Moneyball won't win the Premiership 2012-13

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

Dave Sexton for me.

One day there'll be a poster for whom it's Steve Kean

Mancini's probably the big winner here, he looked like being sacked in the summer but the inevitable managerial clusterfuck might put that off for a while. Plus City might actually win the league next season with him in charge.

Reckon he's still for the heave ho

nah i think he's somehow successfully managed to make his bullshit point that lack of big money signings was to blame

Mancini is so far out of his depth

who'd they sack him for now anyway, pellegrini?

Ferguson

I enjoyed Mancini complaining about the lack of a 20-goal a season signing when he's already currently failing to get the best out of two of the best strikers in world football.

he is a waster - two bad seasons out of three and limped to the title last year.

How long since Martin O'Neill would've been a contender? Probably only since he went to Sunderland.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/paolo-di-canio-my-life-speaks-for-me-6273526.html

Of Roberto Mancini (currently charged with the daunting task of disposing of the colossal wealth of Manchester City), he writes: "Mancini is increasingly 'in character'. He has become quite the gentleman, toying with his fringe, and talking in this curious, affected voice."

Also no way are Giggs and Scholes carrying on without him.

giggs and scholes on my 2014 dead pool

is crerand a complete boozehound or just an asshole or both?

http://www.newstalk.ie/Paddy-Crerands-full-blooded--furious-dismissal-of-Ferguson-rumours

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67472000/jpg/_67472692_ferg.jpg

props to the beeb having this as one of their lead photos

giggs and scholes on my 2014 dead pool

And the 2034 kiddie fiddling pool?

i like the way the beeb have the massive special sized lead story block. real "smash glass for big story" about it - though i can't think of many other things which would make them do it on the football index.

massive you say?

Crerand sounds pretty pished to me

He's to get a clock with 96 mins on it

Crerand is a nothing, bloated fool, if you had a head like him you'd be angry all day too, he is an actual idiot.

He attacks the toaster when let, leers at the hatstand, attempts ludicrous feats of lovemaking with coalscuttles.

Yeah I agree, just a raging self-important bellend.

massive you say?

massive (in heavy manc accent.)

Chelsea FC ‏@chelseafc 2h
All at #CFC would like to wish Sir Alex Ferguson the very best in his retirement. He has been a fantastic adversary over 26 years.

lmao

wonder if he wd've gone last summer if not for City taking the title