Nonsense. He's been an absolute disgrace. He gets away with it because he's with the richest and most successful club of the moment. But his behaviour towards referees, journalists and opposing teams/players that pose a threat has been awful. Foul mouthed, abusive, bullying. To use a phrase he once used inappropriately - beyond the pale.
I don't care what he's won. He hasn't gone about it in the right way in my eyes. Neutrals would look back at managers such as Paisley, Shankly and Clough - and say those were truly great managers. Hounourable men both in terms of what they achieved and also how they achieved it. Others I can think of in the same category but before my time would perhaps be Busby, Stein, Ramsay, Mee.
That's not the case with Fergie I'm afraid. He may sit at the top in terms of numbers, and the United fans will idolise him, but I don't think he'll have the same status in the hearts of football fans in general as the names mentioned above.
Last edited by TheMightyLFC; 05/11/11 03:22 AM.
just a small after thought,id rather stick pins in me eyes than praise him 
