Manchester United Manager Mode - The Tubbsy Tots

[Tubbsy]

MANCHESTER UNITED – A BRIEF HISTORY

Manchester United was formed as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878. The club's shirts were green and gold halves. However, Newton Heath was in substantial financial trouble and was saved by a dog. Legend goes that Harry Stafford, the club captain, was showing off his prized St. Bernard dog at a club fund-raiser, when Davies approached him to buy the dog. Stafford declined, but was able to persuade Davies to invest in the club and become club chairman. It was decided at one of the early board meetings that the club required a change of name to reflect the fresh start they had been afforded. Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were among the names suggested, before Louis Rocca, a young immigrant from Italy, said "Gentlemen, why don't we call ourselves Manchester United?” The name stuck, and Manchester United officially came into existence on 26 April 1902. Davies also decided it would be appropriate to change the club's colours, abandoning the green and gold halves of Newton Heath, and picking red, white and black to be the colours of Manchester United.

Until after the second world war, Manchester United was something of a yo-yo club. Bouncing up and down between the First and Second divisions. United won the First division twice in this time (1907-1908 and 1910-1911), and the Second division in 1935-1936. United also won the F.A. Cup in 1909, and the F.A. Charity in 1908 and 1911.

In 1945 Matt Busby was appointed to the manager's post at Old Trafford. He took an uncommon approach to his job, insisting that he be allowed to pick his own team, choose which players to sign and direct the team's training sessions himself. He had already missed out on the manager's job at his former club, Liverpool, because the club saw those tasks as jobs for the directors, but United decided to take a chance on Busby's innovative ideas. Busby paid immediate dividends, with the club finishing second in the league in 1947, 1948 and 1949 and winning the FA Cup in 1948.

Busby knew that football teams required more than just experience in the side, and so he adopted a policy of bringing in players from the youth team whenever possible. At first, the young players such as Roger Byrne, Bill Foulkes, Mark Jones and Dennis Viollet, took time to bed themselves into the side, sliding to a low of 8th place in 1953, but the team won the league again in 1956 with an average age of only 22, scoring 103 goals in the process. The youth policy set in motion by Busby has now become a hallmark of the most successful periods in the club's history (the mid-1950s, mid-to-late-1960s and 1990s). Busby's original "crop" of youth players was referred to as the Busby Babes, the jewel in the crown of which was a wing-half named Duncan Edwards. The boy from Dudley in the West Midlands made his United début at the age of just 16 back in 1953. It was said that Edwards could play at any position on the field, and many who saw him play said that he was the greatest player ever. The following season, 1956–57, they won the league again and reached the FA Cup final, losing to Aston Villa. They also became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, at the behest of the FA, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season, and reached the semi-final, only to be knocked out by Real Madrid. En route to the semi-final, United also recorded a win that still stands as their biggest win in all competitions, beating Belgian champions Anderlecht 10–0 at Maine Road.

On the 6th of February 1958, the worst thing that has even happened to united occurred: the Munich air disaster. It claimed the lives the most of eight players – Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam "Billy" Whelan – and another fifteen passengers, including United staff members Walter Crickmer, Bert Whalley and Tom Curry. Matt Busby and Bobby Charlton, both survived, who knows what might have happened to United if they hadn’t.

In the 1970’s and early 1980’s, United collapsed after losing Matt Busby in 1969. Being relegated in 1974, then won the second division the very next season, thus began their current spell in England’s top football League. United won 3 F.A Cups during this time (1977, 1983, 1985) and were otherwise trophy less.

Alex Ferguson arrived from Aberdeen to replace Atkinson and guided the club to an 11th place finish. The following season (1987–88), United finished second, with Brian McClair becoming the first United player since George Best to score twenty league goals in a season.

United won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1990–91, beating that season's Spanish champions Barcelona in the final, but the following season was a disappointment as a late season slump saw them miss out on the league to rivals Leeds United. Meanwhile in 1991, the club floated on the London Stock Exchange with a valuation of £47 million, bringing its finances into the public eye.

The arrival of Eric Cantona in November 1992 provided the crucial spark for United, and blending with the best of trusted talent in Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin and Paul Ince, as well as budding stars like Ryan Giggs, they finished the 1992–93 season as champions for the first time since 1967. They won The Double (the league and the FA Cup) for the first time the following season, aided by the capture of Roy Keane, a determined midfielder from Nottingham Forest, who would go on to become the team captain.

In 1994–95, Cantona received an eight month suspension for jumping into the crowd and assaulting Crystal Palace supporter Matthew Simmons, who had given Cantona racial abuse as he left the field, in United's game at Selhurst Park. Drawing their last league match and losing to Everton in the FA Cup final left United as runners-up in both the league and FA Cup. Ferguson then outraged the supporters by selling key players and replacing them with players from the club's youth team, including David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes. Television pundit Alan Hansen famously declared "you'll never win anything with kids." The new players, several of whom quickly became regular internationals for England, did surprisingly well and United won the double again in 1995–96. This was the first time any English club had won the double twice, and the feat was nicknamed the "Double Double".

The 1998–99 season for Manchester United was the most successful season in English club football history as they became the first and only English team to win The Treble – winning the Premiership, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in the same season. After a very tense Premier League season, Manchester United won the title on the final day beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1, whilst Arsenal won 1–0 against Aston Villa. Winning the Premiership was the first part of the Treble in place, the one part that manager Alex Ferguson described as the hardest. In the FA Cup Final United faced Newcastle United and won 2–0 with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes. In the final match of that season, the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final they defeated Bayern Munich in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks ever witnessed, going into injury time a goal behind and then scoring twice to win 2–1. Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football. Rounding out that record breaking year, Manchester United also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1–0 in Tokyo.

2007-08 saw United successfully complete the European double despite a poor start to the season, finding themselves in 17th place in the Premier League after three matches. However, on 11 May 2008, United retained the Premier League title with a win over Wigan Athletic. With title rivals Chelsea only able to draw with Bolton Wanderers, United finished the season two points clear. The club also reached the European Cup final for the third time in their history, having knocked out such clubs as Barcelona and Roma en-route to the final. They beat Chelsea 6–5 on penalties in the final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, after a 1–1 draw in normal time on 21 May 2008. With this win, they earned their third European Cup title and kept up their record of never having lost a major European final. Coincidentally, this season marked the 100th year since Manchester United won their first League title, 50 years after the Munich air disaster and 40 years after Manchester United became the first ever English side to win the European Cup. The European Cup final also saw Ryan Giggs make his 759th appearance for the club, overtaking Bobby Charlton as the club's record appearance maker.

OLD TRAFFORD

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MACHESTER UNITED - CLUB RECORDS

• Premier League: 10
  • 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
• First Division: 7
  • 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67
• Second Division: 2
  • 1935–36, 1974–75

• FA Cup: 11
  • 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
• League Cup: 2
  • 1992, 2006
• FA Charity/Community Shield: 17 (13 outright, 4 shared)
  • 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008 (* joint holders)

• European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 3
  • 1968, 1999, 2008
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
  • 1991
• UEFA Super Cup: 1
  • 1991

• Intercontinental Cup: 1
  • 1999

The only major honour that Manchester United F.C. has never won is the UEFA Cup.

Most appearances

Ryan Giggs (763)
Bobby Charlton (75
Bil Foulkes (68
Paul Scholes (575)
Gary Neville (544)

Most goals

Bobby Charlton (249)
Denis Law (237)
Jack Rowley (211)
Dennis Viollet (179)
George Best (179)

Transfers

Biggest Transfer Received: David Beckham $50M

Biggest transfer Paid: Dimitar Berbatov $60M

[Mercurial]

Awesome start man, ill be following.

[Tubbsy]

thnx m8, its not my best i was tryin to put somethin good in but my computer is soooooooooooooooooooo slow

[Scene Kid Oli]

great start mate, well done

[Mercurial]

You have so much detail in there, its brilliant. Any news on some big signings for the future?

[Tubbsy]

ahhhh see i have a plan

[Tubbsy]

Originally Posted by Roonaldo

great start mate, well done

thnx roonaldo!!!!!!!!

[Mercurial]

Sounds good, hope you stick with this thread mate.

[RonaldinhoMUFC]

Consider me a follower, BTW Can you have a look at my mm?

[Tubbsy]

where is it???

[DannyB]

Good start Tub. But i hate it whne people copy any info of wikipedia.

[r0000ney]

I like your style. It certainly sticks out if you know what I mean.

[Tubbsy]

Originally Posted by DannyBRonaldo

Good start Tub. But i hate it whne people copy any info of wikipedia.

yeah i kno, most ppl do it, it is 'slightly edited', and thnx danny!!!!

Originally Posted by r0000ney

I like your style. It certainly sticks out if you know what I mean.

Thnx m8, how does it stick out??

[madridboy86]

I'll be following this all the way 15 season here we come

[Tubbsy]

thnx madridboy!!!! hows the EA MM coming a-long??

[Mercurial]

Hey Tubbsy man, are you planning on going through the full MM with this thread?

[Tubbsy]

as in 15 seasons???? YES

[Mercurial]

Great man.

Ill try and go all 15 as well, i hope i dont get tempted to go abroad.

[Mercurial]

Rated 5 stars.

[Tubbsy]

Monday 2 June 2008

FERGUSON NO LONGER A DEVIL

Today it was announced that the most prestigious job on the planet was vacant. Sir Alex Ferguson has officially resigned from the United top job, for retirement. Although Ferguson's contract expired yesterday, many United fans were tipping the Scot to sign a 1 year extension, but it was not to be.

Ferguson is the most successful manager Manchester, England and arguably the World has ever seen. He has won 2 Champions league crown and 10 English Premier League Crowns as well as 5 FA Cup's and just the one Carling Cup in 2006. He remains as the only man to have led an English Football club to the treble (Premier League, Champions League and FA cup). Ferguson will be sorely missed by the United faithful.

Here is what Ferguson had to say: "I think this is the right time for me to retire, I have built a great football club, with some old heads and some terrific young players. now I can spend more time with my family, but I think I will always be involved with Manchester United in one way or another."

United Owner Malcolm Glazer has set his sons and co-chairmans a very difficult task. Find someone who can manage Manchester United, within 2 weeks. That’s right; Glazer wants a manager by Monday the 16th of June 2008. It is believed Guus Hiddink and Frank Rikjjard are frontrunners for the job, however time will tell.

[Tubbsy]

Originally Posted by Madcon

Rated 5 stars.

thnx m8, i think i did 5 stars 4 urs if not ill do it now

[Mercurial]

Tubbsy that update is fantastic.

Love the presentation and the detail is spot on. Keep it up mate!

[Tubbsy]

Originally Posted by Madcon

Tubbsy that update is fantastic.

Love the presentation and the detail is spot on. Keep it up mate!

yeah i think i will keep the setanta sports logo as my 'news logo' so when ever u see that logo, u kno somehting will happen

and thanks m8 just voted ur thread 5*

so who will be the manager???

[Mercurial]

Ole, Roy Keane or Eric are my guesses.

[Tubbsy]

well if i say your wrong it ruins it 4 every1 else but...

YOUR WRONG