Meet the Committee Egidio Sciberras

1) Can you tell us something about yourself (your personal life, age, marital status, work/profession)? What are your favourite past times apart from football? What was your favourite holiday destination?

My name is Egidio Sciberras, 58 year old, and I’ve been an active member since 1985. I have 2 kids, my daughter Nirvana 27 years and my son Kurt 25 years old, also a member of the Supporters Club. I am self-employed and work as a minibus driver. My past-times apart from watching my favourite team are having a lovely dinner in a quiet place with my partner or friends as I see the food presented as an art. Also I love to read a good book that keeps me hanging there, turning page after another and won’t let me go to sleep after long hours of driving. My favourite holiday destination is London, and I don’t know how many times I visit. I always find something new and interesting: there is something for everyone. But my dreamland is Scotland - it’s out of this world, for me. I can’t describe in words the tranquillity and scenery of this island: unbelievable, marvellous.

2) How did you start supporting United? What is your best memory of United? How many times have you visited Old Trafford? Who is your favourite current player and club legend? If there was one thing you could change at United, what would it be? If you were Man Utd manager and had an unlimited budget, which player would you bring to United and why? Which team would you support if Man Utd did not exist?

I have been supporting Manchester United since I was a child, and I don’t know how or why. But I remember that in 1976 when we played the FA Cup Final against Southampton, they were in League 2 that time. We lost and I was very upset that I skipped school the following day. Memories! Have a lot to cherish, especially when I took my 2 children the first time to Old Trafford. Another memory is also when we were 6 of us and spent 10 days in Manchester. Also when I met Cantona at the airport, when we were flying back after a game. There will be a lot of memories every time you travel, wherever you go is like writing a new book, meeting new people, new adventures and so on. My current favourite player is Lisandro Martinez, a player that gives his soul to the team, and I wish that the others are like him. My club legend is Cantona, his authority in the team was something that changed the dynamic of the team that year. There are others who left their mark like Keane and Robson to mention a few. We were blessed with very good players that it’s difficult to mention them all. There are other players, like Best, Charlton, Edwards, to mention a few, that our fathers knows and I have only seen on films. I don’t know what I would change in the team but for sure I would change the administration. I like more the ‘Bayern Munich model’ how it is administered than ours. There are a lot of very good players that our club can bring, but you have to be careful who will you bring that the player can fit in the system and also his behaviour in the dressing room. We had very good players that flopped, such as Veron, for me he was one of the best midfielders in that era, but he did not adapt to the English game. I don’t know who I will support if not Manchester United, I only watch United and no other game, unless it is a Final or a World Cup game, so probably I would go for cricket.

3) What attracted you to join the Supporters’ Club? What made you contest the Committee election? Describe your role in the club. Why would you recommend a United supporter to join the world’s oldest Man Utd supporters’ club?

I can’t say or don’t know what attracted me to join Manchester United Supporters’ Club Malta, but I don’t regret it and I would recommend that every supporter joins as we are a big family. I can feel that I’m not just a member or number but I am part of this family and be heard by our committee. My role in the committee is more like a secondary role: I’m there to help other committee members in their needs.