Alex ferguson on Liverpool

[ronan]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_united/article3241306.ece

[bazza76]

Fergies Quotes in the article:

“At big clubs, it’s absolutely paramount that the board show their class,” Ferguson said. “Obviously results do matter — they matter to myself and Arsène Wenger at Arsenal just as they do everyone else — but Arsène has always had great support from David Dein [the former Arsenal vice-chairman]. That club was probably run by two people.

“I’ve had great support, too, ever since I came here. So there’s a certain type of unity there. What happened with him [Klinsmann] was a badpiece of business on Liverpool’s part, there’s no doubt about that. That sort of thing can be very upsetting for a manager.

“As a manager, there are quite a few moments in every week when you are very much on your own. People don’t want to knock on your door because they think you’re busy all the time, but you can be sitting there twiddling your thumbs.

“You can fill your time by phoning other managers and things, but there is a lot of time spent on your own and in moments like that, Rafa must feel very alone.

“How you react depends on what kind of person you are and Rafa seems quite a stubborn character who can put aside emotion, whereas Martin Jol, for example, seemed to be more affected by it when a similar thing happened to him at Tottenham.

“I’ve been very fortunate at United because I have had good directors, people like [Sir] Bobby Charlton and Martin Edwards, who always supported me very well. Without question I was allowed to get on with my job. In the main, when I have wanted a player I’ve really always got them. There has never been a time I have been refused money.

“There are obviously times down the years when you sat down and talked about your financial position, but I have always been able to find a way around that. You should allow a manager to get on with his job.”

“Twenty years ago Liverpool were a closely knit and well-run club,” he said. “The important thing is that big clubs should be seen to be big clubs. Most players want to play for Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal or Liverpool, but when they see a club that they think is topsy-turvy, with a divide between the directors and the manager, then they might think twice \. When the choice comes, they want to join a stable club.”

“One thing for sure is that Rafa has brought in a lot of his players because of Spanish connections,” Ferguson said. “Now if an English manager was to come into Liverpool, that connection is gone. What happens then? That’s definitely an issue.”

“I think Liverpool will be concentrating on trying to win the European Cup rather than the league,” he said. “I say that because there are three clubs ahead of them, rather than just one. It’s a long way to Arsenal, Chelsea and ourselves.

“If it was just one, you still couldn’t write off Liverpool, but it is very difficult to think that three teams could ever drop that number of points and be caught.”

[bazza76]

Have to say, can't really argue with what he is saying.

[Red Chilli]

I wish he would just **** off forever

None of his ****ing business, qunt

[sean_lfc]

Have to say, can't really argue with what he is saying.

I fully agree and I must confess that he never seems to speak a bad word about Rafa and seems to have much respect for him.

[Lee]

I don't like him.

But he knows his football and you can't disagree with a word he has said.

[robbielad9]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrgghhh............... Stop talking sense Ferguson you ****

[Rhys]

speaks sense here, although everything he says is pretty much obvious.

[alunevans]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle3241306.ece

You missed the Sir. Show some respect

[rezaeos]

I wish our owners/directors were as supportive of Rafa as the Mancs are of Sir Alex.

[Nicey]

I have a lot of time for Demento, you have to respect what he has done at Aberdeen and the Great Unwashed. I even have his Autobiography in my librar. He takes sense, although you sense he is playing subtle games all the same

[steveheighwayrobbery]

sorry thought the title was a euphemism for heroin, never mind I'll move along, I don't want a bag I want a big one

[-V-]

Cant believe i agree with the old man for once

[Guest]

I wish he would just **** off forever

None of his ****ing business, qunt

Fergie is spot on. He's even backing Rafa and that's good to see.

We're an ordinary club now, better face the cold harsh facts.

[slimbimjim]

Fergie is spot on. He's even backing Rafa and that's good to see.

We're an ordinary club now, better face the cold harsh facts.

No, we are a big club with a great manager, with some world class players and a gash board.

I'd love to know who is on Rafa's A-List (referring to Demento's "we always get a player" bit).