[reddwarf]

I found it really difficult to pick between Best, Charlton, Law, Cantona and Keane but in the end I went for Denis Law.

We all know this squad is lacking a goal scoring striker and, Ruud Van Nistelrooy apart, Law was the best we've had.

 

[Keano!]

Agreed...

I'd love it if we still had Ruud. He always seemed to be there lurking and in the
right place at the right time. Rooney also had developed a great partnership, but
Saha wedged himself in between them and Ruud was unhappy about it.

All over that Carling Cup final


Ruud was a great great player for us in many ways.

 

[jd_united]

After watching some old footage of United recently, I was tempted to go for either Best or Charlton but in the end I chose Edwards.

From the stories I've heard he was going to be a true footballing legend. He could play virtually anywhere on the pitch and had every attribute you could wish for. If it weren't for the Munich Air Disaster, we could have been talking about Edwards as the greatest footballer of his time. I would bring him back to give him a fair crack of the whip.

 

[Jay007]

Poor Schmeichel no one voted for him

Of course I would love Schmeichel back.

But out of the players/positions on that list, hes probably the last person we need

 

[jd_united]

Of course I would love Schmeichel back.

But out of the players/positions on that list, hes probably the last person we need

It's a bit of a strange one, the greatest 'keeper we've ever had get's no one's vote to come back

Shows that Edwin must be doing something right

 

[VaVa]

Maybe ye guys are right about Edwards......... they way ye talk about him means he made a serious mark on utd, its interesting, its makes me want to find out more about him

 

[antdevil78]

edwards cos we never saw his full potential. bit like if rooney was to be taken from us now.

 

[Chris199456]

apparently Duncan edwards worth worth giggs, scholes and solksjaer etc in 1

 

[Natalie]

eric cantona

 

[VaVa]

Yeah but Edwards is a myth when you think about it........ im going by what i know.
George or Eric for me
Its better to go by what you know

 

[solskjaer99]

Yeah but Edwards is a myth when you think about it........ im going by what i know.
George or Eric for me
Its better to go by what you know

i wouldnt say a myth....
as great people have said great things about Edwards, also the potential and greatness was showing from him before MUNICH, but the best of him after wasnt able to shine because of the disaster. so lets think of him in his last game against red star belgrade and just under 5 seasons before, (after footage ive seen) i think he would shine in the Manchester United team of 2008/2009.

as im only 19 i havent seen many of them play live, i have seen many videos, dvds and heard great things but . . . . . . . . ill have to be loyal to my name and go for ole!!! lol

 

[Guest]

If You Could Bring Back One United Player...

...Who would it be? And why?

My choice would be Duncan Edwards. The stories I read about him and the accolades
he receives from true legends of the game make he sad that I never got the pleasure
of watching him play. By all accounts, he could play in every position on the pitch and
was very good in all of them. So if it were possible to have some sort of Lazarus
machine, I'd bring the the great Duncan Edwards.

Who would you pick?

 

[piazza]

I think this was already a thread once. But I would bring back George Best, he was the best player of all time. Not to mention, how about this line-up:

-------------------------------VDS
Neville----------------Rio--------------Vida----------------Evra
--------------------------Carrick-----Anderson

Best------------------------------------------------------------Ronaldo

---------------------Rooney/Tevez
-----------------------------Berbatov


Quite tasty if you ask me.

 

[ayrton-senna3]

It's very hard to choose one player but I would prefer Eric Cantona. The others would be Roy Keane, David Beckham, George Best and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

 

[jd_united]

I think this was already a thread once.

I'm sure it was I remember there being a poll in it as well.

Either way I said Duncan Edwards then and I'll say him again. From the stories I've heard he was set to be the best in the world and was robbed of that sadly in '58.

I'd love to see Best back as well because he was simply a genius.

But Edwards edges it for me because of the fact that he never really got the chance to show the world his full potential.

 

[Jay007]

This is a hard question.

If I was to pick ANYONE, I would pick Duncan Edwards as well, simply because he was taken off this Earth far too early, and didn't get the opportunity to prove what many say about him being the best in the World or to become a legend of the game.

However, if I was to pick a player who would have the biggest influence onthe team, or a player that I think we're in need of, I would bring back either a young Schmeichel or Roy Keane.

Schmeichel because Van Der Sars form this season has been a bit erratic this season, and Keane because I think we're lacking a genuine leader in midfield. Can't narrow it down to one though

 

[manc in oz]

Besty.

 

[Guest]

Couldn't pick one so i picked two.

Big dunc for a thousand reasons.

and Eddie "snake hips" Coleman because i have heard so much abut him
and he was a Salford lad born and bred.
http://www.manutdtalk.com/forums/history-man-utd/3274-50-years-remembered.html

To see either of the two play for United must have been something
very very special.
.

 

[red lady]

Best.

 

[Sporting4Ever]

Cantona.

I think football needs a personality like him.

He was a top dog, he knew it, and even when everyone and everything was stacked against him, he came out on top.

The closest I see to him, in terms of impact on football, is mourinho.