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Ferguson will advise on United successor: Gill
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| 2008-07-25 01:57:01 |  |
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - David Gill, Manchester United's chief executive, has admitted the club will seek the opinion of Sir Alex Ferguson before naming his successor when the Old Trafford manager finally retires.
Ferguson, 66, continues to leave observers guessing as to his likely departure date from Old Trafford. Having been at the helm since November 1986, when he succeeded Ron Atkinson, Ferguson recently confessed that he did not anticipate being in the job beyond his 70th birthday. Several high-profile managers, including Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz and Manchester City boss Mark Hughes -- both with strong United connections -- have been touted as possible candidates to succeed Ferguson at Old Trafford. But Gill admits that, when the time comes to name a new boss, reigning English and European champions United will ensure that Ferguson, currently with his squad on a pre-season tour of South Africa, has an input into selecting his replacement in the hot seat. "We will address that (Ferguson's successor) when it comes around, but the club's owners (the Glazer family), myself and the people involved will obviously get Sir Alex's views on the subject," Gill said. "Somebody who has managed the club for so many years, who knows the club inside out and knows what is required would be invaluable. "It would be remiss of us not to have a discussion with him, involve him and get his views, so he will be a key part of the process." He added: "The owners will expect me to do the work and then they would get involved in the process of choosing the right man, but the board will ultimately make the decision on the new manager. "It will be a big change and, without putting a deadline on it, that time is getting closer. "It would be naive to think it won't be a big change, but we are trying to put things in place that will make it as easy as we can. Alex is aware of that. "You don't work here for 20 years without falling in love with the club and he would like to make sure that he does what he can to make sure it is successful after he has gone." |
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phughes699 July 25th, 2008 04:29
Alex Ferguson is without doubt the greatest football manager of all time and it will be a sad day when he decides to retire. Football has been his life and let's hope in the future he will still have some input with the club after he retires. His judgement skills and experience of the game are difficult to find in this day and age.DaJohnner July 25th, 2008 07:25
Blah Blah Blah!!!! Man U will survive without hi easily and he is not as genious as the Brits make him out to be. There are now and will always be better managers available.newtonheath1878 July 25th, 2008 10:09
Like who DaJohnner, Rafa Benitez? The man who's team has failed to score against Fergusons team since he took over at Anfield!phughes699 July 25th, 2008 10:51
I feel DaJohnner has the brains of a rocking horse.newtonheath1878 July 25th, 2008 11:40
Totally agree Paul! Intelligent comments from this bloke also seem to be as rare as rocking horse s@*t.ahmedabdo July 25th, 2008 12:05
definitely one of the greatest managers ever.Tontodonati July 25th, 2008 20:53
Ferguson may be the best British manager, but not the best in the world.ajax72 July 25th, 2008 22:41
Fergie in 22 years at MU has won LESS major international trophies than Paisley at Liverpool in 9 seasons, Latek at Bayern in 7 seasons, Sacchi at Milan in 4 seasons, Kovacs at Ajax in 2 /two/ seasons. Not to mention the money he squandered in the process. You can add to the list Clough who won 2 CL /same as Fergie/ with the modest Nottingham Forest and so on, and so on. No way he can be concidered great at international level. Big fish in a small pond.Tontodonati July 25th, 2008 22:54
Ajax, I had no idea that you were so informed! If you're correct, then I will re-phrase my previous statement. Sir Alex Ferguson is not even the best British manager, let alone the best in the world! phughes699 and newtonheath, I need your help here. Is Ajax correct?ajax72 July 25th, 2008 23:22
As I said this is at INTERNATIONAL level. Otherwise he IS the most successful british manager at HOME level having won more league titles, League Cup, FA Cups, etc. /all meaningless outside GB/. It'll be interesting though if you calculate the trophies won per year of management, not en gross. He'll be way behind Paisley, who's british too.Tontodonati July 26th, 2008 00:05
Ajax, I hope you don't mean Ian Paisley!Tontodonati July 26th, 2008 00:16
Gentlemen, I would like to know if any team broke the world record for the fastest goal held by Fiorentina in the year 1956-7 Serie A season. They scored the first goal after 11 seconds. I don't remember if the player was Guido Gratton, Virgili or Montuori. Help me on this one!DaJohnner July 26th, 2008 22:30
ajax72....i feel the connction...u truly understand me, unlike these other clueless football fans. I just dont bother to back up my comments with facts because I know them, but I like how you provide them for the less knowledgables.....stick that in your rocking horses and smoke it...... ;-Pajax72 July 26th, 2008 23:57
Have you noticed how the manure fans don't react. Not even a single comment. As the ancient said : "when the facts speak, even gods stay silent", let alone Manure fans.newtonheath1878 July 28th, 2008 10:31
Tonto, sorry I've not been around to back you up. Ajax, some of us has a life and chooses to do other things in their life, especially at the weekends, hence the reason for no response as yet.The subject of who the greatest British manager is debatable! Most people in the UK would agree that it is a close call between Paisley, Clough, Shankley, Busby and Ferguson.
Bob Paisley. Still the only coach to have three European Cup medals - although, unfairly, no knighthood.
Brian Clough. No doubt he would put himself top of the pile and his feats were truly extraordinary. He turned Derby County into league champions and Nottingham Forest into the best team in Europe.
Bill Shankly. The builder of another of football's great institutions, Shankly would surely have shared in Liverpool's later success in Europe had he not retired far too prematurely.
Sir Matt Busby. If club-building scores high, then it is hard to look past the man who took over the reins at Manchester United in 1946 when Old Trafford was literally a bomb site. He then faced the most difficult of all rebuilding jobs when he lost a brilliant team, and almost his own life, in the great tragedy of Munich
Sir Alex Ferguson. After knocking over the Old Firm in Scotland, he has built a modern-day monster out of Manchester United and has done so with teams of flair and adventure.
Now soccerettes, make your own assumptions from the above. Some people would say Paisley would come out top, personally I feel Cloughie carried out a remarkable job at Derby and Forest. Not forgetting Shankley, you would be a fool to think Paisley and Fagan at Liverpool would have had half the success without his guidance. Then there is Busby, this man set the blueprint on how a football club should be run and all of the above have a lot to thank this man for. And final, Alex, to break the strangle hold of the old firm in Scotland was amazing then to come south of the border and end Liverpool’s dominance of the domestic game was great feat. Most modern day analysts would agree that Ferguson as set a new blueprint in club management that nearly every team in Europe if not the world admire and strive to emulate.
Ajax, I'm not a blinkered "manure" fan. I feel honoured that our countries game has had the pleasure of having so many great managers over the years and seems to attract debate of football fans from all over the world. If I was asked who was the greatest manager of all time my answer would be (and this may come as a surprise to you Ajax) Rinus Michels, the founder of total football. It is just a shame that your current crop have ruined a lifetime of work. Total football to feeder club!
newtonheath1878 July 28th, 2008 10:41
Tonto, after a little research on your fastest goal scenario, how's about this below.Despite the World Cup finals record being held by Turkey in 2002 (Hakan Suker 9 secs versus South Korea) , in a Qualifying match in 1993 between San Marino and England, Davide Gualtieri of San Marino scored 8.3 seconds after starting. England went on to win the match 7-1. That is the official record of fastest goal in a FIFA-sanctioned match. It was so quick, that English radio commentator Jonathan Pearce opened up the match saying,
"Welcome to Bologna on Capital Gold for England versus San Marino with Tennent's Pilsner, brewed with Czechoslovakian yeast for that extra Pilsner taste and England are one down."
Not sure if there has been any faster!
newtonheath1878 July 28th, 2008 13:11
Another one for you Tonto.Joseba Llorente scored the fastest goal in the history of the Primera Division when he put his side in front with just seven seconds on the clock. Llorente's Valladolid beat Espanyol 2-1, on January 20, 2008.
newtonheath1878 July 28th, 2008 13:18
And another.4 seconds, Jim Fryatt (for Bradford Park Avenue v. Tranmere Rovers, 25 April 1964)
ajax72 July 28th, 2008 16:48
"Feeder club" is a compliment. It means that the club is successfully doing what it's been created for-growing football talent. If it wern't for the feeder clubs like Ajax the leecher clubs like MU wuold have been dead and forgotten long ago.newtonheath1878 July 28th, 2008 17:12
Ajax, stop talking rubbish! Really, I have been posting on this site for nearly two months now and most people on it either have no knowledge of the game and don't pretend to, others seem to have a fair knowledge of the game and post some interesting stuff. Ajax you never seem to amaze me as you are neither, I don’t think there is a more contradictory hypocrite than yourself who frequents this site. Now this to me seems a crying shame as you give me the impression that you are an intelligent man with a huge love of the game, but then you come out with ridiculous comments like the one above. One minute you’re a big club next you’re proud to be a feeder club. Let’s get one thing straight, feeder clubs and BIG CLUBS go hand in hand, without each other neither would survive. There is one thing quite clear from this relationship though, there are big clubs and there are feeder clubs, you can’t be both. I didn't realise how similar you are to a Liverpool fan "seriously stuck in the past"newtonheath1878 July 28th, 2008 17:16
Who's are these comments Ajax?ajax72 July 21st, 2008 20:48
If 10 years ago someone had told me that Ajax will be picking the left-overs of clubs like Barca I'd have told him to piss off. Now it's becoming the rule, not the exception. Sad times.
ajax72 July 28th, 2008 19:42
It's obvious you don't make difference between a 'big club' and a 'rich club'. MU is a rich club but has a long way to go to become a big club. Ajax isn't a rich club but is a big club because of what it has achieved and given to the game so far. As of today MU is behind in every aspect ot its football achievements. Maybe some day in the future..., but untill then...BTW MU is half the way behind Liverpool too, as far as international silverware is concerned, so you should show more respect for this club too. And don't forget that a trophy won 20 or 30 years ago is just as valuable as the one won this year or the next for that matter.
Since it seems that even facts and figures are completely wasted on you I'll stop here.
newtonheath1878 July 29th, 2008 10:24
Ajax, regarding facts and figures read my comment on "Ballack laughs off Fergie age taunts (Saturday 26th July)" regarding bandwagon United, we haven’t always been a rich club but we have, for many a decade, been a big club! Do you not find it amusing that for such a small club like United that whenever there is a news story about the so called "small club" it always seems to attract a lot of attention and comment? Stature will always produce envy from the small minded. RED ARMY!