Still Following the Trawler

Yes, it's him . But nothing has changed. He is ours, and we are his. We will never stop loving him and never forget what he has done for our club.

I was ready to analyse, slate and rate away Saturday’s game…then this happened: Sometimes, and only sometimes, football exceeds the directness and instant impact of onfield results as you find reason and beauty in the essence of the game. On Sunday night, at the news of Ryan Giggs being named the BBC Sports Personality of the year, my mood immediately flipped from one of disappointment and frustration that we didn’t manage to close the gap further after Chelsea’s 3-3 draw with Everton, to pride and satisfaction that we have hands-down had the most brilliant, nicest professionals the modern game has ever seen. The football journalists and esteemed columnists have all been bigging-up Giggsy’s claim that he deserves his place alongside those glittering names that are engraved onto the famous trophy; reminiscing on his onfield achievements, longevity and of course his consistently professional and role model-esque attitude. The man is unique; a dying breed and one that I will probably neve...