United physio calls time on Reds career after 23 years
He's been doing his best to make sure Manchester United's stars have been fit to take to the field for the last 23 years, but Rob Swire has called time on his Old Trafford career.
Manchester United's head physio Rob Swire has called time on his Reds career after 23 years.
Swire has been patching up Reds heroes since 1991 and has become a familiar face to fans.
His first patient was, perhaps unsurprisingly, Bryan Robson and his career also ran parallel to Ryan Giggs.
It wasnt easy, it was a big decision, Swire told the club's website. Id been thinking about it for a year or more, working out when it would be right to retire.
"Ive been doing the job for a long time and the hours mean youre working all the time, including weekends and evenings, and travelling a lot and that isnt easy when you have a family at home.
Its been a fantastic job, a brilliant job, I couldnt have wanted anything better, but after 23 years at United, and the best of 30 years in total of working pretty much seven days a week, I couldnt keep doing it forever. I had to decide at some point when to stop and nows the time.
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Of his first United job Swire said: When I turned up for my first day at The Cliff training ground, the team were away on tour, Rob recalled. The only person there was Bryan Robson who was waiting for me to treat him. There was nobody else to even introduce us, but Bryan was great. I had a good few days working with him.
And of the physical phenomenon that is Ryan Giggs he added: "It all starts with Ryan, hes done by far the most to get himself out on the pitch through all the years. Sir Alex Ferguson looked after him too and then theres myself, the other physios, the football coaches and fitness staff, the yoga teachers and nutritionists
but there is only so much you can tell players. They still have to take it on board and Ryan has taken in everything and used it to his advantage.
United added: "Everyone at
#mufc would like to thank Rob for his many years of hard work and dedication, and we wish him all the best for the future."