BFR turned 80 earlier in the week.
I first saw him playing for Oxford United in the 1960s and, leaving aside his sojourn at Old Trafford, he did a very good job managing Villa in the 1990s. The 3-1 win over Man U in the League Cup Final in 1994, depriving them of a domestic treble, was especially enjoyable.
He always had a way with words - they eventually cost him his job! - and one of my favourites is: "I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat".
I first saw him playing for Oxford United in the 1960s and, leaving aside his sojourn at Old Trafford, he did a very good job managing Villa in the 1990s. The 3-1 win over Man U in the League Cup Final in 1994, depriving them of a domestic treble, was especially enjoyable.
He always had a way with words - they eventually cost him his job! - and one of my favourites is: "I never comment on referees and I'm not going to break the habit of a lifetime for that prat".