United’s Treble: Sliding Doors to Barcelona
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Welcome to the latest episode of The Overlap’s football history podcast, It Was What It Was.   Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper delve into the sliding doors moments that lead to the Manchester United treble win in 1999.   In the years leading up to Sir Alex Ferguson's greatest achievement, we take a look at some of the key moments that could have changed the course of history: from Maurice Watkins recommending Alex Ferguson as the manager to replace Terry Venables as Barcelona manager in 1986 to Alan Hansen’s infamous comment on Match of the Day as well as United's youth system and signing Eric Cantona.    It Was What It Was gives a detailed look into the changes that took place at Old Trafford that paved the journey to the treble; including building the squad after the 1994 Champions League loss to Barcelona, new revenue at Old Trafford and the tactical and financial changes at the club.    If you enjoyed the podcast please hit subscribe to never miss an episode.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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