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Oct 15, 2024 · There is no Manchester United like we know today without Sir Alex Ferguson. Every childhood memory of watching football greats take to the pitch at the Theatre of Dreams is forever connected to a singular man. Manchester United were relegated to the 2nd tier of English football in 1973. In 1993 Manchester United won the inaugural Premier League ...
Oct 15, 2024 · Sir Alex Ferguson's presence represents a legacy and tradition, so this move might be about establishing a clear distinction between the new regime under Ratcliffe and the club's historical leadership, rather than purely financial motivations.
Oct 15, 2024 · Eric Cantona questions ‘scandalous’ decision to end Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United ambassador role Eric Cantona has launched a stinging attack at Manchester United’s Ineos owners over their decision to terminate Sir Alex Ferguson’s £2m-a-year contract as a club ambassador. “Such a lack of respect. It’s totally scandalous.
Oct 15, 2024 · Sir Alex is in his 80s now, he'll always be synonymous with Utd regardless of whether he's no longer paid an ambassadorial salary, I'm sure he's absolutely fine with it. Another non story from the media desperate to spin anything negatively about Utd.
Oct 15, 2024 · The current CEO, Richard Arnold, earns a similar amount. The United board of directors, which also includes David Gill, Sir Alex Ferguson, and the Glazer family, received £6.78 million in compensation.
Oct 18, 2024 · Everybody loves Ferguson and it's bad PR for the club..... But paying somebody 2Million a year for nothing was lunacy. When he left as manager that should have been an end of it, any consultancy work he did for the club should have been paid for on an hourly or daily basis just like every other consultant.
Oct 15, 2024 · Like I said earlier, I think you just need to calm down. Sir Alex was paid millions during his time at Utd, and thats excluding bonus'. He got paid £2M a year for an ambassador role since retirement a long with a £1.2M role on the board. He is remembered with a stand and statue. We are dining...
Jun 18, 2015 · It is obviously very difficult to criticise Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Beckham thing was, with hindsight, a mistake and it points to a general and bigger issue: SAF didn't like the way David Beckham (and his wife too) were becoming so BIG, bigger than the club and bigger than himself. Sir Alex always wanted to be the top dog so to speak.
Oct 26, 2004 · Ferguson's longevity has resulted in many more trophies All that said I myself would put Ferguson and Paisley together but under Clough, imo the greatest manager of them all. It matters not about the players - you still have to coax and demand and get great performances from them in the biggest of games and that requires a special kind of innate character for the job that Ferguson has in abundance
(Alex Ferguson after equalling Sir Matt Busby’s Premiership record) 6. “That’s absolute bollocks, that. Absolute nonsense.”(Sir Alex Ferguson after beating FA Premier League champions Chelsea FC 1-0 on November 6th 2005 when asked if the previous week where Manchester United had endured much criticism was the worst week of his career.) 7.
