steve thompson

[Yorkshire Blue]

from fry himself:

Barry Fry

To sign for Manchester United, you must have been a decent player. Who’s the modern-day Barry Fry?
Stephen McCullagh, Gerrards Cross
I was an inside forward and I was a good player. I played for England schoolboys six times and scored five goals, including one at Wembley when we beat Scotland 5-3 in front of 93,000. I could have went pretty much anywhere, but I chose United because they invited me up there and Nobby Stiles looked after me and sold me the club brilliantly. Who was I like in the modern game? Midfielder bombing forward to score goals, good with either foot, quick, I could head it… I’d say Stevie Gerrard!

I wouldn't trust a word he says.

 

[Firestorm]

The Thomson-Jones partnership was brilliant , it was a remarkable finale to a woeful season.

Further to the Gary "offside" Jones nickname, we had a couple of others , Mark "end of move" Hone and Mark "****ball" McNally

Thompson , despite the heroics , was never given a contract by Vic, who IIRC was dithering and delaying as he thought that Steve would stay anyway.

for the younger posters here, see its no just Ron