Paddy Barclay

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1,749 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 1 Aug

Paddy Barclay’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 6 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 3.

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Talking Devils - A Manchester United Podcast · A Complete History Of Manchester United - 1970/71 - Wilf's Last Stand · 5 Jun 2026 podcast

Yes, I think that's true. voice-verified

I mean, yes, Busby was only 61 at this time, but he was an old 61. voice-verified

partly because of Munich and the aftermath, all the burdens that he'd carried since then. voice-verified

Yes, he was tired. voice-verified

And he basically... Whether he could have solved... It's a bit like saying... voice-verified

Would Ferguson have solved the Gascoigne problem if Ferguson signed Gascoigne as he wanted? voice-verified

Or was it one of Ferguson's lucky breaks that he failed to sign Gascoigne? voice-verified

Yes, Ferguson solved the problem of Cantona, but Gascoigne would have been a much more difficult problem to solve. voice-verified

You know, we don't know whether Ferguson could have saved Gascoigne. voice-verified

You know, and so it's a bit difficult to say, should Matt Busby have handled his George Best problem differently? voice-verified

I think it would be a harsh person who said anything other than that it was a waste of... Again, I'm straying into... voice-verified

oh, George, how did it all go wrong? voice-verified

I'm straying into that area because George Besteril is still remembered as one of the greatest players these islands ever produced. voice-verified

So, you know, to describe him as some kind of underachiever is ludicrous. voice-verified

But it is still true that he could have done better. voice-verified

He could have been even greater. voice-verified

But to blame, but to say, oh, yeah, but we could have done this, could have done that, who knows? voice-verified

certainly one or two former players, players who passed through that era, I'm thinking in particular of my friend Ian Ewer, felt that Busby should have just bombed George out of the club. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

But that would have been such a gamble. voice-verified

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