Fantastic read.
Fergie!
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Yes he did. I remember watching it live and commenting on how amazing it was to see their reactions.
Late goal FROM Ferguson for a change.
He had a pretty good goal return as a player actually (53%) - that's higher than Thierry Henry(albeit in Scottish Div 1)
That's pre-Bosman football, smaller leagues were a lot stronger.
Yeah, i would trade Pool winning the CL for Fergie recovering from this every single day. Not even a question
Great gesture that. Rivalries take a back seat when this kind of thing happens.
I love Ronaldo's reaction especially. That's priceless.
Of course. Things like that mean very little compared to the well being of people you care about. And although SAF isn't personally known to all of us, he's hugely influential and synonymous with something that's a big part of all our lives. I mean, we've had three managers since but he is still THE symbol, or the human embodiment of the football club in my eyes. Players are players. Sir Alex, in many ways, was much of the fabric of the club itself. It sounds like fancy words and melodrama but that's how it feels.
Brilliant article, makes a change to see a well written piece.
If it had just been full of platitudes and Fergies good bits, it could have come across sickly? Instead he gives you the full picture, warts and all (though the positives far outweigh any negatives) .... the true Ferguson, the great Ferguson.
Terribly sad news and hard to take in right now.Hope he can makes as strong a recovery in the circumstances and heart goes out to his family.
Man, I had stayed off commenting in this thread as I would find it very difficult to express how I feel. And, then I read this article and am overcome with emotion. He just has that aura about him. I bet when people are near him, they just know they are in the presence of greatness.
One of biggest regrets is not being able to watch a SAF led Utd. Pull through Fergie!
Genuinely put a tear in my eye reading that.
Good article from Daniel Taylor. There's emotion and honesty in there, that makes SAF (and the reporters) feel that bit more real.
Keep fighting. Best wishes.
Great article by Daniel Taylor.
The last paragraph, the last three words really got to me.
He really did look in good health and good spirits, just a week ago.
The last paragraph, the last three words really got to me.
He really did look in good health and good spirits, just a week ago.
Arsene's mention there put a lump in my throat
Me too. That's a rivalry that defined the premier league. Get well soon boss
Fair play City.
Yup. I so wish Fergie gets well soon and we can have both of them on the touchline managing one final game against each other
Hopefully we hear some good news by the end of the week. I think no news at the moment means he's Ok and recovering well.
what a man.
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He's had a brain haemorrhage. That is an aneurysm. Well a subarachnoid haemorrhage to be exact or SAH as the docs call it. A bleed on the brain and a form of stroke that kills out of 10 instantly so the fact Sir Alex made it to hospital and through surgery is a big bonus. As I said, now they will just monitor him as to see if there are any physical or mental disabilities resulting from it.
Hopefully he will be fine and make a full recovery. The only thing is a third who survive are permanently disabled a third are partially disabled and a third get through with minor problems. Let's just hope Sir Alex is in the latter third.
Great read that article. Thanks for posting
Even though it hurts to think so but I don't think he'll be as active as before, attending all the matches and stuff. I just hope he'll be Ok then we can think about it but I can't imagine Old Trafford without him even in the stands.
Edwin van dear sars wife had a brain haemerrhage in 2009 and she managed to make a full recovery.Obviously she was much younger,but he definitely can make a full recovery.With each passing day his situation will probably be less critical....
I hope you're right but problem is his age. I was always surprised how active he remained post his 70 attending and travelling to every important match and location. I feel someone like him can never stay away from football pitch even post retirement so I hope these issues don't force him to do so, even though it looks likely due to his age.
Get well soon Sir Alex. My dad suffered one six years ago. Lost a bit of feeling and movement on his right side but that was temporal. It resulted in a temperament change too. That has not fully gone away.
I grew up with the man. I'm completely honest when I say he's like the badass uncle I never met. I was 7 years old when he took over and had a wife and a 13 year old daughter when he left. He's very dear to me even though I never met him, sounds stupid I know but it's a honest feeling. I really hope and if I was religious I would pray he makes it through this and gets a well deserved happy retirement.
I know it's not the time for any kind of banter, but you think the Guardian would get the fecking caption to the headline picture in this article right:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-serious-condition-amid-outpouring-of-support
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-serious-condition-amid-outpouring-of-support
I've been thinking the same way.
I dread the idea of logging on to the Cafe to that news.
Don't say it. It's not going to happen.
Me too. Was just watching it....
I am exactly the same, and the only thing I can think of that might explain it is that with Fergie I always felt like he did it for us. I mean he's obviously driven by lots of stuff, but I always had the impression that he cared about the community and the fans that surrounded the club, and that whenever he sent the team out on the pitch, they represented more than just a legal, money making entity. They represented all of us, and to Fergie that mattered.
Judging by all the stories that have popped up about him, not just now, but over the years as well, the only logical conclusion to me is that he is that kind of person in all walks of life. Which makes me absolutely certain that he actually does care about all of us, because we are Manchester United, and Manchester United is us.
I'm absolutely convinced we'll see him back in the stands again next season. It's Sir Alex for fricks sake.
Absolutely. Get well SAF!
Has there ever been a bigger reminder than the last 24 years that football is really just a game? City, Liverpool, Arsenal and their fans (and everyone else for that matter) have showed nothing but class.
I hope you're right but problem is his age. I was always surprised how active he remained post his 70 attending and travelling to every important match and location. I feel someone like him can never stay away from football pitch even post retirement so I hope these issues don't force him to do so, even though it looks likely due to his age.
Think he said himself he's always wanted to keep active after retirement, naturally the sort of person who just always had so much drive and wanted to constantly be involved in things and striving towards something.
Yep. That's exactly what I said, that he's some who can never stay away long from football pitch even if not managing. It feels like the life itself for him.
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