The Man Himself
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Fantastic read.Good article on the Grauniad:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...son-up-close-sometimes-difficult-always-great
Fantastic read.Good article on the Grauniad:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...son-up-close-sometimes-difficult-always-great
Yes he did. I remember watching it live and commenting on how amazing it was to see their reactions.Sounds like it to me.
Late goal FROM Ferguson for a change.
That's pre-Bosman football, smaller leagues were a lot stronger.
He had a pretty good goal return as a player actually (53%) - that's higher than Thierry Henry (albeit in Scottish Div 1)
Yeah, i would trade Pool winning the CL for Fergie recovering from this every single day. Not even a questionThis.
Couldn't give a feck about the PL, or Liverpool winning the CL if it means Fergie recovers well, and lives his life out for some more happy and capable years.
This would be like the best trophy in years.
I Love him so much and what he's taught us all as people.
Cmon' Fergie. The whole World wants to cheer you again.
Great gesture that. Rivalries take a back seat when this kind of thing happens.Is that City? Brilliant!
I love Ronaldo's reaction especially. That's priceless.Yes he did. I remember watching it live and commenting on how amazing it was to see their reactions.
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.This.
Couldn't give a feck about the PL, or Liverpool winning the CL if it means Fergie recovers well, and lives his life out for some more happy and capable years.
This would be like the best trophy in years.
I Love him so much and what he's taught us all as people.
Cmon' Fergie. The whole World wants to cheer you again.
Brilliant article, makes a change to see a well written piece.Good article on the Grauniad:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...son-up-close-sometimes-difficult-always-great
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.Good article on the Grauniad:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...son-up-close-sometimes-difficult-always-great
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.Good article on the Grauniad:
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...son-up-close-sometimes-difficult-always-great
Me too. That's a rivalry that defined the premier league. Get well soon bossArsene's mention there put a lump in my throat
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Yup. I so wish Fergie gets well soon and we can have both of them on the touchline managing one final game against each otherArsene's mention there put a lump in my throat
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.Do we know it's an aneurysm?
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.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.
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....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.
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.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've been thinking the same way.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.
Don't say it. It's not going to happen.I've been thinking the same way.
I dread the idea of logging on to the Cafe to that news.
Me too. Was just watching it....Arsene's mention there put a lump in my throat
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.It’s a weird feeling, he was only the manager of a club that I guess I made a conscious decision following.
Despite that, I find myself immensely proud of him and immensely proud of the reception the news has garnered. It seems everyone feels a personal connection to him and the outpouring of affection is a manifestation of that.
So despite having never met him and having no connection to him other than through supporting the team he managed, I feel as proud of him as if people were saying nice words about a family member or close friend.
It almost makes me understand the seemingly irrational affection people have for the Royal family.
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Absolutely. Get well SAF!Yeah, i would trade Pool winning the CL for Fergie recovering from this every single day. Not even a question
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.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.
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.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.