The ledgend Ryan Giggs tribute.

[BAGGIO 15]

What a player, what a tribute, he truly is special and he has been around for ever.
Forever a thorn in Juve's side when we meet so often in the CL, but you can't not admire the guy, I just wish he didn't score so often against us.

A quote by Alessandro Del Piero
"Its embarrassing to say but I have cried twice while watching football. The first was watching Roberto Baggio and the second was watching Ryan Giggs"

http://www.footytube.com/page/3/

[ruud]

even though he plays for man utd

great player

great vid

[Squizzy]

Magnificent asset to our Club. Brilliant person for young people to learn from - on and off the field.

Cool vid, too.

[Tony Adams]

as a kid was one of my fav players (still is really), and i've always been a gooner but you cant not respect that type of quality!
great great player!

[jimbo]

Over 700 games for one of the biggest clubs in the world... Deserves a lot of respect.

[The Joker]

Over 700 games for one of the biggest clubs in the world... Deserves a lot of respect.

He is on 799 appearances. He is starting against Arsenal in Champions League and that will be his 800th, what an achievement.
Ryan Giggs <3

[MG&Son]

where the hell is the video? i clicked on the link, came to a page with a few vids...

[BAGGIO 15]

Just scroll down, maybe its been pushed back, try the next page, tabs at the bottom of the page.

[ozzie owl]

A great player only wish he had chosen England instead of Wales.

[Le King]

vieira oooo ooooo
vieira oooo ooooo
he gave giggsy the ball
and arsenal won fk all

well done ryan giggs, should play his 800th game this week in the cl
a true legend, 1 of the best if not best player ever to grace the pitch at old trafford
hope theres a few more epl titles and cl titles for him 2 collect ;)

[Jimbob]

was named PFA Player Year Of The Year on Sunday

[The Joker]

was named PFA Player Year Of The Year on Sunday

Ryan Giggs, in his 18th season as a professional, was finally awarded the highest honour possible by his peers, as he was tonight voted the Professional Footballers' Association's player of the year. The Manchester United midfielder described it as the "best" possible accolade, having beaten off competition from his club-mates Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.

"It's right up there, with personal accolades it's the best to have as it's voted by your fellow players," Giggs said. "I've been fortunate to win a lot of trophies, I won the young player award twice but this is the big one."

Giggs paid tribute to his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, who signed him on schoolboy terms when the teenage winger was training with the Manchester City Academy. "The manager has been massive in my career from when I first met him when I was 13," Giggs said. "That's over 20 years and he knows me better than anyone and our relationship has been brilliant and just gets better. I've been so fortunate to have such a great career in so many great teams, it's not even worth thinking about what it would have been like without the manager."

Some questioned his nomination, dismissing it as a nostalgic exercise, given that he has made only 12 starts in the Premier League this season, supplemented by the same number again of substitute appearances, and scoring a single goal – the winner against West Ham United at Upton Park in February, shortly before members of the PFA would have submitted their ballots.

Advocates would point to the influence Giggs maintains in the United midfield – developing a more creative game from a central role to compensate for the loss of his once blistering pace. It was from this central berth that he influenced the vital home victories over Chelsea in the league and Internazionale in the Champions League. His manager, when facing top-class opposition in crucial matches, still puts great faith in the 35-year-old.

The midfielder did not feature in Ferguson's squad for Saturday's 5-2 victory over Tottenham, so it is likely his 800th appearance will come in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal. Giggs has played more times for the United first team than anyone in history, having surpassed Bobby Charlton's previous record in Moscow on his way to his second European Cup last May.

Giggs is the first Welshman to win the accolade since his former Manchester United team-mate Mark Hughes claimed his second PFA award, in 1990-91, the season a 17-year-old Giggs made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat by Everton, replacing Denis Irwin. The next season Giggs was a regular on the left wing, the first of Fergie's Fledglings to break into the United first-team. He collected the PFA young player of the year award in both 1992 and 1993.

An 11th Premier League medal is likely to join the PFA award in Giggs' trophy cabinet next month, to go alongside winner's medals from four FA Cups, two Champions Leagues, three League Cups, a Uefa Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and one Fifa Club World Cup.

United have six players in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year but there is no place for the England striker Wayne Rooney. Aston Villa's winger Ashley Young picked up the Young Player of the Year award, saying it is a sign of the progress his club have made under Martin O'Neill. "It's a massive achievement for the club and my team-mates around me," Young said. "It's a great honour and I'm delighted."

Premier League team of the year: Edwin van der Sar; Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra; Ashley Young, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo; Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres

Ryan Giggs, in his 18th season as a professional, was finally awarded the highest honour possible by his peers, as he was tonight voted the Professional Footballers' Association's player of the year. The Manchester United midfielder described it as the "best" possible accolade, having beaten off competition from his club-mates Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Liverpool's Steven Gerrard.

"It's right up there, with personal accolades it's the best to have as it's voted by your fellow players," Giggs said. "I've been fortunate to win a lot of trophies, I won the young player award twice but this is the big one."

Giggs paid tribute to his manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, who signed him on schoolboy terms when the teenage winger was training with the Manchester City Academy. "The manager has been massive in my career from when I first met him when I was 13," Giggs said. "That's over 20 years and he knows me better than anyone and our relationship has been brilliant and just gets better. I've been so fortunate to have such a great career in so many great teams, it's not even worth thinking about what it would have been like without the manager."

Some questioned his nomination, dismissing it as a nostalgic exercise, given that he has made only 12 starts in the Premier League this season, supplemented by the same number again of substitute appearances, and scoring a single goal – the winner against West Ham United at Upton Park in February, shortly before members of the PFA would have submitted their ballots.

Advocates would point to the influence Giggs maintains in the United midfield – developing a more creative game from a central role to compensate for the loss of his once blistering pace. It was from this central berth that he influenced the vital home victories over Chelsea in the league and Internazionale in the Champions League. His manager, when facing top-class opposition in crucial matches, still puts great faith in the 35-year-old.

The midfielder did not feature in Ferguson's squad for Saturday's 5-2 victory over Tottenham, so it is likely his 800th appearance will come in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal. Giggs has played more times for the United first team than anyone in history, having surpassed Bobby Charlton's previous record in Moscow on his way to his second European Cup last May.

Giggs is the first Welshman to win the accolade since his former Manchester United team-mate Mark Hughes claimed his second PFA award, in 1990-91, the season a 17-year-old Giggs made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat by Everton, replacing Denis Irwin. The next season Giggs was a regular on the left wing, the first of Fergie's Fledglings to break into the United first-team. He collected the PFA young player of the year award in both 1992 and 1993.

An 11th Premier League medal is likely to join the PFA award in Giggs' trophy cabinet next month, to go alongside winner's medals from four FA Cups, two Champions Leagues, three League Cups, a Uefa Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and one Fifa Club World Cup.

United have six players in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year but there is no place for the England striker Wayne Rooney. Aston Villa's winger Ashley Young picked up the Young Player of the Year award, saying it is a sign of the progress his club have made under Martin O'Neill. "It's a massive achievement for the club and my team-mates around me," Young said. "It's a great honour and I'm delighted."

Premier League team of the year: Edwin van der Sar; Glen Johnson, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra; Ashley Young, Steven Gerrard, Ryan Giggs, Cristiano Ronaldo; Nicolas Anelka, Fernando Torres

Congrats Giggs.

[The one and only]

an absolute legend of the game. one thing that makes him so great is that not only do the red devils fans see him as a legend but all footballing supporters

[blue moon]

was named PFA Player Year Of The Year on Sunday

absolute farce, what a joke. not knocking him as a player but he's only played a handful of games. suppose to be given to the best player of the year, surely gerrard or lampard, in fact almost anyone would have player better over the year. Let the league give him a service award, not the best bleedin player - he simply wasnt.

[CFC10]

was named PFA Player Year Of The Year on Sunday

absolute farce, what a joke. not knocking him as a player but he's only played a handful of games. suppose to be given to the best player of the year, surely gerrard or lampard, in fact almost anyone would have player better over the year. Let the league give him a service award, not the best bleedin player - he simply wasnt.

Got a lot of respect for Giggs, but that was my reaction too. Absolutely farcical to give him player of the year. In the spirit of the thread, tremendous player who I've always admired despite playing for United, but as far as him being better than the other nominated players...

I was personally tipping Vidic or Gerrard to come away with it. I've hardly seen Giggsy play this year when he wasn't coming off the bench...

[OldRedback]

was named PFA Player Year Of The Year on Sunday

absolute farce, what a joke. not knocking him as a player but he's only played a handful of games. suppose to be given to the best player of the year, surely gerrard or lampard, in fact almost anyone would have player better over the year. Let the league give him a service award, not the best bleedin player - he simply wasnt.

Got a lot of respect for Giggs, but that was my reaction too. Absolutely farcical to give him player of the year. In the spirit of the thread, tremendous player who I've always admired despite playing for United, but as far as him being better than the other nominated players...

I was personally tipping Vidic or Gerrard to come away with it. I've hardly seen Giggsy play this year when he wasn't coming off the bench...

Completely agree and I'm not a United fan but would have said that Vidic or Rooney were more deserving of the award this year as would have been many others - by the same token Stephen Ireland is more deserving of the young player but I suppose Ashley Young had a good month before the votes!

[jimbo]

The players from the Premier league clubs vote on this award.

I think they know what they are doing.

Well done Giggsy. Legend.

[OldRedback]

The players from the Premier league clubs vote on this award.

I think they know what they are doing.

Well done Giggsy. Legend.

Thankyou Captain Obvious but I think that whilst you would find plenty that would agree that Giggs is a legend I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would agree that someone who played only a handful of games would be this season's player of the year. blue moon made more sense when he suggested that maybe a long service award would have been more appropriate.

As for footballers knowing what they are doing............the records are littered with their numerous errors of judgement!

[pires7]

he is a legend, maybe the players are pissed off Ronaldo makes them look stupid and the defence are too stingy bit hard to seperate the back two really, the sum is greater than the parts

[swannsong]

Link was removed due to copyright violation !

Link for YouYube clip.

[MONEY-MAN]

great player and a great servant of the game!!

should have made a seperate lifetime achievement award instead of giving him this though as you cannot win the player of the year only starting 12 games...

[Squizzy]

On reflection, the long service award may have been a better idea.

But it's happened now and whether it's right or wrong, he was voted by his peers. Lets get over it.

[devil]

Great player – Most decorated player in English history.

PFA Player of the Year
PFA Young Player of the Year – 2 times
PFA Team of the Century Member
PFA Team of the Year – Selected 8 times
PFA FA Cup Team of the Century Member
English Football Hall of Fame Member
10 EPL Winners Medals
4 FA Cup Winners Medals
3 League Cup Winners Medals
2 Champions League Winners Medals
1 Intercontinental Cup Winners Medal
1 Club World cup Winners Medal

Plus 800 games and counting.

And most importantly to me. My eldest son is named Ryan after the great man!