As a kid Stevie Coppell was my hero, absolutely idolised the man, along with Gordon Hill, Lou Macari and Pancho.
Most loved legends
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The ‘Doc’s Bionic Babes’: I would have added Martin Buchan to your list. On the way to a game he was our main cause for concern - if he was out we usually lost. The Greenhoff brothers had a big Red following and they dominated the 1977 cup final. Many Irish fans in the Scoreboard Paddock gave support to Gerry Daly. Jim Holton had his own song: ‘six feet two, eyes of blue, big Jim Hon is after you’ but suffered from injuries.
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I know a lot of people who have met him and I've never heard a positive word said about him.
Cantona, Rio, Scholes, Robson, Irwin
The thread title is most loved though and of course i worshipped the likes of Buchan and Daly etc but it was those 4 but especially Coppell that i loved the most as a young kid.
Stevie Coppell on the wing - I idolised him too! I remember being at White Hart Lane in Dec 1979 when he scored the winner against Spurs - the whole away end went ballistic!
I loved Joe Jordan too - the man who put his head where many players were scared to put their boot! We had a lot of proper hard men in the team in those days not like today’s snowflake generation - Kevin Moran, Norman Whiteside, Paul McGrath and my all time favourite United player Bryan Robson - had everything.
I was only a young kid but remember being gutted when Stevie Coppell got injured. He was the first exciting winger I was aware of. Remember being pleased for him getting Palace to the final in 1990. Anyone who where's the shirt and plays with heart and determination is a legend Too many to name.
A few of my favourites are:
Big Dunc... (always deserves a mention first)
Robbo
Hughes (have to ignore his managerial career). Loved how the big centre backs used to try to kick lumps out of him and he'd just kick them back with interest. Ridiculously huge thighs were like his force field. My and my mates would spend all day in the park playing headers and volleys and try a Hughesie special.
Late 80's early 90's loved Sharpie. He was so quick and direct. He'd knock the ball past the defender, ahead of himself and sprint past the defender with wade, getting all the supporters out of their seats and deliver great crosses. His crossing was brilliant. In the 90-91 season he was untouchable.. Was gutted when he was injured. Then in the 91-92 I was a little upset that some skinny kid was trying to take his place whilst he was injured. Just shows what I know. That kid turned out to be one of my favourite players ever.
I also used to think Bailey was the best keeper ever. Then big Pete came along. Loved watching him. Was like Hercules had signed for the club. His huge throws would zoom into the opposing half setting Giggs and Kanchelskis off... Awesome stuff which the clubs been missing for the past 5 years.
My list could go on and on..
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Gosh. So many to pick from.
Although not a player, Sir Alex had such a dramatic effect on so many players.
For me - Ronaldo, Keane, Cantona, Staam, Class of 92 and of course Charlton, Best and Law.
Although not a player, Sir Alex had such a dramatic effect on so many players.
For me - Ronaldo, Keane, Cantona, Staam, Class of 92 and of course Charlton, Best and Law.
For what he's been through i'm amazed he's not a manic depressive.
Imagine being on the top of the world and then your friends all killed in front of you. He somehow survived but I bet he feels somewhat guilty for it.
I'm not sure how anybody could be full of life after that.
Beckham
Not love. But admiration. Done it all won it all stay true to his passion for football even amidst his fame and fortune. A gentlemen in and outside football. Yes, i know he paid for a prostitute once...
Not love. But admiration. Done it all won it all stay true to his passion for football even amidst his fame and fortune. A gentlemen in and outside football. Yes, i know he paid for a prostitute once...
Nope. But it does have a bearing on my feeling towards him
This. For me Giggs in number one.
You want to calm down. Go and have a sherry or something.
Schmeichel - cnut
Hughes - cnut
Giggs - cnut but for completely different reasons. As a United legend his place is unaffected.
Mine are Keane, Becks, Irwin, Pallister and by an absolute mile Eric. Met them all loads when younger and they were incredible. Pallister especially. Andy Cole was a right dickhead but in a weird way made me like him even more at the time .
Hughes - cnut
Giggs - cnut but for completely different reasons. As a United legend his place is unaffected.
Mine are Keane, Becks, Irwin, Pallister and by an absolute mile Eric. Met them all loads when younger and they were incredible. Pallister especially. Andy Cole was a right dickhead but in a weird way made me like him even more at the time .
Pally was brilliant. Hardly ever gets a mention but was class and a great servant to the club. Should have been capped more for England ahead of donkey.
This man = Utd legend!
But there must be a point beyond which a person doesn't deserve a second chance.
Too many, but i cant exclude
Cantona
Sir Bobby
Best
Giggs
Irwin
Scholes
Robson
Keane
Rio
Becks
Dont get the Ronaldo love over some of the players we had, but preferences i guess.
Cantona
Sir Bobby
Best
Giggs
Irwin
Scholes
Robson
Keane
Rio
Becks
Dont get the Ronaldo love over some of the players we had, but preferences i guess.
What we owe him? Don’t be ridiculous. I/we don’t owe him anything. Great player. Of course. Perhaps our greatest? But this has turned into a favourite player post and for that, Giggs is a long way down my list
I certainly owe a lot to plenty of our players and managers. How could I not?
For me it's Solskjær, Vidic, Scholes, Cantona, Ferdinand, Evra and Carrick (excluding those I've only seen short clips from)
I do hold Giggs, Rooney, Neville and co highly and would call them legends of the club but personally I didn't warm up to them (Rooney) or something has had me feel bad when I think about them since (Giggs/Neville) so while I'll nod in agreement when people mention them as club legends I won't be up in arms when people disagree.
I do hold Giggs, Rooney, Neville and co highly and would call them legends of the club but personally I didn't warm up to them (Rooney) or something has had me feel bad when I think about them since (Giggs/Neville) so while I'll nod in agreement when people mention them as club legends I won't be up in arms when people disagree.
Charlton, Best, Robson, Scholes, Cantona, Keane, Giggs
Cantona
Ronaldo
Beckham
Giggs
Scholes
Ole
Evra
Ronaldo
Beckham
Giggs
Scholes
Ole
Evra
This. I think the fact he went straight into management and as a result did no punditry work here (as far as I remember) he could never annoy us. Gary despite being a legend at times talks nonsense and ultimately taints my opinion of him, ever so slightly, but it's there. My experience of Solskjær embodies I like to see from our players/legends. Also, we've just played the most exciting football I can remember since Fergie so right now, the man can do no wrong for me .
Hughes
Keane
Cantona
Scholes
Not sure if Beckham qualifies as a legend to most. He's one in my book and he is on the list.
Keane
Cantona
Scholes
Not sure if Beckham qualifies as a legend to most. He's one in my book and he is on the list.
Never meet your heroes... the saying goes.
What makes you think I am not calm?
Yeah, he was only 28 when forced to retire at the end of 82/83 season.
No doubt in my mind. Beckham genuinely loves this club and didn't want to leave.
As I grow older, my admiration for him also grows.
Carrick, Cantona, and Scholes. I don't know if they're considered "legend", but I love Park Ji-sung and John O'Shea also.
Nah, some egg on Twitter said he didn't hold the door open he is an irredeemable cnut.
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Harry Gregg
Sir Bobby
Georgie
Dennis (The First King)
Brian Robson
Class of 92
Eric The Red Devil Cantona
Roy Keane
Schmeics
VDS
Big Dave
OGS
Sir Bobby
Georgie
Dennis (The First King)
Brian Robson
Class of 92
Eric The Red Devil Cantona
Roy Keane
Schmeics
VDS
Big Dave
OGS
I'm only pulling your legWhat makes you think I am not calm?
Almost 54 years since my first United match.
I remember exactly where i was, my reaction was - what a waste of £1.1 million pounds ( or something like that )
Sheffield (I think) rejected our £3 million offer for David Hirst
This was our plan B
Eric Cantona, the most important player in my time
We are lucky, a long list of players just a fraction behind him.
Partly depends on how long you have been around
I remember exactly where i was, my reaction was - what a waste of £1.1 million pounds ( or something like that )
Sheffield (I think) rejected our £3 million offer for David Hirst
This was our plan B
Eric Cantona, the most important player in my time
We are lucky, a long list of players just a fraction behind him.
Partly depends on how long you have been around
King Eric for me. Transformed everything and I could always forgive the red cards he was so special. Plenty of others but that man is beautiful some of the goals were outrageous. Shame it didn't happen in Europe for him but the best buy we ever made bar none.
Leeds were robbed. Serves them right.
Leeds were robbed. Serves them right.
“Most loved”?
Surely we should be talking about players with Charisma, or maybe **** figures
Best - Great, great player, colourful personality. Flawed genius.
Robbo. Got to be there as he was almost a one man team during the 80s and was probably pissed half the time. Colossal.
Eric. The cool engima with a sense of humour.
Evra. Mad as a box of frogs & achieved plenty here.
Ole. Very happy demeanour, scores some very crucial goals.
If Ibra had have been here at his peak he would probably have been here no doubt whatsoever.
Why some people are putting the likes of Scholes in there I don’t know. Goes without saying fantastic servant to the club but also he’s dour as feck.
Surely we should be talking about players with Charisma, or maybe **** figures
Best - Great, great player, colourful personality. Flawed genius.
Robbo. Got to be there as he was almost a one man team during the 80s and was probably pissed half the time. Colossal.
Eric. The cool engima with a sense of humour.
Evra. Mad as a box of frogs & achieved plenty here.
Ole. Very happy demeanour, scores some very crucial goals.
If Ibra had have been here at his peak he would probably have been here no doubt whatsoever.
Why some people are putting the likes of Scholes in there I don’t know. Goes without saying fantastic servant to the club but also he’s dour as feck.
we all love flawed genius = Cantona / Best instead of Bobby C / Giggs
May I ask have they all met him at the same time and he might have had a bad day, or separate? Just weird that *a lot* (what is that, 10+ or so?) of people didn't say anything positive about Charlton...
'Most loved' is extremely subjective but with these lists they usually include Cantona and Best. My personal list would have Keane, Beckham, Van Nistelrooy, Cole and Solskjaer in it along with the less obvious like Irwin, Park and Van Persie.
Most of my favs are the players I watched in my youth. Not all are legends but I always loved:
Jesper Olsen
McGrath
Robson
Hughes
Webb (he failed but I liked him)
Parker
Lee Sharp
Irwin
Pallister
Jesper Olsen
McGrath
Robson
Hughes
Webb (he failed but I liked him)
Parker
Lee Sharp
Irwin
Pallister