Following on from Andy Mitten’s interview, today we’ve got the thoughts of Pete Boyle on our rivalry with City, his favourite derbies and trusting the manager.
Scott the Red: Where do you think our rivalry with City ranks amongst that with Liverpool and Leeds?
Pete Boyle: Liverpool is still way out in front, with Leeds hated but rather insignificant nowadays. Perhaps if City win a few major honours they can become biggest rivals to most reds instead of just some reds.
STR: What’s your favourite ever derby day?
PB: I’ve seen us win 3-0 at Maine Road twice and of course the 5-0 at our place but probably September ’93 Maine Road.
STR: What your favourite ever derby day goal?
PB: Keane in the game just mentioned.
STR: You got any good derby day stories?
PB: Jumped up in City’s North Stand in 96 when we got a pen. Jumped on seat and went mad celebrating. I got jumped and handbags occurred. Got black eye and coppers said “what are you doing in here Peter?” The City fans were furious they knew my name. Got let into our end and we won 3-2 so black eye was worth it.
STR: Where abouts did you grow up and what was the red/blue divide like?
PB: Old Trafford and Timperley. 80/20 to United. Maybe more.
STR: Do you think City’s half empty grounds with £5 tickets this season in the FA Cup and Europe have shown people outside of Manchester that the blues have been lying about who the city belongs to?
PB: Without doubt. City have a very loyal hardcore of around 20,000 but statistics show (Ok Mike, calm down) it’s this and nothing more. They got a couple of 30,000 gates in the old Third Tier but averaged around 20,000 most years in 80s in Top 2 divisions.
STR: Which City players do you think would get in to our first XI?
PB: Yaya Toure and Tevez.
STR: Any regrets over Tevez leaving?
PB: Trust Fergie. Tevez was never as prolific for us and clearly has issues. I wish he hadn’t gone there though.
STR: Is all forgiven and forgotten where Rooney is concerned?
PB: To some but for most the juries still out.
STR: What are your predictions for the game?
PB: No comment
STR: Are we gonna win the league?
PB: No comment
STR: A superstitious type eh? Cheers mate.
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comon united!!!
a Legend in his own mind…
Quality interview he doesn’t usually give predictions although I did manage to squeeze one out of him for the l’arse league game. He likes my earrings as well
no comment
too bad the troll can’t play…injury or nerves?
Is Balotelli a grade A piece of monkey crap?
No comment.
Costas
Baloneytelli is an agent sent back from the ‘future’ to help the Blues to boost their media profile.
@redrider
And to give us even more laughs. As if that was ever possible.
Costas
in the future… the blues are going to be a cheery lot all due to the legend Baloneytelli’s effort in making the possible impossible!
hahaha..
“PB: Trust Fergie. Tevez was never as prolific for us and clearly has issues. I wish he hadn’t gone there though.” Quality!!
Redrider.
I wouldn’t say injury or nerves I would say fear, kind of Ben Foster.Tevez and Balotelli are crapping themselves.
Tevez out of the FA Cup Semi Final? David Bernstein won’t be happy with that.
All his hard work getting Rooney banned and Karma has somehow balanced itself out.
Good interview from Red Pete. So glad he wouldn’t make a prediction. Absolutely right. Unless you’re into betting it’s always pointless and utterly futile and can be counter-productive, especially if people claim to have a ‘feeling’ that the result is going to be such-and-such, which can convey the message that it’s already in the bag. You don’t want fans or players thinking that, ever.
Come on people, if you’re going to Old Trafford tonight, let’s have a Wall of Sound from start to finish. And always remember, no groaning at errors, no losing heart if Chelsea score, just non-stop support for the team. United never give up, nor should United fans.
I’m off there tonight Giles and getting there earlier than normal to get it going.
A note on the “legend in his own mind comment” I’m pretty ambivelant when it comes to Boylie, he makes up some decent ditties, though I can see why some don’t like him but he’s as good a red as anyone and if he’s making a few quid of UTD is he any worse than anyone else who does the same, at least they are his own creative efforts.
I can assure you Giles that will be the case on my part, reunion of 6 of my old uni buddies tonight who I used to go to games with when we were all at Staffs. Heading off to the Blaize in just under an hour can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a game. Come on United!!!
Tevez, out? I haven’t seen anything official, is there a link?
I’m bloody driving as ever though will have a pint in the MUST tent on the way in, head down to the front to buy R N and UWS and thenmget to my standing area and get shouting
@Mattbw7
Don’t know whether this counts as official?
http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/860620-carlos-tevez-set-to-miss-fa-cup-semi-final-against-manchester-united
Thing is Alpha all it says is “set to miss” now if he had pulled his hammy it would 3 weeks out and 2 months out for a tear, so it leads me to think he’s tweaked it and he’ll be spending the week on the treatment table, not saying we should run scared of one player but he is to them what Keano and Robbo where to us.
I hope Tevez can play. I don’t wanna hear City’s fans moaning that we beat them without Tevez. Hell, I want they play with their first team players.
I just want to win, fuck who they put out you can only beat whats in front of you.
Rio was recently set to miss the rest of the season…. wouldn’t be surprised to see tevez this weekend
This guy is the biggest United fan i’ve ever seen.
I’ll only believe Tevez is out when the teams are announced at Wembley on Saturday. I think Tevez faked an injury to get himself taken off to make sure he didn’t get an injury for the FA Cup. He’ll be off in the summer so he doesn’t care too much about qualifying for the Champs Lge, he just wants his little bit of vengeance against Fergie by knocking United out of the Cup. That’s all he cares about. You mark my words, he ‘ll be there! I hope he’s not, of course, and don’t care in the least about facing City’s best possible team, all I want is to get to the Final. United have had so much bad luck with injuries it’s time we got a break.
Agree with that Assesment Giles, anyone who’s followed football (never mind been a fan of Giggs) doesn’t need to be a doctor to know the minimum times needed to repair hamstring pulls and tears, the fact City haven’t announced its either shows its bullshit of the highest order.
As I commented yesterday. Manicni’s postmatch interview is not specific at all about the injury.
The questioner asked twice and Mancini was clearly trying to be evasive, finally saying “ya ya sure”.
“ya ya sure”, to what exactly? I think it is possible that that the boy Tevez is injured, but I also think it is very possible that we will see him in the semi. I personally think Mancini is a rather more nuanced man than some give him credit for. He hides behind the accent. If tevez plays, I think we can all say that the ferret is out of the bag when it comes to Mancini and his “ya ya sure”.
‘No comment’. Like it, keeping his cards close to his chest and not jinxing things. Obviously not from the same school as Fred the Red who paid out in 98′ and we lost the league to Arsenal.
I had the chance to meet Pete in the Marseille train station after the 0-0 CL game @ Stade Vélodrome.. Good lad.
Enjoyed reading that! No non-sense answers.
Spot on Giles! I share your scepticism…