Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

Moyes, then

cut from same cloth

Tartan?

Moyes is a pretty big gamble imo.

Moyes

Did they run out of cloth

I fear that means Klopp, not Moyes

Though I find it hard to believe they've lined him up already

yeah moyes is a massive gamble. would think that is solely fergie's decision

thought about klopp but "cut from the same cloth" would be stretching it somewhat no

wonder if pep turned them down before bayern, seems an oversight not to have spoken to him if this was in the works

would be lol if moyes got there to find the glazers embarking on a new era of fiscal probity

don't imagine he'd have got the rvp deal greenlighted for instance

David Cameron ‏@David_Cameron 16m
Sir Alex Ferguson’s achievement at #MUFC has been exceptional. Hopefully his retirement will make life a little easier for my team #AVFC

oh fuck off

that would make me hate Villa except i don't believe he really gives a shit

martinez to everton 5/2, can i be bovd to open an account tho

Villa is what the focus group came up with

Knew I should have waited til 2014 before buying an arsenal shirt

I've had DJ Sven and MC Miker G on repeat since talk of Eriksson and Phelan came up. Soundtracking the day perfectly imo, they even did Celebration Rap as a follow up.

Prince William is a Villa fan too I believe. There is some sort of reason Old Etonians support Villa.

Moyes to MUFC to be a scapegoat not allowed to spend any money, just like at Everton but with fan expectations that ruin him

... I point you in the direction of the extended sequence at a Villa match in Henry Green's "Living"... and not for the first time either (xp)

Nostalgia for the pecking order of the 1890s

Good timing by Fergie, it knocks the Queen's Speech off its perch at the top of the headlines. Govan Labour Party will be pleased, brothers

Prince William is a Villa fan too I believe. There is some sort of reason Old Etonians support Villa.

William chose Villa because it was "in the middle of the country"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dugdale_(Aston_Villa_chairman)

^this guy is Cameron's uncle

You can get 20/1 for Laudrup to EFC.

Ah, my Old Etonian theory bites the dust! Don't know what public school Nigel Kennedy went to tho. (xp)

Yehudi Menuin School of Music

Just struck me that there's an entire generation of people for whom Fergie has always been the Man U manager.

Yup, loads of GET INVOLVEDs to that effect

Jol to everton

I don't want to GET INVOLVED in all that. Feeling like a dinosaur because I can remember other United managers and remember Fergie at other clubs.

Mourinho to Utd
Laudrup to Chelsea
Moyes stays at Everton and his cold hard stare gets a fraction wider

"Jose Mourinho has been installed as favourite to take over from Ferguson by bookmakers" says the BBC. Er, which bookies would they be? You can't get better than 3/10 on Moyes. Some sites are 1/8. Jose out at 3 or 4.

Moyes to go out with two defeats, a 7th-place finish and a loop of those four minutes vs Wigan running in his head.

Mick McCarthy back to the epl in some capacity

so not gonna happen

Feeling like a dinosaur because I can remember other United managers and remember Fergie at other clubs.

my induction into football, aged 6, was undertaken not by watching it but by collecting the Panini stickers for the 86-87 season, and memorising all the stats in the book. as such, for me Big Ron was the manager for that season come what may. I was kind of a weird kid

I met Big Ron once. It was a Preston v WBA League Cup replay in 1980. My mate's dad was linesman (and flagged offside what would've been a late Preston winner). Ron signed my programme and asked if I wanted "the standard signature or the one I use on the big cheques?"

Ha xp, I love how that works. Big Ron'll always be Man Utd manager for you, just as Brighton and Notts County'll always be top clubs for me.

Sir Alex Ferguson broke down in tears during an emotional goodbye to Manchester United staff this morning following the announcement of his decision to retire, Goal.com can reveal.

Once the entire first-team squad had arrived for training, Ferguson held an eight-minute meeting with the players and senior staff during where he informed them of his decision.

Sources say the players were "quiet and shocked" as they left the meeting, with some clearly emotional. Ferguson was the last man out of the room and was seen supportively patting assistant manager Mike Phelan on the back.

At 9.20am, around the same time that United made an official announcement on their website, Ferguson went to the main dining hall at Carrington to address the entire staff, from the tea ladies to the coaches.

The atmosphere was described as "pensive" and "sombre". By then, everyone knew what was going on.

During a speech that lasted between eight and 10 minutes, Ferguson choked up and became tearful as he thanked them for their support over the years and spoke of the wonderful support within the "United family".

Ferguson became particularly emotional as he revealed that some people present - particularly technical staff - may lose their jobs as a consequence of his retirement.

After he finished talking, Ferguson received a standing ovation as he shuffled out of the room, still clearly emotional as he brings an end to an extraordinary career at United since he took over from Ron Atkinson in November 1986.

He was scheduled to hold a one-on-one sit-down interview with the club’s in-house television station, MUTV, at 10.30am and it was unclear whether he still intends to join the United players at Chester races later today.

laying it on a bit thick there

tbh Tommy Docherty will always be Man U manager in my head

Frank O'Farrell represent

howard webb for me

Oh god, what if nothing changes?

if it wasn't for webb fergie would have retired about 327 minutes earlier.

I met Big Ron once. It was a Preston v WBA League Cup replay in 1980. My mate's dad was linesman (and flagged offside what would've been a late Preston winner). Ron signed my programme and asked if I wanted "the standard signature or the one I use on the big cheques?"

met lawro before in a restaurant in dublin, when i was a kid. piers brosnan was at the next table.

a friend of mine was once called up by Ron Atkinson trying to order a suit, he swears he introduced himself as "Big Ron"

xxp like if Mandela was released and the National Party won the ensuing election

xxp then maybe you shouldn't have been SITTING THEEEEEEERE

tbh Tommy Docherty will always be Man U manager in my head

Can only picture that guy looking like a benevolent Bismarck with the FA Cup lid on his head

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/01/11/article-2260310-16D66F7A000005DC-453_310x440.jpg

can't believe there's some shit about parliament on the radio instead of wall-to-wall Fergie coverage