Man Utd and the Spice Boys

[Comical Aly]

A rather long and interesting article from the Guardian about the Spice Boys centred on the 2-2 game that was Cantona's come back from the ban. Doesn't do Evans any favours - I guess the internet wasn't around in those days so some of this was new to me.

http://www.theguardian.com/football...liverpool-class-of-92-spice-boys-eric-cantona

It's pretty long so just posting the link but quite enjoyable if you've got 10 mins.

 

[Oliver Twist]

Rob Smyth is a rabid Manc.

 

[Judge Jules]

The article is far too long TBH and needed drastic pruning, but still interesting overall.

Uncle Roy was Brendan Rodgers Mark 1, in that both had an attacking vision without being able to balance it with effective defending. It wasn't all down to the manager though - there was a serious lack of professionalism among the players and, even though Uncle Roy was too lax in what he let them get away with, I reckon the article is correct in suggesting even Ferguson would have had a job getting that particular group of individuals to knuckle down and finish what they often started so well.

 

[Best Believe It]

It's originally from the Blizzard.

 

[Piedro]

I Read Collymore's autobiography on holiday and he says Liverpool were a joke under Evans. No rules, discipline, or respect apparently. Houllier changed all of that.

 

[Jack D Rips]

Isn't that the match that Sky moved from Saturday to Sunday so that Cantona's suspension would be over?

 

[Judge Jules]

Piedro: I haven't read Collymore's book but that sounds like the typical kind of self-excusing half-truth you'll often find in players' autobiogs. Such statements will often be not exactly wrong but will also be no more than half the story, and some of what's left out will almost certainly be the player's own fault.

 

[Athens]

Piedro: I haven't read Collymore's book but that sounds like the typical kind of self-excusing half-truth you'll often find in players' autobiogs. Such statements will often be not exactly wrong but will also be no more than half the story, and some of what's left out will almost certainly be the player's own fault.

Collymore isn't exactly the type of character that reacts well to authority.

 

[Markeh]

Collymore isn't exactly the type of character that reacts well to authority.

Or women talking back

 

[Piedro]

Piedro: I haven't read Collymore's book but that sounds like the typical kind of self-excusing half-truth you'll often find in players' autobiogs. Such statements will often be not exactly wrong but will also be no more than half the story, and some of what's left out will almost certainly be the player's own fault.

Collymore is a prick and I really didnt enjoy his book at all. But he gave quite a few examples of behaviour which just shouldnt be acceptable. He didnt try and deny that any of it was his fault, he just said there were no real rules in place. It was pretty much a free for all. And I can believe that by the way.