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THEY JUST DON’T GET IT

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
27 February 2013

One song sung at Old Trafford summed up all that was wrong with Manchester United for FC United of Manchester supporter ‘Jstand’ of A Fine Lung

THERE are United players past and present for whom I have zero or close to zero affection. Some are obvious – I think of Neil Webb skulking off against Forest as the world caved in on us in April ’92. He’s one. But some are not so obvious – I confess to having watched the ’99 European Cup final on video and almost wanting Janker’s overhead kick to go in off the bar, leaving the soon-to-sign-for-C...

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