If you're going to lecture me, Sir Alex, at least get your facts right...
By PIERS MORGAN
A few weeks ago, I banned Sir Alex Ferguson from this column after he himself had banned Sky in one of his frequent petty displays of power-crazed despotism.
But today I am compelled to lift the ban after he wrote about me in Manchester United's official match programme yesterday. Sir Alex said: 'A couple of weeks ago, Piers Morgan wrote that Arsene Wenger's time was up as a manager at Arsenal.
Then, after the Gunners beat Chelsea, he said he was wrong, he was sorry. How can you change your opinion in a fortnight? The papers blow like the wind, hot and cold; they've no sense of balance and proportion.'
On the first point, he's right. I did say it may be time for Arsene and Arsenal to part company. It was a mistaken overreaction made in the heat of a 3-0 drubbing at Manchester City. For which, after I'd calmed down, I made a public apology.
But then we can all make mistakes, can't we, Sir Alex? Because you go on to say that I apologised AFTER the win against Chelsea, making me out to be an even bigger prawn-munching weasel.
And that's not true. I apologised BEFORE that game, as Sir Alex well knows, because I've been told by mutual acquaintances that he reads this column avidly every week.
As for his sneering about papers blowing hot and cold, with no sense of balance or proportion - that's like being lectured on obesity by John Prescott. I don't mind being taken to task by loyal Arsenal fans, or longstanding supporters of other clubs, for my silly 'Wenger must go' outburst.
But when the foul-mouthed Sir Alex Ferguson starts inaccurately hectoring me, then enough's enough.
Arsene, nothing would give me greater pleasure than you proving me wrong, winning the Premier League and making that revolting old Glaswegian growler explode with puce-faced fury.
And as for you, Sir Alex, unlike most of the people you successfully bully, I couldn't give a monkey's cuss what you say.
Bring it on, 'pal'.
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(Btw before anyone mentions it i do not read the daily hate mail, this story just happened to pop up on newsnow so had to read it)
By PIERS MORGAN
A few weeks ago, I banned Sir Alex Ferguson from this column after he himself had banned Sky in one of his frequent petty displays of power-crazed despotism.
But today I am compelled to lift the ban after he wrote about me in Manchester United's official match programme yesterday. Sir Alex said: 'A couple of weeks ago, Piers Morgan wrote that Arsene Wenger's time was up as a manager at Arsenal.
Then, after the Gunners beat Chelsea, he said he was wrong, he was sorry. How can you change your opinion in a fortnight? The papers blow like the wind, hot and cold; they've no sense of balance and proportion.'
On the first point, he's right. I did say it may be time for Arsene and Arsenal to part company. It was a mistaken overreaction made in the heat of a 3-0 drubbing at Manchester City. For which, after I'd calmed down, I made a public apology.
But then we can all make mistakes, can't we, Sir Alex? Because you go on to say that I apologised AFTER the win against Chelsea, making me out to be an even bigger prawn-munching weasel.
And that's not true. I apologised BEFORE that game, as Sir Alex well knows, because I've been told by mutual acquaintances that he reads this column avidly every week.
As for his sneering about papers blowing hot and cold, with no sense of balance or proportion - that's like being lectured on obesity by John Prescott. I don't mind being taken to task by loyal Arsenal fans, or longstanding supporters of other clubs, for my silly 'Wenger must go' outburst.
But when the foul-mouthed Sir Alex Ferguson starts inaccurately hectoring me, then enough's enough.
Arsene, nothing would give me greater pleasure than you proving me wrong, winning the Premier League and making that revolting old Glaswegian growler explode with puce-faced fury.
And as for you, Sir Alex, unlike most of the people you successfully bully, I couldn't give a monkey's cuss what you say.
Bring it on, 'pal'.
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Love it(Btw before anyone mentions it i do not read the daily hate mail, this story just happened to pop up on newsnow so had to read it)
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