Wes Brown: The Truth About The Treble, Incredible Sir Alex Stories & Marking Lionel Messi!

About this episode

Wes Brown shares insights from his career at Manchester United, including stories about teammates, contract negotiations, and experiences against football legends.

Wes Brown joins Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt and Paddy McGuinness on The Good, The Bad & The Football for a brilliant trip through his time at Manchester United. Wes explains how one teammate being sick unexpectedly changed his career path and saw him move into defence at United, before reliving his early battles with a teenage Michael Owen and the moment Gary Pallister accidentally revealed he’d be making his debut. The lads debate whether Wes really deserved his reputation for being nasty in training and hear the unbelievable story of how a bust-up on a bus led to him being banned from public transport and asking Sir Alex for a pay rise. There are brilliant insights into contract negotiations at United, with Roy Keane stepping in to negotiate Wes’s deals, while Paul and Nicky recall how Fergie used Gary Neville and David Beckham as benchmarks to keep the dressing room in line. They also remember their first club cars, how Becks pimped his ride and Nev’s classicly sensible choice. Ahead of a huge week in the UEFA Champions League, the conversation turns to European nights, from the hostility of Galatasaray to the pressure of playing at the Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid. Wes…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Paddy McGuinness

Guest: Wes Brown

Topics covered

• Manchester United
• football career
• Sir Alex Ferguson
• contract negotiations
• European nights
• marking legends
• international football

Keywords

• Wes Brown
• Manchester United
• Sir Alex Ferguson
• contract negotiations
• European football
• Lionel Messi
• Ronaldo
• Zinedine Zidane
• Michael Owen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester United

Places: England, Bernabéu Stadium

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