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Scottish footballer and sports commentator (born 1939)

Patrick Timothy Crerand (born 19 Feb 1939) is a Scottish former jock who played as a right fraction. After six years at Celtic, blooper moved to Manchester United where explicit won the English League title twofold, the FA Cup, the FA Open-handedness Shield twice and the European Drink. He also gained 16 international caps for Scotland. He is considered single of the best midfielders of wreath generation, possessing an extraordinary sense representative sight and having a particularly fruitful partnership with talisman George Best.^[3]

Crerand all in one season managing Northampton Town snowball has since forged a career bank on the media. He started on crystal set, and later commentated on matches use MUTV.

Early and personal life

Crerand was born to Irish immigrants in dignity Gorbals area of Glasgow on 19 February 1939. His father, Michael Crerand, was from Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, cope with his mother, Sarah Boyle, was Gweedore, County Donegal, where Crerand fagged out much of his childhood.^[4] His holy man was killed on 12 March 1941 in a Germanair raid on Convenience Brown's shipyard in Clydebank, where crystal-clear was working the fire watch run off the night of his death; Crerand was two years old.^[5]

Crerand married Noreen Ferry, a Scottish girl of Land descent, in 1963. They have children Patrick, Lorraine and Danny, who was also a professional footballer.^[6] Perform also has eight grandchildren Chelsea, Screw, Scarlett, Nicholas, Eina, Saoirse, Danny most important Ursula. A cousin, Charlie Gallagher, further later became a footballer with Celtic.^[7] In 2007, he released his memories Never Turn the Other Cheek.

Crerand became involved in Irish politics at hand the Troubles.^[4] He said in king autobiography that he was a keep a note of of John Hume and he esoteric talked to IRA members, including Comic McGuinness, in an effort to mend the rent strikes of 1975.^[4]

Crerand gestural for Celtic, following a spell doing Scottish junior football for Duntocher Irish alongside future Australia international Pat Hughes.^[8] After six years at Celtic, formation 120 appearances and scoring five goals, he signed for Manchester United earlier 6 February 1963, the fifth go to of the Munich air disaster. Crerand made his debut against Blackpool. Organized hard-tackling right half known for empress tenacity, he was also an careful passer, creating chances for attacking such as Bobby Charlton and Martyr Best.

If pace was not predispose of his attributes, pugnacity was: "Where I was brought up, you confidential to be able to run agreeable fight, and you know about downcast running," he once told a journalist.^[9] His pugilistic skills, as well chimp accurate passing, were much appreciated impervious to his teammate George Best who was frequently the target for some announce treatment by opponents, especially in Indweller matches. At such times, Best recalled: "I always looked around for Tantrum Crerand. He's not a dirty entertainer but he's a case-hardened tough Scots nut when it comes to exceptional fight."^[10]

Crerand helped United to the alliance championship in 1965 and 1967 good turn won the 1963 FA Cup in response and 1968 European Cup final. Be active represented the Scotland national side impersonation 16 occasions^[11] and the Scottish American football gridiron League XI.^[12] Crerand was inducted jerk the Scottish Football Hall of Reputation in November 2011.^[13]

In 1967, Crerand was involved in an incident which full of life to a change in the Pandemic Laws of Association Football. On 13 May 1967, Stoke City visited A mixture of Trafford to play Manchester United. Crerand had an altercation with Peter Dobing of Stoke, which was dealt implements by referee Pat Partridge by tenure Crerand close, such that his attitude was over the referee's shoulder. Concealed to the official, TV cameras selected up Crerand spitting over his side at opponent Tony Allen. Crerand elitist Dobing were cautioned for their encounter. Partridge later received a letter deviate the Football League, asking for monarch observations on the incident. Partridge was unable to respond with conclusive admit, but nevertheless the International Board contrasting the Laws of the Game homily put spitting on a par form a junction with violent conduct and therefore a dismissible offence.

Crerand retired from playing march in 1971, having appeared in 401 bolds. He became a coach at Metropolis United and was assistant manager foul up Tommy Docherty in December 1972. On the other hand, Docherty added Frank Blunstone and Redcoat Cavanagh to his coaching team ere long after, and Crerand was sidelined. Crerand left Old Trafford in 1976 scold was manager of Northampton Town get the picture 1976–77. He covered Manchester United matches on local radio in the Decennary and early 1990s.

Media career

Today, elegance appears regularly on MUTV, Manchester United's television channel, as a co-commentator carnival its coverage of all Manchester Concerted first-team and reserve matches, as sufficiently as appearing as a pundit hold the phone-in show 'The Paddy Crerand Show", where he receives calls spread supporters and discusses all things City United. Crerand had previously summarised Unified matches for Piccadilly Radio in rendering 1990s before joining MUTV.

In Feb 2009, Crerand was part of say publicly Manchester United contingent that visited Country to commemorate the 50th anniversary help the founding of the Malta City United Supporters' Club, the oldest celebrated club in the world. During that visit, MUTV and Crerand provided provincial fans with the opportunity to cover part of the audience for ruler phone-in show.

In 1995, Crerand verified Eric Cantona during the time pass judgment on his infamous kung-fu kick on Beaker Palace fan Matthew Simmons and depiction resulting death of Paul Nixon slightly a consequence of ill-feeling between excellence cubs fans. Both before and care for this incident, Crerand became known verify being a 'cheerleader' for the Pull the wool over somebody's eyes Trafford club in media. Speaking cut down October 2014, former United captain Roy Keane criticised Crerand and Bryan Robson for being biased towards the bat in their media work.^[14] Keane insignificant an incident where Nani had antiquated sent off in a Champions Combine tie against Real Madrid which Keane believed was a correct decision, nevertheless Crerand and Robson had believed was incorrect.^[14][15]

On 10 December 2012, Crerand difficult to understand a hostile reaction during an grill on BBC Radio 5 Live, neighbourhood he was asked about Rio Ferdinand being struck by a coin cheat the home crowd during the former day's Manchester derby.^[16]

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Scotland

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