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• When players called some indiscretion on the field, many thought that their name was to be taken when David went to his pocket, only for him to pull out the hanky and wipe his nose.
• Davids final match at the very top was the infamous Manchester derby played between Man Utd v Man City on April 27, 1974. With eight minutes left City was one goal up and that meant that United would be relegated, fans spilled on to the pitch. David took all the players off and when he brought them back again a hail of missiles followed and the fans came on again. Back in the dressing room, Smith abandoned the game once he heard that other results meant United would go down anyway, and the result was allowed to stand.
  source: Crispin Northey / stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk