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December 03, 2021

Big Ron Atkinson talks about his time as Man Utd manager. Why Sir Matt Busby resigned from the board because of Bryan Robson. How Charlie Nicholas, Terry Butcher and Gary Lineker all nearly signed for Utd. And why Pogba should leave Utd.

51 minutes

On this week’s Old Spice Boys’ podcast, we’re joined by the man who managed some of the most expressive football teams of the nineteen seventies, eighties and nineties.

Few people from the present generation have left an imprint on the game as indelible as that of Ron Atkinson, aka Big Ron.

Ron talks about

Why it wasn't easy to leave WBA and join Man Utd
Signing Bryan Robson for £2m and why Sir Matt Busby resigned
What he thinks about modern recruitment and tactics
Why Charlie Nicolas, Terry Butcher and Gary Lineker never signed for Utd
How he helped Norman Whiteside get picked so young for Utd and Northern Ireland
How Ole was so close as a Utd manager but unlucky
Why Pogba is better suited to European football

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By Neil Harman and John Richardson