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Hirst on Manchester United link

Posted on: Tue 17 Jun 2008

In the fourth part of Wednesday World's exclusive interview with former striker, David Hirst, the Owls legend reveals how he learned of Manchester United's approach for him.

A star with the Wednesday faithful, Hirst had won caps for England but insists he was always happy at Hillsborough despite strong rumours of a move to Old Trafford.

"I could have been sat at Manchester United if I had gone and banged on a manager's door but I never banged on a manager's door in my life, for a wage rise, a transfer or anything," Hirst reflected on Sir Alex Ferguson's approach.

"What came to me I accepted. When it came to contract negotiations we spoke openly with managers and chairmen. I wasn't asking the world I was only asking for what I felt I was due," he continued.

"Manchester United came in with a bid and if I was that sort of player, greedy if you like, I probably could have gone to the manager's door and asked for that to happen but I was happy at Sheffield Wednesday.

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"It was a great club that I came into and I achieved some great things with this club and it allowed me to play on the international stage so I would certainly say I don't have any regrets. I am delighted with what I achieved with Sheffield Wednesday."

For this and much more, our David Hirst video interview is only available on Wednesday World. The fifth and final part of this feature will be online later in the week.

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