Lovett signed as a professional in November 1964 and made his first team debut within three weeks as Albion lost 2 – 0 at home to Chelsea . As a youngster he was compared by his manager , Jimmy Hagan , to Duncan Edwards , the Manchester United and England player who had died in the Munich air disaster in 1958 . Lovett was profiled in a matchday programme in which the writer explained how Lovett had acquired his nickname of " Shuv " : Graham drives an eight-year-old car which cost him £ 150 – and gets his leg pulled by the first teamers about the number of times it needs " a shove " . Lovett himself played down the praise he was receiving : It 's great to be in the first team and playing with the big names against the big names , but there is a nagging feeling which make me wonder whether you deserve the praise , and whether it 's going to last . And I am really lost when they start talking about Duncan Edwards or Ray Barlow , neither of whom I ever saw play . But once the game starts , it 's all different . The stars often seem quite ordinary when it 's under way . And I never have time to worry about the reputations of the opposition . Lovett soon established himself in the first team and in March 1966 played in the first leg of the League Cup Final against West Ham United . Although Albion lost the first leg 2 – 1 , they won the second ( when Lovett was replaced by Bobby Hope ) 4 – 1 to take the cup on aggregate
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
Graham Lovett