Alex is a control freak, but all the best managers are INSIDE VIEW

We will all have our opinions. Some know him better than others but what we will never know is what type of man he really is when his front door closes: [Alex Ferguson] the husband, the father, the father-in- law, the grandfather. All of us outside of his family and closest friends are only acquaint...

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Published inDaily telegraph (London, England : 1969)
Main Author BY GRAHAM TAYLOR
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 20.11.2004
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Ferguson, Alex
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Summary:We will all have our opinions. Some know him better than others but what we will never know is what type of man he really is when his front door closes: [Alex Ferguson] the husband, the father, the father-in- law, the grandfather. All of us outside of his family and closest friends are only acquainted with Sir Alex Ferguson the manager of Manchester United. When I was manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers Alex's son, Darren, was a member of the playing staff. Whenever it was possible Alex would attend our games to watch his son play and I must admit to sometimes wondering who was managing Darren - Alex or me. This view was further compounded when Darren was not a regular in the team. Alex phoned me to tell me the deal he would arrange with Leicester City where one of his former players, Mark McGhee, was the manager. The local Leicester paper ran a headline story saying that Darren was about to sign, but it never happened because Mark and myself never had a discussion about that possible transfer.
ISSN:0307-1235