Alex: The Man Behind The Legend

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Aberdeen had also performed well in the league that season, and retained the Scottish Cup with a 1–0 victory over Rangers, [61] but Ferguson was not happy with his team's play in that match and upset the players by describing theirs as a "disgraceful performance" in a televised interview after the match, a statement he later retracted. This bitter and slim defeat prompted Ferguson to sign star-striker Robin van Persie, who was the Premier League Golden Boot title-holder, from another arch-rival Arsenal on 17 August 2012. I regretted it because we got nothing but stick and terrible criticism for not being in the FA Cup when really, it wasn't our fault.

United went on to beat Newcastle United in the FA Cup final and completed the double – a week earlier the team had regained the Premiership title. Lamborghini will – surprise, surprise – tell the life story of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of the famous Italian car manufacturer.The team won 13 out of 15 matches, though finished third in the league behind Arsenal and Liverpool. The absence of Ferdinand hampered United's defence of the Premier League in the 2003–04 season; the team finished third behind Arsenal's " Invincibles" and Chelsea. However, another run of disappointing results in the final quarter of the season saw them fall down to mid-table.

He began his football career with Harmony Row Boys Club in Govan, [12] [13] before progressing to Drumchapel Amateurs, a youth club with a strong reputation for producing senior footballers. On 5 April 2003, Ferguson claimed that the Champions League draw was fixed in favour of Spanish and Italian teams. According to a Sunday Herald article on 30 May 1999, the official version is that Ferguson was sacked for various breaches of contract, including unauthorised payments to players. He described his first match as a "nightmare", [16] but scored Queen's Park's goal in a 2–1 defeat against Stranraer.

The youngsters, who would be known as "Fergie's Fledglings", included Gary Neville, Phil Neville, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt, who would all go on to be important members of the team. Ferguson felt United's bid to regain the Premier League began indifferently because of their commitments to other competitions.

A BBC Sport article in June 2020 identified him as one of the best Scottish players to have never played a full international. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce.He remained at Brockville for four years, gaining more league appearances than he had elsewhere; in recognition of his experience he was promoted to player-coach, but when John Prentice became manager he removed Ferguson's coaching responsibilities. Under new Premier League rules intended for the 2010–11 season, Ferguson was required to end his BBC boycott. Ferguson revealed that he had in fact decided that he was going to retire back in December 2012 and that it had been very difficult not to reveal his plans. United started the season well, and for the first time ever won their first four Premier League games, United's best start since 1985. In later years, Ferguson elaborated on the club's decision: "We did it to help England's World Cup bid.