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Ah, superb Sir Fergalot. It's wonderful that you stand up so proudly, and valiantly for what you believe in.

But quite how:

“Sir Alex has put his foot down. He is so adamant that if the club dared to cash in on Ronaldo against his wishes, it wouldn’t surprise me if he walked out.”

equates to:

Sir Alex Ferguson to leave Manchester United if Glazers sell Cristiano Ronaldo

I don't know.

Still, fuck them all, eh? Every single person involved in this transfer.

The difference between Real Madrid's pursuit of Ronaldo and Ferguson;s pursuit of Rooney back in the day is....?

Not just Rooney, pretty much every big signing he has made. And his current infatuation with Karim Benzema isn't too different.

But that isn't the only bit of disgusting hypocrisy associated with this story, check out this quote from a couple of years back:

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Sir Alex also reveals in the book, written by Tom Tyrrell, that anti-Glazer supporters had phoned him at home to urge him to resign when the takeover was going through.

Ferguson says that the prospect of leaving his staff in the lurch was the principal reason he did not quit, saying of the angry fans: "They seemed to forget that I have brought at least ... well, I've brought everybody here!

"The likes of Les Kershaw has been with me 18 years, Dave Bushell, Jim Ryan, Tony Whelan, Paul McGuinness, Mike Phelan, Brian McClair, they have been here with me virtually from the beginning, or at least over 10 or 12 years and I said `What happens to my staff if I go?' I feel that I have a responsibility to them.

"Need them to stay in a job, not me. So, therefore, there was a lot of hot air and a lot of unfair criticism because nobody actually knew the people.

So I'm sure he wont quit, given the responsibility he has to everyone to keep them in a job.

EIM wrote:
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"The likes of Les Kershaw has been with me 18 years, Dave Bushell, Jim Ryan, Tony Whelan, Paul McGuinness, Mike Phelan, Brian McClair, they have been here with me virtually from the beginning, or at least over 10 or 12 years and I said `What happens to my staff if I go?' I feel that I have a responsibility to them.
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I could understand why Jim Ryan was there. But Mike Phelan is the only 'pro' who could put the ball out for a throw-in, on the edge of his own penalty area, under no pressure. Why is he still there now?

Ferguson has always been an astonishingly ungracious hypocrite, why he is so respected is beyond me

fifepride wrote:

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Ferguson has always been an astonishingly ungracious hypocrite, why he is so respected is beyond me

????? Dunno either, do you think it's all the success, attractive playing style and the bringing through of good young players? Just a thought.

Sir is like the demented Turkish fella who used to own the kebab shop near my house when I was a lad. He used to come out with a lot of stuff which bordered on the bizarre. He would say that the moon was yellow and that the Tories were alright. Then his opinion would change the following week, saying that the Tories were pure evil and that the moon was orange in the summer.

But we loved him to bits because his chicken kebabs were the best in England, so we sort of ignored his inane ramblings.

How are your kebabs, Fartle?

I don't love fergie to bits. I respect him as a manger. But as a human bean, I think he's a tosspot.