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Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 11:44 am

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... -exit.html


Paul Scholes plans to retire once and for all at the end of this season as Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson prepares for another summer shake-up at Old Trafford.
United midfielder Scholes has told friends that he intends to bow out in May and that this time he will not be back.

Ferguson is also facing up to the probability that another veteran, Ryan Giggs, will leave his one and only club this summer, and the manager is aware that defender Rio Ferdinand has yet to indicate publicly whether he wishes to extend his contract.



Welshman Giggs is a year older than Scholes and is also on a one-year contract. He has played only eight times in the Barclays Premier League this season and has also seen his influence on the field drop off significantly in recent months.


Giggs has not made his own mind up yet but said recently: 'When I do finish playing, I'll try to find the next best thing. Management does interest me. The nearer I get to finishing, the more I think about it. All I can do is prepare myself as best I can for when I do finish.
'I've been doing my coaching courses with Nev (Gary Neville) - levels one, two, A-Licence. We're starting the Pro-Licence next year.'

Giggs hopes to compete in a couple of triathlons and Scholes may be handed a coaching role at Old Trafford.


Hmmmmmm :ayatollah: :ayatollah:



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Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:22 pm

Season at Cardiff, testimonial at Old Trafford, Wales manager. Sorted :D

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:16 pm

Fergie was on sky news jst now and said giggs can play for another year or 2!! He aint coming here

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 1:54 pm

Giggs was World Class up until a couple of seasons ago. There is a reason he isn't
playing week in week out now. Its because age has caught up with him. Average
Premier League Midfielders can now best him on the field. No disgrace in that, he
cant go on forever. But he would NOT be a dominant force in the Championship
now either. If he came here and suddenly found he was struggling he'd jack!!!

Massive own goal if we did sign him

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:17 pm

[quote="taffyapple"]Giggs was World Class up until a couple of seasons ago. There is a reason he isn't
playing week in week out now. Its because age has caught up with him. Average
Premier League Midfielders can now best him on the field. No disgrace in that, he
cant go on forever. But he would NOT be a dominant force in the Championship
now either. If he came here and suddenly found he was struggling he'd jack!!!

Massive own goal if we did sign him[/quote

Got to disagree, signing someone of Giggs experience would give the whole squad a massive lift, players would be in awe of him in the championship.

Will not happen though

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:19 pm

Giggs and Ferdinand will end up in Monaco IMO

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:48 pm

Giggs will be staying at United there is no doubt and Ferguson said he has another 2 years in him.

Fergie won't be selling Giggs, Scholes or Rio and that a fact.

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:46 pm

Gavlar wrote:Giggs and Ferdinand will end up in Monaco IMO


after playing in front of 76,000 every other week I can,t see either playing at Monaco in front of crowds of less than 10,000

Re: Giggs heading for Old Trafford exit

Sat Dec 22, 2012 2:06 am

DandoCCFC wrote:Giggs will be staying at United there is no doubt and Ferguson said he has another 2 years in him.

Fergie won't be selling Giggs, Scholes or Rio and that a fact.


Not really his choice if they are out of contract.