We will never ever see the like again

ShootersHillGuru

Alex Ferguson.

As one Old Trafford banner read "immortal"

Friend Or Defoe

I thought I would never see an ending like the Brentford Donny game again, never say never!

nth_london_addick

It is true shg

Sir alex has been a force in english football like no other

The one thing about football is that alligances can be put to one side and you can if you have the abilty to be honest , respect things that are truely brilliant and sir alex is truely magnificant in what he achieves and how he does it

I personally will miss him from the game and what he achieved and the dominance he mastered is something i will never forget

Davo55

Sir Alex has been a phenomenon, a true one-off. He has his faults but he is one hell of a great manager and the love of his club is obvious. I hope he has a very long and happy retirement.

se9addick

It's going to be so odd next season seeing someone else in that dugout, managing his team

red_murph

Brilliant manager. If one man has earned his retirement surely it's him.

Personally think he mellowed in his last few years (going by interviews etc).

MuttleyCAFC

I think it is unlikely as most managers get the sack at some point! He could have - I remember us under Lenny Lawrence getting our fair share of wins against them!

Big William

It did occur to me watching his speech today, that if Moyes lasts as long I'll be (cough) 79 when he hangs up his tracksuit. In the context of modern football, and particularly at a club where you have to deliver trophies, it's an amazing achievement.

Saga Lout

It just occurred to me that for both my sons he has been manager of Manchester United their entire lives!

CAFCdamo

He has been Man Utd manager for all of my life ( I'm 18) so it will be really odd seeing someone else in that dugout. Hopefully Chris Powell will last that long with us. I thought Powell's speech at the end of this season was emotional, could you imagine him in Ferguson's position with us in a few years time, would have the whole stadium blubbering.

JT

All my life too. Just

nth_london_addick

Showed his management style to the end when asked by Geoff shreeves about Rooney not playing

" I don't think he wanted to play tbh. He has asked for a transfer request and needed to have a few days to think about it , we won't let him go, so he needs to think about it so it was the right decision, I think he is upset about being taken off a few times recently and not playing"


No player is bigger than any club and we have just seen the last person bigger than any club to leave his

Rooney will be known for his wasted talent and his stupid antics off th field if he is not careful, he needs to get his nutt down and fight for his place not just ask to leave every couple of years

Lincsaddick

immortal .. immoral, God only wise .. at least his replacement is British, if not English. But there again, as most of Manchester United's rivals have so many players from latin countries, a romance language manager is necessary to get across 'the message'

maestro

Good riddance to the drunken bacon faced wanker.

jblockmatt

nth london addick said:

Showed his management style to the end when asked by Geoff shreeves about Rooney not playing

" I don't think he wanted to play tbh. He has asked for a transfer request and needed to have a few days to think about it , we won't let him go, so he needs to think about it so it was the right decision, I think he is upset about being taken off a few times recently and not playing"


No player is bigger than any club and we have just seen the last person bigger than any club to leave his

Rooney will be known for his wasted talent and his stupid antics off th field if he is not careful, he needs to get his nutt down and fight for his place not just ask to leave every couple of years

probably the only manager who could keep rooney in his place.

jblockmatt

maestro said:

Good riddance to the drunken bacon faced wanker.

You have no class at all maestro,still look who you support.

church-lane

Tremendous manager and an icon in the game, but.........Does his resignation really need all the news coverage given? Even ousting the queens speech last week from the top of the news pile. I'm fed up with hearing about him. Only a week to go then hopefully it will all die down and people will stop blowing smoke up his arse.

se9addick

maestro said:

Good riddance to the drunken bacon faced wanker.

What a muppet. Imagine not having the intelligence or class, even for just this moment, to congratulate a man on a job very well done. People who crave attention often make bitter comments.

cafctom

maestro said:

Good riddance to the drunken bacon faced wanker.

When you've become the number 1 individual, bar none, in the history of whatever industry you work in you might have the right to make comments like that.

But you're a w*nker, so you don't.

nth_london_addick

Cantona dealt with your scummy fans in the only way you understand

I have no doubt if you said what you did in your post to any utd fan face to face you too would end up like your pal

Ferguson has been a monster in english football and sometimes you just have to take your club bias away and congratulate achievment when its needed

thenewbie

I don't even like the guy, but that doesn't mean he wasn't damn good at his job. The second longest serving manager after Ferguson is still TEN YEARS less. Ten years, a whole decade. You don't get that kind of staying power by being anything less than fantastic, especially with the game changing so fast. There is not a manager in the world who could truly follow what he's done, some come closer than others but as a professional manager he is in a league of his own as far as I'm concerned.

ME14addick

I've never been a great lover of Manchester United or Sir Alex Ferguson, but I do recognise his magnificent achievements during his 26 year reign. I doubt there will ever be another like him. I wish him a long and happy retirement.

Lincsaddick

I was expecting to see a huge false cake wheeled onto the pitch and for Lickle David Beckham to emerge (tadahhh) to make an obsequious farewell speech to his beloved old manager ... or perhaps not (:->)

ThreadKiller

Fantastic domination of English football, maybe should have won another European Cup to put him past Brian Clough

se9addick

ThreadKiller said:

Fantastic domination of English football, maybe should have won another European Cup to put him past Brian Clough

In fairness I think the Champions League is a harder trophy to win than the old European Cup

Stone

ThreadKiller said:

Fantastic domination of English football, maybe should have won another European Cup to put him past Brian Clough

and only equal with Bob Paisley who won it 3 times in 9 years compared to twice in 26 years. When it was a competition of real Champions not top 4 wannabees.

PL54

When did he start speaking to the press again ?

I thought they upset him and he got all arsey and stropped off for years.

Rizzo

PL54 said:

When did he start speaking to the press again ?

I thought they upset him and he got all arsey and stropped off for years.

I think it was just the BBC and that got resolved a few months ago.

PL54

Rizzo said:

PL54 said:

When did he start speaking to the press again ?

I thought they upset him and he got all arsey and stropped off for years.

I think it was just the BBC and that got resolved a few months ago.

Just before he needed all the attention he has just received ?

cafctom

Yes because Sir Alex Ferguson announcing his retirement after 26 years at the biggest club in the world requires added efforts and favors to market. Jesus christ.

PL54

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