christopher gibaut

[christopher gibaut @chrisgibaut]

@BPete1970 @jonmikesav8 Loved this
Minder aswell

[These Football Times @thesefootytimes]

Kevin Keegan with one of the greatest ever disallowed goals, for Southampton against Manchester United in 1981-82.

[christopher gibaut @chrisgibaut]

@reganaldo97 @Cantona_Collars Reckon u could add Scholes to that aswell didnt really fit any system but france built a team around Zidane

[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet @aufwiedpet]

Fastest red card ever. 🟥 #england

[Zar @Zar_RedIssue]

I’m sure Brian McClair had a smile when Gabriel put his penalty over the bar,….if you know, you know 🤣🚮

[christopher gibaut @chrisgibaut]

@Zar_RedIssue He definitely got his revenge on winterburn though

[Chris…🐝 @ChrisMc7t5]

I see a lot of younger Reds on here constantly debating about the ultimate captain. But if you ask anyone who watched us in the 1980s, there is only one man at the top of that mountain: Bryan Robson.

People forget how bleak things were before Fergie sorted us out. We were a massive club going through a proper identity crisis, but Robbo was the world-class glue holding us together. He genuinely carried the entire team on his back for years.

Fergie himself said Robbo was the best captain he ever had, and that tells you everything you need to know. He laid the foundation for the dominance that followed in the 90s.

#MUFC #UTFR #UnitedBeforeFergie

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

VAR

I enthusiastically welcomed it. Was sold on the higher percentage of right decisions so we could all go home knowing football justice had been done and we could concentrate on which player was crap instead.

But I was wrong. Woefully and completely wrong.

Waiting 5 minutes for a decision to be made alone means the system isn't fit for purpose. Why? Because I sat with TV producers who said everything would be wrapped up in 10-30 seconds. It has literally taken the spontaneous joy from the most important part of the game. A goal.

Then, one thing completely blindsided me and many others.

Subjectivity.

I thought there would be science and a nailed on guarantee of a successfully and universally accepted decision. How wrong we were. Instead, arbitrary lines are drawn that simply can't with any certainty say whether a player is offside or not. So a human in a portacabin, 200 miles away only does what the referee can do, make a best guess.

Likewise handballs, dives, any penalty decision to be honest. A subjective decision decided out of stadium allowing an increasingly small and poor refereeing pool a get out of jail free card. Instead of them making a shit decision and owning it, they just pass it on 200 miles away so 3 men in a portacabin can make a shit decision instead. Lunacy.

For the love of the game, let's go back to investing in getting more referees, respecting them so that they join the trade and don't feel constantly abused. In short, treat them like rugby referees. Ultimate respect.

Then, fuck VAR off, it's ruined the game, made it petty and chaotic, and taken that one ingredient that you simply can't replace, instantaneous joy.

As a player and fan I accepted a referee making a bad decision in a game in the same way I accepted fucking up a shot or pass. We're all human.

Let's get back to that, humans doing their best, everyone walks away from the ground accepting that and less unrealistic pressure put on officials to be perfect when perfection doesn't exist in any walk of life.

VAR stinks. A system designed to help is a massive hindrance and it's about time pundits, fans, players, referees, clubs put pressure on authorities to get rid of it. We only need goal line tech, the rest can and should be refer refereed by humans making their best judgement. A best judgement that was over 98% right( audited fact pre VAR).

Enough is enough, fuck it off.

[YesterdaysStars @YesterdaysStars]

🇾🇪 What a great player Norman was for United , one of the finest young players to play the game , often this is overlooked by the media , but never by the fans that saw him play

Top draw footballer 🇾🇪

[Jimmy McBride @jimmymcbride1]

Two biggest clubs in England, The biggest rivalry in England, Two biggest fan base’s in England & the most decorated clubs in England nothing comes close to either Man Utd or Liverpool & I’m including all the oil & Russian money clubs in that statement … rivalry built over years

[Johnnyred🇾🇪 @thegaffer1969]

Don't let anyone tell you any different, this is all that matters 👇 YSB 🇾🇪 UTFR 🇾🇪

[Jeffthered2 @Jeffthered01]

Unless you followed United through the 80s or before, you wont understand. The constant singing of the Munich song and then the minutes applause for George Best being cut short because of them? Sometimes you can’t forgive and forget and sometimes hate isn’t a strong enough word?

[1990sUtd @1990sUtd]

The idea City fans in 2026 "are mostly working class" from anywhere is almost as hilarious as them being from Mcr

There isn't a team in Eng left in top 2 divisions with "mostly" WC fans 🤡

Did we all imagine the on-going coordinated social cleansing for the past 30 years 🤔

[Norman Whiteside @NormanWhiteside]

FA Cup Semi finals should not be played at Wembley it is just a money making exercise for the FA :(

[TV Football 1968-92 @1968Tv]

BBC Match Of The Day
April 1983
FA Cup Semi Final
At Villa Park
Manchester Utd 2-1 Arsenal
Commentator John Motson
#MUFC #Arsenal #FACup #MOTD

[One Norman Whiteside @WhitesideOne]

OTD in 1987 - League Division One

MANCHESTER UNITED 1
Peter Davenport 88'
LIVERPOOL 0

Old Trafford 54,103

[BCSRF @weareBCSRF]

Best result for neutrals that.

Arsenal fans are mongs so it’s good to watch them squirm.

When city win trophies it means nothing as it’s all won through money and cheating.

[When Football Was Better @FootballInT80s]

17/04/1985:

Fa Cup semi-final replay between Man Utd & Liverpool at Maine Road.

Liverpool’s late equaliser on Saturday forced the replay and they took a first half lead through an OG.

Ron Atkinson’s men came back to win 2-1 & their first goal was a classic from Bryan Robson.

[One Norman Whiteside @WhitesideOne]

OTD in 1983 - FA Cup Semi-Final

MANCHESTER UNITED 2
Bryan Robson 49'
@NormanWhiteside 70'
ARSENAL 1
Tony Woodcock 36'

Villa Park 46,535

[Sujal Swain @officialsujal10]

#OTD in 1986, @ManUtd ran riots at St James’ Park. A comprehensive 4–2 win over Newcastle United:

⚽ @bryanrobson (pen) 2’
⚽⚽ Mark Hughes brace 17’, 44’
⚽ @NormanWhiteside 50’

#MUFC 🇾🇪