Maurice Setters. The original Hard Man

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Maurice Setters another Utd, legend has gone to join his team mates and the Boss. A wing half that made Billy Bremner look soft. Remember watching him play and in this game, a ball came into the Utd penalty area at about knee height and the only way he could clear the danger was to launch himself into a defending header, which he cleared but was kick in the head resulting in a gash to his forehead which required a large number of stitches. Off he goes blood everywhere. No subs in those days but not a problem Utd were leading 5 1. He then comes back on heavily bandaged, did he shrink a challenge no he did not, Utd, get a sixth, game over but not for Setters, following up an attack ross ball comes over and he heads it in 7 1, even from the stands you could see the bandage become soaked in blood as his stitches burst, he continued in this condition till the final whistle. That is how committed he was to Utd, another underestimated Utd., player except for those whom watched him play. RIP
 

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Maurice Setters another Utd, legend has gone to join his team mates and the Boss. A wing half that made Billy Bremner look soft. Remember watching him play and in this game, a ball came into the Utd penalty area at about knee height and the only way he could clear the danger was to launch himself into a defending header, which he cleared but was kick in the head resulting in a gash to his forehead which required a large number of stitches. Off he goes blood everywhere. No subs in those days but not a problem Utd were leading 5 1. He then comes back on heavily bandaged, did he shrink a challenge no he did not, Utd, get a sixth, game over but not for Setters, following up an attack ross ball comes over and he heads it in 7 1, even from the stands you could see the bandage become soaked in blood as his stitches burst, he continued in this condition till the final whistle. That is how committed he was to Utd, another underestimated Utd., player except for those whom watched him play. RIP
Great anecdote. Sounds like my kind of player. RIP.