Alex Ferguson's "best of British" team post 1975

**OwlsFan** · 22/05/2006, 12:08 PM

In today's Daily Telegraph:

Shilton,
Nicol, Adams, Butcher, McGrain
Giggs Gascoine Robson Beckham
Rush Rooney

**Roo69** · 22/05/2006, 12:16 PM

Surprised he has'nt Stuart Pearce and Alan Shearer in there, seeing as he tried to sign both players on several different occasions.........

**pineapple stu** · 22/05/2006, 12:22 PM

Who's McGrain?

**hoops1** · 22/05/2006, 12:25 PM

Danny Mc Grain bearded chap used to play for Celtic
Adams,Butcher!!! I think old red nose has been on the cherry again

**Roadend** · 22/05/2006, 1:22 PM

No Dalglish? Come out of it Taggart.

**Ash** · 22/05/2006, 2:01 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

In today's Daily Telegraph:

Shilton,
Nicol, Adams, Butcher, McGrain
Giggs Gascoine Robson Beckham
Rush Rooney

Is that steve Nicol, former Liverpool?

**drinkfeckarse** · 22/05/2006, 2:17 PM

yeah, some might think it a strange choice but he was a bit of an unsung hero.

**OwlsFan** · 22/05/2006, 2:27 PM

His reserves are Jennings, Scoles, Lampard, Ferdinand and Shearer.

I always thought Shilton was overrated and was guaranteed a few "uncharacteristic errors" every 2 months or so. Jennings was far superior.

**Closed Account 2** · 22/05/2006, 9:58 PM

Rooney ahead of Lineker... strange one.

**Poor Student** · 22/05/2006, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Who's McGrain?

Celtic right back through late 70's and early 80's, acknowledged as one of the world's top right backs at his peak. Had diabetes and once fractured his skull.

**Squeez** · 24/05/2006, 10:59 AM

I'm surprised Denis Irwin aint in there... he was united's mr dependable for so many years, can't remember him ever having a bad game!

**$Leon$** · 24/05/2006, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Squeez

I'm surprised Denis Irwin aint in there... he was united's mr dependable for so many years, can't remember him ever having a bad game!

Try reading the title again. "Best of British" ????
Denis Irwin was actually IRISH just in case you forgot

**DmanDmythDledge** · 24/05/2006, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by OwlsFan

His reserves are Jennings, Scoles, Lampard, Ferdinand and Shearer.

He can't mean Rio. Some sort of joke. Good but surely loads better than him over the last 30 years.

**drinkfeckarse** · 24/05/2006, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by dmandmythdledge

He can't mean Rio. Some sort of joke. Good but surely loads better than him over the last 30 years.

He must mean Rio, I doubt he means Les...

**Jerry The Saint** · 24/05/2006, 1:24 PM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

He must mean Rio, I doubt he means Les...

Anton

And I think the reason he doesn't have Pearce and (especially) Shearer in there is precisely because he tried to sign them.

**Macy** · 24/05/2006, 1:28 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

And I think the reason he doesn't have Pearce and (especially) Shearer in there is precisely because he tried to sign them.

He tried to sign Butcher, Adams and Gascoigne too though.

**gustavo** · 24/05/2006, 1:39 PM

Plus he paid 30 million for Ferdinand so he has to have him in there somewhere!

**Aldini98** · 29/05/2006, 12:16 PM

Ah Rio, quite simply THE most over rated player in the history of the beautiful game.

**Dodge** · 29/05/2006, 1:40 PM

Should really be compared to the beautiful game. I'd ask you to edit that post...

Rooney is way ahead of Lineker but leaving out Dalglish is criminal

**Hither green** · 30/05/2006, 1:45 PM

Looks like he's trying to justify the over-inflated prices he's paid for players over the years. Frankly I wouldn't name Rio Ferdinand in a "best of British 2006 and playing at Man United" team. And Rooney, fine player though he is, can't yet justify a place ahead of Dalglish just yet. If it hadn't been a British team he'd have had Veron in there too