{"id":299388,"date":"2023-12-06T10:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299388"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:25:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:25:40","slug":"ex-man-united-star-debuts-for-robbie-savages-seventh-tier-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/ex-man-united-star-debuts-for-robbie-savages-seventh-tier-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Man United star debuts for Robbie Savage&apos;s seventh-tier side"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Former Man United star and Premier League winner debuts for Robbie Savage&#8217;s seventh-tier side Macclesfield in cup win over Tranmere&#8230; as \u00a313.5m Everton flop nets a hat-trick!<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Macclesfield FC have attracted several former top division players to the club\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Non-league outfit have gained successive\u00a0promotions as they climb the pyramid\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manchester United have snakes in their dressing room, players who are not running. Bruce, Robson, Keane would never allow this &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Robbie Savage&#8217;s ambitious Macclesfield FC have courted former Premier League stars as they bid to climb the English football pyramid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Macclesfield FC, a phoenix club of Macclesfield Town, have begun their ascent at rapid pace after back-to-back promotions since starting out in the North West Counties Premier Division back in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Savage, Macclesfield&#8217;s director of football, installed former Hull City defender &#8211; and son of ex-Birmingham and Newcastle boss Steve Bruce &#8211; Alex Bruce as the club&#8217;s manager at the end of October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the side had ex-Magpie Papiss Cisse training with them last month following his release from French side Amiens SC in the summer and snapped up Everton flop Oumar Niasse on a short-term deal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, ahead of their Cheshire Senior Cup clash against Tranmere, the club announced that Danny Simpson would be part of their matchday squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634909-12831367-image-a-18_1701854381155.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Robbie Savage is director of football at Macclesfield FC and he is always trying to raise the bar<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634837-12831367-image-a-19_1701854385224.jpg\" height=\"493\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old came through the academy at Man United before making eight appearances for the club before his departure in 2010<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634809-12831367-image-a-20_1701854392188.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Simpson was a crucial part of the unlikely Leicester City that won the Premier League in 2016<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/09\/78634641-12831367-image-m-22_1701854570105.jpg\" height=\"629\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oumar Niasse bagged a hat-trick in Macclesfield&#8217;s 4-2 win against Tranmere on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old, who is studying for his coaching badges at Old Trafford, has been a free agent since leaving Bristol City in 2022 and revealed last month that he was training with Savage&#8217;s outfit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No one even knows this but I train at Macclesfield twice a week,&#8217; he said on the Filthy Fellas podcast. &#8216;I have some kind of get up to go to a training ground with the lads, train and kick a football.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I needed somewhere to go before I started helping with the coaching stuff at United,\u00a0because I was lost for six months.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Silkmen ran out 4-2 winners against Tranmere on Tuesday night thanks to a hat-trick from Niasse. Simpson lasted 78 minutes in his first appearance for the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12831367\/Former-Man-United-star-Premier-League-winner-debuts-Robbie-Savages-seventh-tier-Macclesfield-cup-win-Tranmere-13-5m-Everton-flop-nets-hat-trick.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Man United star and Premier League winner debuts for Robbie Savage&#8217;s seventh-tier side Macclesfield in cup win over Tranmere&#8230; as \u00a313.5m Everton flop nets a hat-trick! 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