Adrian Doherty, lost star

WoollyRedHat

Adrian Doherty is perhaps an unknown quantity for many when it comes to hearing about "the class of 92." This is a rather poignant story of a boy from Tyronne with bags of potential who was described as some as better than Wilson( Ryan Giggs as he is now known). As he came onto the scene, local papers promised big things for him, and Tony Park who wrote a book about the youth team, said that Wilson, Scholes and Doherty, were the only certs to make it. He was described to have it all, and the likes of Brendan Rodgers, Fergusson and the United Scouts sung his praises

The United scouts said he ‘could catch pigeons’ he was that quick.”

However injury plagued him, of what was only the begining of a sad downturn in events in his life. Highly recommended read.


http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/nov/15/adrian-doherty-manchester-united-class-of-92

TheMilkyPirate

That's a very sad story to read.

Arnold Layne

He worked as a porter in Brennans Yard Hotel (now The House Hotel) in Galway in the mid to late 1990s.

Very quiet guy. So sad to read what happened to him after that.

NIMAN

Played for Derry for a short while too.

Sad end to a guy who was rumoured to be better than Giggs.

Dozen Wicked Words

That's a very nicely written article, very sad story I'd never heard before.

MD1990

Goes to show how quickly you can be forgotten by a club if you are no longer no use to them. Very sad story he had no luck at all.

dreamers75

Sad story.

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