1874 – cricketers decide to play a real game. 1888 – invent league football. Dominate - 6 league titles, 6 FA cups. Nothing. 1957 – defeat Busby babes at Wembley (“it’s a fair charge”). Nothing. Deadly Doug (bicycle-kick inventor) brings disaster, leaves and low and behold - Ron Saunders, Tony Barton and Peter Withe’s shin. Deadly returns. Nothing. Paul McGrath (God). First Premiership runners-up. Nothing. Deadly’s redemption; Randy and the second coming. 2008 – party crashing………?