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Now let me say that Matt Busby was a great manager and Manchester United wouldn't be where they are without him. He was a god at the club, but he wasn't a god to me. Football is like that sometimes.

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Johnny Giles
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 6
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Dublin city
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