Giggsy

I have been a supporter of Manchester United my whole life. It started when I got old enough to follow football and was able to watch the games on TV every saturday alongside my dad while my mother was upstairs frustrated and calling us for dinner. My first big memory as a Man Utd supporter was when they won the European Cup in 1991. I was at a friends house, the only one who had cable television at the time, celebrating the sweet sweet victory (see photo above). Since then I have followed the reds through thick and thin, watched every game possible and been to Old Trafford for the real thing about a dozen times.
Last night I attended a galla dinner in Oslo in honor of the clubs longest serving player: Ryan Giggs. When he came on in last seasons Champions League final he broke the record of appearances for the club, and since his debut back in 1991 he has played over 770 matches for Manchester United. A record no man in England is even close to matching. Giggs attended the dinner last night and I got to meet him for the second time. I first met the man in Manchester in 1999 on my first trip there. I stopped by the training ground and was lucky enough to shake his hand and get my picture taken with him. But it was just as exciting last night as I got to do it one more time. The event was put together by the scandinavian branch of the official supporters club and a few lucky members were selected to attend. It really was a terrific night. Giggs not only had dinner with us, answered our questions and signed autographs for us, he also brought the fruits of last years amazing Manchester United season, the trophies from the triumphs in the Premiership as well as the Champions League. I got my picture taken with the man himself alongside both trophies, but have not yet gotten it onto my computer so for now I will just post a photo below of myself along with the Champions League trophy. If you look closely you can see the hairs on my neck stand up.

Ryan Giggs - a true United legend.