Javier Hernandez has revealed that when Manchester United chief scout Jim Lawlor approached him to sign for us, he assumed that he was being had on by a phony scout.
But when his father started crying, he realised that United really did want to sign him.
“The first time I spoke to Jim Lawlor, I didn’t believe it that he was from United,” Hernández said. “The first I heard about it was when my father said to me there’s a person interested in you, he wants to talk with you, and he gave me Jim Lawlor’s card with the United badge on it. I didn’t know if it was genuine or not, because some agents in Mexico have cards on which they put the badges of all the big teams of the world, so I thought ‘OK, it’s one more of them, OK’. But my father told me ‘No, it’s really Manchester United’. I said to him ‘Don’t joke with me about that,’ but when I saw my father crying, I knew it was really true, that it was Manchester United.”
Man Utd News 24/7
Can’t imagine what it would feel like. I hope he makes all of us proud tomorrow. The whole world will be watching
Wonderful story. Got the feeling he will be around for a while. With us, I mean.
What a family. That’s why Javier is such a proper lad.
He deserves all the praise he’s getting. Top top lad and player. He’ll get a big chance tomorrow…..
Hope to shed some tears of joy for you and the team tomorrow….
Mexico>Spain!
20 hours and counting……20 its an omen
Little Pea the new 20legend
COME ON UNITED……..Believe
Yeah…he was actually at the quarterfinals game against Bayern Munich last year with his father (in the executive box). Because he didn’t want to disappoint him not knowing future outcome, he had to lie to his grandfather that he was going to Atlanta on a family vacation.
Tomorrow lads !!!!!!!!!1 Our f&$king day lads !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Everytime he scores he has me in tears of joy
Hi Chichatito please make me weep bicket loads tomorrow night.
What a bargin, what a player and from what i have read in papers what a proper gentleman. A great embassador for Mexico, his family and United.
Read a story in one of the papers a while back about him.
Story was from this woman a mum that works in one of the local supermarkets.
She said she was working when Chicharito approached her askinmg about something that he could not find, so she took him to the place where the whatever was. like she would do 50 times a day for customers.
She was chatting to him asking him was he chicharito as her son was a United fan and liked him as a player.
The next day she was in work when her name was called out askimg her to go to the managers office.(oh shit what have i done moment me thinks). nervously she went there knocked and went in when asked.
There was Chicharito with a shirt signed by him a football signed by the players at training some pictures signed and two tickets ot a match to say thank you for the help.
She says that she was gobbsmacked as he was probably the only customer to ever actually say thanks.
What a top bloke – could he teach Ravel some manners?
God so nervous.
COME ON YOU REDS
Here is a link to the full article. A VERY VERY GOOD READ FOR ANY RED.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/27/javier-hernandez-manchester-united-interview
Im going so pumped. Cant wait.
Fletchtheman – cheers for that link good read
RedHarry4Life – you’ve made some stuff up there but it’s along the same lines (it wasn’t the manager’s office).
Really touching story. GO ON SON. MAKE DADDY PROUD TOMORROW!!!!
Pray For United Before you sleep.
Chicharito is a good lad and he’ll stay as long as united needs him.
And I would love to see anybody from this blog to play for united…
is that possible?
Just found this article
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/864592-javier-hernandez-would-consider-real-madrid-transfer-says-agent
Can’t believe his agent would do this the night before the champions league final…couldn’t this have waited until after? Im pretty sure that his agent is looking for a new deal after all the hype about hernandez in the last month or so but still..
Javier’s father was a great player! I remember when he finished his career with Atletico Morelia.
@simsima69 this is typical of the mexican agents, same a Vela, Dos Santos and some of the boys, they like to send to trash their career just for money but Chicharito has his father and grandfather by the other hand chicharito loves wear the red shirt… He is not part of Hugo Sanchez generation he is part of Beckham, Cantona and the rest of the legends… You can see my small town, a lot of people start to wear the Manchester United shirt.
Tomorrow I will have a reunion with the boys to watch this game and drink some beers and we will go to celebrate this victory.
Go United! The victory is yours!
Manchester United! Immortality take it is YOURS!
mexico is red how can beckham cantona and chicarito be same of same legendary status what a fucking knob
@Mexico is RED
Thanks for the insight. I hope he has a long and successful career at United…Im so pumped up for tomorrows (tonights?) game that I cant even sleep. Its nearly 4am :O
Maybe a few more youtube clips of hernandez’s goals against spain and barca and then Ill try to sleep.
Cmon UNITED!!!
Gotta love the Little Pea!!
http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2011/05/27/2506066/chicharito-i-do-not-aspire-to-be-like-lionel-messi-just-want
Good luck. Teach those divers a lesson.
wow what a team what a club …… soon to sleep and when i wake Man Utd will to make. 19:4 so saith the world of ROM!!!!
I’m watching Chicharito’s goals vs Argentina, Spain, and his goal vs Barcelona (Aug. 3, 2008) to get pumped!
MAN UTD!
He’s a top lad, and very special. There was this oddly extra affection for Ronaldo when he was here and it the same for Chicharito now, if not even more. I hope he stays with us forever cos he a wonderful lad. I read somewhere where he said he’ll sweat to death today in a United shirt, gives me goosebumps.
We’re more focused today than the eve of Roma 09. We don’t have the shadows of doubts of whether Ronaldo and tevez future like we did that day. And I’ve never replayed that final, but from what I could rmb we were trying to go through Ronaldo too much. We’ve always had team unity but I daresay that this particular team has it more. We don’t have a superstar to please, we have 20 over superstars to please. I will cry if we win, and today Manchester United will lift it’s 4th European Cup. COME ON YOU REDS!
Sorry for the horrendous grammar. Yikes
http://liverpool.theoffside.com/champions-league/against-manchester-united.html
Typical loserpool fans.
We will win and they will be shocked.
UNITED 4
chicharito is the best!!!! i always knew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fokkin ‘ell , my insides are all wrong !!!!
A top lad and a top drawer footballer. He will score today.
Top lad.
Champions league final Interesting observations.
Team that knocks chelsea out eventually wins the CL…..liverpool 05(semi), barca 06(last 16), united 08(final), barca 09(semi), inter 10(last 8).
Exception- monaco 04(semi) and liverpool 07(semi) who lost 2 porto and milan respectively in the final.
Any team that has knocked arsenal out of the champions league before the final rarely wins the CL.
Exception- barca 06(final).
Valencia 01(last 8), leverkusen 02 (2nd group stage), valencia/ajax 03, chelsea 04(last 8), bayern 05(last 16), psv 07(last 16), liverpool 08(last 8), united 09(semi), barca 10(last
The seasons Sir Alex has won the league managers award, United has also won the champions league…..99, 08, 11?
This year wont be an exception.
A nice lad, Fantastic Footballer with an Exceptional Attitude! He’ll have A Great Game!
What a gem? Bang in those beauties tonight.
Morning reds. This is it! Time to bring it home!
Whatever the reason that we Love and Support Manchester United ,this choice we have made ,
it has become part of our lifes.
Rollercoaster of emotions, awe inspiring , a culture of family bonds,intelligience, a powerful spirit and willpower ,defiance in the face negative forces.
I have met Malaysians, a Scottish dude in Kwa-Zulu Natal, a Lebanese man dodging gunfire to hear live coverage of battles(and who has a sexy maid), a olive oil Greek, a man who sounds like the famous MG car, Kings ,and some remarkble Indians, a guy in Canada with a video shop, a Mexican who writes correctly about sinking the spanish armadas , and the list goes on.
Giles Oakley who like the other older dudes reminds us of out history and with Scott the Red showing us that even in the worst times we still had the loyal Red Army filling out stadiums that arrogant rivals could not do in spite of billions.
We have had visionary leaders at the club,picking the right place for the stadium so that it can be expanded without the problems that plagued our enemies, easy transport and space for the stadium so it may last thru generations. The developement of a railway man club to what is is now,the deep rooted culture of family,the right attitude,youth developement ,going into Europe and so much more.
We are known to do things before others cos we figured it out early,known to be hard to kill,keep coming back and the winning mentality.
Tonight we are written off as usual,only we the club and fans believe. As u all know 2005 we were dead according to them ,over they said,and every season since then the same thing, on the day we won the 19th Title they wrote us off within hours.
We do worry about cycles and what the future like tonight might bring, even have dudes needing the doctor but we have faith in Ferguson ,what we are, we will work thru it.
We are grateful to ‘GOD’ for all we have been blessed with and pray for forgiveness for our sins(like sleeping with the maid) and angry words we spout at our enemies or any arrogance we may have.
We Manchester United Family pray for your protection and blessings and victory in battle tonight
our dear ‘God’. Thank you.
For all those who’ve actually noted my absence on this site, its because am sitting my pants! And its not coz of the match.
Getting my exam results today..hoping to get through. This waiting for results thing seriously spoilt my anticipation for the match.
Hopefully it goes well.
And tell you what, we ARE going to win it. Simply because we have SAF. He doesn’t make the same mistakes twice. Plus VDS will be hoping to end his career on a high.
so nervous and so bloody exited! come on united can’t wait roll on 7.45!
@ Dave Malaysia
Great post that was mate
All this waiting is killing me slowly. Can’t wait for tonight! This is the day!
WE CAN DO THIS… BEL19VE!
“Always Be Closing” just relayed the story as i read it. But Chicharito appears to be a top lad.
Hardly slept last night. God so nervous so excited.
Wife and kids have immigrated for the weekend
local council have put up the exclusion zone.
The doctor has deivered the Valiums
All the lucky shirts underwear tshirts mugs keyrings flags out.
Neighbour have been rehoused in local hotels.
The crate of Brandy delivered chilling
All ready to rock n roll
OH GOD COME ON YOU REDS
Doesn’t 19 – 4 sound wonderful?
and won’t 20 -5 sound even better next year?
In SAF we trust
UNITED – God’s gift to those deserving!!!!!!
Why Spain thinks Chicharito is Barca’s biggest worry
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philminshull/2011/05/why_spain_thinks_chicharito_is.html
@ Dave Malaysia ,how are you, i could not sleep up at 5 o clock. a few of my friends are in London the cheapest price for a ticket is £1000..I am confident we can get the win time needs to fly come on lads you can do it.
@man_utd_19 : Tq.
@dazbomber: Moving from calm to worry, Busy chopping off barca heads in my head everytime they pop up, then visualizing Fergie and the team lifting the Champions League Trophy 2011.
how ru ?
i have astrong feeling todays victory will be the start of MANCHESTER UNITEDS DOMINATION OF EUROPE
we go 4 4 2 on their ass.Victory United
I love peas…………..way more than sweetcorn!!
We’re getting close now…….not so much ‘squeaky bum time’ more ‘sweaty arse time’……………I’m getting proper nervous!!!
United, United, United!!!!!
gentleman probs wont be posting much today just to say to all who post on here wherever we are are tonight all the best believe in the boys
hopefully we will do the buisness and round off a great year
to every red at wembley tonight give the lads everything blow the fuckin roof off
i hope today will be you one of double celebration my little lads first birthday party!! and then im setting up for the big one tonight
to every red enjoy the game and keep the red flag flying high
@Dave Malaysia , iam good i think we will be to quick up front for them ,we just need luck with are chances , Iam meeting my friends later for a good drink .Toast the lads to victory.
@sachu , I like the way your thinking.
Morning all true REDS
What a day, almost 10 hours to go! Interesting info for you guys, both teams won their first European Cup at Wembley ………
Dave Malaysia
Top post my friend and thanks for the mention, and of course the maid
VIVA LA RAZA
VIVA CHICHARITO
Y VIVA MANCHESTER UNITED
Lets take that Trophy off Barca like a Bandido helps himself to Pesos
Come on Chicharito – Write the final page of your first Chapter at Manchester United
It all started in 1878 as Newton Heath, on the 28th of April 1902 we became Manchester United…
On the 28th of May 2011 we will write another great chapter in our history …
C’Mon UNITED
At last Saturday and we go for target 2 Hoping and expecting a great result.Seize the day Lads.Show what we are about.
By the way the ref for tonight is Viktor Kassai from Hungary …… I have no clue about him to be honest
10 hours to madness.
12 hours to glory…
@Cedars
He’s younger than Giggsy and he was the ref in our match away to Valencia. Don’t recall any scandals then.
Thanks Saad, just read about him…. Hope he has a cool head for tonight
I love this lad!
@cedars andsaad
good morning reds
we will win today no doubt
as i said before sir alex wants to create a team that will dominate europe
at times in finals great players come to the party
like messi in 09 sir bobby in 68 zidane in 02 gerrard in 05
hopefully it will be ando in 2011
@sachu
Morning, fellow Reds!
I guess you really like Ando. I was thinking that perhaps tonight’s the night Wayne Rooney becomes “WAYNE ROONEY”.
@shubmangmanred
I too am sitting in my pants!
But I think I know what you meant to say!
Hi sachu
To be honest I do not care who scores as long as we win! To be romantic though, it would be fantastic if Owen came on and scored the winner! Doubt it though
Or how about Rio netting from a corner taken by Nani? Have not done that for ages!
COME ON UNITED
@saad
i like all the players
favourite is probably ryan giggs
just feel if ando can score the winner it can kick star his career
I really do hope he can win us the CL trophy. Please god. Let us win over the cheaters!!!
Number 4!!!!
@cedarsdevil
i realy do beleive we can score from corners not rio but vida because he realy attacks the ball
off topic redknapp is now the favourite to coach chelsea
@Colly red ha ha sorry, typo.
I hope Nani’s taken notes from Charlie Adam and realizes that good corner kicks come fast, flat and furious and just high enough to beat the front few opposition players. THEN our big lads will have a field day against the Barca defense.
Come on United!
Greetings Reds! Another day, another trophy to play for.
Great post at 6:55 Dave Malaysia!