SwindonCanary 455 Posted December 12, 2018 We nearly had him ! https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ryan-shawcross-stoke-city-appearances-2317807 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabbycanary3 994 Posted December 12, 2018 I remember this being touted around, at the time, but it seemed to fall under the 'gossip' column, and I did not realize how close it actually was to becoming real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,578 Posted December 12, 2018 I remember the story from our end was that Man U wanted him to be guaranteed to start and we refused to do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor Hockey's Beard 526 Posted December 12, 2018 I bet Russell Martin is sick about this. Shawcross's gaffs over the years would have made him an ideal scapegoat and would have taken the heat off Russell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
