Best debuts for United

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bladestrivia said:
Sorry just seen I put about partnerships in my post and it’s about best debuts anyway another great debut Steve Neville away at Millwall 2 goals and I was convinced we had signed the new Kevin Keegan think we won 4-1 ?
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was at that game. stood at bottom of terrace wi me mate collecting all 10 bob bits the cockney cants were cobbing
 
Chris Guthrie's debut was a false dawn if ever there was one.

A hat trick on debut away to Halifax in the Cup in 1975 was a low summit that slipped slowly down from there.
 
1973Blade said:
I can't steal yesterday's Match Of The Day podcast 'Best Ballon D'or winner' for obvious reasons!
So what was the best debut performance you've seen from a United player?
There are three from the same match, United against Sunderland in 1997. Vas Borbokis showed what a class player he was on the right hand side. When Wayne Quinn was announced in the side, I thought what is Spackman playing at'. By the end of the game I was thinking 'what a player we've got!'. For me, that game was Brian Deane's greatest performance for us (OK, it was his second debut for us). He was so powerful, and impossible to get the ball off.
Other debuts that are memorable, Mel Rees debut (I think) was against Liverpool. Simon Tracey was out and I remember thinking we would get well beaten, we won and Rees made 3 or 4 superb saves.
David Frain I remember (also against Sunderland in the 80s) being so good that I predicted he would play for England one day. Sadly he didn't repeat that performance again.
Finally I remember the first time I saw Peter Hetherston, against Barnsley in 1988. He was brilliant but unfortunately hit the woodwork about three times. We won with a last minute goal.
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Hate to say it, but I will. Terry Curran played pretty well in the FA Cup replay at Stoke in January 1983.o_O
 
After having shite like McMahon and Westlake at right back it was an absolute pleasure to watch Brayford in the FA cup v Fulham. Not the most notable but sticks in my mind a bit and hasn’t been mentioned.
 
Didn’t Nicky Johns have a great debut then a series of shockers? Or did he start with a shocker and carry on with more?
 
oldblade said:
Hate to say it, but I will. Terry Curran played pretty well in the FA Cup replay at Stoke in January 1983.o_O
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Oops! Shouldn't have included that as it wasn't his debut for us. But he did put in a blinding performance all the same.
 
Dean Hammond at meat pie counter...bloody unstoppable.

Mel Rees for me v Liverpool, just pure class,
Another controversial one, Peter Withe at Stoke..86-87ish I think...went to that, the old Victoria ground, bagged a couple in a blades win.
 
diode_blade said:
Dean Hammond at meat pie counter...bloody unstoppable.

Mel Rees for me v Liverpool, just pure class,
Another controversial one, Peter Withe at Stoke..86-87ish I think...went to that, the old Victoria ground, bagged a couple in a blades win.
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Stoke game was a 3-1 win in August 1985. Porterfield shocked fans by dropping Edwards for the first few games.
 
diode_blade said:
Dean Hammond at meat pie counter...bloody unstoppable.

Mel Rees for me v Liverpool, just pure class,
Another controversial one, Peter Withe at Stoke..86-87ish I think...went to that, the old Victoria ground, bagged a couple in a blades win.
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Withe didn't score in that game. Colin Morris (2) and Glenn Cockerill scored.
 
Revolution said:
Withe didn't score in that game. Colin Morris (2) and Glenn Cockerill scored.
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Ah cheers mate, was slighly unsure, when game had finished, i came out the gorung but had forgotten where I had parked it.....did the the same at tesco's yesterday...
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Bobby Davison - Obvious.
Mel Rees vs the Scousers - Absolute class.
Vas Borbokis vs Sunderland - What a signing.

Also remember Monty getting a standing ovation when subbed on his debut. Must have been 18 yo at most and rememeber thinking he looked a player. Don't have the same negative view on him as some on here even now.
 
Eskimo said:
Didn’t Nicky Johns have a great debut then a series of shockers? Or did he start with a shocker and carry on with more?
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Memory serves me right his 4-1 home defeat by leeds in cup ( after beating Liverpool in round before) was a shocker and he continued to have them after that
but after we got rid he was very good for Charlton
 
dublin 10 blade said:
Memory serves me right his 4-1 home defeat by leeds in cup ( after beating Liverpool in round before) was a shocker and he continued to have them after that
but after we got rid he was very good for Charlton
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Played only 2 games for us. 3-2 win against Sunderland (at fault for 1st goal) and v L**ds
 
When people were talking about Jebbison, it got me thinking about John Reed's (sp) debut v Bolton at home. He was quite good that day, quick and direct. Another one who got injured and that badly impacted upon his pace.
 
Guesty said:
That's right, and I think I'm right in saying that the great Robert Prosinecki scored one of Portsmouth's goals that day, after a Tracey mix-up I think.
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Tracey running about like a deranged squirrel, heading it, dropping it, before the eventual goal.
Peter Crouch stooped to head them ahead after about 2 minutes.
 
hello said:
Tracey running about like a deranged squirrel, heading it, dropping it, before the eventual goal.
Peter Crouch stooped to head them ahead after about 2 minutes.
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Found a mini match report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1803510.stm

All sorts happened it that one. Old boy Shaun Derry gave away a penalty, and then got sent off in a separate incident both in injury time, a former European Cup winner scored for them, Dave Beasant was somehow still playing, our debutant won it with a penalty and there was even a goal for a young Nick 'Monty' Montgomery!

Also Mark Clattenburg was the ref, that must have been early in his career.
 
Three left backs for me:

1. David Barnes away at WBA, remember how good he was for Aldershot at the the Lane the year before, he looked more like John Barnes. Did well at WBA and was a mainstay of the defence that season.
2. Tom Cowan away at Norwich, looked really good, an upgrade on the aforementioned Barnes, small but fast, tough and looked good going forwards. Never felt things quite went for him for us and never truly won Bassett over either.
3. As someone mentioned Brayford at Fulham but there was also Bob Harris. Now it might not have been his first game but he was really impressive that night. Like Brayford he worked very hard and covered the grass for 120 minutes. Our full backs both looked superb that night.

Just a quick worst debut ever:
1. Mervyn Day, away at Wimbledon, there must have been 7-8k from Sheffield and from memory it was all over by half time and he was absolute shit. The crowd turned on him badly. I guess he came in because Rees was injured v leeds and Tracey was out too.
 
Did marcelo come on late against tranmere ? At the lane and score the winner in a 3-2 thriller
 

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