I'm sick, this day was to be expected sooner than later but feck. Anyway what's your favourite SAF memory or team? I need positive vibes people, I feel terrible.
Sir Alex Ferguson Tribute Thread
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Gutted. Absolutely gutted. Shock waves.
Im glad he gets to go out on a high. Favourite memory would be a montage.... of him celebrating goals.
Appropiately it is pissing outside.
You know this day is coming. You try to prepare yourself but you jsut can't.
Don't think it has sunk in yet.
Don't think it has sunk in yet.
Sad day but it was bound to happen soon
I was 8 when he joined.
I'm 34 now.
That will never be seen again.
Hopefully he has a lot of years watching us continue to be successful.
I'm 34 now.
That will never be seen again.
Hopefully he has a lot of years watching us continue to be successful.
Can't believe it.
End of an era.
Absolutely speechless.
Absolutely speechless.
This wont sink in for weeks
I can't believe it.
Numb, sums up the feeling.
Greatest of all time .
.Don't really know what to think right now. We all knew this day was coming, but it always felt like it was still a few years away. He has brought the club so much success, whoever takes over next will have massive shoes to fill.
To be honest I hadn't thought of him leaving in the near future at all. Sort of puts the "I wish we could play more like Dortmund" thread in perspective now. Too busy thinking about what comes next and how Sir Alex can add to the team instead of cherishing what he's already built up and given to us.
fecking scary, Im only 25. I have never known any other era at United apart from the Sir Alex one.
Devastated. What a legend.
I dont even know how to react.. I never expected this inspite of the rumors. Gutted!!
I wasn't even fecking born when he took over.
The day I feared has come. I am actually quite tearful. But I hope we can continue. I remember when SAF arrived, the clamour for him to be sacked. The dropping of Jim Leighton in the final replay and the cult hero Les Sealey stepping up. The difficult decisions he made, overhauling the youth system. I hope the values he instilled in the club do not get lost with whoever takes over.
Didn't believe till the last minute. Absolutely gutting.
I don’t want this to happen, it is a shocking time. This is a job that has not been available since 1986.
But it is up to Fergie, and his timing as per where we are in the year/season is perfect. Title is won there is one home game left to say goodbye, where we will lift the PL trophy as well. (Not that anyone will really care about trophy lifting right now)
Obviously nobody will ever come close to what he has achieved
But it is up to Fergie, and his timing as per where we are in the year/season is perfect. Title is won there is one home game left to say goodbye, where we will lift the PL trophy as well. (Not that anyone will really care about trophy lifting right now)
Obviously nobody will ever come close to what he has achieved
Very true, I really thought he had a few years left still, and was working towards building another great team to challenge in Europe. Something must have happened in his private life.
He is my lifelong hero, feeling vert strange at the moment.
I've never known Manchester United not be managed by Sir Alex... The beginning of next season will just be so weird.
He's the greatest football manager to have ever lived in my opinion. To be able to manage at the top level as succesfully as he has, throughout probably the greatest generation change in football (the way football is now to what it was in 86 is monumentally different... ) is astonishing.
We love him, many people may not like him, be he deserves everyones respect.
A send off at the Hawthornes is bizarre though...
He's the greatest football manager to have ever lived in my opinion. To be able to manage at the top level as succesfully as he has, throughout probably the greatest generation change in football (the way football is now to what it was in 86 is monumentally different... ) is astonishing.
We love him, many people may not like him, be he deserves everyones respect.
A send off at the Hawthornes is bizarre though...
Same here.
At least he finished with United top of the league, where his hard work has made them belong.
I think it's health related, maybe also partly influenced by Mourinho's availability IMO.
Absolutely gutted. Close to tears. Thank you for everything.
Football and Manchester United will feell completely different to me now. I am in my mid-twenties, and have only known a Ferguson era.
That said, I am excited about the future. I will always look back on Fergies reign fondly, but am not scared to embrace a new dawn. Fergie will be a director too, so I think we'll be okay.
That said, I am excited about the future. I will always look back on Fergies reign fondly, but am not scared to embrace a new dawn. Fergie will be a director too, so I think we'll be okay.
I don't think I'm being biased - he has to be the best ever - or at least jointly with Sir Matt and one or two others.
This is a moment of great sadness
This is a moment of great sadness
The best ever manager, period.
Thank you for everything Sir Alex
Thank you for everything Sir Alex
I was one year old when Sir Alex took over Manchester United..
..this hasn't really sunk in yet. Wow.
..this hasn't really sunk in yet. Wow.
He's been around since before I was born. I can't comprehend a time where we might seriously question the manager?
Fergie is all I have known as a United fan, it will be a surreal moment seeing a different man in charge.
This feels like a bereavement.
This feels like a bereavement.
Wasn't even born when he took over. All I've ever known is Fergie...what a fecking legend!
The greatest man to have ever lived.
The greatest.
He's a beautiful man who's devoted his life to Manchester United, the city of Manchester and to football as a sport. He's been through the most epic journey and we've all witnessed it.
Thank you for everything.
Thank you for everything.
How can you pay tribute? You won't be able to sum up all the great memories in one place.
I wasn't born when this man was appointed, and barring any of my family hes been the one who has consistently given me nothing but happiness. Some people in the coming days will reference his controversies and the speculation over the future appointment is going to be horrible. I literally don't care. I just hope the end to this season is amazing.
What a man. The greatest of all time.
I wasn't born when this man was appointed, and barring any of my family hes been the one who has consistently given me nothing but happiness. Some people in the coming days will reference his controversies and the speculation over the future appointment is going to be horrible. I literally don't care. I just hope the end to this season is amazing.
What a man. The greatest of all time.