Andy Goram's Man United career ended almost as quickly as it started – but he didn’t leave without making an impression MUFC
Andy Goram was so good in a Rangers shirt he will forever be remembered as ‘The Goalie’ – and he was also the man Sir Alex Ferguson turned to during a goalkeeper crisis at Manchester UnitedGoram was a genuine Scottish football legend and will go down in history as one of the greatsthe death of Goram at the age of 58Described as ‘a little fella with a huge personality’ who ‘enjoyed a drink’, Goram was the product of a bygone era of football when you didn’t have to be a supreme athlete to reach...
He is regarded by many to be Scotland’s greatest goalkeeper of time, and he wasn’t bad with cricket bat in hand, either. After a suggestion from Ferguson’s older brother, Martin, who was United’s chief scout at the time, the iconic boss gave Goram a call to make the out-of-the-blue offer – only, the goalkeeper didn’t believe him.had contacted Goram one morning, urging him to keep his phone close by – because an important call was coming.
Goram made his Manchester United debut the day after his 37th birthday in a Premier League game against Coventry. He conceded twice and was substituted for Van der Gouw on the 66th minute – apparently so that the No.2 would qualify for a winner’s medal. He made one further appearance for the English giants, which came almost a month later against Southampton where he was again substituted by Van der Gouw in the second-half as they lost 2-1.
“One day in training, we were playing a game of eight-a-side, and Keane and Luke Chadwick were up front for my team,” he explained.
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