Paul Gascoigne - In Hospital Again

[QuartzGooner]

Quartz, no manager has a 100% record with developing young players, look at Wengers record and you'll have your Jason Crowes etc. But Fergie was able to steer players like Giggs etc away from the distractions and turn them into quality players. Gazza would have benefited from Ferguson no doubt, and as i said before, he got rid of those players who boozed, doesn't matter when Gazza arrived, Ferguson would have helped him.

United also had a core of Geordies up there such as Steve Bruce and even someone like Bobby Charlton to be able to help the lad. I'm not saying it WOULD have been perfect, but it would have been better than joining Spurs and being on his own in London

(And if you think Best just stuck to your manchester you are seriously mistaken)

There is no way of knowing if Gazza would have flourished or declined at Man Utd.

I never said Best stuck to Manchester btw.

[Cus Geezer]

But Fergie was able to steer players like Giggs etc away from the distractions and turn them into quality players.

yes but as also mentioned around this time he failed to steer Lee Sharpe away from distractions. The success of Ryan Giggs has more to do with him being a more stable character than Gazza.

It's also not that Fergie didn't have a 100% record at this point, he had a 0% record. He had not successfully brought any significant young players through at Man Utd until Ryan Giggs.

United also had a core of Geordies up there such as Steve Bruce and even someone like Bobby Charlton to be able to help the lad. I'm not saying it WOULD have been perfect, but it would have been better than joining Spurs and being on his own in London

I'm sorry Rigsby as this doesn't mean anything either, Spurs also had Geordies - Terry Fenwick and Chris Waddle. The latter knew Gazza from playing at Newcastle. The idea that Gazza went down to London all on his own is also a myth.

(And if you think Best just stuck to your manchester you are seriously mistaken)

I'm not quite sure what this means exactly, please clarify.

There was more than enough to distract him in Manchester, including two of his own nightclubs, Slack Alice's and Oscars.

http://www.prideofmanchester.com/mancirish/Best.htm

And if you're saying that George didn't just stick to Manchester, than why would you think that Gazza would have?[/quote]

[Gooner1315]

Well he aint in hospital now

He's been arrested for criminal damage