Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
What? As in its 11 players?

Rimmer was young but no where near the class of De Gea.. brennan in his 30;s, so is Evra but Evra is playing well, Foulkes was playing his last ever match? or close to.. Burns was young, but Rafael is young and a class player.. Morgan decent age, but Valencia is different player..

In those days you retired at 31/32.. Crerand was on his last legs by then. Best was also. Charlton was never capped again and also well in his 30's, law was 30,

Come on.. you could do the same for City. It is incomparable

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I wouldn't say its incomparable.

New manager after a supposed legend retires.

Young back four Kopel Burns James Edwards Greenhoff to replace and ageing defence Brennan Foulkes Stiles .

'Promising ' forwards Kidd Gowling Sammy Mac ,Sartori.

World class player George Best.

Crerand, Law, Charlton almost finished.

It's only hindsight that tells us the so called promising players weren't good enough, and the club at the time definitely didn't invest in top class players, and the manager didn't survive.

It's funny how history has a canny way of repeating itself.

Tick tock.

In fact I haven't seen a hatred for another team run so deep - even Leeds v Man U, Liverpool v Man U, Leeds v Chelsea, Chelsea v Millwall, Tottenham v Arsenal etc doesn't compare. It seems to be the combination of both the success and strutting arrogance of Man U and more importantly the belittling of City by Man U as being a complete irrelevance that most annoys the blues.
Spot on Crowhill, spot on.