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5th May 2008, 21:30
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Wilf McGuinness
Question about him as a player, not a manager...
How good was he? I noticed he was forced to stop playing in 1959, aged 22. Was he considered a great prospect? |
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5th May 2008, 23:18
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Wilf McGuiness was a very good player who would have played a lot more games for United if he had not played the same position and been a contemporary of Duncan Edwards. Of course a terrible injury finished his career at 22. In today's game I guess he would be considered a very good squad player on the lines of Darren Fletcher.
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6th May 2008, 01:40
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6th May 2008, 02:12
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Was only 11 when Wilf stopped playing and memories of him are vague to say the least. But memories of Old Trafford at that time are really vivid still. |
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6th May 2008, 02:13
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6th May 2008, 10:11
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I certainly never saw him play, but from what my dad and uncle stated, it's the case of any other team he'd be starting every game. Had he also not been in the shadow of Edwards, he'd have possibly got a couple of caps for England.
It would be interesting to hear Tom Clare's views on Wilf as a player. |
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6th May 2008, 10:33
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6th May 2008, 18:10
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I saw Wilf play a few times after Munich. He was certainly a very good player, having understudied Duncan Edwards before the crash ( he was a year younger). He seemed destined for a great career but broke his leg badly enough that he had to give up at the age of 22 . He won two England caps
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7th May 2008, 02:43
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