Oh, forgot to mention, I did the above by request. So maybe only one will enjoy it, everyone else can have a Sunday snooze if they prefer.

I thought you were getting on in the trio at that spouted up all over the boards.

Good article.

Sexton signed Joe Jordan as replacement for Stuart Pearson, not Andy Rtichie. Andy Ritchie was sold a couple of years later. Sexton also got us a very close second in 1980. The following year we were without McQueen and Wilkins for most of the season and only came 7th. Though ironically we actually won the final 7 games of Sexton’s reign.

I'm sure you are right Kilburn. I tend to rely on memory rather than google. Perhaps I should spend more time checking, but I only write for fun really, to pass a bit of the past on. The odd mistake doesn't matter. I did remember we got second with Sexton though, but not much to excite the crowd.

Joe Jordan and Andy Richie were at United the same time. He didn't replace him. Jordan came after Pancho left as I remember. And Brian Greenhoff played as a Centre Half under Doc with Buchanbauer. the pair of them let Bobby Stokes get through in an offside position in the 76 Final.

The 76 semi vs derby at Hillsboro was one of United's finest hours of all time. Magnificent.

Buchan famously twaaaated Gordon Hill on the pitch during a game at OT for not tracking back.

Coppell and Hill: The Doc's One-two... as the Gillette razor ad said.

and Coppelll was one of the best No7s we have had.
Went to his debut vs Cardiff City in Div2. In the match programme his name was spelt Kopel.

Also watching the banned UEFA game vs ASSE at Plymouth on the big screens on the pitch at OT. 50,000 of us paying a match ticket price to watch United on the telly in back and white.And there was a token in the match programme.

Buch of hooligans we were.

I fell in love with United under the Doc's reign - I just loved watching Coppell and Hill but strangely for a little kid, my favourite player was Martin Buchan. It might be my memory failing me, but as a kid it seemed that whenever Buchan was missing, we lost!!! ....... so who signed Peter Barnes and who signed Arthur Graham?

Thanks for this 52. Much appreciated. I tend to discuss your articles with my old man, and he seems to have the same opinion as you often.

but as a kid it seemed that whenever Buchan was missing, we lost!!!

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without Buchan we were hopeless. In my time anyway I have never see one player have so much influence over the United team(s) he played in.

I met Martin Buchan, he came to open a new Asda in Rawtenstall, with Gordon McQueen.
I hung around after and had a two minute chat with both of them, I don't remember what anyone said, but Gordon smiled a lot more than Martin. I wonder if they had a trolley dash after.