they might be ready for first team minutes next season rather than this one.
7.) 29 Jul 2024 12:59:48
Exposure to men's football, know how, speed of thought, physicality.
A loan or a full year training with the squad perhaps some bench opportunities In Europe in particular might arise but unless we have very serious Injury issues again I wouldn't have thought he will play too often this coming season.
8.) 29 Jul 2024 13:29:20
To be fair, Mainoo’s loan and Garnacho’s loan to get them ready for senior football helped them out ??.
9.) 29 Jul 2024 13:59:14
Ports for every mainoo or garnacho there are 20 Tyler blackets jacuzzi machedas or Borthwick Jackson.
Mainoo is a generational exceptional talent. I was laughed at after his debut saying he would play with rice and Bellingham in the euros.
Some players are special mainoo is one of those. Garnacho not so much but certainly good enough to do his learning on the job.
Amad needed his loan and still looked short last season.
10.) 29 Jul 2024 14:43:33
But how long ago were those players you are talking about Ken? 10 years? Games changed, players have changed. I think the game now is easier to bring in young kids then it was 10, 15, 20 years ago. I also think there is more need to bring kids through with financial elements of the game. There will never be another class of 92 but I can see more kids coming through. If as a club we bring 1 through a season we are doing very well. I just think this next crop there are a couple of gems. That’s with Lacey still not even mentioned and wouldn’t expect to see him til next season at the earliest.
11.) 29 Jul 2024 15:17:16
Who did shortire sign for today?
12.) 29 Jul 2024 15:23:50
1 a season would be great ports.
There are a few with potential but the gulf between epl and academy is massive. Lots of good players and most will carve out a professional career the vast majority of those will be away from united.
Ports you may feel its easier now to bring kids through but the stats say something different. Less players are finding their way through from academy to 1st team in the epl than they did in the 80s 90s 2000's so you may feel that but it's distinctly not true.
13.) 29 Jul 2024 17:26:20
Ports, I disagree with that. I don't think it's easier at all, In fact I think it's much harder.
We have seen a steady stream of young English lads moving to the Netherlands and Germany to get a chance and breakthrough into men's football.
That never used to happen. Getting relegated from the EPL costs a club 100's of millions. While competition at the top of the league is greater than ever. Which clubs can afford to give youth players a real chance? Half a dozen teams who'll be comfortably mid-table perhaps, or those that have no choice due to circumstances.
Would Garnacho and Mainoo have got the chances they did if we had a strong squad full of top class players and were battling Man City for the title? Probably not.
We've got a strong bunch of kids in the academy right now, if 2 or 3 make it at our club as genuine first team players then that would be a massive success.
How many clubs have 3 or 4 former academy players playing regularly in their first 11? Let alone teams that are genuinely fighting it out for major honours.
That alone highlights how hard it is for these kids to step up into the first team.
Managers getting sacked left right and centre. When they know that a few bad results could cost them their job, how willing do you think they will be to take a chance on a youngster?
LvG gave loads of academy kids debuts and chances, yet only one of them actually made in in the first team. He must have given 15-20 young players chances in the first team. Yet only one made it.
That step up is hard, tougher that ever I'd say. I'm excited to see which of our youngsters are able to make that step up. I know that with our current manager they will at least get a chance. Then its up to them and probably a healthy slice of luck to seize that opportunity.
14.) 29 Jul 2024 17:27:51
Ken, that’s not true though and unfortunately just because you think it is, it’s not. In 2022 the premier league published a report about the 10 years of the EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) . It showed that compared to 2012/ 13 season when the plan launched, twice as many minutes are being played by English U21 players. There was 566 homegrown premier league debutants. Of the 1,866 players to feature in the premier league since 2012/ 13, 47% have been homegrown. Now, comparing the game to the 80’s and early 90’s is ridiculous because the money wasn’t there. I compared it to 20 years ago (2004).
So you may think less players are finding their way through from academy to 1st team but it's distinctly not true.
15.) 29 Jul 2024 18:37:49
That's not true of academy graduates. There is a difference between academy graduates coming through too the epl and homegrown players.
16.) 30 Jul 2024 07:09:44
Ports, let's play a game, how many EPL clubs (and the players) can you name that are regular (first choice if everyone is fit and available) for their club who came through that clubs academy?
17.) 30 Jul 2024 08:09:36
Completely different discussion Shappy. Breaking into the 1st team squad as was the original statement and becoming a regular starting player is very different.
Tell me where I said they’d become regular starting players. A homegrown player must have been in the academy system for at least 3 years before the age of 21. Collyer hasn’t been at United for 3 years but has been in our academy and is classed as homegrown. And the stats clearly show young players are getting more opportunities in 1st teams. Which is the original discussion. It seems you and Ken want to change the narrative of this discussion for some reason.
21 Jun 2024 20:47:34
Olise to Bayern Munich apparently.
1.) 22 Jun 2024 10:57:49
Interesting move for him. It seems like we were interested, but had to move several players on before making a move. Even then a RW would have been down the list of priorities.
While for him a move to United or Chelsea would have been a step up, neither are really at the top right now and are both at least a couple of season's away from being close to the top of the league again. Chelsea also doesn't make the most sense as their best player plays in the same position as Olise.
Bayern Munich are a top side that will compete in the UCL and for their league title every year.
He'll have some competition with Coman, Gnabry and Sane. Yet all three are 28 now, and it seems like Bayern want to move at least one of them on and refresh their wide options. They could probably sell one of them for a similar fee to what they will pay for Olise. Meaning they refresh that position with a younger, hungry player for the next 5-10 years for around breakeven. More good business from Bayern.
I'd expect Olise to absolutely smash it in the Bundesliga. It's a league that is great for attacking players, Kane for example went from getting around 25-30 goals and assists a season in the EPL to 44 in the Bundesliga last season (while playing around 600 minutes less football) . While we often see a drop off in numbers for players moving from Germany to the EPL.
Olise managed 16 goals/ assists last season in just 1200 minutes of football. If he managed 2800-3000 which is around average for a first choice player who is fit all season then he'd have had a similar season to Palmer who managed 33 goals and assists (9 of which were penalties compared to 1 from Olise) .
If Olise can stay fit and play 2800 minutes for Bayern next season, in a easier league for attacking players, while playing with better players around him, then he could easily end up with 40+ goals and assists. At which point the cry from United fans about missing out on a world class player will become deafening.
{Ed002's Note - The issue is that Chelsea stepped back and Bayern offer a good option.}
2.) 22 Jun 2024 13:10:48
Ed002, I can understand why Chelsea stepped back. With Palmer in the form he's in as well as some decent back up options it doesn't make sense for Chelsea to spend a significant amount of money on a player who has played best at RW.
Surely a ST, CB, GK or even a midfielder are higher priorities.
{Ed002's Note - No, that wasn't the reason.}
3.) 22 Jun 2024 15:52:24
Shame. The release fee was reasonable, as soon as Chelsea and Bayern were in, it was going to be a wages bidding war, a couple of outlets reporting a weekly salary of £220-£250k, Great move for him.
Hopefully we’ll shift some player to free up funds to get our recruitment moving.
4.) 22 Jun 2024 16:42:04
He attracted quite a bit of interest including Newcastle, Chelsea, Bayern and Utd at various stages. So I guess he figured he should be getting a high salary offer given the club had to accept a release clause. Fair play to him, it could do hin good playing in Germany, although bayern are in a bit of a low state at the moment having not won the league in a one horse race this year.
I hope that if true about the high wage demands, that ineos walked away. This is what we need them to do. We have to stop over paying wages and fees for players. We might have to miss out on a few targets until the selling clubs and agents realise the gravy train is over.
5.) 23 Jun 2024 12:41:40
Dodgy, I think it's a bit of a balancing act. We need a proper wage structure and we need to look to realign the squad to fit that wage structure. Yet if we are aiming to be one of the biggest and most successful sides in the world then we will have to pay wages in line with that vision.
Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, City and PSG all pay big wages.
The problem we have made is that we have paid big wages to players who either haven't yet proven they are worth those wages or to players who are declining and looking for one last big payday.
Nothing wrong with having a world class starter in your team at their peak earning 200k per week as that's the going rate at a top European club.
But when you sign a player from a "smaller" league, who is young and haven't proven themselves at the highest level and you give them 180k per week (Antony), or 300k per week in Sancho's case then that's a problem.
You don't give big contracts out for potential. Because the wages are only going to increase if they realise that potential. If they don't reach that level then you have a player who isn't world class on world class wages.
Which is then why we are stuck with players who we can't sell as no one in their right mind will match their wages.
Personally I'd prefer to see a model where we initially give players contracts that are heavily incentivised, with a lower basic wage and more given as bonuses for certain criteria.
You then agree that after a couple of years if the player is regularly achieving all or most of their bonuses that the contract will be renegotiated to reflect that.
That way the player only gets the higher wage if they are performing on the pitch. Which is totally fair.
If the player fails to live up to expectations, then their wages aren't astronomical and there will be more clubs willing to buy them and we can move them on and find a suitable replacement.
However, if we want to compete with the top clubs on the pitch then we have to match them off the pitch first.
Paying a world class CB 190k per week isn't a problem, paying Harry Maguire that much is.
Saying that we still have a wage issue that needs addressing. Very few clubs are paying players more than 250k per week, the fact that we have several players on 300k or more is a problem that needs addressing. We should have a wage structure with pay bands reflective of a players position in the squad.
Top class players in their peak years should probably be on 150-250k per week.
Good squad players or players with potential to be top players should be on somewhere between 50-100k per week.
Young academy players who are playing regular minutes and are in their 2nd or 3rd season of doing so should be on somewhere between 20-50k. Players like Mainoo and Garnacho for example, not the likes of Kambwala or Wheatley. Players who are proving themselves good enough, and could become targets for other clubs to poach if we kept them on academy player wages.
There needs to be a clear structure, maybe even set criteria for what you need to do to move up to the next pay band. That gives you a really clear basis for when a player or their agent starts making demands. All you have to do is say "let's have a look to see if you are meeting the criteria that your teammates have had to meet to be on the wages you are demanding".
At the moment with no structure in place, it becomes very hard to tell Bruno for example that he isn't worth being paid more when the likes of Rashford, Sancho, Mount, Varane, Casemiro and Martial are all more despite them not offering the team as much as Bruno.
The same thing with Martinez on the same wages as Lindelof and significantly less than Maguire and Shaw.
That wage structure needs sorting out, but we will still have to pay wages equal to the other top sides if we are to be amongst them.
6.) 25 Jun 2024 01:48:31
We have one of the highest revenues in europe, granted less now we are not in UCL every year, but still right up there. Agents want their players to receive their share, and we are clearly weak at negotiating.
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06 Jul 2023 18:00:43
For us this afternoon. Aged finger issues strike again.
31 Jan 2023 18:23:15
Forgot to say - he was on his own, no hangers on.
12 Apr 2022 22:49:30
If Van der Sar came with him, and Van Persie also, we would have a real setup. Perhaps ETH can get DVB firing on all cylinders again.
24 Jun 2019 13:45:36
According to his local newspaper Heraldo d’Aragon, he is apparently very quick, can play left or right wing, is known as “the jewel of Zaragozaâ€, scored 53 goals in his last 29 games and cost us £600k.
18 May 2018 20:44:55
DD I don’t think you are too far off the mark. I also think JM’’s next assistant will speak fluent Portuguese.
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13 Jan 2025 18:49:47
And I forgot to say. Toby Collyer didn't look like a boy amongst men either, slotted in really well. Add this to Diego Leon, the Paraguayan U20 LB we are about to sign and the future starts to take shape.
13 Jan 2025 17:21:34
Agree totally Nou - De Ligt, Harry M, Mazroui and Martinez seem to be forming quite a unit.
17 Dec 2024 17:54:22
If he stopped trying to be the next Messi instead of listening to coaches and becoming the first Garnacho we might see a real player. Plus his brother hangs on his coat tails and, in my opinion is a loose cannon. Leaks anyone?
16 Oct 2024 21:23:30
This is the first time ever I have diverted to a non football Ed article.
I never saw the point.
As a younger man I was a very effective lightweight boxer, who, as I moved towards 21 started to fill out and moved up to light welterweight and finally welter. two weights too many. I was a clever, technical boxer up against whackers who could really hurt, and they did!
Ed001 thanks for putting this together - it's taken me back over 50 years. Lamotta was an exceptionally hard man.
Flawed? Absolutely, but from a generation of hard men the like of whicb I doubt we will never see again.
Thanks Ed, greatly appreciated.
{Ed001's Note - I am really glad you enjoyed it, he was certainly a very interesting, if not a very nice guy at all.}
08 Oct 2024 12:16:14
1959 pre season 1st team vs Reserves warmup match. Scoreboard standing only end, sat on a crush barrier on my Dad's mac. I was 9.
Waited outside and got my first ever autograph. Had to ask him who he was.
"Albert Quixall".