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Is Ron Atkinson the most underappreciated Manchester United manager?

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We eluded to him enough in yesterday’s video but finally it looked as though Manchester United had their man when they hired Ron Atkinson. They were back winning silverware again but could it really be deemed that much of a success? ______________________________________________________ HELP, GET A VPN Go to https://piavpn.com/WIF to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free! ______________________________________________________ MY LINKS Check out our football alternate history channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatIfFootball3417 Check out our football quiz channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WhatIfQuiz3417 I write about football here: https://medium.com/@jdoyle9293 If you'd prefer the audio version: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-if-football/id1558118890 ______________________________________________________ TIMESTAMPS & REFERENCES 1999 (Matt Dickinson) The Athletic The Anatomy of Manchester United (Jonathan Wilson) The Class of ’92 (Fulwell ’73) The Guardian Sir Alex (BBC) Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (Amazon) Sir Matt Busby (Patrick Barclay) These Football Times (Magazine: Manchester United, Podcast) Too Good to Go Down (TNT Sport Films) Too Good to Go Down (Wayne Barton) 00:00 – Introduction 00:30 – The Hunt for Red October 03:40 – The Ron Atkinson Years 21:40 – Aftermath ______________________________________________________ ABOUT THE CHANNEL What if Documentaries is YouTube's only football magazine, with monthly issues of five videos each month on a topic as far back as the dominant Aston Villa team of the 1890s, as recently as Napoli's stunning 2023 Scudetto winning team, as obvious as Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo and their litany of trophies, as obscure as Dynamo Moscow's passovotchka football of the 40s. We've got it all. ______________________________________________________

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