Sir Matt Busby

Managing or Coaching? Or a Combination of the Two?

The late Shane Warne famously quipped “a coach is something you get on to travel to and from the ground.” The dig was aimed at Australian cricket coach John Buchanan. On another occasion he was reported as saying that “Coaching

NTFS#129 – George Best Down Under, Scouting Young Talent, and Olympic Qualification.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

In this show our special guest is author Lucas Gillard who talks about his latest book “George Best Down Under.” The book looks at the four main trips that the great Northern Ireland and Manchester United player made to Australia

A Time For Drastic Action?

“Football is a funny old game” is a phrase that may well have been coined a long time ago but it became associated with the late great Jimmy Greaves. Of course the interpretation of “funny” depended on where you sat

The End Of A Marriage For Many Fans

It has been said that there is no greater love that that of a mother for her children. Football fans will tell you that if that is the case the love of their clubs comes a close second. That love

From the Archives – Manchester United players Reminisce About the 1968 European Cup

Not the Footy Show Podcast

In 2008 when Manchester United made it through to the Champions League Final, it marked two very important anniversaries in the club’s history. It was fifty years since the team known as the “Busby Babes” was decimated following the Munich