Brian McClair on Life Goals

Superb listen if you’ve a couple of hours to spare

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ql...Tke1K4Psz5XuXg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22Y...Tne2XTI1XU6Jng


I have a brief recollection of McClair. Fergie said he was a vastly underrated player.

He scored 31 in 87-88 for man utd.
That was the first time anyone had scored 30 or more since Denis Law scored 30 in 68-69.

Originally Posted by Chopper

Superb listen if you’ve a couple of hours to spare

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ql...Tke1K4Psz5XuXg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22Y...Tne2XTI1XU6Jng


I have a brief recollection of McClair. Fergie said he was a vastly underrated player.

He scored 31 in 87-88 for man utd.
That was the first time anyone had scored 30 or more since Denis Law scored 30 in 68-69.

He was brilliant that season. Brilliant for Celtic too before coming to United. Don’t think moving him to midfield was the best of ideas.

Originally Posted by Chopper

Superb listen if you’ve a couple of hours to spare

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ql...Tke1K4Psz5XuXg

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22Y...Tne2XTI1XU6Jng


I have a brief recollection of McClair. Fergie said he was a vastly underrated player.

He scored 31 in 87-88 for man utd.
That was the first time anyone had scored 30 or more since Denis Law scored 30 in 68-69.

Depending on your age, you’ll remember him as:

Main man up front - 92
‘Number 10’ and bit part - 95
Midfield - 97

Quintessential good pro. Always came across as a smart
Guy too,

Originally Posted by Finport Red

He was brilliant that season. Brilliant for Celtic too before coming to United. Don’t think moving him to midfield was the best of ideas.

We offered £400k for him.
Celtic wanted £2million, the tribunal set a fee of £850k.

Real Championship Manager Stuff.

Same Season

Liverpool paid £1.9m for Beardsley
Spurs sold Gough to Rangers £1.5m

Originally Posted by Chopper

We offered £400k for him.
Celtic wanted £2million, the tribunal set a fee of £850k.

Real Championship Manager Stuff.

Same Season

Liverpool paid £1.9m for Beardsley
Spurs sold Gough to Rangers £1.5m

Two great deals as well

As a younger he was the first player I ever remember being disappointed if his name was on the team sheet, thought he was absolutely £#%&!ing crap.

When Eric was signed I remember the word on the street was he'd be replacing Hughes (my childhood hero) and partnering with McClair. Was proper gutted and grew a very irrational hatred for the man

The next game, I think it was before Eric's debut Hughes absolutely smashed one in from about 20 yards in front of the K-stand, the rest was history and so was that @#%&! McClair.

Absolutely hated him at the time but you cannot argue he was a great company man. Kind of guy could fill in in midfield if he had to. Clever player but suffered maybe because of a lack of selfishness.

The John O'Shea of forwards. (Who was also underrated.)

His best quality was being Scottish. Post his first season, hated him being on the pitch and anyone who liked him.

Never understood the scepticism. He was incredibly versatile and brilliant in every position for us. A United legend

tbh, I was always disappointed he wasn't mccoist.

More hate than love for Choccy going by posts on this, to date.

I wasn't really a fan of his.

I never forgave him for the penalty miss at Highbury

Originally Posted by Chopper

More hate than love for Choccy going by posts on this, to date.

no hate at all. just a low level sadness.

Originally Posted by jem

no hate at all. just a low level sadness.

Armchair had the hatred.

Originally Posted by Chopper

Armchair had the hatred.

had. and that's his equivalent of low level sadness anyway.

I was reading a list of united's 100 best players for some reason yesterday. mcclair was higher than mcgrath. obvs, the conclusion is "don't read stupid lists probably voted for by people like dunk", but still....

Originally Posted by jem

had. and that's his equivalent of low level sadness anyway.

I was reading a list of united's 100 best players for some reason yesterday. mcclair was higher than mcgrath. obvs, the conclusion is "don't read stupid lists probably voted for by people like dunk", but still....

£#%&!ing hell, mcgrath would be the best defender in the league today. McClair would be timo pukki.

Originally Posted by Joe Biden

£#%&!ing hell, mcgrath would be the best defender in the league today. McClair would be timo pukki.

that's about the size of it.

cheeky bid for the pookster?

Originally Posted by jem

that's about the size of it.

cheeky bid for the pookster?

Imagine the team with teemu.

Originally Posted by Medlock

Never understood the scepticism. He was incredibly versatile and brilliant in every position for us. A United legend

Totally agree.

That pass he did Norwich away 1993 to set up Kanchelskis.

Originally Posted by jem

had. and that's his equivalent of low level sadness anyway.

I was reading a list of united's 100 best players for some reason yesterday. mcclair was higher than mcgrath. obvs, the conclusion is "don't read stupid lists probably voted for by people like dunk", but still....

Pointing out how shite your opinion and knowledge is on absolutely everything has properly rattled you hasn’t it